Little Falls – Elizabeth Lewes

Posted on August 30, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) This debut novel by Elizabeth Lewes combines the present with the past in a chill-binding story. The descriptions are vivid and paint a picture of rural country living where everyone almost knows everyone else. The author contrasts the military life with the down-home country living and how it’s a struggle to…

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Outside the Lines-Ameera Patel

Posted on August 28, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “She’s pregnant with a domestic worker’s son, who has matric but whose skill is drug peddling. How did she get herself into this?” Her parents want to control the situation, but Farhana doesn’t know what she wants. “Why an Indian girl? He could easily have found a good Zulu girl. Indians…

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Fierce Girls (Fierce Girls at War)-Mike Adams

Posted on August 25, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Fierce Girls is a military science fiction thriller about Kelly Cassidy. She is a retired police officer who was the senior weapons trainer at the New York Police Academy for many years. After the death of her husband, she teaches her son and three daughters to be marksmen. The story begins…

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Last Chance for Justice – Eugene E. Siegel

Posted on August 22, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations which dare already to challenge our government in a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.” – Thomas Jefferson The Supreme Court didn’t agree. Chief Justice John Marshall considered corporations to have…

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News for writers from one of our friends…

Posted on August 21, 2020 by J D Jung

You can pitch a leading UK agent or learn from world-class experts on adapting a novel for the screen or enjoy twenty+ other sessions at this year's International Dublin Writers' Festival Online September 11 - 13, 2020

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The Darkest Hearts (A D Hunter Mystery)- Nelson George

Posted on August 15, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “The past is never gone. Revenge exposes your morality. Youth haunts middle age like the devil rules hell.” D Hunter changed careers from bodyguard/ security in Brooklyn to owning a successful talent management company in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, he cannot escape his past, as working in security puts one in contact…

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In Remembrance – Robert Hellenga (1941 – 2020)

Posted on August 15, 2020 by J D Jung

(by JD Jung) Robert Hellenga I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Hellenga last month. He was one of my favorite authors who wrote with emotion, warmth and sensuality. Robert shared his love of Italy as well as the complexities of the human condition. I was first introduced to his work…

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Acid Test: LSD vs. LDS – Christopher Kimball Bigelow

Posted on August 9, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) I was intrigued by this book because the author, Christopher Kimball Bigelow, and I share two things in common: we were both raised in the Mormon Church during the same era and used drugs in our youth (although I was far less involved in both of these than Bigelow). The…

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SAY SOMETHING – Jeremy Clarke

Posted on August 6, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Say Something is a short book of poetry providing an autobiographical window into the author’s life. Jeremy Clarke believes that every person’s journey in life should be heard and told. The inspiration comes from within his soul as does the desire to encourage others to speak their truth, to heal and…

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Obama’s Legacy: What He Accomplished as President – Michael I. Days

Posted on August 1, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) After listening to President Obama's eulogy for John Lewis, I was reminded of how much I miss our 44th President.  Trump, as well as his supporters, refuse to acknowledge the vast accomplishments of the Obama presidency, even though the facts stare them right in the face. Therefore I am happy to…

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