What a joy it was to read Geoff Hobb's The Beauty and the Beasts: Living in Nairobi. Having spent some time in Kenya doing mission work with my church, I found it fun to compare notes of what I experienced to what the author...

The Gargoyle In The Seine; A Victorian Mystery is a thrilling mystery novel written by Dee Garretson. Clary Ashton is an art student studying in Paris, 1878. Her brother, Sam, tells her that there is a gargoyle lurking nearby the Seine River, whose job it...

Faith Fairchild is a caterer but like a modern day Miss Marple, she has a knack for solving mysteries. Husband Tom is a pastor who himself is troubled by a large amount of money missing from the a church fund. An elderly friend tells her...

In “The Sixties Girl,” Victoria Staat tells a story of when life was quite a bit more innocent that it is today. With the setting in the 1960’s, readers can enjoy the signs of the times as it was back in those days. Brad Montgomery...

"The Monetarist and the Evolving Crisis: Wake Up, Americans: We Are Losing Our Great Nation" by William H. James, Ph.D. provides the definition of monetarism as a debt-based monetary and banking system which, in effect, can create money out of thin air. The focus of...

"The Rescue Team" by Dr. Billi Tiner is a wonderful adventure featuring Ellie the dog, Toby the cat, and Anne, their human companion. Playing an important secondary role are Brent the fireman, and his dog Tank, reportedly one of the ugliest and scariest looking sweethearts...

The book starts with a prologue that is actually the end, and then reverts to the beginning, where Ellenore Gin is teaching and Theodore Kim is engaged in a bar fight. It then switches to an observatory, where Telev focuses the telescope on some coordinates,...

The Secret in the Compost Bin by Margaret Pearce must be one of the loveliest children's books I've read in a while. It is the story of a boy who would like nothing more than either having friends over to his place or a pet....

Roger and Suzanne Bowman go to Uruguay to celebrate their friend’s promotion to police captain. The day does not end smoothly when the couple finds the dead body of an old acquaintance in their motel room. Their main suspects are from the police force. Roger...

There are many variations of the classic tale of The Tortoise and The Hare, and this version by Jerry Pinkney is one of the most adorable I've seen. Instead of using the words, Pinkney uses his awesome illustrations to tell this story. There is a...

When Irene, a young girl in her early teens, moves across the world to Normandy, the rugged beauty of the land captivates her. She loves everything about it, including a handsome local named Ishmael. However, a local toy maker has a dark and mysterious past,...

The Death of the Rose by Selina Bodur is a masterpiece of poetic art. Throughout human history, the rose has been a symbol of love. The rose fits this book of artistic poems very well. The poem "Friend" is so true to the nature...

The Day the Mirror Cried is a collection of short stories and poetry by Saundra Kelley. See what happens in Smooth Operator when upstanding churchwomen compete for the affections of the handsome new pastor in a small gossipy town. The Day the Mirror Cried is...

Claire is a soccer player. Her team has their last game of the season today. Claire is both excited and nervous about the game. She has not scored a goal all season and is feeling a little bit saddened by that fact. She really wants...

A big red kite with a strong frame and a proud tail lives in the window of a toy store. It hopes that someone will take it home in The Kite and the Boy by Aaron Duffy. A little boy sees the kite and marvels...

The Monster Under the Bed is ghoulishly delightful children’s tale, written and illustrated by Regina Puckett. When a young boy, Jim, and his baby brother, Tim, move into the room upstairs, the long-time tenant from under the bed has much to complain about. Little Monster...

Inspired by a true story, The Lion and the Dog by Patricia Furstenberg is a heartwarming story about the friendship between a Dachshund dog, Milo, and Leo the lion who lives in the heart of a zoo. The dog’s best friend is the frog...

The Cheetah and the Dog by Patricia Furstenberg, like her other animal story books, is inspired by the real life story of Kasi the cheetah and Mtani the Labrador dog and their friendship. The story gives insight on the importance of friendship. Kasi and Mtani...

Dave Duncan takes the reader on a fascinating journey in The Eye of Strife. When a mythical cyborg eye disappears, a series of unique characters add to the tale of its fame and disappearance. The god seeking this emblem of power is sure that one...

Emma gets a beautiful princess dress as her birthday present in the opening scene of the storybook The Incredible Ordinary Hero or The Brave Bystander by Aida Rascanu. Emma has turned six and she is happy with her beautiful princess dress. She wants to become...