You Killed My Brother by Keith Rommel was chock full of mystery, suspense, murder, and twists and turns. Jennifer and her twin daughters are rushing home and are almost in a car accident. The other driver goes crazy, kicking Jennifer’s car, and ranting and raving....

Shifra Hochberg’s The Lost Catacomb is a fast-moving, fascinating journey throughout the centuries into the history of the “Eternal City,” Rome, and its Jewish community. American art historian Nicola Page and Italian-Jewish archaeologist Bruno Recanati have been called by the Vatican to investigate an elaborate...

I found Saving Amelie by Cathy Gohlke to be a highly absorbing and mesmerizing novel. It is set in Germany in 1939, just as the Nazis are preparing to invade Poland. Rachel Kramer has traveled from the USA with her adoptive father to Germany for...

Button Nose The Sad Little Bear by Gina LoBiondo is the story of a sad little bear and the little girl who gave it a home and everlasting love. The little bear was always sad because no one wanted him. He had been in the...

Rescue Me by Val Silver is a remarkable book about rescue animals, primarily dogs. The book focuses on several true stories which are each very different. In most cases, each dog rescued and saved comes with a lot of baggage. Yet, it is the dog...

Rochelle and Nathan Moore, a successful couple, have hit a brick wall in their marriage. The passion is barely there as work obligations take over. Nathan’s goal as a husband and father is to make sure his family has financial security and the only way...

Fortunately, Melissa Eskue Ousley's Sign of the Throne is only Book One in the Solas Beir Trilogy because it's one of the books you don't want to put down, but you also don't want it to end. The story is all about Abby, a girl...

Dorothy Kozeny, grieving for her son who died in Vietnam, is shocked when she receives a mysterious letter stating the ashes the military sent her may not be Andrew’s. Her investigation confirms this, but the military bureaucrats are tight-lipped. Dorothy decides to go to Laos...

Alessandra Gelmi’s collection, Ring of Fire: Selected Poems 1972-2008, brings together poetry that touches in one way or another on the topic of suffering. Don’t expect these more than two dozen poems to be anything like any other poems about suffering that you have read....

In Ben Burgess Jr.’s Wounded, Samantha Miller is a beautiful stripper who preys upon women - specifically straight or married women – walking on the dangerous path of violence, seduction, and exploitation. Her precarious ways are due to her troubled past when she was molested...

Freshman Mom is a contemporary novel written by Karen Gorback. Meredith Lieberman's cozy and sheltered life has ground to a halt. She's finally divorced her husband Joel, who had been spending all his spare time at his desert apartment, and her children are growing up....

Where Do Monsters Hide? by Terri Kelleher is a fun story for children. It is written in a poetic way and beautifully illustrated with bold bright colours. It tells the story of little Edward and how he was ever so curious. His mother told him...

In a great introduction to a new cozy mystery series, author Christa Nardi’s Murder at Cold Creek College takes us into the world of Cold Creek College, a place where nothing is quite as it seems on the surface. We’re also introduced to protagonist Dr....

The Rainbow Bridge by Brent Hunter focuses on religion in today's society. Brent believes that every religion is ultimately reaching for the same goal. He also gives some excellent advice for finding an inner peace. The author strives to find a middle ground that can...

Ted Wants to Rock! by Quaid Leckey is the delightful story of Ted who daydreams of being a rock star. He dreams of performing on stage, his music being popular on radio, being successful, travelling in a limousine and signing autographs. These thoughts dominate Ted's...

Stanisfield Kaplan, or Stan, is a delightfully in your face New Yorker, much like many New Yorkers can be. No one quite knows why he's on the city council or what he does exactly, but he's got the fighting Brooklyn spirit to be there at...

Spinner the Winner by Mike Ormsby tells the story about a little wind turbine named Spinner. One day Spinner and his family are being moved to their new home by a beautiful sunny beach with a funfair nearby. Spinner was so excited and so were...

Heart for Rent, with an Option by Karla Brandenburg follows both Michelle and Keith as they enter each other’s lives. Keith has been renting Michelle’s house for the last six months in order to be close to his dying mother while he works on his...

Two major life changing events had taken place in Helena Brewster's life in the recent past; her father had passed away and she had seen Jason again after four years. However, neither of these compared to the effects of the sudden appearance of an angelic...

Fans of action and adventure tales will enjoy reading The Bishop of Canton by Jim Pugmire. Quinn Hawk’s happy life is shattered when his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Eastcastle, are lost at sea. Uncle Renard becomes the new Duke and Quinn’s life takes...