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Joanne Greene | Biographies and Memoirs
By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go by Joanne Greene will challenge, inspire, entertain, and teach readers valuable lessons about change and how to harness the power of letting go. Being hit by a car changed everything for Ms. Greene, forcing her to assess her life and look back thoughtfully at how she has lived until that fateful moment. In a voice that is observant and powered by humor, she shares her story, highlighting a sometimes self-destructive behavior that only became so evident after a painful turning point in her life. Growing up in Boston in the 60's and 70's, Ms. Greene got into the San Francisco radio and television and produced award-winning features and shows. A successful woman in business and a mother who worked hard to be the best parent and wife. But her need to be in control has always been in the way of her pursuit for inner freedom. This story documents lessons she learned and the tools she used to let go. This memoir is not just a story. It is a tool for peopl...
Continue ReadingWm M Crouch | Literary Fiction
Nick is a store clerk in a small Kentucky town. He is a lonely man who deals with anxiety and depression. But when Carmen comes into his life, he believes he has found healing and true happiness. But then the relationship ends, and Nick is forced to face the harsh reality of living in a world where he doesn't feel understood and accepted. Follow his journey as he is caught between a fictional world where there is no pain but love and happiness and the crude reality of facing the monotony of everyday life.This novel has strong psychological underpinnings, a well-crafted tale that is character-driven and it features compelling and resonant themes. Wm M Crouch imagines characters that are real, characters who are dealing with issues that are current and that many people have to deal with in contemporary society. Can falling in love heal anxiety and depression? That is the big question explored in this beautiful book. The author excels in building co...
Continue ReadingKurt Hansen | Historical Fiction
Daughters of Teutobod by Kurt Hansen is an immersive narrative featuring three powerful women, with a setting in different moments in history. Hansen infuses life into the setting and unearths fascinating historical elements. The setting in 104 - 102 B.C.E is brilliantly rendered and it will be interesting to notice the details in the community life in the sveit. This author writes prose that is dazzling and descriptions that are terrific, conjuring imagery that excites the imagination of readers. This book has an irresistible appeal to fans of historical as well as women's fiction. The author writes with meticulousness about the three nuanced key characters, exploring their extraordinary qualities while showing their influence to their communities in these tales. The storytelling is so expertly accomplished that readers will smell ''odors of sweat and barnyard emanating from the house’s bedrooms,'' watch characters as they evolve through deftly written and focused scenes, and get a gr...
Continue ReadingVictoria Costello | Literary Fiction
Orchid Child by Victoria Costello is many genres in one story —a nuanced, compelling thriller with unforgettable characters. The setting is complex and intricately drawn. Ellen and her fiancé move to the United States in the 1920's, running from the horrors of the Anglo-Irish war. Their granddaughter, Kate, loses her job as a neuroscience researcher in New York after a sex scandal in 2002. Kate travels to Ireland to do a study on mental illness in an effort to save her career and she brings her nephew, Teague, with her, putting him under psychiatric care at a university in Ballymore. A dark secret about her ancestry pushes Kate to go on an odyssey to unravel her family history and to understand herself. This is a psychological thriller that is heavily loaded yet so skillfully written that it puts readers on the edge of their seats. Kate is a well-sculpted character; she is complex and genuinely flawed, someone who struggles with self-doubt and who makes disastrous decisions. Losing he...
Continue ReadingJ.W. Bell |
The Dao (The SIGMA Chronicles) by J.W. Bell is a beguiling thriller with resonant themes, an entry into a series that will appeal to readers who enjoy stories brimming with conspiracy and featuring strong political themes. The characters are rock-solid and the conflict moves quickly from the personal to an international level. Kim Jong-un of Korea is will to defy the accord banning the use of nuclear weapons, and as much as he wants to fire his missile, it seems to be tampered with. His top scientist dies, leaving a cryptic message that insinuates his son might have the key to what Kim Jong-un wants. Then, no one knows of a son. General Mac and his team must locate the son but when they meet the scientist’s family, there is no son. Stan is an enigmatic intelligence officer who, together with Commander Carbonella, enters North Korea. There is more awaiting them than anyone can imagine. This is a novel with a robust plot and the author explores the characters elaborately. Readers will...
Continue ReadingVincent J. Tomeo | Poetry
When the author was in college, he ran around Washington Square, like a cherub. When he came back, he noticed that all his clothing was stolen, so he had to take the New York City Subway home, with no clothes on, wrapped in the New York Times. ''No one said a word. At the time, it was unbearable. Decades later, I can now laugh.''This episode narrated in the introduction greets the reader and prepares them for a hilarious romp with an author who understands the place of humor in the economy of human suffering. This book is a collection of poems that explore the everyday conundrum, the frustrations, and the struggle to keep going amidst the setbacks. Imagine a poet who has to read his poem to his dog because the dog, Rex, is the only ''person'' with enough interest and time to listen to a poetry reading, wiggling. The dog ''Barks growls at Gothic poetry. / Howls at a Slam.''Yes, you will laugh. You will have a lot of fun reading these poems. And in the seemingly mundane things, you will...
Continue ReadingSabreena Lowe | Romance - Contemporary
Never Say Goodbye: A Second Chance Romance (Never Series) by Sabreena Lowe is a compelling narrative, a romance with lovable characters and a clever plot. Alaina Dexter is an orphan and it has been three years since he left her. He has not also been present in the life of his two-year-old daughter. Now she is to have a face-to-face interview with Christian Riley, the defensive player for New England Patriots. As for Christian Riley, he is worked-up about the thought of an interview with the love of his life and the woman he abandoned, believing that it was a way to keep her safe. However, what awaits him is not just an interview — there is Alaina and Demi. This time, what will it take to have them both in his life? The story is told from the points of view of the two key protagonists and in a gripping first person narrative voice. The writing is gorgeous — crisp. Engaging dialogues litter the narrative and they sustain the unfolding drama. Readers will love Alaina and Christian, two c...
Continue ReadingYvonne M Morgan | Fiction - Inspirational
In Yvonne M. Morgan's Gypsy for God, a brilliant accountant experiences mid-life crisis when she loses her job. Kathleen Johnson hasn't planned to retire until sixty-five, but when she loses her job, life becomes increasingly difficult for her. She struggles with self-doubt and is plagued by fears about the future. Working as a travel agent, she has to confront many of her fears and uncertainties, traveling to different places with her husband and meeting people in different kinds of conditions and predicaments. An encounter is about to transform her life in an unexpected way but will she have the courage to face her fears and embrace a path that might lead her to her ultimate purpose? This book intelligently articulates the themes of faith, love, and finding one's purpose, and the story will open the eyes of readers to the incredible truth that God works in mysterious ways, using adversity to lead trusting hearts to where they are meant to be. It is a novel that will appeal to lovers...
Continue ReadingMason Bell | Children's Book
It is still summer and Hudson Boone travels to his grandmother's town for the holidays. His grandfather has just recently disappeared. The house he comes into is anything but normal — a nautical theme, strange voices, and forbidden rooms. When a whirlwind transports him into the past and by a pirate's ship, he joins the crew of pirates, under Net, a young pirate. While there are many dangers that await them, Hudsen is particularly targeted by mermaids who hold a very long grudge against his ancestry. Marilla, their leader is determined to crush Hudson. But can he survive her attack, even if helped by Meri, a young mermaid? This is an engaging, playful tale that will appeal to readers looking for tales of unusual adventure. The protagonist is a young man who is thrust into a mission — not by his own choice, but by a mysterious design — to redeem his family from an ancient curse. The story is filled with adventure and moments that are packed with action. The sense of the unknown creates...
Continue ReadingJohn Russell | Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities by John Russell is a book for readers who want to understand how psychic powers work and who are looking for techniques to develop and enhance their psychic abilities. The author writes about a wide range of topics and techniques, from psychometry, dream interpretation, scrying, tarot cards reading, séances, amulets and talismans, cloud busting, healing to generating psychic energy. This book gives readers powerful insights into the power that resides within them and the tools to take control of that power. I have read Lobsang Rampa with a lot of interest, but John Russell's book articulates the psychic concepts with unwonted clarity, showing readers a systematic path to take to harness their psychic abilities. He writes in beautiful prose and with such limpidity as to make the connection with readers easy and certain. The author delivers the messages in this book in a tone that is strong and a voice that is confident and irresistible....
Continue ReadingDeovandski Skibinski JR | Science Fiction & Fantasy
A Husband out of this World is the second book in the Lab Soreno series by Deovandski Skibinski JR and it opens with the protagonist caught between dream and waking. Maiara has just defeated Harry in the Gandew duel and, while struggling to figure out what actually happened, Harry is painfully waking to the crude reality of being in another world. The murkiness in his memories is disturbing and eventually, different characters begin to surface in his life, starting with Sora, the woman that Harry loves passionately and whose gentle hands on his back leaves him with a soothing, tantalizing feeling. However, a contract he signed might condemn him to a life of a slave. Can he trust the people around him, and how much time does he have to figure out everything because it is too late?Skibinski's novel sucks the reader immediately into a dreamlike-world. The narrative brims with magical realism and the characters are complex — from the gentle and alluring Sora, to the enigmatic and sarc...
Continue ReadingSam Arnold | Fiction - Science Fiction
Pyramids of Meridian by Sam Arnold is an intriguing tale with a dystopian setting in another world that will arrest the attention of readers. Michael Rene Gostani dies in the Vietnam War and in the afterlife, he discovers that he is invested with a unique gift that allows him to free billions of trapped souls and build the city known as Meridian. A vicious, evil entity awakens and is on the path to destroying everything Michael has built. Michael crosses paths with Nathan Doss and Kelly Pear, strangers from the world of the living. They are stranded in Michael's world and quickly discover that their survival will depend on their relationship with the gifted man. Will they be able to stop the evil menacing the afterlife? Arnold's Pyramids of Meridian felt like a beautiful dream — the feeling of waking up from a beautiful dream in a strange land is what I experienced when I turned the last page of this engrossing epic fantasy. The story features elements of science...
Continue ReadingElsie G. Beya | Romance
Daisy is a florist who loves her life the way it is — without a man in it. She is tough, speaks her mind, and possesses sarcasm that stings. But her life changes when she meets Stewart Burns, a frontman for an indie band. While there is obviously nothing to connect the two, Stewart's charm rubs off so easily and quickly on Daisy. The walls she has built around her life begin to crumble like petals as she falls for him. But can she allow herself to be vulnerable and be touched where she hurts deeply or will she risk her life with Stewart? Readers will love and hate Daisy, but she is a genuinely flawed character, and Elsie G. Beya has done an extraordinary job of exploring her brokenness, allowing readers to see her hidden wounds and silent tears, and the darkness in her inner world. Her tough demeanor becomes a mask that hides her deepest wounds. The romance is cleverly written and I enjoyed the way events unfold in this unpredictable novel — just so naturally. Themes of love, friendsh...
Continue ReadingJohn Russell (Outskirts Press)
20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities by John Russell is a book for readers who want to understand how psychic powers work and who are looking for techniques to develop and enhance their psychic abilities. The author writes about a wide range of topics and techniques, from psychometry, dream interpretation, scrying, tarot cards reading, séances, amulets and talismans, cloud busting, healing to generating psychic energy. This book gives readers powerful insights into the power that resides within them and the tools to take control of...
Kurt Hansen (Resource Publications, an imprint of Wipf and Stock)
Daughters of Teutobod by Kurt Hansen is an immersive narrative featuring three powerful women, with a setting in different moments in history. Hansen infuses life into the setting and unearths fascinating historical elements. The setting in 104 - 102 B.C.E is brilliantly rendered and it will be interesting to notice the details in the community life in the sveit. This author writes prose that is dazzling and descriptions that are terrific, conjuring imagery that excites the imagination of readers. This book has an irresistible appeal to fans of...
Sabreena Lowe ( Independently Published)
Never Say Goodbye: A Second Chance Romance (Never Series) by Sabreena Lowe is a compelling narrative, a romance with lovable characters and a clever plot. Alaina Dexter is an orphan and it has been three years since he left her. He has not also been present in the life of his two-year-old daughter. Now she is to have a face-to-face interview with Christian Riley, the defensive player for New England Patriots. As for Christian Riley, he is worked-up about the thought of an interview with the love of his life and the woman he abandoned, believing...
Deovandski Skibinski JR (Bookbaby)
A Husband out of this World is the second book in the Lab Soreno series by Deovandski Skibinski JR and it opens with the protagonist caught between dream and waking. Maiara has just defeated Harry in the Gandew duel and, while struggling to figure out what actually happened, Harry is painfully waking to the crude reality of being in another world. The murkiness in his memories is disturbing and eventually, different characters begin to surface in his life, starting with Sora, the woman that Harry loves passionately and whose gentle hands o...
J.W. Bell (Indies United Publishing House LLC)
The Dao (The SIGMA Chronicles) by J.W. Bell is a beguiling thriller with resonant themes, an entry into a series that will appeal to readers who enjoy stories brimming with conspiracy and featuring strong political themes. The characters are rock-solid and the conflict moves quickly from the personal to an international level. Kim Jong-un of Korea is will to defy the accord banning the use of nuclear weapons, and as much as he wants to fire his missile, it seems to be tampered with. His top scientist dies, leaving a cryptic message that insinua...
Christine Fallert Kessides (Boldstorypress.com)
Magda, Standing by Christine Fallert Kessides is a brilliant coming-of-age with strong historical underpinnings. The story follows sixteen-year-old Magda who is forced to drop out from high school to look after her ailing mother and her little brother. Her dreams of completing her education and pursuing an independent life are completely shattered. Family woes are a huge challenge for her but the war makes everything even more difficult. It is 1916 and being born into a German immigrant family, Magda has to bear the distrust and hostility from...
Don Tassone (Adelaide Books)
Francesca: A Novel by Don Tassone examines a radical theme — the elevation of a female priest into the papacy. At a time when there is a lot of controversy in the Catholic Church about ordaining women to the priesthood, the author has crafted a spellbinding, delightful story about Jessica Simon who becomes Francesca after being elected the first female pope. It is the year 2055, and the new pope is poised to lead the Church after the heart of Jesus and following the simplicity of St. Francis of Assisi, who devoted his life to following the teac...
Mason Bell (Two Turkey Publishing, LLC)
It is still summer and Hudson Boone travels to his grandmother's town for the holidays. His grandfather has just recently disappeared. The house he comes into is anything but normal — a nautical theme, strange voices, and forbidden rooms. When a whirlwind transports him into the past and by a pirate's ship, he joins the crew of pirates, under Net, a young pirate. While there are many dangers that await them, Hudsen is particularly targeted by mermaids who hold a very long grudge against his ancestry. Marilla, their leader is determined to crush...
R. Janet Walraven M.Ed. (Independently Published)
LIAM: The Boy Who Saw the World Upside Down by R. Janet Walraven M.Ed. will draw tears into the eyes of readers as they watch the unfolding journey of Liam, a mentally retarded pupil, and a teacher who refuses to give up on him. When readers encounter Liam, he is bullied, name-called, and treated like a loser and crybaby. Liam's life feels like hell in elementary, but his teacher steps in not only to protect him but also to help him understand that he is every bit as important as everyone else and to allow his potential to shine. Follow Ms...
G. K. Fotou (Quo Vadis Press)
The Energumen by G. K. Fotou is a captivating, fast-moving, psychological thriller with strong hints of the supernatural and a story filled with memorable and carefully crafted characters. Trina Langford is a young woman who has had her fair share of suffering in a world that brims with betrayal and evil. She is betrayed by her boyfriend who goes with the housekeeper, drugged and coarced into committing an unspeakable act. With little time to process neither the housekeeper's betrayal nor Eddy's cruelty, a powerful, ancient evil is unleash...