A detective from Scotland Yard must set aside his seaside holiday to find a celebrity missing from a small coastal English village in the mystery tale, Downfall, by Deborah Teller Scott. Detective Michael Dachemont was working on a high-profile murder case until the Chief Superintendent...

Lily White Lie by Connie Chappell is a thriller set in Ohio in the United States. The main character, Wrenn Grayson, works part time for the mayor of Havens and also contributes historical pieces for the local paper. She lives on the edge of town...

Mobsters, Movie Stars & Musicians by Roger Rossi takes you into the life and world of piano player and vocalist Roger Rossi. Spending over 60 years of his life being a band leader and a musician has left Mr. Rossi with a wealth of stories...

Aster The Spirit Talker: A Middle Grade Fantasy is a fantasy novel for children and preteens written by Allie Compeau. Aster was all sorts of excited and just a little bit scared about her family’s move to their forever home. Her dad was in the...

Terminal is the first book of a trilogy by John Leifer and deals with bio-terrorism. The book opens at George Mason University at a conference on bio-terrorism attended by 200 people. The two featured speakers, Commander John Hart - a CIA operator officially working...

The Spiritualist Murders: Portia of the Pacific Historical Mysteries, Volume 2 is an historical mystery novel written by James Musgrave. Clara Shortridge Foltz, Esq., had been attending a suffragist meeting at the Supreme Grand Lodge of the Rosicrucians. In the repressive atmosphere of 1886, the...

Off the Dark Ledge by Angie Gallion is a psychological thriller. Stacy Linde is a wife and mother, living in a great neighborhood and enjoying a great life. When she loses her mother, Stacy’s life starts to unravel and secrets from the past coming flooding...

The Spirit of Joy: How to Live a Psycho-spiritually Integrated Life by Joseph Malancharuvil is a beautiful, inspiring and spiritual book with strong psychological and moral underpinnings. In this book, readers will understand the secret to living a joy-filled life, how to find joy and...

Fussy Willikers: The Baby Sock Thief is a children’s picture book written by Ryan McLemore and Ashley McLemore, and illustrated by Yuqi Lu. As any parent knows, something strange happens whenever washing day comes around. Perfectly good pairs of socks are suddenly transformed into sad...

Let’s Go to the Zoo with Sam and Sue is a picture book for preschool children written by Deborah Dolan Hunt and illustrated by Xavier Pom. Mom, Sam and Sue are spending the day at the zoo. There’s so much to see that it will...

Essential Oils, Teas, & Self Care by Deborah Hunt and Meaghan Hunt is a handy manual that gives information about the potential health benefits of essential oils, herbal teas, and self-care practices. The book gives recommendations for use along with the precautions that need to...

Cars, Kids, And Fun: Activities For All Ages by Deborah Hunt is a fun-filled and interactive book for both kids and adults that will keep them busy till the very end. The car needs to have the following items: books, notebooks of different sizes, pencils,...

I Wonder is an imaginative children’s book told in rhyme about animals, including several which are rare or endangered. Written and beautifully illustrated by Regina Sparrow, it features silly situations that are guaranteed to cause some laughs and giggles as a parent reads the book...

The late nineteenth century is full of stories of men (and women) intoxicated by the lure of riches just waiting to be mined in previously uncharted western North American territories. Entire towns sprang up, almost overnight, as people moved in to follow their lust for...

Before I begin with the review of Shadow Play: A Dark Fantasy Novel - The Fae Games Volume 1 by Jill Ramsower, let me just comment and praise the cover of this novel. I have to admit that the cover lured me in and...

An eye-opening book with a fitting title and an enticing cover, Strugglehood: A Practical Guide to Financial Situations No One Bothered Teaching Us by Brandon Brumage is what many of us need. If you struggle with mind-boggling topics and issues such as credit cards, budgeting,...

Pearls For Life: Fifty Nuggets of Wisdom for All to Live by is a nonfiction inspirational collection written by Duane Gardner. Gardner was moved to write this book when his college-age daughter recounted how she had made the choice to help a friend in need...

Candid Conversations: Real Women. Real Life. Real Faith by Heather Hart collects insightful accounts from inspiring women. The book encourages women to be candid about their struggles so that they can come together and support each other. In the chapter Your Life is God’s Story,...

The Cheap and Easy Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bill by Amanda Alix is a short book chock-full of ideas on how to spend less at the grocery store. Alix begins with a discussion of how grocery stores use product placement slotting fees to get...

Morning Coffee by Emily Wyche is a gorgeous collection of poetry written by a sixteen-year-old. Now it’s easy to think: What kind of poetry can a teenager write? Readers will be surprised at the depth of thought reflected in these poems, at the author’s perceptive...