Another Vanishing Act is a whimsical and creative jaunt into the surprisingly exciting lives of senior citizens. Pat Russo and Pete Conner write with mellowness and heart, but add enough laughs to keep the story cheery and brisk. Protagonist Dan, very human and relatable if...

For I Could Lift My Finger and Black Out the Sun by Keith Soares is the story of John Black, who used to be a rather normal nerd who tended to be bullied by a boy called Bobby. During one of their chases (i.e. Bobby...

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...

Kathryn Meyer Griffith’s Four Spooky Short Stories is surreal and its haunting theme will keep readers turning the pages. The collection opens with Ghost Brother; the tragedy of a man named Bobby, who’s manipulated by the ghost of his dead brother, Gerald. I sympathize with...

The No'Rath by William F.F. Wood is the fourth volume in the riveting space adventure, The Ruins of Arlandia series. In a world of advanced technology and combat robots, where people live on board space ships which can manufacture their own oxygen and food, two...

Imagine waking up one day after the sudden death of your mother and finding out that you are a witch. That’s exactly what happens to 17-year-old Elizabeth in A Witch's Dream World: Chronicles of Elizabeth Fairbairn – Book 1 by Cheryllynn Dyess. Moving in with...

The Blue Garou is a police procedural mystery written by H. Max Hiller. Cooter Holland is a police officer assigned to the Louisiana State Highway Patrol, but on an informal loan arrangement with the New Orleans Police Department. While he was born and raised in...

The Void by William F.F. Wood is the fifth volume in the riveting space adventure, The Ruins of Arlandia series. The terrible war that spread throughout the galaxy is about to be decided. For decades, two evil races called the Goremog and the No’Rath have...

“When a soul is sent to the wrong place, a certain specialist goes into Hell, finds the misplaced soul, and delivers him or her to Heaven's Gate for proper processing. If the specialist dies in Hell proper, his or her soul is trapped there for...

In 2039, the government turns dead debtors into shades (zombies), and they will do all types of work until their debts are settled. To prevent his dying mother from becoming a shade, Jonah Adams joins the IRS as a ghoul, an agent that collects recently...

Through the Hostage by J.C. Steel is a weird mixture of space opera and military science fiction. It worked for me. These are two of my favorite genres. The pace is swift and filled with danger around every corner. This is a world of mystery...

Twins Ellsa and Ellie are completely different in character, personality, taste and interests. They keep falling for the same man, creating problems between them. Determined not to let a man come between them ever again, Ellie and Ellsa agree to stay away from each other's...

Stray Lines is a collection of poetry by singer-songwriter Paul Tait. As the title suggests, the poems cover varying topics and emotional states, suggesting themes drawn from the author’s past and present states. There is a general sense of alienation and displacement from the world...

Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty by Terrance D. Coffey is the historical saga of one of the most controversial pharaohs to ever come to power in Egypt. Amenhotep III had built a powerful dynasty, ruling Egypt with a firm hand. When his son...

On a drizzly, blustery day in January of 1942, four young Mello brothers, from Woburn, Massachusetts, hop aboard a Boston & Maine Budd Liner and head into Boston for one last fling before shipping off to fight in the Second World War. In a bar...

North American Fat Ass by J.D. Orion is a wonderfully comprehensive book on getting fit and healthy in a balanced way. The book is appropriately named because obesity and unhealthy lifestyles are such a common, widespread occurrence and almost a part of the American culture....

Armageddon’s Arc by Victor Baptiste is a biblical/spiritual page-turner, impossible to put down. It also presents a tremendous challenge for reviewers, as virtually anything one might say would be a spoiler for what is surely one of the most thrillingly unpredictable plot lines in the...

Lady Justice and the Broken Hearts by Robert Thornhill is the latest episode featuring Walt Williams and his gang of renown in Thornhill’s “Lady Justice” mystery/comedy series. Not surprisingly, it is another winning combination of humor and drama, in which our inimitable hero prevails in...

In The Forest's Edge by Ines Galiano, for 450 years after the Black Years the citizens of Civis have taken refuge in the caves and created an underworld civilization. To keep a delicate balance, they live under a strict set of rules. One was a...

Blood sisters and the closest of friends through high school, Anna and Lucinda embark on a nearly unheard of adventure from a secure life in Chicago to the wild, wild west of Arizona in Broken Dreams by Nancy Pennick. In 1927, young ladies just didn’t...