Ghosts in Sunlight by Gretta Curran Browne is an intense love story. It follows the lives of Marian and Marc, two young souls who meet each other unexpectedly. Marian is working in a restaurant when Marc arrives as a customer with his friend Jimmy. Marian...

I Want to Buy a Miracle by Donna Kutzner is pure encouragement. I did not even realize that I needed it, but as I read this delightful little book, I felt my spirit being lifted. The artwork by Terrilee Shannon fits perfectly with the verse....

Alora Factor is a young adult fantasy novel by D.L. Williams. With the advent of her upcoming thirteenth birthday, Alora Factor will inherit her grandmother's supernatural powers, unique to the female members of the Factor family. The female Factors have always defended the weak and...

The Wise Man: A Novel by Michele Chynoweth is based on an Old Testament story that has been modernized while retaining its principles. Michele Chynoweth opens a window into the world of wise people, allowing readers to trace the origins of many of their own...

Pontius Pilate: An Unexpected Memoir by Pablo Zaragoza is an evocative story about Pilate and his life. In this intense, often graphic, yet gripping account, the author tells the story of a young Pontius Pilate and his family. A raw new retelling of a true...

Alien Genesis is a work of fiction in the science fiction subgenre and serves as the opening installment in the Eden’s Angels series. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Gary Beene. The book follows the discovery of a...

James Francis William Driscoll lived his life in the words of Frank Sinatra: “I did it my way.” The second to last child in a family of nine, James had a rough childhood that could have crippled him in many ways later in his life....

What would make anyone kill a helpless woman? This was one of the many questions that raced through the minds of retired Las Vegas Metropolitan PD detective Taryn Winter and her former partner detective Daniel Brady, as they stared at a pile of dead bodies...

Work, Why? Diary of a Dreamer: The Anatomy of Greatness by Joel Bryant is a stark documentary of one man’s working life and how it reflects on corporate America. This is a deeply personal diary filled with profound insights. From the humorous to the dramatic,...

Your Suicide Didn't Kill Me: Choosing to Live and Love Again After Loss by Cathie Godfrie is the true story of a wife and mother who loses her husband to suicide. It describes the hardships they go through and how ill-health plus mounting financial pressure...

Lost Souls of Leningrad by Suzanne Parry is a World War II novel about Sofya and her granddaughter Yelena. It is both a love story and a war saga about how the grandmother and granddaughter duo fight to survive during wartime and come together, harboring...

Creative Leadership: Born from Design (Designing Now), Rama Gheerawo’s nonfiction work explores the contemporary conflict between leadership and more dated methods. The author examines the tools of design and asks whether designers can be leaders or not. With a new outlook in the 2020s, looking...

The Carcass Undressed is the debut poetry collection of Linda Eguiluz. Divided into three parts, the book contains some mesmerizing free verse poems inspired by Eguiluz's own life. "Black Spring" is a poem about despair -- how it affects a person and permeates through their...

Charting a Marriage is a must-read for couples and any other reader with the urge for something refreshing. The central figures of Joanna Kadish’s book, Shelli and Stefan Matson, are a smart, attractive, and educated Jewish couple who reside in suburban New Jersey. After starting...

It is 12th-century England and the country is ruled by King Henry but always with the support of the barons and lords. Sometimes, though, these powerful men and the odd woman can seek too much power and challenge the Crown. In The Arrangement by Lu...

With the death of Alexandria's mother and the disappearance of her vengeful father, Uncle Frankie was the only relative Alexandria would come to know for a long time. Determined to shield her from the agenda of a certain group of people, Uncle Frankie kept a...

We often delay talking about illness and death with children. It is normal not to worry them unduly, but they need to be informed about possible real-life situations to avoid confusion should these arise. This will enable them to externalize their doubts and fears. Ice...

How does a man who admits he “didn’t know the first thing about writing a book or telling stories” reduce this reviewer to tears at the end of his book Pawprints On Our Hearts: How A Few Incredible Dogs Changed One Life Forever? Sure, I’m...

Banana Boy Billy is a heartwarming story in a poem by Barbara Ann Brownlee. Billy was born in 1945 with a stomach disorder that made him sickly and undernourished. He wasn’t expected to live but his parents never gave up hope. They tried feeding Billy...

Two Hearts’ Alliance by Tamara Ferguson is a contemporary romance that follows two captains who form an instant alliance. Captain Christine McKay and Captain Jeremy Northrup meet for the first time in Arizona during training. While observing how Christine deals with the Iraqi soldiers and...