Roger and Suzanne Bowman go to Uruguay to celebrate their friend’s promotion to police captain. The day does not end smoothly when the couple finds the dead body of an old acquaintance in their motel room. Their main suspects are from the police force. Roger...

There are many variations of the classic tale of The Tortoise and The Hare, and this version by Jerry Pinkney is one of the most adorable I've seen. Instead of using the words, Pinkney uses his awesome illustrations to tell this story. There is a...

When Irene, a young girl in her early teens, moves across the world to Normandy, the rugged beauty of the land captivates her. She loves everything about it, including a handsome local named Ishmael. However, a local toy maker has a dark and mysterious past,...

The Very Fairy Princess is the latest in the Princess series by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. It is beautifully illustrated by Christine Davenier and the colorful pictures help to facilitate the understanding of the story for younger children. Geraldine believes herself to be...

The Turtle and The Jaguars: War. Love. Webs of Death. A Oaxaca Odyssey by William O. Nordstrom is a story which introduces readers to an adventurous, suspenseful, and cultural plot. The story line and characters are depicted and read as real life situations and people. William...

The Other Side of the Ridge by Larry Deibert is an intriguing historical fiction novel, introducing readers to scientific and educational concepts of time travel and historical facts. The idea of time travel, as well as information on the United States' history, are a few...

The Fountain of the Earth is a dark, science fiction novel by H.L. LeRoy. At fifteen, Terra should be worrying about marriage and moving into her role as an adult woman in her clan. But on the day of the wedding party, the tribesmen’s...

The Dance of the Spirits, by Catherine Aerie, is the story of Jasmine Young who is raised in a well-to-do home in China. Her life is punctuated by experiences of wealth and plenty on the one hand, and family misery on the other. Throughout Jasmine’s...

The Eye of the Dragon by Rio Guzman is an interesting look at a Native American style spiritual journey. Guzman states that he attended a workshop on the teachings of Carlos Castaneda, the author of several books on his experiences with a Mexican sorcerer, Don...

The Cats and the Cradle is the third book in The Ann and Henry Novels by Jane McBride and I think this was probably the best one by far. It was a bit different, there wasn't a mystery to solve, no murders going on, but...

When Mathius takes over the kingdom from his father, who was not the sort of king you wanted to have, his only thoughts are how to make sure people know he is nothing like his father. His first challenge comes in the form of Vikings...

The True End of Money and The Path To Free by Mr Derek M. McGowan II explores the role of money and capitalism across various eras, and through the eyes of characters ranging from a spineless playboy, an immigrant determined to improve the prospects of...

The Heir to the Amulet mixes the ideas of knights and old world, medieval places with futuristic, high-tech places and blends them into a story of mystery and intrigue, kidnapping, and sabotage. Raith was successful in her attempt to take over the country of Cymnosa,...

The Last of the Titans by Darryl D. Bowman is one of the most unusual books in the espionage or action genres I have ever read. I picked it up, thinking it might be a story from Greek mythology. Then I thought it referred to...

The Quaker and the Rebel, book 1 in Mary Ellis’ Civil War Heroines Series, is an excellent and exciting start to this new series! Emily is beginning her life over in the south; however, she has not given up all of her old ways as...

The Wreck of the Rachel Marie, written by Reginald J. Thorne, is an exciting, adventurous, and suspenseful short story that tells the tale of pirate Simon Daggett, first mate Tom Smythe, the beautiful Rachel Marie, and the rest of the scurvy pirates of the "Brotherhood...

Author Busola Jegede in her book The Secret Place of the Most High for Women helps women find their place of security and safety within the arms of their Heavenly Father. She leads the reader along a path and describes how they can arrive at...

Parenting is undergoing massive changes depending on the generation and times. In James Pedersen's The Rise of the Millennial Parents: Parenting Yesterday and Today, the author discusses the complexity of parenting style and methods and how it affects the growth of a child, positively and...

Angie has been in love with her Uncle Chris (they are not related by blood) for as long as she can remember. But everyone in the family watches and disapproves of their interactions so it took a long time for Angie to act on her...

For the last couple of years Julia has dreamed of the high school golden boy, Michael. She has used him to inspire her poetry and music and she has thought herself in love with him. At the graduation ball, he finally asks her to dance...