Synopsis: IT’S TIME TO FLIRT WITH A MAN IN A KILT Cassie Crow, a pop-culture reporter for a TV talk show, is focused on becoming a “serious” journalist. But when she stumbles into a kilted Highlander with a killer accent, Cassie decides that taking one night off from work and spending it... Continue Reading →
Review: Next Year in Havana
Synopsis: After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution... Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered... Continue Reading →
Review: Character Carved in Stone
Synopsis: Overlooking the Hudson River on the campus of the United States Military Academy at West Point are 12 granite benches, each inscribed with a word representing a key leadership virtue: compassion, courage, dedication, determination, dignity, discipline, integrity, loyalty, perseverance, responsibility, service, and trust. These benches remind cadets of the qualities... Continue Reading →
Review: White as Silence, Red as Song by Alessandro D’Avenia
Synopsis: Hailed as Italy’s The Fault in Our Stars, this Italian bestseller is now available for the first time in English. “I was born on the first day of school, and I grew up and old in just two hundred days . . .” Sixteen-year-old Leo has a way with words,... Continue Reading →
Review: Danny and the Dreamweaver
Synopsis: Danny is a grumpy video-game junky. He daydreams in school and has a long-standing rivalry with his neighbor. Yet Danny soon finds himself ensnared in a bizarre dream. Controlling his dream is Nostrildamus, an odd-looking creature with a huge nose and no eyes, yet can oddly see into the future. Taken on a time-traveling... Continue Reading →
Review: Henry and The Hidden Treasure
Synopsis: Henry and the Hidden Treasure is an imaginative adventure a young child has in defending his pocket money against his little sister. Henry constructs elaborate defensive measures that he is sure will stand up to the clever ambitions of Lucy. Little does he know, Lucy has a few tricks of her own. With a... Continue Reading →
Review: Ralphy the Rabbit Finds Himself
Synopsis: It’s never too early for a child to learn to feel special and happy about who they are. Ralphy the Rabbit has always been self-conscious about his ears because they look like dog ears. He’s ecstatic when Marta finally overlooks them and takes him home from the pet store. But when Oscar the Cat... Continue Reading →
Review: It’s Not about Me
Synopsis: Christopher M. Milo is a Nationally Renowned Concert Pianist, Professional Motivational Speaker and creator of the “13 Messages from Milo”. He has been fully trained in Life Skills and Resiliency. He has spoken to over 100,000 students on topics of Leadership, Anti Bullying, Suicide Solutions, Teen Pregnancy, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Cutting and many... Continue Reading →
Review: One Last Dance
Synopsis: Marco Anissi comes out of a comma, days after his car slams into a light pole—the same pole he had crashed into exactly ten years ago, killing his fiancé, Susan. Coincidence? Not to him. Her spirit has reached out to him in a way he would understand. If it had happened on a... Continue Reading →
Review: The A to Z of You and Me
Synopsis: A striking literary debut of love and mortality, The A to Z of You and Me is the story of a man who doesn’t have much time, his love for a girl who isn’t there, and the game he plays while waiting that illuminates the devastating and beautiful turns of life. The A-Z game.... Continue Reading →
Review: Reckless Traveler
Synopsis: Reckless Traveler: an autobiographical novel of adventuring in South America, sure to delight anyone with a passport. Perú and beyond: Through the alchemy of travel, youthful folly may bring disaster or wisdom . . . and more. The instructional travel guide for aspiring backpackers: learn how to bribe police, avoid malaria, and find... Continue Reading →
Review: The Life She Wants
Synopsis: In the aftermath of her financier husband's suicide, Emma Shay Compton's dream life is shattered. Richard Compton stole his clients' life savings to fund a lavish life in New York City and, although she was never involved in the business, Emma bears the burden of her husband's crimes. She is left with nothing.... Continue Reading →
Review: The Kingdom of Oceana
Synopsis: SURFER. SHARK TAMER. FIRE WALKER. EXPLORER. TEENAGER. HERO. Five Centuries Ago, On the Island Now Called Hawaii, There was a Kingdom Filled with Adventure, Beauty, and Magic. When 16-year-old Prince Ailani, and his brother, Nahoa, trespass on a forbidden burial ground and uncover an ancient tiki mask, they unleash a thousand-year-old curse that threatens... Continue Reading →
The Best Book
The best book of all is the Bible. I know there are many who will argue on the facts of whether the stories inside are true or not. But, even if they were to not be true, who can say that the Bible doesn't teach us good things? It does. It teaches us how to... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Playing By Heart – written by Anne Mateer
Playing By Heart, is a must read! The main characters will draw readers deep into the story. The characters are strong, determined and lovable! It is super easy to connect with all the characters. Son many of us face the same challenges and tasks in life and feel all alone sometimes. But then we get... Continue Reading →
Everyday Hero
Mike was just an every day guy. Sweating profusively working out in the fields everyday. Until a little girl whose deaf, decides to walk out across the field. There was a wild mustang..the child couldn't hear the mustang's snorts nor it's warning cry. Mike not knowing the little girl was deaf started shouting for her... Continue Reading →
The Outcast Part 1
Jeff Burris, was one of many kids who were left to grow up alone on the streets. He had to learn to fight or to be beaten up. Now sixteen, Jeff has learned to make his way up in the world. He started helping an elderly man cut his lawn. He soon was offered a... Continue Reading →
Lucky’s Lesson- Children’s Novel Challenge
Today's writing challenge, is to write abput the cute adorable loving lab puppy named Lucky. Lucky is a mischievious little puppy. Lucky goes around sniffing a new scent. This new scent is something that Lucky loves best. Chocolate candy! Lucky goes around the farm eating all the chocolate candy he finds. What Lucky doesn't realise... Continue Reading →