Super wealthy tycoon Blake Putnam has a family wedding he is sincerely dreading, but he doesn’t want to deal with a date who has dreams of a future in her eyes. So he chooses someone he can control, his employee Sam Jones who thinks she’s...

Lines in the Sand is book two in Kaira Rouda’s Indigo Island novels. While it is part of a series, this new adult contemporary romance can be read as a stand-alone story. Dorsey is thrilled to be coming to work on Indigo Island. She will...

Kelly is a typical suburban mom. She spends her summers alone while her children are away at camp and her husband works all day. But this summer is a little different. This summer Kelly is caught up with the idea of trying to change herself...

No matter how bad something is, something else could be worse! That is what 12-year-old Jessie Maison discovers when she becomes friends with the new boy next door, Chris Ketra, in The Raystone by C.L. Gristwood. Jessie is lonely since she is bullied and feels...

A Corpse in the Soup: A Silver Sisters Mystery (Silver Sisters Mysteries) (Volume 1) written by Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner is a very different mystery story. Twins Goldie Silver and Godiva Olivia Dubois are the sleuths who get lots of help from their...

In Take a Load Off, Mona Jamborski by Joanna Franklin Bell, Mona lives by herself in a condo, and she hasn't left it for several years. She's always had a weight problem, but it's never been quite as bad as the 528 pounds her scale...

Princess Nevaeh: Lessons on Self Discovery by Ms Paulette Harper is a charming book for kids. Princess Nevaeh is curious to learn about how to become a real princess. Though her name is Nevaeh, she prefers that her friends add 'Princess' to her name. She...

The Girl in Black Pajamas is a mystery by Chris Birdy. Bogie McGruder and Rose Jones are partners of R&B Investigations. When Tommy, an employee, is shot and his laptop disappears, they discover a hacker is trying to infiltrate their network. Rose’s uncle Walter, a...

Short Tales of Horror Part II by Regina Puckett is a collection of short horror stories with a twist in the tale. Each story is well constructed with solid characters and each story hooks you in. From a haunted asylum to a creepy cat lady...

Now and again, one of those stories for children (who are relatively new readers seeking a “chapter book”) comes along that is truly worthy of attention. Hapenny Magick by Jennifer Carson is just such a story. From the lovely cover art and internal pictures to...

Alaska Travelogue by State - Experience Both the Ordinary and Obscure by Amber Richards is a fascinating glimpse into what is truly the “last frontier”. I have always loved Alaska and to read about it from someone who calls it their home is indeed a...

Journey to the Center of the Mirth is a thought provoking book about the advantages of humour. Author Leonard Ryzman speaks about the various facets to humorous situations. He relates the evidence from researchers who have touted the physical attributes of laughter. One example given...

“Either give me more wine or leave me alone.” – Rumi. Perhaps you should make your own wine instead. Kyle Richards gives you the opportunity to do so with his book, Wine Making for the Total Novice. He gives a historical introduction to wine and...

We've all heard the story of Adam and Eve and their fall from grace, but what if the story was changed. What would the world be like if Adam didn't give in and only Eve was tempted? If only Eve was banished from the garden?...

A beautiful, beautiful read. That is what I thought when I finished Among the Olive Groves, the newest book by author Chrissie Parker. Written in a split style, the story simultaneously follows Elena Petrakis, a woman living on the Greek island of Zakynthos in the...

I must admit that the title Jupiter and Gilgamesh intrigued me. Then when I read the subtitle, A Novel of Texas and Sumeria, I had to throw out my preconceptions and wonder what Texas and Sumeria had in common. More than I originally thought. Jupiter...

War Babies by Richard Pells covers well-trodden territory, but does so with a difference. America and the world went through a transformative period in the 1960s and 1970s. The history of this time has been written about extensively, but most of it has been told...

New Reason New Way: How My Skepticism Changed My Art by Andy Eppler is an autobiographic book about the artist’s journey from his childhood to the present day, and into becoming an artist as part of The Prairie Scholars band with his wife, Jessica. The...

Selfish Little Bob, Selfish No More! was written by Joyce Mitchell and illustrated by Emily Zieroth. It was Little Bob the rabbit’s fifth birthday. He was a very selfish fellow, never saying thank you and only thinking of himself. His mother wondered when he would...

Button (Volume 1) by Joyce Mitchell is a delightfully charming story of the pup Button who is playmate to Buffy, the young girl of the family. The dog goes to doggie school and is also self sufficient in that he knows how to get breakfast...