Gary R. Ryan is brutally honest in his autobiography Blessings In Disguise. He states that his childhood was not the stuff of which fairytales are made. I suggest he look at more fairytales. They usually have a wicked stepmother. All he need do is insert...

Sir Walter Scott was just a child sitting at the knee of his grandmother listening intently as his she and his Aunt Jenny told the tale of Robert Bruce’s efforts to win Scotland’s freedom from England in 1314. Years later Scott would retell the story...

The first part of Living On The Sunny Side deals with Sunny Deuber’s childhood and family. She shares much concerning her parent’s romance. Her father died when she was very young. Sunny’s childhood was not a pleasant one. Her mother was very critical. Sunny was...

Sammy Green was studying communications at Ellsford College in Vermont. She was the host of a talk show “The Hot Line.” The show aired on the school’s radio station and had an anything goes attitude; it was quite popular. When Sammy found the body of Dr....

Are we a product of our early childhood experiences? Priscilla’s (Guinea) childhood was brutal. Her mother abused all of her children but seemed to receive great satisfaction from beating Priscilla. She even tried to drown her on one occasion. Priscilla was only eleven years old when...

"Step into my parlor," said the spider to the fly! John Reid has managed to pack over 250 tantalizing DVD movie overviews into these 465 pages. This is a real treasure trove of old favorites that you won't want to be without. Most of the write-ups...

Police Officer Katrina (K.O.) Ogden works for the Honolulu Police Department. She runs a pretty tight ship in the ID and Records Department. Although she has been a resident for almost 20 years,she is still considered a “haole”, a white person. The body of Mr. Ellis...

Good Medicine is an interesting overview of alternative medicine. Author Dr. Carol L. Roberts offers readers an informed look at health method they may never have considered. Many major illnesses could be prevented with a commonsense approach. Currently there is an influx of information concerning nutrition...

"Black Hills" by Dan Simmons is a historical novel with a mystical quality. This is a fictional account of past events. The book opens with General Custer dying at Little Big Horn in 1876. Ten year old Sioux warrior, Paha Spapa, lays his hand on...

This book has a very complex, multi-faceted plot. "Raven’s Ladder" is the third book in the Auralia’s Thread. This is a fantastic series but should be read in the order that they were written. The plot is too complex for the book to be read...

A serial killer dubbed the “Birthday Boy” is terrorizing the unsuspecting citizens of Hanson, British Columbia. The sadistic murderer chooses to target only women on their birthdays, but why? Hanson Detective Jack Staal is determined to get to him. But, Stall is carrying around...

"The Last Christian" is set in the year 2088. Life has changed in America. It is illegal to discuss religion; it is considered intolerance. Technology is at its peak. It is now possible to create trans-humans. The human brain could be replaced by a computer...

The Body In The Basement is the latest book by Katherine Page in her Faith Fairchild “The Body In The … Series”. This being the first book I have read in the series, I found the main character to be instead of Faith a woman...

Children love stories, especially short stories, that let them fantasize about being a princess or a knight. "The Tales of Wordishure" are short stories about a kingdom in the land of Wordishure. Each story has a verse at the top of the page that gives...

Jerry Manning was raised by Crazy Annie and her dogs. No one knew the true story about how he came to live with her. She called him Raven. He was about five years old when she sent him to a military school. Could he be...

Janet Hoult, Professor Emerita at California State and writer of this little rhyming tome, might be in her seventies but I have to say that she is sharp as a tack and her poetry is right on real. "Body Parts" takes a whimsical look at all...

The setting is post 9/11. Bio-terrorists have unleashed multiple viruses including anthrax, small pox, and a virus so evil that we can only begin to imagine the implications. RAPAIDS (a cross between the Parvovirus and AIDS virus) began by destroying livestock, causing a famine throughout...

Richard Harding and Georgianna Rowland had been friends since childhood. He was there for her when her father died. He taught her how to ride, drive, and dance. Richard was ready for more than friendship. He wants Georgianna for his wife. When he finally got...

A cute biblical story of Annie and Adam with 'wowtastic' illustrations! I love how grandpa has a tummy and how Annie and Adam have Big eyes---eyes filled with the wonder of childhood innocence. I think I enjoy children's picture books because I love pictures! Isn't...

There are memoirs and there are love stories. “Looks Easy Enough-A Joyful Memoir of Overcoming Disease, Divorce and Disaster” is both and more. Scott Stevenson waited almost half his life to marry the right woman. He had his own architect firm in California. He met...