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5 Star Review: Warrior Mother by Sheila K. Collins, PhD

The memoir, WARRIOR MOTHER by Sheila Collins, is a story about using rituals to heal. However, in all honesty, that part of the book did not resonate with me, and I found myself skimming over those...

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5 Star Review: The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida

Imagine being trapped in your own body. You can look at the world knowing the impact you have on it, and the people you interact with. Yet, you can’t always control your actions, or even give rational...

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5 Star Review: In Capable Arms by Sarah Kovac

I haven’t quite finished IN CAPABLE ARMS, but what I have read is outstanding. I am definitely giving this book a five star review. IN CAPABLE ARMS, is written from the heart with a deep-felt honesty...

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5 Star Review: The Father’s Love by Dave Moore

THE FATHER’S LOVE by Dave Moore is both a heart-breaking and a heart-warming story. The reader follows Dave on his journey, both physically and spiritually as he searches for his runaway son. The...

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5 Star Review: The Edge of Whiteness by Joe Montaperto

And that is how Joe Montaperto sets up THE EDGE OF WHITENESS, a book that brought back so many memories of my own life, although I was born, raised, and still live in the South. THE EDGE OF WHITENESS...

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5 Star Review: The Color of the Wild by Gin Getz

THE COLOR OF THE WILD is an extraordinary book and Gin Getz’s writing will definitely hold you captive. It was a joy to read this book. I was transported into her world, one of silence, one of glorious...

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5 Star Review: Grandfather’s Uncle by Philip McQuillan

GRANDFATHER’S UNCLE is a wonderful book written in a Reader’s Digest style. We all love hearing the stories of the generations before us and Phil McQuillan has taken the stories that have filled his...

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4 Star Review: The Resting Place by Pamela Little

Pamela Little is blunt, honest, and sometimes a little crazy in her memoir, THE RESTING PLACE. If you asked me my first thoughts on the book, I would say it is a strange book. It’s different from...

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NEW RELEASE: As I Recall by The Coventry Cove Writers

Title: As I Recall… Author: The Coventry Cove Writers Genre: Biography/Memoir Publisher: Novels Alive Publishing, LLC Release Date: 26 April 2015 Format: ePub and Print Pages: 252 Buy Link(s):...

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3 Star Review: I Don’t Have a Happy Place by Kim Korson

Author Kim Korson looks back over her life from her childhood in Montreal, Canada on in I DON’T HAVE A HAPPY PLACE. Hails to familiar childhood staples like BJ & the Bear, The Six Million Dollar...

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3.5 Star Review: I Am Sophie Tucker by Susan and Lloyd Ecker

Sophie Tucker was unknown to me until I started I AM SOPHIE TUCKER by Susan and Lloyd Ecker. Starting the book spurred me to do a bit of looking into her and her life. There’s a lot to commend Sophie...

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5 Star Review: Below the Water Line by Lisa Karlin

Just reading the excerpt below from BELOW THE WATER LINE by Lisa Karlin brought back many memories. We that live in the Southern states have seen and participated in our fair share of hurricane evacs...

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3.5 Star Review: EXPECT A MIRACLE: by Jenny Long

In EXPECT A MIRACLE: A Mother’s Tale of Brotherly Love, Faith, and the Race that Changed a Family’s Life, Jenny Long (w/ Bob Der) chronicles her life and the lives of her sons, bringing readers the...

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NEW RELEASE: Hold Fast: A Hollywood Pirate’s Tale by Mark Ryan

BOOK OVERVIEW Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Publisher: LMB Entertainment Author: Mark Ryan Publication Date: 23 November 2015 Format: Print Pages: 300                   Synopsis It would be...

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3.5 Stars ONLY IN NAPLES: Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian...

Full of lighthearted humor, sumptuous food, the wisdom of an Italian mother-in-law, and all the atmosphere of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, this warm and witty memoir follows American-born...

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5 Star Review: Soldiers’ Stories: A Collection of WWII Memoirs by The Miller...

SOLDIERS’ STORIES: A COLLECTION OF WWII MEMOIRS by The Miller Family is an inspired book of history, loaded with photos, maps, sketches, and most importantly, the 140 personal memoirs from those heroes...

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NEW RELEASE: My Life as a Sister Wife: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

As a young girl, Karen Miller lived a quiet life in Australia. She never imagined when she grew up, she’d be lured into a polygamous marriage, spend her spare time dumpster diving to feed her kids, and...

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