An UnderratedRead Revisited:What Lies Within : An Erotic Thriller -Clare de Lune

Posted on October 31, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade of blood red lipstick you’ve’ ever seen, rich soaps made from the finest fats…all those parts put to wondrous use for our benefit. And for those who used them. Little did…

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Mother Of – Lauren Coffin

Posted on October 29, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Meredith Mayes is facing the unthinkable. Her husband and son died in a car crash ten years ago. Now, her other son Percy has been penned with the nicknames “The Minor Street Monster”, “The Ann Arbor Assassin” and “The Michigan Strangler”. Percy tortured and killed twelve women from 1993 through 2013…

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A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring, One Woman’s Story – Asmaa al-Ghoul (Author), Selim Nassib (Author), Mike Mitchell (Translator)

Posted on October 26, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I think the real occupying forces are the internal ones, Hamas, Fatah, the parties…then comes the major occupation: Israel. We can’t get rid of the latter without first of all getting rid of the former. To be honest, we are being subjected to a siege of the mind that is much…

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Quick Fix (The Reluctant Hustler Book 1) – J. Gregory Smith

Posted on October 24, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) This book immediately reminded me of the movie, "A Simple Plan" with Billy-Bob Thornton, Bill Paxton, and Bridget Fonda. In Quick Fix, the main character, Kyle, a military veteran injured from an IED, is in dire financial straits and is convinced by his unscrupulous friend Ryan to participate in a…

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A Divided Life: A Personal Portrait of the Spy Donald Maclean – Robert Cecil

Posted on October 19, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ila Bullinger) Who was Donald Mclean? The son of a parliament member born to class in Marylebone, London in 1913. He was privileged, educated, handsome and charismatic. So why did he become a spy? Could you be persuaded to betray your country, lie to everyone you know, live a lie? No one had…

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Baby Blue (Stratos Gazis Series) – Pol Koutsakis (Author), Anne-Marie Stanton-Ife (Translator)

Posted on October 15, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The kind of work I do defines who I am. Who I am defines the kind of work that I do. I am my work. It gives my life meaning. I clear the world of filth and get paid for it. I didn’t ever want, didn’t know, didn’t think about doing…

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24: What Can Happen in a Day – Michael Ford Jr

Posted on October 8, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) “I exit the vehicle and move swiftly to the point of the accident to find something I have never seen in my five years in the [fire] department. There is the man…still smashed between the rear of one car and the front bumper of another car, and he is still…

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You Can Invest Like A Stock Market Pro: How to Use Simple and Powerful Strategies of the World’s Greatest Investors to Build Wealth- James Pattersenn Jr.

Posted on October 5, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “A good investment program is usually a boring one that allows an investor to sleep well at night…” Personal investor, James Pattersenn Jr. explains his steps to lucrative, “worry free” investing that beats market performance over the long-term in his comprehensive guide, You Can Invest Like A Stock Market Pro: How…

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The Garbage Times/White Ibis: Two Novellas- Sam Pink

Posted on September 23, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “By closing, I’d carried a drunk woman out, separated two fights, stood in the doorway to block someone from coming in after she pissed/puked herself out front…scooped puke out of a urinal with stunning accuracy, and made a hundred dollars betting on a bowling match on TV.” The bartender then asked…

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Everybody Wins (Except for the Losers): A Record Store Day Story – Steve Murphy

Posted on September 21, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) In this digital age, you would think that record stores are a thing of the past. But this particular record store is full of passionate employees who love what they do. After all, their world revolves around music. So you can imagine the excitement building up to the annual vinyl record…

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