The book Viruses and Microbes Within Our Bodies: Why We Need Them and How They Control Our Lives by James B. Hudson is an educational book on the science behind viruses, microbes, and infections written for the general public. Starting from the premise that not...

Love Thy Sister (Mina’s Adventures) by Maria Grazie Swan is a story of blood being thicker than water, of betrayal, and a journey of self-discovery. Mina arrives in America to live with her sister, Paola, and her husband, following the death of their mother in...

I thought this would be a fascinating read and it was. I thought that it must be extremely difficult to tell a story about prehistoric people of whom we have very little knowledge upon which to base dialogue, habits, beliefs, etc. We have theories based...

Christianity Karma and Reincarnation: A New Message Begins by Micheal J. Andrisano Sr is an uplifting book that can be used as a guide or a tool to bring about changes in your life in a positive way. We live in a world marred by...

If you've been looking for something really different, take a peek at Eric Stannard's novel The Patriotic Assassins. It features two men who are seemingly unimportant figures of their time. In the mid-century 1900s, Sparky is a Mafioso figure who is determined to impress his...

Na-Bolom: House of the Jaguar by Forrest J. Hayes is an awesome story! At the time I started writing this review, there were four reviews posted on Amazon.com. Those reviewers used words like: “a must read”; “a study in fact-filled fiction”; “a gripping adventure”; “a...

Always on My Mind is the eighth book in the Lucky Harbor series by Jill Shalvis. This novel features Leah Sullivan, who has just appeared on a reality baking show. She has returned to Lucky Harbor to help out her grandmother who has been taken...

Against the picturesque backdrop of Cornwall, Judy Finnigan in Eloise allows this mystery to play out, beginning with the tragically premature death of Eloise from breast cancer. Deeply affected by her best friend's death, Cathy struggles to cope with her loss in an already fragile...

Take a trip from the hot summer of Atlanta to the lush, cool, green land of Ireland. In Heir of Earth, we get to experience the beauty of Ireland though the eyes of Faye. Faye has always felt out of place, like she doesn't fit...

This is one book that I never wanted to end; from the beginning to the end, it was great. The story is based on a romance lasting over 60 years, and another just beginning. You will wonder what they had in common, although I thoroughly...

Sandra Brown's Deadline is a realistic, fast-paced thriller, true to her writing style. Dawson Scott is a journalist who will do anything, go anywhere to get a cutting edge story. He has just returned from a lengthy stay in Afghanistan where he sees first hand...

Deep Sleepers by Adrian Willis is an espionage/terrorist thriller set in London, England. The story starts with a fatal bullying incident that sets the tone for the events that will follow. We then go to Tom Blake on a stakeout as he watches one of...

In Unveiled, author Tamara Helene Arrington has unleashed the second of her Berringer Family novels to the world of suspense literature. Those who enjoyed the first novel will certainly love this one as well. The Berringer spawn are a collection of truly peculiar men and...

Shardfall: The Shardheld Saga (Volume 1) by Paul E. Horsman is the story of two men, Muus and Kjelle, who are trapped in an avalanche which leaves them stranded on the icy mountain slopes, fighting cold and starvation. Kjelle knows about the small blue shard...

Man’s best friend? Or perhaps a woman’s? The common dog has filled the void in so many lives. This is especially true in the case of Janice Gary, a woman with a troubled past and hesitant stride. Janice Gary was raped in her early twenties...

Olivia Newport’s Valley of Choice series is continued with book three, Taken for English. This part of the saga begins with Annie’s baptism and official commitment to becoming Amish and joining the Amish community. Annie and the entire Beiler family hope that this will lead...

Getting a crazy idea to do something completely out of the box, Keith Maginn and his friend, Emily, plan a road trip through the southern United States. Their memoirs from the planning, the trip and feedback from the results are chronicled in Goodwill Tour: Paying...

Joanna Philbin's Rules of Summer is a story that could happen anywhere and her cast of characters might be found in your own community. Maybe. Rory McShane is given the opportunity to live with the very well-to-do Rule family in East Hampton. Her aunt has...

A brilliantly written first hand account of the courage, sacrifice and emotions of the brave soldiers to whom we owe our freedom to a large extent. These are the soldiers who protect our way of life from tyranny, oppression and reckless, often violent opposition from...

Jackpot is one of Susan Fleet’s Frank Renzi crime novels and, although it is the fourth in the series, it takes the form of a prequel to the previous books, covering Frank’s earlier years in Boston, Massachusetts. The book finds Frank at a critical point...