We have all read the history books, seen the movies and heard the stories about World War II and its aftermath. These are often the stories of the leaders and the front line heroes. However, as the fathers and husbands left for war, most of...

Eboli to Brooklyn: One Way by Francis J. Lodato and Denise T. Lodato is the authors' family memoir chronicling an immigration from Eboli, Italy to New York. The book begins with a little history and details of the planning and migration of the Lodatos as...

My Life Adds Up by Frederick Hillhouse is an autobiography about an average, so-called common man living an average life in the world, but that is precisely what makes this book such a wonderful read. For it is the common people and their lives that...

Everson’s disabled legs and brilliant mind have always set him apart from his peers. His sister Quinn is fiercely protective of him and has developed amazing fighting instincts due to her willingness to stand up for Everson. In A Warden’s Purpose by Jeffrey L. Kohanek,...

Jesus & CO.: Connecting the Lessons of The Gospel with Today’s Business World by Bruce L. Hartman is a hands-on book that enables the reader to better understand how to live like Jesus in the workplace. A very practical and important part of the book...

Wisdom Speaks: Life Lessons from Proverbs by Tim E Riordan begins with words that will resonate in many hearts, words that explain the dilemmas in which we often find ourselves when faced with hard choices in life: "We stood there frozen, clueless as to the...

There’s no two ways about it: social media like YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, just to name a few, are a huge part of the daily lives of many people these days. They are a major source of both entertainment and information. And they can...

The Broken-Hearted Many by AB Plum is a psychological thriller with strong characters, a book that explores the anatomy of evil from a unique perspective. Annasophia and her children are still affected by Michael Romanov’s gruesome murder, which remains unsolved. Moving to a new house...

Ghosts in Sunlight by Gretta Curran Browne is an epic story that spans forty-four years, the class divide between an aristocratic family and a young woman brought up in an orphanage, and the countries of France, America, England, Vietnam, and Sweden. It is a story...

A Medal with Mouse Ears: One Woman's Journey to Running the Walt Disney World Marathon is a memoir by nurse and mother Mary Townsend about her achievement of a long-held dream. Beginning with the personal and work-related stresses that led her to discover the joy...

What is The New Rulebook? And why is it so powerful? What is it about The New Rulebook that makes life an exercise of deadly suspense and drama and threatens to destroy those close to it? Violet thinks she knows and she wants to make...

Fifo Gets Ready For Christmas by Hayley Rose is a funny and entertaining Christmas story. The reader will take a journey with Fifo as he meets with various individuals in helping him prepare for Christmas. Whether it’s baking, decorating, sending out Christmas cards or one...

In the romantic suspense novel, Beneath Deception: An Unbreakable Series by A.L. Long, the worlds of two opposite, deeply complex characters collide and the explosion leaves the reader delighted. Xavier London knows he is a man not to be trusted. He has betrayed the one...

A long time ago, the wolf roamed free in Yellowstone and many other areas of North America. They were a vital part of earth’s ecosystem. With the influx of settlers and the clearing of the land for homesteads and communities, the wolf’s homeland was jeopardized....

Deep Zero by V.S. Kemanis is a legal thriller. It’s 2009 and Dana has been elected as the DA for the suburban county where she and her family live. The Great Recession has taken its toll and there are more cases of domestic violence and...

The Genesis of Janus by Brad Anderson is a science fiction, time travel thriller that follows in the spirit of its predecessors in The Janus Project Files series. It reads comfortably as a standalone and is easy to follow regardless of where in the series...

This concept is frightening. Terrorists seeking ways to use technology to create and multiply the effects of natural disasters. It made me afraid for the world my children will live in...and it was great reading. Final Extinction revolves around a terrorist attempt to use a...

Annular by J. Dwight Donald starts with a poem that gives the collection its title, which I personally perceive as an ode to courage and perseverance. The second poem, Trees Felled, offers a literal depiction of trees being cut down before they can grow tall,...

Rescuing Lara by Lyn Horner tells the story of Lara Spenser. Currently Lara is in a wheelchair, hiding out in Ireland. She has something that a group called the “Hellhounds” wants desperately, but Lara is determined to keep her word to her deceased uncle. To...

New York City Bum by David Boglioli is a memoir in which David talks about his life living on the streets of New York as a so-called homeless person. In the book, David talks briefly at the beginning about his pre-homeless life where he worked...