Mixed Relations 3: An Unexpected Ending by Gertrude Mueller von Deham is the conclusion to a fascinating memoir about the life of the author, named Evelyn in the book. In book one, we learn about her childhood, and that she was born to royalty in...

When I reflect on the style of the young adult novel Any Joe by Maura Lin, I envision a delicious dinner being prepared in a slow cooker. Why? Because special foods need time for all the rich flavors to fully blend and be enjoyed. So...

Addiction is one of the most insidious illnesses plaguing society. It can come in various forms and through different substances, such as drugs or alcohol, and behavioral addictions, like gambling, food, or sex addiction. Often, recovering addicts fall back into their old destructive patterns and...

Whatever Happened to Rosa Lee? is a young adult Western mystery novel by J.L. Stone. Benjamin Alfred Sweetwater III is a sixteen-year-old teen who has left his home in Alabama to lend a helping hand on his grandfather's ranch in Shady Falls. However, soon after...

For readers who don't like to get into long novels, "Paraskavedekatriaphobia" (fear of Friday the 13th) may be the ideal read. Author James Driscoll takes the reader on many journeys and most of them are dark journeys, journeys that most of us hope we will...

"The Time Travel Storm," written by TC Booth and illustrated by Juan Carlos Colla, is a fun, educational book to share with children. It will teach them about going to school in the 1800's. Alex and Scott become separated from their class on a school...

Have You Ever Seen a Firefly? is a wonderfully illustrated book for preschool children. The pictures stimulate a child's imagination and the questions asked by author Debbie Estrem will surely initiate questions by parents as to what piques the interests of the listeners. The questions...

Understand Accounting Terms: Learn Easily by Akshay Rajgor is a collection of commonly encountered terms in accounting with a brief explanation of what those terms signify. The terms are alphabetically arranged and the book therefore can function as an accounting dictionary. For example, the term...

Neighborwood: Pen Pals 2 (Volume 2) by April Manning is part of a series of fun educational books for children. Neighborwood is a forest habitat where all sorts of fascinating plants and animals can be found. Squirrels work away at gathering nuts etc, bees pollinate...

In Situ is a conceptual science fiction novel by David Samuel Frazier. The plot centers around paleontologist Alexandra Moss, a charming young woman who sets out to discover the ancient fossils of dinosaurs on a dig in Utah. What Alexandra discovers there will change her...

In Natura is a science fiction novel by David Samuel Frazier, the sequel to In Situ and the second book in the Arzat series. After discovering the incredible truth about the intelligent dinosaur-like creatures of 65 million years ago, In Natura picks up where In...

The Foreword to Mrs. Brenda C. Mohammed’s My Life as a Banker: A Life Worth Living has been written by one of her six sisters, Florabelle Lutchman. She describes it as an account of Mrs. Mohammed’s life, and that is exactly what it is. It...

Nephilim are thought to have disappeared from Earth at the time of the Great Flood, but in reality, some of them escaped to another dimension. Unfortunately, the majority of the Nephilim women were killed in the flood and the ratio of Nephilim men to women...

“As goes Anglophone culture, so goes the world,” is a saying that is powerfully justified in Agwu Ukiwe Okali’s Of Black Servitude without Slavery: The Unspoken Politics of the English Language (Africa Seminal Ideas Series), a work that brilliantly illustrates how language can become the...

Destiny's Design by Rosemary Gard is a novel that beautifully captures the soul and spirit of immigrants. Although I haven’t read any work by this author, and even though this is part of a series, I was able to connect with the story and the...

Brandon Makes Jiǎo Zi (餃子) by Eugenia Chu is an illustrated children’s story that mixes American and Chinese cultures, bringing not only traditions together, but also the two languages. Brandon’s parents live in the United States, but the boy’s grandmother lives in China, and she...

Baby Boy, Little King, written for young children, is a delightful rendition of the Christmas story. Written by Jim Hargrove and illustrated by Jamie Cosley, Baby Boy, Little King details the first Christmas in an enchanting way. By the author using rhyming text, young children...

A Heart of Kindness by Wendy Comeau is a memorable and remarkable story of survival in the face of tragedy. Wendy opens her heart and tells her story of facing life after the heartbreaking loss of her parents, brothers and then young son Christopher to...

Death, Resurrection and Life, States of a Soul is a work of non-fiction on personal, spiritual themes around the Christian faith, and was penned by author Mercedes Franzone-Morales. Within its pages, the book aims to show even those who believe they have sinned beyond forgiveness...

In The Myth of Drowsy Hollow by Jeanne Kay Juhos, Lola writes to tell about her time at Birdie Camp as she orchestrates plays with the help of all of her dearest friends. The newest performance they begin working on is The Myth Of Drowsy...