Judge’s Commentary*:
ONE IN A MILLION, by Christine Marie Blai, opens in San Francisco with the heroine Mariette Stuart, a 24 year old student, trying to enjoy her two-week vacation. When things don’t work out for her, she decides to follow a group of women into the Civic Center Auditorium for what she assumes will be another tour. However, it turns out to be one more disappointment and while making her way to the outside door, she runs into another crush of women who are pushing and shouting questions to an incredibly handsome man. When the near riot quiets down, she feels ridiculously amused by the process and shouts out the goofiest question she can think of. The man turns to her with a brilliant smile, and thus starts a delightful love story full of emotion, sexual tension, good action, wonderful dialogue, etc. The hero, concert pianist Christian Stanislaus is home after a long concert tour. On the day they meet, they have lunch together. She is smitten, but believes nothing will come of their meeting, until that evening when a bouquet of flowers from Christian is delivered to her hotel room. The dialogue and tension in this romance is absolutely great, and I confess I couldn’t put the book down. It is filled with emotion and humor. I alternately laughed and cried. Of course, like most romances, the plot rises with love and humor, but gets darker with doubt and suspicion. This book would be great on a rainy day when the reader is feeling the need for warmth and love.

One In A Million

Blai, Christine Marie

Literature & Fiction

Okir Publishing Inc.

Peggy Warren has accomplished one of fiction's most delicate high-wire acts: writing in the voice of a child, for adults. The innocence of childhood is deftly evoked in a bold girl's search for the hardest kind of gift for her father, peace and quiet and a changed life to boot. A gallery of fascinating characters each offers some truth in young Zoey's journey and, by book's end, we understand that, without even realizing it, our lives have changed too.
-Burt Rashbaum, author Becoming an American and Tears For My Mother
Peggy Warren has created a tender, heart-warming, poignant book for the young reader, as well as a light-hearted, entertaining read for any age-with an empowering message for parents to evaluate the precious moments with their family.
-Alexandra Delis-Abrams Phd, author of Attitudes, Beliefs and Choices
The journey into the soul of this book begins with a child searching for the perfect gift to give to her father. We soon discover that this is the yearning of the "child" in each of us: to give the perfect gift . . . to ourselves, and to others. How shall we give what we value most, not just once, but moment by moment? It's a treasure worth sharing!
-Alexia Parks, author of Hardwired 10 Traits, Chairman 56percent.org
How quickly the pages turn in Peggy Warren's Gathering Peace. The author is a gifted writer who strikes a fine balance between the naiveté and the incredible wisdom of a little girl. This lovely book will linger on in your heart long after it has been placed back on the shelf"
-Rome Lester, Marriage &amp; Family Therapist, Georgia Tech Counseling Center

Gathering Peace

Warren, Peggy

Seekers of His Heart: Lessons from My Father: From the Journal of One Passionately Pursuing the Heart of God

Religion & Spirituality

Koplin, Barbara

Christian Books & Bibles

Lost from a wagon train headed west a ten-year-old boy is saved by an Indian from starving. The Indian having lest his family and son in a massacre, raises him as his own, giving him the name Chad'tu.Several years later the Indian dies and Chad'tu is captured trying to steal a gunslingers horse. The gunslinger is also a well-known gunsmith. He teaches Chad'tu about guns and the ways of the white man, along with how to use a pair of Colt 44's.Being young and for the swiftness of his Colts, he is talked into becoming sheriff of Tombstone by the articulate Mayor.Almost shot by Indians while exploring, he quickly makes friends by speaking with his Indian tongue. He falls in love with his friend's sister. On an exploration of the Black Mountains, he discovers the place to build their ranch. He marries his love Jaydeen; they settle in a large valley of the Black Mountains and start a cattle ranch in Indian Territory.Herding cattle, one day he discovers a starving wolf pup abandoned by its mother. With care and love, it grows into a huge grey wolf. They name the wolf, Track.They are wondrously happy. Chad'tu returns one day to find the cabin in shambles and Jaydeen gone, abducted by unknowns.With blood in his eye and killing on his mind, he sets to save his wife. From a fate for which he has no idea, only revenge, he rides on their trail followed by the wolf, Track.

Chad'tu

Gates, Kelsie R

Genre Fiction

“The author captures every aspect of a great novel. It has action, suspense, romance, drama, faith mixed in with fact and fiction. The way he incorporates all aspects is intriguing.” 
—Mr. Adams, High School Teacher.
The end times; a bomb more powerful than the atomic bomb; time travel— are they possible? Who knows? But if you were given a chance, how would you rewrite history?

Winds of Change

Markland, L.C.

The Cracked Mirror

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Freeman, Joseph R.

Mystery

Each chapter begins with a scripture, followed by a short story, and concludes with a powerful message. The stories were created to illustrate or teach truth. Although they are fictional, they could have happened. For example, Chapter Five: Abstruse is about three men (a professor a dentist, and a anesthiologist). They met while attending a sport training camp. The men just happened to have a common interest in climbing, hiking, and mountaineering. They realized that climbing Mount Everest was on eack one of their to-do-list. At first when they arrived, the men sat motionless, watching the ground shift. It was like a bunch of ice cubes were continually tumbling down the mountain wall. Yet, the beauty of the view at the top of the mountain made the earth's troubles seem even more horrifying!

Seven II - God Reveals: Understanding What Is Freely Given To Us

Robinson, Cynthia Denise

Very Much A Woman's Book

Poetry

The Kahuna and I: A Remarkable True Hawaiian Story

Self-Help

Kapuni, Victoria G

Motivational

CODE NAME: WILLIAM TELL

Wilson, Donald L.

Action & Adventure

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