Wow! Just, wow! That's exactly what I thought when I finished reading The Back Room, the new book by author Charles Dyner. Follow the stories of very diverse characters, including a hacker who has escaped from Russia, a piano prodigy who has abandoned his instrument...

“Once you’re on the witch’s list, you’re as good as dead.” Andrew Cairns' novel, The Witch’s List, is a beguiling supernatural novel that follows Sandy Beech through childhood into his adult years. His attraction to exotic black women lures him into the dark world of...

Journey into Finance by E.N. Towner is a testimony of one woman’s experience with eliminating debt and restoring credit after bankruptcy. The book deals with all aspects of monetary responsibilities that many people take for granted. These responsibilities include: balancing a checkbook, understanding the value...

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn: Son of Destiny King of All Wales by KR Hebdige is a novel of historical fiction centering on 11th century Wales, and the struggle to unite the country into one kingdom, rather than several smaller ones. In total the tale ranges from...

Vengeance is a paranormal romance novel by author K.K. Gould, and book one in the Immortal Savior series. Set in Layton, Michigan, our drama begins at the ER of a hospital where we find our heroine, Eliza North, living under an assumed name. A vampire/wolf...

Eat Like Eve by Cherry Capri is a unique cookbook based around raw foods and vegan eating. The cookbook opens with an introduction about “Eve” in the Garden of Eden and how her diet revolved around fresh, raw fruits and vegetables. The theory is that...

In A Pickle Over Pandas is probably the most NECESSARY book I've reviewed this year and I've reviewed quite a few. I think it is a must-read for anyone with children. The PANDAS in this children’s story is not describing our furry black and white...

Just Claire by Jean Ann Williams is a wonderful coming of age tale. Claire Lee and her siblings are uprooted and moved when her father has to go to work in a different place. Just as they move into their new house, their mother goes...

Growing up, Victoria Woodhull — the sixth of ten children — knew nothing but abuse at the hands of her father, poverty, and all sorts of dysfunctional family ties. Her first marriage proves even worse than the family she was born into. In spite of...

“What happens when you discover that the only morality that exists is survival?” With this single line from his book Lines in the Sand, F. Scott Service bravely and defiantly offers up an irrefutable indictment of war and its practitioners – cowardly politicians, greedy corporations,...

Clouds of Heaven, Beings of Light by Sharon Kay Casey is a wonderful, inspiring life story. The author’s vivid creation will place you in the events page by page. A passage from the introduction summarizes how we are all viewed in the eyes of the...

He Was About To Betray His Oath is a military adventure drama by author Rodney Searcy. This short novel presents a complex mixture of crime intrigue and romantic drama, interspersed with elements of historical fiction. Our relatively contemporary (1980s) hero is Thomas Allen, currently working...

The Lost Town: Bringing Back Trochenbrod by Avrom Bendavid-Val is the true story of a little town that went unnoticed. Trochenbrod was actually quite a big place, home to more than 5000 Jews. So how come it was never noticed? The town operated from within...

From Parts Unknown: The Complete Five-Part Serial by George Sirois welcomes you to the world of wrestling. We all think that we know what happens behind those rings and away from the audience’s eyes, but that is never the case. In this novel, we get...

The Cow in the Doorway is a young adult/new adult coming of age novel written by Gino Bardi. Tony Vitelli was not all that sure he really wanted to go to Cornell University despite the excited urgings of his father. He’d feel a lot more...

What if there was a reset button that could set the entire universe back to the point of creation? What would life be like and what could most probably change? An organization called the Genesis believes strongly that the world has been raped and awfully...

The Last Legend: Unto The End is the second volume of a young adult fantasy written by J.B. Wichterich. King Julpen and his men search for the missing princess. But there are worse things in the kingdom than the disappearance of his daughter, Princess Marrisa....

Epiphany Man by D.B. Patterson is a unique story set against the backdrop of Tarpon Springs and Greece. Readers get to see the protagonist, Jonathan Nikolas Christakos, taking a personal journey and living out his tragic life where he loses his parents at a young...

Oh, my! What a treat it is for a reader who loves mysteries to find a new one that is simply a delight in every way...and that's exactly what I found in author Ashley Lynch-Harris's newest book, The Hotel Westend: A Mystery. Follow the story...

Strength and talent are not limited to men, although that was how it was seen in 15th century Florence under the rule of the powerful Medici family and the Church. When Viviana is faced with the murder of Guiliano de Medici by the hands of...