"The Kindling Muse" serves up some real action from the paranormal and fantasy with its roots in Greek mythology. This story is a teen girl’s dream! Imagine an ordinary teenage girl who leads a simple life in a foster home but is haunted with strange...

Who doesn't face life's struggles that often appear overwhelming? Karol Ladd, in her lovely book "Positive Life Principles for Women", offers 8 simple secrets to turn your challenges into possibilities. Opening every chapter with an appropriate quote and Bible verse, Ladd uses both a present...

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I began listening to this audio book but what I got was one of the funniest books I have ever listened to. I picked out my favorite short stories and shared them with my husband. He laughed out...

"Mooseclumps" by Ryan T. Bliss is a poetry book. Mooseclumps, the title character, is a cat with a big ego. The rest of this book has poems about monsters named Mangor and The Grumble, Scotland, ladders, the seasons, body parts and the senses, pillows, cooking,...

“Candy Kisses,” book 4 in Verna Clay’s 'Romance on the Ranch' series, is such a sweet love story that it will leave you smiling and wishing for your own romance on the ranch. Miles’s ex-girlfriend Monica calls him up in a time of need as...

Hannah Swenson's coffee shop/bakery, The Cookie Jar, has been hired to cater the desserts for the grand reopening of the Albion Hotel which has recently undergone renovation. The celebration quickly turns to disaster when someone falls from the roof and lands in the rose garden....

New York City. Officer John Tallow and his partner respond to a naked man wielding a shotgun in a run down apartment building. Quickly, the situation turns deadly and Tallow's partner pays the ultimate price. In the aftermath, the crime scene unit discovers a barricaded...

Jennifer Wilder Morgan’s book "Come to the Garden" is a uniquely pleasant story. For many years, Jennifer has experienced visions in her dreams. Some she has understood, some have been prophetic, while others remained somewhat mysterious. One day she meets a spiritual creature who claims...

I was asked to review this book because of the way we Americans are killing ourselves with our intake of fast food, soda, and the amount of meat and diary we eat. The doctors and nutritionists on my radio show, Oprah and now Dr.Oz, have...

This factual story begins with a joint investment in a large piece of barren land by two stockbroker friends, and an early unsolicited large offer for the land. One of the friends Fred Tuerk urges sale, but the other, James Smith “Smitty” Ferebee, declines. The...

“Mice in My Tummy” by Andrea Houdek is a clever little tale of 5 year old Sami Rae, who thinks she has mice living in her tummy, because every time the teacher calls on her she can feel them running around in her tummy. Sami...

“Reluctant Gods” by A.J. Aaron asks you to imagine waking up one Saturday morning and learning that you are literally a god with the power to save the world. Your grandmother, Ayel, is an ancient mystic who showed you the secrets behind the trap door....

“Bad News for a Ghost” by Jim Guigli is touted as being a "Bart Lasiter Mystery", implying there are or will be more 'Bart Lasiter Mysteries'. Bart Lasiter is a barely-scraping-by private investigator, formerly associated with the Berkeley Police Department, currently working out of a...

"50 Ways to Change the Way You Think about Healthy Eating" by Michele Cherry is a spectacular, no-frills cookbook that details healthy and innovative meals from breakfast all the way through midnight snack. Any level of home cook can find doable and appetizing recipes. For...

"Monster" is the story of a man's struggle with a difficult childhood and how his early experiences with love transform him into a heartless human being. As the story unravels, we see a once sensible human being turn into a playboy who shuns away from...

Matthew Jackson has been working for years to have enough money to come back home to Cades Cove in the beautiful Smoky Mountains. His mom moved their family away after his father was killed. With his mom and sister now gone, and after several years...

Within a few weeks there are three bomb blasts in London, Los Angeles and Sydney. No explanation, no claim of victory, no blame, no reasons to bomb these areas, nothing. "Angelguard" comes in with a bang and keeps readers on a high until the last...

Imagine how sisters Hannah and Michelle might have felt when they stopped to check on the passengers of an overturned bus in a ditch while delivering freshly baked Cinnamon Rolls to the Lake Eden Inn. This wasn’t just anyone, it was the members of the...

"Counselor Dynamite" is a new superhero and the counselor’s job is to protect children and support staff members in schools. It is almost time for Christmas break and tensions are high and patience is running on a super low. And it is time for Counselor...

Author and life coach Toneal M. Jackson encourages readers to press onward despite their circumstances. She uses the acronym A.B.O.V.E. to help people to cope with adversity in a better manner. A – Adversity -- We all face adversity in our life: death, loss of...