When you open Chris Foster’s poetry collection, Tango In A Teacup, you are presented with a variety of poetry forms, some one-liners and a few others taking up more than one page. The structure of the poem itself is one of being dropped into the...

"All Hands Working Together" Cruise for a Week: Meet 79 Cultures by Jackie Chase brings a fresh 'people' look to the idea of what is behind the scenes of a cruise. The themes of diversity and teamwork are well illustrated throughout the profiles of the...

Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World: Four Keys to Fulfillment and Balance by Anna Gatmon, PhD is an insightful and thought-provoking read that educates us on how to integrate spiritual teachings into daily life. Spiritual is not just limited to the time spent...

In When a Meerkat Moves to the City, Oscar is a meerkat. He is a very dapper, dignified little fellow with “a black shimmering top hat with a red bow tie on his neck.” He was always very different from the rest of his family...

Three Husbands and a Thousand Boyfriends by Patricia L. Brooks spoke to me. In this book, Brooks tells about her many relationships and marriages. She talks about being abused, suffering PTSD, and finally being able to overcome it. This book is an emotional read, but...

Have you ever heard of a Polanusnore, a Merpladoe or a Larplaglomp? Really, you've never met or heard of any of these creatures? Well, these are some of the unusual, eclectic characters that live on Dwinidigdig Island. Have You Ever Heard of a Dweazle? by...

Back Side of a Hurricane by Robert Schwab tells the story of a family with individual troubles and aspirations, all struggling with their own demons. Bellamy, once a high-flying sales person, suffers from depression and even getting up in the morning is a struggle. She...

Reflections of a Tomboy Grandma by Diane Perkins Castro is a great memoir of Christian life. It is full of wisdom. Well earned wisdom of life, and well learned lessons of Christianity. Every life is unique and has worth. That is just one of the...

Archibald Ben Dillon is the time doctor, “a metaphysical explorer of multi-dimensional realms … of infinite possibilities.” He knows the importance of time, but it’s really all a matter of relativity. “Time is of the essence.” “Time is racing ahead.” “What time is it?” And,...

So you’ve decided to start your own blog. You want to join in the craze popularity of this informational, conversational World Wide Web means of communicating thoughts and ideas. Why not? You have a great idea for a blog theme: cooking, recipes, book reviews, movie...

Murder in a Moonlit Mason Jar by Corinne F. Gerwe is a murder mystery with lots of suspense. The setting is Serena, a town nestled at the top of the mountains. Two deaths, both looking very much like accidents, pull Jeff Farley, the Chief of...

Have a THINK: The Practical Guide to Evidence-based HR by Bitasta Roy Mehta is a book for business people, leaders, human resource generalists and human resource specialists that talks about evidence-based HR as a decision-making process, combining critical thinking with use of the best...

Killing demons is all part of a night’s work for Mediator Ayala Storme. It’s a straightforward job, albeit an unpleasant and dangerous one, until the hellkin start behaving differently. An imp wearing a necklace of human hair may be peculiar, but demons from different species...

Miss Kelly is teaching her class about the old days in the opening scene of Princess In a Book by John M. Giles. She is telling her students an ancient mythical story that is set in a land known as Midland. It is about a...

Reginald Bentley III has a problem - his boss has given him a limited amount of time to make the Sunny Crest Retirement Community financially solvent before he closes it to sell it to a developer. As a financial man, he believes he has the...

What a delight to find that the title of this book - Everything Solid has a Shadow - was as intriguing as the writing. Beautifully written, this is the story of a marketing executive and part-time musician, Charlie Alessandro. He is a troubled soul, living...

Feathers, Shades, Shadows And a Few Raindrops, by Mandar Naik, is a poetry collection that deals with being human, whether the experiences be good or bad, joyful or sorrowful. The collection is separated into four different parts. The first part, Feathers, talks about dreams, and...

I have read Kathryn R. Biel's work in the past, and her books have always been such fun to read. I was so intrigued by the premise of Once In a Lifetime – a former girl group getting together for a reunion concert. Um, yes...

Chant of a Million Women by Shirani Rajapakse is a collection of seventy-three free verse poems which touch on raw and sometimes brutal aspects of the female experience. These can be difficult to discuss and even more difficult to express, but she does it masterfully....

One Night With A Duke by Sandra Masters is the story of two people from different sides of society, yet they were destined for one another. The story follows Raven, the Duke of Ravensmere, who has sworn to seal off his heart against the dangers...