Secrets of a Spiritual Guru: Real Estate, Yoga & Lies ~ Tamara Lee Dorris

Secrets of a Spiritual Guru: Real Estate, Yoga & Lies by Tamara Lee Dorris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Secrets of a Spiritual Guru is a light-hearted novel extremely well-written by Tamara Davis. Melissa is absolutely a darling. She represents a good majority of young women today. We are all trying to make it in this tough economy, we all have or troubles whether it be drinking, weight problem or spousal issues.

Davis simply brought life to the character, Melissa. Through all of her seemingly flaws she happened to be good at giving advise. Although how that came to fruition is quite comical (read the book for details) I thought it was quite fitting for Melissa to learn throughout her real estate, yoga and blogger experience.
I am excited that Tamara Davis will keep writing in this series. I cannot wait for the next book.


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Casualties of War ~ Bennett R. Coles

Casualties of War by Bennett R. Coles
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Casualties of War was a decent read. This science fiction novel is based on military relations on space warfare. At times this novel proved to be a challenging slow read, but when the action and deception kicked in Coles really delivered. During these times of war Coles gives us (the readers) great insight into the main character's psyche. Reading and essentially feeling the emotions and struggles that each veteran goes through day to to day puts this novel in perspective despite it be acted out in space. Katja Emmes and Kete Moro are among my favorite characters in this particular novel. Coles made them both so well defined you could understand why Katja fought so hard the way she did and wanted to be and upstanding Astral Elite officer but her struggle to handle after war combat stayed a constant battle. Bennet Coles novel was pretty good novel and a pleasant read at that.

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Split at the Root: A Memoir of Love and Lost Identity ~ Catana Tully

Split at the Root: A Memoir of Love and Lost Identity by Catana Tully
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Catana Tully's amazing novel "Split at the Root" caught me completely by surprise. I must admit my expectations prior to reading this novel were simple; it would be a race relations book. Split at the Root is so much more than just race. This memoir gives a full circle view on topics of mixed race, multiculturalism, family dis-functionality and much more. Tully provides a very detail account of her life from childhood straight through adulthood. The reader will appreciate Tully's thorough explanation of why she was a confused "German" kid who did not consider herself black. The relationship Tully had with both of her mother's in itself was touching but lead myself and mostly other readers into Tully's psyche, and truly explains her thought process. Split at the Root gives another dimension another insight to how race is perceived from someone who is multiracial. I quite enjoyed this book and the look into Catana Tully's life.

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Life is Full of Sweet Spots ~ Mary O' Connor

Mary O' Connor book Life is Full of Sweet Spots: An Exploration of Joy is positively just that a book of joy. I did not know what to expect upon first glance of this book. I was expecting to read short stories of dullness and mediocre scenarios. I was so surprised and so glad that O' Connor proved me wrong. This book takes what I and many people take for granted; nature. Nature is all around and us and if we just stand still and observe - look, listen and feel we will understand the joy that O' Connor's interviewers experienced. Life is definitely full of sweet spots as O' Connor expresses over and over in this book. What I found and you as a reader will find, is though I am not a nature person as I read this book and got deeper and deeper into the text I wanted to find that same peace and calmness that many of the stories evoked. I wanted to be able to swim with the dolphins, go fly fishing, go to a beautiful forest and be one with nature. Mary O' Connor and all of her interviewed guests place a sense of calmness on your reading spirit to want to have that centered, one with nature type of life.

The House of Tomorrow ~ Adair Arlen

The House of Tomorrow by Adair Arlen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The House of Tomorrow was an amazing read. Arlen made this novel read like a soap opera to me. There is drama, romance, suspense and plenty of twists and turns to make me (the reader) continuously stay interested. The main characters Paul Gregory and Liliane Greening were constructed with such care at times I found myself reading the novel anticipating what would happen next.

I am a sucker for a good love story, but Arlen had me on a suspenseful romantic roller coaster ride. Not to give anything away about this story, because it should be read in its entirety, Arlen ability to give some many details to her characters that you could visualize them as if watching a movie instead of just reading words on a page.

I am now a fan of Arlen’s work and look forward to reading more books like The House of Tomorrow in the near future.


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A Bullet For Two ~ Robert Strzalko

A Bullet for Two by Robert Strzalko
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A Bullet for Two was unexpectedly good. The history that was given from Jeb's perspective of the war and Lincoln presidency. This novel was definitely a period piece. Jeb and Summer's relationship as strange as it was it worked. The reader gets a real since of how Strzalko stressed on the main characters to do the right thing in such adversity, with the people literally hunting them. The chase that Strzalko put in this book really carries the novel along. The reader gets so wrapped up in close calls and will Jeb and Summer make it, that you do not realize you are at the end of the novel. Strzalko did an excellent job telling this story in the time set right after the War.

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You and Tequila ~ Crystal Donahue

You and Tequila by Crystal Donahue
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"You and Tequila" is quite a read. I absolutely loved this quirky romance novel by Crystal Donahue. The two main characters Cassel and Will were perfect. Riding the roller coaster that is called Loved and be Damned was great. Donahue really captured the spirit of friends taking that leap of faith and moving their relationship forward to new destinations. She was able to depict the worries that friends have when they want to not necessarily stop the friendship but explore being more than friends.

I absolutely loved that Donahue chose the main female characters name to be Cassal, it is so unique just like the character. Cassal has a real hardworking job but does not let that rule her; she still has a social life. It's like what every woman aspires to have; in balance of course. We've all experienced a bad break up and then a new candidate comes along while that ex is still lingering in the background.

Oh how I wish there was a sequel to this book. Great job Crystal Donahue, great job!

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