“Veiled Threat” hit home with me as it spoke of a workaholic who put more time into working than into a relationship. That theme continues in the poem titled, “Commitment, Responsibility, Obligation – Oh, My!” In Sally Shirley’s collection of poems about relationships, she...

I would hate to get into a verbal altercation with Wanda Morrow Clevenger because I think that her knife-sharp wit would kill me. Her last name amuses me because she is indeed a clever Clevenger. Sure, you can start reading this book the old fashioned...

"Darkened Hollows" takes readers on a romp through a coal mine as well as the hills and hollows of WV. This book takes off right where "Darkened Hills" left off. There is plenty going on in the tiny town of Melas. Something is killing and...

"Thorns of Roses" by Randy Rawls is a fast pace thriller that reminded me a lot of the movie 'Death Wish'. The story revolves around Private Investigator Tom Jeffries, a former Dallas police officer and an ex Special Forces Green Beret. When the stepdaughter of...

"Davy Jones: Heavy Weight Champion of the World" by Carl A. Chase is a fictional account of what happens every day on the streets of almost any town. Drugs and corruption run loose. So goes the story of Davy Jones, a young boy who loses...

What a fun ride I have had reading this time travel romance! It is a great mix between ancient Egyptian life and culture and the romance a woman from our twenty-first century. It is beautifully crafted to please historians and romance lovers of every age....

"Beloved Weapon" by Jonathon Price starts out with a bang and continues to involve the reader with Nia's quest to find out who she is and why she has super powers. Unfortunately the super powers don’t keep Nia from making mistakes in whom to trust...

"Abby" by Lisa A. McCombs is a delightful read that is appropriate for teenage girls as well as well as adults. The reader is taken on a journey through the school year by seventh grader Abigail Van Buren Masterdon. Abby, her mother, and little brother...

Patrick M. Garry poses a powerful ethical dilemma in "The Price of Guilt". At age 13, Thomas Walsh plays a small role in a prank that goes horribly wrong, leaving a classmate blinded and orphaned. Now, with his daughter away at college and his marriage...

"The Devil's Due" is a book about revenge. One woman faced tragic circumstances that left her scarred for many years. After many sleepless nights, she finally becomes bold enough to face the evils in her life. Her first order of business is to face in-laws...

"God Hates Fags" by Joe Wellman opens with the discovery of the abduction and brutal murder of a beloved high school teacher who had recently been outed as a closeted gay from the pulpit by a fundamentalist Christian pastor on a mission to rid society...

Any Stevens and Wade Hamilton had been friends since their early childhood. They both wanted to fly fighter jets. The US Navy gave the opportunity. They attended the US Naval Academy together. They also served in the same POW camp during the Vietnam War. They...

"Sikander" by M. Salahuddin Khan is an epic undertaking which hits its mark with an intriguing journey into culture, religion, politics and humanity coming of age. Sikander is a young Pakistani student who becomes disgruntled with family interactions and who leaves home to join the...

Since 9/11 the fears of Muslims attacking Americans provoked the creation of the PATRIOT ACT. The very name meant that to disagree with it made you un-American. This has morphed into the most egregious violations of our Constitutional rights since Joseph McCarthy’s efforts to destroy...

In the 1890s, Fred Harvey’s waitresses, the Harvey Girls, are an integral part of intercontinental train travel. Tessa Crane is attractive, hard working, independent and personifies the best of the Harvey Girls. Like so many others, her job is to welcome the passengers of the...

"SMOKE AND BONE" is an amazing tale of blue haired Karou, a spirited seventeen-year old human girl that was adopted and raised by a group of monsters -- the chimaeras -- part human and part beast. Karou journeys into other realms in search of teeth...

"Selective Discretion" by Mary F. Twitty is a fictional novel based on an actual happening from the year 1847-1848. The basic facts are true but most of the records were destroyed during the civil war. When Carrie Matthews was born on the plantation, her father was...

Children are taught and encouraged to make good choices; this begins when they are very young so that they hopefully continue so throughout the years. "Why Do My Feet Say Yes When My Head Says No?," written by Eileen L. Cooley, Ph.D, and illustrated by...

"The Donkey That No One Could Ride" written by Anthony DeStefano and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey is a must-read and a must-have for everyone's collection! The donkey is weak and small and unable to carry anyone or do anything. The donkey is cast away by...

Amongst My Enemies by William F. Brown begins with a prologue reminding people of the attacks against Israel and how Israel grew in strength within a few years. In chapter one the scene shifts to WWII and a group of POWs forced to labor in...