Tony is just an ordinary boy. He goes to school, he has friends, and he has a family. However, his family seems somewhat incomplete as he only has a mother, no father, and his mother’s parents and siblings. It’s as if his father never existed....

A story that begins with a man waking in the middle of the night, feeling cold and uneasy, to find an ugly woman lurking in his room and telling him she’d waited many years to face a certain Mr. Hardwycke is a good promise for...

There is a fine art to Asian cooking that many of us never realize. To create the perfect dish requires time and effort, something not many of us have in this mad-rush era. Take-out seems an easier option, but a good home cooked Asian meal...

The Jade Lion by Kenneth R. McClelland is the story of a man named Fallon and his pledge to kill the King of the Northern Province in an act of retribution. When he was young, several villagers, including his mother, had been killed when the...

Books having to do with the Middle East always interest me, and especially those set in Iraq. This is a region that the author says is “older than the flood.” It is a land that has been ruled at one time or another by the...

The Barataria Key by JM Richardson is a fast-paced suspense novel. Residents of New Orleans, James Beauregard, and his fiancée, Noelle, are both geology professors. School is out for a week and Tim, James's long-time friend, college roommate, and also a professor, is flying in...

The Sun King: From Retired Engineer to King of Solar Power by David Toth is a contemporary novel that explores how far passion can lead the human soul. “When Harry Lennox retires in May, his friends and neighbors on Mawa Lake say he will lose...

The Red Racecar is a turbo-charged racing novel written by Thom Ring. While tossing up between going to college or joining the army, Jimmy Pearson passes a garage on the way home which catches his eye. What he sees inside lures him in like a...

Three women. Three generations. Three love stories. All centered on the romantic aura of lilacs. Sara’s marriage was short, her husband lost at sea. Her passion for her lost love never dwindled and, though others tried to court the pretty young widow, no one had...

The electrical system that powers the average home throughout the world is still a controversial topic after several decades. The Electricity Scam: How Energy Companies Rob You. How to Stop Them by Rigel Garcia Rives outlines the parameters of how the electricity companies operate. In...

The Powerful Lessons I’ve Learned: Online Dating After Divorce by Micca Vanvield is an interesting book that sheds light on the online dating world and helps readers comprehend the impact of their online encounters. The author’s experiences will help readers relate to her, become self-analytical,...

The Other Side of Anger by Courtney Lea is a sizzling romance for both young adult and mature readers, a story with an interesting plot, great characters, and a strong conflict. Bryant has just discovered that she was adopted, a discovery that drives her to...

The Complete Jelly Bryce Trilogy by Mike Conti is a compelling compendium of three books about one of the historical personages in US law enforcement, a legendary figure whose life is shrouded in mystery, Delf "Jelly" Bryce. Based on known facts and stories about the...

The Journal of Liv Theed by Jay Hollister is about a young woman who had fallen prey to the demons of her mind, and how faith brought her back. The journal begins with a girl named Liv Theed, who suffers from severe hallucinations that has...

Astounding side effects of a rampant virus stun the medical world in the fascinating short story The Disorder by Dez Haidley. The Ontario Centre for Disease Control has called a news conference. They are releasing the bulletin that an outbreak of a new strain of...

What was Jesus’ early life like — the missing years of his life as a child? The Transmigrant by Kristi Saare Duarte provides an interesting narrative about the life of Yeshua, starting from AD I in Capernaum, Galilee. Jesus’ sense of the neighbor, his attention...

With captivating and colorful settings in Newport Beach and Orange County, The Bay: A Mystery & Suspense Novel by Davis MacDonald is a gorgeous treat for fans of mystery. The judge is supposed to be enjoying his vacation with his pregnant wife when he is...

Kelly Boyd wants nothing more than to be with her family. Even if her work as a nurse was demanding and tiring, and even if there wasn’t much color in her marriage, she’d look forward to the weekend and to precious time with her six...

Wesley was just a young farm boy in rural Texas, during the Great Depression, when an event happened that would change his life and bring excitement to his ordered existence. In The Year They Stole Mama’s Turkeys by Gerry Lites Watkins, we find the farming...

The Magic Snowflake is a children’s adventure story, written and illustrated by Rosie Moore. When ice skating lessons take place, young Holly always falls down, even though she tries hard to be just like the other girls in the class who are good at...