Chasing Hope by Dana Wayne is the story of two lost souls who are trying to find a hold in this world, but they end up finding each other and themselves in the process. Max Logan joined the Marines and for 18 years he gave...

Forty-eight-year-old Earl Hollo, a private investigator in Louisville, KY, had never recovered from a death that occurred five years earlier. The victim was his fiancée Maggie Middleton, and the death was determined to be an accidental shooting by a deer hunter. Earl’s mother, with whom...

Napoleon’s Secrets to Getting What You Want is a wonderful book with a theme of helping children succeed at something they really want. Author I. St. Auburn Rowe has created a rhyming story worth reciting over and over again. Who can ignore the advice of...

Not that author Nadia Gilkes is preoccupied with death as much as Woody Allen, but something in Woke Up Dead will make us ponder on the lessons of dying that will make us appreciate life more. This lighthearted novella is not a zombie story, but...

An author of murder mysteries is the target of a kidnapper in the charming, cozy mystery, Cats, Cannolis, and a Curious Kidnapping (An Anna Romano Mystery Series Book 1) by Cheryl Denise Bannerman. Anna Romano is a reclusive writer of murder mysteries, a fan of...

Water Lily Dance is a novel mixing contemporary and historical stories and was penned by author Michelle Muriel. Set in both 2014 and 1865, we meet women in search of a better life for themselves, all of whom are connected by the romantic art and...

In the introduction to Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Having a Bad Life: A Memoir, Lewis Kempfer tells readers what his book is not: “It’s not a typical memoir that focuses on one event, nor is it an autobiography, chiefly because I’m not a celebrity....

Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection is a work of self help and empowerment writing in the theme of Christian living, penned by author Julie Barbera. With the subtitle urging readers to ‘Shatter an Illusion of Perfection’, the author takes a deep look at confidence and the...

Frame Shop: Critiquing Another Writer Can Be Murder by Donald J. Bingle is a fascinating murder mystery. Harold Ackerman thinks he is a great writer, his latest Cat mystery is the best thing he has ever written but convincing the members of the Pleasant Meadows...

Gary McDougall’s Don’t Tell Me There Ain’t No God reads in such a way that you are immediately invested in who this man is and what is transpiring on the page. One of the quotes that really painted a picture for me of what life...

Left On Main is a contemporary romance novel set in the southern city of Madison, Gerogia. In this book, at the start we meet Libby, a young woman who is dealing with heartbreak and divorce and has decided to start over a new life in...

A stroke takes a lot away from our definition of a normal body (and a normal life), but does it mark the end of life? Trapped Within by Jo Ann Glim is a written testament of the fact that it doesn't have to be the...

Planet Twerp by Jacqueline Pansy is the story of a 12-year-old boy called Dean, who while on a cruise ship with his dad, is distressed to hear that a typhoon is heading their way. After his dad tells him that he may have to leave...

Highland Storm is book one in the Highland Chronicles Series by Elizabeth Rose. Set in 1385, Scotland, the book follows the burning feud that has existed between the MacKeefe and MacNab clans. Several years ago, an attempt was made to unite the clans through marriage...

Living on Air by Susan Mac Nicol is an engaging romance with a strong appeal to fans of LGBTQ themes. The only thing that keeps Cary Stilwell going is his highly paid job as an aerialist in a popular traveling circus, and apart from the...

At its heart, Earl of Dryden: Chronicles of a Bluestocking by Tammy Andresen is a story about two people who recognize the horrific obstacles they face and learn to trust each other enough to fill the void in their lives. Fin may be an Earl,...

I decided to read Enlightened Public Finance: Fiscal Literacy for Democrats, Independents, Millennials and Collegians by Girard Miller because I have recently become more politically aware. I am a baby boomer and I have two grown kids. Though they are educated and have good jobs,...

Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days by Andrea Wilson Woods is the story of a courageous girl as she faced death and lived her life in the best way possible. Adrienne Wilson hated her life, she was depressed and there was nothing that...

Mysteries come in all forms, including the “cozy” form, which accurately describes Dogs Don’t Lie by Lisa Shay. Shay’s protagonist, Kallie, is a veterinarian whose mother is a bit embarrassed by Kallie’s chosen profession, yet is always trying to set her up with eligible young...

Meet a little boy named Peo and his robot, Trinket, in the story Peo And Trinket: A Story to Wake Up Your Child's Heart by Cambraia Fonseca Fernandes. Peo lived underground with his parents and he had big round eyes and blond hair which almost...