IR VERDICT: Ohio English teacher Frank Gelaitis searches for love, along with his Casanova-turned-schizophrenic friend Eddie, but in unlikely places – European mail-order bride catalogs, strip clubs, and bars.  During…

IR VERDICT: THE SELAH BRANCH is an inspirational story that skillfully uses time travel as tool to compare today’s moment in American history to what happened prior to the Supreme Court’s…

IR VERDICT: THE FORMER ASSASSIN is a satisfying story that moves along at a good pace. While the ending is somewhat predictable, there are enough surprises along the way to…

IR VERDICT: The rather unassuming title doesn't do justice to the beautifully written story of this typical American family. In THE BIOGRAPHIES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE, author Nicole Dieker brings out…

IR VERDICT: FOREVER IN BLOOM offers five simple steps to ultimate success and happiness. The book is filled with helpful anecdotes, valuable information, positive encouragement and a step-by-step guide to…

IR VERDICT: LET ME FALL is a heartbreaking yet hopeful redemption story of Carolyn. a teenager who experiences a horrifying form of bullying and Jeremy, the boy who loves her…

IR VERDICT: Who could resist a smorgasbord of crime, intrigue, love, and deceit?  Based on facts about a 1,400-mile overhead U.S. pipeline constructed during World War II, Kimberly Fish’s THE…

IR VERDICT: EMBER BURNING is a page-turning novel about a depressed high-school senior who tries to run away from her pain, only to discover that the allegedly haunted forest outside…

IR VERDICT: Author James v. Downton transforms his state of consciousness through a process called the NIGHT SEA JOURNEY, or Individualization. His true story tells of his arduous and painful seven years with…

IR VERDICT: Providing a window into the cut-throat aspects of scientific research, Geoffrey M. Cooper’s debut THE PRIZE is a top-notch read with high reader appeal for both thriller and science-minded…

IR VERDICT: An accountant of sorts, minor YouTube celebrity “Leverage” is an office cubicle prisoner by day and a self-help videographer who shares “wise-isms” for the lovelorn by night. Graham…

IR VERDICT: A humorous political tale of satire, THE PIKETTY PROBLEM picks on both the right and left viewpoints regarding the Trump administration, using French economist Thomas Piketty’s perspective on…

IR VERDICT: THE BREATHING SEA I is epic in the best sense of the word, richly and beautifully rooted in Russian folklore and legend, touched with just the right amount…

IR VERDICT: DO NOT ASK is a surprisingly entertaining courtroom drama with hints of the supernatural that offers fresh and exciting twists to the typical Washington conspiracy thrillers.

IR VERDICT: Author Daniel Zadow merges science fiction with the forgotten identity genre in PIGEON.  A thoughtful and complex narrative, the story sometimes gets lost in its own complexity. However,…

IR VERDICT: Britt Lind shines in her spellbinding autobiography LEARNING HOW TO FLY: A SPEED REEL JOURNEY TOWARD LIFE’S PURPOSE. This charming book chronicles the life story of the charismatic…

IR VERDICT: In Sean McCloy’s harrowing book, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH HITCHCOCK, an eccentric, cunning sociopath meets unhinged individuals in 1970s London. Under the eerie trance of Alfred…

IR VERDICT: Vincent Hunanyan's lyrically written BLACK BOOK OF POEMS has a sorrowful tone to it, ranging from wistful regrets to raging and anguish.  However, the author’s tendency to use…