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Challenges of the Gods – C. Hofsetz

Posted on May 6, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Challenges of the Gods is a fictional story about Mike who somehow falls into a secondary world where it is neither heaven nor hell. There, he realizes that he has been chosen to destroy Earth. He … Continue reading →

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Corkscrew: The highly improbable, but occasionally true, tale of a professional wine buyer – Peter Stafford-Bow

Posted on December 4, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Prep school failure Felix Hart got his first job as an inventory clerk at a wine shop. Little did he realize that this would set the stage for his career as a premier wine buyer in … Continue reading →

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Quick Fix (The Reluctant Hustler Book 1) – J. Gregory Smith

Posted on October 24, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) This book immediately reminded me of the movie, “A Simple Plan” with Billy-Bob Thornton, Bill Paxton, and Bridget Fonda. In Quick Fix, the main character, Kyle, a military veteran injured from an IED, is in … Continue reading →

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Siphon – A. A. Medina

Posted on March 8, 2018 by J D Jung

Reviewed by JD Jung) Hematopathologist Gary Phillips continually pulls all-nighters at the hospital and hates his job. He has no girlfriend or social life, though he has an infatuation with a female co-worker who is at least ten years his … Continue reading →

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Killjoy – LeVar Ravel

Posted on August 24, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Gwen felt as if her familiar world had vanished. What was she doing in the middle of this wilderness? Was she safe in these shadows? Had Charles been right to trust this violent man with her … Continue reading →

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Pearl, MD: The Way West – Marie Bartlett

Posted on January 19, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Way West, the second in the Pearl MD series, begins right where we were left off and is just as captivating. Pearl is a physician in the nineteenth-century. This was when women were not welcome … Continue reading →

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Pearl, MD – Marie Bartlett

Posted on November 3, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) This book revolves around the time when a woman is not welcome to have a profession other than being a housemaid and giving birth. Men dominate and make decisions for her. If a woman decides to … Continue reading →

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Friendly Fire- John Gilstrap

Posted on August 5, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) In a fit of rage and as an act of vengeance, Barista boy Ethan Falk stabs a customer to death. On his arrest, he tells an eleven year old implausible story of kidnap and molestation where … Continue reading →

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Warning Order: A Search and Destroy Thriller – Joshua Hood

Posted on July 14, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) War on terror has never been more serious or terrifying, when Mason Kane – special ops personnel with a questionable past–finds himself trapped in the middle of a plot that seems to involve intelligent minds from … Continue reading →

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His Wicked Wish – Olivia Drake

Posted on July 8, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) The daughter of a disgraced lady of nobility and a common actor, Madelyn Swann knows the hardships of life. She knows that no proper lady would actually sell herself at an auction to the highest bidder. … Continue reading →

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