Live to Tell: A Suicide Survivor's Struggle with Depression and Anxiety is a non-fiction self-help/memoir written by Ben Schwipps and Shelia Merkel. On July 18, 2015, Ben decided to end his life. After he pulled the trigger, he described the result as feeling as though...

In Nancy Nau Sullivan’s memoir, The Last Cadillac, she takes her elderly father and two children on ‘The Great Adventure,’ as she calls it, to Florida after her marriage ends in divorce and her mother passes away. The family dynamics are complicated, especially when her...

Looking for her Prince Charming has not been at the top of Julie's to-do list. She is more worried about raising her teenage brother and providing a safe and comfortable home for him since their parents died. Her best friend, Josh, and his band of...

Jarod King, the oldest of the trio of King brothers, may have his dream job as sheriff, but his personal life is anything but a dream. He married his high school sweetheart, thinking she was his true love, only to have her desert him for...

North Shore Nanny by Terry Ambrose (A McKenna Mystery, Trouble in Paradise book 6) is another great sleuth mystery starring Wilson McKenna. McKenna is relaxing with his friends on a sunset cruise when they discover a young girl has stowed away below deck. Ten-year-old Kai...

S.D. Banks pens a splendid tale of historical fact and fiction in Transcendent Loyalties: A Novel of the American Revolution. Two young people from Boston come of age during the prelude to the American Revolution. Anna Somerset is an adventurous, outspoken, intelligent teenage girl who...

Daniel and His Starry Night Blanket: A Story of Illness and Sibling Love by Sally Loughridge is a beautiful and very special story for young children who have a sibling with cancer or other life threatening illness. Daniel is given a lovely blue blanket with...

Ridiculosity: A Deployment to Afghanistan by Todd Campau is an irreverent look at an overseas deployment to Afghanistan written by a U.S. soldier. Ridiculosity is not a typical military or deployment memoir, in the sense that it is less about the technicality of war zone...

Summer of Love is a sweet romance novel by prolific British author Katie Fforde. After a disastrous try at putting her young son Rory in a London school, Sian Bishop lets her friend Richard convince her to relocate to the country, where his sister runs...

This is the first book I have read by this author, but it will not be my last. I plan to go back and read the book just prior to this one, How to Train Your Knight. Not that it is necessary ... this can...

Dear Mom & Dad, I Have Anxiety: A Book For Parents From A Child's Perspective by Corine Toren is a helpful guide written from a child's perspective to all parents. The book shows how powerful the mind is and how anxiety can be conquered by...

Back to Natural by Natacha Moitinho is a great source for those looking to embrace a healthier lifestyle. With an emphasis on both natural processes and the benefits of changing present outlooks on diet and exercise, this book is a must-have for women. Topics include...

Self-Worth Essentials: A Workbook to Understand Yourself, Accept Yourself, Like Yourself, Respect Yourself, Be Confident, Enjoy Yourself, and More by Liisa Kyle, Ph.D. is an uplifting and inspirational book for everyone to understand that they are worthy of love and they need to stop...

Homicide Detective Katie Hanson was supposed to be getting married to Sam Gallagher, the District Attorney, but instead she runs away from the church and goes home. Her fiancé had set the date for their wedding on the anniversaries of her mother's suicide and her...

Perfect in Memory: A Son’s Tribute to His Mother by Rick D. Niece is the third non fiction book in a series by this author. This is a touching tribute, written by a son reflecting on the loving memory of his dear mother. The author...

Chris Harrison in Ein Prosit: A Practical Guide to Oktoberfest takes the reader on an adventure into the inner workings of the greatest beer festival in the world – the Munich Oktoberfest. Harrison makes it clear from the beginning that this book is no ordinary...

Sylvia Shults' 44 Years in Darkness: A True Story of Madness, Tragedy, and Shattered Love tells the story of Rhoda Derry, one of the greatest tragedies of mental health care in Illinois. Rhoda was the youngest of the Derry family and was courted by Charles...

Infamous Relations by Catherine Bilson puts a twist on one of the most loved books by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Collins, in this version of Pride and Prejudice, is not a gracious loser. To say that he did not take the rejection of...

In October 1942, Lieutenant jg Charles Harrison joined the submarine service, after almost three years of destroyer duty in the Atlantic. The S-55 was an old WWI submarine, waiting to sail from Brisbane. Looking at the ugly boat, he wondered if he made a mistake...

In Planet Juno: A Picture Book by David Serra, young readers get to see a lonely explorer traveling to the planet Juno. After landing on the planet, he begins his quest, but all the time he is being watched by the inhabitants of the planet....