A wonderful guide for the new teacher, Felicia Saffold’s Becoming the Difference in a Hopeful Classroom is an insider’s look into the true reality of entering the classroom as its leader. Peppered with her personal experiences, starting as a child with a true love of...

A sweet and lovely story. Those are the words that I would use to describe Catherine Lanigan’s book, A Fine Year for Love from the Shores of Indian Lake series. The story follows Liz Crenshaw, the beautiful vintner who loves nothing more than spending time...

Robert Joseph’s Ominous Obsession is the second story in the Raff Rafferty Mystery Series. Raff is a police officer who has moved with his 18-year-old daughter, Fati, from slower paced California to New York, and is assigned a murder case. Exquisite model Maricarmen Mora has...

A First Grade Fatality by Tim Harrington is a murder mystery. Diane Fallon is a first-grade teacher; part of a band of teachers who get together outside of school. When Carrie Landry fails to turn up for a scheduled meal, Diane is right to be...

The Last White Ruby: The Vanishing Polar Circles is a collection of poetry written by Ronnie J. Smith. Smith is a professional aviator whose flights took him over both poles, and he was also the in-theater Commander of Operation Deep Freeze which enabled him to...

Faolan O'Connor's Drawing Dead by Brian McKinley is set in 1930s New York, a time when the Mafia ruled supreme in the area. We first meet Faolan O’Connor, a hit man known as ‘the Wolf’, as he is preparing to go out on a job...

Beloved Traitor: She Craved and Hated Him by Julia Katz is a contemporary romance that asks the question would you return to a man you hated if he could help with your current situation? That's the question that Dalia is faced with. Years ago, she...

Evitable Destiny by Izabela Monick is a contemporary romance that complicates the simple idea of revenge. After Chris' mother died, he vowed to get revenge on Kevin, his mother's ex-lover. When Chris discovers that Kevin's business is in danger of going into bankruptcy, Chris kidnaps...

Wow. Just wow. I’m not sure if that’s enough of a statement for a review, but those were my thoughts when I finished Don Gutteridge’s book, Lily’s Story. The beautifully wrought historical epic follows our protagonist, Lily, as she traverses through life, from her childhood...

Electric Ancient Egyptians: Penetrating The Atom With Electrified Sperm (Ancient Energy) is a nonfiction metaphysical work written by James Brown. The author combined his practical knowledge as a general contractor with his independent studies of the ancient Egyptians, and arrived at some of his own...

Just For Today: Jesus is Enough by Sharon Hurkens is a spiritual book filled with encouraging words and positive messages. This book is sprinkled with different Bible verses and the author elaborates on them by connecting each verse with a story; some of them are...

How to Make Powerful Speeches: A Step-by-Step Guide to Inspiring and Memorable Speeches by Eamonn O’Brien begins with an interesting question, why should one develop such skills? After giving a good answer, other basic aspects like how to edit and practice a speech, how to...

The Chronothon by Nathan Van Coops is the second book in the author's time travelling series, but you can easily read the book as a stand-alone. I decided, however, to read In Times Like These before starting with The Chronothon, and did not regret it...

In a truly inspirational tale of one man's journey, A Better Man by author Rick Steber follows the story of Dave Franke. Dave, a cowboy at heart, was also the leader of a very successful construction company. At the height of the building boom, it...

Crazy Like Me by Erin Lee is about psychotherapist Katherine Murphy and her struggle to maintain a healthy relationship while guiding her patients through an obstacle course of debilitating mental issues. Katherine struggles to focus on the problems of her patients rather than internalizing their...

Health Tips, Myths and Tricks: A Physician’s Advice is a nonfiction health/medical book written by Morton E. Tavel. He discusses his views on health, exposes the fads that don't work, and recommends steps to healthier living. His first topic is a popular one -- diets...

The Giggling Boy by Ra Lynn LoneWalker chronicles one of the most horrific times in US history. Native American children were ripped from the bosoms of their families to be “educated” in mission schools. What awaited them was not standard education, but the experience of...

Slaughter Us All and Make Our Blood a River: Cyprus Poetry and History by Andreas Antoniou Melas revolves around the long history of Cyprus where people have suffered repeatedly under foreign conquerors. The poet gives readers adequate background about Cyprus to comprehend and appreciate the...

In When Heaven Reaches Earth by T. Sharpe, Jana, a single mother determined to understand her life, dies before she gets the chance. In the next life, she is faced with new challenges like falling in love and fulfilling a prophecy that she may not...

Leah C. Fabian's Night to Day is a picture book story of the woes we may feel during the night. This short little book takes you into the dark of the night and shows creatures who live in the dark, and describes how dark is...