"The purpose of this road trip was to try to figure out what I should do with my remaining years and how to do it. I’m seventy-six years old, and for more than fifty-two of those years, I was married to the only girl I...

Redemption in Big Fork Lake by Mary L. Ball tackles the difficult issue of alcoholism. The book opens with Robert Turner battling his way through a quagmire of drunken, abusive behaviors. Once a deed is done it cannot be taken back and, for what he...

Prisoner of the Pearls by Karen Cogan is a story that hops between the present day and the 1820s. When the story opens, Debra is in the present at the historic home her Aunt Lacy left her, along with a very special pearl necklace. The...

If you’re in the mood for an exciting ride while you read, give Lethal Indemnity by Vincent Anthony a chance. In this debut work, we follow the adventures of insurance adjuster Benjamin Chaze. Ben realizes quite quickly that something is amiss, very amiss, when he...

Helper Returns by Malinda Mitchell is a sweet story for children about a beautiful horse, aptly named Helper, who tries his best to help the people (mostly children) within the story. I enjoyed the idea of a talking horse that could help people and I...

In Murderous Muffins by Lois Lavrisa, Barbara Elizabeth Susan Gordon, or as her friends call her, Bezu, is a marvelous cook. Her muffins are really to die for. Her tenants certainly love them. In fact, they love them to death. That's what happens to one...

Second Take: You Can Rewrite Your Story is an inspirational novel written by E.L. Nelson. Vera has just turned fifty, and the highlight of her day is dining with her daughter, Vlada, and her grandson, Danil. Vlada wants to host a party and invite friends...

Welcome Freshman is a down-to-earth, heart-warming story of Jenna, who is heading off to college away from her home town of Birmingham, Alabama. She’s known nothing up to this point about heartache, deception, or any of the challenges in life that one can be faced...

The Hester Street Kids by Armando Minutoli is a thrilling mystery and family saga set in the 1950s. Katherine is the daughter of a Little Italy pharmacist. She's a first generation, college-educated woman and something of a rarity in her Italian-American community. But when she...

A Conundrum by Theresa Jenner Garrido is a murder mystery with a little bit of fashion and dog hair thrown in. Retired school teacher Alexandra “Alex” Matthews spends her days walking her dog Molly, avoiding dressing up, and keeping an eye on her neighborhood. When...

Lioness of Kell by Paul E. Horsman introduces us to Basil, the prince warlock's teenage son who is content with his life of study and magic. He has a wonderful set of rooms, books, scrolls, everything he needs to be happy. That is until he...

Gateway of India: Book One by Ken Doyle is a collection of three stories against the backdrop of Bombay and the surrounding Indian cities. The stories, like the cities, interlink together to create the backdrop of the times. Story One: Dr. Frank Rebello loves his...

Starting from the premise that success is achievable, in Grit in Your Craw: The 8 Strengths You Need to Succeed in Business and in Life, Robert Luckadoo shows readers how to achieve success through diligence, tenacity, optimism, flexibility, discipline, resilience, confidence and purpose. The book...

My Favorite Second Chance, the second book in the Lake Effect Series by author Rue, is simply a great read, continuing the stories of the Hutchinson sisters, Gwenn and Rachel, pretty much where the first book in the series, It's Not My Favorite, left off....

In Infected: The Shiners by Tara Ellis, Alex and her younger brother Jake are lying on the hillside in the park, watching the stars along with their mother and most of the rest of the town, waiting for the greatest meteor display in 5000 years....

Initiation (A Harem Boy's Saga Book 1) by Bernard Foong is an absolutely fascinating glimpse into the lives of the ultra-rich and jet-setting Saudi Arabians from the point of the view of a young gay boy from Malaysia. Bernard Foong has changed the names of...

Her very own apartment, and at only sixteen; it all seemed surreal to Claire, but then again so did the fact that she would never see her mother again. Her mother had finally lost her battle with cancer, and now Claire was in a new...

Currently there is a lot of controversy around packaging vaccines and mandatory administration of vaccines to children entering kindergarten and up to a certain age. The purpose of the vaccines is to ensure that there is some type of safeguard, not only for your child...

Billy Makes a New Friend! by Ayala Saar is a delightful book for children which discusses the concept of sharing. Billy is a little boy who loves his toy trains. One afternoon, his mother's friend comes with her son Chris. Billy did not allow Chris...

The Ultimate Superhero by E.M. Noel is a beautiful storybook for children that will help them incorporate God and daily prayers into their lives. The story reiterates the power and presence of God in one's daily life and how disobedience to Him can actually lead...