In "The 5 Feminine Power Virtues" Vanessa Halloum brings her readers on an exploratory journey of fulfilling their feminine needs amid this male-dominated world. Holloum completely redefines what being a woman is today, and how we should embrace our femininity instead of forcing ourselves to...

In "Boom and Crash Musician", Sam Denov tells his poignant story as a child of a struggling immigrant family from Mogilev, now known as Belarus, in Chicago during 1930's Great Depression. The youngest of five children who lost his mother to suicide, Denov inherited his...

Betty Ward always made Christmas enchanted, merry and entertaining for her daughter, author, Elaine C. Pereira. Elaine was notorious for snooping under the tree, so Betty came up with a game; she would place clues on the name tag, hinting at what was inside. Then...

Identical twins Dorothy and Deane Foltz were born in 1949, and they were separated in 1981 when psychologist Deane was fatally shot by one of her patients. "With or Without Her" is surviving sister Dorothy’s story of what life has been like living with, and...

"Deadly Policy" by Mitzi Kelly is the latest in the 'Silver Sleuths Mystery series'. In this book Millie Morrow solicits the assistance of fellow sleuths because of the distress her daughter is facing at her work. There has been a rash of auto thefts around...

Based on a true story, Alex Cherubin’s “Rush: A Taste for Freedom” recalls the struggles and dangerous efforts of Peter who is hoping to escape from the oppression in the Soviet Union and its cruel Communist system. Facing persecution and even death, Peter has to...

In the opening pages of "Mercy Row" by Harry Hallman, you realize this is a serious story where some really serious stuff is about to go down. Rather than being a typical mob story replete with gunfights and explosions, "Mercy Row" is the story of...

Lucky the Plott hound is an adventurer. He loves to frolick with his owner, and hunt with the other hounds in the neighborhood. Uh Oh! One day, things go terribly wrong! One minute, Lucky is chasing a raccoon and is excited to be the member...

"The unexamined life is not worth living," was supposedly said by the great philosopher, Socrates. If you have ever wondered why you do or don't do, or why you act or react as you do, in any given situation, you may just find the answer...

Ignor and Ignora Ramus live in McGill, a town close to Mount Shamus. The two mischief makers were always up to something: shaving the cat, tripped Willy Wong, and threw rocks at Giant John’s hogs. The people in town gathered together to discuss how to...

“Jasper’s Sleepyhead Adventures” by J. Adams is a cute story about young Jasper the Dinosaur, and the adventuresome dreams he has in his bed at night. While his mother is tucking him in for the night after his bath, he tells her, “Trevor said something...

Mark meets Roxie online and they begin to communicate, first by email, and later by phone. They rush into a relationship and Mark moves to Kentucky to live with Roxie. As time passes, he notices her mood swings and stories that don't add up. Roxie...

"The Heidelberg Project" is a depiction of art in a community. These projects have all been created through a program run by Tyree Guyton to beautify the streets of his hometown. Looking at normal household objects and things that are often seen as litter typically...

Keith Neal finds expression in poetry. Writing poems has always been his source of expression. “The Poet” is a story of a young man in the 1960’s and 1970’s as lost as the souls surrounding him. There is nothing more poetic than dealing one’s life...

If you thought the televised political appointments were intriguing, wait until you read David Carmell's take on what happens behind the scenes in "Appointments: A Novel of Life in Our Nation's Capital". Chronicling one Senator's efforts to get a powerful political appointment and another's Presidential...

Jared Wagner, retired Army veteran, is the current vice president of human resources for a large southwestern bank. Things are going relatively well with a grown son in college and his cat to share his home; that is, until Jared is told that the lending...

“The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder” was written by Charles Graeber. My review is of the audio format. Charles Graeber brings readers the details of a serial killer. Throughout this book the author proves to me that the various hospitals...

Stacey Rourke nailed it on the head when she wrote “Sacrifice”. Fantasy fans will love and applaud it. Step aside Neo, there is a new ‘Chosen One’ in town; her name is Celeste, and she is one tough cookie! With her and her family marked...

"Constantine and the Summer of Lies: A Novella" by Lisa Rusczyk is an interesting tale interspersed with mystery, intrigue and cats. The story is about Celina and the crazy cat lady Silly Sally at whom she throws an egg by mistake. Silly Sally asks her...

“The Light: A Novel” by Robert Hammond is a novel with metaphysical undertones. It depicts the wild ride of the heroin-addicted life of Abel Adams, the son of an affluent black family that struggled with his identity in a predominantly white community in the 60s....