Naka Jackson

About Naka Jackson

I'm a Literature Postgrad student in NYC, teaching and studying, working towards a broader understanding of English written word.

Great Dates With Your Mate by Laurie Ostby Kehler

Great DatesWhen you get married, you hope it’s forever, but many marriages fail due to the enjoyment and excitement of dates fading away over time. Author Laurie Kehler, a happily married woman, has penned an effective guide on how to have romantic and fun dates with your chosen life partner. Great Dates With Your Mate consists of “starters” for romantic conversation and focuses on drawing in memories and recollections for partners to encourage a strengthening of the relationship.

Throughout the book, the suggestions are helped along with inspirational quotations from writers and other resources, giving some extra pushes for those looking […]

2017-03-31T08:34:44+02:00March 31st, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Scorched Earth (New York in Love Book 1) by Sophia D’Angelo

Scorched Earth by Sophia D'AngeloWhen fate brings two wayward souls together in the New York City, they may overcome their very worst to bring out the best in each other…

Not long ago, Alex Chrisman and his brother were left without parents, forcing Alex to take custody of his brother while struggling to meet the demands of his daily life. A chance encounter brings Danielle Sterling into his life – a young woman new to the city, looking for a fresh start away from an abusive mother. When dark first impressions give way to a bright side, romance begins to blossom, just in time […]

2017-03-23T08:38:37+02:00March 23rd, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Crossed Lines by J.T. Marsh

Crossed Lines by J.T. MarshCrossed Lines by J.T. Marsh is a bold romance about a familiar, and controversial, relationship – the male high school student and his older female teacher. Seventeen-year-old Keith has a relationship with a Spanish teacher twice his age. When they meet up again ten years later, their present entanglements make their relationship all the more difficult, and soon realize their love and obsession comes with a dangerous price.

Written more to the literary side of romance, there is ample space given to character development and internal dialogue, which is one of the book’s major selling points. The novel is as […]

2017-03-02T03:54:34+02:00February 28th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

First Person: Supernatural Interviews by Okisha Jackson

First Person: Supernatural Interviews by Okisha JacksonFirst Person: Supernatural Interviews by Okisha Jackson is a collection of religious poetry focused on a number of different themes, such as “Vanity,” “Love,” “Insecurity,” “Pride,” and others. Poems are told in the first person from the perspective of the theme, or the author, and followed by corresponding scripture. It’s a unique work that touches on religious themes in a modern-day context.

While this is a deeply religious collection, the strength of the poetry is its universality. There is, of course, mention of God and faith within the text, but when she talks of something like vanity, it is applicable […]

2017-02-23T09:10:21+02:00February 23rd, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Review: Sweet Barbarian by Jayla Jasso

★★★★½ Sweet Barbarian by Jayla Jasso

Mild-mannered Karly has had a bit of a rough time. Between her job and her creepy, clingy ex, she has to find happiness where it comes. And sometimes happiness comes in the strangest of ways. When Karly’s dog begins barking at something outside her little cabin in the woods, she expects a raccoon or a squirrel, not a huge, half-naked man decked out in furs and leathers, bleeding and freezing half to death.

This is Valamir, a warrior from the year 483 AD. After suffering defeat and surrendering to a depraved priestess, he finds himself flung 1500 years into […]

2019-10-04T07:35:57+02:00February 2nd, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Songs of the Deliverer II: Faith Wins by Elvo Fortunato Bucci

Songs of the Deliverer II: Faith WinsSongs of the Deliverer II: Faith Wins is the sequel to Elvo Fortunato Bucci’s Songs of the Deliverer: A Modern Day Story of Christ, a retelling of Christ’s story for young adult readers, or anyone who wants to read and learn about Jesus’s story in a more modern format. In Faith Wins, Bucci tells the story of the apostles after Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection – how they maintained faith without their leader, and spread the gospel.

What makes the Songs of the Deliverer series particularly unique is not just the use of modern language, but a modern setting […]

2016-12-21T12:42:25+02:00December 21st, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

The Power of Seventy by Gerard Colenbrander

The Power of Seventy by Gerard ColenbranderThe Power of Seventy by Gerard Colenbrander is a fun and adventurous tale about discovering treasure in the Congo. Jaco, Ralph and Rusty are men in their seventies who have a reunion after a long absence. With the knowledge of treasure somewhere in the African jungle, the three men try and retrieve the treasure by land, sea, and sky, in creative and innovative ways, and prove that seventy is still young.

The novel could be described as a somewhat-oxymoronic “relaxing adventure.” Though the stakes are high for the guys involved, and there’s plenty of action, it’s really a fun and […]

2020-02-20T13:06:19+02:00December 20th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Wine Into Water: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel by Ray Keating

Wine Into Water: A Pastor Stephen Grant NovelWine Into Water by Ray Keating finds Pastor Stephen Grant navigating the treacherous world of counterfeit winemaking. A student of wine himself back in his CIA days, Grant is tasked with uncovering a counterfeit ring, which also involves dead restaurateurs, as well as members of his investigative team. Part thriller and part mystery, Wine into Water is full of action, suspense and an electric cast of characters – both villainous and heroic – that will satisfy fans of crime thrillers.

Though Wine into Water and the Stephen Grant series could most certainly be classified as Christian fiction, the book can […]

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