Only a small percentage of poetry can move me. I like Poe and I’m fond of Japanese Haiku. Maybe that is why I liked Paul Tait’s Boston Dialect: Volume Two so much. Most of it is sharp, insightful and to the point. But some of...

Letters from the Pit: Stories of a Physician's Odyssey in Emergency Medicine is a nonfiction memoir written by Dr. Patrick J. Crocker. Crocker’s idea for a book began with his plan, as a new medical student, to write a series of letters to his close...

Jungle Warriors Crime Fighters by Doug Houser is an action-packed, fast-paced novel with an irresistible appeal to fans of sleuthing and investigation, a narrative filled with daring and adventure. KC has successfully established an executive security company and, always feeling that he needs to do...

A splendid blend of social issues, family drama, and women's fiction, Bedside Manners by Heather Frimmer is a tightly woven story that explores the relationship between mother and daughter and how tragedy can change the way we approach both work and life. Marnie Novak is...

Christmas Haiku by Patricia Furstenberg is a unique collection of poetry perfect for the holidays that will bring the spirit of Christmas alive daily. The haikus are for every day of the holiday season from December 1 to January 12 with each one filled with...

A Journey Along The Mormon Trail is the thirteenth entry in a series of Westerns by Raymond Cook, a tantalizing read with memorable characters and powerful plot points. A miner in Marble, Colorado, Jim Liley lost the sight in his left eye due to an...

As an initiation rite into a gang, a prospective gang member is coerced into vandalizing a sacred shrine but is unexpectedly inducted into the role of mediator between rogue aliens and humankind when an alien ship intervenes in the exciting science-fiction novel, Alien Mission (The...

Well, well, well, what has R.M. Wilburn created here? Although her book, The Rescuer’s Tale, is the second in a series - Mary Morgan’s Journal - the elements of my incredulous (as in knocked my socks off) observations must have found their genesis in volume...

Companion of the Ash by Kate Spitzmiller tells the story of the horrific battle between the Greeks and the Trojans. Hector, the husband of Princess Andromache, has been brutally slain as she watched, and she vowed her hatred of the man who had murdered her...

In Memories: Firehouse Family Book 1 by Laurie Loveman, from the ashes of his past tragedy, Jake McCann makes his move from New York to Cleveland as the newly appointed fire chief. With his work cut out for him, Jake begins the task of getting...

Claustrophobic is a holiday-themed romantic comedy written by Bernadette Franklin. Braving the mall on Black Friday was not something Chloe Mitchell would ever consider, even if she didn’t dislike Christmas as much as she did. Spending hours there dressed as one of Santa’s elves in...

Word Monsters by Mika Kishore is a children's story book that shares the writing struggles of a little girl named Anaiya. As Anaiya writes a letter to her friend, Lee, she wonders about how well she has done. Throughout the entire letter from Anaiya to...

Bright Days and Dark by John S. Wilson is an interesting story that follows a young man’s journey towards a dream while capturing the soul and music of an era with unusual clarity. It is 1974 and seven-year-old John harbors a powerful dream — he...

We’re all familiar with the adage “It’s a man’s world”. But what happens when it’s a woman’s world? That’s the world Jameson and several other men find themselves dragged into by a group of Amazonian women warriors, members of a 70-year-old mountain village ruled,...

Stuck in the Past, by Gregory Saur and Jack Irish, is a time travel adventure filled with mystery. The main character, Jonathan Banks, lives with his uncle and is a sophomore in school. He has much to live up to, which is why he is...

David Crane is back with book two of Enigma: Planet of Men. In a world of powerful demigods, one man must take on the burden of being a rebel messiah. Peter Blackwood never wanted to play God with these people but he had to play...

Bonny Albo’s Flip the Single Switch is geared not only for women looking for that special man, but also men who are looking for that special woman. It is honed down to several exercises that will leave you with many “A-HA!” moments. One of my...

Glorified Un-Expectations: Trusting God for His Unfailing Faith, Hope, and Love by Kerri Gene Daniels is an inspiring book that explores the inscrutable ways of God's loving grace and captures in clear, beautiful prose how God can use imperfect means to accomplish His heavenly designs....

Wake Up by Brooke De Lira follows Madelyn Clarke as she seeks closure after a death in the family. Three years before, her brother Aiden fell to his death from a cliff at Shy Harbor, Lake Superior. Everyone believed that it had been an accident,...

The Five Days of Christmas: A New-Adult Holiday Novelette by Maria Cassano is the story of Allison as she reluctantly flies home for Christmas, only to find a person from her past right there to make her second guess everything. It has been five years...