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Review: Queensboro by Thomas Drago

★★★★½ Queensboro by Thomas Drago

Content warning for child abduction and abuse of a sexual nature, as well as the use of racist and offensive language.

When model fourth grade student Ashley Smith breaks her zero-absence record at Crow Creek Elementary, everyone is immediately on edge. When Sheriff Brad Gleason calls a search, something far worse than anyone could have imagined is found, and once more the town of Crow Creek must handle loss at the hands of the simply unexplainable.

Meanwhile,  an ex-employee of Carolina EnTech turns up worse than dead in a local diner, spurring the only witness curious enough to drive […]

2018-11-08T13:14:22+02:00July 1st, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |
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Review: Travel Your Way by Robert W. Bauer

Travel Your Way

Travel Your Way, by Robert Bauer, strips away the glamor and glitz of travel brochures and gets down to the nitty-gritty of what it takes to plan a wonderful and memorable trip.

In today’s Internet world, travel opportunities seem endless. But how does one sift through all the online travel companies, service providers, travel agents, and tour operators to find the most reliable and best deals? Vacations can be expensive and not everyone is an experienced traveler. Not knowing the options and process can discourage many from going on a trip they’ve always dreamed about. Bauer’s book outlines the […]

2019-03-08T11:18:00+02:00June 30th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: , |
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Review: Face of Our Father by G. Egore Pitir

★★★★½ Face of Our Father

Face of Our Father by G. Egore Pitir is an exciting new entry into the burgeoning terrorist thriller genre. There’s a growing list of novels centered around the Middle East, so it’s tough to stand out. Face of Our Father is a unique and compelling addition to the genre, a thriller in which character development is a core part of the story, making it a multi-layered and satisfying read.

Captain Stu Pierce is an aging fighter pilot who’s past his prime though headstrong and principled. His wife, Angie, is still in the thick of it – a lawyer and […]

2016-07-15T11:19:51+02:00June 26th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |
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Review: Off Balance (Ballet Theatre Chronicles Book 1) by Terez Mertes Rose ★★★★★

Off Balance by Terez Mertes RoseOff Balance, by Terez Mertes Rose, is a refreshing and gritty story about friendships, dreams, and life.

Alice walked away from her ballet career after an injury forced her off the stage years ago. Lana is a young and naïve dancer who has recently moved to California in pursuit of her dream. Alice’s boss asks her to look out for Lana not knowing that Lana symbolizes everything that Alice has lost. The pain that she’s buried bubbles to the surface as does Lana’s insecurities and family troubles. Can the two women forge a relationship to help the other heal?[…]

2017-03-24T10:28:51+02:00June 25th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |
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Review: Paralysis Paradox (Paradox Consecution Book 1) by Stewart Sanders

★★★★½ Paralysis Paradox by Stewart Sanders

Through a lens, and in remiss of time and space, four lives are lived in parallel. Four lives come together, and regardless of sense and argument, come to acknowledge their paradox: they live together, separately.

One lives as brother to the Count of Anjou, the next as a poor working boy, a third as a girl trapped by the unsaid, and the last, a machine. As an otherworldy device ticks long cycles on a distant bookend of humanity, a lost comrade contemplates, and these immiscible consciousnesses coalesce, with abstracted struggles converging on an immense level of conspiracy. Convoluted co-existence […]

2017-03-24T10:28:41+02:00June 25th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: , |
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Review: Somerflip: Based on a True Story… Witnessed by Drunks by Daley James Francis ★★★★★

Somerflip: Based on a True Story... Witnessed by Drunks by Daley James FrancisSet in the British East Midlands, the small town of Oatvale is blessed with miles of countryside, a long drive from anywhere of interest, and a smattering of no less than seven pubs, some more disreputable than others. Almost a zoo of local “characters”, the only kind of normal occupying the town is “a little bit odd”, and someone almost average can hardly escape at least a story of something extraordinary. Such is the fate of one Rob Thomas, who’s bad luck is flipped almost as marvelously as how he once caused a trouble-maker to somersault over in a single […]

2019-01-22T15:45:45+02:00June 24th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , , |
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Review: The Shoes Come First by Janet Leigh

★★★★½ The Shoes Come First by Janet Leigh

The Shoes Come First: A Jennifer Cloud Novel, by Janet Leigh, is a lighthearted and laugh out loud historical fantasy and romance.

In Sunnyside, Texas, Jennifer Cloud has the perfect job as assistant purchasing manager for an upscale shoe store. When her boss is arrested, Jennifer’s world comes crashing down. She ends up working for her brother in his chiropractic office. Jennifer feels like she’s the only one in her life who doesn’t have ambition.

An unexpected birthday gift opens up a whole new world for Jennifer. This gift allows her to travel in time and during her […]

2019-01-24T19:47:21+02:00June 24th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , , |
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Review: Afterlife by Tim Gurung ★★★★

AfterlifeAfterlife by Tim Gurung follows Enos Bronte as he travels through the hereafter meeting many challenges along the way. He battles loneliness, isolation, barren landscapes, trapped souls, and other dark and disturbing visions as he attempts to navigate this difficult wilderness. Ultimately, the journey is worth it. Enos hasn’t been trapped in hell, he must fight his way through this otherwordly landscape to reach safety and redemption.

This is not a traditional view of the afterlife, and it’s more a reflection of Eastern mysticism than Western depictions of heaven and hell. At the same time, Gurung covers most of the […]

2017-03-24T10:24:29+02:00June 22nd, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |
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