Sherman P. Bastarache has an inordinate interest in language. His interest began when he was in the eighth grade. His teacher was discussing evolution and a student commented that words cannot evolve. Suddenly, it occurred to Bastarache that if you add a 't' to 'here'...

"Dying for Justice" features Wade Jackson as the lead detective in what turns out to be an old case that involves the murder of Jackson's mother and father and where new information is found. The man who was accused of the crime and who is...

"The Wicked Passage" by N M Singel is an inventive mix of fantasy and history for young adults. Blake Wyatt just wants the school day to end but then his very odd substitute teacher has to go and reveal that Blake and his sister Erica...

In the last few years I have heard more and more about the VP Virus. HPV is a virus transmitted by having sex with an infected partner. The virus can go away on its own or can result in cervical cancer. Michelle L. Whitlock shares...

Laurell L.M. Wright’s “Yearnings of the Heart” is an ebullient collection of prayers, testimonials, psalms and affirmations of the wondrous power of Christ’s redeeming love. Through many scenarios, witnessed in diverse voices, readers will find both comfort and inspiration for any milepost on their journey...

In a New York City where murder and other heinous criminal acts are virtually no more, an oblivious population must now dispense with any unacceptable memories. A fugitive fleeing from his masked attackers, Frank Shelby, has been accused of murdering his girlfriend and of acts...

Maddie Cochere has written a fascinating book, “Sunshine Hunter.” Susan has a job as a weight loss adviser and also works in the evenings at the gym. She loves racquetball and is quite good at it. She feels she is falling for her new boyfriend,...

"Bountiful Creek" by Steven B. Weissman is a beautiful love story. Martha Somerville is the main character and I loved her from page one through the tear-jerking last page. It is the spring of 1861 in Bountiful Creek, Virginia, and we find Martha living with...

“Toot & Puddle: A Present for Toot” written by Holly Hobbie is shared in an audio version and is read by Nick Sullivan who does a great job with this version. Puddle wants to get Toot a birthday present, but Toot will not give him...

"Crazy Quilt" by Paula Paul depicts the ambiguities of a recent cancer survivor. Flora Adams has recently undergone a mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy and she needs to get back to her Texas roots in order to attempt to bring sanity to her tenuous hold on...

"The King’s Challenge: A Quest for Eternal Life" by Lucas Zahn is a fantasy adventure for adults and young adults. Matthew has interesting dreams. He recounts those adventures about soldiers and orks to his fellow pupils at school. But now freshly graduated, he has a...

Any child whose parents divorce is faced with a wall of adversity. This child is no different, having a father who pretty much disappears from the boy's life. The one thing he cherishes is a pendant which he wears around his neck, tucked into his...

Author James Robinson, Jr. has written a humorous but extremely thoughtful book about life and living that no one should skip. "Fighting the Effects of Gravity" is indeed a bittersweet journey into middle life and from there on to the realities of old age and...

"Hip Hip Hurray We Found Teddy" by author Silvia Sullivan allows the reader into the life of a mouse whose life is very orderly and tidy. Mouse enjoys his routine and finds it fulfilling, even the town he lived in was called "Everything Has A...

Perfection is the state of being free from all flaws or defects. Jade Kerrion offers a look at a society that seeks perfection. In “Perfection Unleashed”, Pioneer Laboratories has created perfection through clones; they were leading in the Genetic Revolution. Many of the clones were...

"The Love Walk" By Amanda Beth is a 15-week devotional with devotions on Corinthians 13:4-8 and focuses on 15 different traits of love. Each devotion is followed by an encouragement, an inspirational prayer and scriptures to meditate on and a verse to be memorized. Additional...

Michael Whitworth in his book "The Epic of God" does a beautiful job of weaving together the story of creation and other biblical stories that transports the reader to a different time. The story flows smoothly and with a richness of depth into biblical meanings....

"My Cat Won’t Bark!" is an interesting book with a charmingly whimsical title. The subtitle "A Relationship Epiphany" refers to the author’s perspective from which he produced the book and may or may not apply to the reader’s experience. However, even if you don’t experience...

Author Michael Thomas Barry has done in-depth research on the royal families of Great Britain, going back to those who governed the land before the Norman Invasion in 1066 and the rise of William the Conqueror. Barry writes on all the sovereigns, the Plantagenets, the...

In 1968, Lia Benedict's Italian-born father and his brother, Joe, sell their Brooklyn-based business, Jo-Fran Refreshments, and Frank Benedict moves his family to a New Jersey town for a better, safer life. Lia's older sister, Tina, is marrying, but Lia and her younger siblings, brother...