Alessandra Gelmi’s collection, Ring of Fire: Selected Poems 1972-2008, brings together poetry that touches in one way or another on the topic of suffering. Don’t expect these more than two dozen poems to be anything like any other poems about suffering that you have read....

Understanding that God won’t give us more than we can handle is at the heart of A Call to Love by Rebecca Sundberg. Maddy Walker’s life was turned upside down when her husband Lane rushed into a burning barn to save a neighbor’s little girl....

In her novel, Strike Three, Joy V. Smith introduces us to the aftermath of World War III, a short battle that claimed the lives of the majority of the Earth’s population. The survivors of the war that turned the planet brown, those who went underground...

Grave Misdeeds by Raymond P. Cowie is a humorous tale of death and dastardly deeds in the 1880s. Set in Victorian London where it is a daily struggle just to stay alive in a time when Jack the Ripper was on the rampage, Ebenezer Crockett...

By Water and Blood by Melanie Rose is a paranormal novel that will leave readers thinking about their own heritage as well as about decisions which impact their lives. Sophia is a young woman who feels out of sync with her world. When she discovers...

Having friends is a great way to go through life – especially when the friends help keep you safe from bullies. Bullies, Bees and Brussels Sprouts by Narelle McAllister follows Kish, Whitehouse, Posh, Ling, Marmalade and Mayonnaise as they leave ‘The Hollow’, the inner city...

Trigger is a fun, suspenseful tale of a girl whose summer vacation backpacking across Europe goes from strange to thrilling and ultimately empowering. Jordan Shaw and Anna Richards, both early 20-something students, leave Oregon for a grand European adventure, which turns out to be much...

Operation Break Iron (Fellstone Tales Book 1) by Liam Kincaid is an epic sci-fi adventure about the camaraderie of a ragtag group of friends. The story unfolds with the arrival of Birn ‘Books’ Tylandine and his ill mother at The Fellstone Labor Compound. The name...

Puzzle Trees is a young adult mystery written by Thom Mark Shepard. Joe Sheffield is a freshman in high school. He's pretty much on his own in school now that his best friends, the Brill twins, moved away and his other best friend, Dave, became...

Have You Seen This Girl: Flocksdale Files, Book 1 is a mystery/thriller written by Carissa Ann Lynch. When Wendi Wise was about to turn 13 years old, she told her parents that she didn’t want the birthday party they had always thrown for her each...

How to Train Your Knight by Stella Marie Alden is the story of Ann, a woman who learned from a young age that men are hurtful and to be feared. With one failed marriage that ended suddenly when her husband died, Ann is afraid for...

A Knight for Kallen by Lauren Linwood is the story of Kallen, a unique young woman with a special gift who was born in a convent and spent the first 18 years of her life there. After the deaths of two people that swore nobody...

Girl Soldier by T.R. Horne is a plot driven story about a young girl’s discovery of her parents’ true identity. An unplanned meeting with federal agents sparked an inner curiosity within Rain, only to be squashed when she found out that her parents were agents....

Love Denied by Margaret Lynette Sharp is an enchanting romance story about a piano teacher who believed that love had passed her by. At the age of thirty-one, Elizabeth is still single and living at home with her aging parents. She isn't single because no...

Of Love and Secrets is a romance novelette written by Margaret Lynette Sharp. Reeling from her breakup with boyfriend James, eighteen-year-old Jenny is heartbroken and goes out of her way to avoid him at all costs. Jenny’s mother, Vicki, puts their romance down to...

Whatever It Takes by Margaret Lynette Sharp follows the story of Lisa, a teaching student who is living in London while taking her exams. She is nursing feelings of heartache from her first love, rejection from her father who banished her, and loss in the...

Mr. Bennet, Elizabeth’s father, has been taken ill. Her mother is distraught and her sisters beg her to return to Longbourn to help care for both parents. Her husband, the very handsome Mr. Darcy, agrees that she should go and, as he points out, he...

Mr. Bennet is still recovering from his illness, but the new and very young, very handsome physician, Hodges, has assured the family that he will make a full recovery. Mrs. Bennet has her eyes set on this handsome physician. What a fine husband Hodges would...

What a terrific go-to guide for recent and past movies! Byron Brubaker’s 100+ Years of Movies is packed with summaries of movies you have seen and some you may want to see. Included in the book is an introduction which explains author Byron Brubaker’s background...

The purple hands on the front cover intrigued me so I had to read That Curious Sign on Aisle Nine, written by Kyle Morey with Laren Bright. And of course, when I read the sign on page 8, I also wanted to know what was...