Dori's Gift (a Mom's Choice Award Recipient) by Angie Wilson is the tale of Dori, a young girl who is celebrating her seventh birthday and hoping for a birthday present from her parents. The family live in the mountains and have to work hard every...

Transforming Faith: Stories of Change from a Lifelong Spiritual Seeker by Fred Howard takes readers on a journey of the author's initial stages of being involved with the Baptist Church where church suppers, Sunday school socials and retreats formed part of his religious life. His...

Locksmith's Closet (Locksmith Trilogy Book 1) by Paul Briggs is a young adult science fiction that takes friends Lachlan "Lock" Smith and Gary on a strange journey into an uninhabited world where humans are long extinct. They stumble through a portal into a new...

Cutting the Soul by Theresa Larsen is a memoir that chronicles her son’s battle with mental illness. One day, Matthew comes to her with a cut on his hand, explaining it as an accident when he was messing around with a pocket knife. However, Theresa...

The Red Herring by Jessica Anderson is an interesting mix of romance and thriller. The last thing Juliette Murray ever expected was to be called into her boss’s office and asked to play the role of a billionaire’s wife. An exotic dancer by trade, she...

Clone Drones is the third book in R.C. Carter and J.P. Carter's detective mystery series, the O'Rourke Crime Novels. Ryan O'Rourke has a fairly busy, if routine, set of assignments for his crew. The lone operative who won't be working is his fiancee, Siobhan, who'll...

Genetically Privileged - Redux by A.W. Daniels starts with an introduction to Joe and Mary Christianson, a childless couple who, like many couples unable to conceive naturally, are at a fertility clinic looking to science and modern medicine to conceive a child. So far, so...

Five Stones is an excellent modern Korean-American version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Kim. I enjoyed reading about the Kim family's story, with witty and dramatic twists of the plot and the suspense of two unexpected romances, with their celebrations and struggles....

The Alien Apostle and the Great Conspiracy by Bart Peters is based on four college-age boys who are preparing to enter the mission field. On the day of their departure, as they are getting ready to leave, a chain of events places Jeremy, one of...

Lady Justice on the Dark Side by Robert Thornhill is a somewhat bittersweet chapter in the life of Walt Williams, Thornhill’s senior citizen founder of the City Retiree Action Patrol, or C.R.A.P. After five action-filled years as a Kansas City police officer, Walt decides it’s...

I Live in a Doghouse by Beverly Stowe McClure is about a young boy called Nick who is struggling to adjust to his new family dynamic. His mother has remarried and, on top of a snotty step sister called Grace, Nick has also gained a...

Journeys of Lightheartedness: A Tale of Travel & Discovery is a collection of travel essays written by Richard Moore. The author shares his experiences in Europe, New York, the south and Wisconsin. The reader first gets a traveler's view of Paris, a city the author...

Posie Pixie and the Copper Kettle (Whimsy Wood) by Sarah Hill is a delightful adventure story where young readers find themselves being taken on an adventure along with Posie Pixie in Whimsy Wood. Posie the Pixie is looking for a new house for autumn as...

ABC's Trip To Africa by Ozi Okaro is an adorable way of teaching children the alphabet as well as discovering the continent of Africa. In this book, the author takes young readers on an exciting journey through Africa, telling them about the plants, animals, musical...

Book and film critic, Chris Barsanti measures up the best and worst films of 2014 in Eyes Wide Shut: The Year’s 25 Greatest Movies (and the 5 worst). If you are looking for a quick synopsis of films to see or avoid, this easy to...

Bernard Foong (pen-name Young) has spent a number of years as a male companion to several different men and it has been more than enjoyable for him. In fact, his entire life and his experiences are making a big difference to the rest of his...

The Haters Dictionary by Joseph D. Smith is quite an interesting concept of a dictionary. It contains all the words to use against those whom you dislike. The idea of a Haters Dictionary is original and novel. The definitions of the words listed have been...

Move over Marvel Agent Carter. Allow some room for the likes of Miss Alice White. An independent and intelligent woman, Alice is an interesting character who can come across as a strong or a weak female, depending on the situation in which she is involved....

Henry Montherlant (1895-1972) published his war memoir, Dirge for the Dead of Verdun, in 1924. In this book, the author bluntly portrays the post traumatic stress syndrome that in our day is frequently mentioned, yet not fully understood by those who have never been in...

The Andromedans (The Empire Book 3) by Elizabeth Lang is the third book in the Empire series, and it would make sense if readers read the preceding two books first - though you can also enjoy the third book on its own if you are...