The Dust: Book II: Pursuit by David H. Sharp picks up right where The Dust: Book I: Bloodlust leaves off. This episode of the series is every bit as captivating as was the first book, and I’ll be mighty surprised if Book III isn’t also...

A poignant story that at times became too painful to read, The Pilot's Wife is more than a drama - it's a mystery, a love story, a hate story, and so much more. Kathryn knows what to expect when men come knocking on her door...

The Wave and Other Stories: Tenth Anniversary Edition by Caren Gussoff is a collection of ten short stories that are insightful, profound and filled with empathy. The stories are original and stark in the narration of the day to day lives of the characters, making...

Lazlo Ferran’s novel, Ordo Lupus II: The Devil's Own Dice unravels with a man trapped in an oubliette. He is desperately trying to escape and when he finally does, he finds himself in 13th century France. John is a former secret service agent. His research...

The Final Dawn by Alice Catherine Carter is a short but very powerful and interesting story about the historic time period of the early 1930s when Stalin ruled Russia. The Final Dawn is about the life story of Valeyria and Alexei Yolkin. Three young children...

The Gift: A Short Story by TNae Wilcox caught my eye right away. I was expecting a short little love story, which in a sense it was. Yet, Wilcox delivers a storyline that was completely unexpected. Written from the first person view of George Timmons,...

Channel ‘63 is the third book in The Age of Amy Series, a young adult fiction series written by Bruce Edwards. Amy wants to be become an emancipated young adult. She has the legal right to request that status because of the irreconcilable differences between...

I am usually not into steampunk, so I hesitated a bit when I picked up The Chronicles of Steele: Raven by Pauline Creeden, but the plot sounded so interesting that I thought I should give it a try. I was not disappointed, and was pleasantly...

In The Albermarle Affair, Parker Hall and Keely Foster decide they want to be private investigators. Now if they could only get a paying case before they starve. Well, soon they are in luck with not only one case but two. The first case is...

The Vintner's Daughter by Kristen Harnisch is by far the best historical romance novel that I have read in a while. It centers on a young woman growing up on a farm, whose family sells white wine until the fatal death of her father. Soon...

Jim Perry just wanted to catch some fish for supper. With no nibbles, though, he goes in search of some worms, but what he finds is just the beginning of his troubles in this captivating story by Keith Rommel. The Devil Tree hides a secret...

The Psychology of Economic Actualism by David Billings is an analysis of economic actualism, how nominal records deviate from actual reality. This deviation has enormous psychological implications. Mentioning that the plethora of social norms are primarily intended to chastise us, as our society does not...

The Grumpy Bull by Adrienne Noel follows a bull as he makes fun of every animal that is different from him. In the end, he learns a valuable lesson. I think this story has a wonderful message for children as well as adults. Everyone is...

The Survivors, Book 1: Summer by V.L. Dreyer is a science fiction romance set in post-apocalyptic New Zealand. Sandy McDermott has been surviving for over 10 years since the world as she knew it ceased to exist. Only eighteen when the epidemic took her loved...

Unlike many other zombie apocalypse stories that keep the ghouls coming, The Survivors Book II: Autumn by V.L. Dreyer deals with the survivors trying to pick up the pieces. After all, zombies are not the only problems this small group faces. Beginning with the death...

With a large part of their compound destroyed by fire, Sandy, Michael and the group living in the Motel have to move on to a safer location. Taking along new group members as well as the Parata Tribe, Sandy leads the survivors south to locate...

The final leg of the journey begins for Sandrine, Michael and the rest of the survivors but it won’t be easy. The Survivors, Book IV: Spring by V.L. Dreyer takes the group further south into the winter with obstacles on the Central Plateau, but then...

The NightShade Forensic Files: Under Dark Skies Book 1 is about the first case of Senior Agent Eleri Eames and medical examiner-turned Agent Donovan Heath. They are recruited by the NightShade division of the FBI to investigate a case of child kidnappings in the heart...

The Seven Deadly Sins of Business Valuation: Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses & Government Guaranteed Lenders by Robert M. Clinger III, after a good introduction to the concept of valuation of a business, discusses the methods practically used by businesses for such calculations. This is the income...

The Little Shop of Monsters by R.L. Stine is a creepy, spooky book of monsters. Hello little one, can you see the monsters in the window looking at you? They are inviting you to come in and take a closer look. The Little Shop of...