When an undergraduate student steals an ancient ceremonial dagger to pay a gambling debt, all hell is unleashed on an unsuspecting and unprepared populace. Found under the ice in Antarctica, the dagger has been found to be many millions of years old. This is no...

In "Exit the Wilderness: Enter God's Promises", author Sharon Hurkens has given the reader much food for thought. She takes a somewhat unusual approach in equating the problems readers face in everyday life with the problems encountered by Moses as he led the Israelites to...

"Neurotically Yours" by Bonnie Trachtenberg reveals a relationship advice columnist who cannot seem to succeed in romance, even when using her own advice. Dara bases her own love life on experiences with a lost love and one that she rejected after years of on again...

Shelley Hitz and S'ambrosia Curtis have written "A Christian Woman's Guide to Breaking Free from Pornography: It's Not Just a Guy's Problem" discusses the problems of pornography focusing on its negative effects on women’s (not just men’s) uses of it. Shelley is very honest about...

It was the prime of Janelle’s young life when heartbreak and love both came to her in quick succession. Her father died suddenly, leaving her a sizable amount of land, a thriving farming operation, and a tidy sum of money. She had barely walked away...

“Nimpentoad” is a cooperative effort by Henry, Joshua, and Harrison Herz. It is a somewhat interactive storybook for children, set in an alternate world. The main character is Nimpentoad, who happens to be a Nibling, but not just an ordinary Nibling. Nimpentoad is smarter than...

Lydia Walcott's life in Ringle, Iowa, was far from easy. She was left in the care of her ruthless brother at the age of thirteen when her parents died. The only solace she found was with an older lady named Aggie Cuttler who befriended her...

Ms. Antypowich is a new author to me. This is her second book in her 'Thompson Family Trilogy' and is written in an incredibly amazing manner. I was captured completely, from start to finish, and by the end of the book, I was left with...

"The Morning After" by Brenda Whiteside is a sweet love-at-first-sight short story that will make you smile. Abigail and Bobby meet at their best friend’s wedding. Bobby falls in love with Abigail on the spot. Abigail is extremely drunk and doesn’t remember much of the...

Kate has been controlling Luke since they were kids. She decided when they would date, when he would pin her and when they would get engaged. Then when he did not set a date, she took matters into her own hands and became pregnant. Kate...

Recently unemployed computer programmer Nan Burton has had a series of setbacks including losing her job, her apartment, and her car. So, when she inherits a California beach cottage from her great-great-aunt, she is really delighted since she has loved the old cottage since she...

"Hide! Hide!" is the third book in Scott Ferrell’s series of e-reader books for children. This time we follow Mr. Marceau’s favorite friends, Springer Spaniel Gaston and Gregorie the parrot in an interesting game of hide and seek. Only Gregorie takes this game on a...

It would be unpleasant if I had to say much negative points about a novel whose protagonist drinks my brand of beer. Fortunately, I don’t have to worry about that. “Matinicus: An Island Mystery” by Darcy Scott, that spans generations, makes it unnecessary. Gil Hodges,...

Davina Stuart has been a widow for two years, and to deal with the loss of her husband Ross, she wrote a book titled "Second Harvest" which became a bestseller and it is now being made into a movie. When she finds herself on a...

Patricia sees a man standing in the middle of the road and swerves to avoid him. She wrecks her car and wakes up on an alien spaceship as a prisoner of Travis 152. Travis thinks she has some connection to rebel leader William. After a...

Slavery. In the twenty-first century it is difficult to imagine relationships among free and owned people. Due primarily to the poor living conditions of slaves on this plantation and the uncaring attitude of the owner, Hester's mother died after giving birth when Hester was just...

Lola and her son Sam moved to Hope River to a house set for her aunt Louise. Sam quickly made friends with the neighbor’s son, Caleb. The friendship led to the baseball coach inviting Sam to join the team. Lola hesitates but Matt convinces her...

I was hooked on this series when I read “Nate Rocks The World.” For those of you not familiar with Nate, aka Nathan Rockledge, he is a ten year old fourth grader with a larger than life imagination. Nate's family consists of his sister Abby,...

"Floats the Dark Shadow" by Yves Fey transports the reader back in time to 1897 France. Our tale begins in a dungeon where someone was impersonating the owner of the castle. It appears he unexpectedly found a child, bound with ropes, hanging from the ceiling....

"In Deep" by Michael Segedy is a political thriller with romance woven into it, but at its heart there is a very stark message about the dangers of corruption within corporations as well as governments. When a light plane carrying a US Senator and an...