Five Stones is an excellent modern Korean-American version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Kim. I enjoyed reading about the Kim family's story, with witty and dramatic twists of the plot and the suspense of two unexpected romances, with their celebrations and struggles....

The Alien Apostle and the Great Conspiracy by Bart Peters is based on four college-age boys who are preparing to enter the mission field. On the day of their departure, as they are getting ready to leave, a chain of events places Jeremy, one of...

I Live in a Doghouse by Beverly Stowe McClure is about a young boy called Nick who is struggling to adjust to his new family dynamic. His mother has remarried and, on top of a snotty step sister called Grace, Nick has also gained a...

Journeys of Lightheartedness: A Tale of Travel & Discovery is a collection of travel essays written by Richard Moore. The author shares his experiences in Europe, New York, the south and Wisconsin. The reader first gets a traveler's view of Paris, a city the author...

Book and film critic, Chris Barsanti measures up the best and worst films of 2014 in Eyes Wide Shut: The Year’s 25 Greatest Movies (and the 5 worst). If you are looking for a quick synopsis of films to see or avoid, this easy to...

Bernard Foong (pen-name Young) has spent a number of years as a male companion to several different men and it has been more than enjoyable for him. In fact, his entire life and his experiences are making a big difference to the rest of his...

The Haters Dictionary by Joseph D. Smith is quite an interesting concept of a dictionary. It contains all the words to use against those whom you dislike. The idea of a Haters Dictionary is original and novel. The definitions of the words listed have been...

Henry Montherlant (1895-1972) published his war memoir, Dirge for the Dead of Verdun, in 1924. In this book, the author bluntly portrays the post traumatic stress syndrome that in our day is frequently mentioned, yet not fully understood by those who have never been in...

The Andromedans (The Empire Book 3) by Elizabeth Lang is the third book in the Empire series, and it would make sense if readers read the preceding two books first - though you can also enjoy the third book on its own if you are...

Lizz Lund continues her Mina Kitchen Cozy Mystery Series with book three, Confection Connection. In Confection Connection, heroine Mina Kitchen is unemployed, but that doesn’t means she has nothing to do with her time. Between social engagements with faithful friends and family, she is busy...

Five women have been abducted off the streets without reason. There are no bodies, no ransom notes, and precious little to go on. Police Detective Matt Brady suspects human trafficking for prostitution, based on the good looks of the missing women, and he's right. A...

Someone Else First by Joel T. Elliott is a social drama revolving around one family’s history over the span of several generations. It starts with Douglas McFarlane, a man from a mid-western family in Wisconsin, who is contemplating suicide. Though his thoughts of suicide were...

Charlotte’s Restrained by Celia Kennedy is a humorous novel chronicling the adventures of poor Charlotte Young and her slew of misfortunes. After a complicated encounter with celebrity Des Bannerman, Charlotte finds herself slapped with a restraining order, much to her bewilderment. All seems to be...

Venus Rising by Celia Kennedy is a contemporary women’s fiction romance. Professor Akshaya Bertrand is an art historian at a prestigious university on the east coast. Dr. Jared Harrison is a journalist/novelist and war correspondent coming to teach in the Political Science Department for a...

She Sins at Midnight is a women's fiction novel written by Whitney Dineen. Lila Montgomery is a thirty-something hopeful who hit the West Coast with stars in her eyes when she was in her early twenties. Los Angeles is a hard place for an aspiring...

In One Last Letter by Pema Donyo, Evelyn Lancaster and Jesse Greenwood love each other very much. Jesse works as a farm hand at Evelyn’s father’s farm and, at 16 years of age, both Evelyn and Jesse believe that running away will be the most...

Shadow Night by J.V. Rittmann is a spooky story for little kids. The book shows two sisters having a fun night. The rhyming verses bring the dollhouse to life where things are not actually how they should be. This spooky story sees one sister waking...

Pablo Taco by Mike Sandifer is an adorable story with some great messages and lessons for kids. Pablo Taco has no friends to play with on his first day of school. He manages to make one friend, Hamburger Dan, and they meet Billy Burrito who...

Sylvia's Itch by Robin Adolphs is a charming story of Sylvia the sugar glider who lives with her parents and eight brothers and sisters in a cozy little nest in the hollow of a tree in the Australian bush. Sylvia has everything going for her,...

Have you ever wondered if there might some day be another 'you'? Would this person live in the same city as you do? Would this person look like you and think like you? In We are Tam by Patricia Bernard, Tamarisk Woodward, also known as...