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Category Archives: Fiction
His Wicked Wish – Olivia Drake
(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
Posted in Romance
Tagged book review, regency romance, Romance
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Forever We Play – David Belisle
(Reviewed by Don Jung) Does “forever” mean forever in the world of baseball? It just might for a young realtor, Ashley Merkle. She attends a baseball game, gets hit in the head, falls off the railing by a foul ball, … Continue reading
Posted in More fiction
Tagged baseball, book reviews, sports fiction
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Seconds to Live – Melinda Leigh
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Everyone has a past to run from. Wildlife biologist Mac Barrett is no different from the norm. He returns from Brazil with a physical scare and a secret in heart and ends up in a car … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book review, crime fiction, mystery, thriller
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Savaged Lands – Lana Kortchik
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Kiev was still burning and executions at Babi Yar continued, even though the river of condemned people had gradually dwindled to a creek. Not because the Germans relented, no. Because there was hardly anyone left to … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction
Tagged book reviews, Romance, Ukraine, WWII
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Time to Run: Part One (Nick of Time) – John Gilstrap
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) A young woman, on the verge of dying, decides to take a last joyride with a man who is killing more than time. John Gilstrap has made a name in crime thrillers so I had really high … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book reviews
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Amerikan Krazy – Henry James Korn
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The next thing Herb knew he was standing naked in the Johns Hopkins University powerhouse with a combination of Kennedy’s brains and his study date’s menstrual blood smeared all over his body…” This hallucination was among … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Humor & Satire, Political fiction
Tagged book reviews, politics, satire
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Under the Surface – Anne Calhoun
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Eve Webber, the gorgeous and savvy owner of Eve Candy, may belong to the wrong side of the tracks. But she is determined to run a clean business and fix up the East Side. But her … Continue reading
Posted in Romance
Tagged book reviews, erotica, Romance, women's fiction
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The Memory of Lemon – Judith Fertig
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “My body thrummed with the energy I knew to be vivid intuition… Wanderers. Healers. They had something important to tell me. “ Claire, a pastry chef who also caters weddings, depends on her intuition based on flavors. … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged book reviews, cooking, fiction
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Magnate (The Knickerbocker Club) – Joanna Shupe
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Born in the slums, Emmett Cavanaugh has known and learned the true grit of life and hard work at a very early age. With his booming steel empire, he now lives in an opulent Fifth Avenue … Continue reading
Posted in Romance
Tagged book reviews, Historical fiction, Romance
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The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel- Quentin Canterel
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Finally, a novel that encompasses what I enjoy most in a read… “If we can get the news stations interested, maybe we could find something that would lead to the closing down of a prostitution … Continue reading