Lady Ruth Bromfield by Gordon Smith was an interesting read, to say the least. This is not your typical historical fiction about World War II and the Nazis. This has a lot less sadness, and more of a hopeful quality about how a life can...

“Disease kills what the sword does not.” This prophetic statement says much about Og: Conquest of Canaan by talented writer, Brittany Shannon. Og is religious historical fiction at its finest, with liberal doses of spiritual conflict and adventure all rolled into one, sure to please...

Love Denied by Margaret Lynette Sharp is an enchanting romance story about a piano teacher who believed that love had passed her by. At the age of thirty-one, Elizabeth is still single and living at home with her aging parents. She isn't single because no...

Sisters and Rivals by Margaret Lynette Sharp is a short romance story revolving around two sisters and their partners. Linda is a simple woman with simple needs. She wants to be loved and respected. She wants to find that special someone to build a life...

Comet Dust by C.D. Verhoff is a gripping apocalyptic story featuring a very interesting character. It’s been eighteen months since a comet hit the earth, leaving it devastated, submerged in economic depression and famine. While governments work frantically to address the needs of people, crime...

Darkness Eternal by Leslie Lee Sanders is a standalone novel connected to the Refuge trilogy. The events take place a century after the trilogy, and over a decade after the standalone novel, Resurfaced. Connor is a cadet at the facility, daydreaming about the Refuge Inc....

Of Love and Secrets is a romance novelette written by Margaret Lynette Sharp. Reeling from her breakup with boyfriend James, eighteen-year-old Jenny is heartbroken and goes out of her way to avoid him at all costs. Jenny’s mother, Vicki, puts their romance down to...

I have read a lot of self-help books. Too many to list here, but many of them are known to almost everyone who has sought to improve themselves or their lives. A Catholic priest once labeled me as a “seeker” and I don’t mind owning...

The short story Hush by B.R. Miller was a sad one. It's about a boy and his love and loyalty to his druggie mother. He is content with how his mother takes care of him, but after moving to a new apartment he realizes that...

Whatever It Takes by Margaret Lynette Sharp follows the story of Lisa, a teaching student who is living in London while taking her exams. She is nursing feelings of heartache from her first love, rejection from her father who banished her, and loss in the...

A Taste of Life and Love in Australia is a collection of contemporary romantic short-short stories written by Margaret Lynette Sharp. These are sweet, romantic vignettes about love, second chances and new beginnings. The first story in the collection, The Girl Next Door, has a...

Lessons II: Mirror Conversations by LaDonna Marie is a book of freestyle poetry in four parts: Things never said; Awareness, The Shift, and Lessons. They present half a lifetime of conversations that a woman call Abby holds with her reflection in a mirror. "Things never...

What first drew me to Thirty Happens by Elizabeth Butts was the cover. The colors, the typewriter. I thought, ah yes, there is my kind of book. And it makes me happy to report that my initial thought was correct! The flow of the book...

Virtuepops Fantasy Creation: The President's Victor by Frances Angelina is a book that gives readers examples of the darkness of child abuse and how it can affect one's life. The author speaks about the importance of giving the proper care, healing, compassion, and protection that...

Zeke Will Not Eat by Delin Colon gives parents a new way to get their picky child to eat. Zeke is a very picky eater. One day Zeke’s father tells him how Zeke’s Grandma made it fun for him to eat. Zeke then learns that...

The Retreat by Kelly St. Clare is an action packed sci-fi adventure that takes place in the post global warming disaster. Earth's population was no more. Four thousand genetically cultured humans were launched into space on the station Orbitos. They were to begin recolonization when...

Liberty (Two Democracies: Revolution, Book 1) is a sci-fi novel by Alasdair Shaw. When the ship, The Indescribable Joy of Destruction, is damaged during a battle with the enemy, its survival mode takes it to an isolated planet system to self-repair and lay low from...

A Gefilte Fishy Tale by Allison and Wayne Marks, and illustrated by Renée Andriani, is an amusing and colorful story for children. It’s Friday morning, Shabbos (the Sabbath) is coming, and Bubbe (meaning Grandma) Judy plans to serve her grandson Jack’s favorite yummy dish —gefilte...

This is one of the best books on writing that I have had the pleasure to read. The Writer’s Process: Getting Your Brain in Gear is filled with writing tips and how to avoid some of the traps writers fall into, mainly social media, productivity...

The Girl Who Could Read Hearts by Sherry Maysonave is an inspirational story that vividly treats the themes of intuition, religion, God, love, and many others. The book tells the story of a girl with the extraordinary gift of seeing what most ordinary people do...