While Odyssey of a DP: Memoirs of a Displaced Person tells the story of one family, many people from that era lived the same hardships. They witnessed their homes being destroyed. They were uprooted and sent to refugee camps. Many of them made their way...

Jess Stanson was not what retired police detective Michael Carven expected when he hired a horse trainer/foreman. He did not want a woman to run his ranch, no matter how good she was; but he agreed to a two week trial. In the meantime, Michael...

A Piece of Cake by Linda S. Amstutz is a collection of her essays. The topics vary; each one will have you rolling on the floor in laughter. She begins her book with "My Last Party" in which she plans her own funeral. I could...

The setting is the 1830’s in the Wyoming-Montana Territories among the tribe of the Apsaroke (Crow) Indians. Moon Hawk wants only one thing and that is to have Winter Man court and marry her. With her mother’s help Moon Hawk learns how to get his...

We've Never Had A King is a fascinating look at the lives of Mary and Brad Bradbury and a bit of the history of Iraq. The setting is the 1950s, Iraq. Brad was a guest of the state, and advisor to the Government Oil Refineries...

James E. Manning is an appraiser in the real estate market. He brings his expertise to his book Public Trust Betrayed. He discusses the greed and stupidity that has placed us in the economic crisis that we now face. Each day we hear of more...

In March 1999, a NATO air armada is ready to strike strategic targets in Serbia. Since the end of the Cold War there are few friendly human assets in the Balkans. The CIA doesn't have time to set up a network, so they seek assistance...

Michelle Martin thinks something bad has happened to her friend Katie Brashers. Katie had borrowed a book from Michelle and never returned it. Everyone was told that Katie and her family had gone on vacation. Michelle was not so sure, so she enlisted the help...

Aleron is a vampire book with a unique approach. The plot is well done. I really cared if Aleron triumphed. The conflict in this book is good versus evil while that is not unusual it was well done and kept me turning the pages. The...

While visiting her aunt and uncle, 14-year-old Emily discovered two ghosts living in their quaint little cottage near Stonehenge. One ghost was a young girl. The other ghost appeared to be evil, taunted her during her visit and left her feeling threatened. No one believed...

Dave Hoing and Roger Hileman, authors of Hammon Falls, found an interesting photo. The woman in the photo captured their interest and stimulated their imagination. Hammon Falls is the history the authors created for the woman in the photo. 2008: Will Hammon was in his 90s...

Susie told Boyd she didn’t love him when he asked her to marry him. They were young and they had only dated three months. Boyd had enough love in him for both of them. He assured her that someday she would come to love him. Susie...

The mother of three small girls committed suicide leaving their father to raise them. More than anything he wanted to keep them together. In haste he remarries and tells his children his new wife is their mother. For a while the girls live with their...

"Patty Pom-Poms" written by Alise Cayen is an enjoyable children's book to read and share! Patty wants to be involved in sports just like her older brothers and her friends. Patty tries out for a few teams and these sports are just not for...

The theme is compelling, realistic and (almost) beautifully done. Sondra is a young, naive woman who hooks up with a drug-dealing sociopath named Vick. Although she appears to understand the potentially dangerous manipulations of this man, she is initially helpless to extricate herself...

Death by Drowning by Abigail Keam is the second book of Ms. Keam's murder mystery series. Middle-aged Josiah Reynolds, a Kentucky beekeeper, falls forty feet off a cliff and is severely injured. After multiple surgeries and extensive rehabilitation, she is ready to begin the pursuit...

It’s an ominous threat. Representatives of China and Africa are conspiring to steal research data from major US universities. They are serious, deadly serious and will kill anyone who gets in their way in order to achieve their ultimate goal of global economic and military...

For Russell and Carter, their biggest adventure begins in the watermelon patch. First there was mom’s note about the Jamboree, and the journal with the puzzling message: "The greatest treasure is your story. What role will YOU play?" Carter and Russell hadn’t written a...

In the High Ground by Mark Cotter people in San Francisco lived their everyday life never expecting terrorists had targeted the city to be their next victims. They had no idea the world as they knew it was about to change. At 8 a.m. the...

Eight year old Allie was swept away during a flash flood. The spunky little girl kept her head by remembering things her grandfather had told her. She thought through her situation and kept her head. "Clear headed action" was what he always said. Plan A...