The House Baba Built, an Artist’s Childhood in India is gracefully written by Ed Young. War was spreading into Shanghai, and Baba wanted to move the family to somewhere safe to be out of harm’s way. Baba, an engineer, made an agreement to build a...

The Shattering by Karen Healey is a revealing novel for young adult readers. Three younger sibling teens wrestle with the fact that their older brothers have committed suicide. The turmoil that haunts the living is vividly portrayed and totally believable. It gives food for thought...

In the Lutzers’ book, Life-Changing Bible Verses You Should Know, they offer what I consider “situational scripture.” Rather than simply providing a list of Bible verses, they have short topical chapters of a few pages for each subject. Each chapter starts with a couple key...

I don't read many non-fiction books, but when I do, they have to be REALLY awesome sounding. I am also a big history lover, on top of being from North Carolina, so I jumped on the chance to review Touring The Carolina's Civil War Sites....

I am absolutely amazed and blown away by Joyce DeBacco's work. Her characters really gripped me and the plot line sucked me in instantly. I was swept away to the front of the Serendipity House, and I stayed there for the duration. There was no...

Ghost Hunt, Chilling Tales of the Unknown is a spine-tingling novel written by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, with Cameron Dokey. This book is the first in a collection of case files from The Atlanta Paranormal Society, TAPS. Contained in this novel are eight individual...

Before living on her own as an art student in modern day Prague,seventeen year old Karou has only known a life beyond the portal in Brimstone's shop with half serpent Issa, Yasri the cook,Twiga with his giraffe-neck and of course, massive, muscular Brimstone himself with...

Everywhere we go there are mirrors reflecting our image. Most of us avoid mirrors or only briefly glance into one as we brush our hair. Rarely do we study our own reflection. Perhaps we are afraid of what we may see. In A Conspiracy of...

This review is on the unabridged audio book, Mayday by Nelson DeMille and Thomas Block. Supersonic jet, Flight 52, was on a routine flight to Japan when it was hit by a US Navy missile. The test missile hit the plane and went through the...

Rage grew up in foster homes until the age of thirteen when he was taken in by a retired schoolteacher by the name of Georgia Fay. About four weeks after Georgia Fay dies Rage finds himself in the middle of a bank robbery where a...

Harbor is a horror story of the sea reclaiming its own. In 2004, in the island fishing village of Domaro, Sweden, the book's setting, six-year-old Maja disappears while on an outing to the local lighthouse with her parents, Anders and Cecilia. After surviving the terror...

C. JoyBell C. takes us to France and back in time to 1948, where we become voyeurs to a dinner date filled with conversation. As this couple has dinner, we are introduced to two longtime friends (or is it more?). It is through their dinner...

Ghost Hunt 2, More Chilling Tales of the Unknown is an intriguing novel written by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson; with Cameron Dokey. This book is the second in a collection of case files from The Atlanta Paranormal Society, TAPS. This novel contains ten terrifying...

Carrie Green's collection of short stories in Roses Are Red were compelling and well-written. She developed each character with creative detail and presented each story in a fluid, cohesive, logical and organized manner. My favorite story in this book was the one titled, "A Long Distance...

Sometimes, in the midst of reading fiction, I enjoy reading poems for a change, so I chose Nadia Brown’s book of poetry to read. As I read each poem, I enjoyed sensing her personality as she puts her beautiful creations in writing. Some of the...

This is a wonderful collaboration between author and illustrator. The author takes scriptures, which help guide the Christian in his/her walk with God. The illustrations of The Greek Islands take us on a profound journey of peace as we weave through the pathways of life....

At first glance a woman might be slighted by this author’s portrayal of marriage. I am a Christian wife, and I believe in the divine order, which is God, man, woman, child. However, some may take this author's portrayal of marriage as moving woman back...

In The Ridge, we meet a variety of characters: Deputy Sheriff Kevin Kimble, a man in love with the woman who shot him; Audrey Clark, the keeper of sixty-seven large cats, including a rare black panther; Wyatt French, a peculiar man who keeps a light...

In Still Life With Crows, we follow Pendergast’s investigation of several strange murders, all involving a cornfield in Kansas. The sheriff is none too happy to have Pendergast in town. However, the local newspaperman is thrilled, and hopes that by following Pendergast, he can get...

Fodor is a well known name in guide books. If you enjoy travel and want to make plans ahead of time, you go to a Fodor travel guide. In one month I leave on a cruise to the Western Caribbean, so when my copy of...