Lady Madeleine Valliant is at the ball because her aunt expects her to be, but she’d rather be anywhere else. Her heart and dreams are with last night’s performance on stage at the play, dressed in her custom and wig. That is really what makes...

“Scotsmen Prefer Blondes” is about ladies who want to follow their dreams and goals, but they have to do it secretly because of the period (1800s) they are living in. In this story we meet Amelia, who is a writer, and Prudence, who is a...

What a terrific go-to guide for recent and past movies! Byron Brubaker’s 100+ Years of Movies is packed with summaries of movies you have seen and some you may want to see. Included in the book is an introduction which explains author Byron Brubaker’s background...

Ignition by Emma Shelford is the first book in the Musings of Merlin series. It's been centuries since Arthur's death, but he promised to return one day, and for some reason Merlin believed him. Now it's the 21st century and still no Arthur. Merlin has...

Classical Considerations (Musings prompted by the late Harvard master, John H. Finley, Jr.) by Steven McFadden brings focus to the ancient Greek philosophers and culture that have influenced our modern society in the arts, mathematics, politics, and philosophy. This is accomplished by introducing the reader...

In Will There Be Free Appetizers? by Don Ake, the author describes himself as a trucking industry expert, but he’s more popularly known for his humorous blog posts, which quite often concern his love of most things gustatory. This is his second humor/comedy book, and...

Specialisms: Autism Perspectives is a work of non-fiction in the parenting and autobiographical writing subgenres, and was penned by author Brad Eck. The work is intended for both the specialized and general reading audiences and contains essential eye-opening information about the realities of raising a...

What energizes you? What gets you through one day after another of living restrictions? Masking when out in public, social distancing, stay-at-home orders – these are part of the new norm, but how does it really define us? The year 2020 is certainly not something...

Life is more than just one story; it’s a lot of stories. Francis Mont has collected a lot of stories and he’s written them in an unusual, but rather comforting way. Writing in the short story form, third-person narrative, the author presents a person’s life...

Sometimes, in the midst of reading fiction, I enjoy reading poems for a change, so I chose Nadia Brown’s book of poetry to read. As I read each poem, I enjoyed sensing her personality as she puts her beautiful creations in writing. Some of the...

"I Miss You Erma: Amusing Musings of a Non-desperate Housewife" is the life story of author Lynne Boortz. She seems to be a typical American girl growing up in the 1950's. She fell in love with Jerry, got married, had children, and stayed married to...

Life was going really well for ER Physician CJ Jones until one night when she is attacked by a patient. She wakes up to find herself being taken care of by the hot and handsome Chief of Surgery, Dan Brown. Dr. Dan has an attraction...

Programs for addicts are usually centered around a particular belief system, making it difficult for agnostics, atheists, freethinkers and other like-minded individuals to become committed adherents. There is always a sense of distance, a sense of isolation imparted to those who have secularist leanings. Beyond...

After the Glitter Fades by Lynny Prince is a unique book which gives voice to the suffering, memories and eternal inner beauty and hope of a woman’s memoirs during a time of war in the United States. Its intimate feel draws the reader into the...

Call of the Warrior: An Anthology Presented by Read, Write, Muse lends a voice to the fighting spirit, wherever it may occur. While some stories, like The Fight at Lishkar Gah by Holly and Jared Brown do take place against a backdrop of military combat,...

Private Antal USA by Anthony Halasz is a pile of his recollections, but for the ones he ‘forgot, decided to forget or were beyond his ability to describe.’ It contains his early memories, marrying his high school love, surviving the Nazi scare, and escaping from...

Cameron Hendricks’ Which Way is Up is a collection of poems focusing on the balance between the darker things in life with the lighter ones. I love the quote at the beginning of the first section that reminds us that you need darkness and sadness...

Lite Whines and Laughter: Mild Rants and Musings on the Mundane by Lee Gaitan is a collection of essays with a unique humorous spin proving to us that real life is always better than fiction. It will appeal to women from baby boomers to young...

In Indelibly Inscribed: Collected Musings on Christian Spirituality, Anthony Maranise examines the parallels between spirituality with everyday objects and activities, drawing enlightening spiritual lessons from these connections. He also examines contemporary topics such as tattooing and also discusses personal experiences. In the first chapter, The...

The Swing: A Muse's Memoir about Keeping the Artist Alive by Susan Dennis is a carefully crafted and incredibly well-written memoir that spans the twenty-four-year marriage of a photographer and his muse. With Detroit's 1980s dangerous gang wars in the background, this memoir paints...