My daughter and I loved Backward Zoo by Michael Wesley Smither. The story is about a little boy named Bunky who hates to try new things. Bunky’s Grandma decides to take him to the zoo. When they get there, they realize that this is no...

Fathers: Collected Poems 1973-2015 is exactly as its title indicates, a collection of deeply personal and oftentimes moving poems written between 1973 and 2015 by poet Ken Koprowski. As we grow from children to adulthood, we are exposed to various forms of poetry throughout our...

Everything You Never Wanted to Know about Erectile Dysfunction and Penile Implants by Rick and Brenda Redner is a groundbreaking work that covers everything readers would want to know about erectile dysfunction. This book is highly informative and filled with tools not readily accessible to...

Full Circle: The Haszard Narratives is a sleuth mystery written by Kevin E. Hatt. Haszard and Sabrina had recently returned from their vacation and were back at work at the local hospital where he was an anesthetic and recovery practitioner, and she was a Sister...

In a Gilded Cage is a historical fiction account by Susan Appleyard of the life of Empress Elisabeth “Sisi” of Austria (1837-1898). It covers the period from the time the fifteen-year-old Bavarian princess accompanies her older sister to visit their cousin, Emperor Franz Josef, and...

Dark Harvest (Dark Moon Series Book 2) is a paranormal, urban fantasy written by authors Shelly M. Burrows and Michael S. Stewart. Mike and Bentley were exiled from their home for all eternity. They knew there would be things they would miss, the sun, their...

The Air Force's Black Ceiling is a nonfiction military history book written by Ivan Thompson. While the US Air Force is unparalleled across the globe, the lack of diversity within its pilots in general and fighter pilots specifically is a failing that needs to be...

The scene is set in Manhattan, New York, the city that never sleeps. Simone Herron seems to have her life all together, a job she loves with a successful real estate firm, and a loving fiancé who fits the title of her soul mate. When...

Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started College by Charmisse M. Owens is a guidebook for anyone thinking about attending college, students who are in the process of entry, and students who are perhaps struggling through their first year. Included in the...

A Bodyguard of Lies by Donna Del Oro is the first book in The Jake Bernstein FBI Series and, in my humble opinion, is an absolute triumph. Jake is given an assignment to go undercover on a tourist trip through Europe and investigate an American...

More Truth, Lies and Propaganda: In Africa is a non-fiction memoir written by Lucinda E. Clarke. Clarke is a professional writer, textbook author and columnist. She has also scripted, directed and produced a number of videos when she ran her video production company and, at...

Caterina: Pendleton Petticoats Book 2 is an excellent historical romance taking place in the early 1900s in Pendleton, Oregon. Caterina, a young spirited woman, is forced to leave her family and the only life she has ever known when she is pursued by an undesirable...

Ilsa by Shanna Hatfield is the story of a girl whose life changes right before our eyes as we watch her become a woman. Ilsa is the sister of Aundy, whom we have met in the previous Pendleton Petticoats books. Aundy and Garrett travel to...

Marnie: Pendleton Petticoats Book 4 is another hit in the series, as well as a wonderful stand-alone story. Marnie is a young woman working in a bordello as a saloon girl in the early 1900s. United States Marshal Lars Thorsen is the man who will...

Lacy is a young Indian girl, living on the Umatilla Reservation in Pendleton, Oregon, wanting to live and work off the reservation. Her father, Joe, believes in the old ways and has picked out a future Indian chief for her to marry. Lacy does not...

Bertie is the story of a woman who has been beaten by a stranger and is afraid of life ... until she spends the summer at Nash’s Folly and becomes part of a large, caring family and meets the man of her dreams. Riley is...

This is the story of Millie, taking a stand and forming the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), and Gideon McBride, the man who tries to stop her. It is 1908 in Pendleton, Oregon and there are thirty-two saloons in town. Gideon and a group of...

Him: The Hardest Journey... by Vincent E Magnani is a collection of emotionally charged poetic expressions. Whenever a poet is in touch with their emotions, it creates an awesome reading experience. The author's artistic style in delivering such emotionally driven poetry is evident. Even though...

Old Crimes and Nursery Rhymes is the second book in the White Mountains Romantic Mystery series written by Jane Firebaugh. It had been just months since a murder had brought two strangers together. Murder suspect, Olivia McKenna, and homicide detective, Josh Abrams, worked together to...

Jennifer M. Weiner's 24 Romantic Date Night Ideas That Won’t Kill Your Budget is all about how we need to stay connected with that one person we want to be with forever. With work schedules, children, friends, civic and religious responsibilities, and trying to relax,...