That’s How It Was: Operation Finders Keepers comes under “interesting children’s fiction” category. This is a unique children’s book because it is primarily done in letter format. Set in the late 1960s, the letters are to Randy Ray’s future family. His ten-year-old self shares his perspective on people, animals, and faith as he contemplates whimsical and not-so-whimsical career choices. The story begins with Randy Ray’s daughters’ searching their grandmother’s trunk for their father’s “ME” book. … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: That’s How It Was: Operation Finders Keepers by Hazel Pacheco
Interview with Author – Mary Elizabeth Fricke
About Mary Elizabeth Fricke: Mary Elizabeth Fricke has lived her entire life within five miles of the Missouri River. She and her husband of 37 years have lived 35 of those years on a farm that has been consistently owned and operated by his family for five generations. They have two grown sons married to wonderful women and two beautiful grandchildren. A graduate of the Writer's Institute of America and a member of the Heartland Writers Guild, she has published a number of articles in … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mary Elizabeth Fricke
Time to Deceive (Sweet Pea II) by Mary Elizabeth Fricke
Time to Deceive (Sweet Pea II: 1973-74) Getting married means you’re going to live happily ever after with your true love. Right? Unfortunately, for Johnie, the first thing she learns after marrying Phil is the necessity of deception as she conceals her love for Jake. Fate continues its cruel intervention when members of Johnie’s family meet untimely deaths and Jake returns to mourn the loss of his sister. Jake and Johnie reunite briefly, painfully, in determination to adopt their … [Read more...] about Time to Deceive (Sweet Pea II) by Mary Elizabeth Fricke
Backwards Into The Future by Bronwyn Elsmore
You can’t go back, her friends say, but Mary has to do it. That’s because of two people from the past. One is pushing her, the other is holding back, and between the two women there’s much to be resolved. The plum tree and the manuka have gone, but a lemon tree thrives. The mystery surrounding the boat with painted eyes may never be solved; but perhaps some things from the past can be recovered. Targeted Age Group:: general What Inspired You to Write Your Book? The story that’s … [Read more...] about Backwards Into The Future by Bronwyn Elsmore
Narcissus the Sorcerer by Ralph Monday
This is a book about narcissism. Perhaps I am in error, but it seems to me that narcissism has become a staple of postmodern culture. World War II is a dividing point in American history. The Greatest Generation was about service to others, sacrifice, honor, integrity, loyalty, commitment. That generation experienced the Great Depression and saved the Western world from the horrors of fascism. They left their native shores confident in the tenets of modernity and returned to see the world, in … [Read more...] about Narcissus the Sorcerer by Ralph Monday
Empty Houses and American Renditions by Ralph Monday
This is a book about universal human experience that is divided into two parts. Part I, Empty Houses, concerns the theme of loss, the ephemeral experience of life where we all feel something is always missing, something that can sometimes be defined and sometimes not. The loss may be that of loved family members or friends, a spouse or lover, or a loss of place and time. It seems that we all, from the moment of birth, move through an archetypal mythic space that defines us from our inception. … [Read more...] about Empty Houses and American Renditions by Ralph Monday
A Diamond in the Rough by Rich Fogel
Set in the world of minor league baseball in the 1950s, this imaginative retelling of the Snow White story follows eleven-year-old orphan Whitney Snow as she tries to escape from her villainous aunt who is bent on stealing her inheritance. On the road, Whitney encounters a scruffy minor league baseball team that adopts her as their unofficial team mascot. With the help of these good-hearted players, Whitney learns how to handle the curveballs that life has thrown at her. It's a nostalgic and … [Read more...] about A Diamond in the Rough by Rich Fogel
Interview with Author – Rich Fogel
About Rich Fogel: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Rich Fogel has worked in television animation for over 30 years. He has written for many popular shows, including The Smurfs, The Flintstones, Muppet Babies, Pinky & the Brain, The New Superman/Batman Adventures, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Transformers: Animated. Over the years, Rich’s writing has won many honors, including two Emmy Awards, a Prism Award and a Genesis Award. In 2005, he was also nominated for a Writers Guild Award … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rich Fogel
Interview with Author – Judy Nickles
About Judy Nickles: Judy Nickles is a retired teacher, genealogist, traveler, British crime-drama fan, ghost tour- taker, and writer who has been spinning tales since she could hold a #2 pencil in her fat little fist. She writes “vintage romance”, stories spanning the First World War through the 50s, and also contemporary romantic suspense and cozy mysteries. After 5 traditionally-published books, she “went indie” with two series. She is proof that an old dog can learn new tricks—her laptop and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Judy Nickles
Audio Book: Feels Like the First Time by Shawn Inmon
Feels Like the First Time is actually two stories, book-ended together. In the first, two young people in the 1970's meet, become friends and fall in love, in a story as old as time. Eventually, the two are separated by forces beyond their control and don't see each other again for many years. The book-end tale shows what happens when those two young lovers meet again, completely by chance, or fate, thirty years later. Does the enduring power of first love last forever, and can it … [Read more...] about Audio Book: Feels Like the First Time by Shawn Inmon
The D.A.’s Forever by Laura Pinto @lpintop
This book is bargain priced from 01/01/2014 until 12/31/2016 Four men reunite for a special Fifties-themed homecoming celebration at their old New Jersey high school in 1988, thirty years after graduation. While in their teens, the boys had been known collectively as the D.A.'s (no relation to the legal profession); but time and distance have brought changes and adult responsibilities. Letting go of the past proves challenging for the quartet, which consists of Frankie, the group leader and … [Read more...] about The D.A.’s Forever by Laura Pinto @lpintop
What We Saw by Ryan Casey
Liam and Adam arrive at their grandparents' caravan site like any pair of young cousins: mischievous and fascinated by mystery and adventure. But when the disappearance of their dog leads to a terrifying discovery deep in the nearby woods, Liam and Adam are plunged into a very adult world of secrecy and suspicion. As the story twists and turns towards a shocking conclusion, the dark secrets of the seemingly sleepy community begin to unravel... What We Saw is a touching and thrilling … [Read more...] about What We Saw by Ryan Casey
