Madness is frightening, alien. We run and hide from things that scare us, and we hide from madness. This book, however, doesn’t hide from madness. Instead, it goes deeply into the issue, showing the beauty in the madness, and the ugliness as well. It makes us consider, perhaps whether we really understand sanity – are [...]
I had read another book, Alaska Twilight, written by this author. I doubted that “Midnight Sea” could be as terrific a book as the former. I was wrong! Colleen’s way of telling a story couldn’t be any better in keeping a reader glued to the pages. The story locale is Hawaii in the midst of [...]
Brida is the story of a search of learning by a young girl who is seemingly naïve, but she is neither naïve nor lacking in intellect, since she has had a few incarnations, in which she knew a lot about being a witch. Brida is a beautiful, ambitious, and successful person, and she has a [...]
When life gets completely nuts and when it seems that things are spiraling down out of control. When our financial markets add stress to our middle class and when folks are worried about losing their homes, well, isn’t that the perfect time to read a truly inspiring story, one that touches your heart and allows [...]
The true stories the book carries, celebrate life’s trials and tribulations as well as mistakes and triumphs. The author Dr. L. Prakash says that “10% of life is made up of what happens to you; you determine the other 90% by your reactions. You can’t change everything that you don’t like nor can you run [...]
In most fairy tales, when the Princess and Prince get married, the story ends “happily ever after”. In Lori Wick’s “The Princess,” however, the vows are only the beginning. Although this is the story of an arranged marriage, I found its underlying message quite relevant to most people today, and I think it may especially [...]
What would happen if two sisters both fell in love with the same man? That is the question at the heart of this cute romantic story. “Love Finds You in Humble Texas” by author Anita Higman, is a delightful book about Trudie Abernathy and her sister Lane. Trudie sees her image coach sister as having [...]
The Angel Inside, by Chris Widener, is one of the best inspirational books I have ever read. The book integrates life wisdom into a fictional story that a young American businessman, called Tom Cook, has travelled to Italy to search for meaning of life and he meets a mysterious old man who teaches the young [...]
The Coffee Mom’s Devotional This is a great book for today’s busy Moms. It is written by Celeste Palermo, a Christian Mother of two girls. This great book features 30 brief devotionals filled with humorous coffee puns and latte for the soul. Each devotion is only about 2 pages long. However, packed with a spiritual [...]
Imagine being in a deep sleep and seeing visions and hearing voices that tell you the end of the world, as we know it is near. The fear in your mind and heart are real and the events that you are seeing are happening as you envision them. How are you going to stop the [...]