Only 22 pages into reading the book, author Brenda Bence already had me hooked. She challenged the reader to set a time for three minutes, and within that time frame, to write down everything you can think of that you CANNOT do with a paperclip....

In the fairy kingdom of Solandia, Queen Magenta and King Godfred punish the king's brother, Prince Thorkel, for attempting to steal the sun orb which gives power to the entire kingdom from the sun. Years pass, Thorkel's survival is unknown, and Queen Magenta gives birth...

The Great Bellybutton Cover-up is a delightful children’s book written by Susan Ross. Violet is a beautiful and wooly sheep who wins first place at the County Fair in the sheep beauty pageant. She is devastated when Farmer Shepherd sheers her glamorous wool coat leaving...

In the five-hundred years since the Pulse caused the Great Collapse ending the Golden Age, civilization has digressed to the point of basic existence. The survivors have been told of an ancient prophecy about an artifact, said to be powerful enough to dramatically change the...

Haunting Miss Trentwood by Belinda Kroll is a historical paranormal novel which reminded me of the Victoria Holt type books. Mary Trentwood not only had lost her mother, now she has lost her father. At the graveyard, she faints upon seeing her father clawing his...

Animal Adventures in North Carolina written by Jennifer Bean Bower is a very detailed and inspiring wildlife/nature guide. Jennifer informs people native to North Carolina, as well as visitors, where to find over 70 wildlife and scenic attractions. Included are numerous places to visit in...

Agape Jones is a retired NYPD police officer whose cell-phone ringtone is “Theme from Beverly Hills Cop.” Now living on Maui with his career brought to an early close because of a bullet in his thigh, Jones has become the volunteer head of security at...

Debunking the myths about Wicca, Magick and all of the related misnomers of the religion, authors Dayna Winters, Patricia Gardner and Angela Kaufman go to great lengths to explain in terms that are easily understood. From the earliest times to present, the reader is guided...

'Night Corridor' by Joan Hall Hovey is one of those books that will have you looking behind you as you read. The main plot of the story deals with a woman who is set free after nine years into the real world. Caroline Hill, who...

'Shadows from the Past' by Ashley Dawn is a Christian suspense story of a woman police officer who, while working undercover, is also trying to find her brother's killer. “It’s the price you pay for being a cop” as Aurora Kavvan watched her brother Lance...

Joel and his young friends are pot smoking, carefree people with little thought for their futures. Worried about the Grimm Reaper and his threat to unleash a nuclear holocaust, the group goes on a camping trip. Rain forces them home where they find the town...

"Gypsy’s Game" by Delia Latham is the third book in her Solomon’s Gate Series. What would a man do when in a dream every night an Angel came to him and told him God wanted him to marry a certain woman. After many nights Jal...

'No Reins' by Angie Skelhorn is about Angel, a young girl who decides to go with her brother to help work in the stables to manage and train racehorses. She becomes interested in a young man named Stephen. Although Stephen admits to Angel that she...

"Highway Odyssey" by Alexander Flint is the story of a man attempting to discover himself. The year was 1978 and he found himself a single father after his recent divorce. He started traveling with his seven year old son. Together they made adventures: back packing...

"Wrapped Up in Life with Omniscient Eyes" by Sandra Proto is a collection of poetry based on the life experiences and observations through the eyes of the author. The first poem of the book is entitled "Blackberry Beauty", which uses metaphorical prose to emphasize the...

Scorpio Rising by Monique Domovitch is book 1 in The Scorpio Series. Upon the pages of this book a drama concerning the lives of two distinct individuals is played out. This is the story of a young boy and girl on separate journeys to...

This time travel story is one of the best I have seen for a while. It is an exciting and well developed tale that will keep you spellbound from the beginning to the end. It is well written, with great descriptions and likable characters. Jenifer is...

Catherine West's writing instantly pulled me into this story and made me feel a part of the characters’ lives. A dramatic story in a time when the world was torn, a raging Vietnam War was happening and the lives of those serving AND those on...

Was it caused by a war as the government claims, possibly an accident or even natural disaster? No one remembered, but many generations later, the descendents of the North Americans, long in exile in South America, return to the devastation of what was once their...

"Dark of the Moon" by Tracy Barrett plumbs the depth of Greek Mythology, re-spinning the story of the Minotaur into a tale for today’s teens. Fifteen-year-old Ariadne is Krete’s moon goddess in training. Sixteen-year-old Theseus, a misfit in the small village of Troizena, discovers that...