This is not a book for the faint of heart. Douglas Jacobson’s book "Katyn Order" is a fictional account based on historical facts. In 1939 the Germans invaded Poland. Soon the Soviet Union also invaded the country. Polish soldiers and policemen were taken prisoners as...

"The Chocolate Kiss" by Laura Florand has delightful overtones of the classic "Bell, Book and Candle". Magalie Chaudron works for her aunts Aja and Genevieve in their "salon de the" (tea shop) on the Ile Saint-Louis in the heart of Paris. Magalie makes the...

“The Lost Souls: A Jungle Adventure” by Robert Apold tells the tale of a Boy Scout troop camp out in the jungles of Panama, with a bit of ghost story thrown in for good measure. The story begins with a brief history of how the...

“The Mystery Box” by Dr. M. N. Nyatanga is a magical, mystical metal box discovered by the family dog, Mildew. The box contains the long lost key to the Kwoyome family’s secret treasures, which has remained lost for the past two generations, but has now...

John Stallings is on a mission to find a missing college student. The detective’s task hits close to home, since his own 16 year old daughter has been missing for the past three years. Now as he finds new clues to the missing frat boy’s...

Nate Idle left medical school to become a journalist for neuroscience. He has done well in his field, becoming a go-to journalist after writing a series of articles about a capitalist with ties to the military who is developing how to store secrets inside the...

If you could strike a deal that would make all your problems vanish overnight, wouldn't it? That is exactly what happens in the book “The Gift” by Jonathan Lynch. Michael, the main character, is a pimply-faced, thin, 17-year-old teenager struggling with the daily torment of...

Seven years ago Lara Church had narrowly escaped becoming the Seattle Strangler's last victim. She recovers and chooses to be anonymous, moving to Austin, Texas, where she lives quietly with her German Shepherd, Lincoln, in a home she inherits from her grandmother. Men and the...

Maggie Stevens has been a faithful wife to her husband, Carter, for twenty years. But she finds he has cheated on her for five years and now has the audacity to divorce her, leaving Maggie for an older, wealthier woman. Poor Maggie! Carter has taken...

Tim Dorsey writes humorous thrillers that are off-beat and amusing, and in his "The Riptide Ultra-Glide" he has written another goofy but well-written novel featuring Serge and his sidekick Coleman. Serge and Coleman are in Florida hoping to create a reality TV show rivaling what...

David M. Gutknecht has developed a Bible study that will take you through the Bible in a year and open your eyes to the truths in the Bible and help you apply it to your lives and memorize scripture. His study is titled “The Word...

"The Magnificent Mary Ann” by Philip Kraske is a fascinating look at how one event that may seem minor to one person changes the course of events for another. Rarely do we know the effect our words or actions have on others. Sitting next to...

Todd Parr’s "The Thankful Book" encourages children to think of things to be thankful for every day. And he offers a list of things we can all be thankful for, just to get them started. Some are sweet: “I am thankful for my ears because...

“The Memory Thief” is the debut novel of Emily Colin and she is definitely an author to watch as this is a stunning debut work! Maddie lost her husband when he was killed climbing a mountain. Maddie had a bad feeling about this climb before...

In "The Purple Contract" written by Robin Flett, Michael Hollis is a professional hit-man. In fact he is so professional that none of the ’spooks’ units worldwide have anything concrete on him. So, when two Scottish businessmen decide that Scotland’s quest for independence from England...

Young Ben Stokes has been murdered in a secluded part of a children's playground in London, England. A brick was smashed against his face, fracturing his eye socket and killing him within hours. A man reported that he'd seen two boys fighting on the playground...

"The Long and Whining Road" by Simeon Courtie is one of the best books I’ve read in recent years. The story of how a family of five threw caution to the wind and launched into a trip around the world, busking Beatles beats for UNICEF...

“The Shepherd of Destiny” by Gary Sturm is a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma. It starts with a letter about a former delusional patient, 40-year-old Danny Love, to Dr. Keller, a respected psychiatrist. Danny writes cryptically about Burton Rheinstein, a pot smoking...

"The Metamorphosis of Kaden Parsons" is the story of one boy. Kaden fears to go to school because of what he has to face while there. He practices the lines he wants to say to his dad on the mirror plenty of times. He hopes...

It is an unfortunate truth that we spend much of our lives trying to meet the expectations of others, including God--not because God asks that of us, but because the church teaches us that we must. The Pharisees did it in Jesus' day, and He...