To Live Out Loud: A Novel by Paulette Mahurin is not only a novel, it’s a good primer on the Dreyfus case, a cause celebre in late 19th century France that highlighted the issue of French anti-Semitism. In To Live Out Loud, the story is...

His Name Was Ben by Paulette Mahurin is an excellent, heartfelt book. It follows the growing relationship between Sara and Ben. They are each dealing with different forms of cancer, which take them along separate routes until they are referred to a particular specialist clinic....

Nicky doesn't have many friends. He's new to town, but that's not all. After a tragic accident that claimed his father's life, Nicky was left with a limp and a stutter. At school, he is the brunt of teasing and tormenting. While shopping in his...

Split: A Child, A Priest, and the Catholic Church by Mary Dispenza rocked my world for two reasons. First, I attended Catholic schools till I was 18; second, I was, like Mary, a victim of child sexual abuse. But if Split rocked my world,...

You’re Not a Caveman, Don’t Eat Like One by Jennifer Swallow RD is a guide to enable people to make choices based on preferences, desires, or health and not based on misinformation or myths. Jennifer attacks the first myth by asking, ‘We are not cavemen,...

Rosco the Rascal In the Land of Snow by Shana Gorian is the heartwarming story of Rosco the German Shepherd. Set against the backdrop of a snowy land, this story has humor, adventure and drama and will keep readers entertained till the very end. Roscoe...

The Seventh Medallion: Bartholomew the Adventurer Trilogy, Book 3 is an epic fantasy written by Tom Hoffman. Oliver, Bartholomew, and Edmund the Rabbiton have found themselves on yet another quest. This time it's at the request of Madame Beffy, Oliver’s love interest and the baker...

Wow! I just finished reading Full of Fire by debut author Jennifer Millikin, and all I can say is, "Wow!" In a wonderful story of romance and intrigue, readers will follow Lila Mitchell as she meets and becomes interested in Xavier Townesend, a nightclub owner...

Emma McCoy dealt bravely with the untimely death of her husband, but coming so soon after his rejection of her and their young family was almost too much to bear. She withdrew socially and focused on raising her three girls, Lily, Dahlia and Rose, and...

The Tall Tall Giraffe by Le'Marqunita Lowe is the cute little story of Ringo the giraffe. Ringo is very tall and he finds it impossible to play indoors. James comes up with the idea that they should play outdoors, have a picnic on the grass,...

The Phantom Of Faerie Mountain is a young adult fantasy novel by E.M. McIntyre. Set initially in contemporary Scotland, the plot follows our fourteen-year-old heroine Abby Fletcher, who appears to be just an ordinary girl. Things take an incredible turn when she encounters a dog...

Stumbling across a beautiful stone in the mud by the local water pump, Cade thinks it will be the perfect gift for his mother. At home, though, it becomes the catalyst for major changes in their lives. In Finders Keepers by Dorothy A. Winsor, the...

In an absolutely wonderful work of fiction with a very interesting true historical basis, Scarlet Letter Lives by author Maureen K. Wlodarczyk follows the story of the owners of three copies of an 1850s release of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The books start...

I just finished reading Hellritch: The Reglon Empire Series Part 2, the second of three books released in the Reglon Empire series by author Gail Morgan McRae, and the main thing that definitely comes to mind is "Whoa!" Following the stories of the characters that...

Breathless by Jessica Bayliss is a short novel/story with a paranormal theme. Leah is on a diving holiday in the Caribbean, looking for closure and resolution after the death of her twin brother, Evan. She escapes death herself: scuba diving instructor Dale comes to her...

Jeep Tour by Gail Ward Olmsted is aptly named. A jeep tour turns Jackie Sullivan's dreams to moving far from home and starting over in Sedona, Arizona, after an enjoyable trip and a chemistry filled encounter with a handsome tour guide. When she is denied...

Repen T. Orburn’s book The Last Day Resurrection: Understanding the Book of Revelation, Refuting the Rapture Heresy and Surviving the Tribulation is a powerful and timely message. Inside this important book, the author delivers many scriptures to back up the biblical truth of the last...

My Stroke of Inspiration by Ann Marie Thomas is a personal account of one woman dealing with the aftermath of a stroke told through poetry. The introduction tells us of the events of when she had the stroke. It happened at random one day while...

The Sky Drifter by Paris Singer is a super fun young adult sci-fi about a student named Seven who’s just trying to make it through class like any other normal teen. Except he lives on board a space craft in an academy that houses the...

Decoding Bible Messages by John A. Mapp Jr. is an amazing and unique approach to looking at the Bible in an exciting new way. Based on extensive research, the author provides a rare look at how Jesus is revealed in surprising ways throughout scripture, from...