Fiction

Adventures of the Ninth Legion of Rome

Title: Adventures of the Ninth Legion of Rome: Book 1: The Sacrifice Author: Hurley D. Mahan Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC ISBN: 978-1643611464 Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy Pages: 308 Reviewed by: Susan Milam Hollywood Book Review Adventures of the Ninth Legion of Rome: Book 1: The Sacrifice opens the saga of Commander Marcus Artorius Agricola and

The Troll Bridge

Title: The Troll Bridge Author: Larry P. Auerbach Publisher: Book Vine Press ISBN: 978-1949574401 Pages: 407 Genre: Young Adult/Action-Adventure Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Review Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.” In author Larry P Auerbach’s novel The Troll Bridge, a

Marvin’s Garden

Title: Marvin’s Garden Author: Joseph Brisben Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC ISBN: 978-1949804690 Pages: 120 Genre: Fiction/Drama/Paranormal Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Review Julia Child once said, “The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.” Yet if this

Today’s a Yellow Day

Title: Today’s a Yellow Day Author: James Roth Publisher: Xlibris ISBN: 978-1477113509 Pages: 304 Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: Arthur Thares Hollywood Book Review It is hard to come up with an original story and doing so is ninety-nine percent of writing. Author James Roth has created a fantastic story filled with rich characters which feels

All Love Prohibited

Title: All Love Prohibited Author: Anders Eklof Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC ISBN: 1949804666 Genre: Fiction Pages: 388 Reviewed by: Aaron Washington Hollywood Book Review The author starts All Love Prohibited by taking readers back to the sixties. . . I appreciated the protagonist Leif Karlsson, from the onset. I was taken by his ways of

Harp

Title: Harp Author: Nidhi Dalmia Publishing: Book-Art Press Solutions ISBN: 978-9384439798 Pages: 418 Genre: Romance Reviewed by: Lisa Brown- Gilbert Hollywood Book Review Nidhi Dalmia’s premiere work, Harp courts readers with a multifaceted and earnestly romantic narrative. The story follows the lives of several prominent characters during the late 1960s, as they forge their personal

Alpha and Omega

Title: Alpha and Omega Author: Robert W. Gallant Publisher: Robert Gallant Books ASIN: 978-1732297777 Pages: 154 Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: Dan MacIntosh Hollywood Book Review Robert W. Gallant’s book, Alpha and Omega, mixes together many intriguing plot elements. It is, at its heart, a crime story involving bad guys that will stop at nothing

Paradox Effect

Title: Paradox Effect: Time Travel and Purified DNA Merge to Halt the Collapse of Human Existence Author: Gabriel F.W. Koch Publisher: Outskirts Press Pages: 284 Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: John Murray Hollywood Book Review Time travel is a common genre in science fiction. Most of these stories focus on one simple concept: small actions have

Finding Favor and the Secret of Rainbow Moor

Title: Finding Favor and the Secret of Rainbow Moor Author: Yvette S.M. Debeau Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 978-1-5246-1371-6 Genre: Fiction Pages: 322 Reviewed by: Allison Walker Hollywood Book Review Romance fiction is one of the best-selling genres among women, and yet it all tends to follow the same basic plot. No matter how much you adore

Second Thoughts

Title: Second Thoughts: Second Chances Author: D.C. Moses Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC ISBN: 978-1949169676 Pages: 366 Genre: Contemporary/Literary Fiction Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Review It is very rare that a person’s life goes accordingly to plan. More often than not, outside forces or a change of heart will lead people down paths they