I remember well the emotions that surged through me as I held our first, second, and third child in my arms. Marla Taviano uses humor and deep insight in her book Changing Your World One Diaper At A Time. She draws on her experiences and...

Two women in love with the same man and he loved them both.   Maria and the young senator fell deeply in love.  When he discovered she was pregnant he insisted on an abortion.  Maria hid from him giving birth to their daughter, Sarah in the...

Caroline loved everything 'princess'. She wanted to be a real princess but knew it was only pretend. Her second most favorite day was the day Nana took her to Princess Prep School. Miss Lilly taught the girls about being a princess, but Caroline was sad...

"Only time will tell" can sound comforting and yet frightening. There is relief when you know a loved one will live but there is fear when you know that there is brain damage. Garry Prowe shares his personal experiences with readers. His wife was injured...

Carolyn Moncel is a wonderful author. I like the development of the characters and the way they blended into the plot. This is not Ellery and Julien Roulet's first appearance, though. I was a little confused on that aspect at first, but once I pushed...

In You Are a Leader, Joe Bandra explains that we are all God’s children, and as such, we were born to lead and be successful; but he is talking of a true leader, one that is followed because of his/her presence or spirit. He also...

Anatomy of a Kidnapping; A Doctor's Story is a perfect title for this book, as its author, Steven L. Berk is a physician who responded to the events of March 6, 2005, with the instincts and skills he had honed in his many years of...

"Touched by a Child" by retired principal George Towery is a delightful read for those in the educational system and also for parents who have ever wondered what goes on in their children's school while they are at work. Towery was a principal for 40...

‘Economics’ takes the reader into the curious and perplexing theory of human behavior within the context of a capitalist social matrix. The discussion rages from exploring selfish and selfless behavior, and why the Global Financial Crisis was not all bad, to how McDonald’s cheap meals...

Too Clever II: A Tropical Christmas Story by Dr. Julia E. Antoine is a very unusual kind of Christmas story, and one that will fascinate young readers who are used to a traditional holiday celebration. This is a very sweet and enjoyable story about a...

"Salvaged Pieces of a Werewolf Lost" is a beautifully written paranormal romance by Elizabeth J. Kolodziej. This short novel is set in Japan where one of the thirteen werewolf warriors, Tadashi, have just been murdered for having a relationship with Mandy, a human. Zou Tai,...

What are the dreams of a man who was once an orphan, deprived of all the good things of life? "Prickle in a Dream" by Paul Masembe adds vibrant colors to this highly emotional theme: the plight of an orphan in a very hostile social...

“Bad News for a Ghost” by Jim Guigli is touted as being a "Bart Lasiter Mystery", implying there are or will be more 'Bart Lasiter Mysteries'. Bart Lasiter is a barely-scraping-by private investigator, formerly associated with the Berkeley Police Department, currently working out of a...

Why Is There a Hammer in the Fridge? A Family Member's Guide to Alzheimer's by Moraima Trujillo, a practicing psychiatrist, and her daughter Nora Trujillo, is a unique and witty book that enlightens the reader about Alzheimer’s. Dedicated to the authors' father, Esmeraldo Trujillo, who...

I know what you’re thinking. You have a vision of some poor woman slaving away, baking endless pies for the rest of her life. I thought the same thing; this is definitely not me. But then, out of curiosity, I read the description of the...

Bosley Bear is back again and this time he's making a tree house! This book is at a higher grade level than the first Bosley Book I read, and there is a much greater level of vocabulary and context being taught in this one, which...

Dreaming of a Highlander by Lily Conway is a historical romance novel which introduces readers to life, love, and tragedy in England and Scotland during the of Battle of Culloden in April 1746 to 150 years thereafter. Katrina Kelly is a highly respectable and hard...

In Every Cloud has a Silver Lining, author Sally Saffer takes readers into the life of the Ramos family and how they are in the process of bringing young Ricky into their family. Ricky's grandmother in Mexico is no longer able to take care of...

Requiem for a Lost Youth by Diana Hockley is a short story that starts off with someone receiving a couple of incriminating photographs along with a newspaper piece with the headline: “Murder in the Mountains.” Shocked and terrified because it had happened several years ago...

The Chronicles of a Love Addict by Keaidy Bennett is love at first sight. This book has such heartfelt moments that leap off the page. As an author, I can really relate to this book. Ms. Bennett says, "Writing is hard. Not as hard as...