Annette Oppenlander opened doors in her heritage that most people would have kept closed when she penned Surviving the Fatherland: A True Coming-of-age Love Story Set in WWII Germany. She records her parents' young lives as they watch fathers, brothers, and friends go off to...

Emily had had enough. Destined: A Novel of the Tarot by Gail Cleare begins with her leaving her old job because her boss once more asked her to do something totally unrelated to her actual job. Leaving her job sets Emily on a new path...

Walking Among Giants: A Painter in Paradise by Michael S Meusch is a powerful novel with a captivating setting, laced with historical references and personages. It could be read as a love story or a novel that explores the workings of the mind of an...

Thirst: A Climate Change Story by Michael Carson gives a glimpse of our future with a twist that will keep you entertained. Set in the year 2045 when the earth is ravaged by climate change, the story follows young Lily Star. When Lily discovered she...

The oceans are officially dead in the post-apocalyptic novel Barren Waters by Julia Shupe. Jeremy's mission is to get his diabetic daughter to San Diego. The only problem is that San Diego is on the other side of the USA, and transport like cars and...

In today's world, we all need a dose of empowerment, goodwill and hope. That Good Part by Steve Prouty offers over one hundred and fifty daily one-page passages using references from the Bible, author John C Maxwell, and former football coach Tony Dungy, amongst other...

First in a series of three books, Pattinson's Curse (A Johanna Pattinson Legal Thriller) by Graeme Arnold is all about the legal career of Johanna Therese Pattinson who lived on a sheep farm in Western Victoria, Australia. Being raised in a man’s world, Johanna’s oppressed...

Anabelle Lost is a young adult urban fantasy novel written by Melissa Volker. Anabelle’s very identity was abruptly challenged and shattered as she woke up one morning. She was to have gone to her part-time job at the local bookstore, where she was working to...

The Ambiguity of Guilt: A Haszard Narrative is a humorous sleuth mystery novel written by Kevin E. Hatt. While this is not the first novel in Hatt's Haszard Narrative Series, the author gives enough background information to allow it to be read as a stand-alone...

Not Exactly Love by Betty Hafner is a memoir that falls into the genre of family and relationships. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of adults and young adults who are interested in a memoir about a woman in...

Jennifer, also called JJ by her friends, is the protagonist of the YA fantasy novel Dragon Amour by Robin Ambrozic. When her best friend's cousin turns up, JJ's life changes in many ways. First, her heart finally starts to feel what love is, but then...

The Maltese Pigeon by David Bishop is the most current installment in the successful Matt Kile Mystery novels. And although this is the fifth book in the series, those readers only just jumping aboard need not worry; The Maltese Pigeon reads very well as a...

Three different characters try to find something in Down and Out in Kathmandu by Jennifer S. Alderson. Zelda is an idealistic young woman who wants to follow her friends' example and find herself while traveling. She decides being a volunteer in Kathmandu to teach English...

Being Green: A Colorful Journey by Howard Green is a captivating autobiography that takes the reader on a journey through a dysfunctional family, insecurities, and sexual exploration to inner freedom. Howard’s story begins with a very tragic statement: “I never knew my mother as a...

Conscious Contact: A Camino Pilgrimage by Deacon Bill Rich is an exciting book that chronicles the adventures of the author who, at the age of 76, dreamed of walking the Camino de Santiago. Deacon Bill Rich motivates and inspires readers through his story to take...

Eat Sleep Play: A Day in the Life of Baby Sweet Cheeks! by Jamie Sajewel is a rhyming children's book about a baby named Baby Sweet Cheeks. Baby Sweet Cheeks wakes up and eats, she plays with her toys and she goes back to sleep....

Mediocrity in America: A Point of View by Andrew Rodriguez is a slim but powerful book that explores one of the tragic realities that is killing the life of the American people, a trend called mediocrity. The moment I read this title, I thought I...

There are indeed important people performing amazing actions in The Legend of Higley Flow… A Retrospective, but I am inclined to consider the town of Colton and its surroundings in the Northernmost Terrain of Upstate New York the main character. Richmond Lafayette Holton has brought...

Midlife Crisis by Belinda Bennett is an exciting and suspenseful novella about a menopausal woman trying to remain sane while dealing with an arrogant and belittling husband. Sammy-Jo hasn't been sleeping at night, which leaves her tired and a little forgetful. Tom, Sammy-Jo's husband, doesn't...

A young woman is in for the fight of her life to escape the man who is obsessed with her and return to the one she loves in the exciting suspense novel, False Hope (A Rachel Thomas Novel Book 2) by Angie Martin. Rachel Thomas...