The Sect: The Windgate, Book 1 of The School of Minsitry Series by Braxton A. Cosby is a tantalizing tale of the ongoing battle of Good versus Evil in the supernatural realm. Three men are essentially kidnapped and brought to the School of Ministry, where...

In High: The Way of an Eagle by Charlene Quiram, Verona Lamberti is in a battle that ranges from the supernatural world where demons manipulate humans to commit horrible acts of violence to a new high school that is extremely different from the one she...

Friend Grief and AIDS: Thirty Years of Burying Our Friends by Victoria Noe is one of a series of books about techniques for handling grief. This particular book speaks to a generation of people who lived through the beginning of an epidemic that has...

J.K. Barber’s Oathbound: Book Three of the Chronicles of Aronshae, is the third in a series and opens with Ra’thet, a war lord allied with the ice queen Salamasca, being interrogated by the Illyander King’s Guards, after their defeat at the Frozen March with Salamasca...

Every so often, there are books that grab you at the beginning and hold you spellbound to the finish. The Legacy Letters by Carew Papritz is such a novel. A man and a woman have a misunderstanding and the man goes his separate way, uninformed...

Hit the Knee and Other Sage Advice is a humorous look at a serious subject. Dennis Gwin has suffered a few heart problems in his life and has had stents fitted on more than one occasion. Unfortunately, his problem becomes too serious for stents and...

Putting out fires, literally, wasn’t exactly what Grace Harkins had in mind for her first summer after retiring from teaching school, but that is exactly what happens in Fresh Start Summer by Beverly Nault. Her friend, Maggie Elmsley, informed her before movie production hit town...

Surrounded By Madness: A Memoir of Mental Illness and Family Secrets by Rachel Pruchno Ph.D. is a heart-breaking memoir of a woman who loses both her mother and daughter to mental illness. It is an honest account of a woman's desperation and powerlessness in handling...

Nancy Sharp and Brett Brett Zickerman seemed to be the perfect couple until, unbelievably, he got brain cancer while only in his 30s. After surgery and chemotherapy it seemed his cancer was gone, but since they knew he would be sterile after the chemo, they...

The Red Sun: Legends of Orkney by Alane Adams is a book that will take children on a roller coaster ride of adventure and fantasy where whimsical and menacing creatures and witches will enthrall readers. Twelve-year-old Sam Baron meets a dwarf in the garage and...

A. Piper Burgi in her book Beyond Afghanistan: More Views of a Military Spouse describes what it is like to have your spouse not only deploy but then return to an uncertain future. This book starts with right after Christmas, which is about a month...

A Willing Heart is a Christian historical romance written by Mary Andersen. Sarah left her home in the middle of the night after she had been assaulted by her stepfather. In England, in 1682, she had no legal recourse and would be judged and blamed...

Susan Elmore’s novel, Nameless Indignities: Unraveling the Mystery of One of Illinois's Most Infamous Crimes, is a non-fiction, true crime story that happened in the late 1800s. Emma Bond, a young schoolteacher is viciously gang-raped and left for dead in her school. She miraculously survives...

I couldn't help but compare The Monsterjunkies with The Munsters and The Addams Family even before I start reading this book. Yet, the comparison was put aside right away. The Monsterjunkies An American Family Odyssey: Being Normal is a State of Mind by Erik Daniel...

In I Never Stopped Smiling: The Inspirational Autobiography of Kevin Daley, formerly known as Harlem Globetrotter great ‘Special K,’ author Kevin Daley shares his incredible story in an effort to inspire us all to overcome disappointment and challenges in our own lives, allowing us to...

In Captured Lies: Book One of The Caspian Wine Series written by Maggie Thom, Bailey was successful in her adult life. This was a far cry from her pitiful childhood, which mostly consisted of constantly moving from house to house, town to town. All her...

"Just enough Jesus to get me into heaven, but not enough to make me uncomfortable with my life," is exactly what Russell and Neely Heil are attempting to overcome with Just Enough Jesus. Most of us settle for the very minimum of almost everything in...

Hollywood Clown by Jason Lassen begins with a birthday party, with the author in the company of Robert De Niro, whose son’s birthday is the celebration. After lengthy preparation about the games to play, costumes to wear and styles to conduct, the author find himself...

Stone: Confessions of a Rock Star by CJ McWain is the story of a vain rock star. Stone is the epitome of a sexy rock star, with his long dark hair and revealing outfits. He is promised to Julie but, having been signed to tour...

Kilimanjaro Diaries by Eva Melusine Thieme is about climbing the highest mountain on an entire continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. The preparations for this trip, starting with an internet survey, began well in advance, including practicing with climbing boots for the...