This is the first book of Debora Swift that I have come across and, trust me, it is not going to be the last. A Plague on Mr Pepys is set in 17th century London, a time of plague and war. However, the world of...

A Portal to Vibrancy by Laurette Folk is a coming of age novel. Jackie Fellini was brought up a staunch Catholic; she and her family were programmed by the church they believe in. Jackie wants nothing more than to please her family, achieving straight A’s...

A pirate ship that floats in the air instead of the water, a young warrior who chooses a pen as a weapon (or more accurately, the pen chooses the warrior), the choices we make are not always about winning in a chess game or winning...

Everson’s disabled legs and brilliant mind have always set him apart from his peers. His sister Quinn is fiercely protective of him and has developed amazing fighting instincts due to her willingness to stand up for Everson. In A Warden’s Purpose by Jeffrey L. Kohanek,...

A Medal with Mouse Ears: One Woman's Journey to Running the Walt Disney World Marathon is a memoir by nurse and mother Mary Townsend about her achievement of a long-held dream. Beginning with the personal and work-related stresses that led her to discover the joy...

If you enjoy dramatic fiction that blends a heart-tugging story with historical events, A Song for a Soldier by Emily Daniels is for you. Centered around the World War I “Christmas Truce of 1914,” it follows the lives of two men and their families in...

A Quiet Hero: The Life of Charles W. Denko, PhD, MD by Joanne D. Denko, MD, MS is an inspiring true story about the life of an unsung hero: Charles W. Denko. A first generation American of Russian descent, his life unfolds in Cleveland where...

A Witch's Destiny by Leigh Ann Edwards has many dimensions to it, and each dimension is as appealing and bewitching as the previous one. Alainn and Killian are in love, but have one major difference: magic. Alainn is a witch, whereas Killian is a mortal....

The Christmas spirit has filled the streets of Copper Bluff, South Dakota and on the horizon for local college English professor Emmeline Prather is an upcoming concert of the Jazz Underground. A Very Merry Murder by Mary Angela is a cozy sleuth novel, the third...

Author Robert J. Reid in his book A Journey of Cancer, A Journey of Faith gives a wonderful story concerning his wife Kris’ cancer and how she learned to deal with the process. He wrote this book both to help with his grieving process as...

Any cookbook that has “gorgeous” in its title had better deliver great photography. A Taste of Gorgeous by mother and son team Craig Harlen and Johanna Harlen has, if anything, a title that is too modest. Part cookbook and part coffee table photography book, A...

Petunia isn’t quite sure how she managed to become a heroine, but now that she is one there’s no way out. It seems that everyone has heard of her and her ‘amazing’ feat and there’s no way that she can come clean about it. That...

A Fire in the West by Harry James Fox and Lucia Midgway is the third book in the Stonegate series. I read the first two and they are great. They are both award winning novels. If you haven’t read them, I strongly advise that you...

A Victim's Victory by Vachelle Jemison is the story of a woman who survived the worst that life had to offer and still came out of it victorious. A non-fiction account that speaks to the hearts of readers, the narrative is heartbreaking and powerful at...

There is a special power within the hearts of pets. A popular saying is that pets leave paw prints on our hearts. It is very true. But sometimes they do more than just that. One magical Dalmatian puppy had the power to heal and to...

A Torch In His Heart (The Wanderer Book 1) by Anna Belfrage is a story filled with romance and magic. From the moment Helle Madsen walks into Woolf and Partners and meets its intense owner, Sam Woolf, she decides he’s an unsettling man. There is...

A Rainbow in Her Pocket by Amanda Jayne is the adorable story of Mala, a colorful rhino that carried a rainbow in her right hand pocket wherever she went. It was not a whole one, just a piece from the end, but it was brighter...

Envelop yourself in the tenderly flowing words of romantic poetry in the unforgettably lyrical collection, A Dime Is A Sign: Poems of Love & Loss (Feelings Into Words) by Sherrill S. Cannon. Life is full of love and loss, but at times we experience our...

“These long hours were for them, not for his ego.” Dave Thompson works hard to provide for his family, sacrificing his time with them. It causes a strain in his relationship with his wife of 18 years, Debbie. He’s aware of the problem, and he’s...

A woman murdered in her pottery studio opens an investigation into other crimes in the murder mystery, A Time to Kiln (A Jade Blackwell Mystery) by Gilian Baker. A blogger and ghostwriter, Jade Blackwell's creative side seems dull lately. Her relationship with her husband, Christian,...