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Work on it.

2/5

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IR Approved
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Haunting and heartfelt, CANDLELIGHT by D.L. Tolin is a captivating tale of identity, loss, discovery, and courage.

IR Approved
March 16, 2026

OF WIND AND WOLVES

By J. M. Elliott
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

A magisterial evocation of life on the steppe, J.M. Elliott's OF WIND AND WOLVES crackles with tension.

IR Approved
March 14, 2026

LIVING MEMORIES: A Memoir

By Nellie Gail Moulton, Scott T. Barnes (editor)
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Many family memoirs hold little to engage a more general readership, but LIVING MEMORIES: A Memoir stands apart. Nellie Gail Moulton proves to be an...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Jane Gallagher’s REFLECTIONS ON LIFE’S ILLUSIONS: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness is a thoughtful and wide‑ranging memoir‑as‑cultural‑map, offering rich observation and a deeply reflective...

Rating:
3.4 / 5.0

In REALITY 2.0: A Revolutionary New Look at the Universe and Life, William Truax presents an ambitious and accessible meditation on science and spirituality that...

IR Approved
March 13, 2026

IYSH

By Greg Price
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

In IYSH, Greg Price delivers a powerful and thoughtfully restrained historical novel that confronts survival not as victory but responsibility. Its disciplined prose and moral...

March 12, 2026

THE STREAM: Keys to Peace

By Thomas Fargnoli
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Written by Thomas Fargnoli, THE STREAM: Keys to Peace details one man's journey to spiritual meaning, but a lack of tension in the plot detracts...

IR Approved
March 12, 2026

HIGHER INTELLIGENCE

By Bernard Doucette
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

In HIGHER INTELLIGENCE, Bernard Doucette delivers an ambitious, emotionally grounded science-fiction epic whose strong narrative voice, moral complexity, and vivid world-building make it a powerful...

IR Approved
March 12, 2026

SPARK

By J.A Brooks
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

SPARK by J.A Brooks is an exceptionally well written story charting a young boy’s coming of age. Numerous laugh-out-loud moments and comic scenes background a...

March 11, 2026

MASK OF ROMULUS

By Mark Jamilkowski
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

While feeling more academic than narrative at times, Mark Jamilkowski's MASK OF ROMULUS is still an extremely strong and clever "what if" that traces the...

IR Approved
March 11, 2026

THE FORSAKEN PLANET

By Bryan Wilson
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

An entertaining and sophisticated space yarn/coming-of-age story where a latent super power is revealed to an everyday Earthling, Bryan Wilson's THE FORSAKEN PLANET is a...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

With a perfect blend of creativity and cultural storytelling, Deven Jatkar's A NAUGHTY POTTY DEMON TALE elevates the humble potty book format into a rich...

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