The young orphans are trained by the best. They learn to steal, kill and investigate. They call themselves The Merlins. Sophia doesn’t remember her family. She wears a locket that contains a photo of a woman that could be her...

Cassidy carries a deep guilty. As a young child, she accidentally set fire to her home and lost both of her parents. This story begins with the summer after her graduation from high school. She plans to go away to school and never return to...

101 Ways to clean Out the Clutter by Emilie Barnes promotes the idea that less is better. She stresses the philosophy I have lived by for several years, put it in its place; if you do not use it lose it, and make a list...

Chantel Hobbs brings her experience to her latest book, The Never Say Diet: Personal Fitness Trainer. This is a companion book to Never Say Diet. The Never Say Diet: Personal Fitness Trainer is similar to a journal. There is a place to record your measurements,...

Brad Meltzer takes two real murders and entwines their story with that of a fictional murder. Mitchell Siegel (father of the creator of Superman) was shot in 1932. Present day, Cal Harper’s father has been shot. The gun is the same as the one that was...

Shiniest Jewel is the heartwarming memoir of Marian Henley. Through her own drawings, Henley shares the story of adopting her beautiful son, William. 49-year-old Henley longed for a child. After much thought and contemplation, she applied for an international adoption. The agency made...

Faith Evans opens her heart in Keep The Faith I felt very out of touch with the world when I began this book. I admit I had no idea who Faith Evans is or who Big was. Ok. I am also admitting my age at...

June, a young homeless woman, dies. The hospital suspects cardiac arrest caused by a drug overdose. . Her friend, Greg, is distraught. He knows she was not a drug user, but he does not know where to go to seek help until he meets Therese...

The Lazarus Life reminds me of one of my favorite songs “Four Days Late” by Jessica King. Through scripture, we know that Mary and Martha waited for Jesus to arrive and heal their brother. By the time Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been in the tomb...

Breena Clarke brings to life the fictional story of Sewing Annie Coats and her son, Gabriel. Annie’s husband was sold. Annie taught her son how to sew to keep him from the harsh work in the fields and because slaves with special skills were...

The Painter From Shanghai is a fictional account of the life of Pan Yuliang. She was born Xiuqing in 1895, orphaned at five, and raised by an opium-addicted uncle. At fourteen, he sold her to a brothel, The Hall of Eternal Splendor, where her name...

Linc is a househusband. The landscaper opted to stay at home, run the house, and raise his daughter while his wife, Jo, pursued a lucrative career. When she is offered a dream job in Naples, Florida, the family finds more has changed than just their...

The Lost Diary of Don Juan is the story of the title character. Douglas Carlton Abrams paints a picture of a daring man that comes from humble beginnings and achieves nobility. Abrams incorporates ancient Tantric teachings in his book. Nuns adopted Young Don Juan. His first...

Lighting The Dark Side is an apt title for this book of six short stories. Potter shines a little light on the darker side of humanity. The stories are about ordinary people.  The genre’s are a wide variety:   action, thriller, mystery/detective, suspense, and romance. My...

The Last Queen is the fictionalization of the life of Juana, the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, the “last Queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country’s throne.” Many myths have spread throughout the sands of time. Who was the woman behind the myths? Was...

J. Tracksler bravely tackles the issue of mercy killing and death with dignity in her award-winning novel The Ice Floe.  This poignant mystery begins with a confession.  The narrator killed her grandfather when she was only thirteen; she admits she went on to kill others.

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A “Door Whore” is the host or hostess at a restaurant. Ivy Zingara and her husband Vincent are workaholics. After spending the evening with a chef friend, Ivy set out to create a restaurant. Sentimento would soon be the focus of her life. Things were...

One the night of a play honoring their family’s history, Anthony Morgan was murdered. Corby was sent to kill Ethan, Anthony’s twin brother, and to steal the family Bible, an heirloom worth a half a million dollars. The kill would be pleasure for Corby who...

Charlie hates math, but he rather likes science.  He hates school, too.  When his father was offered a new job, the whole family moved to Nightingale.  Carol, Charlie’s mother, enrolls him in North Nightingale Primary.  Charlie and Gabriel become quick friends.   While playing hide n’...

Sigmund Brouwer recognized the need to discuss faith and science with his own children. This need moved him to pen Who Made The Moon? A Father Explores How Faith and Science Agree. It is his hope that parents will read his book and openly discuss...