Mercy Jean Diamond was born to African-American heart surgeon Fred Diamond and his wife, Maggie, a reformed prostitute, on July 12, 1928. Ten years later to the day, Mercy's sister Roxy Ann is born, and Mercy loves her baby sister. She reads to her and...

"The Owl in the Tree" by Peter Kay is the story of a family. While he shares the stories of his mother's declining health and how she spent her final years in a nursing home, he also weaves together snippets of his family life. We...

Zachary E. Lewis shares his struggle and journey with readers in his "The Burly Man: Adapt Change Assimilate Transcend" in the hope that it may benefit at least one person searching for an answer to an Auto Immune Disease. Zachary E. Lewis was a burly...

"The Little Gnome" was written by Sheri Fink and illustrated by Mary Erikson Washam. This children’s story begins by introducing the Little Gnome to readers. Little Gnome was happy as he enjoyed the beautiful flowers, the singing birds, the whispering wind and the warm sunshine...

As a child, and growing up, Katherine Mayfield suffered in a way that children should never suffer, yet it happens repeatedly to so many. My heart ached for Katherine as I read the different accounts throughout the book about how her mom treated her, not...

"The Father’s Love" is an emotionally charged and inspiring short novel written by Dave Moore. This story is inspired by true events and real people. Dave Moore’s son, David, is a freshman in college who is facing difficult times when he suddenly leaves a note...

Emily Nelson is a thirty-five year old woman who has been married to her husband Bob for twelve years. For the last ten years the marriage hasn't worked well and it worries her that all the fighting might affect her two year old daughter Katy,...

At last Dr. Joseph Sengele had been captured. He was the epitome of a mad scientist: he had created the airwars which was responsible for killing tens of millions of humans. An airwar looked similar to a Man O’War with its painful stinging tentacles, but...

The Vase with the Many Coloured Marbles is the intriguing title chosen by Jacob Singer for his book on the equally intriguing story of a young Coloured girl in South Africa who crosses the racial barriers in place at that time and passes herself off...

When you think of a singing nun, visions come to mind of a habit-clad woman dancing in a field of wildflowers on a hill, spinning happily with palms up, belting out a healthy hymn. But the story of the singing nun is anything but that...

"Professor Googols Flying Time Machine and Space Capsule Math Primer" by Samuel W. Valenza, Jr., is the answer to the dreaded MathPhobia! Valenza is a genius; he makes learning math fun and easy. Kids love comic and graphic books. This one fits both descriptions. This...

In her book "The Key to a RICHER Life" Benedicte Frölich takes the reader on a journey of personal growth through making better choices, accepting personal responsibility for the things that happen, and having the courage to pursue dreams, no matter what others have to...

"Lemon Dot Town is happy to be surrounded by love by the Lemon Dot Tree." And the town loves it back. The mutual love and respect is taught here using simple terms geared towards young children. Lemon Dot Town lives by the action of treating...

"The Morning After" by Brenda Whiteside is a sweet love-at-first-sight short story that will make you smile. Abigail and Bobby meet at their best friend’s wedding. Bobby falls in love with Abigail on the spot. Abigail is extremely drunk and doesn’t remember much of the...

The List by Tom Wallace is a fast-paced, thrilling read. It takes the reader on a journey of intrigue immersed in political and corporate greed. Detective Jack Dantzler's quest to solve the mystery behind his parent's deaths thrusts him into a world of international crime....

"The Planet-Girded Suns" by Sylvia Engdahl is about what people have thought about exoplanets, and how the thoughts of exoplanets have influenced our thinking. It starts off with an account of historical thoughts from the Aristotelian era through the middle ages to the present. This...

This book, written by Gretta Parker, brought a tear to my eye and a knot in my throat as I read the last few pages out loud. Parker dedicates this book to her bunny, Flopsy, and goes into detail on how Flopsy changed her life...

Secrets abound in the tiny neighborhood of Gordonston, an affluent neighborhood outside Savannah. The four members of the Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club have been meeting for the last ten years in the neighboring dog walking park. While their dogs romp and play, they share...

This is another book in 'Karen Pirnot's Ordinary Kids' series which is aimed at pre-teen kids. The main characters in these stories face hurdles. Crighton, an energetic, friendly, popular kid who lives for sports, is diagnosed with leukaemia. Suddenly his life becomes completely different. He...

Author Joao Cequeira has created an interesting but fictional book looking back at Fidel Castro, the longtime revolutionary leader of Cuba. Cequeria begins by telling the reader that his God, Jesus Christ, JFK, J.Edgar Hoover and even Fidel himself are purely fictional creations. Then "The...