In "Mixed Blessings", a follow up to the book, "It's the Bass Player", Cabot Barden continues with the story of the lives of Toby and Nancy, of their courtship and marriage. The book also covers the story of their friends' romances and marriages. The families...

Brian choked and vomited up a sphere that emitted light. It communicated with him telepathically. He did not question its commands; it seemed natural to obey. When Jacob found the orb he was transported to an alternate universe. The citizens proclaimed him royalty. “Long live...

Kate Metz's "Stiletto Safari" is Chick-Lit at its best. Oh my gosh, this was a good read. When I read chick-lit, I want books that will hook me and hold from start to finish, and not let me go until days later. That was exactly...

“Monsters Are So Much Fun”, by Danny Pettry II, is written for pre-school to First Grade ages. It is a colorful book using rhymes and a variety of non-threatening “monsters” to teach basic fundamentals of reading, spelling, counting, and learning numbers 1 through 10. Pettry...

Readers everywhere have heard of Russia's famous empress, Catherine the Great, but not everyone knows of the events in her life that led up to her heading the Russian empire. Catherine was originally Princess Sophie from one of the German principalities who was married by...

! “HEADACHE” by Crystal Marcos continues the whimsical adventures of Peter and Lina and the Candonite people that she introduced in her first book “Bellyache”. Peter and Lina were hoping to never see the villain again, but unfortunately he shows up, and this time in their...

Camy De Mario's children's book "The World of Happy - Let's All Be Friends" is a cute book teaching that friendships can be formed across cultures. Happy, a red sea star, is bored and his friend helps him to fix up a boat and he...

“Cinders Over the Junction” by J.P. Kenna is an intimate tale of a family’s history, from the mass exodus of Irish emigrants during the potato famine of the 1840’s to the attack on the Twin Towers in 2001. The story begins with a chance meeting...

I love murder mysteries. Totally love them. So, when I look for a good murder mystery, it has got to have all the elements: complex characters, roller coaster twists and heart stopping turns and who-dun-its that will surprise the heck out of you. Sitting down...

The world created by H. L. Watson in "World of Ryyan: Birth of the Half Elves (Elven Age Saga)" is one filled with magic, enchanted forests, humans, elves, violence and prejudice. In "World of Ryyah" we meet Donovan who lives in a fishing village. Donovan’s...

Danny Rorro lived in the neighborhood in Queens where he has lived all his life. Danny made life fun and interesting for himself and enjoyed making others laugh. “The Domino Effect” is the story of Danny’s life and the series of painful defeats that left...

"Professor Googols Flying Time Machine and Space Capsule Math Primer" by Samuel W. Valenza, Jr., is the answer to the dreaded MathPhobia! Valenza is a genius; he makes learning math fun and easy. Kids love comic and graphic books. This one fits both descriptions. This...

"Finding Redemption in Everyday Life" by Lela Gillow Buchanan will bless many people. In the Introduction Buchanan speaks candidly about her doubts, her despair and her desire to stop hurting. She reminds me of one point of my life. Her words are descriptive of the...

"Holy Spirit Who: Discovering and Getting to Know the Person of Holy Spirit" by Alexys V. Wolf is a spiritual journey to discover who the Holy Spirit is and the role the Spirit plays in our lives. Much like the author I grew up in...

Author Bryna Kranzler writes of her remarkable grandfather's life as a young man in "The Accidental Anarchist: From the Diaries of Jacob Marateck". In the early years of the last century, a young Jew, Jacob Marateck, goes from his yeshiva onto enlisting in the Russian...

In Dr. Jerome Schulte's book, "The Immortality Complex", he lists three things that are the philosophical theorems of his book: the essence of humanness is need, the essence of need is feelings, and the essence of feeling is growth. Need is the continued growth through...

Leslie and Taylor loved their dance teacher Madame Lumiere and built their self-confidence as she taught them. Madame Lumiere was in her eighties and was one of the oldest dance instructors, yet she was amazing. The lady was from Larkspur and had a slight Irish...

"Parrot & Sweeney" by Alan Roberts is a humorous 'whodunit' novel containing three separate short stories. The main characters Detective Chief Superintendent George Parrot and Detective Daniel Sweeney are called into action to help solve a kidnapping that turns out to be the result of...

La Flore police woman Tara Tanner feels that there is a serial killer loose in the town she serves. The body of a woman, Terri Gibson, initially reported missing by her longtime friend Sophia, is found with the head brutally mashed. Overweight Cassandra is found...

"Patchwork of Me" by Gregory G. Allen begins with Sara’s odd dream, in which she was married to Carol and they had a child that died from a shark attack. The recurring dream caused her to question her sexuality although she was very sexually active....