Duane Smith is the renegade teacher referred to in the title. His own schooling had been less than an optimal experience due to learning difficulties, and he ended up in the Armed Forces after several failed attempts at college. While there, he was assigned the...

Captain Alexandria de Sade was once the captain of Naviwerks chrono-ship #25. After learning the truth about how the company was treating their customers, she turned down a promotion, left the man she loved and disappeared with her ship. Her new plan was to sabotage...

Oh my, oh my! I just finished reading Hysterical Love, the newest novel by Lorraine Devon Wilke, and I must say, I simply adored it! It follows the story of Dan McDowell, a 33-year-old photographer who is happily engaged to be married to his adored...

Charlie and the Catmas Tree, written by Cindy Lazann Shirley and Emerson Cochran, is a children's book that places a reader in the home of Emmy Taylor in the heart of the Christmas season. The book begins with Emmy hanging the family stockings above the...

Did you know gnomes are magical? In fact, it is believed that “gnomes bring a touch of magic to any garden they live in.” So why would someone throw away a gnome garden ornament? Margaret lived alone and spent most of her time tending her...

The Soldier and the Orphan: Separated by Church and War by Alastair Henry is a historical romance set principally in the first half of the twentieth century. When Billy Jones answered the patriotic call and went to war against Hitler, he had no idea of...

In Henrietta Hopper's Big Secret by Cindy L. Shirley, Henrietta has been keeping something from her family and friends. Now that she is a teenager, Henrietta decides to tell them her secret: She is a vegetarian. She understands the natural order of things. Frogs are...

Chick Singer by Lorraine Devon Wilke is a heartfelt, emotionally nuanced novel about music, motherhood, and the complicated legacy of dreams deferred. Libby Conlin once chased rock-and-roll stardom in the 1980s but now lives a quieter life. That is until her recently divorced daughter, Bridget,...