Jon and Hannah enjoyed marital bliss with very many reasons to be happy. They had just had a lovely baby boy, and had a beautiful and dynamic four-year-old daughter. Chana, Jon's 22-year-old daughter with his first wife, was a darling who loved her dad, step...

Watch out Duluth, here come the sisters in It's Not My Favorite by Rue. Gwenn Hutchinson has her own business. She organizes people and their stuff and rarely has time to organize herself and all her messes. Her sister, Rachel, is known as the best...

The Puppy Tales by R.C. Miller is a delightful collection of stories about his dogs, oops, “canine persons.” This storybook is fun, comical and witty, and full of “canine person” antics. When seven dogs (give or take a few) live with three humans (give or...

I smiled while reading the first tale from Mr. Chiardi and Other Stories. My smile then changed to laughter which didn’t stop until this entertaining book was finished. Can you picture an elderly couple getting the urge to slide down a snow covered hill on...

At seventy-five years of age, Alice Williams is still a sharp, spunky character, but she does forget a few things. Her daughter Karen decides she can no longer live alone, and finds a place for her at the Sorrento Retirement Facility. Alice considers this a...

In A Heat of the Moment Thing by Maggie Le Page, Becky Jordan experiences an embarrassing near-death incident. A gorgeous, charming man saves her life. Even though she wants to see him again, the last place she expects to see him is at her new...

In Shot to Hell by Angela Falkowska, Sister Mary Christopher has a rather humdrum life as a nun. Everything changes when she is accidentally killed by a hit man, who also killed the town's mayor. Her soul goes straight to Hell, a ‘mistake’ by St....

I Probably Shouldn't Poison My Mother by Randi Tyler is a true to life collection of short stories. It is told from a child's perspective of how she perceived her childhood growing up in a lower-middle class family in Schenectady, NY. The collection of stories...

When we meet Jackie for the first time, we encounter a third-grader who is abused by his father and tormented by his classmates. Diagnosed with Autism, Jackie does not fit into the world correctly and is ultimately pulled out of school to be educated at...