In Speaking Confidence, Lisa Bongiorno-Heidrich provides encouragement and helpful, practical tips to become a better speaker -- even if you weren't a speaker to start out. In fact, the primary message she imparts is that *everyone* has a message and…
If Frank Peretti and Joel C. Rosenberg got together to write a book, I suspect they'd end up with something a lot like The Oldest Enemy by Michael J. Webb. This book mixes a believable end of Israel scenario (not…
If I say "Space Western" and you get a little excited and have a vision of Malcolm Reynolds, then Freehome is a book you'll want to add to your library. Freehome takes place on the colonized planet Tau Ceti where…
Craving the World is a self-published YA novel that follows Marissa Torres as she leaves home for her first year at college. There, she's faced with the uncertain nature of her faith (having been content to follow in the dictates…
I recently read The Stars Shine Bright by Sibella Giorello. It's billed as "A Raleigh Harmon Novel" and that should have been my first clue that I was entering into the series down the line. In fact, looking on Amazon,…
I've got a few new things going on around here in blog-land (mostly in an effort to be more consistent with posting.) First, I've joined the Clash of the Titles Blog Alliance. So I'll have a weekly post related to…
Love Simplified is delightful debut romance from author Terri J. Haynes. It chronicles the adventures of Tempest Day, a college counselor and would-be celebrity matchmaker as she is dared to put the principles of her best selling self-help book (Love…
As I'm starting to count down to the release of my first novel, I'm working with my publisher to figure out a marketing plan. One of the things that I think helps readers choose a novel (at least it certainly…
Heartbroken by Lisa Unger is another fantastic novel by the author. I like her books - I will say here that if you've read something by her and disliked it, then you should just move along. Even had I not…
I'm a sucker for a good spy thriller. I blame my dad, honestly, who used to toss his Len Deighton novels my way when he was finished. (I'm probably one of very few people my age who had read the…