May 10, 2019
Sell Sea Shells by Mara Mer
A beautifully written, deeply engrossing, and moving novella… Mara Mer’s Sell Sea Shells follows young and handsome Ismail, an illegal Moroccan immigrant, through despair and hope as he strikes an unusual friendship with a wealthy Italian man. The old…
May 9, 2019
Just Because We Can by Nicole Brooks
A moving debut… Nicole Brooks makes her debut with a moving story of love and ever-changing family dynamics filled with spiritual and emotional healing. After a string of failed IVFs and with onset of anxiety-laden panic attacks, Dale decides…
Thoroughly engrossing and moving… Sometimes it takes a touch of love to bring a man out of his comfort zone. That’s what happens with Rohan Rai after he meets lovely Shona. A work interaction that slowly blossoms into love transforms…
May 7, 2019
Cake: a novel by Nicole Brooks
Enthralling, genuinely absorbing … With its interesting premise, vivid prose, and moving characters, Brooks’ highly engrossing story resonates deeply in today’s progressive world. Ambitious and determined Keely has nothing in common with meek, compliant Michelle. But when the two…
May 6, 2019
To Squeeze a Prairie Dog by Scott Semegran
Semegran is at the top of his game as he crafts this thoroughly engaging read… Scott Semegran spins everyday lives of ordinary characters into a dramatic tale packed with wry humor, bureaucratic shenanigans, and unexpected windfalls. An accidental stumble of…
A gratifying read… The third installment in Legends of the Family Dyer follows the descendants of accused 17th century witch, Moll Dyer and see cousins, Garren and Brodie, fall prey to Laris’s sinister darkness. Their only chance is Garren’s…
May 4, 2019
The Chaos Trilogy By Jim Hamilton
In The Chaos Trilogy, Jim Hamilton delivers a brilliant story that brims with exotic milieus, alien superpowers, and humane protagonists… Elements of interstellar cruising, alien conveyance, and multiverse exploration make The Chaos Trilogy a demanding but rewarding read. The first…
May 3, 2019
Spider Season by Billy Hanson
Relentlessly paced and brilliantly crafted, this unsettling collection of stories is compulsively readable… Hanson brings forth the “unsettling” in this collection of ten stories which range from monstrous paranoia to grim fantasy to nightmarish horror. The book…
May 2, 2019
The Note Man by Andrew Pine
A roller-coaster ride… Suffering from a midlife crisis and obsessed with educating careless drivers about traffic safety, Peter Jeffries embarks on a journey that catapults him in the path of a dangerous mafia organization. By the time Peter realizes…
Highly engrossing… In this captivating novel based on true events, Meier intimately describes seven years of Ken Verrier’s life as a transport pilot in Liberia, the richest country in Africa, after the latter drops out of college and leaves…
Devotion, intensity, and passion mark this beautiful collection… Love is the integral part of Jon Trovato’s The Firefly collection in which he details the feeling in its full glory in effortless and relatable verses and provokes tender feelings as…
April 29, 2019
Nobody Move (Angel City #1) by Philip Elliott
Philip Elliott inaugurates his crime thriller series with a novel that’s certain to win him fans’ commitment… After a simple debt collection turns into a double murder, Eddie decides to split from his partners and lie low for a…
April 28, 2019
Bad Press by Candice Franklynn
Deliciously enjoyable… Delilah Sheppard, the publicist for a PR firm in Los Angeles, arrives in Portland on a mission to rebrand the prestigious hotel Monroe’s image and reign in its general manager, the philanderer Samuel Monroe. But her plan…
April 27, 2019
Monumental Moments by Joe R Eagleman
Briskly written, full of fascinating details … Joe R Eagleman is a well-known academician and research scientist whose tornado simulation is used as a pattern for the fifty-foot high tornado model in the Twister building of Universal Studios in Orlando.…
Richly crafted and laced with wry humor and intriguing magic, Knightmare Arcanist is a fast page-turner… In this first installment in Frith Chronicles series, Shami Stovall tells the story of Gravedigger Volke Savan who has seen just one dream:…
April 25, 2019
Die Back (Alchimeia #1) by Richard Hacker
Realistic characters, a well-defined setting, and sure-handed storytelling sum up to a novel that is sure to capture readers’ imaginations. Die Back, the first installment in Alchimeia series by Richard Hacker, is an intelligent and convincing blend of classic…
April 24, 2019
Twice The Demise by Maureen Joseph
A twisty, romantic thrill ride… Maureen Joseph makes a well-deserved move into the world of gothic romance with this engrossing debut. The kick-ass undertaker Polly Deuce finds her life in chaos after her childhood best friend Michael Nabakov turns…
April 23, 2019
The Secrets by Jane Adams
An enjoyable police procedural… At the heart of this darkly themed police procedural lie bitterness, hatred; fear, trauma; and child abuse. Detective Inspector Mike Croft is working through a convicted pedophile Fletcher’s upcoming appeal. Fletcher previously claimed to have…
A rock-solid plot, humane characters, and interesting premise make for a thoroughly engrossing sci-fi read… In this exciting, absorbing tale set in the present and a futuristic universe, Dr. Winfried Sedhoff chronicles the love story of Mariana Jenkins and Benjamin…
April 22, 2019
Raising Miss Ellie by Jim Hamilton
Hamilton’s vividly narrated story with elements of science-fiction and classic intrigue captures a fascinating way of country living… a must read. The sweet and determined Miss Ellie’s daily routine of taking caring of her small farm is pleasantly…