(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Shackles of the Storm is the first book in the Spirits of Seiran series. The story is set in the seaside port city of Kahlaran. The story begins with Zaira, the adopted daughter of a perfumer accused of a double murder alongside her foster-father. As they both flee, Zaira discovers a…
(reviewed by JD Jung) Inspector Carlo De Vincenzi is faced with one of his toughest assignments yet. Senator Prof. Ugo Magni was found shot to death in a Milan antiquarian bookstore. On the shelf just above the body, a book of erotica: La Zaffetta – Venetia 1531, was missing. Could this be a clue to…
(Reviewed by JD Jung) I admit that I have never been to Natchez, Mississippi, but it seems to be a town full of contradictions. British travel writer Richard Grant accentuates this superbly as he relays his accounts and interviews with both black and white residents, in between revealing the true history of this city in…
(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) “Why was I given the gift of almost immediate acceptance of what had happened, when othersweren’t?“ July 1991 found our author, Bill, shot in the head, which left him permanently blind. He was working in Atlanta, trying to take the subway to the airport to get back home to St.…
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Hour of the Jackals is a postmodern paranormal story that takes place over a sequence of seven days during which an international conspiracy tries to destroy the European Union and take power over the US, China, and Russia. The superweapon is a TV hypnotist inserted into the Soviet population. The effects…
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Racism is a cancer that has been metastasizing throughout this land ever since Columbus showed up. It’s persisted because the right people had the luxury of ignoring it. Not anymore.” In fact, Donald Trump, a blatant racist, forced us to reckon with it. Don Lemon tells readers the choices they must…
(reviewed by JD Jung) A devastating illness, referred to as the “Itch”, has been infecting hundreds of thousands in Britain. Unlike Covid-19, citizens are taking this seriously. Paranoia has set in, as people aren’t touching each other and are adamant about keeping their distances. The pain is so severe, that those infected either die from…
(Reviewed by Judy Deutsch ) I am hardly a novice when it comes to dating. Seven years ago, as a widow, I went on over forty dates with men I met online. Eventually, I found someone special and was in a long-term relationship. However, I have recently found myself single again after many years…and during…
(reviewed by JD Jung) “…truth is a bitter enemy of those who profit from lies.” Jose Gonzales is a fifty-seven-year-old widower and gardener who lives in Bakersfield, a large city in the California central valley. He loves books, his flowers and to be at one with nature. He is somewhat of a loner but still…
