In "Bangkok Rules" by Harlan Wolff, Carl Engel is an ex-pat Londoner who has been in Bangkok, Thailand, for over 30 years working as a private investigator surviving through the twists and turns of Thailand’s chaotic political history. Engel is an interesting character and I...

Beautiful, hand-drawn images of Japan, of both the nature and the people thereof, are shown throughout the pages of this book. These images depict the giant tsunami which occurred in 2011 as well as people going through their daily lives in the different prefectures of...

In the pages of this book the reader will find a really fun and interesting tale about a magazine reporter who is over her head in a political investigation. Kelly Kaufman is a reporter, assigned to dig into a political figure who wants to run...

In today’s world it is difficult for us to imagine Muslims and Christians fighting side by side for the same cause, but once upon a time it actually happened. Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived in peace. Readers join John D. Cressler as he takes a...

If you have ever dreamed about stepping into another world through a magical gate in our world, then “The World Between: The Kriterion Saga” by Belva Rae Staples might be the right book for you. The book cleverly tells one story within a story....

"Stunned by Grief" is a self-help book written not by an expert, but by a so-called grief traveler who has experience with her husband tragically dying unexpectedly of a heart attack. The book is split into various parts so that the reader has many options:...

The premises of the book "Corporate Escape: The Rise of the New Entrepreneur" by Maite Barón begins with the tale of the eagle who, in order to live beyond forty years, has to go through a process of change. This implies flying to a mountain...

In "Painted Skies", Nova Denver is an ethnobotanist with a special gift and a special friend named Stephen, who she views as her guardian angel. After her mother’s sudden death, secrets start to unravel regarding Nova’s past. As she discovers more about herself and her...

“The Speed of Dark” is a horror anthology of short stories written by an assortment of authors, and published by Chase Enterprises Publishing. Editor Clayton Clifford Bye states in his Introduction that “horror” means many things to different people. It can mean an intense feeling...

Kole Crutcher has written "Electric Living: The Science Behind the Law of Attraction," a book that allows the average person to understand more about science and the way things work than they are likely to from usual sources. "Electric Living" is about the real science...

“Return to Cardamom” by Julie Anne Grasso is an appealing story for pre-teens through young (or not so young) adults. This is book 2 in “The Adventures of Caramel Cardamom” series; it is the sequel to “Escape from the Forbidden Planet”. Cardamom is a planet...

Reese Morgan is a psychologist in Westwood General’s psych ward, but volunteers some of her time to the patients and their families in the children’s ward. However, that ward is about to be closed down and children will be transferred to a nearby hospital that...

"Moonflower" by EDC Johnson is a story that will transport you to a world of sci-fi and fantasy. The story is how after her father's death Josephine Wood is moved to the city by her mother. She hates her city life. The twist in the...

“Song of the Lord: The Bhagavad Gita” is author Thomas Paul Emerson’s interpretation or retelling of the Bhagavad Gita. The Gita is a Hindu poem and scripture similar to how Christians see poems in Psalms as scripture. The Bhagavad Gita tells the story of two...

Thea isn’t quite your average girl. Sure she has the normal teenage girl problems like which clothes to wear and how to make her school uniform more unique and of course there is the fact that her parents just don’t understand her. But there is...

Both a mysterious and cryptic tale about legends coming true, "The Selkie Spell" by Sophie Moss was a great break from reality. Told in alternating perspectives, it gives a glimpse into the rich mythological history of Ireland through a modern day lens. If you thought...

“Pepper and Longstreet Mysteries: The Complete Series” by J T Lewis contains every episode of the “Pepper and Longstreet” mystery tales. Very similar to “The Hardy Boys” and “Nancy Drew” mysteries familiar to those of us considered “boomers”, Pepper Jones is a 14 year old...

If you’ve already read a few of the many self-help books for salespersons, Michelle Moore’s Selling Simplified—55 Fast Tips to Jump-start Your Real Estate Business might seem at the outset to be something of a rehash of the standard shibboleths that characterize the genre: commit...

Edited by Dena Clayton, “Living Through Grief” is the third book in the 'Love Revealed series' and is a fine collection of short stories. The writers are ordinary people with extraordinary skill in writing their stories dealing with loss, overcoming obstacles and finding love. It is...

"Full Wattage! A practical Guide to Living an Engaging and Purposeful Life Worth Celebrating" by Liz Fletcher Brown is one of the few self-help books that can really make a difference in your life if you really work with it. Liz Fletcher Brown takes you...