"Zero Day" by David Baldacci is a bit unbelievable but still a thrill ride. Fans will have mixed feelings for Baldacci’s latest audiobook. Despite the over the top, exaggerated abilities of the main character, the way the author left the reader with no idea of...

"The Weight of Deeds", a collection of short stories by Eli Thorpe, contains fourteen well-crafted, thought-provoking stories: tThe lone male, searching for the source of his recurrent nightmare; an adolescent wrestling with the sea and the need to prove to himself and others that...

"Stuck on the Steps" by Nina is a gritty, urban, in-your-face poetic account of a young girl’s less than ideal life growing up. While she sort of rejects the ideas from family that she should recite her pieces on the mic, what she has written...

Emily Ryder, a thirty-something tour guide and business woman is all set for her latest Twinning, a ritual exchange between her home village of Lydfield, Connecticut and its sister village Lydfield-in-the-Moor. Suddenly, just days before she is to leave with her latest charges, a suspicious...

In The Queue we face a world that I hope I will never see in reality. The Leader has mandated that all elderly be rounded up and herded to an unknown destination. They walk in a queue many miles long as soldiers continue to force...

"Merryweather Lodge: Malevolent Spirit" Book 2 by Pauline Holyoak is a paranormal novel that takes up where book one leaves off. After being back home in Canada to attend her mother’s funeral, Emily has returned to England and Merryweather Lodge, back with her Aunt and...

"Wedlocked" begins at the wedding of 36 year old Rebekkah Ross who recently returned to her NY home after following her dream to Hollywood and into the arms of casting director Evan Shayes. As the unfortunate and unforgettable events of her "wedding of the century"...

Having two boys under the age of 10, I am always looking for funny, informative and educational books that will keep their attention. Johnnie Blackwelder's book, "The Posmenatt Way" is a perfect example of one of those books. This book is both informative and highly...

Beth has been really lonely; so for Christmas this year, she asks for a puppy. Dad wants his baby girl happy, so he agrees to let her have one. Beth is so very excited she just can’t wait until she meets her new furry friend....

Today is Nora’s Birthday and her dad wants to buy her new boots to replace her old ones. The only problem is that Nora doesn’t want new boots, and no matter how hard her dad tries to change her mind by showing her pretty new...

Trout fish Toby and Gus were two completely different fish as regards their attitude and personality, but they were still friends. When one was in trouble, or headed near trouble, the other would warn him to keep safe. With so many fishermen in the area,...

"Angelfire Trilogy Book 3: Forever Man" by Karen Wiesner was wonderful. It is a pure love story containing sex without the details and characters you can’t help but root for. Savannah O’Brien is a young single lawyer and Brett Foxx was her client and friend....

Nikolai Crowe’s life takes a downturn in a hurry when he is arrested for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Jade Sho. Luckily for Nikolai, he has help from a human clone identified as Alpha Replica 3007. This clone, along with the remaining alpha models that have begun...

"Shaq Uncut: My Story", by Shaquille O’Neal and Jackie MacMullan, is the story of the basketball great, Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal, who was born on March 6, 1972, in a poor area of Newark, New Jersey. Shaq was raised by his mother, Lucille, and her husband,...

"Lily in the Snow and Other Elemental Tales" by Christine E. Schulze is #26 in 'The Amielian Legacy'. Geared towards the young adult, her fantasy books can be read as a standalone even though they are comprised in a series. "Lily In The Snow and...

Grifting was just a way of life; it was a family trait, apparently. Lilly and her son, Roy, conceived when she was a child herself, are con artists. And they have skills. Lilly answers to the mob. Roy answers to nobody. He enjoys the lucrative...

Despite the past stigma of being a stay-at-home-dad, economics has changed the faces of who is pushing the stroller at the park. Despite the number of men who take on this roll, societal opinion still cannot come to terms with the concept. After all, isn't...

"The Neti Pot" has been around throughout history, long before the appearance of medicinal nose sprays and cure-alls. The physiological side of the practice is usually unknown but what is known is the wonderful effect it has on allergies and stuffed up noses. The Neti...

"Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential" by Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, and Mark S. Lowenthal, PsyD, explains how and why children struggle and distills “smart” parenting into four essential components: a compassionate ability to view the world through our children’s eyes; the...

"What About Me? 12 Ways to Get Your Parents’ Attention (Without Hitting Your Sister)" by Eileen Kennedy-Moore recognizes the need of children to interact with their parents following the birth of a younger sibling. Written in easy-to-read-aloud verse, "What About Me?" offers concrete things kids...