In her devotional guide, Carla McDougal captures the essence of what it is to be still and wait upon the Lord. Written from the perspective of a busy mother trying to find time with God, "My Prayer Chair" empathizes with every one of us who...

"Rise of the Notorious" by Katie Jennings is a sequel to "When Empires Fall". "Rise of the Notorious" is also a wonderful book that reads perfectly on its own merit. It is the story of the Vasser family, their exclusive hotel chain and the perils...

The Laugh Supper: A time-defying dialogue – crammed with wisdom and laughter! by Leonard Ryzman is not only entertaining but is also a thought-provoking read. Nine famous individuals from history – Leonardo da Vinci, Ralph Waldo Emerson, President Abraham Lincoln, President John F. Kennedy, Groucho...

"Willowtree" by Mike Bove is a mystery set in a small town in Arizona. I hesitate to add ‘cozy’ to that description because that term conjures up garrulous, bumbling amateurs enthusiastically poking around in affairs that don’t concern them. This isn’t the case here as...

"Me, My Mother, My life" is the story of a Nigerian woman who goes through life's journey burdened by her culture and traditions. Ayomide is a product of a broken marriage and has to mature very fast. She grows up in Nigeria watching her mother...

James Miller was an executive with the National Football League when he was offered and accepted the position of director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of New Orleans hoping for a quieter life. During his six years at the institute he faced many obstacles...

“Woof” by Dakota Douglas is a delightful book to spark a child’s imagination and introduce him to the wonderful world of reading. “Woof” contains a pair of short stories, presenting sequential adventures in the life of a young boy and a stray dog. The boy,...

"DJ's Lullaby: A Mother's Love Song" is a children's book about a mom who was waiting and praying for a child for her to love. There are pictures, drawn by M.A. Moisa, that accompany Lucy Rivas Enriquez's text about the mom's mommy parts that are...

In "The Grave and the Figure Eight," author Tucker has taken the reader to the post WWI era. Terence Garth has just returned home from battle. Being wounded emotionally, he has returned to his uncle's home in Kentucky, seemingly to rest before a return to...

Alicia is having a bad day. Fresh off the boat from small town Connecticut, she lands in big bad Washington D.C., to sit in the sweltering heat because the love she moved to be with has abandoned her. This is how we are introduced to...

This book, according to its subtitle, is a tasty romantic comedy, and it's exactly that. And also brilliant. Lively and likable Alexandria D'Agostino, the youngest child in a close, hectic Italian-American family, is a fabulous cook as well as a hard working marketer. However, her...

Another outstanding police procedural from L J Sellers featuring detective Wade Jackson and his cohorts of the Eugene, Oregon Police Department. This time it is personal as Jackson’s ex-wife, Renee, is missing. Jackson suspects that alcoholic Renee has climbed back inside the bottle that destroyed...

"Zen and Sex" is a humorous modern day love story. The main protagonists are Martin, a 24 year old guy, and Frances, aged 38 years. The story begins with Martin's musings about life, love and sex. He hates to admit it, but he is lovesick,...

A middle-aged woman looks back at her time in the past: married, trapped in a loveless marriage while she compensates for her loneliness with food. Suddenly Anne finds herself attracted to a new workmate, David, who shows her the kind of affection she has not...

The insightful and delightful book, “50 Ways to Greater Well Being and Happiness” by Robert Pawlicki, is not your typical self-help book. The book is formatted in short paragraphs outlining fifty ‘exercises’ to consider when making your life happier and healthier. The book is designed...

"And They Lived Happily Ever After" is a collection of stories by Crystal Connor. This anthology takes the reader on a multi-faceted trip through non-traditional horror and suspense. Most readers will enjoy being drawn into this collection of tales in such a way that the...

Hampton Road is a psychological thriller written by Michael Segedy. When we first meet Billy, he's in some sort of institution and being given medication by an orderly. Billy's not sure why he's there and hates the medicine which makes him tired and mentally confused....

"Puckweed Soup: A New Tale to Tell" is a story full of imagination, excitement, adventure and whims. The book opens with Noah being acknowledged on stage by his school principal as one of the inventive writers in the Wizard Willard's Writing Contest. Noah is nervous...

"The Ultimate Inferior Beings" is an enchanting science-fiction comedy by Mark Roman. When a ship lands ahead of schedule at the human colony Tenalp, the sole survivor whispers something inaudible to the leader of the colony. In an effort to discover the reason behind the...

When I chose this book to read, I knew it would bring out feelings I thought were gone from a corner of my mind. I was right. So many things resonated with me as I read the author’s experience of losing a baby. I know...