What an absolute gem! Continuing with his Sheriff Sylvester Tilghman stories, author J.R. Lindermuth takes us to the year 1898. In "Sooner than Gold," we find the Sheriff baffled by a murder in the local mine. Several suspects come to mind but none...

"The Land of Eternal Rain" is Book One of 'The Tales of Ryan Foster', a young adult epic fantasy set on the planet Gaia. Ryan is a young teen who does not know who he is or where he is from. One day, he woke...

Pamela V. Carmichael, author of “Financial Empowerment: Realign Your Finances to God’s Will,” says that riches and righteousness go together. For those Christians that erroneously believe they must be content to serve the Lord in an impoverished state, Carmichael provides numerous teachings of the Bible...

Both a mysterious and cryptic tale about legends coming true, "The Selkie Spell" by Sophie Moss was a great break from reality. Told in alternating perspectives, it gives a glimpse into the rich mythological history of Ireland through a modern day lens. If you thought...

Jake is a starry-eyed adolescent, who is so much in love with Erika that he cannot see that they are drifting apart. He is caught up with school and work and planning a life in their little Illinois town, with its bandstand park and its...

When we first meet Hannah, she is fighting traffic on her way to her grandmother's funeral. She is bringing her grandmother's embalmed canary, which, according to family legend, alerted her grandfather to toxic fumes in the coal mine her grandmother owned. Hannah is dreading the...

Feeling entrapped in an old family estate of Arradan, Janet Skyy was always curious on what lies in the Valley of Shadow and beyond the old village of Dars. She longed for a journey to the outside world, but her father’s years of strong prohibition...

Edited by Dena Clayton, “Living Through Grief” is the third book in the 'Love Revealed series' and is a fine collection of short stories. The writers are ordinary people with extraordinary skill in writing their stories dealing with loss, overcoming obstacles and finding love. It is...

If you are looking for an inspirational book about gracefully coping with the less than appealing aspects of aging, Andrea Partee's "Aging with Humor and Grace" isn't that tale. Instead Partee provides hilarious insight into the pitfalls of aging in a self-deprecating way to which...

"Hym and Hur" is a light short story that is brilliant in its simplicity. Immortality eventually leads to boredom and when Hym and Hur come up with a prank to make their idyllic existence livelier, they do not count on the complications that might ensue....

The title of Anmol Jain’s book "Instant LinkedIn Customizations How-to" seemed a bit strange to me. But as someone who has been more of a tourist than a pioneer in the landscape of social media I was prepared for the language to sound a bit...

"Casual Lies: A Triple Crown Adventure" is a memoir about one woman’s journey to realize her ultimate dream of racing a horse in the Kentucky Derby, one of the most famous horse races in the world. Shelley and her husband Jim are racehorse trainers that...

“The Lotus Project: The Art of Being a Woman” by Lyn Hicks gives a new perspective on women's roles at home, in the workplace and in the society. It awakens and encourages women to become mindful of their intuition and wisdom that are just waiting...

Imagine that you have a rather dysfunctional family: a brother who loves drinking and smoking too much, and a daughter who goes ballistic every now and then. Your wife and yourself seem to be the only rather 'normal' people. In "Starers" by Nathan Robinson, a...

“Dimples Dogood” by Ernestine Dail is an inspiring story for young readers. It demonstrates how a person does the good works with childlike simplicity. Dimples is a cheerful young girl with three friends: Stretch, Sunshine and Victory. The four of them live in the town...

Freckles and the Less Fortunate (Freckles the Bunny Series) (Volume 2) is written by Vickianne Caswell. This book is a children's book about animals. The design and layout of the book enables a child to follow along with the story using the beautifully colored and...

Unearthly Tales From Space by John Sparks is a great sci-fi tale with a twist. It is set in the United States in 1959 and the beginnings of space exploration, encompassing deep space and an alien radio signal from our own moon. Dr. Robert Guttenberg...

Why Do My Employees Hate Me and Other Answers You May Not Want to Hear by William J Eisenbrandt is certainly not a book for every business owner. If you like your business advice in the form of sweet parables, if you want quick and...

The Fallen Pharaoh by S.W. Lothian is the third book in this marvelous series, following The Golden Scarab (Book 1), and The Cursed Nile (Book 2). All three stories are good enough to stand alone, but they really are better read in order. Various references...

Dark Heirloom, by J.D. Brown, begins with a young woman thrust into a world of which she knows nothing and has no idea whom she can trust. Essentially whisked from a Chicago street after a violent attack by vampires, Ema wakes up in a medieval...