Keeping Mother's Secrets was both difficult and easy to read. Easy because the story of how Tracy May escaped a past filled with horrific abuse captivated me; difficult because of the subject matter. Written with frank, matter of fact prose, May’s account of her psychotic...

The Energy by Matthew Rasmusson is a tale of supernatural powers. Milo awakens on his 17th birthday after another strange dream. Coming out of the bathroom, he falls into a fit, something that he has not had for 5 years. He hears voices all around...

Whoa! That was the main thought I had after I finished reading Cryptic Spaces, Book Two: The Eight Queens by author Deen Ferrell. This imaginative wild ride of a novel follows Willoughby, our protagonist, on his quest to find his friends, T.K. and Antonio, save...

Rachanaa Jain opens our eyes to the reality of procrastination and its detrimental effects on all facets of our lives in her book, Awake Your Dreams: Stop Procrastinating! Start Achieving! This self-help guide starts with a straightforward definition of what procrastination is, what type of...

The Perpetual Paycheck by Lori B. Rassas begins by identifying the fact that ‘in the workplace, there are only short term commitments - an absence of mutual obligation between employer and the employee.’ Introducing the topic with a short discussion on paychecks and the necessity...

Hidden Battlefields by William Peace is the sequel to his previous novel, The Iranian Scorpion. Robert Dawson, an agent working for the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), has escaped from a prison in Iran. While re-acclimating to the USA, he finds himself in close contact with...

Midway: A Deep Sea Thriller by Nathan Robinson is a horror story about how professional and competitive swimmer Sam loses contact with the boat that was following him while he was crossing the ocean with his team. When he realizes that he had been swimming...

Ketchup on Everything by Nathan Robinson is a weird and creepy tale that had my heart pumping from page one. There are two stories that mingle within these pages. The backstory is the more normal of the two but comes in pieces later on, filling...

If ever a book begged to be made into a movie and shown on the big screen, Saving Grapes by author J.T. Lundy is it! This funny, fun and rollicking work of fiction follows our protagonist, 30-year-old Jason Barnes, on a madcap adventure to the...

Rising from the Shadow of the Sun by Ronny Herman de Jong begins with a five-year-old girl in a Japanese camp in Java, who grows up during the Second World War days to become the author of this book. It tells the story of Ronny’s...

Ask Yourself: Getting Back To Being Your Brother's Keeper by Felicia Benton questions our sense of correctness. Even if we ensure that our approach or behavior is correct, we do not bother to question the effect our actions have on those around us. By examining...

A Step Beyond by Nancy M Bell is the story of what happens when Gort finds himself as another version of himself inside the legendary world of King Arthur. This happens when, in current real life, his abusive Uncle Daniel attacks him and Gort slides...

In Clumsy Girl's Guide to Falling in Love by Karen Wiesner, Zoe is clumsy but lovable, a patient and kind woman who always seems to be on the wrong end of a bad situation. My heart broke for her and I just wanted her to...

A devastating loss sent Roy Swenson on a life-long quest to find the truth. He didn’t want to fall into the trap of believing only what he was told by religious leaders, renowned scientists or government officials. Gregory Lloyd draws you a picture of...

The Puerto Rican heritage shown through Summer Confessions by Lynn Vroman is enjoyable. The use of Spanish within the text was perfect. It wasn't clichéd or explained after each phrase (which a lot of authors do incorrectly). It was used perfectly within the text, and...

The notorious Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers did not fade into history with the Union of the Crowns in 1603. These men, who had spent over two hundred years perfecting the art of extreme violence while indulging in blood feuds, simply disappeared underground. And then ... they...

Cosmos Divine Volume I: The Quest for Liberty by Fox Grimaldi is not your usual science fiction Fare. It delves into the realms of our own history, and explores thoughts both sacrilegious and extraordinary about our past, present and future as a species. What I...

In a wild ride of storytelling, the newest work by author W.E. Burnette, Requiem Shark, is a book that will keep the reader turning the pages from start to finish! Follow the story of a eclectic group of people: the Vietnam Veteran friends of an...

We are in the 1950s when Paper Dreams begins, learning of a very special love that cannot be. The plot quickly then turns to 2009 where we join Katie as her fiance has just broken up with her, and we immediately share in her heartache....

Why Is It That My Kite Won’t Fly: The Power of Strategic Project Management by Roberto Rodriguez Esteves is all about making sure that you are the best project manager that you can be. Though anyone can become a project manager, it is essential to...