The scenarios and characters who people The Purified by Melinda Tyler are something that the author knows very well. She has lived much of what she has woven into this rather realistic thriller based on the sex trade. Those unfamiliar with the world of...

Dark Lady: A Novel of Emilia Bassano Lanyer by Charlene Ball is a historical fiction novel on the life of Emilia Bassano Lanyer. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of mature young adults and adults who enjoy historical fiction...

Classics (Why and How We Can Encourage Children to Read Them) by Fiza Pathan is a non-fiction educational book. Classics would appeal most to an audience of adults employed in educationally based or teaching positions, parents, aunts/uncles, grandparents, as well as anyone else who...

My initial reaction on reading several of the poems in Words Never Spoken, by Cheryl Denise Bannerman, was: “Wow. What pain. What honesty.” Set forth in seven parts, following the subject’s life struggles, the book invites readers to consider a series of questions at the...

My Best Friend Is a Secret Agent is a humorous children’s book, written by Richard Clark and illustrated by Rich Murray. Whiz-kid Nort McKrakken has created something ingenious which will make crime-fighting easier – a C.H.I.P. (Computerized Heroic Incredible Person), able to transform regular human...

Excitement, pure delight, and an emotional adventure await the reader in this thrilling contemporary romance, The Art of Enchantment by MA Clarke Scott. Clio wants only one thing: to complete her PhD program, hence fulfilling one of her father’s greatest wishes for her. But then...

The Slope Rules by Melanie Hooyenga is a great romance for young adult readers, a story that explores love, coming of age, and personal growth. During the holidays, Cally, a fifteen-year-old beauty meets Blake, a “hot snowboarder,” with whom she develops a strong connection. But...

To Have & To Keep is a contemporary romance novel written by Ju Ephraime. Rebecca was now a junior partner in the architecture firm that had hired her after her internship with them, and she felt good about what she had accomplished so far. When...

Three Journals by Greg Masters is a masterpiece in the area of journaling, a great work featuring powerful journal entries. No, readers are not offered gripping plots they’d find in thrillers, but the kind of writing that transports them and forces them to look at...

The Seasons of a Giant by Pamela Hartley is a children’s fictional fantasy book. This is a book that would appeal most to children and young adults who enjoy fantasy fiction with magic and monsters, and who do not mind a few scary parts. Isabel...

Like so many ‘small town’ young people, Natalie Ogier left her home on the beautiful island of Guernsey for university and stayed in London to experience life in the big city in Echoes of Time by Anne Allen. After surviving an abusive relationship, though, Natalie...

Breakaway is a sleuth mystery written by Valentine Cardinale. Richie Bianchi was gradually getting accustomed to trying life as a layperson. After 11 years in the priesthood, as well as all that time spent in the seminary, being Richie instead of Father Richard was kind...

Angel: The Mithista Incident by Scott Borgman holds great promise for a series with characters that readers will enjoy. Meet Dani Taylor, a normal twenty-three-year-old girl who enjoys partying when she is not at her job. But after a night out with her best friends,...

A.A. Alebraheem's 5 Essential Dimensions: How to Balance Your Life for Health, Success, and Contentment is an insightful and thought-provoking read that speaks about the five elements that constantly change our financial, social, internal, physical, and spiritual affairs. The sole purpose of this book is...

In Stage 3 by Ken Stark, a zombie virus has hit the world with a bang and main character, Mason, a misanthrope who survives the initial pandemic by locking himself in his apartment following a horrific airplane incident, finds himself surrounded. Emerging from his hideaway,...

A Story of Life, Fate and Finding the Lost Art of Koka Ninjutsu in Japan, written by the founder of the Dominican Martial Arts Association and author of several books about Japan, Daniel DiMarzio tells of how he decided to move to Japan, where he...

Finding the Real Japan: Stories from the Land of the Rising Sun by Daniel DiMarzio is an entertaining book that gives unusual information about Japan, where the author focuses more on the traditional aspects of Japan, the ancient culture, and history. The book speaks about...

Jujutsu in Japan to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in America, written by the avid supporter of various types of martial arts, Daniel DiMarzio, is a highly personal account of the two approaches to the martial art in which the author compares the histories, the techniques, and the...

A Wonderful Piece of Dark Mahogany is a new adult contemporary romance novel written by Ju Ephraime. Mel Molyneux dreaded being late for the bus she took to get to work, and she equally felt constrained to rush for the bus when her daily job...

Todd Montgomery ends up experiencing what many men fantasize about in White Magic Woman but he is not happy, especially when it interferes with his relationship with his loving wife, Simonia. Ju Ephraime steamily portrays the paranormal possession of Todd by an extremely powerful sorceress...