After realizing a Bundlebob was in Chris’ closet, the Hellandback parents decided it was time to send their 4 children to Scotland for the summer; they would be staying with their 83 year old great-grandmother in a large building that used to be a hospital....

During a scholarship funded trip to Washington D.C., fifteen year old Christy encounters dangers of conspiracy proportions. What should have been an educational experience turns out to be a dangerous plot against the US government when Christy and her travelling companions witness the execution-style murder...

Do you like guessing games? If so, you will love and enjoy Nancy O’Neill’s book “Guess What is on Grandpa’s Farm.” This is an adorable book with a guessing rhythm on one page and a picture of the answer on the next page. And get...

Going from a life of luxury - living with a rich step-dad - to a small cozy home with her mom should have been a difficult move for Ember Matthews, but in truth, she welcomed the change. You see, Ember Matthews has a gift that...

Nancy O'Neill does a beautiful job of telling such a heartwarming Christmas story. She includes so many different elements of Christmas that I am sure a little boy or girl's eyes would jump with joy while reading or being read to. While reading I felt...

"Twoon" describes the thrill of killing others, first a drunk, then a young girl, then a couple making love in a sleeping bag on the beach. The killer loves it when the newspapers begin to refer to him/her as the "Beach Front Stabber". Meanwhile in...

Mortal Gods by Anne Griffith will raise all of the hairs on the back of your neck when you read it. Step into Albuquerque, New Mexico where expectant Mothers are being tortured, mutilated and their babies taken. Peter Kostas, the Detective attached to the case,...

This is a first book by Priscilla Whitaker. In "Mr. Blue," we are introduced to a great blue heron who occupies space at a local pond. We first learn how the heron got his name. The child listener then learns about the physical characteristics of...

The Sword of Demelza by J.E. Rogers is a fantasy adventure that is geared towards preteen and young adult readers, but should have many adult fans as well. The author set her fantasy in Australia, and the heroes and villains in the tale are native...

When an attorney from Greece shows up at Jake’s London flat with news of his estranged father’s demise and documents transferring a significant portion of his business holdings to him, Jake is hesitant to accept. Maybe it is a premonition which is telling him to...

In Guess What is at the Zoo?, Nancy O'Neill delivers several short poems, each about a different zoo animal and each accompanied by an illustration from one of the “Kids Around the World.” From the furry black and white bamboo eater, to the pouch used...

Christmas stories and novellas are some of my favorite things from the Christmas season. They are right up there with gingerbread cookies and Christmas trees and, for me, date back to a time when my mom would read fun stories about Santa and reindeer all...

Yokai Blues by John LaTorre is the story of Nick, a detective that deals in Yokai Relations. Nick finds himself being stalked by a demon that kills people with a toxic cloud of cigarette smoke, evidently not only by the stench, but a yellowing of...

Nina Holt has been held prisoner in an abusive and violent marriage by her politically powerful husband. Debased by her husband and his cop brother to levels unimaginable to decent human beings, she has endured pain and humiliation for over a decade. The only thing...

6 White Roses by Kelly Marshall is an excellent murder mystery thriller with adult themes. On the first page, the strangled body of six-year-old Emily Chatburn is found by an early morning fisherman. The case is handed to macho Detective Nick Winston and his female...

The mystery thriller, Freya’s Child, packs plenty of spine tingling action into a combination of odd twists as an archaeological dig uncovers more than just a few old relics. PJ Roscoe has put together a tale that combines second lives, second sight and nightmares into...

U Turn, God Turns: The Journey, The Messages...Conqueror! is about the author’s spiritual awakening; not only his rebirth into the things of God, but the acknowledgement of God’s hand throughout his life, from the day he was born. It is a great journey where we...

The Opening by J. Blanes is the first novel in a young adult science fiction series called The Universal Portals. I consider it exceptional in its genre. The science makes sense, the teenage characters are interesting and believable, and the writing and pace are good....

Wheels of Change by Darlene Beck Jacobson is the heartwarming story of twelve-year-old Emily who is the daughter of a carriage maker in Washington, DC, in the early 1900s. Emily's mother takes care of the family. Emily likes to help her father in his carriage...

In With Angel's Wings by Stephanie A. Collins, Laura is a military wife who is expecting her second child. She has a beautiful three-year-old daughter and another beautiful girl on the way. But before she can give birth to the baby, her husband Kevin is...