John Staughton, Senior Reviewer

About John Staughton, Senior Reviewer

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Combat to College by John H. Davis

Combat to College by John H. Davis

Author and decorated combat veteran John H. Davis has produced a methodical and brutally honest guide for veteran students and anyone else going through a major transition in Combat to College.

While the focus of this book is on veterans re-entering society, particularly into the academic sphere, the underlying lessons about re-wiring, self-control, and personal adaptation are relevant for anyone stepping into a change. There is personal experience, empathy and authenticity on every page, from Davis’ own challenges making friends in the civilian world to his sage advice on how to write a compelling resume that properly highlights a […]

2020-04-21T07:36:46+02:00April 20th, 2020|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: The Freedom Building by Martin Kendall

The Freedom Building by Martin Kendall

Author Martin Kendall delves into a tangled and untrustworthy mind in the unsettling psychological thriller The Freedom Building. A plot that keeps you guessing overlays a much deeper exploration of memory, repression, and identity in this mind-bending read.

John Gowan is an ambitious British architect with big dreams, but little chance of winning the contract for the new building to replace one attacked by terrorists. After visiting the future site and doing a bit of dreaming, he gets in a car accident, only to wake up the next day to find that more than three years have passed.

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Final Act by Van Fleisher

Final Act by Van FleisherAuthor Van Fleisher continues his near-future saga with Final Act, the second installment of his Final Series. Two years after Vijay Patel invents a death-predicting sports watch, he and the FBI are still dealing with the murderous fallout from such a perspective-changing invention. With six million gun-toting VT2 wearers still roaming the country, it’s impossible to know when the next spate of violent, no-consequence retribution will break out.

Well-penned vignettes from victims and wearers alike swirl around the main core of the plot, in which the coming American election looms large, paired with the impact of thousands of […]

2021-10-29T07:15:37+02:00April 19th, 2020|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Whispering a Quiet Hope by Lisa Brennan

Whispering a Quiet Hope by Lisa BrennanBroken hearts and beautiful backdrops collide in Whispering a Quiet Hope, a powerful new work of romance from author Lisa Brennan.

When Brooke’s life and love come apart at the seams, she flees to warmer climes, far from Dylan’s betrayal and their collapsing marriage. As one might expect, she quickly encounters a new suitor eager to sweep her off her feet, but the pull of the past, and the complex emotions of grief, make this easier said than done.

At first glance, this book feels like many other romance plots, complete with an Australian hunk arriving at the perfect […]

2020-04-20T09:49:54+02:00April 19th, 2020|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Bankruptcy Didn’t Break Me by Kassondra R. Lewis

Bankruptcy Didn't Break Me by Kassondra R. Lewis

Author Kassondra R. Lewis delivers a compassionate and expert guide for anyone facing the emotional and financial chaos of bankruptcy or foreclosure in Bankruptcy Didn’t Break Me. As both a mortgage underwriter and someone who personally faced the dark days of the mortgage crisis more than a decade ago, she is a font of relevant experience and genuine desire to help others.

For those facing bankruptcy or fighting to pull themselves back from the brink of financial ruin, this is an encouraging and uplifting roadmap for future stability. Unlike many other financial self-help books, Lewis strikes a good balance […]

2020-04-17T03:40:39+02:00April 17th, 2020|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: Memloots: The Exposition by Francis O’ Joseph

Memloots: The Exposition by Francis O'Joseph

Author Francis O’ Joseph immerses readers in a sci-fi world that looks oddly similar to our own in Memloots: The Exposition. Tapping into philosophy, religion, agricultural practice, economic theor,y and sociology, while still maintaining an air of whimsical adventure, this is a YA novel brimming with creativity and potential.

Philo Heartfield is like so many other young people on the planet Petrichor: studying hard and aspiring to earn a spot at a prestigious university. He dreams of traveling to Maraville, the home world of the intelloyds, outer-space philanthropists who have transformed his home into a thriving, livable planet.

Ringed by […]

The Scarlett Mark by Abby Lane

The Scarlett Mark by Abby Lane

Author Abby Lane unleashes a heroine-focused fantasy saga that boldly stands above a crowded genre with The Scarlett Mark. This fairy-tale fusion of wild magic, evil witches, banished princesses, and unlikely heroism is dripping with rich descriptions and fascinating narrative depth. The three-dimensional characters breathe and grieve and thrive on these carefully crafted pages, and Queen Cynara is a tour de force creation, a deliciously penned villain. Borrowing inspiration from modern and classic authors of the genre, yet creating a magnificent new world all her own, The Scarlett Mark is an impressive start to an immersive and lavishly written […]

2020-04-14T09:11:54+02:00April 13th, 2020|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

Review: Garden of Locusts by J.T. Ruby

Garden of Locusts by J.T. Ruby

A vicious murderer, two twin boys, and a determined sheriff swirl at the center of Garden of Locusts, a gripping new novel from author J.T. Ruby. In the pressure cooker of small-town Alabama in the 1970s, this family drama is a sweeping Southern epic that embraces everything from young love and parental loss to fraternal conflict and institutionalized racism.

Ben and Owen Hood are twin brothers trying to find their own ways in the world, deeply connected but also vastly different. Simon Singleton is a detective now sheriff from across the pond whose nose for serial killers and penchant for […]

2020-04-14T10:25:15+02:00April 13th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |
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