‘Word of Mouse’ Teaches Children About the Importance of Friendship [REVIEW]

Isaiah the mouse bows to the lovely Mikayla in Joe Sutphin's illustration from WORD OF MOUSE
Mikayla and Isaiah are two charming mice who will win your heart in James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein’s new children’s book, Word of Mouse. (Illustration by Joe Sutphin)

 

When a tiny blue mouse named Isaiah escapes from a science lab, he suddenly finds himself all alone in a big new world where nothing is familiar. How will he survive? Where will he go? And will he ever see his family again? Find out in the charming new novel, Word of Mouse, by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.  Continue reading “‘Word of Mouse’ Teaches Children About the Importance of Friendship [REVIEW]”

Nora Roberts’ ‘Bay of Sighs’ Challenges the Way We Think About Love [REVIEW]

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Annika may be from the sea, but she will do anything necessary to protect the other five guardians in Nora Roberts’ Bay of Sighs. (Photo by Klaus Stiefel, Flickr)

In Nora Roberts Bay of Sighs, the second novel in her bestselling Guardians Trilogy, six uniquely talented people must protect and restore three fallen stars to their rightful place before they fall into evil’s wicked hands. One of these guardians is Annika, a mermaid who is eager to fulfill her quest to find the water star and who has fallen in love with her colleague in this matter, a man named Sawyer King. But will he reciprocate her love before she has to return to the sea? There hasn’t been a story like this since Tom Hanks fell in love with Daryl Hannah in the 1984 hit film, Splash. But this time, the story is a bit more complicated than the one Ron Howard brought to the silver screen.  Continue reading “Nora Roberts’ ‘Bay of Sighs’ Challenges the Way We Think About Love [REVIEW]”

Nora Roberts’ ‘Stars of Fortune’ Is Decadent, Delicious Fun [REVIEW]

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Six strangers come together on an island in the middle of the Ionian Sea for a life changing adventure in Nora Roberts’ Stars of Fortune. (Photo by Danny Thompson, Flickr)

Six people with very disparate secrets are drawn together on the stunning isle of Corfu by an inexplicable force none of them completely understands in Nora Roberts’ Stars of Fortune. But will these total strangers learn to trust one another in time to save mankind from total annihilation? Continue reading “Nora Roberts’ ‘Stars of Fortune’ Is Decadent, Delicious Fun [REVIEW]”

Wilbur Smith’s ‘Predator’ Is A High-Octane Thrill Ride [REVIEW]

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Hector Cross must hunt down his wife’s killer in Wilbur Smith and Tom Cain’s PREDATOR. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Charles D. Gaddis IV, US Navy)

Wilbur Smith’s latest novel, Predator, written with Tom Cain, is an action-packed adventure story told against the backdrop of today’s high-stakes game of global domination.  Continue reading “Wilbur Smith’s ‘Predator’ Is A High-Octane Thrill Ride [REVIEW]”

Preston & Child’s ‘Beyond The Ice Limit’ Left Me Speechless [REVIEW]

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Terror lies below the surface in Preston and Child’s BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT. (Photo by Jeremy T Hetzel, Flickr)

In Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s new novel, Beyond the Ice Limit, something is growing on the ocean floor… something so insidious that if it isn’t stopped, it will mean certain extinction for the human race. But there’s only one man for the job, Gideon Crew. Continue reading “Preston & Child’s ‘Beyond The Ice Limit’ Left Me Speechless [REVIEW]”