IR VERDICT: Marketers are encouraged to focus on their company’s purpose before investing time and money in promoting products or services in TRUTH & DARE: INSIDE OUT MARKETING.

IR VERDICT: Jumping right in before strongly establishing who should use/how to use the book, FIND YOUR VOICE AS A LEADER outlines the five most important points one must establish…

IR VERDICT: Set in rural Ukraine, THE WOMAN BEHIND THE WATERFALL, entails three generations of women striving to deal with the spiritual fallout of an unwanted pregnancy. Rich and poetic…

IR VERDICT: GIVEN TO FLY is an easy read with some standard situations—an overweight wife who can’t conceive and a widower with charming kids—and incorporates them into a traditional chick-lit…

IR VERDICT: From the opening volley filled with angst and intense emotions, CANCER, FAITH, AND BUTTERFLIES exposes every nook and cranny of anger, disappointment, regret, helplessness, courage, and most of…

IR VERDICT: Captivating from the very first line, THE HEALING OF HOWARD BROWN, the tale of a man coping with generational trauma following his father’s death, is as dense with…

IR VERDICT: Focusing, as it does, on a world in which the truth has taken a back seat to fake news and hysteria, it’s hard to imagine when AGENTS OF…

IR VERDICT: Ever wondered what The Hunger Games or Battle Royale might look like from the point of view of the ones running the show? Wonder no more – SIX…

IR VERDICT: Literally ripped from today’s headlines, TSUNAMI STORM takes readers on an adrenaline pumping, catch-your-breath adventure into the depths of viable stealth technology. Capable of triggering natural disasters on…

IR VERDICT: JUNCTION delves into the dysfunctional politics and underground drug scene of a small town facing a recent spat of unexplained murders. But the book’s well-developed setting and compelling…

IR VERDICT: Nothing about this book was good: the writing was abysmal, the plot was trite and uninspired and yet somehow confusing, the characters were underdeveloped, the dialogue was stiff.…

IR VERDICT: Scott Douglas Vaughan is a skilled writer who, with MEMORIES OF A HOME, truly captures time in a bottle; in this case, a small town America that may…

IR VERDICT: David Tallerman and Michael Wills' THE BLACK RIVER CHRONICLES begins, as many tabletop role-playing games do, with a bunch of inexperienced wannabe heroes with secrets to hide. As…

IR VERDICT: I’LL BE LOOKING AT THE MOON is a wonderfully written novel about self-discovery, reminding readers that’s it’s never too late to follow your hopes and dreams, despite what…

IR VERDICT: MAX’S DAY AT SCHOOL is a cute, clever, if somewhat idealized picture of a school in which learning, fun, and creativity are combined. The illustrations are colorful and…

IR VERDICT: THE WEREWOLF APOCALYPSE is a cute and entertaining take on Little Red Riding Hood, but it sticks too closely to a very old, traditional fantasy storyline (protagonist loses…

IR VERDICT: In KAT CUBED, dystopian realities converge when a mysterious portal opens up, allowing the three versions of Kat Garcia to leap into each other’s worlds. Armed with a…

IR VERDICT: DO NOT ASSUME is a political thriller that takes many cues from the hit TV series Scandal, and the real-life actions of the notorious Kennedy cousins. Made with…

IR VERDICT: CLASSICS is a persuasive explanation of why the classics still matter, which should inspire readers to revisit old favorites and lead their children to new ones.

IR VERDICT: When Kristin Collier’s husband transitions to female in 2005, Kristin’s role as wife, mother, and homemaker is radically changed. The book spans a decade of their family’s transition…

IR VERDICT: King Grossman’s LETTERS TO ALICE is an ambitious and electrifying, multi-generational saga which manages to be both intimate and epic at the same time.

IR VERDICT: A 50 Shades of Gray-type book in the erotica genre:  Sex in odd places, with odd people, and during odd events.  Heroine Jessie Hayes is looking for love…