After Rose ran off with Ian her family disowned her. Life with Ian was not what she expected; he was a drunk and a gambler as well as a wife beater. Ian was killed working in a mine in Nevada. At only nineteen, Rose was...

It is 2307, nearly three hundred years since nuclear war destroyed the Earth. Now, the only civilization remaining is the people of the Dome, a sealed refuge from the toxic radiation that remains. The people of the Dome live in luxury, but it comes at...

Brianna thought she would be with her high school sweetheart Colin forever. She certainly wasn’t expecting him to break up with her to focus on football and college parties. Four years later her life is finally getting back on track, her heart has mostly mended...

Katie Reed is reeling from the death of her husband, as well as her young son Kenny in a house fire, and is unsure how she will go on. Drew Richards has just lost his beloved wife Rachel during the birth of their second child,...

Michael Whitworth in his book "The Epic of God" does a beautiful job of weaving together the story of creation and other biblical stories that transports the reader to a different time. The story flows smoothly and with a richness of depth into biblical meanings....

In her latest cat-sleuth mystery book entitled "Cat Telling Tales", Shirley Murphy has clever feline Joe Crey smack in the middle of a murder in the coastal town of Molena Point. There is a fire and an alcoholic woman is dead, leaving her 12 year...

"Scent of Triumph" is a well-written novel that captures the drama of World War II and the people who lived and loved back in those threatening years. The main character Danielle Bretancourt has been raised in Paris as the daughter of a Jewish mother and...

Marco Lobo's "The Witch Hunter's Amulet" is story of the age old struggle for territories and religions. When Portugal occupied India in the sixteenth century it sought to fling out the ancient religions of Islam and Hinduism by whatever means necessary. The tactics of the...

In "Blurring the Lines" by Jerry Zehr, we first meet Thomas as he is setting up a meeting with an Los Angeles detective. He is obviously frightened and concerned about his predicament, making the reader wonder how he ended up in this situation and how...

This book, written by Gretta Parker, brought a tear to my eye and a knot in my throat as I read the last few pages out loud. Parker dedicates this book to her bunny, Flopsy, and goes into detail on how Flopsy changed her life...

Lauren Elizabeth’s "Looks of an Angel" is a lovingly crafted book that mixes themes of inspiration, belonging and friendship with riveting action and adventure. Set in a stunning universe that would have made Asimov proud, "Looks of an Angel" tells the tale of Aly Lapool,...

"Familiar Origins” is science fiction story about a universe ruled by powerful dragons who submit themselves only to the supreme Creator. The universe is divided into the Debellos and the Turei factions. It is also a story of magic and of mankind. The Debellos are...

"Zippy's Big Difference," written by Candida Sullivan and illustrated by Jack Foster, is an excellent story that is geared for children, but will teach both children and adults valuable lessons. Zippy prays that the rain will stop and the clouds will go away. However, he...

"Poppy and the Stranger," written and illustrated by Eli Jay, is a children's book that takes the reader on an adventure that results in discovering the mystery of shadows. Poppy is a balloon and one night when he is floating along in the night he...

"Hammer Come Down" begins in Alabama in the 1830's. President Andrew Jackson has ordered Native Americans to relocate from their eastern and southern American locales to the Western territories. Jason, an African-American bondsman to Tolin Cobb, returns with Tolin from the Seminole wars in Florida...

"The 4-1-1 on Surviving Teenhood" by Michele Sfakianos is a book to equip parents and teens between thirteen and nineteen by giving suggestions about how to deal with issues and conflicts that come up. After describing her motivation for writing the book, the author mentions...

Sally Edwards was convinced that her husband’s death was not suicide and not accidental either. One year after his death she contemplates having the case reopened, despite her son’s objection, so that she and her son can finally have closure. Relying on her husband’s appointment...

Sally Anabelle Stephenson's "Wildflowers" is the story of Helena, a daughter of a top Nazi official, and Edith, a half Jewish girl, during the 1940's. When Hitler came to power, their lives became entangled together. Edith and her family had been hiding their identity and...

Stephen Black's "Obama Search Words" is an interesting book containing a collage of pictures, world events juxtaposed with the life of US President Barack Obama, short stories, essays and satirical scripts. Unique and interesting, it follows the events that helped shape our world in general...

Faith Hope has been left with watching over her younger sister, Serenity. Their parents and older, newly-married sister Harmony were killed when they accepted a drunken bet that involved some sheep, a motorcycle and a two dollar bet. The animals survived but Harmony and her...