A Fat Virgin Death by Joyce Tracksler begins with the gripping saga of Sharon Nye. Until that fateful day, Sharon Nye had a delightful childhood. The nightmare began when she was only ten years old. Her sister hung herself and Sharon found the body. A...

This is the second book in a Highlander series. The characters are delightful. We have a heroine throwing rocks at the hero and a hero that can speak with wit. Clare is a well trained warrior. Graham doesn’t mind that his...

As I read A Summer Affair, certain aspects of Claire Danner Crispin’s personality stood out. She has trouble saying “no”. If someone asks her to do something, she takes on the responsibility. Claire is a successful artist. She is the chair of the Nantucket’s Children...

This latest book of Dorothy Garlock is set in the 1930’s and begins with 25-year-old Adrianna Moore grieving the death of her father. She discovers that her father’s attorney, Richard Pope, is taking over her father’s interests, including her. He wants to marry her A...

A Full House But Empty is a story that will bring a smile to your face and tears to your eyes. Angus Munro writes with great humility. I found myself respecting him more and more as I read his memoir. He calls himself a neat freak....

The Indians assisted settlers, teaching them how to raise crops and even sharing their food with them. In return, the white man looked on the Indians as savages and treated them like animals. The American government, on more than one occasion, cheated the Indians. Eventually,...

Katherine Christensen has taken a myth and expanded it into a beautiful work of art. A Rib From Eve is a look into the past. The setting is Briton 620 AD. The land was savage, and the women were strong and resourceful. It was a...

I wish I could find a magic formula for quick, healthy weight loss that does not purport diet or exercise. A Bite At A Time does not promise the miracle that we all know does not exist. I have a friend that was obese. Notice the...

Rosa found a wounded English Soldier hiding in the bushes. She nursed the young man back to health and fell madly in love with him. The war separated them but they would always have a connection. He declared his undying love for her and she...

Joanne Moore lived a very sheltered childhood.  Her love of reading brought her to the library often, where she was befriended by the librarian, Ms. Crittendon.  David, Joanne’s husband was abusive.  Divorce did not stop him from tormenting her.  The divorce did not stop the...

Kaylee was not having a good day. A “pig” had asked her out. She received two tickets, and her car died at a busy intersection. She prayed for someone to take her home. Suddenly, lightning streaked across the sky, and “boom” “suddenly,...

For too many years I thought God was keeping score.  I pictured him in heaven with a book in one hand and a feather pen in the other.  Every time I messed up he would take away a pre-determined number of points.  Fighting with my...

Remember the old cartoon where a character was trying to make a decision and a tiny angel sat on his right shoulder and on his left was a little devil. That’s not exactly the way it works and yet I was reminded of that...

Lani Massey Brown offers readers a thriller. The setting is present day Florida. Cady Palmer is the Deputy Supervisor of Elections. A coworker commits voter fraud. As though the stress level isn’t high enough, the governor sends someone to “watch” everything that happens on Election...

Hannah Brown was only married six years when her husband died. She sells everything except her sheep and moves to Ohio. Her sheep cause problems; and her brother in law doesn’t want her there. Most disconcerting was Seth Miller, a handsome widower with a daughter....

Names are important. They give you an identity. A name can make life difficult. Picking a name isn’t easy. My husband and I searched for just the right names for our three children. The first pregnancy we easily picked a girl’s name, but could not settle...

Eighteen year old Christina Ramos loved Joe Morado. Her mother hated him and was determined Christina would marry Ishmael, a man at least twelve years older than Christina. After fifty years of marriage to a man that she did not love his death brought her...

Sure to become a family tradition... A Family Advent is a beautiful book that is sure to become a family tradition. What better way to keep Christ in the forefront of your Christmas season than by celebrating the Advent each day? During Advent, we eagerly await...

There‘s a killer on the loose. The setting is New Hampshire, 1760. Matthew Harper was playing what he thought was a friendly game of chance. He lost. Newell Thornton won with loaded dice. He murdered with great relish. Present Day: A killer is on the loose. He...

This review is on the unabridged audio book of A Separate Country by Robert Hicks. John Bell Hood is one of the most controversial figures from the Civil War. There are many myths about the man. He has been accused of lack of intelligence, of coldly...