Even a minuscule amount of information about our infinite universe would fill a storage device the size of our solar system. Saving Paludis by Clayton Graham is a superb thriller in which the author accepts that interstellar travel, constrained by the onerous limits imposed by...

Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock travels across the United States of America in Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock: The Travel to Washington by Davon Miller. Little Ricky hears the doorbell and, on opening the door, he is given a huge package. Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock opens the heavy package and...

The Jericho Prophecy by Fiona Tarr is biblical fiction based on the fall of Jericho. It has been forty years since the Israelites wandered in the desert, and they arrive in the land of the Canaanites, ready to claim the Promised Land under the leadership...

It had been a long time since college, but Bobby Wade travels to Cedar Key to take care of business that he should have handled years ago in The Promise of Cedar Key by Rick Robinson. Playing catch-up is difficult though, especially when it involves...

Hidden Treasures in Secret Places: Words of Wisdom for Everyday Life by Velma Hagar Ristaino is a gift of faith and wisdom, a tool that leads us to treasures available to us, no matter our status in life, background, or calling. In this book, the...

A day trader and seven-year divorcee, Linda has vowed never to be attached — not in the way her mom is attached, anyway — to any man. Marked for death, she finds solace in a small town on the coast of Oregon, making Sea Crest...

Two thousand years ago, as Jesus was making his weary journey to Calvary, he was cursed at and spat on by a shopkeeper. That man, who became known as the Wandering Jew, was cursed to walk the earth as an immortal for all times until...

The Last Oracle by Christopher Hepworth is a conspiracy thriller, the third in the Sam Jardine series. Rex Dangerfield’s fracking company is aiming to tap into a gas seam in the Greenland ice shelf, a move that will cause untold damage to the environment and...

In Tangles of the Heart by Anastasia Alexander, Darlene Britain has dreams of love, adventure, saving the environment, and one day untangling her boyfriend, Austin Chambers, from his clingy, drama queen of a mother so they can finally begin building a life together. When Austin...

When trouble starts, it multiplies and escalates quickly. It all begins on a Monday in October when Richard’s dog barks, alerting him to the presence of an intruder on his property. The next blow comes when he learns that he’s been laid off. Now jobless,...

Houseboat: A Novel by Paul Shadinger is an engaging story steeped in mystery, with distinct, well-developed and enjoyable characters. Matt Preston is a guy addicted to the game of poker, a man who had once lost a 57 Chevrolet convertible in a card game. Then...

I have always longed for characters one can stick with like Lee Child’s Jack Reacher and James Patterson’s Alex Cross and in Code Name: Crescent, A Matt Preston Novel by Paul Shadinger, I have found another interesting character to journey with, a man with an...

It’s not always the magnitude of the crisis that makes a novel great, but how it is handled and Paul Shadinger shows incredible skill in conflict development in this novel. The first book I read from this author was Code Name: Crescent and, seduced by...

Kat realized that something was wrong straight away. The black SUVs hurtling out of her neighbor’s drive were highly suspicious and she watched them surreptitiously as they fled the scene. Entering the house, she discovered that instead of her neighbors and their cute kids there...

FBI Trackers Adrian Dillard and Cat Morgan are drawn into a case involving a fellow law enforcement officer with the disappearance of Laredo ATF agent Stuart Dyson in A u 79 by Anita Dickason. Without much to go on, the pair have to depend on...

The Naked Truth about God: The Quest to Find Evidence for Whether God Exists Reveals an Epic Discovery that has Eluded Religion and Science by Brian Goedken is a comprehensive book that brings together a unified discussion about the existence of God, or lack thereof,...

Biography of an Everyday Couple: Turning Ordinary Into Inspirational by Lorrie Parise is a daughter’s testament to her parents. Alice and Fidel have been together for 64 years and it is time for one of them to leave. Lorrie and her family must cope with...

Sandy’s Story is the first book in The Island Dog Squad series, written by Deb McEwan. The tale unfolds as a dog named Sandy (aka Fish), having lived through untold horrors and been rescued when near-dead and suffering from amnesia, takes us through her before...

Breathe. Taste. Savor. Smile. Mind to Mouth: A Busy Chick’s Guide to Mindful Mealtime Moments by Heather Sears is a book for all readers as it discusses the topic of food and what it means to nourish oneself with real food. The author’s journey about...

Angelina, Myra, Clara and June are as different as can be, but they have always been a Mah Jongg foursome and good friends. Unfortunately, that is all about to change now that Myra has been found dead. Angelina has always watched detective television -- Murder...