Promised Valley Peace by Ron Fritsch is the last volume in the Promised Valley series. In this novel, the characters have moved from rebellion, through war and conspiracy, and are now in a quest to end hostilities between prehistoric neighbors and establish a lasting peace....

Imagine the unthinkable; America involved in another World War, but on home soil. Not possible, right? Who would be able to pull off such a great task and why? The Ox Factor China Invades The US - Can America Survive written by Richard Duvall is...

When your ex-husband leaves you for a much younger woman, things are bad. But when that ex-husband has to share a room with you at your daughter’s destination wedding because the hotel mixed up the reservations, things go from bad to worse. This is where...

An unexpected trip to Narralong and the Splinter Island bird sanctuary is not what 11-year-old Taya Bayliss wants, but what can a kid do? Before she even leaves home, though, a mystery presents itself and leads to big action! Taya’s dad, ‘Birdman Bayliss’, is a...

The short story continues alive and well, and Tales 2 Inspire: The Diamond Collection is living proof. Editor and author Lois Stern - with Stan Cupery M.D. and Tom Eliopoulos - has compiled twenty-three award winning stories from previous collections, and has presented to readers...

The Gay Detective: Nick and Norm in Chicago by Kenneth D. Michaels manages to do what most mysteries can't do. It manages to do what most LGBT books can't do. It entertains. Somehow, these two different genres come together to create an enjoyable masterpiece. The...

Marc Reklau's 30 Days - Change Your Habits, Change Your Life is an excellent self-help book that offers a lot of concrete suggestions about how you might go about fixing things in your life. It has a long series of micro-chapters, each of which has...

Prisoner 4374 by AJ Griffiths-Jones is a true story based on historical fact. The identity of Jack the Ripper has long been wondered at, and many names have found their way into the frame. For more than 100 years, Dr Thomas Neill Cream was in...

I loved Essence of Existence by Paul Roman. The subtitle is Brief Story of Matter and People. In fact, it is a clear but very condensed history of the universe. A while back I wrote an essay calling for the addition of a course on...

Hospital Hill is an historical mystery novel written by Katherine Anderson. Northampton State Hospital was Valerie Martin’s first place of employment. Working in an asylum had not been the Smith graduate’s plan for a career. Valerie had planned on using her degree in Education and...

The Bucktown Babies: Father Gunter, Demon Hunter, Book 1 is a paranormal thriller novel written by Janine R. Pestel. Johann Gunter had been in a resting pattern between “gigs” when he watched a news broadcast about the strangely high incidence of sudden infant deaths that...

Cold Hollow: Cold Hollow Mysteries, Book One is a thriller novel written by Emilie J. Howard. The Barner family was moving, bag and baggage, up to the Green Mountains of Vermont. Angus had been offered a promotion that was just too good an opportunity to...

It’s time for some excitement and a grand adventure. But you don’t need some high tech gizmo to entertain. All you need is your good, old fashioned imagination, the one that works well on its own, without batteries or apps. You can become a pirate...

Earth is in dire straits. Political turmoil and a deadly virus have made life on Earth difficult. Starting a colony on a distant planet seems like a good way to escape the evils that have invaded the home planet. A group of individuals embarks...

The Third Throne: Angel of Darkness by Tabitha Barret is a mesmerizing entry that brilliantly combines elements of urban fantasy, paranormal, and romance to take readers on an adventure to the darkest place ever — hell itself. There is quite a lot going on in...

With so much to do to get the soon-to-open Bed and Breakfast ready, Jess Connors tries to do too much too fast. In One Wrong Turn by Deanna Lynn Sletten, Jess swerves on the wet highway to avoid a dog and the SUV skids and...

His Desire: HIS Series, Book 1 by Sheila Kell is the story of passion and finding that sweet relief when you can fall in love once more, especially when you have sworn you will not love again. The story follows FBI Special Agent Kate Ross;...

Sheila Kell’s His Choice is the second entry in the HIS Series, an engaging blend of sizzling romance with suspense, one of those stories that delight fans who love romance with powerful plots and intense action. AJ Hamilton is a killer. A merciless one. This...

His Return by Sheila Kell is the third book in the HIS Series, a steamy romance mixed with suspense and punctuated by nonstop action. Yes, this is a romance with a unique flair and readers will find themselves swinging from one extreme emotion to another....

His Chance by Sheila Kell is the fourth book in the HIS romance suspense series. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of mature young adults and adults who enjoy romances with an element of danger mixed in, and who...