Fiction

The Other La Bohème

Title: The Other La Bohème Author: Yorker Keith Publisher: Bookbaby ISBN: 9781483591995 Pages: 366 Genre: Literary Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Brown Hollywood Book Reviews Awarded to books of excellent Merit Sing on! That’s the rallying cry of four friends, all of whom are struggling opera singers trying to make a living in the

Nightmare in the Limbo of Halloween

Title: Nightmare in the Limbo of Halloween Author: Behzad Almasi Publisher: Authorhouse ISBN: 978-1-50493-484-8 Pages: 246 Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: Dan MacIntosh Hollywood Book Review Behzad Almasi’s fantastic book, Nightmare in the Limbo of Halloween, was said to have taken eight years to write. It certainly does have an epic feel

To Never Know

Title: To Never Know Author: Thomas Duffy Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781536898385 Pages: 206 Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger Scott Hollywood Book Reviews To Never Know by author Thomas Duffy is the story of love lost, found and lost again, as a young man is trying to break free from his troubled

Heartbreaker

Title: Heartbreaker Author:  Thomas Duffy Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 978-1517416539 Pages: 183 Genre: Fiction-Thriller Reviewed by: CC Thomas Hollywood Book Reviews Amber Robertson is one red-hot mess, from beginning to end. Amber is a 19-year-old who has just moved to New York City in order to make more out of her life. Without

Deborah Rising

Title: Deborah Rising Author: Avraham Azrieli ISBN: 978-0062563552 Publisher: Harper Legend Pages: 269 Genre: Historical Fiction Reviewed by: Michelle Robertson   Author's Website Hollywood Book Reviews Deborah, from the young age of 13, was no stranger to hardship and remorse. She was an orphan and witnessed a great injustice done to

The Count of Monte Cristo as Retold by Sherlock Holmes

Title: The Count of Monte Cristo as Retold by Sherlock Holmes Author: Holy Ghost Writer Publisher: Illuminated Publications ISBN: 1490927301 Pages: 564 Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: Russell D. James Author's Website Hollywood Book Reviews The Count of Monte Cristo Retold by Sherlock Holmes is a long book that offers a good

The Company of Magic

Title: The Company of Magic Author: P.J. Milton Publisher: Victoria & Company Books ISBN: Pages: 88,000 words Genre: YA Fantasy/Thriller Reviewed by: Carol Davala  Hollywood Book Reviews In a creative blend of modern and ancient, magic and mystery, murder and mayhem, author P.J. Milton draws readers into a fantastical literary realm

Bonds of Love and Blood

Title: Bonds of Love and Blood Author: Marylee MacDonald Publisher:  Summertime Publications ISBN: 9781940333093 Pages: 250, Paperback Genre: Short Stories Author's Website Hollywood Book Reviews Bonds of Love and Blood is a stunning collection of MacDonald's previously published and award-winning short stories. More than half her compilation have either received high

Rented Silence

Title: Rented Silence Author: Lucia Mann Publisher: Grassroots Publishing Group ISBN: 978-0-9794805-9-1 Pages: 360 Genre: Historical Fiction Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger Scott   Author's Website Hollywood Book Reviews The horrors of slavery are vividly laid bare in Rented Silence, a tale that spans more than fifty years of African and international

Vital Temptations

Title: Vital Temptations: A Heart’s Betrayal Author: K.L. Lewis Publisher: BookBaby IBSN: B01B6SJ56Y Pages: 216 Genre: Light Adult Romance Reviewed by: Kathleen Logan-Taylor Hollywood Book Reviews Dr. Bethany McNeal is a Pediatric resident at one of the top children’s hospitals in Seattle. She is utterly focused on her career and is no