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The Ultimate Stay At Home Date Night for Couples by Cathy Lacson

A refreshing and inventive manual for connection and romance, The Ultimate Stay At Home Date Night for Couples: Creative and Romantic Stay-at-Home Ideas for Couples to Connect, Laugh, and Grow Closer Together by Cathy Lacson presents a huge range of playful, budget-friendly, and out-of-the-box ideas to recharge a relationship.

Overcoming the common objections of cost, time, and creative limitations, this interactive guide presents a fairly exhaustive list of date night plans, categorized by complexity and ideal couple type – romantic, cozy homebodies, adventurers, and others. From classic board game reboots and reality show-inspired challenges to at-home spa nights and artistic […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-12-03T18:15:02+02:00December 3rd, 2025|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews|

In B’tween: The 3 Claps of Thunder by Nandita Banerjee

A fourth supernatural installment from Nandita Banerjee, In B’tween: The 3 Claps of Thunder is another moody and compelling plunge into a cursed family drama.

Still reeling from the effects of a vile curse and the demonic fiend in their midst, Sunny, Sonya, and Aunt Bina are trying to stabilize their lives, but the manipulation and mind games have only just begun. Taking down this ageless monster becomes a family affair for both the living and the dead, as dark spell-casters clash with spiritual defenders in an epic urban fantasy. That is easier said than done, particularly when black magic […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-11-25T17:49:50+02:00November 25th, 2025|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Urban Fantasy Book Reviews|

The Hurricane Within: Beyond the Storm by Ashlee Leppert

A raw and riveting peek into the post-service life of a bonafied hero, The Hurricane Within Volume 2: Beyond the Storm by Ashlee Leppert is a road memoir like few others.

While the first installment focused on her military journey and heroic efforts during Hurricane Harvey, this second part rounds out the full story of Leppert’s inspiring life. The text begins by probing the painful and profound moments of her formative years, from the death of her best friend and a brutal sexual assault to solidifying her relationship with God and taking that first leap of faith with the Coast […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-11-21T16:35:16+02:00November 21st, 2025|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Memoir Book Reviews, Military Book Reviews|

Transient Anchors by Libère J. Ndacayisaba

A timely and powerfully told memoir about seeking a fresh future without losing your past, Transient Anchors: From Refugee Tents to Research Towers by Libère J. Ndacayisaba is a compelling tale of survival, support, and unwavering resilience.

As the author arrives in America for the first time, uncertain but eager to begin his studies in engineering, he recounts the fifteen years of harrowing journeys that had brought him to the other side of the world, far from his Fatherland of Burundi. The author’s non-linear storytelling carries readers across oceans and war zones, through refugee camps, college classrooms, and the mental […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-11-20T12:56:28+02:00November 20th, 2025|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Memoir Book Reviews|

Resurrection Earth by Edward M. Burrows

A haunting near-future thriller that hits powerfully close to home, Resurrection Earth by Edward M. Burrows is a near-future cocktail of contemporary anxiety and sci-fi salvation.

In this dystopian prophecy, America and China are tenuous allies and global overlords, while non-human intelligence has been entrusted with rejuvenating the ecosystem and saving the planet. Achieving that existential goal means reshuffling the hierarchy of power to create a new world, even at the expense of the old one. The Supreme Council is tasked with managing global intelligence, but when they lose control of the machine designed to protect the human race, the […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-11-07T13:27:43+02:00November 7th, 2025|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Blood on the Trailhead by Charlotte Zang & Alex J. Knudsen

A gripping third chapter of their Lost Grove Mystery series, Blood on the Trailhead by Charlotte Zang and Alex J. Knudsen weaves a modern gothic tapestry of supernatural suspense.

When a young boy is killed in an apparent animal attack at Devil’s Cradle State Park, the troubling case falls to Seth Wolfe, the newly promoted Chief of Police in the enigmatic town of Lost Grove. Given his recent experiences with the unnatural and the inhumane, the town sleuth suspects that there may be more to this tragic death, and possibly more bodies to come. A shadowy horror is stalking the […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-11-06T11:15:38+02:00November 6th, 2025|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Horror Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Tokyo Juku by Michael Pronko

Another intricate and enveloping thriller from Michael Pronko, Tokyo Juku continues to increase the depth and cultural commentary of his Detective Hiroshi series.

When a talented but tough tutor is stabbed to death in his classroom a week before exams, Hiroshi and his eclectic team of investigators are handed the high-pressure case. It doesn’t take long to discover that Terui-Sensei, the well-paid and high-performing victim, had a playboy past and certain illicit obsessions that complicate an already tricky homicide. Mana, the sleepwalking juku student who discovered the body, is haunted by her own guilt, trauma, and the anxiety of being […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-11-05T16:41:05+02:00November 5th, 2025|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Detective Fiction Book Reviews, International Thriller Book Reviews|

His Last Christmas Gift by Debra Borchert

A deeply romantic tale of loyalty and unconditional love, His Last Christmas Gift by Debra Borchert is an unpredictable drama that celebrates the power of human connection.

Freshly fired from her design job and still grieving the loss of her husband David, Claire is shocked to discover that her beloved partner had secretly fathered a child in France. Forced to face her fear of motherhood and reckon with the deep secrets she and David had both kept from each other, Claire returns to France to find the truth, come to terms with her memories, and potentially save a young orphan’s […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-11-05T13:34:35+02:00November 5th, 2025|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|