The Field of Blackbirds by Thomas Ryan is a story of terrorism, suicide bombings, deception and international treachery. Arban Shala owns a vineyard that he wants to sell. Jeff Bradley is an interested buyer and friend. The negotiations for the sale should be straightforward, but...

The Ancestors: A Tale from Outside Time & Space by William Barnard is an absorbing tale of an award-winning journalist and an alien visitation, working together to bring about universal peace and unity to Earth. After a mishap in Africa while investigating a story for...

In Kelly Kittel's Breathe: A Memoir of Motherhood, Grief, and Family Conflict, a woman understands the value of real family and the sacrifices you need to make to keep it safe. Kelly Kittel had learnt early on that family is everything. That has been the...

Poo-Bot 3000: A Potty Training Story for Kids by Justin Dockins is an educational story book with a delightful plot. Potty training is something that is difficult for kids while they are growing up. Many a time kids rebel a bit when they have to...

Author Ged Ruggles shares a fascinating tale in Pine Valley. Jeff, the main character, dumped his girlfriend and told her he was gay. She doesn’t believe him and proceeds to try to prove him wrong. Yet, Jeff meets a very sexy man and begins to...

In October of 1982, a pair of teenage sweethearts vanished into the southeastern Ohio night. Two weeks later, the bodies of Shane Shoemaker and Babette Lloyd were found dismembered in a nearby cornfield, while other parts were dumped into the Bottle Neck River. This was...

Still, At Your Door by Emma Eden Ramos is a captivating, fictional memoir written by a young girl, Sabrina Gibbons. After her father passes away, Sabrina’s mother, Sheila, embarks on a disastrous path in the form of an abusive relationship with a man named Jim....

Connecting Happiness and Success: A Guide to Creating Success Through Happiness by Ray White tells us not to wait until we reach success to become happier. Most of us are relatively happy people, but we are also well aware that we could be happier. There...

This is a review of the audio version of The Matchmaker written by Elin Hilderbrand and read by Erin Bennett. This is the story of Dabney Kimball Beech, matchmaker extraordinaire. She had 42 'something good' matches to her credit. While her husband Box and her...

The Fever by Megan Abbott is an expose of the way teenage girls' emotions tend to rule their thinking. This tale focuses on Gabby, Deenie and Lise, girlfriends at Dryden High. Lise has a seizure and ends up in the hospital. At school, rumors circulate...

Florida Gold by Robert Allen Morris tells the story of Jack and how he became the CEO of Tropical Juices. The story start with 73-year-old Jack reflecting back on his life before we go back in time to his birth in 1915 to Irma Sue,...

Why?: A Courtroom Drama of Self-Discovery is a legal thriller written by R.H. King, Jr. Dan Jackson is a visiting professor in Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College, his alma mater. He was up late the night before preparing a mid-term exam for his freshman class,...

Up Close And Personal is the story of Angie Fletcher and Jason MacDonald. She is a former farm girl with aspirations of being a big time news reporter and taking the world by storm with her understanding fiancé by her side. Jason is a reformed...

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge: A Biography for Children by Susan Barnett Braun is an informative book for children about the Duchess of Cambridge. The book throws light on the Duchess, from her early days in school to later on her meeting with the prince,...

Kate Reilly is just about to begin one of the biggest races of the year when she receives terrible news; something has happened to her boyfriend that has everyone buzzing. No one knows why he was leaving the track on a race day or why...

The Staircase on Pine Street is a gripping and heartwarming story. Yet, it is also a heart-wrencher. Mariana Llanos paints a tender picture of what so many families go through. A young, school-age girl named Lilly watches her paternal grandfather move through the stages of...

Cowslip: A Slave by Betsy Haynes tells of slavery from a unique perspective - that of a 13-year-old female slave named Cowslip. The story starts during the Civil War as Cowslip and several other children are being sold at a slave auction and follows Cowslip...

Unleashed is the first in the Sydney Rye novel series by Emily Kimelman. The story opens with a prologue hinting at how the life of a young directionless coffeehouse server, Joy Humbolt, takes a 90 degree turn and she becomes Sydney Rye. In this first...

Shadow Journey: A Mrs. Blackstone Story by S.D. O’Donnell is a short story based on one of the characters in O’Donnell’s book, Deadly Memories. The story tells of a woman, Vera Blackstone, and her husband, Ted. Ted is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He...

This is another story about Gaston the dog, Gregorie the parrot, and their master Mr. Marceau. They live in a small town in northern France, and the dog and the parrot enjoy taking their walks around the gardens, searching for peaches, and going places with...