Reading I Just Wanted Love by D.J. Burr was a revelation. It was also heartbreaking to so intensely feel the pain and confusion of what it is like to grow up gay and "co-dependent." Just what does it mean to be a "co-dependent"? According to...

Cicero's Dead is a hard-boiled detective mystery written by Patrick H. Moore. Nick Crane is a private investigator working from his home in the hills outside Los Angeles. He's been hired by Jade Lamont, a young heiress, who's been unable to reach her brother, Richard....

High Andes by Rolf Margenau is an action and adventure thriller. Wylie Cypher is a successful partner at Biddle & Ofstrosky, a major New York law firm, with a number of international clients, but his life is getting stale. His relations with his wife are...

I selected this book to review because the title grabbed me. My mother died when I was young (and so was she) so I was interested to learn what The Motherless Child Project was about. Authors Janie McQueen and Robin Karr have either experienced the...

A Warrior's Heart: The Awakening is an inspirational adventure novel written by L. Neil Thrussell. Graham Connelly first ended up on the island when the plane he and his friend, Blaine, were piloting went down in the Pacific Ocean. They waded across several smaller islands...

A Warrior's Heart: Perseverance is Volume 2 of L. Neil Thrussell's inspirational fiction series. Graham Alexander Connelly is on his way back to the island where his friend and mentor, Master Akio, is waiting. He's made arrangements for a year-long stay this time, and he's...

Blade's Edge by Virginia McClain is a fantasy story about Mishi and Taka, two young girls who have to keep their powers a secret. In a world where only male Kisoshi warriors are recognized, Mishi and Taka are inseparable. When they are taken from their...

Dr. Raymond Silver is newly divorced and his children are all grown up and pursuing their careers. The obvious plan is to move forward and live the rest of his life peacefully. However, his unfulfilled goal to follow his family tradition and serve his country...

Having read the first book, Eye Of The Redeemer, I was eager to read more about Raymond Silver, the ‘average Joe’ turned national hero. Ray was in the middle of a midlife crisis and a personal quest to substantiate his life when he found himself...

The roller-coaster life of Dr. Ray Silver continues in The Last Angel In Hell by Richard I Levine. In Eye of the Redeemer, the first book of the saga, Ray became a national hero when he found himself as an accidental key player in a...

Ms. Cheevious in Hollywood by Lisa Jey Davis is the memoir of a newly divorced mom and her attempts at making it in Hollywood. It chronicles her shock in finding out that she is an MILF, surprise when her first son wants to move out...

Danuta Pfeiffer's Chiseled: A Memoir of Identity, Duplicity, and Divine Wine is the amazing story of Danuta's life - filled with deception, devastation, and determination - that takes readers on a courageous journey. Told in three parts, Danuta's story begins at her beginning, as a...

Hollywood Clown by Jason Lassen begins with a birthday party, with the author in the company of Robert De Niro, whose son’s birthday is the celebration. After lengthy preparation about the games to play, costumes to wear and styles to conduct, the author find himself...

Goju: The Roar of the Tigress by Danny Gwira introduces a rather intangible self defense mechanism for women, unlike most other books that deal with physical means of defense. As the author puts it, beating the man effectively without touching him. The essential principle used...

Kilimanjaro Diaries by Eva Melusine Thieme is about climbing the highest mountain on an entire continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. The preparations for this trip, starting with an internet survey, began well in advance, including practicing with climbing boots for the...

The Queen of Distraction: How Women with ADHD Can Conquer Chaos, Find Focus, and Get More Done by Terry Matlen, MSW, is a book that focuses on those women with ADHD and throws more light on the problems faced by women with ADHD. It is...

Bartender Tales by Amber Moore is wonderfully written story that begins with Wesley Lake looking for a full time bartending position. After checking out one bar called The Last Stop, which seems to be offering what he is looking for, Wes calls the owner. The...

In The Outworlds: War Torrent by Daniel P. Douglas, Zy is looking forward to getting old enough to start service to the others of his bipedal, reptilian race called Angorals. That is until he stumbles on a spy from a rival moon. Sekkalan Angorals launch...

A True Original. That is the best way I can describe Chronicles of Ara: Creation by Joel Eisenberg and Stephen Hillard. This book grabbed me from the beginning and wouldn’t let go. In this literary gem, the mysterious character “X” leads us through the dark...

Left Across the Border by Patrice Foster is an enlightening read for everyone as it deals openly and honestly with the reasons, dangers, and symptoms of depression. A 14-year-old Mexican girl leaves her family home to start a new life in America. The dream is...