Respect the Work
Respect the Work; Republishing Books in the Public Domain by Barbara Seiders … describes shortcuts taken by publishers who seek to profit from the creative work of others without demonstrating respect for the original creative endeavor. Respect the Work was written in the hopes that readers will identify — and avoid — poor quality productions, and choose to support publishers who produce quality editions that honor original authors. Books in the public… Read More
A Month in Mongolia
From Amazon, A Month in Mongolia by Barbara Seiders… … is a photographic travelogue and reminiscence of time spent in this fascinating country. For those who are contemplating travel of their own to Mongolia, A Month in Mongolia serves as companion to a guidebook such as the Lonely Planet guide for Mongolia and a detailed topographical map. Seiders has traveled around the world — Paris, London, Geneva, Moscow, Vienna — during her… Read More
The Corner Stone, Annotated
From Amazon… Originally published in 1915, The Corner Stone is a sweet, plainspoken story set in Kansas in the early 1900’s. In it, we meet Edith Grannell, a young woman orphaned at an early age and abandoned to boarding school by her wealthy uncle, Samson Grannell. Edith’s uncle is more interested in prosperity than family, but fortunes are changing for him and his neighbors. Grannell calls Edith back with a plot in… Read More
Crimson Sunrise
Author Renee Munoz introduced readers to Saari Mitchell in her first paranormal romance, Moonlight Bleu. In the second book in the series, Crimson Sunrise … Saari Mitchell attends a Tueri conference in Las Vegas, Nevada to strengthen her bonds with Dhelis Guidry and Brogan Vincent-and see if they can make their three-sided relationship work. But when Saari and her vampire brother Mag’s lives are threatened, her trip to paradise soon becomes a surreal fight… Read More
POD
POD, first in the POD series, is a survival story about two people in separate locations experiencing the same catastrophic global event. Fifteen-year-old Josh lives in the small eastern Washington town of Prosser. He is startled awake one morning by an agonizing sound in his head. Minutes later, when massive alien spheres appear in the sky, he realizes the sound is the first wave of a brutal and overwhelming alien attack. To venture outside means instant death. He is… Read More
Painted Blind
From Amazon about Painted Blind by Michelle Hansen, Psyche Middleton has always been judged by her looks. When she meets a guy that can make himself invisible, she must decide if love is truly blind. He takes her to a palace in an idyllic kingdom, but his affection has one condition—she may not see him. Enchanted, intrigued and not wholeheartedly believing he’s real, she betrays his trust for a glimpse of his… Read More
Breaking the Code
From Amazon, on Breaking the Code written by Karen Fisher Alaniz… Our parents are our most unexplored mystery. Whether close or distant to us, we see them as “parent,” rarely knowing or thinking about the person that they are outside that role. So few of us get to discover that person inside, even if it may be just a question away. Like many, Karen grew up with a father who was always… Read More
Yadh the Ugly
Here’s what one Amazon reviewer had to say about Yadh the Ugly by Lenora Rain-Lee Good: Equality is everything in First Community, where all of the children are born on the same day and raised together into adulthood. Everyone is trained in the job they are suitable for, and everyone works for the good of the Community. But Yadh is different, and where uniformity is king, differences are not to be tolerated…. Read More
Through the Tunnel of Love
A Mother’s and Daughter’s Journey with Anorexia, by author Donelle Knudsen. In this compelling book, you’ll read touching details of an international adoption, learn possible causes of anorexia, steps for intervention, costs, how anorexia affects the entire family, and what difference, faith, fathers, friends, and most especially, unconditional love make. Great for the individual who wants to know more about eating disorders or self-destructive personalities. Tunnel of Love is also ideal for… Read More