By: Christopher Bartlett I’ve always been fascinated with history and how society shaped itself over time. Getting a feel for the society of the time tells me much more than names or dates. In Isle of Woman, Piers Anthony gives me what I wish I had been given in my history classes for a textbook,... Continue Reading →
The Shroud
Author: George BachmanGet it here! In 16th-century England, Queen Elizabeth's former spymaster, Hertford, is recruited by a court faction, the Owls, to recover the Shroud of Turin from Rome before a rival faction can do so and use its supernatural power to usurp the throne. He succeeds, but when a third party starts killing off... Continue Reading →
Manuela’s Review of “Where David Threw Stones” by Elyse Hoffman
By: Manuela Soares “I have a strict curfew. You will be in your room by eleven, asleep at midnight. No arguments…No excuses, no exceptions ever.” – Ernst to David, Ch. 1, Pg. 59, eBook version. Twenty years after the end of WWII, bogged down with survivor’s guilt, 10-year-old David Saidel is being sent to live with his... Continue Reading →
The Final Retribution
Authors: Robert Friedenberg and Anthony PolicastroGet it here! When Samuel Stone, an American oilman, teams up with Zor Morgenstern, a Mossad Agent, Tatiana Petruska, a KGB agent, seeking restitution and the return of looted art that was plundered by the Germans during War Word Two, from wealthy art dealers and private art collectors, and meet... Continue Reading →
Lily Narcissus
Author: Jonathan LernerGet it here! They thought they were going to Asia for two years. Asia beguiled them, and they never left In 1957, Lily and Sid Norell and their teenagers Lauren and Jordy move from Washington to Taipei. Sid is an eager new Foreign Service Officer. Taipei then was impoverished and unpaved. Shocked at... Continue Reading →
Blog Tour: Q&A with Author Pam Webber + Excerpt of Life Dust
We are so excited to join the blog tour share and celebrate the new book Life Dust by Pam Webber! Below, you can find an interview with the author, as well as an excerpt from the novel. Q&A with Pam Webber, author of Life Dust (She Writes Press, 10/11/22) Q. What was your inspiration to... Continue Reading →
Emmie of Indianapolis
Author: Kay CastanedaGet it here! In 1963, a young teenage girl moves with her mother and sisters from the suburbs to the downtown of a Midwestern city after her parents get a divorce. Emmie, a naïve, curious and intelligent girl, wants the security of her suburban life but has always dreamed of adventure in faraway... Continue Reading →
Leah’s ARC Review of “Witchful Thinking” by Celestine Martin
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Witchful Thinking Author: Celestine Martin Genre: Paranormal Romance Publication Date: September 27, 2022 Publisher: Forever Thank you to Forever for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★ Plot Summary Love is the trickiest spell of all. Lucinda Caraway loves living in... Continue Reading →
Stephanie’s Review of “To Catch A Pirate” by Jade Parker
By: Stephanie Wyatt To Catch A Pirate by Jade Parker is a young adult novel that tells the story of Annalisa Townsend, who was on a trip with her father to the Americas when pirates ambushed their ship. Annalisa is corned by one of the pirates, James Sterling, and thinks her life is finished. He... Continue Reading →
Life Dust: A Novel
Author: Pam WebberGet it here! Nettie and Andy have been soul mates since childhood. While planning their wedding, Andy receives orders from the Army to deploy immediately to South Vietnam for a year.Anxious about Andy’s safety, Nettie dives into her work as a nursing intern in the hospital emergency room. When she inadvertently walks in... Continue Reading →