“Strength Like Yours” by Maurice McFadden is an eminently human collection of poetry which serves as a timely reminder that there are certain conditions, fears, and joys that we all share, regardless of our heritage, social status or life path. Being alive is the only...

My first thought when I got this book was, “So why did I want to read about waxing again?”, but that did not last very long at all. This is a very fun and enjoyable read that had me laughing out loud several times. Caren...

Ann Baron has enjoyed her life of privilege and wealth as she has been married for twenty years to her college sweetheart, top executive Mike Baron. They live in a custom built mansion with their teenagers, Nate and Lauren, and Ann enjoys her bubble baths,...

Seemingly content with their lives, Dave Chamberlain and Mike "Shep" Shepard are each surprised to find themselves making an agreement with each other, to sail the Pacific Ocean. A large enough endeavor in and of itself, but when you consider they will be making this...

In this book, the author Linda Arena has thrown all the possible portals of adult science fiction fantasy tales wide open, revealed many portals hitherto unknown, and thrown all known scientific as well as theological theories of the creation of mankind right out of the...

“Scarlett and the Tat Revenants” by John Kilmerstone features an archaeology professor and one of his students, studying an extinct tribe of Native Americans. However, this story is nothing like whatever image came to your mind when you read that first sentence. Indeed, it is...

Henry James, also known as Hank, was twenty-one when he and his partner Harry Gilmore decided to homestead. Hank was actually looking for Sharon Dalton too, whom he had fallen hard for while they were living in Farwell, BC, where Hank had a successful freight...

John Avery has a hit on his hands with “Black Cobra” for sure! Aaron Quinn is fifteen, mature beyond his years, an orphan living quietly on his own in a tropical paradise until fate introduces him to a couple that will end up putting his...

Miami criminal defense lawyer Mary Magruder Katz leaves Florida in a hurry with her German Shepherd, Sam, in tow. She has found her beloved fiance Carlos at a restaurant with his former wife. So she sends back the engagement ring that he gave her and...

"Victim of Shame" delivers its readers a riveting adventure that you just can’t put down! Ryan Campbell is a man on a collision course with a fate which rocked his world. The story is told from his journal which makes it all so real. He...

I was glad to review John L. Leonard’s latest book, “Counterargument for God.” The author’s intended audience for this book is theist-agnostics and atheist-agnostics. “The atheist claims God does not exist, while a theist asserts the opposite. The agnostic simply says, “I don’t know.”” ...

Kristan (Stan) Connor finds herself wanting a change of scenery after she loses her PR job with Warner Insurance, so against the advice of her boyfriend Richard Ruse, who incidentally still has a job with the firm, she purchases a home in the tiny town...

"The Kindling Muse" serves up some real action from the paranormal and fantasy with its roots in Greek mythology. This story is a teen girl’s dream! Imagine an ordinary teenage girl who leads a simple life in a foster home but is haunted with strange...

Who doesn't face life's struggles that often appear overwhelming? Karol Ladd, in her lovely book "Positive Life Principles for Women", offers 8 simple secrets to turn your challenges into possibilities. Opening every chapter with an appropriate quote and Bible verse, Ladd uses both a present...

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I began listening to this audio book but what I got was one of the funniest books I have ever listened to. I picked out my favorite short stories and shared them with my husband. He laughed out...

"Mooseclumps" by Ryan T. Bliss is a poetry book. Mooseclumps, the title character, is a cat with a big ego. The rest of this book has poems about monsters named Mangor and The Grumble, Scotland, ladders, the seasons, body parts and the senses, pillows, cooking,...

“Candy Kisses,” book 4 in Verna Clay’s 'Romance on the Ranch' series, is such a sweet love story that it will leave you smiling and wishing for your own romance on the ranch. Miles’s ex-girlfriend Monica calls him up in a time of need as...

Hannah Swenson's coffee shop/bakery, The Cookie Jar, has been hired to cater the desserts for the grand reopening of the Albion Hotel which has recently undergone renovation. The celebration quickly turns to disaster when someone falls from the roof and lands in the rose garden....

New York City. Officer John Tallow and his partner respond to a naked man wielding a shotgun in a run down apartment building. Quickly, the situation turns deadly and Tallow's partner pays the ultimate price. In the aftermath, the crime scene unit discovers a barricaded...

Jennifer Wilder Morgan’s book "Come to the Garden" is a uniquely pleasant story. For many years, Jennifer has experienced visions in her dreams. Some she has understood, some have been prophetic, while others remained somewhat mysterious. One day she meets a spiritual creature who claims...