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The Quest for Happiness by Andrews

The first book in the MacTire Legends series, The Quest for Happiness by Andrews is a gripping romantic fantasy. In a new search for love, self-acceptance, and belonging, Adam faces unimaginable dark turns, as the unsuspected truth about Adam’s family heritage resurfaces, shattering his tranquil life.

Adam is a biologist and an entrepreneur with a golden heart who built a successful sanctuary for wild animals. Thanks to his dedication and knowledge, he’s made the shelter into a unique hub for researchers and the community to understand their environment better. His relationship to animals has always been astonishingly profound – when […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-11-20T18:15:01+02:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Paranormal Romance|

Unforgettable by David J. Cook

A celebration of resilience, family, and joy in the face of life’s greatest challenges, Unforgettable by David J. Cook is a fearless testament to loyalty and love.

Overcoming heartbreak and tragedy as children, Althea, Gabrielle, and Stephanie are adopted by a gifted couple who devote themselves to raising smart, healthy, and independent daughters. The young women’s lives aren’t always easy, as illness, scandal, and abuse painfully find them, but they perpetually rise above, relying on the strength of their family and community. With life experiences emphasizing numerous overlapping social crises that are raging today, this is a contemporary and nuanced […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-11-20T13:54:20+02:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Contemporary Fiction|

Christianity 2.0 by John Dorsey

A bold rethinking of devotion, self-improvement, and enlightenment, Christianity 2.0: How Amazing New Advances in the Religious Realm Can Ignite a Religious Revival by John Dorsey is an eye-opening thesis on restructuring religion.

Written through a variety of lenses, from integrity and truth to the concepts of muscle testing and a “level of consciousness” rating, the author dissects the core tenets and texts of Christianity, identifying which elements remain uncorrupted, as well as those that need to be remedied. Peppered with personal anecdotes and powerful opinions, Dorsey presents a passionate argument, albeit one that will ruffle feathers across the religious […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-11-02T13:18:11+02:00November 2nd, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Religion|

Hair on Fire by Larada Horner-Miller

A charming collection of poems, stories, and memories about Christmastime, Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir by Larada Horner-Miller is a spirited and inspiring take on the holiday season.

Starting from Joseph and Mary, Horner-Miller has put together a lovely compendium of personal, religious, and cultural anecdotes around Christmas that serve as a gentle way to transition to that wonderfully busy time of year, nudging our own memories forward, and refreshing our knowledge about this festive occasion. Both personal and informative about the holiday season, the book asks questions like when do people put up their Christmas […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-10-30T16:05:01+02:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Memoir, Religion|

The Lost Souls of Guayaquil by Brian Gibb

Spectacularly creative and emotionally gripping, The Lost Souls of Guayaquil by Brian Gibb is an original and thought-provoking novel about life, death, and what defines us in between.

In a clash of beliefs, destinies, and capitalist ambitions, a young woman is torn between fighting beside her oppressed people and staying loyal to her supernatural calling as a healer. An intrepid journalist pushes back against the Ecuadorian government’s sinister manipulation of the press, even if that means landing a target on his back. The reluctant souls of the dead, frustrated at the fate of their still-living loved ones, and unwilling to […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-10-30T13:14:12+02:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: International Fiction, Visionary Fiction|

Reasonable by K.T. Carlisle

A recently jilted designer wakes up confused and covered in her best friend’s blood in Reasonable by K.T. Carlisle, a dark and dramatic first installment of the What Happened to Mia Davis? series.

As Cat is dumped into the unforgiving justice system and her inexplicable brain fog begins to clear, she begins to realize that she may be an alcoholic, but she’s not a killer. However, proving her innocence from behind bars won’t be easy, particularly for her surviving business partners, considering that her guilt seems impossible to deny. Digging into her own past and facing her laundry list of […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-10-24T11:06:50+02:00October 24th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Thriller|

Twisted Monarch by Athene Z. Adam

Author Athene Z. Adam delivers another entrancing read with Twisted Monarch, a stellar second installment of the Reign of the North Forest series.

In a future world populated by Earth’s exported prisoners, children have ceased to age, remaining trapped in a stagnant physical state, even as their minds progress. Having become enemies of Drimys – a murderous and power-mad king still grieving the apparent demise of his brother, Sergen and his rabble-rousing crew must fight back to prevent the torture and massacre of those deemed “different.” The residents of the dystopian planet Eiyesa must prove that age means nothing […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-10-16T13:06:54+02:00October 16th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Athene Z. Adam, Science Fiction|

The Fred Parker Show by Vincent Glen

Following the adventures of a group of talking animals trying to make it in show business, The Fred Parker Show by Vincent Glen is a wildly inventive and original novel with a theatrical structure.

On the stage of the Magic Rainbow Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the Fred Parker Show is about to commence – the audience cheers the entry of Fred, a St. Bernard dog who is not only able to talk but is also a talented comedian. With a series of raunchy jokes, Fred introduces the main act of the show, a two-act play that tells the […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-10-06T12:40:08+02:00October 6th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Contemporary Fiction, Humor|