Life In Retirement By Ike Moran is his Tenth Group of Assignments Book. Ike, who has been the hero throughout this series, is ready to go into retirement. After years of cleaning out the underworld of druggies, the mafia, and all the villainous thugs, he...

Grifting was just a way of life; it was a family trait, apparently. Lilly and her son, Roy, conceived when she was a child herself, are con artists. And they have skills. Lilly answers to the mob. Roy answers to nobody. He enjoys the lucrative...

"The Neti Pot" has been around throughout history, long before the appearance of medicinal nose sprays and cure-alls. The physiological side of the practice is usually unknown but what is known is the wonderful effect it has on allergies and stuffed up noses. The Neti...

In the small seaside town of Manduwoc, memories of better economic times looms over the heads of the shoe-string community. Luanne Devore is the tie that binds them together and that is not for a good reason...she has a habit of spreading horrible gossip. Her...

She waited for her beloved husband for four long years and then he was by her side again. Doc McCoy is a master criminal with nerves of steel. He will do whatever it takes to get what he wants, in this case taking down a...

I am shocked at the atrocities Henry Kissinger is accused of. But I am also not so naïve to think that similar things have not been done by other administrations that just haven’t come to light. The safety of the citizens of the United States...

"The Last Minute" by Jeff Abbott is the third book in the 'Sam Capra Series'. Actually book two "Last Chance" was a very short story that allowed the readers to know what has happened. Sam Capra, an ex CIA Agent, has been trying to free...

"The Guardian" by Nicholas Sparks is one of his best tales. Before Julie Barenson’s husband passed away, he gave her a Great Dane puppy named Singer and a promise to always watch over her. After four years Julie was ready to move on with...

The tough mountain man called Preacher was once a young boy named Art back in those times of the mid-1800's when this country was young. Preacher learned by experience how to fight off the Blackfoot Native Americans who were highly hostile to white men's intrusion...

"The Heidelberg Project" is a depiction of art in a community. These projects have all been created through a program run by Tyree Guyton to beautify the streets of his hometown. Looking at normal household objects and things that are often seen as litter typically...

The Last Dogs: Dark Waters is the second part of a wonderful adventure geared towards kids but great for all ages. Max and his two friends, Gizmo and Rocky, continue their search for their pack leaders. Their humans, along with many others, have disappeared and...

The Eternal Highlander is written by Lynsay Sands and Hannah Howell. Being part of the Vampire Romance series, it introduces the reader to Bridget, who is captured on her way to spend time with her cousin at the clan court. Cathal MacNachton is the leader...

The Wave and Other Stories: Tenth Anniversary Edition by Caren Gussoff is a collection of ten short stories that are insightful, profound and filled with empathy. The stories are original and stark in the narration of the day to day lives of the characters, making...

I am usually not into steampunk, so I hesitated a bit when I picked up The Chronicles of Steele: Raven by Pauline Creeden, but the plot sounded so interesting that I thought I should give it a try. I was not disappointed, and was pleasantly...

In The Albermarle Affair, Parker Hall and Keely Foster decide they want to be private investigators. Now if they could only get a paying case before they starve. Well, soon they are in luck with not only one case but two. The first case is...

The Vintner's Daughter by Kristen Harnisch is by far the best historical romance novel that I have read in a while. It centers on a young woman growing up on a farm, whose family sells white wine until the fatal death of her father. Soon...

The Psychology of Economic Actualism by David Billings is an analysis of economic actualism, how nominal records deviate from actual reality. This deviation has enormous psychological implications. Mentioning that the plethora of social norms are primarily intended to chastise us, as our society does not...

The Grumpy Bull by Adrienne Noel follows a bull as he makes fun of every animal that is different from him. In the end, he learns a valuable lesson. I think this story has a wonderful message for children as well as adults. Everyone is...

The Seven Deadly Sins of Business Valuation: Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses & Government Guaranteed Lenders by Robert M. Clinger III, after a good introduction to the concept of valuation of a business, discusses the methods practically used by businesses for such calculations. This is the income...

The Hunt Chronicles Volume 1: Awakening by J.D. Demers is the first installment of Christian's story about surviving the zombie apocalypse. At first Christian isn't sure about what is going on; he'd been sick with a nasty flu and out of it for days right...