IR VERDICT: Miles Watson’s CAGE LIFE follows the descriptive, page-turning saga of MMA fighter, Micky Watts, and his mob-entangled cousin, Clean, through encounters with the most dubious of characters. This…

IR VERDICT: During this one microscopic year towards the end of the Vietnam War, narrator Glen Kinsella grows up, falls in love, and ultimately discovers that it is faith which…

IR VERDICT: JOURNEY TO OSM: The Blue Unicorn's Tale surprises with unexpected plot twists and is a fun fantasy read where unicorns, magical creatures and fairies fight for what’s right…

IR VERDICT: Flavored with an arguably negative viewpoint on the weakened state of America, the world, and human history, THE GAPCAI EFFECT by W.S. Jenkins, is an intriguing and imaginative…

IR VERDICT: THEY ARE ONLY MEN is a supernatural novel that begins when a New Mexico horse-riding sheriff investigating a mysterious disappearance chains a violent, human-looking ghost in his cellar.…

IR VERDICT: Two races, the technologically-advanced Rooks and the nature-loving Terraquois, have been fighting each other for centuries. Yet when a rebellion throws an injured Rook Prince, Rone, into the…

IR VERDICT: IN ONE BREATH is a book of poetry by Sorin Grunwald casts a eye on subjects that fall into four categories--The Curious, The Playful, The Skeptical and The…

IR VERDICT: RIGHT BACK AT YOU by Steve O’Grady is the author’s viewpoint on how human minds work and ways that thoughts, dreams, visions, and reality can become meshed into…

IR VERDICT: As do many practices focusing on self-awareness, the JUST BE system of transformation starts with the recognition of one’s physical being, moving from doing to being. Along the…

IR VERDICT: In areas of habitation remaining on a planet mostly uninhabitable, Sabrina Sabryia finds herself willing to risk life, limb, and career for Lindsey, a friend so innocent and…

IR VERDICT: THE DRAGON'S GLARE (part two of T.J. and M.L. Wolf's Survival Trilogy) is a plot-driven paranormal novel that combines political intrigue, mystery, and extra-terrestrial influence on the modern…

IR VERDICT: Readers searching for a novel with a strong, female protagonist--in addition to fast-moving action, gorgeous setting, and intriguing inclusion of Hopi culture--will find much to enjoy in T.J.…

IR VERDICT: WOMAN by V. P. Evans is a carefully considered collection of short stories that shows a range of female perspectives not commonly discussed. Each story is brief, but…

IR VERDICT: HUNDRED PERCENT CHANCE is a powerful and unflinching memoir about the author’s struggle with a rare, life threatening leukemia that was diagnosed in 1990 when he was 20.…

IR VERDICT: SONS OF THE SOIL by Lucas Dines is the story of the Balkans before the first World War when a battle ensues from a variety of tensions--Christians and…

IR VERDICT: CANCER, DEATH, GOD AND LOVE by Leonard M. Cachola is a fictionalized, but true and cathartic story of discovery, fear, acceptance and forgiveness. Having been diagnosed with testicular…

IR VERDICT: DANCING WITH DEATH: An Epic and Inspiring Travel Adventure, follows two brave, daring, reckless, mad adventurers on their 3,000 mile kayak journey around Central America. Told in the…

IR VERDICT: A NIGHT ON KINGWOOD by Jayson Derowitsch depicts a teenage boy’s confusing and disturbing journey as he wanders through a mystical world, complete with characters determined to help…

IR VERDICT: THE POMEGRANATE is author Izi Stoll's compelling account of her formative years as a gifted student and later, neuroscientist, who faced personal and professional challenges and survived a…

IR VERDICT: FINDING ST. LO contains three memoirs: two are strikingly different accounts about WWII combat in France--written long after the war by the editor’s grandfather, a combat leader--and a…