Letters I Wish I Had Sent by Preston C. Randall is a hilarious compilation of the sort of correspondence we’ve all wanted to send to one company or another in our lives. Generally, these “letters” are in response to some utterly stupid or absurd claim,...

The Rose Ring by Anne Faye is certainly a book with a pretty cover, but the story that unfolds is emotionally charged, keeping me riveted until the end. Julia Manning has carried the hurt of being left at the altar ten years ago by her...

In the post apocalyptic future, a group of survivors struggle to carry on across the ruined landscape. They only want to have a place to live, enough food to eat, and stay alive another day. Inevitably, they are divided into factions, each desperate to be...

Devil Let Me Go by Nathan Robinson is an exceptionally good collection of previously published short stories. Many of these fall into the “horror” genre, but not all. The final story, for example, would more closely associate with paranormal romance, although it is not at...

The Fire's Dawn In Winter's Break by Michael Weber is a book that takes us to a world that has been in darkness for years, but the fires of determination are still burning and just waiting to be released. Winter is over and as the...

Are You Sleeping: Stormy Weather by Dermot Davis is a fascinating although fictional look at the sleeping mind. Dr. Robert Munro was turning into his father. He ignored his wife Gail and insisted that his son see reality rather than use his imagination. Little Jason...

She spent two years of her life in a coma. When she finally awakes, the world is not like she used to remember. Microchips are mandatory; one is planted in everyone’s arm. Her friends believe that there’s more to that tiny electronic device, which is...

Imagine the grief you would feel if the last thing you ever said to your best friend was, "I hate you," and then your best friend dies without you ever being able to make things right. Well, that's just what happens to Charlotte Winters in...

Poetry can suggest but not define the thoughts of the writer. There is always some little mystery about the meaning of words or the emotions behind them. M.H. Freeman in Before I Leave: Selected Poems and Poetic Prose, shows us wretched longing, sublime fulfillment, and...

Either Side of Midnight by Tori de Clare is a fantastic book. The story has mystery, suspense, romance, many twists and turns, an excellent plot, and very believable characters. Naomi Stone is a nineteen-year-old girl, who has just left home for the first time to...

Here Today Gone Tomorrow by Carlene Havel is a story about loss, love, and Christian hope. Casey Slaughter is recently divorced. Bitter and lonely, Casey truly believes she will never find the man of her dreams. She is working hard to pay the bills, save...

A Marriage Made in Heaven by Maureen Wingham is an autobiography where the author speaks about the positive and negative aspects, the trials and tribulations she had to face in her life. She discusses her broken marriage, the problems she experienced with her business partner,...

In pursuit of Black Peter, Father Dante is determined to serve justice for the death of his master and his mother in The Blood That Cries in the Ground by Gregory Bellarmine. The twist in the tale is one that has been hidden - who...

The Holdout by Laurel Osterkamp is a fantastic book. I couldn’t help but fall in love with Robin, hate Grant, wonder about Nick's role, and stay up late reading to see who wins The Holdout. Robin’s mother died when she was two and she has...

Kyleah's Mirrors (King of the Trees Book 6) by William D. Burt is the sixth book in this adventure/fantasy series. Kyleah likes helping her father. She is diligent and conscientious. Kyleah awakens an ancient evil that has been sleeping for ages in her village while...

If I Never Went Home tells the story of two Trinidadian women, Bea and Tina, and the separate yet inextricably linked lives they lead in two separate places. Told mostly through flashbacks switching between Tina and Bea, we learn just how tumultuous their lives were...

“Cigarette fire works the same way people work. The smoke always escapes your lungs, but it leaves behind a lot of shit when it does.” Aurora’s Ashes by Hia Chakraborty is a portrait of this very quote by Aurora Garland who had captured not only...

The Korean Word For Butterfly by James Zerndt takes places in Korea during the soccer World Cup in 2002 and is about a few characters whose stories sooner or later intertwine. There is Billie who came to Korea with her boyfriend to teach English at...

In Secrets, Snapdragons, & A Spirit, Tina D. C. Hayes takes readers back to the small town of Dixon, Kentucky, where Darci Shelton spends her days running Petal Pushers, always trying to find a way to increase her bottom line. The flower shop is actually...

War, The Lash Series: Book Three by Tara Fox Hall is a complex, emotional, historical fiction novel, introducing readers to World War II, combat strategies, and the emotional realities of war. Readers may often struggle to read historical novels because of a "boring" tone or...