IR VERDICT: E.A.T. by Kathy Mydlach Bero is a journal-type narrative that documents the author's progress with the big “C.” Mydlach Bero fights with doctors, hospital systems--even treatments, to discover that…
IR VERDICT: THE '49 INDIAN by Craig Moody is at once a coming-of-age road trip and tragic love story. Set during an oft neglected part of history, it follows two…
IR VERDICT: Smugglers meet crime bosses, as import-export business owner Auggie Valentine dodges US customs inspectors, dirty-money launderers, crooked DOJ managers, and relatives determined to get their fair shares in…
Two Mountains unveils the story of my struggle to surmount a rare neurological affliction that rendered me quadriplegic just months after I had scaled Mount Kilimanjaro.
WILL is an adventure story based on facts involving slaves, abolitionists and slave hunters prior to the Civil War.
IR VERDICT: In MAX AND THE MULTIVERSE, a satirical space opera with some some genuinely entertaining parts, hapless young gamer Max finds himself in worlds of trouble— literally—after he accidentally…
IR VERDICT: THE IMAGINATION THIEF by Rohan Quine is an interesting experiment in multi-media storytelling. Augmented with audio and video formats via links within each chapter of the e-book, the…
IR VERDICT: TIGER BRAVO'S WAR is Rick St John's chronicle of one year (1968) commanding the 101st Airborne Division's B Company against two enemies: the human, and a tropical landscape…
IR VERDICT: BLOODBATH is an action thriller about an extraordinary family with strong ties to India. Unknown to them, they’ve all made enemies of the most ruthless crime boss in…
IR VERDICT: SMUGGLER opens with a Camus epigraph observing that we all insist on being innocent—even if we must accuse the whole human race. Itinerant desktop-publisher Nick harbors that peculiar…
IR VERDICT: Little has been written about the plight of those who easily ‘people out,’ and even less about possible solutions. In HOW TO BE AN INTROVERT IN AN EXTROVERT…
IR VERDICT: DETERMINATION is exactly what protagonist Monroe Furnace must conjure up from the depths of his Southern fundamentalist soul if he is to fulfill his dream of becoming a…
IR VERDICT: Take a clueless yet charming bisexual protagonist with a strong grasp of Shakespeare (and not much else), add some cursory sci-fi set dressing, and you have A JACK…
IR VERDICT: Readers interested in human sexuality, contemporary mores, hang-ups, fantasies, and personal growth will likely find value in MASTURBATION MONDAY, a candid memoir and an honest dive into one…
IR VERDICT: LEANING ON WATER is a coming-of-age science fiction novel featuring strong characters, including the teenage female protagonist who rises from a planetary militia cadet to discover that she…
IR VERDICT: TRIALS AND TRAILS is a heartwarming story of a freed slave and a Sioux Indian making their way through the post-Civil War West, meeting and overcoming challenges from…
IR VERDICT: FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR GLOBAL LIVING is an accessible non-fiction read that provides helpful information on how to manage you (and your family’s) finances when moving between different countries.…
IR VERDICT: Author Jaron Roseman makes some excellent points in his thought-provoking book, NO MORE...NO, MORE, and his writing is full of energy, frustration, and quite well-deserved anger. His insight…
IR VERDICT: Set on Martha’s Vineyard, SPLIT ROCK is an enjoyable read that follows Annie as she returns to the island with her family, struggling to accept the best and…
IR VERDICT: INFINITY-RULERS offers a creepy yet exciting first-person tale of Lucifer's fall from grace. A unique and original take on a classic story.
IR VERDICT: FROM DREAM TO DELIVERY is filled with personal stories on how to start and build a business. From passion and process to actual project, former CEO/now author Don…
IR VERDICT: With astounding insights into the early era of civil rights and southern Jim Crow laws, HIS NAME WAS EZRA is a gripping and emotional tale of love, loss, and…
IR VERDICT: TINSEY CLOVER is an elf who doesn’t quite fit in and her quest to find her place takes her outside her little village and into a great big…
IR VERDICT: “The Fourteeners” is the colloquial name given to the 48 mountains in the Colorado Rockies with summits over 14000 feet. In FOURTEENER FATHER, Benjamin M. Weilert writes lovingly…