Waking Mathilda by Claire Crisp recounts the chain of events from 2009 when she took their youngest two-year-old daughter to the National Health Service in England to be innoculated against swine flu. It was not long after that Mathilda’s whole persona changed from a lively...

Sirens Over the Hudson by MJ Neary is a Novel of Great Recession, set in Westchester County, NY in 2008, the start of the financial meltdown. The financial district is panicking, but for the privileged residents of Sleepy Hollow and Tarry Town, it’s all just...

Hmmm...Food for Thought by Michael U. Anthony is a book that intrigued me by its title. Nothing flashy, nothing extraordinary! It read like words pronounced by a man after a sigh. But this book, slim and succinct, is a treasure that Christians will enjoy. In...

In Welcome to Confusion, Barbara M. Russo asks us to question what we believe, what we have been taught, for only in disorientation and questioning will we find A Surprising Doorway to God. Russo begins this succinct and well-written little book with a chapter on...

"All that glitters is not gold." Would you make the ultimate sacrifice to live a wealthier lifestyle for a few years? The Red Ledger from the Never Alone Series is a Christian thriller by Doug Dorsey. Tyler Donovan, Director of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, leads...

Alphonse, a first novel by Carl Sever, is unusual, somewhat strange, even occasionally confusing…and yet, despite all that, it’s also unforgettable because of its unique approach, engaging plot line and powerful characterization. Alphonse is actually “Jimmy from the South”, a soft-hearted hobo who goes out...

Tamara is working to finish her college degree at a time when it has been discovered that there are other planets out there with life on them, and in fact ambassadors have been sent and received for over 50 years. This year is going to...

Hollis McCalister is a typical nerdy teenager, who is only trying to survive high school on a daily basis, as well as constant bullying from one of his peers. His life is not easy. Apart from being shy, and really unhappy because of the whole...

Parade of Horribles by Rhett DeVane is a lovely southern tale. The book mainly follows the lives of besties Jake Witherspoon and Hattie Davis Lewis, although other characters’ lives are focused on too. Jake is receiving some nasty text messages. Combined with that and running...

In Monster Boy: Lair of the Grelgoroth by Ruth Fox, Zach Morgenstern is the only child of his loving parents. He hangs out with his best friend, Ryder, and wants to be noticed by Ida Wentworth, a pretty classmate. He is not particularly good at...

Rule #1 Don’t Be #2: You Get What You Work For Not What You Wish For by Daniel Milstein is an uplifting and motivating book for all those readers who want to identify and address whatever is blocking their success, and work toward igniting their...

“The first thing they teach you in the army is how to make a bed—a lot of good that is doing me now. You can’t make a bed if someone else is in it.” These are the first words that stuck in my mind when...

Yeager’s Law by Scott Bell is a credible action story. It even had a small twist at the end that I didn’t see coming. The Yeager in the title is Abel Yeager, a divorced ex-Marine turned long distance trucker. His love interest is Charlie Buchanan,...

The Three Prankster Mice by John Dorey is a fun children's book about three young mice named Dan, Fran, and Stan. The three mice live on Mr. McDonald's farm, and enjoy pranking the other animals. Every animal has suffered from a prank at least once....

Malisphere by Keisha Danielle is a measured, well-crafted story of the joys and perils of an orphan, a story about what the human heart can conceive when it is bent on revenge. Nikoleta Soter has shared the same home built in 1902 with many other...

Against the Wind by Joy Cee is a most enjoyable memoir that will have female readers reliving their own memories of young romance. And if those female readers were themselves beachgoers, whose eyes were drawn to the suntanned masculine bodies of surfer boys or lifeguards,...

I really enjoyed reading Grains of Truth by Elizabeth Ferry-Perata. The story is about friendship and always being there for each other. It is also about accepting things that you cannot change in life. This is one book that I will not soon forget. Grains...

Space Toads: On the Moon by S.M.J. Rigstad is a fun children's book about ten toads that live on the moon. The toads all love eating cheese, which is why they live on the moon. One day, a toad named Tom saw a mountain of...

Xmas: Eugenus ... The Next Step in Human Evolution! by Victor Ramon Mojica is a story about Christmas. Once upon a time, Christmas used to be celebrated with much noise, festivity and joy. Things have changed now. The 31st century is different and Christmas is...

Lake Shore Drive: Stories of the Road & Tales of the Tropicana is a collection of nonfiction memoirs written by Skip Haynes. Haynes was the guitarist in the rock and roll group, Aliotta, Haynes, and Jeremiah, which made a mark in the music scene with...