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Category Archives: Fiction
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
The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart – Anna Bell
(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
Posted in Romance
Tagged Romantic Comedy, women's fiction
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Most Wanted – Lisa Scottoline
(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
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book reviews, psychological thriller
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The Butterfly Crest- Eva Vanrell
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Between probability, possibility and inevitably, if you were destined to die, how would you choose to live? On a day as unremarkable as any other, Elena Vicens, a young woman living a seemingly ordinary life except … Continue reading
Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, science fiction
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Blues Highway Blues (A Crossroads Thriller) – Eyre Price
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Poor mannish boy, Danny, hear me singing straight at you You know you sold your soul. And now you’ve lost that … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Music inspired
Tagged blues, book reviews, Crime, fiction, New Orleans, punk, rhythm and blues, Robert Johnson
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A Fine Imitation – Amber Brock
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “She had sacrificed a friend to save herself, and for what? To be disdained by her husband? To become the queen of meaningless social rituals? To be a good girl but a bad person?” Vera Longacre … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Romance
Tagged book reviews, Prohibition, women's fiction
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United States of Japan – Peter Tieryas
(Reviewed by Don Jung) Just image…what if the Axis powers defeated the Allies in WWII and Japan took over the western United States? This curious twist on history is what Peter Tieryas writes about in his novel, United States of Japan. … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, fiction
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Divine Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms Book 8) – Setta Jay
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Sacha was born into slavery to demented Gods. All her life she only knew the meaning of torment and anguish until she was gifted as a Guardian of the Realms. She has learnt how to hide … Continue reading
Posted in Romance, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, erotica, sex, women's fiction
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Heirloom: A New Orleans Thriller – Lisa Rey (Author), LD Sledge (Contributor)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…probably the most incredible story that ever came out of a city that was accustomed to sordid weirdness from Voodoo to political murder…how can a world so beautiful to the eye conceal such sick human behavior … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book reviews, Crime, New Orleans, thrillers. New Orleans fiction
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