Robert Ludlum passed away ten years ago, and here, in Bourne Dominion, Eric Van Lustbader carries on the tradition of the thriller/spy novel that Ludlum created and wrote so very well. Jason Bourne is back and, this time, is on the track of a group...

In The Technologists, author Matthew Pearl has brilliantly portrayed the first precarious years in the development and survival of the Massachesetts Institute of Technology. It is 1868, and MIT is to graduate its first class. And then, frightening things begin to happen in the city...

Parents, relatives and neighbors looking for a nice, affordable gift for a child will love The Snowman's Revenge. With colorful, full-page illustrations and a rhyming scheme that will bring Dr. Seuss to mind, Mark Smythe brings to life this early grade school story of a...

It is 53 A.D. in ancient Italy where a landowner, Gaius Petronicus, harvests his olive oil and vineyard crops and goes off to sell them in the nearby town of Nolia. He entices young Justa, a girl dressed as a boy and forced into slavery,...

Ercell Hoffman's poetry tells of everyday life, sometimes joyful, sometimes sad, in a way that the reader will appreciate. Many of the poems have the theme of lamenting the loss of someone loved. "Moody" wishes for the comfort that only a loved one's return can...

M for ReadersFavorite I chose to read this book because the subtitle of "The Walk" said "Clear Direction and Spiritual Power For our Life." Who wouldn't want that? I had no knowledge of the author and when the book arrived, it surprised me to see his...

In this 19th novel by Michael Connelly, Los Angeles lawyer Michael "Mickey" Haller returns to work after treatment for drug addiction. He inherits murdered trial lawyer Jerry Vincent's case loads, the most outstanding one being the double-homicide case against movie mogul Walter Elliot. Mickey finds...

Wendy Mass has created a masterpiece that is sure to be loved by children of all ages and adults alike! "The Candymakers" is about four children who are chosen to participate in a contest to create a candy at a local candy factory. Each of...

"The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town" is a nostalgic and whimsical children’s book written by Mary Casanova with illustrations by Ard Hoyt. When Dirk Yeller rolls into town everyone and everything halts to a dead silence. The town folk are sent into mass panic...

Listen. Would you like to know a secret? Did you know everyone heads off into the Afterlife once they die, regardless of whether they're good or bad? It's true. Just read "The Case Files of Thomas Carney". Tom Carney, a nondescript school-teacher before he died, awakes...

Vitamin N! That would be nature and her attributes to our health, mind, body and soul. Richard Louv shares the wealth of knowledge gained in extensive research, his own lifestyle of loving nature and the tragic loss of his own father whose demise happened shortly...

Karleen has written a great book that will enthrall any fan of ghost stories. Her writing is fluid and descriptive. It is easy to read and understand. The story is well put together, with characters any pre-teen will easily identify with. Alison’s father, Mr....

"The Strangers On Montagu Street"(Tradd Street series book 3) by Karen White is a paranormal mystery novel I found hard to put down. The main plot of the story deals with Melanie who can see and talk to spirits just as her mother does....

"The Stovepipe" by Bonnie Virag is well worth the read. Ms. Virag was a Canadian child with seventeen brothers and sisters who was put into the foster care system at the age of four. For most of the years under the care of the Children's...

"The Pony Principles: Lessons in Optimism Because of Adversity" by Keith Elkins offers 38 brief life lessons of encouragement organized loosely around the metaphor of seeing the pony, feeding the pony, training the pony, and riding the pony. Each chapter starts with a quote and...

"The Best Of Me" by Nicholas Sparks This is a review of the audiobook. Nicholas Sparks always amazes me. Most books concentrate or emphasize the emotions of the female. However, Sparks successfully develops and demonstrates the emotions of his male characters as well. In "The Best Of...

It's now almost 100 years since the Unsinkable Titanic sunk. This book is based on some true rather sad facts of what happened on this doomed cruise. The story opens with Tess Collins escaping her job, supposed to be a seamstress, but is more of a...

Defense attorney Mickey Haller represents the scum of the earth, the forlorn and the disparaged. Once in a while, he catches a break and gets an a-lister as a client. Things that seem too good to be true are usually like this case. It isn't...

"The Awesome Book of Unusual Bible Heroes for Kids" by Sandy Silverthorne is a great book for kids aged 8-12 years. Today many children in this age group learn about the heroes in the Bible through their Sunday School class but some seem uninterested. Children...

This book made me laugh out loud. It was a good thing I wasn't drinking milk or it would have come out my nose! It was interesting to learn that this book was based on DaySpring's greeting card line, "Bible Tails." This book provides...