Winter Wonder, the fourth book of the Paradise Pine series by Delia Latham, is as enjoyable and compelling as the three preceding books. Paradise Pines is the place that we would all like to visit; peaceful, picturesque and divinely inspiring. Winter is an anchor news...

A Christmas Beau by Delia Latham is a tender and sometimes anxiety-filled romance that holds your attention and finds you hoping that her characters achieve their desired outcome. Katie is attracted to Cam, her sister’s boss. She hopes that he can see past the fact...

There is so much to like about Oy, Elephants! by Deborah Stevenson and Morgan Spicer. Begin with the book’s concept. A pair of retired circus elephants, Martha and Lou, move in as next-door neighbors to young Joel’s grandparents, Morris and Gussie, with whom he is...

Hercules Finds His Courage: Taki & Toula Time Travelers Book 1 by Elena Paige is the story of Taki and Toula who live in Crete, Greece. One day they decide to dress up in their mother’s old clothes. While going through her chest, they find...

Leaders Lab: 66 Ways to Develop Your Leadership Skill, Strategy, and Style by Jane Moyer is a well-researched, wonderfully crafted tool for experienced and would-be leaders in different fields, a book that is written in a simple style, with excellent points that are not masked...

Final Notice by Van Fleisher is an intelligently imagined and expertly crafted novel with an original concept. Vijay Patel, a doctor and mathematician, has just created a revolutionary invention, a health watch that predicts within 10 – 30 days when someone will die. This could...

HARDBARNED! One Man's Quest for Meaningful Work in the American South by Christopher J. Driver is a memoir that reads like nothing I have read in a long while; brutally honest, an unadulterated X-ray of the crude realities that confront contemporary American workers. The author...

San Diego UnTapped: A Guide to Brewery Tap & Tasting Rooms in the "Capital of Craft" by Robert A. Bellezza takes readers on an interesting trip to the local brewing community and gives information about the beers and nuances of the brewers and their breweries....

Welcome to the Shivoo! Creatives Mimicking the Creator by Laura Bartnick is one of the best things I have read about creativity. In fact, it can be read as the spirituality of the creative person, a book that brilliantly showcases God’s centrality in the creative...

Girl on the Right: Memoir of a Life Upside Down is an autobiography written by Tina Truax. The author knew she was not the brightest, most wonderful child in the world. Her father had made sure she realized those facts, first in the way he...

Sunset Blues is a thrilling first entry in The Shadow series by Renee Topper, an attention-grabbing blend of mystery and thriller that follows the treacherous path of an undercover cop in his attempt to clear his name. Get ready to be steeped in a world...

Cherries. They really are very good for you. Sweet, sour, even the most popular maraschino cherries. Why? Cherries are full of good nutrients: Vitamin A and C, Manganese, Potassium, Copper and Vitamin K (a not-so-well known vitamin, but it should be as it helps deal...

In his preface to Don't Sign the Lease! The Tale of a Triumphant Business Owner, Jorge L. Morales states: “In real estate transactions, there are winners, and there are losers. Far too often, the tenant (the business owner) is the loser.” He then goes on...

Motherhood is incredible, rewarding, magical, and amazing. Mompowerment: Insights from Successful Professional Part-Time Working Moms Who Balance Career and Family by Suzanne Brown is an insightful book that handles a relevant topic in a progressive and positive manner, one that will help all moms make...

A news editor's deductive and investigative skills are tested in the gruesome and thrilling mystery novel, The Redhead is Dead (The First Book in the Redhead Detective Series) by Chris Ingram and Donna Rheaume. Body pieces are being packed in crates and discovered around the...

Bigger than a blueberry, the Saskatoon berry has many other benefits that outshine the more commonly known blueberry. For instance, it’s high in vitamins and fibre and, of interesting note, it contains 11 percent of the daily intake required of calcium. The First Nations knew...

Pause: Standout Whenever You Speak by Barry Kuntz is a quick and enjoyable read that offers readers the tools they need to make a difference when they have to speak. It is one of the best things I have read in effective communication, and in...

Tuma’s Boot by Gladys T. Kenfack opens with Tuma and his mother going to the river to play. Tuma takes off his boots and sets them down near the riverbank. The wind blows his boot into the water and it floats away. He is very...

Mambo's Toy Collection by author Gladys Kenfack is a delightful children's book full of pages of vivid color, and beautiful illustrations that catch the eye. It incorporates the idea of recycling into the story line, and at the end there is a toy that can...

The Journey From Poor Procrastinator to Invested Millennial is a nonfiction business/finance self-help book written by Jeremy Kho. Kho is an invested millennial, who is also a self-published author, engineer and online marketer. Now in his thirties, he began learning about investment opportunities when he...