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Review: Ahe’ey by Jamie Le Fay

★★★★

Morgan Lua, founder of the Hope Foundation for Empowerment of Girls is strong and imaginative, with many ideas on what it means to be a young woman in her world. Gabriel Warren is an angel of sorts, a CIA agent assigned to keep her safe. He’s amazingly gorgeous, and Morgan is quite obsessed, even if this absolutely goes against everything she likes to believe about herself as a feminist in modern-day USA, as she’s faced with a group of bigots in the form of political zealots, The Men’s Rights Defense.

Ahe’ey by Jamie Le Fay is a compelling and […]

Lysa Grant2020-02-21T07:15:04+02:00April 20th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Paranormal Romance Book Reviews|

Review: C Square by Paul Barone & Bear Kosik

★★★★

Imagining what the world will be like in the future is the core of science fiction writing, and while those possibilities are not always pleasant to face, they are always based – in part – on the direction our society is currently moving. In C Square, the world has certainly evolved beyond what we know now, but it is not so distant to be unbelievable. Authors Paul Barone and Bear Kosik delivers a thrilling story of genetic perfection.

Normal people are known as Organics in this world, while Chosen are those that have been partially genetically engineered with […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2017-05-19T11:18:37+02:00April 18th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Baby Boomer Entrepreneur by Oreste J. D’Aversa

★★★½

A manual for business ownership, Baby Boomer Entrepreneur: Implementing the Boomer Business Success System® targets those who because of when they were born (1946-1964) have challenges to overcome and skills to utilize in the pursuit of financial security. Outlining ways that boomers can start a new business late in life, D’Aversa also focuses on more personal issues, such as finding your life’s purpose, and applying that to your business. He’s an enthusiastic guide that should help nervous boomers find more financial independence.

A large portion of America’s wealth is held by boomers – persons who may be too young […]

Barbara Scott2019-04-05T05:51:38+02:00April 10th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews|

Review: Elusive Dreams (Moonless Night Book 2) by Floriminda Edar Reid

★★★★

Everything changed when naive young Alana met the mysterious, handsome stranger from her dreams not long ago. Now embroiled in the immortal lives of the creatures of the forests, both humanoid and not, she must learn to adapt if she truly wants to live a happy life with her dream-beau, Christian. But Alana must learn quickly, as not everyone is content to see Alana and her mother continue as they are. When dark forces threaten the lives of everyone close to her, Alana takes an offer she cannot refuse…

Elusive Dreams is the second book from author Floriminda Edar […]

James Grimsby2020-02-21T07:15:14+02:00April 6th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Paranormal Romance Book Reviews|

Review: The Ishtar Cup (The Bart Northcote Series #1) by Murray Lee Eiland Jr.

★★★★★

As far as private investigator novels go, there are certain expectations and traditional themes that seem to always pop up. There is usually a mysterious femme fatale, a gruff PI who marches to the beat of his own drum, and enough twists to keep a reader tearing through the pages.

In The Ishtar Cup, Book 1 of the Bart Northcote Series by Murray Lee Eiland Jr., some of these commonalities seem to appear almost instantly, but with a flavor all its own. While there is comfort in convention, this book also offers a different tone and a more […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-12-23T05:49:06+02:00April 4th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Crime Fiction Book Reviews, Detective Fiction Book Reviews, Noir Book Reviews|

Review: Once Upon a Lie by Michael French

★★★★½

In Once Upon a Lie, author Michael French takes a long, hard look at the binary universe in which we live – rich or poor, black or white, woman or man – and explores how those ideas change and grow within two young people on the cusp of adulthood. It’s a timely and powerful tale of race and love.

These two characters, Jaleel and Alex, couldn’t be more different than one another if they tried, and the early chapters paint starkly different portraits of their lives in the same overlapping bubble of a city. The marvelously detailed and […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2017-04-04T10:24:10+02:00April 4th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Literary Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Fire Thief Reborn (The Edge of the Known Book 4) by Seth Mullins

★★★★★

Fire Thief Reborn is the fourth installment in Seth Mullins’ riveting Edge of the Known series. In previous installments, we’ve seen the band Edge of the Known struggle in obscurity and then shoot to stardom, told through the eyes of its artistic visionary, Brandon Chane. Brandon’s had his struggle in relationships, and with the artistic process, through it all. Success isn’t always an answer.

In Book 4, it’s seven years after the band’s rise to stardom. Brandon’s found the peace of an artist who’s said everything he needed to say, and reached a willing audience. He’s content, for perhaps […]

Henry Baum2018-02-16T11:46:10+02:00April 3rd, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews, Men's Fiction Book Reviews, Music Book Reviews|

Review: My Kill Play: When a Virus Hijacked the Roller Derby by Tim Patten

★★★★

Roller derby, in its modern form, has been a cult phenomenon across the world. A thrilling and dangerous sport, it has evolved from childhood pastime to a spectacular arena of courage and cunning on-wheels. My Kill Play: When A Virus Hijacked the Roller Derby is a personal account of author Tim Patten’s experiences with the sport, as childhood hobbyist to professional, and the way his life and those around him changed throughout the late 20th Century during one of the most infamous first-world medical crises of the past forty years.

My Kill Play joins Patten’s previous publication, Roller Babes: […]