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About T B Markinson

T.B. Markinson is passionate about reading, traveling, sports, and movies. While living in Colorado she worked at a newspaper in the news and advertising departments. Most recently she has moved from Boston, Massachusetts to London, England. Currently she is working on the draft of her first novel during her work hours and exploring her new city whenever she gets the chance. She loves to read all types of books, including young adult, literature, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, travel writings, history, politics, and biographies.

Review: A Walk Through Minden by Lillian Frazer

A Walk Through Minden: In the Lives of the Crone and Vegh Families, by Lillian (Sissy Crone) Frazer, is a treasure trove of facts for historians and those interested in Minden and West Virginian coal mining families.

Frazer traces her immigrant ancestors from their earliest beginnings in the United States and their travels to Minden, a small mining camp situated in the mountains of West Virginia. The family endures hardships as mining, the company, and the camp change over the decades. Throughout it all, the family and neighbors maintain strong relationships. Life in Minden is never easy, but the […]

T B Markinson2019-02-11T09:32:50+02:00February 12th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: History, Memoir|

Review: Fast Track to Glory by Tomasz Chrusciel

★★★★½

Fast Track to Glory: An International Action Adventure Thriller, by Tomasz Chrusciel, is a taut adventure that doesn’t allow the reader much time to breathe.

Nina Monte, a professor of History of Religions at the University of Padua, is unexpectedly summoned to a secret meeting with three European officials. They want Nina to verify the authenticity of an ancient artefact, however, during the meeting she isn’t provided with much information, but she’s promised a “gift” to her university. The gift convinces her to push aside her doubts.

Alessandro Pini, a hotelier, seeks the man who was with his […]

T B Markinson2019-01-22T15:08:15+02:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Action and Adventure, Thriller|

The people of this land are a strange people, yet they possess a perseverance all their own, a perseverance like the hills themselves, unflagging and contrary to the evidence clearly in plain view.

Reason for Existence by Richard Botelho is an exciting sci-fi thriller that leaves a lasting impression.

When David Jordan, an extraterrestrial human in appearance, agrees to help U. N. Secretary General Nicholas Straka resolve an escalating nuclear crisis, he also learns he must defuse a horrifying plot to exterminate humanity by a hostile race of beings who despise human culture. In Reason for Existence, David Jordan […]

T B Markinson2016-02-21T07:11:06+02:00February 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction, Thriller|

Either you get a job, get married, and have kids, or you go to Hollywood. Or you join a cult. It appears there really aren’t that many options in life after all.

Stripping Down to the Bones: A Memoir by Merry Clark is an honest, engaging, funny, and heartfelt read.

This memoir is about a woman who grows up in the Midwest. She’s attractive, educated, funny, and caring, but she can’t seem to find her place in life. Her story takes place at the University of Michigan, Colorado, Los Angeles, and the backwoods in Michigan. During the course of the […]

T B Markinson2016-02-10T10:34:44+02:00February 3rd, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Memoir|

Review: What She Knew by Nadine Galinsky Feldman ★★★★★

What She Knew, by Nadine Galinsky Feldman, is an insightful and thought-provoking peek into the 2008-2009 financial crisis.

Liz Nabor is driven, intelligent, and ambitious. She’s built a successful Wall Street career, has a gorgeous boyfriend, and enjoys a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle. Then the financial crisis hits. But that’s not all. Liz has to leave New York in the midst of the financial meltdown for a family emergency. While in Washington Bernie Madoff’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme is discovered and Liz finds herself in the heart of the scandal.

Can she survive? And can her aunt’s past in the financial […]

T B Markinson2016-02-09T07:43:21+02:00January 28th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Thriller, Women's Fiction|

Review: Take My Husband, Please by Kimberly Jayne ★★★★

Take My Husband, Please, by Kimberly Jayne, is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy.

Sophie Camden is a rookie realtor working on the biggest sale of her career. And she has the hots for a new man in her life. But not all is perfect for her.

Will Camden, Sophie’s soon-to-be-ex-husband, has been laid off and is reeling from an investment disaster. He has no choice but to move back in with Sophie and their two young daughters.

Sophie wants to move on with her life, but she can’t until Will moves on with his. They agree that he has to […]

T B Markinson2020-02-21T06:29:41+02:00January 28th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Humor|

Review: Pardon Me While I Close The Door by Marjan Sierhuis ★★★★

Pardon Me While I Close the Door, by Marjan Sierhuis, is a frank memoir about loss and a toxic relationship.

The author goes for a walk to clear her head and to contemplate the deaths of her father and mother, her relationships, including the memory of a toxic relationship, and the ups and downs in her life. The journey to overcome grief can take time, but it is possible for one to move on.

Opening up one’s heart and soul and pouring words on pages for all to read takes courage. Even more so when an author is penning […]

T B Markinson2016-02-05T06:43:41+02:00January 22nd, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Memoir|

Review: Next of Kin by Melissa M. Garcia ★★★★

Next of Kin: Death Valley Mystery Book 2, by Melissa M. Garcia, is a thrilling police procedural that’ll keep you guessing.

Lake City isn’t accustomed to multiple murder investigations. When Will Stellar, a homicide detective, is called to a crime scene he’s shocked to discover the victim is a childhood friend. But the bigger jolt is the mounting evidence connecting the victim, a suspected prostitute, to the Lake City Police Department. Stellar has to walk a fine line.

When a vigilante, named the Coyote, appears in Lake City, Stellar and his team now have multiple murders to solve. […]

T B Markinson2016-02-04T05:36:03+02:00January 14th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Mystery, Thriller|