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April 2, 2025

CORPORATE ESCAPADES

By T.K. Ambers
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

T.K. Ambers's CORPORATE ESCAPADES is packed with romance and scandal, keeping readers on board despite its flaws.

April 2, 2025

WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE: A NOVEL

By Leslie A. Rasmussen
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

A heartwarming and life-affirming novel, Leslie A. Rasmussen's WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE deals tenderly with issues like suicide, addiction, parental loss, and family trauma.

IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

With darker and more complex themes than its predecessor, S.A. Reeves’s THE BOOKSHOP MYSTERIES, BOOK TWO: A MURDER AT THE CHURCH still rides high on...

IR Approved
April 2, 2025

COLONY

By Ron Wolff
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Tightly plotted and excellently paced, Ron Wolff’s COLONY is an exciting YA science fiction novel.

IR Approved
March 31, 2025

LEAD LIKE AN EDITOR

By Victor Maze
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Though some may find fault with a few of its pronouncements, Victor Maze’s LEAD LIKE AN EDITOR contains much useful advice for managers and solopreneurs...

Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Despite a few layout and display issues, Cheryl Olsten's PUNCTUATION TO THE RESCUE (ill. Sara Not) is a brisk, fun primer on the form, function,...

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March 31, 2025

HIDDEN

By Melody Grace Hicks
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

Melody Grace Hacks’s romantasy novel HIDDEN is a fascinating blend of mythological elements that offers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure. While the romance could benefit from...

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March 31, 2025

OUR DESPERATE HOUR

By John F. Andrews
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

John F. Andrews's OUR DESPERATE HOUR is a vivid, thoroughly researched, and powerfully told story of the horrors and cruelties of World War I. Its...

IR Approved
March 28, 2025

FLIRTING WITH EXTINCTION

By Joanna Kadish
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

Joanna Kadish's FLIRTING WITH EXTINCTION is a remarkable, heartfelt memoir that details the author's varied life, loves, and losses with exceptional poise.

IR Approved
March 28, 2025

A CHASM OF NIGHT

By Peter Eliott
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

It’s difficult to imagine how author Peter Eliott could possibly outdo the past two installments of this sweeping, action-packed epic fantasy, but A CHASM OF...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Despite some stylistic excess, Selene Wilderwind's THE WEAVER’S AWAKENING: A JOURNEY OF MAGIC, PASSION, AND THE POWER WITHIN offers an intriguing blend of sensuality, world-building,...

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March 28, 2025

IT’S YOUR COMPANY

By Jeromy Metz, Kathryn A. Bolinske
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

With an insightful perspective on the conflicting expectations that can occur in family workplace environments, Jeromy Metz's IT'S YOUR COMPANY offers sage advice for the...

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