James E. Manning is an appraiser in the real estate market. He brings his expertise to his book Public Trust Betrayed. He discusses the greed and stupidity that has placed us in the economic crisis that we now face. Each day we hear of more...

To Begin Again by Jen Knox is a collection of short stories and essays. Due to the length of short stories and essays are very difficult to develop the meat of the plot or situations. However, Knox had no problem with the task. The common factor...

Dave Hoing and Roger Hileman, authors of Hammon Falls, found an interesting photo. The woman in the photo captured their interest and stimulated their imagination. Hammon Falls is the history the authors created for the woman in the photo. 2008: Will Hammon was in his 90s...

Jennifer Knox shares her turbulent past with readers. Musical Chairs is an excellent name for this book, just like the child’s game of changing chair when the music stops, Jen moved or in her words ran. Many would call Jen a troubled teen. Her home...

Ian Conners is a 16-year-old psychic working for Marscorp. From a young age he has been trained to use his ability to give the organization an advantage over other groups vying for control of Mars. Ian's job is to use his visions to locate smaller...

If I Should Die is the story of war torn Africa when nations were determined to throw off the last vestiges of colonial rule for self-determination. It is a story of violence set against the breathtaking beauty of the fictitious nation of Nyanga. Students of...

The Clones believe the Megasphere is an "ark" surrounded by water. If they try to leave, the water will flood the Megasphere drowning the residents. The Clones were created to do their assigned duties and not think for themselves. However, a few of the Clones...

"Down Memory Lane with Marguerite and Family" is a well-written tale of the Caribbean islands of Montserrat and Martinique and their long and varied history always threatened by active volcanoes on both. It should be shelved with travel books featuring the Caribbean. Why? This easy...

From The ZEN GAME title I thought this book would be about the power of meditation and the values of Buddh's Eight Fold Path. However, the subtitle is more accurate; it is "How to Win at the Game of Life Without Selling Your Soul." Nancy Pristine...

This book is a Beginner's Guide to Fibromyalgia and will help those who have just been diagnosed with the disease or those who think they might have the disease. It is estimated there are twelve million sufferers of this disease, so if you are not...

Patrick Daniel’s “Finding Your Road to Success” is a very interesting read. The book is inspirational in many ways. There are over eight chapters in the book. Each chapter contains message for finding the road to success. Chapter 1 introduces reaching “above average” goals,...

This is the story of two brothers born in Liverpool, England, in the early 1800s. Lem was a kind boy and had no desire to hurt a creature. Abel was cruel and took delight in hurting any living thing. Their childhood was harsh. Their mother...

Hot Enough To Kill by Paula Boyd centers around Kickapoo, Texas. Jolene Jackson returned to Texas to get her mother Lucille, a female version of Dirty Harry, out of jail. After her boyfriend was murdered, she was the suspect. The mother and daughter teamed up...

Ducks On The Pond by R. Scott Murphy is a tribute to the sport of baseball. It seems that Americans of all ages love this sport. Murphy expresses his fascination with the sport through poetry, short story and essay. There is something special about the...

Dead Man Falls by Paula Boyd is book two in her Jolene Jackson Mystery series and I have to say it’s as hilarious as the first book. Once again Jolene is back in Kickapoo, Texas this time for her mother’s big birthday bash. This is...

Franky is going on a field trip with his class today, and as mom is leaving for work, she reminds him of everything he needs to do and take, including his hated glasses. He starts thinking about all of the many names he’s been called...

Why the heck isn't this book a bestseller? Al Lewis doesn't believe that the government should continue doing things that don't work simply because that's the way things have always been done. Lewis has written a smart, hilarious book that says exactly this, and includes...

In the High Ground by Mark Cotter people in San Francisco lived their everyday life never expecting terrorists had targeted the city to be their next victims. They had no idea the world as they knew it was about to change. At 8 a.m. the...

Kenneth Lawe was off fighting in the war, having been drafted during WWII, when he learned that his beloved grandmother Charlotte had passed away at the age of ninety-four. While she left his four sisters money, she left Ken the deed to the family home...

Everyone called her Sippy; her name was Serendipity. The name fit perfectly. Sippy was eleven years old when she heard God's voice. It sort of frightened her and she asked him not to speak to her out loud again. She asked if he would send...