Ironic, hilarious and informative are three words that immediately came to my mind when I started reading this book. Seraph Contingency is proof of the rich and edgy imagination of its author Jennifer Fales. Truly, who can write a novel with characters like the seraph,...

“The Cycle” by Jay Amberg is a very different, but very interesting, type of book. I am not sure how to classify it, but I think it should be required reading for a lot of people, from students to corporate CEO’s. The 'Cycle' Jay is...

"The Girl from Long Guyland" by Lara Reznik takes us into the world of successful IT executive Laila Levin. Laila seems to have it all; the great job, a great marriage, and overall just a great life. Suddenly life starts to seem not so perfect....

When eleven year old Preston Carter Potsdam, a rich kid from the east, arrives in Nebraska, the lifestyle is so different that he feels as if he has landed on another planet. Befriended by Steve, a confident and outgoing fellow student, "Potsie" as he is...

"Journey to the King of Kings" is a parable sure to touch the hearts of many. The setting is the island kingdom of Caladen. For Arden and Sarah it was love at first sight. The seventeen year old had his life planned: he would study...

"The Guardian" by Nicholas Sparks is one of his best tales. Before Julie Barenson’s husband passed away, he gave her a Great Dane puppy named Singer and a promise to always watch over her. After four years Julie was ready to move on with...

How do you wish to conquer your enemy? Try Z.E.Frey's method.'I am your inspiration, Don't hate me,' is what Z.E.Frey sings in one of the poems in his collection of poetry entitled 'Stones and Sticks'. In the sub-title of the book, the poet explains that...

"Mischief and Mistletoe" is a delightful collection of eight Regency romances by distinguished authors who call themselves the Word Wenches. These stories all center around the Christmas holidays. In the first story 'She Stoops to Wenchdom' by Mary Jo Putney, the main character Lucinda "Lucy"...

Fern Michaels and three other authors of note have created "A Winter Wonderland" which is comprised of four novellas centered around the Christmas holidays in the United States. The first piece, 'A Winter Wonderland' is by Fern Michaels and tells of two people, aging actress...

The latest 'Southern Mysteries' book from Peggy Webb is called "Elvis and the Blue Christmas Corpse". Not having read the previous stories, I was somewhat at a disadvantage as far as the characters go but once I caught on, I found this to be an...

"Beautifully Absurd" by Robert Ashley MD is a curious medical fiction book that introduces us to Paul Matthews, a man who rebelled against the status quo of being a husband, father and bread winner. This rebellion will leave him with the desire to see the...

"The Planet-Girded Suns" by Sylvia Engdahl is about what people have thought about exoplanets, and how the thoughts of exoplanets have influenced our thinking. It starts off with an account of historical thoughts from the Aristotelian era through the middle ages to the present. This...

"Too Early for Flowers" is a novel with actual characters and dedicated to Polio moms. Iris left Hardscrabble, Illinois, in 1940 never intending to return; she had plans to travel. Life doesn’t always go as we plan. In 1949 Iris returned to Hardscrabble, IL, as...

"Brimstone" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the 5th book in the 'Pendergast series'. From the first time I met him in Relic I was hooked on Pendergast. In this installment Jeremy Grove is found murdered in his attic. His body is burned to...

"Living, Loving and Laughing My Way Through" by Charron Monaye is obviously an emotional dialogue with the reader. Through a bold approach to the highly sentimental arenas of human existence, the poet declares war against the stereotypical ways of living, loving and laughing one's way...

“5-Step Marketing Plan to Get More Customers, Referrals & Make More Money: A Winning Marketing Strategy for Small Businesses” by Violet James debunks two myths about this pivotal business practice: (1) marketing is mandatory and (2) every business owner can easily achieve results with a...

“Break Your Addiction to Conflict: 12 Tools to Quiet the Mind” was written by Nathan J. Snow, a former business owner who had dealt with an unpleasant experience with his business partner. However, this situation ended up being the path for change as he learned...

DeStefano, who has written popular religious books "A Travel Guide to Heaven" and "Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To", has now created the well-written and thoughtful "Angels All Around Us". "Angels All Around Us" tells of how the reader will be protected and guided...

Author Traian Nicola was born in Transylvania in 1949 and was baptized in the Romanian Orthodox Church. However, in those years when the author was growing up, Romania was under Communist rule. Although Traian Nicola's parents tried to give him and his sister a normal...

Suzanna knew her husband followed his strict views on family Christmas get-togethers, but she didn't realize the impact it would have on their relationship until they were facing their first Christmas together and Suzanna would be the only person missing at her family's Christmas gathering....