Daniel W. McDonald's financial guide Savvy Saver's Guide to Deferred Annuities provides a comprehensive analysis of Deferred Income Annuities (DIAs) and Qualified Longevity Annuity Contracts (QLACs) post-SECURE 2.0 Act, addressing retiree concerns regarding financial preparedness. McDonald clarifies misconceptions surrounding annuities, covering their role in ensuring...

In The Manifestation Frequency, Roy Waugh presents manifestation as the process through which human intention, belief, and focused attention interact with universal or divine energy to shape outcomes. Drawing on practices from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, he shows how prayer, meditation, mantra, ritual,...

The Botanic Hill Detectives return in their seventh adventure, and this time, it’s all about pirates. Macadamia Street: Hidden Skeleton by Sherrill Joseph is set in the historic town of Penzance in Cornwall, which is still full of secrets and smugglers’ lore. Teenagers Moki, Rani,...

The tale starts with a young man, Tashi, soliloquizing about his mother who has just died, and he is alone looking for a familiar place. The young man takes us back to the stories he grew up with at his mother’s knees. His mother told...

When Life Has Other Plans...Discover the Hidden Gifts by Dorothea L. Gordon is a non-fiction memoir of one woman’s extraordinary life journey. Born in post-war Bavaria, Germany, Dorothea Gordon's childhood was influenced by the hardships around her, thus strengthening her compassionate nature. The lively and...

In her eye-opening work, Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges, Michelle D Gladieux encourages us to take intelligent communication risks and grow as communicators. In her narrative, courage refers to the ability to face and address dysfunctional elements of communication...

The Nested Charmer: A Matryoshka's Hidden Legacy by JM Broyles is a thrilling novel that takes readers on a journey through time and across continents. Audrey is a young girl living with her alcoholic mother in the United States. She is chosen as the Keeper...

Even as a child, Cassandra Finlay shows a natural gift with plants and flowers. That’s how she discovered the rare and treasured Christmas bloom she’s kept as a symbol of happier times. After her mother’s horrible illness and death, Cassandra is left vulnerable and falls...

"On the Meaning of Everything" by author Albert Chiwara is a memoir of his life growing up in Zimbabwe and his influences in the Christian faith, as well as his personal journey to discover the meaning of life. After experiencing some personal hardships and struggles,...

Up The Down Ladder of Success: Essential Hidden Traits that Singers and Songwriters Need for Success in their Music by Paul Romaine is a self help book that gives singers and song writers tried and tested tips on what it takes to succeed in the...

How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies by Leann Forst is a valuable and informative recipe cookbook for parents of young children. The author starts by explaining the benefits of a healthy, REAL food diet for children and exactly how much of each...

Fire Scion 1: The Hidden City by Kathe Todd is a fantasy story. Andi Drakespring is 15 years old and fireblood, which means that he can turn into a dragon whenever he wants, just like his mother. All he wants is some respect. That’s not...

“Less can actually be more: more gratifying, more satisfying, more manageable and more freeing” is taken from Declutter Now!: Uncovering the Hidden Joy and Freedom in Your Life by Lindon and Sherry Gareis. This quote speaks the truth. Life can be challenging, from work and...

Charity comes in different forms, from helping the homeless, being a mentor to children, feeding the hungry, to paying your tithes and offerings to your local church that funds the missions. All of these acts of charity are for the common good. Charity efforts should...

In 1963, I read a book by Doctor Joseph Murphy that talked about the power of the subconscious mind. The information was mind-boggling for a young teenager but the author wove his concepts with religion and prayer to such a degree I missed, and subsequently...

Behind the Door: A Sizzling, Psychological Suspense - Hidden Motives Book 1 by A. Gavazzoni is a complicated story, but in a really good and intriguing way. I was unable to put this book down, mainly because I didn’t want to put it down, it...

Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives by Anne Michaud is a nonfiction book that explores one of the questions that have baffled many American citizens and political enthusiasts: Why do the wives of politicians decide to stay in...

Lara's Journal: A Sizzling, Psychological Suspense - Hidden Motives Book 2 by A. Gavazzoni can be fitted into two of my favorite genres i.e. romance and thriller. Picking up the story after Behind the Door, Simone is taking a much-needed vacation after she was kidnapped...

The Girls Are Gone by Michael Brodkorb and Allison Mann is a true story. A bitter divorce and a custody battle over 5 children results in terror on April 19th, 2013 when two of the children disappear. Samantha and Gianni Rucki were being settled back...

Hanukkah is an important celebration in the Jewish calendar. It lasts eight days, from the 25th day of Kislev to the 2nd or 3rd day of Tevet. Like any other festivities, the Jewish people have a good selection of symbols attached to Hanukkah: the menorah...