Bubbles: Big Stink in Frog Pond is a children’s story by Ben Woodard. Bubbles loves living in Frog Pond with his friends. His only problem is blowing bubbles in the water that smell so awful the other frogs do not want to be around him....

I thought Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone Bad by Ann K. Howley was hilarious. Howley tells tales of her upbringing with her deeply religious parents. Then she later explains how all her good deeds seem to go bad. After reading Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone...

In the cozy mystery Killer Kung Pao by Patrice Lyle, we accompany Dr. Piper Meadows to Florida for a three-day body, mind, and spirit expo. The expo is intended for spiritual/psychic types, and not for someone like the good Dr. Meadows, who is a naturopathic...

Five Weeks: A Lifetime, The True Journey of Clinton Jacob is a mother’s journal of her pregnancy, giving birth in a hospital 12 hours from home, surgeries and tubes, and mourning his passing. How do you juggle work and time with her two other young...

Tattie Maggard writes an intriguing tale in The Sixpence. Addie is sixteen years old, a teenager longing for love and a hopeful future. On the way home from a study date, she has a car accident, barely making it out alive. As a result, Addie...

Word to the Wise: The Power of Perception by Christopher M. Jones begins with an often encountered question: “What does it mean to be successful?” Examining the different aspects of success, such as achieving the correct and desired result of an attempt, he goes on...

In Parachute Girls: A World War II Love Story the newest book by author Jenny Hammerle, we follow protagonist Kay, a young woman in Manchester, England, during World War II. She and her friends, Constance, Theresa, Veronica and Hilda, have joined the war effort by...

Even the most die-hard nonbeliever would have to admit there is something strange going on at the former Pennhurst State School and Hospital. Pennhurst Ghosts of Mayflower II by Tamera Lawrence relates the author’s personal experiences as a guide in the Mayflower building during the...

The Serpent's Mark: Book 1 by Tamera Lawrence is a young adult supernatural mystery. Rachel Lark has been in foster care for years. She moves from home to home and finally ends up at the Second Chance Camp for foster children. She’s a city girl...

Here I Am: Encounters with a Triune God by Ms Dawna Lynn De Corby speaks about the author's meeting with the Triune Godhead - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - where she has been blessed to have felt His presence in all three and is...

A Fool's Babel: Book 1 - The Fenris Solution by TA Richards is a gripping novel that may just be more fact than fiction than we would like to believe. The government is keeping secrets, but then that is nothing new. We know that the...

I just finished reading The Hunter of Hertha, book two in author Tess Collins’ The Midnight Valley Quartet, and I can’t get over what an enjoyable read it was. Following the story of Connor Herne over the course of several decades of his life -...

Blake's Story: Revenge and Forgiveness, Second Edition is a historical fiction novel written by J. Arthur Moore with plotline created by Bryson B. Brodzinski. In April 9, 1862, Mrs. Micah Bradford, mistress of Bradford Plantation and Blake’s mother received a letter informing her that her...

Archangel Fallen is the first book I've read in the Spectre series. This is the third book in the series so I've got some catching up to do. If you are an espionage and military fiction fan, do yourself a favor and read this series....

Strange Miracles by Larry Krantz is a wonderful read. A rural doctor, in the midst of a medical emergency, suddenly discovers an ability to perform "miracles." As time passes, he goes from surprise and skepticism to testing these abilities on other patients. Yes, it is...

In The Carrizo Conundrum by Rod Lewin, Blaine and Beyer are out for a little fishing when a mystery literally falls into their lap. A plane flies low over their secluded lake and something falls from it. It doesn’t take long for Blaine to realize...

A Rescued Love is based on the romantic interests of pediatric nurse Julia Anderson. Julia was previously dating fellow doctor Scott. Unfortunately, that relationship didn’t work out. They remained friends. One evening after work, Scott told Julia that he wanted to speak to her. In...

I loved, loved, loved Jennifer Bort Yacovissi’s new book, Up the Hill to Home. This debut novel is so beautifully and lovingly written that if I didn’t know that it was based on the author’s ancestors, I would have assumed as such. Up the Hill...

A graduation trip to New Orleans for Bailey and Zoe turns into a disaster for heroine Bailey in this novel. After a long night of partying, Bailey becomes suspicious about the staff at her hotel when no one answers the telephone for room service. Suffering...

Down By Contact by Drew Davis is an intriguing story of love, suspense and betrayal. Kay Davenport is picking up the pieces of her life and working with Michael Scanlan as an executive. Michael Scanlan is a businessman who is handsome and whose past is...