Shiniest Jewel is the heartwarming memoir of Marian Henley. Through her own drawings, Henley shares the story of adopting her beautiful son, William. 49-year-old Henley longed for a child. After much thought and contemplation, she applied for an international adoption. The agency made...

When I began this book, it was with preconceived notions. I expected a feel-good book. I know several families that have adopted “international” children. The children are loved and well cared for. I find it disconcerting that anyone would treat a child the way Mary/Hien...

Life Is Mostly Edges is the beautiful memoir of Calvin Miller, author and professor. I was struck by his poignant look at a postage stamp……”For life is mostly edges. It is small—like a postage stamp…and I liked the middle of my stamp more than the...

This is an emotionally-charged book. Alexandra Tesluk’s childhood was one of abuse; it almost broke her spirit, but not quite. People with less resilience would have shattered under the cruelty she lived with daily. The story begins by describing life with a cold and distant...

Legs Talk is filled with photographs of…legs. There are few words, but they really are not needed; the visuals says it all. The photos are all black and white. Legs Talk narrates the story of a relationship. This book would make a great gift. My...

Fr. Mark Escobar shares his Christian journey with readers. He likens his journey to Jeremiah; we are to be pliable, moldable like clay. God is the potter, and He will shape us into usable vessels. As I read this part, I was reminded of the...

Many seem to talk about conscience but few understand it. Definitions for conscience vary from justification, moral sensibility, to a severe moral taskmaster. Thomas D. Williams explores the conscience from a Christian perspective. Knowing Right From Wrong investigates the “relationship among conscience, freedom, faith, truth...

Linc is a househusband. The landscaper opted to stay at home, run the house, and raise his daughter while his wife, Jo, pursued a lucrative career. When she is offered a dream job in Naples, Florida, the family finds more has changed than just their...

Susan was a single mother at a young age.  She was determined to make a good life for her son, Tom.  Tom was a pleasant child, easy going and easy to love.  Susan did her best to protect Tom from his father’s family.  She admits...

Sigmund Brouwer recognized the need to discuss faith and science with his own children. This need moved him to pen Who Made The Moon? A Father Explores How Faith and Science Agree. It is his hope that parents will read his book and openly discuss...

A Beginning Christian can find their new life confusing. They are not sure what they are supposed to believe or how they are supposed to act. Too many Beginning Christians are afraid they will lose their freedom. Brian Tome realized that there were no books to...

When a young man delivers a plate of food to an old farmer, he finds the old man sitting in a cold room staring at a black and white photograph; he has lost the will to live. The young man urges the farmer to talk....

I remember praying as I listened to the tragedy unfold in 1997. The setting was Paducah, Kentucky, only 150 miles from the small Kentucky community I live in. Michael Carneal opened fire in Heath High School. The boom of the gun shots echoed throughout the...

Long ago Heghviss and Loviss created Monahelm and all of its inhabitants. Heghviss believed their role should be that of a creator that watched over the people and assisedt them only when required. Loviss disagreed, he wanted to control the people, he wanted them to...

An alien species has taken over Earth. Few humans remained and most were infected with the parasite. Those that were not infected were hiding. The parasite was inserted through an incision was made in the base of the host’s skull. The Wanderer now occupied Melanie’s...

Unholy Domain is written with much intelligence and finesse. Dan Ronco presents a world where technology is out of control. In 2012, a computer virus called the Peacemaker was released, and over a million humans died. The economy spiraled down into a depression. People question...

A body was found in a pool in Tennessee. It was not death by drowning, as one would expect. The man died from radiation poisoning. The victim was the Dr. Novak, the designer of a reactor used to create atomic bombs in 1945. Brockton and...

Southern Sympathies Andrea Boeshaar Alec Crobett moves to Alabama to get a fresh start after a broken engagement. His new neighbor, Lydia, is a widow who has let her father-in-law, a corrupt preacher, rule her life and her finances. When he realizes Lydia is falling for Alec,...

Odessa St. Clair moved to Colorado in hopes of medical care for consumption (Tuberculosis). Odessa is very ill. Her breathing was labored. Her cough was painful. At the sanitarium, Odessa met and fell in love with fellow patient Bryce. Dessa...

The setting is post Civil War, 1860s. The plot is based on actual events. This is the true story on Britt Johnson?s courageous search for his family. Looking for a new beginning former slave, Britt Johnson, his wife Mary and their family left Kentucky for...