At first glance a woman might be slighted by this author’s portrayal of marriage. I am a Christian wife, and I believe in the divine order, which is God, man, woman, child. However, some may take this author's portrayal of marriage as moving woman back...

Jo Carrol's "Hidden Tiger Raging Mountain" is a straightforward account of her journey in the country. The story unfolds in Wiltshire, England, where she resides and then at the brightly-lit Nepal International Airport, upon her arrival. A confessed wanderlust, she leaves behind daughters and grandchildren...

Mary and Bruce Trimble had been married for only one year when they volunteered for the Peace Corps. So, in 1979, they landed at Senegal's Dakar airport and from there flew onto Gambia where they would be working. After ten weeks of training to learn...

If you'd like a book where you can sit back and relax and enjoy a few laughs at the same time, pick up a copy of Stuart Tobin's Rash Decisions and Growth Experiences. There is a subtitle From the Best Little Warthouse in Kentucky which...

Mommy’s A Mole is the story of a sister-in-law, Joan Webster, gone missing and the efforts of author Eve Carson to find out exactly what happened to her beloved in-law. On that Thanksgiving weekend in 1981, Joan was, like millions of Americans that weekend, traveling....

I looked at My Husband Our Father: A Family’s Walk Through the Storm of Grief in Search of a Rainbow by author Michelle Caravelli several times before I actually picked it up to read. Sometimes, on the surface, a book seems like it will hold...

Thought Shredder: Bringing Out the Bucker in You by Chris Elliott is a tough but introspective read. The author recounts in a very raw and honest manner the details of his tumultuous relationship with his father; from the time he was a young boy all...

Bawb's Raven Feathers: Vol. V by Robert Chomany is a delightful, quick read sure to bring inspiration to your day and a smile to your face. I loved the author's insights in the very first prose section, and, of course, it made me think of...

Hippiebanker: Bringing Peace, Love and Spirituality to the Workplace by Camille Sacco is a 12-week guide book about learning how to become a “spiritual activist” by incorporating spirituality into the workplace. Camille begins with an introductory note: “We don’t need to quit our corporate jobs,...

North to Freedom by Karen Meyer is the story of the escape of two young slave boys, Moses and Tom. The boys take their chance to flee from their cruel owners in Kentucky and make their way to the freedom of Canada. Relying on the...

Jonathan Tindale spent a while living in New Zealand, housed in a dilapidated caravan located in the remote South Island countryside that New Zealanders call the wop-wops. Some considerable time later, long after his return to his native UK, he received a scrappy manuscript which,...

Eliciting Excellence: Bringing Out the Best in People by Michael J. Beck is a very informative book. It is well written and timely on the subject of empowering people to reach their next level — mentally and physically. The author gives vivid stereotypical stories to...

Exiles: A Mystery in Paris: The Daniel Levin Mysteries, Book 1 is an historical mystery written by Lawrence J. Epstein. It was 1925, and Daniel Levin aspired to be a writer. World War I had been a brutal experience for him, as it had been...

“Listen,” Gabriel Da Silva told his two children, Sarah and Jacob, “listen well because I am preparing you for life.” These arresting words open That Woman: Beating the Odds in Colonial New York by Wayne Clark, a historical novel that deals with kidnapping and...

Truth, Dare, Double Dare, Promise or Repeat (On Finding the Meaning of "Like" in 1982) by Monica Lee is a young adult coming of age story that would appeal most to a mature audience of young adult females who do not mind adolescent sexual situations...

Xmas: Eugenus ... The Next Step in Human Evolution! by Victor Ramon Mojica is a story about Christmas. Once upon a time, Christmas used to be celebrated with much noise, festivity and joy. Things have changed now. The 31st century is different and Christmas is...

Sami Arlenis-Frederick’s poetry collection, Drapetomania, is palpable, as though the words themselves are breathing on the page, they have a heat to them, a realness like no other I’ve come across. Some of the lines are described in such a way that it literally makes...

Song at Dawn: 1150 in Provence (The Troubadours Quartet) Book 1 is a historical fiction novel, the first in a four-part series, by Jean Gill. Set against the background of political and religious power struggles in twelfth-century France, it follows the adventures of a sixteen-year-old...

Two Shades of Vice: Based on the True Story of an Interracial Couple's Life Together in Crime by Dewey Reynolds is a true crime story that explores powerful cultural and political issues in a great historical setting. In a story set against the tumultuous backdrop...

Divine Choreography of Redemption: Setting the Eternal Saga in Time by William E. Jefferson is the second book in a week with a theological connection that I've picked up - and then set back down, for a fleeting moment - that felt like it might...