I thought Secrets of the Velvet Closet: A Memoir by Lena Rai was fascinating and hard to put down. Rai grew up knowing she was a lesbian, but attempted to live the straight life by getting married. She suffered from both mental and physical abuse...

The Authentic Sale by Rena Cohen-First is a book to show every woman that she can move from the supportive roles, considered more traditionally feminine, to the front lines in the sales force and flourish there. Based on the hierarchy of needs and other theories...

Enter The King by Ibomcha Kolom unfolds with Laysana receiving the prestigious Humanist Award from the President of UNO at the UN. It is a day celebration and the pretty girl is singled out for her social work, which is assisting those who are adversely affected...

What I’ve Learned: An Encyclopedia of Perpetual Bullshit by Christopher T. Heist is a humorous collection of life experiences, editorials, and essays on various topics. With his blatant honesty, Heist not only takes and applies a razor sharp wit to the typical memoir, but also...

Bloodied footprints in the snow ... in Revolution Rising: Book Two of the Tewkesbury Chronicles by Jo Gillespie. In the winter of 1778, the fledgling Continental Army is encamped at a place called Valley Forge. Times are extremely hard, with a lack of food and...

Know Thyself: To Awaken Self-Realization by Lateef Terrell Warnick takes ideals from Eastern as well as Western thoughts to dwell deeply on the aim of life. It finds five states of consciousness, called koshas, for each atom and specifies them as Annamaya Kosha pertaining to...

Spellbound Souvenir by Efran Myles is the second part of The Lord of Randall Castle series. This tale picks right up where the first book left off. Alyssa and her younger brother know that it will soon be bedtime. And with that comes the continuing...

I loved the different voices in Maniacs in the Fourth Dimension by YT Whitemansson. During the annual Convention-con, a bunch of fans are gathered in expectation of the arrival of Mr. Abraxas, the mysterious author of the comic book '365 Heavens.' This story is told...

Chance Meetings by Madhu Bazaz Wangu is about how meeting one person can change or affect your life. I have always believed that everything happens for a reason. Even if I accidentally bump into someone, it was because it was supposed to happen. That is...

Jaden Goes to Foster Care: Helping Foster Children Find Comfort in Traditions by Corine Hyman, PhD, is an easy-to-read colorful book that can be used to teach youth within the foster care system (whether temporarily or permanent) to better understand the foster care process. During...

Pickle and The Gift by P.R. Montgomery is a story about Molly ‘Pickle’ Gherkin, who was constantly teased by other children because she had a massive amount of warts all over her. Her nickname was ‘Pickle’ which she was endearingly called by her family, but...

Unholy Bargain by Travis Hallden Holt takes us into the story of a brilliant assassin, a man whose body turned to dust some time ago but he is still doing his work through his spirit. He can't be detected and when he finds a mark,...

Dangerous Decisions by B.B. Cruz is about two people from the opposite sides of the world finding love. The Franklin Everly law firm is under intense scrutiny from the feds. They believe some illegal activities are happening in the firm and they have planted a...

Dark Hearts, White City transported me back in time to 1893 and the famous Chicago World's Fair. Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla are the big draws to the fair since they have just invented electricity. Many things are happening in Chicago, including people from far...

Silent Cats: Deadly Dance by JD Wallace opens in 2005 in Tel Aviv, where a Mossad assassin and her daughters are killed in a car bombing. When Pantera, the husband of the slain woman, who is also a CIA man himself, has to identify the...

Suitcase Charlie by John Guzlowski is a gritty noir story of murder. On May 30, 1956, a suitcase is discovered in Chicago. Inside that suitcase is the chopped up body of a little boy, a body that has been drained of blood. Detective Purcell...

Rob Maaddi composed an inspirational testimonial in Football Faith. He took fifty-two NFL stars' statements of faith, and compiled them into one volume. Football Faith will motivate not only football fans, but anyone desiring to be uplifted and encouraged to be all that they can...

Full disclosure, I have been interested and intrigued by the Amish culture and way of life since I was a young girl growing up near both Amish and Mennonite communities. Whenever I get a chance to read something about their culture, whether fiction or non-fiction,...

The Gift by Wanda Brunstetter took me on an amazing journey to Amish country, introducing me to characters that became friends as I read their stories. At twenty-five, Leah Mast is content to practice her gift of reflexology in her community to help others, but...

David Chadwick transports the turmoil of the US Civil War to Liverpool, England, in his historical novel, Liberty Bazaar. An escaped slave, Trinity Giddings, finds safety and friendship among the affluent of Liverpool. However, even across the ocean, far from the bondage of the...