Compass: Creating Exceptional Organizations: A Leader’s Guide was written by William F. Brandt, a man with an exceptional skill in strategic planning. In his book he shares his expertise for creating a successful company. As the name suggests, this book is a compass pointing leaders...

The Apprentice by M.L. Hall is about Artamos De'spada and his trial mission with his mentor Adrian Rizzo and Black Knight Falita Kain. The mission is simple: escorting the king's betrothed safely from the Cromanian border to Caltania. This book, like any fantasy tale, takes you...

Pu'ukani's Song by Hannah Steenbock is (literally) about Pu'ukani's song. Pu'ukani is a whale who is a magic weaver and a singer. The book is a heart rending tale of a whale who takes us with him on his journey of life. The challenges he...

You Are Mine by Janeal Falor introduces us to Serena who knows she will always be owned by a warlock and she will never be free. Serena also knows that no matter what her warlock wants -- if it’s cruel, inane or anything similar --...

Join Louise Patterson’s life in Hell, literally, in Awake in Hell by Helen Downing. What a hilarious version of Hell from one dead woman’s point of view. I should not be saying this, but Hell doesn't sound so bad; that doesn't mean I want to...

The Last Time by Elodie Parkes is a hot and romantic story about lonely Bethany Snow and actor Seth Carbery. The two meet on a movie set and fall head over heels in love. Seth Carbery had sworn to stay away from relationships and Bethany...

Biblical Experiences by I. Daryl Pressley is a deep and profound treatise on Biblical living. Mr. Pressley presents multiple sound examples of how reading and following the Bible can enrich one’s life. It would be difficult to argue against any of the points presented in...

That Crazy Little Thing by Kate Bracy is a love story of friendship between friends, mother and daughter, sister and brother, mother and son. And it is so much more. It takes the painful journey of cancer and makes it a beautiful story of...

The Adventured Star by Pamela T. Chandler is a delightful story about Najma, the travelling star who moves to Abu Dhabi. During her stay there, she wishes to be the star of Abu Dhabi. The book has some excellent illustrations that complement the story. I found...

Jonny Plumb's New Adventures by Kim Wheeler is an adventure story starring Jonny Plumb. The story takes off from Jonny's previous adventures with the Silver Flying Arrow Space Ship. Jonny's sea life friends, his space home Pashoo, his struggle to save Earth, humanity and the...

This is a review of the audio format of The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorsensen, read by Leslie Bellair. Callie was raped on her twelfth birthday by her brother’s best friend. Her personality changed; she started wearing baggy clothing, chopped her hair...

In Wicked Souls by Sabrina Samples, Spencer Bishop’s husband, David, dies due to the head injury he sustained in an accident. Strange things take place in no time, with the appearance of a man named Aiden who warns Spencer about an angel called Zaapiel. Spencer...

The Not Wholes by Giovanna Pezzulo is about an Italian teenager who has been castrated. The story deals with how a certain strata of the society accept him and how the rest do not. The backdrop of the story is a music conservatory in Italy. For...

Take the time each day to read a Bible verse and memorize it phrase by phrase. Rachelle Ayala suggests this spiritual devotion in Your Daily Bible Verse: 366 Verses Correlated by Month and Day. She notes that a difficult time in her life inspired her...

Express Cafe and Other Ramblings by Heather Crouse is a collection of stories dealing with human emotions and the path life takes. All the stories are different from one another but the theme is the same. Some of them are inspiring and some are ones...

The Romanian Connection by Richard Roche is a work of fiction that reads like non-fiction. I had to check more than once to make sure the author had correctly listed this book. The prologue hints at the intrigue that lies ahead. The setting is 1995;...

Chaperones by Megan Karasch is a fantastic novel of self discovery and growing up, even when the main character is already 26. Andrea was so over protected while growing up she never learned anything about life or herself. Her only enjoyment came from behind a...

Practice to Deceive written by J. R. Lindemuth is a “Sticks” Hetrick detective novel. While on a cruise with Anita Bailey, things begin to go missing, the ship's crew needs help, and then the Jamaican police need Sticks' assistance. Not much of a vacation for...

In The Dazzling Darkness by Paula Cappa, the Old Willow Cemetery is under the watch of its mysterious keeper, Elias Hatch. On March 20, when 5-year-old Henry Brooke fails to come home with his older sister, Detective Mike Balducci turns his attention to Hatch, and...

Intelligent Life on Earth? The Search Continues by Barbara Cohea is FUNNY! This entire book is a collection of short essays about… well, about almost everything. All the way through this book, I kept thinking, “This woman should be a newspaper columnist.” After the conclusion...