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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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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...
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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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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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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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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.
August 17, 2022
THE PRICE OF PROTECTING OTHERS: A memoir of a country cop, and the impact on himself, and his family
By Roger EichlerRating:
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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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...
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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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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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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...
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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...