The residents of Crystal Hill, Indiana were very proud of their civil war hero founder, Mayor Crystal. There was a string of strange and tragic events in Crystal Hill leaving residents to wonder if the Mayor’s ghost was angry at the town and punishing them....

Leave No Trace by Roxe Anne Peacock is a cleanly written suspense thriller that will be good for older teens and young adults. Just before graduation Jessica Waters's best friend, Sandra, disappears. Jessica cannot believe that she just ran away, not with all the plans...

This ABC book is about teaching ABC’s to children using Rap. The story uses a little bear named Little ABC to teach the ABC’s. The first few pages introduce the reader to the little bear and to using Rap to learn the ABC’s, telling them...

This is a poem about Halloween night, how eerie it feels with the moon shinning bright, casting shadows. The stillness in the pumpkin patch, the cornstalks and scarecrow, but wait, did that scarecrow lurch in the moonlight? Can that really happen? Another feeling is the chilly...

Delani Bleu returned to the profession of teaching after a cushy job. While her major was educational journalism this is the first time she’d had the opportunity to teach it. To prepare for the year she took a graduate class to learn the computer programs;...

Cecile and The Treasures of Belamor by Marilyn F. Churchill offers children a delightful fairy tale. I was quickly reminded of the fairy tales I grew up with, tales of dragons that breathed fire, knights in their shining armor, unicorns with horns that sparkled, and...

The Folksinger by J.B. DiNizo is a heartwarming, yet tragic, tale of two friends who grew up together, forming their own band. It’s a story of one who has a wonderful family life and one who was sexually abused. Ted Peterson, who was sexually abused...

Gautam Soparkar, author of The Quick and Easy Sleep Apnea Book, focuses specifically on sleep apnea: the description, the diagnosis, and the treatment. This disorder is associated with high blood pressure and heart disease. Most people with sleep apnea snore and are overweight. The disorder...

This safety guide starts out with the U.S. Department of Justice statistics of female victims of all violent crimes. The results they have listed are staggering, and women need to be constantly aware of ways to live a safer life. The suggestions in this...

My grandmother wears purple clothes and red hats because she likes to have fun. You would be surprised at the red and purple clothes, hats, stockings, gloves and shoes my grandma has. She even has feathers called a boa she wears around her neck. You...

The Siege of Scarn is book one in the Trance Warriors series written by Robert C. Auty. This book has it all: thrills, adventure, action and entertainment. The lead character was Connor, an assassin who killed the wrong man. The evil Queen was furious; however,...

Too many Christians believe persecution is a thing of the past. When they hear the word persecution they think of the early church when Christians were fed to lions. Evelyn Puerto reminds readers that in many countries persecution of Christians still exists. Dr. Alexei Gavrilovich...

Jimmy Stewart, Janet Gaynor, Mary Pickford were all stars of the Golden Years. Michael Thomas Barry transports readers back to 1927 - 1950 where he introduces readers to the Hollywood Greats. I must admit that I was not familiar with some of the actors. It...

Alfred Hitchcock was an icon in the movie business. Few will not recognize his silhouette. Alfred Hitchcock The Icon Years by John William Law is a look at Hitchcock as a film maker. I can name several of Hitchcock's movies by memory. The Birds was...

Constance was determined to marry Sir Geoffrey even though he had broken their engagement after finding her in the arms of another. Determined to get his wedding ring on her finger, she formed a plan to convince him how much she loved him. Things...

Angels All Around by Alice Burnette Greene is a well written work of Christian fiction. It is the story of two angels who are sent into this world through birth to carry out the creators plan. But there is a problem, the opposers, the demons...

There are many books written on breast cancer, and Heather St. Aubin-Stout's Not My Mother's Journey is an exceptional and excellent addition that should go to the top of everyone's reading list. The author writes clearly, appealingly of her battle against breast cancer, the same...

Diver Down by Len Amato is a fast-paced and sometimes funny novel about a marine investigator named Nick Gabrielo and his female partner, Antonise ("Nise"). Set predominantly in the Virgin Islands, Nick is asked to investigate a diving accident in which a man was injured...

In the novel Stay, by C.C. Jackson, Callie is shocked when she is ripped from her home in Louisiana in the middle of the night by a mysterious, muscular man. He takes her to a city named Petrona, of which she has no recollection, and...

Legacy of the Gray Ghost is Historical Fiction. A rather large prologue tells the true story of the legendary John Mosby, leader of a band of Confederate cavalrymen on daring raids deep behind Union lines during the Civil War. His fame came from his ability...