In "The Dinner Party" by Brenda Janowitz, we are introduced to two different families coming together for the first time. Their children's connection creates an occasion both families feel can only help.
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Book Review: ‘North of Here,’ A Novel by Laurel Saville
In 'North of Here,' Saville does a great job at getting into the psyche of her characters and bringing out the pain and sadness, as well as the confusion. She gives us a story of hope and redemption that doesn’t seem to have an answer.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny’ by Justin Hill
Justin Hill is a great story teller, and in "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny", he brings a strong group of characters together, weaving a fantastic tale of greed and revenge.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Daughter of Sand and Stone’ – Historical Fiction by Libbie Hawker
In "Daughter of Sand and Stone" Libbie Hawker does a great job of taking you back in time to a place of war and beauty. She sets the scene with the complications of young women of the time, and how marriage is more barter than choice.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Barcelona Shadows’ by Marc Pastor
This gothic tale, set in anarchist-haunted, war-drained, superstitious Barcelona just prior to World War I, is a fictionalized account of the notorious real-life career of Enriqueta Martí, a serial child-killer and pimp.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Art In The Blood, A Sherlock Holmes Adventure,’ by Bonnie Macbird
In "Art in the Blood, A Sherlock Holmes Adventure" Bonnie Macbird has given us back the Sherlock Holmes of old, one whose flaws are a constant battle who yet maintains a sense of panache that creates trust in those who rely on him.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Whistling Women’ by Kelly Romo
In Kelly Romo's novel, we are introduced to the lengths that people will go to when in trouble or need.
Read More »Interview: Anna Patrick, Author of ‘Meditations in Wonderland’, Her Modern Retelling of the Classic Story
Interview with Anna Patrick author of "Meditations in Wonderland", a modern retelling of Lewis Carrol's classic: "There's always ideas for upcoming novels floating in my head…I'll leave it up to my inner Alice to point me in the right direction."
Read More »Book Review: ‘When the Devil’s Idle, A Greek Islands Mystery’ by Leta Serafim
In Leta Serafim's new Greek historical mystery, police find multiple reasons for murder in the dark past of their victim.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Blood Sky, Book 4 of the After Series,’ A Dystopian Novel of Romance by Traci L. Slatton
In "Blood Sky", Traci L Slatton draws you into a dystopian world of destruction and pain and yet portrays the beauty of what still stands. For among the destruction there are still vistas to behold; the power of sunsets and the icy bit and tingle of frost in the air that glitters upon the damage.
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