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The Story of Evil – Volume I: Heroes of the Siege by Tony Johnson

In the tradition of classic fantasy, the first volume of The Story of Evil by Tony Johnson is a remarkably creative and engaging novel that introduces readers to a new world of magical creatures, noble heroes, and sinister monsters.

When the capital of the kingdom, Celestial, is attacked by savage monsters in the midst of a jousting tournament, the balance of good and evil takes a shift towards darkness. Three young adventurers – Ty, Steve and Kari – must rise to the occasion, far beyond their youthful experience, to protect the home they love and turn the tide against the […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2018-01-25T09:48:08+02:00January 24th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

The Manor by Sally Ferla

The Manor is a work of BDSM erotica by Sally Ferla that exposes readers to the complex mistress/slave discipline.

Jennifer and her mistress, a wealthy businesswoman, have committed to living the mistress/slave lifestyle, which has suffered lately due to Jennifer’s willful disobedience. In an effort to save their relationship, Jennifer’s mistress leaves her at an etiquette academy called the Manor. Unbeknownst to Jennifer, the mistress of the Manor is a psychiatrist who operates the Manor as a medical asylum – one to which Jennifer has just committed herself. Jennifer’s new life consists of slave etiquette training, each leading to harsh […]

Marta Cheng2019-01-22T05:38:58+02:00January 22nd, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Erotic Book Reviews, Romance Book Reviews|

The Waste-Wise Kitchen Companion by Jean B. MacLeod

The Waste-Wise Kitchen Companion: Hundreds of Practical Tips for Repairing, Reusing, and Repurposing Food by Jean MacLeod’s is a highly useful food-recycling encyclopedia that should be in everyone’s kitchen library.

An “enthusiastic and curious (and thrifty) cook,” writer Jean MacLeod has created a compendium of tips on how to save, rescue, and “repair” common and not-so-common edibles, in alphabetical format – from almond paste to zucchini.

Some tips are obvious to the budget-minded cook: use leftover applesauce in oatmeal or pancakes, or turn stale cake into new dessert with milk and a bit of sauce. Other ideas are less common […]

Barbara Scott2018-03-01T10:59:44+02:00January 17th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Home & Garden Book Reviews|

Tides by Philip J. Moss

Tides by Philip J. Moss Sam Tinker lives in a small town at the edge of the ocean, teetering on the cusp of change. The world isn’t the same as it was thirty or fifty years back. Fishermen and lobstermen have to work harder to keep financially afloat, and environmental changes foreshadow an even grimmer future. When new opportunities appear, they bring their own risks, especially to the lobstermens’ way of life. Perspective is a funny thing, though, and it may be that the world as Sam Tinker remembers it has never been exactly what he thought.

Much of Tides by Philip J. Moss reads […]

Mindy Hood2018-01-16T07:04:57+02:00January 16th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Literary Fiction Book Reviews|

Plagued: Book One: The Girl Who Chased The Shadows by Garrison Scott

In Plagued: The Girl Who Chased the Shadows, by Garrison Scott, readers are introduced to a world that has been irrevocably changed by an alien asteroid that destroyed all semblance of normalcy on Earth. More interestingly is the main character, Skyler, who is infected with an alien pathogen moments before the asteroid makes its deadly impact. This isn’t a normal infection, however, and as it begins to transform the infected survivors, the division and fear among those still alive becomes a new battle for survival.

The novel flows at a rapid clip and the characters are rugged and well-defined, […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-01-22T05:36:49+02:00January 14th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Apocalyptic Fiction Book Reviews, Post-Apocalyptic Book Reviews|

Lower World by Eloise Harmann

For fans of science-fiction fantasy, author Eloise Harmann delivers a list of classic touches that include a hugely diverse cast of characters, quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson, and a weighty page-count, in this unusual underwater saga.

In Lower World, author Harmann writes a corporate tech-political murder-mystery that sees an underwater community, the tetrapeds, threatened by a landlubbing world. Teeming with information on marine life and geological features of the ocean’s floor, the premise explains that the Great Unexplored is not Deep Space at all, but the oceans of our own planet, offering a highly inventive world that skirts the […]

SPR2018-01-12T08:24:35+02:00January 12th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Mr. Wonderful by Daniel Blake Smith

Mr. Wonderful by Daniel Blake Smith delves into the life of an academic, juggling family and his teaching career. Concerned about his aging father who is dealing with medical issues, Brian is faced with an adopted adult son who just can’t seem to find his way in life and inevitably ends up returning home while on the run from a dangerous situation. The sudden arrival of his son adds to the upheaval and adds further strain to what seems like an already threadbare marriage.

Between the phone calls from his younger brother about their father, the wishes of his father’s […]

SPR2019-01-11T14:51:54+02:00January 10th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews, Literary Fiction Book Reviews|

Budland by Tom Kranz

While there is typically nothing funny about murder, author Tom Kranz manages to draw out more than a few smiles in his new novel Budland. The protagonist and a professional smart aleck, Bud Remmick, finds himself in jail after killing his intolerable boss, and he doesn’t seem to regret the choice in the least. The novel skips back and forth between life behind bars and the life Bud left behind, giving readers a better picture of why a seemingly smart and driven man would throw his freedom away for a single act of reckoning.

Bud is a fascinating character […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2018-12-07T10:12:54+02:00January 2nd, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews|