“WHY”, is an epic story, 1838 – 1863, chronicling the lives of two sisters, one white, the other black, both born in 1847, three days apart, on Virginia’s wealthy Rosewood Plantation. The white sister is the child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Billings, Master and Mistress of Rosewood, one of the richest cotton plantations in the state of Virginia. The black girl is the issue of the mating of Henry Billings, the Master of the Rosewood Plantation, and one of his female black slaves. While growing up together, one a slave the other her mistress, in the slave holding antebellum South, sharing many child

Similarly, Lisare's book talks about Strengthening hope and faith in The Other Side Of Fear, from having low self-esteem, abuse, and crippling fear to knowing the ultimate love of God. Author W. Veronica Lisare has discovered courage, joy, hope, freedom, and fulfillment as she embraces her original identity as a daughter of Jesus Christ... Read more

The story is about the 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Division serving in the Republic of South Vietnam 1967-1970. The story is derived from operation reports, battle scenes, magazine articles, interviews, and experience incurred in battle conditions. The book describes the events and shows how unselfish and brave the unit responded to overcome enemy advances.

This year, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will include poetry and book readings, performances, demonstrations, and conversations about pop culture, current world trends, or literature – anything related to the book the authors are introducing or the matter they are raising.

Stories and Poems from a Grandmother’s Heart by Kishwar Mirza is a collection of stories and poems that celebrate the joy of being a child.

Can’t Hobble the Elephant is about Josh O’Donnell’s story during the Civil War, where he is on the run from the Union army, the very army in which he served so loyally. The young man finds work on a West Texas ranch, where his fellow riders wonder where a boyish-faced youth from Philadelphia learned to ride and shoot so well—and how such an amiable young man can transform into a violent, ruthless killer.

Home to Five Great Novels by Carl R. Brush: 1. The Yellow Rose 2.Bonita 3. You Can't Keep Her 4. The Second Vendetta 5. The Maxwell Vendetta.

Cyberbrain by Benoit Blanchard. The United States government’s plan to eradicate crime. A billionaire doctor’s sinister plot to expand mind control...

The community of friends can't play at the pond because of the bully named Milton the Frog. Clover the Rabbit calls on the help of Mrs. Ladybug, “Dot” as she is known to her friends, and they seek the wisdom of Solomon the Snail to deal with the problem how to help Milton see that he is being mean.

The book Easter: McEaster Valley by Walter R. Hoge is unique and earthy tale and reminiscent to William P. Young’s “The Shack”, in that it was written to the authors’ children...

Vonne Solis is a bereaved parent, grief advocate and author providing support and healing for bereaved parents, those surviving suicide loss and other bereaved individuals.

If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.