John Staughton, Senior Reviewer

Thrilling from the start, Her Devoted Protector by Alessa Kelly is a high-stakes romance with a healthy splash of tense drama. Ivy Wren has plenty of secrets, and Mark has a wound in his heart that simply won’t heal, but she is the Attorney General going to war with a sprawling drug empire, and he is the loyal soldier she can always count on in a crisis, particularly when her son gets caught up in a kingpin’s dangerous web. This installment of the Rescue & Protect series crackles with dramatic intensity, pushing deep into Ivy’s traumatic past, for a powerful, […]

Jack and Sam are an unlikely pair of strangers turned sleuthing partners, but Alice Kanaka unites them perfectly for a dramatic Southwest mystery in The Cardinal & the Crow. Discovering you have a cousin, and being handed a huge pile of cash, is more than enough excitement for one season, but when land speculation turns deadly in her beloved corner of New Mexico, Sam fearlessly joins the hunt for justice. Testing the depths of loyalty and the bonds of friendship, this unpredictable mystery is lighthearted but still hits hard, with thoughtful themes about family and community, and eccentric but […]

Shriya Das presents a novel testing method linking fetal hemoglobin levels and sickle cell disease in the clear and insightful thesis, Relation Between HbF, Hematological Parameters & XmnI Gene Polymorphism: In Sickle Cell Disease. Beginning with a thorough but not exhaustive introduction to sickle cell anemia and hemoglobin levels, particularly as they relate to neonates, the author then presents a broad review of related literature, followed by the nuances of her three-objective analysis. Clearly organized, with appropriate figures, photographs, diagrams, and visualized results, this is a neatly edited and executed examination of a complex subject. Though the target audience […]

An unexpected homecoming means facing painful shadows of the past for Gwen Murphy in Paradise Reborn by Nick Bileci, the second piece of his Paradise Collection series. Gwen relentlessly digs into a sinister new threat afflicting the town, while seeking closure and vengeance for the sins she has yet to forgive. This intense narrative does not shy away from taboo and traumatic subjects, offering a dark and unforgettable look into complex realms of pain, poverty, abuse, addiction, and obsession, as well as the incredible lengths people go for redemption. The unusual dialogue formatting can be disruptive to the reading experience, […]