In 1968, Lia Benedict's Italian-born father and his brother, Joe, sell their Brooklyn-based business, Jo-Fran Refreshments, and Frank Benedict moves his family to a New Jersey town for a better, safer life. Lia's older sister, Tina, is marrying, but Lia and her younger siblings, brother...

"Pressure Drop" by Mitchell Smith takes us into a tale that blends the dry, wry humor of John Irving and the technical brilliance of Tom Clancy into one wonderful story. Mitchell Smith himself tells us that "Pressure Drop" is a blend of the 1980's opposition...

Christmas time is a time of celebration, a time for family and friends to get together. It is also a time to think about peace and good will towards men. "Christmas Blessings" is a sweet little book that brings a mixture of poems and writings...

The year is 1866 and Thomas and Hallie Wells are ready to head west. They have sold their farm, and almost everything they have in anticipation of moving to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. When Tom is killed just about a month before the five...

It is not Super-Man, it is Manner-Man! I thoroughly enjoyed Sherrill Cannon’s new children’s book “Manner-Man.” Ms. Cannon has a unique ability to teach children very valuable behavioral lessons through her awesome writing. And the rhyming style of writing makes the story fun and enjoyable...

This is Bear. He is flying through the air. As he flies, he remembers something his mother told him. It starts out like this: “If you ever stumble, trip and fall . . .” But he just couldn’t remember the rest. So Bear begins a...

"What you think is the worst thing that can happen can become the best thing that ever happened in your life." Does this seem impossible to you? In his book “Pure Gold: Tried by Fire,” Barry Pelphrey shows that through the most horrible of situations...

"Where Shifters Meet for Drinks: The Blue Moon Café Series" by Ioana Vison is a collection of seven short paranormal stories. The short story is not an easy genre to market, especially given the proliferation of novellas these days. However, this collection works almost as...

Are you looking for tools to help with your Bible study? A book that helps you find the scripture about a particular issue or subject? “Bite-Size Bible Charts” is just the book for you. It is small and easily fits into your briefcase or purse,...

"The Messiah Matrix" is a brave novel that threatens to destroy a Christian myth. After a scholar-monsignor is killed in a mysterious hit and run accident in Rome, Father Ryan receives a confession that will change his life forever. At the same time, in a...

Author Liza Klaussmann, descendent of Herman Melville, has written the brilliant novel "Tigers in Red Weather", a story of family strife and secrets. Now the novel has been made into 9 unabridged CD's for readers' listening pleasure. And a pleasure it is, as the upper-class...

Seventy-something author Kerry Smith has written "The Boogie Trapp" after the death of his childhood friend, Charles Trapp, as he promised that he would. Kerry and Charles, known in childhood as Boogie and Trapp, grow up in Black Creek, a coal-mining town in Jefferson County,...

Harold Kelley has created this memorial to the long ago 1950's basketball teams of the coal country of eastern Kentucky and their special champions such as Johnny Cox and "King" Kelly Coleman. The photographs of old gymnasiums of the area of eastern Kentucky, some of...

In "Blast to the Past: Lincoln’s Legacy", third graders Abigail, Zack, Jacob, and Bo travel back in time to February 22nd, 1862, to convince President Abraham Lincoln not to quit! Mr. Caruthers, the cool third grade teacher, has a time machine! When he discovers that...

"Global TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: An Orientation Guide," written by Sarah Anne Shope, MAPW, MS EdTESOL, PhD, is a comprehensive guide for those teaching English to individuals who speak another language. This book is divided into nine units. The first few...

A brilliant whodunnit plot that explores the legal angles of a murder mystery. It clearly demonstrates how a crime is investigated from the initial stages to the courts. The story revolves around a central theme of dilemma - privileged communication between a doctor and patient...

Alexa’s mother trains her to be a fighter every day of her life and never tells her why or what for. All her mother tells her is to trust and protect her younger sister Nelly. When vicious supernatural creatures attack them at their home, Alexa...

Fans of Phillip Margolin will be thrilled with the return of two of their favorite characters: Brad and Dana Miller. However, they are not the only characters fans will recognize: serial killer Clarence Little is back along with Brad’s wife Ginny and Dana’s friend, Jake....

If you ever wished you could have been alive in ancient Egypt, “Amarnan Kings Series is the book series for you. This fourth episode in the series begins at a 1960 archaeological site in Syria. Buried in an unusual cliff-side setting is an Egyptian tomb,...

"Sabrina's Buttons" by Terri Kelleher is a fun story for young children. The use of bright and vivid colors throughout is sure to maintain the interest of the child, and one of the primary purposes of the story is to help children develop skills of...