Category Archives: Fiction

Seconds to Live – Melinda Leigh

Posted on July 1, 2016 by J D Jung

(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 →

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Savaged Lands – Lana Kortchik

Posted on June 28, 2016 by J D Jung

(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 →

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Time to Run: Part One (Nick of Time) – John Gilstrap

Posted on June 25, 2016 by J D Jung

(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 →

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Amerikan Krazy – Henry James Korn

Posted on June 20, 2016 by J D Jung

(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 →

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Under the Surface – Anne Calhoun

Posted on June 18, 2016 by J D Jung

(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 →

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The Memory of Lemon – Judith Fertig

Posted on June 14, 2016 by J D Jung

(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 →

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Magnate (The Knickerbocker Club) – Joanna Shupe

Posted on June 11, 2016 by J D Jung

(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 →

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The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel- Quentin Canterel

Posted on June 4, 2016 by J D Jung

(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 →

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The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart – Anna Bell

Posted on May 31, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Abi thought she completed her search for Mr. Right since the day Joseph entered her house. So color her surprised when the love of her life decides to dump her, just before their anniversary. When Joseph … Continue reading →

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Most Wanted – Lisa Scottoline

Posted on May 24, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Christine always wanted to have a family of her own – a husband whom she loved and who loved her back and the children they would have together. What she never imagined was that her husband might end … Continue reading →

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