“The first time I saw him, he was moving boxes into the house next door. His long, jet-black hair flowed in the California breeze like a cliché from a music video. He was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. I stood staring at him as...

Momster is a humorous children's book written by Laura Jensen-Kimball and illustrated by Peter Mahr. Mothers are not all they may seem, as the narrator of this disarming and clever story asserts. There's a monster lurking deep within, just waiting for a reason to manifest...

Difficult Lies by Christopher T. Werkman drops readers into the life of Allan Vickery, although when we first meet him he is not overly sure if he is alive or dead. Vic took a hard hit to the head with a golf ball; he slipped...

A Patch of Cotton is a modern history drama novel by Linda Dunlap Hulen with Christian fiction themes. The central heroine of the tale is Maggie Roberts, a small town girl of the 1960s, who feels the call of the bright lights of New York...

Veil of Deception by Michael Byars Lewis is a military tale. Jason Conrad is a captain in the Air Force as well as an instructor for the supersonic T-38. Jason’s life is on a downward spin but he is still seen as the best. While...

Garbageman by Erik Dean is a horror story to beat all others. The night started out well; it should have ended as the best night of his life, but things go horribly wrong. David and his new fiancée June find themselves in the wrong place...

She Was a Friend of Mine 2, Disloyal continues where She Was a Friend of Mine left off. Shi has gotten herself involved with the mysterious T-money who has taken a special interest in her. As we follow T-money's backstory, we realize he is not...

It is a sad and terrifying fact that there is no universal blueprint on how to live a full and meaningful life. But if there is, it would probably be a lot like J.C. Augustus Lai Andurin's On Virtue. A philosophical treatise told in a...

Circle of Betrayal is a thriller novel by author Jacqueline Simon Gunn, and the first in the Close Enough to Kill series. Our heroine is Kadee Carlisle, a student of forensic psychology, and through her scientific and often neurotic lens we see that romance is...

Picture Imperfect is a touching story by Susan Thogerson Maas about twelve-year-old Jada Jane (nicknamed JJ) during a difficult period of her life. It all starts when JJ’s somewhat thoughtless Aunt Lissa moves in, not only invading her family’s home, but JJ’s own room. It’s...

Fractured Eden by Steven Gossington is a suspense thriller. Dr Rovsing has lost everything. Fired from a job he loves, attacked by the father of a patient, he finds himself moving on, having to start his life over again. A small town in East Texas...

Blood and Secrets by T.Q. Bernier intertwines the lives of two women in the Danish Virgin Islands on the cusp of World War I. Lily has no memory of her life before Alexander pulled her aboard his ship on the journey from Denmark to the...

Dress 2 Impress is the second novel in the Jennifer Cloud Series by Janet Leigh. Life in Sunnyside, Texas may seem to rank mild to middling on the excitement scale to an outsider, but resident Jennifer Cloud knows better, particularly since she inherited the ability...

A Greek Odyssey by Tia Mitsis takes readers on an exotic journey through Greece and its stunning beauty, history, and landscape. Greece is famous for its beaches, islands, rugged mountains, greenery, tiny villages, the food, and its zest for life. Most visitors tend to frequent...

Sunshine & Tears by Ruth O'Neill is a real life narration of an alcoholic man's wife. The story begins when Rosie, a teenage girl, is stood up by Jay, the boy whom she had a major crush on. She is in an inconsolable state, but...

I Dig Figs is an illustrated non-fiction children’s book written in rhyme by Lisa Abbott and illustrated by Sarah Fierle and Carolyn Szczepanski. Listing one healthy food for each letter of the alphabet, along with the nutritional benefits and delicious taste, readers are shown what...

For eighteen years, author Trashina Conner’s first love was her father. Her father was always there for her until his unexpected death in 2006. In 18 Ingredients to Make Daddy, the author gives a personal account of what she remembered and loved about her father....

Ages of Suffocation: Remembered Dreams by Uzo Amaka breaks down the life of Oma into three different portions. The story starts off with background information about the treatment the girls received from their stepmother in the absence of their father. The sisters led very abusive...

Snowglobe Reunion by Christina Lorenzen is a charming and thoroughly enjoyable story about love, romance, and God's perfect plan and timing. As Carrie attempts to get home in time for Christmas, her efforts are thwarted by a blizzard and cancelled flights. While waiting, not so...

Letting Go: A Novel by Maria Thompson Corley is a huge success on different levels, including thematic treatment, characterization, plot development, and conflict. But most readers will agree that the writing is excellent as well. A love story that comes with manifold challenges will certainly...