The dynamics of life within the Beltway come alive in The iCongressman: The Michael Bennit Series Book 2 by Mikael Carlson. Michael Bennit, a former Green Beret and history teacher, his staff made up of his former exceptional high school students and his girlfriend, a...

Growing political intrigue, raging emotions, and uncertain relationships plague Michael Bennit and his staff as The Michael Bennit Series continues in Book 3, The iSpeaker, by Mikael Carlson. Recovering from an assassination attempt, Michael, Chelsea and the rest of the staff work hard to unite...

Susan Pattison offers an interesting concept in her book for young children called Mr. Moon's Balloons. Various colored balloons escape from the hands of children at the fair. They drift up into the sky and the wind sets them free to float up to the...

The Fracking War by Michael J Fitzgerald is an eco-political thriller. Jack Stafford has been in the reporting business for years. He leaves his job in California and goes back to his roots in New York, to The Horsehead Clarion where he got his first...

Felicity's Power by J. Arlene Culiner is a contemporary romance with an older hero and heroine, and asks the question, what happens when you come face to face with an old lover many years later? Marek Sumner and Felicity Powers were drawn to each other...

Hawkins Lane by Judith Kirscht is a realistic novel about human nature, family, relationships, as well as prejudices in the society we live in. Hawkins Lane starts with Ned Hawkins and his brother sitting in the courtroom, awaiting a verdict at their father’s trial. Their...

Thomas is a very smart student at his school. He excels in Math and French, but because of this he is called "teacher's pet" and "Genius" by the basketball team captain, Victor, and his friends. After school one day, coincidentally on his birthday, he runs...

From the Shadows: The Complete Series is a young adult science fiction series written by KB Shaw. It contains two volumes: Separate Paths and Convergence. Cameron Rush and Rosa Costas are best friends and fellow geeks, but they've never really seen each other. He lives...

Stone: Confessions of a Rock Star by CJ McWain is the story of a vain rock star. Stone is the epitome of a sexy rock star, with his long dark hair and revealing outfits. He is promised to Julie but, having been signed to tour...

Lady Justice and the Broken Hearts by Robert Thornhill is the latest episode featuring Walt Williams and his gang of renown in Thornhill’s “Lady Justice” mystery/comedy series. Not surprisingly, it is another winning combination of humor and drama, in which our inimitable hero prevails in...

Miss Fortune is a coming of age memoir written by Albina Hume. The author was born and raised in a small village in Ukraine. She became very self-conscious about her speech impediment when she began primary school. One of the other students, a little boy,...

Kilimanjaro Diaries by Eva Melusine Thieme is about climbing the highest mountain on an entire continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. The preparations for this trip, starting with an internet survey, began well in advance, including practicing with climbing boots for the...

Fatal Whispers is the second book from the Megan Scott/Michael Elliott Mysteries by Sandra Nikolai. Michael Elliott, an investigative reporter, and his girlfriend, Megan Scott, find themselves probing the sudden death of Tiffany, the socialite wife of George Gray, while visiting Megan’s cousin Bianca in...

Th3 Simple Questions: Slice Open Everyday Life is a collection of Jean W. Yaeger's blog entries from January through June, 2014. Each entry revolves around three questions: "Who am I?", "Why am I here?" and "What do I want?" These essays are far-ranging, with topics...

Jeremy is an eight-year-old boy who loves his parents, Grandpa Eugene, and school. One day while in school, Jeremy was told the tragic news that his parents, Jim and Molly, had passed away after they were involved in a car accident. Jeremy is devastated, but...

Historical fiction. If done well, this genre is absolutely my favorite to read. If done poorly, it can be some of the worst drivel a reviewer has to slog through. Thankfully, I didn't have to slog through The Partisan's Wife, which is the third book...

In Blythe Court by Nora Covington, Ann Seddon has two choices: either she becomes a typical aristocratic wife or she can take charge of her life and fight back. Ann Seddon knew that her parents would find a wealthy husband for her, one who will...

In The Rearranged Life by Annika Sharma, college senior and future doctor Nithya comes from a traditional Indian family. Her parents have always planned on an arranged marriage for her. She has always obeyed her parents and tried so hard to please them, so an...

Unholy Bargain by Travis Hallden Holt takes us into the story of a brilliant assassin, a man whose body turned to dust some time ago but he is still doing his work through his spirit. He can't be detected and when he finds a mark,...

Moral Infidelity by Rebecca Warner takes on the controversial topic of abortion and a woman’s right to her own body. Governor Michael Romano is on the verge of changing the laws of the State of Florida by bringing forth an abortion law. He starts his...