IR VERDICT: In OUR GRAND FINALE, author Laraine Denny Bell recounts the hardships of losing a loved one and recognizes the importance of spending time with those you love before it’s too late. Her personal journey...
IR VERDICT: THE CHRONICLES OF A SOPHISTICATED REDNECK by Phillip Garrett is a wonderful memoir, a delight to read and experience. One of the most enduring stereotypes in this country is the redneck, born and...
IR VERDICT: KINGS OF PARADISE is a richly told, dark fantasy and coming-of-age story of two contrasting young men, one poor and fiercely independent and the other privileged and rebellious, and their struggles to find...
IR VERDICT: THE MARTYR’S BLADE is a riveting fantasy adventure with well-drawn, complex characters in a meticulously detailed, fascinating world. What starts as a simply mystery enfolds into a gripping story with high stakes. A...
IR VERDICT: MIGUEL TRAVELER #1 is a dystopian thriller of a different kind. Set within an unforgiving and uncertain realm, Daniel McFatter’s provocative debut provides so much more than mere entertainment, especially from Miguel Morgan—a...
IR VERDICT: Resident doctor, Lorna, is allowing herself enjoy one last surfing holiday with no strings attached when she finds out her estranged mother, Alex, is seriously ill. The fractured relationship between mother and daughter...
IR VERDICT: Technology takes meditation to ominous telepathic proportions in Richard Roberts’s debut TUNING IN. The first book in the TUNING IN trilogy, Roberts’s crisp narrative slowly builds tension while concentrating on character development. A...
IR VERDICT: Art, artifact and an ancient curse provide the compelling plot of Marlene M. Bell’s thrilling novel, STOLEN OBSESSION. The unsolved murder of art appraiser, Annalise Drury’s, best friend is the catalyst for a...
IR VERDICT: Though there aren’t many new ideas under the sun, either business- or plot-wise, sales and marketing consultant, author John Wessinger does a good job of informing leaders about the three steps that will...