Desperate to escape the abuse of her husband and his second and third wives,  Samia went into the desert intent on dying.  A group of archeologist found her before death claimed her.  They nursed her back to health and gave her a purpose for living.   ...

Spencer’s mother is a professor of geology, and his father is a pilot. Twelve-year-old Spencer and his sister, Liz Lou, are on an adventure. The weather in Seattle is unusual. Spencer and the Lake Union Adventurers are attempting to stop the destruction...

The De Vinci Code meets Indiana Jones. The Lost Scroll & The Secret of Life is an adventure.  John is on a quest to find a missing scroll that contains the secret of live.  His journey takes him around the world.  John is not the only...

Joyce Meyer’s latest book begins with the story of a cookie. She and her husband were watching their weight and she felt guilty for having a third of a cookie. He didn’t help any by “reminding” her that she had cheated. She turned this “event”...

10 Minutes to Knowing the Men & Women of the Bible by Jim George is an excellent book dealing with the key people in the Bible. Beginning with Adam and Eve, and continuing through Cain and Able, the main judges, kings and prophets right up...

"I’m the One the Other Isn’t", 'The Stevie–Stanley Stories' by Stephen and Stanley Toompas is a collection of short stories dealing with their life as twins. Born two months early on 1 April 1958, I guess one could call them April Fools Babies, especially since...

The year is 1586 and the setting is Elizabethian England with the incessant and often violent struggles between Catholics and Protestants ongoing. Red-haired Caistor Parons is, to the uneducated eye, just an orphan but he has been appointed to be Assistant Secretary to Queen Elizabeth's...

In "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" Susan Winget has put together a marvelous collection of songs, poetry, philosophical sayings and Bible verses to delight readers during the holiday season. It is the kind of book that just begs to be given to...

Although we live in a fast-paced world, dependent on technology, we CAN slow things down, down-size, simplify and practice the "spirit of frugality." That is the premise of the book "What the Amish Can Teach Us About the Simple Life" by Georgia Varozza. The author...

In “Between the Shadow and the Flame”, Geoffrey Lee Hodge tells the story of a nuclear attack that kills most of the planet's population and leaves the world in chaos. Sophia is one of the survivors and gets rescued from the rubble of her house...

"Twixt the Road and the River" is the story of sixteen year old Amy Catherine Darnell and nineteen year old Johnny Scott. Seems like they have been dating forever, but Johnny says that he can't get married until he finds the right piece of land...

Into the Face of the Devil is a romance story of young love, a Western story set in the California gold rush days, a story about killing, and a story about life. John Rose Putnam has given us an all-around good book. Sixteen-year-old...

If you ever had problems with remembering how to tie a tie or if you'd like your kids to have a head-start with it, then Learn To Tie A Tie With The Rabbit And The Fox: Story with Instructional Song by Sybrina Durant is the...

On one normal day, River, Freak, and Fiona are startled to find a couch sitting by the curb near their bus stop. Despite some questionable stains, the kids explore their new find diligently, pulling out everything from fish hooks to a rare, zucchini colored crayon....

Black clothing-wearing, skull-toting, Mohawk-sporting Nick Cross has a bad attitude and believes not even death can touch him. But when Angelina Asmalia, Lady of the Underworld, comes calling, he somehow can't help but accept her offer of becoming a powerful....something. Her cold and wrenching...

Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea by James Gaffigan is a suspense/thriller set in Echo Pass, Colorado. The plot unfolds slowly and little by little throughout the book. The lives of Florence and Mort Lambert, their daughter Gloria, and many more are again...

In Bruce and the Murder in the Marsh by Gale Leach, we see Bruce and Milton accompany Chef Agatha when she goes to pay her respects to her mentor Cecil. When they arrive, they find out Cecil did not die a natural death, instead he...

The nautical theme of In the Trails of the Aboriginals of Australia makes it an interesting voyage for young readers. The story is about Vasco, an underprivileged South Indian boy, who gets sponsored to study in a exclusive school in Australia. The story is the...

Corky Gives the Whole Scoop on the Facts of Life by Terri Shearer Trenchard is a humorous take on girls and their growing stages which covers menstruation, pimples, bras, and much more that girls of the age group 9-13 experience. This lighthearted book guides young...

In Ali the Inventor Saves the Garden, Amir Makin introduces the reader to a young inventor. Ali encourages kids to use their knowledge of science and math in practical ways. Ali enjoys walking through the neighborhood on what he calls ‘problem patrols’. During these walks...