Walk to the Rock by Mark Randall and Matthew Randall is a fascinating and intriguing account of Mark’s journey for charity on foot from Cardiff in Wales to the Rock of Gibraltar. This pilgrimage along the pilgrim Camino trails began on April 19th, 2015, and...

In a highly interesting and well done book in the category of cultural nonfiction, Why Do We Quote? The Near and Far of Others' Words and Voices by author Ruth Finnegan is a worthwhile read. Pulling from anthropology, cultural history, folklore, cultural studies, socio-linguistics, literary...

Birth of an American Gigolo by Deek Rhew is an entertaining story of a woman scorned by a cheating husband with his secretary, and who plans her revenge in a unique and surprising way. The story had me guessing what would happen next. I am...

Plan Bea is the story of a mother and daughter and the many downs and very few ups of their lives. Beatrice (Bea) is the mother, a very cold and angry woman. Annabel (Anna) is her daughter who has a loving marriage to Cole and...

Fear of Falling by Catherine Lanigan is the story of Olivia Melton, who is afraid of taking a chance and making herself vulnerable to rejection. This 28-year-old woman is trying to run from her past and create a future that gives her a fulfilling life....

In an emotional and heartwarming true story by author Christine Wodke, Running for My Life: Winning for CMT follows the tremendous journey undertaken by the author as she trains for and then participates in marathons and triathlons, all the while dealing with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder. Readers...

The Imperfect Cookbook by Debashis Banerjee is not your ordinary cookbook. Included are many recipes for unique Indian dishes, but the cookbook goes a step further with a theme of imperfection in cooking. Basically, the cookbook not only instructs you how to cook Indian meals,...

Greenstar Season 3 by Dave Higgins and Simon Cantan continues the Josie Stein Comedy sci-fi series. In the previous installment, Vesta Hartman sabotaged the green-burstium engine on the Greenstar, sending the crew into infinitely folding hyperspace. They found themselves surrounded by a white void, the...

Finding the Strength by Stacy Eaton is a short story of courage and the revival of self-confidence. Tayla Adams is a strong woman, but she isn’t really aware of how strong she is. One night, she becomes a victim of a brutal mugging and is...

A vivid, informative story that will pull at your heartstrings is what The Children’s Train (Escape on the Kindertransport) is all about. Hitler’s reign has begun in Germany and all of the Jewish people are his targets. England has agreed to try to save...

In a great new work by prolific author Kelly Risser, Sea of Memories, Book Four in the Never Forgotten series, readers are again treated to a fantastic read in the urban fantasy genre. The book contains a set of novellas, all set in the Never...

My Big Tow: The Adventures of Captain Recovery by Kyle Chirgwin is a fun read for children which introduces them to towing and machinery. The book begins by showing Darren and Kylie playing in their backyard sandbox. He calls for Captain Recovery who is known...

Have you ever wondered about Cinderella's fairy godmother? Who was she? Where did she come from? Was she really that old? No one it seems, until now, has felt compelled to write about the fairy godmother. She must have a story to tell, a fascinating...

Animal ABCs by Alisha Weston/Franks is a useful tool to teach the alphabet to young children. Each letter has an animal sporting a funny look or showing off something amusing which will capture the attention of young readers and make learning the alphabet easy and...

Bodybuilding For Weight Loss by James Eaton is an informal book on the concept of body building. The author has provided pictures and creditable sources to back up his theory. He goes on to provide a brief summary of the genesis of bodybuilding, and names...

American Outrage is a non-fiction health/wellness book written by Beau Chapman. The author introduces his topic with a startling and tragic statistic, one he refers to as an 'American Tragedy.' According to a study published in the Journal of Patient Safety, the third leading cause...

The Pit: Watchmaker's Hell, Book One by L.A. Barnes is an amazing, terror driven story that you will want to read again. All of us are curious about the afterlife and what happens when we die. In this novel, a group of people is shown...

Time Trials by Terry Lee follows the lives of eight friends - the Bad-Ass Girls - from when they first met in college through the next forty years of their lives. The story covers their friendship, their personal journeys, and the changes that came...

Scarred is an incredible story by Elizabeth Montgomery, which literally took my breath away. Avery is a school student who has lived most of her life with being bullied due to the scar on her face left by many surgeries to correct a cleft palate....

The Travels and Travails of Music by Ruth Finnegan is aptly summarized in the sub-title: A tale of music, culture, and radio in the South Seas. I first came across this author when I read her scholarly and insightful work, Communicating: The Multiple Modes of...