Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is back. As the Viking hero continues his memoirs, translated from the Old Norse by Cressida Cowell, the 12-year-old son and heir of Stoick the Vast is engaging in a lesson on boarding an enemy vessel. Leave it to Hiccup, his...

Hiccup Horrendous III, only son and heir of Stoick the Vast, chief of the Hairy Hooligans, is back. How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse continues the memoirs of the hero as translated by Cressida Cowell. As the tale opens, the young Viking and his fellow...

As How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale opens, the entire Viking world is in the grip of a heat wave. Young Hiccup and his fellow Vikings-in-training are about to begin a Herding Reindeer on Dragonback lesson. As the boys mount their riding dragons and work...

Viking hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III continues his memoirs in the sixth book in the How to Train Your Dragon series as told by Cressida Cowell. The young warrior-in-training is observing his 12th birthday. His hopes that the occasion will be a peaceful one...

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the greatest Viking hero who ever lived, continues his memoirs in How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm. Author Cressida Cowell relates the youthful adventures of the heir to the Hairy Hooligan Tribe throne when he was an average, not-very-heroic-looking boy. As...

As Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III continues the story of his youth, members of his Hooligan tribe are searching for young Camicazi. The daughter of the chief of the Bog-Burglars was caught in a horrific summer storm while alone in her boat. Their search takes them...

James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein collaborated on a series of books for upper elementary and middle school students. I Even Funnier is the third book in the Funny series. This series revolves around Jamie Grimm, a middle school student who aspires to be a stand-up...

In First Love by authors James Patterson and Emily Raymond, we meet Alexandra Moore and Oscar James Robinson. Axi has faced loss and tragedy in her short life. Her little sister Carol Ann died of an incurable cancer. Her mother ran off, leaving her family...

I’m becoming quite a fan of Sandra Brown. Hidden Fires, like many of Ms. Brown’s books, has a delightful love story of two reluctant people with a strong physical attraction to each other. It is her formula and it works. In Hidden Fires we meet...

Tory Johnson, a Good Morning America contributor, can now add bestselling author to her list of accomplishments. Her book The Shift: How I Finally Lost Weight and Discovered a Happier Life is not a diet plan or book. The Shift is a change in attitude...

The Alibi Witness by Dylan Patrick Grant is about Michael Crane, a federal prosecutor who is pulled into a case to testify as an alibi witness to his ex-fiancee, who is on trial for murder. With a confession, eye witness, and a weapon, Darlene's fate...

Bullseye is a short story, 75 pages long, written by author David Baldacci. While this may be a short story, it is definitely worth reading. This is a review of the audio book. The author has brilliantly united his fans' favorite characters: Will Robie, Oliver...

In The Bear by author Claire Cameron, we meet a young girl, who is five years old, and her two-year-old brother. The sound of her mother screaming awakened Anna. Her father grabbed her and her brother Stick, threw them in a large cooler, and told...

The Redemption of Callie and Kayden is Book 2 in The Coincidence series. Book 2 picks up where The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden, Book 1 left off. Author Jessica Sorensen shares just enough detail to remind the reader what happened in the last book....

A Man To Hold On To (A Tallgrass Novel) by Marilyn Pappano is an entertaining romance. My copy is audio format read by Loretta Rawlins. Keegan Logan’s former girlfriend, Sabrina, had an affair with Paul Matheson which resulted in a child, Mariah. She put Keegan’s...

A Story of Easter and All of Us by Roma Downey, Mark Burnett and narrated by Keith David, is an audio book to accompany a hit television mini-series. This review is about the audio book, which is roughly 90 minutes in length. I was, first...

In Somerset, the prequel to her New York Times best-selling Roses, Leila Meacham has crafted a sweeping, epic tale as vast and uncompromising as the Texas landscape in which the majority of narrative takes place. The events of Somerset unfold over four generations and six...

Private L.A., by James Patterson and Mark T. Sullivan, is a heart in the throat, mind-boggling, grasp your seat, action packed book. Once you start you can’t let it go, and yes the main couple made me think of Brad and Angelina, or in this...

In The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller, the scene is set in rural Iowa. Robert has been assigned to photograph the beautiful old wooden bridges, a vanishing piece of architecture. A chance need of directions, and Francesca being home alone, with her...

NYPD Red2 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp brings Detective Zach Jordan and his partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald, to the front of the battle zone. NYPD Red is the task force of the stars, seeking resolution of crimes on the rich and famous. When sent...