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August 22, 2022

PETER OLAF

By Richard H. Grabmeier
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0

Full of savvy and humor and replete with deep friendships and numerous romances, there is much to like in Richard H. Grabmeier's PETER OLAF, but...

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August 19, 2022

THE ROCK GARDEN: AND OTHER STORIES

By Dan Newland
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Part biography, part travel guide, Dan Newland’s THE ROCK GARDEN AND OTHER STORIES is a touching ode to the author’s hometown and one of its...

August 19, 2022

EXILES’ ESCAPE

By Walter Clark Boutwell
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

With effortless world-building and solid character work, Walter Clark Boutwell creates a compelling vision of a future America divided in every possible way in EXILES'...

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August 19, 2022

AVERAGE JOE

By Krissy Daniels
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

A well-written, well-structured novel, Krissy Daniels' AVERAGE JOE successfully combines threatening criminal minds with romance and emotional ties to create an action-packed, multi-dimensional adventure.

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Jocelyn Jones' inspiring memoir, ARTIST (Awakening the Spirit Within) merges beautiful language and appealing visual design with practical advice in a book that's sure to...

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August 17, 2022

21NOTHING

By Philip Olsen Riendeau
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Philip Olsen Riendeau's fast-paced tale 21NOTHING is both wry and thrilling and a perfect paean to the dangers of high-tech culture.

Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

THE PRICE OF PROTECTING OTHERS is the disturbing, sometimes traumatic memoir of policeman Roger Eichler, whose career ended with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Well...

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August 15, 2022

CEMETERY REFLECTIONS

By Jane Hopkins
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

The imagery in Jane Hopkins’ CEMETERY REFLECTIONS, thoughtfully supplemented with text and quotations, is a gentle memento mori in book form made especially poignant by...

August 15, 2022

ALL STRINGS ATTACHED

By Joseph Colicchio
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Strong characterization makes Joseph Colicchio's ALL STRINGS ATTACHED an appealing story, but the inclusion of excessive minutiae and backstory take away from the drama.

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August 15, 2022

TRINE REVELATION, The Kinderra Saga: Book 3

By C.K. Donnelly
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

TRINE REVELATION, the story begun in TRINE RISING and TRINE FALLACY, continues without losing any of the power, emotional force, or beautiful worldbuilding of its...

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August 15, 2022

ODE TO MURDER

By Nicole Dieker
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

With equal doses of humor and heart, Nicole Dieker’s ODE TO MURDER gives readers a fascinating and fun journey through a small-town murder mystery that...

August 12, 2022

THE LIVING LEGEND

By Dan E Hendrickson
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Dan E Hendrickson's THE LIVING LEGEND--a cyclonic adventure set in Kenya--treats readers to a myriad of locations, perspectives and cultural nuances. And while circumstances are...

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