The Quakies
The Quakies is a young adult mystery/coming of age novel written by Barry L. Hughes. Jake Turner was 13 years old in the summer of 1988. His father had just been granted a divorce from his mother, who had deserted the two of them ten...
The Quakies is a young adult mystery/coming of age novel written by Barry L. Hughes. Jake Turner was 13 years old in the summer of 1988. His father had just been granted a divorce from his mother, who had deserted the two of them ten...
There are few financial guides that are able to instill such confidence and empowerment as Gayle McKew's Women Mind Your Money: Before Someone Else Does. McKew addresses the knowledge gap between the wealthy and the middle class, the most likely cause of the egregious income...
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In a lovely story for middle grade readers, The Journey Beyond: Universal Truths by author Cheryl A. Matsen-Nieves is a fun read that continues the story of siblings Raphael and Haniel as they attempt to rebuild their kingdom. Facing such obstacles as a witchy woman...
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Dirt, Truth, Music and Bungee Cords: Conversations With the Souls Who Guide My Life by Bud Megargee is a spiritual non-fiction story that covers Megargee’s six-year journey toward the meaning of human existence. Megargee’s story started when he saw things that his mind (and society)...
Krystina Cole isn’t necessarily looking for a man when she meets real estate tycoon and billionaire Alexander Stone. But Stone is attracted to how smart she is and her sassy attitude. And if Stone wants something, he usually gets it. This is the opening scene...
Wow! Just, Wow! That's exactly what I thought when I finished reading Deadly Homecoming at Rosemont: A Wrenn Grayson Mystery by author Connie Chappell. It's not often that a prolific reader like myself finds a mystery that pops off the shelf as truly unique in...
A father slowly loses his mind in Emergence by R.H. Dixon - or at least he thinks he does. He is used to his daughter talking to her imaginary friend, but what he did not expect was that there was more than just a creative...
The Immigrant Wife: Her Spiritual Journey by Madhu Bazaz Wangu is a women’s fiction novel of epic proportions. Wangu chronicles the life of Shanti Bamzai, a young woman growing up in 1960s India. Shanti has great dreams of becoming an artist, and forgoes convention by...
Barely Above Water by Gail Pallotta has a powerful and heart wrenching message that we all need to hear. Suzie has something wrong with her, but no one seems to know what. Without a diagnosis, she is perceived, by some, to be lazy and complaining....
Unknown Reality is a science fiction novel written by Kurt Chambers. Eleven-year-old Chloe rushes to get autographs after seeing some live theatre with her mother. After sneaking in through the back entrance, Chloe finds herself in the dressing room of the actor who had played...
Surviving The Threat by Antaeus is a book that will benefit everyone who reads it. As the author points out in the introduction, we live in a world where anything can happen and potential threats are everywhere, even the classroom. Soldiers are more prone to...
The Ten Year Reunion by TS Krupa promises to be a novel that will give you the feels. We start off meeting our main character, Danielle “Dani” Jackson, and seeing her busy life as a pediatric surgeon in Boston. Her ten year reunion at Coastal...
Protector by Elaine Gonzales is a suspenseful romance about two characters with a secret. Veronica pretends to be young and successful, but she’s actually 89 years old. She is part of a secret society of Clans. At age 30, they stop aging. Like most members,...
One-Two is a psychological drama written by Igor Eliseev. They were born as conjoined twins; there had been talk of letting them die at birth, words whispered in the delivery room and its environs. The two infant females survived; however, the difficulty of the delivery...
In a story that is both beautifully written and just plain beautiful, The Colony by debut author RM Gilmour is a story that will enrapture readers from the very start and will keep them reading obsessively throughout. Follow the story of protagonist Lydia as she...
In an intriguing and unique new book, Awareness: The Hero Within, author Yeral E. Ogando delves into many of the questions and thoughts that Christians may have pondered over the course of time. What powers do those who are Christians possess? How can they use...
Old buddies, Lawton Gibbs and Roy LaHood, have much in common. Both have troubled relationships. Both have daughters ― in Roy's case a self-serving, manipulative, smart-mouthed teenager with a lead foot. Both, in the first chapters of the story, are released after long terms in...
Leave It to Beamer Presents: The Elephant in the Room by Clay Boura explores the idiom, “There’s an elephant in the room,” in a delightful way using a child’s imagination. The little boy hears his dad talk about an elephant in the room and imagines...