Category Archives: Fiction

Renegade Pawn (Lucas Rocha Thriller Series Book 1) – Craig S. Wilson

Posted on March 20, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Most favelados are treated like renegades. In reality they are pawns in a much bigger game.” Rio de Janeiro, 2008 – Sixteen-year-old Lucas Rocha is suddenly faced with the responsibility of caring for his two younger … Continue reading →

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Bella Toscana – Nanette Littlestone

Posted on March 18, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Bella Toscana is a contemporary novel written about a woman who decides to take a trip to the beautiful land of Italy. As a married woman, she meets professor Flynn and that is when she begins … Continue reading →

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The Art Collector of Le Marais – Ahmad Ardalan

Posted on March 14, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Art Collector of Le Marais is a fictional drama set in Paris where artists and paintings are inspired, romance is in the air and the city never sleeps. The story begins with Sebastian and his … Continue reading →

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A Student of History – Nina Revoyr

Posted on March 11, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “You’re too impressed with people whose greatest accomplishment was being born lucky.” Richard Nagano never forgot what his mother told him after he graduated from Stanford. But these words would later haunt this young man from … Continue reading →

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Skin of Tattoos – Christina Hoag

Posted on February 26, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) When Cyco Lokos gang member Magdaleno (Mags) Argueta comes home to Los Angeles after serving prison time for a robbery, he wants nothing more than to start a new life. However, there’s one obstacle he … Continue reading →

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Justice Gone – N. Lombardi Jr.

Posted on February 24, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Justice Gone highlights an event that happens in a small town and what unfolds as a dramatic and wonderfully set story discusses matters that we are facing in the world today. In this psychological thriller, three … Continue reading →

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To My Beloved Heart: The Last Journey Of Edgar Allan Poe – James Marchiori

Posted on February 20, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I felt as if my native land was rejecting me. Making me more hostile. My country was dismissing me all means. I thought about the many unintelligent and corrupted doctors that tried to place me in … Continue reading →

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Holly’s Hurricane – Marie Carter

Posted on February 16, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Holly’s Hurricane is a historical fiction set in 2040. Sounds strange, right? After all, 2040 is in the future. Let me explain. A hurricane hits New York, badly causing Holly to move to England and live … Continue reading →

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House of Beauty- Melba Escobar (Author), Elizabeth Bryer (Translator)

Posted on February 13, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I also hate the ladies of Bogotá among whom I count myself, though I do all I can to stand apart. I hate their habit of using the term “Indians” to refer to people they consider … Continue reading →

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Career Criminal 1 (Volume 1) D Henderon

Posted on February 9, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) “Without further thought, I removed the huge Rambo knife from my waistline and slit his throat from ear to ear…Meanwhile, Felicia was switching hotels faster than a fugitive on the run. It was rare to … Continue reading →

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