Secrets Are Out Now
Title: Secrets Are Out Now: How a Girl Overcomes the World
Author: Crystal Rivers
Publisher: Gold Touch Press
ISBN: 1982243090
Pages: 272
Genre: Memoir
Reviewed by: Nicole Olson
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Crystal Rivers’ tell-all memoir Secrets Are Out Now – How a Girl Overcomes the World shares the gruesome story of her life of survival. All throughout her life, Crystal is met with hardship and disappointment. A talented singer, dancer and loving mother – she lays it all out on the table and tells
The Popes’ Book
Title: The Popes’ Book: A Novel
Author: C. F. Gayetty
Publisher: C. F. Gayetty
ISBN: 978-1-7360385-1-2
Pages: 495
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Jason Lulos
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The Popes’ Book is an epic disguised as historical fiction. Reading this novel conjured themes from Paradise Lost, John Gardner’s Grendel, and even Gregory Macguire’s Wicked. Getting the villain’s perspective is a fantastic and provocative way of looking at a narrative or mythology from a totally different perspective. This
Daughter of Destiny: Final Victory
Title: Daughter of Destiny: Final Victory
Author: Jennifer Thomas
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing
ASIN: B092YJ3CZW
Pages: 184
Genre: Spiritual Biography
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
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Through life’s most difficult moments and tumultuous experiences, one of the best things a person can do for themselves is exercise patience. Being patient not only allows us to take a step back and examine a difficult scenario through fresh eyes, but it allows us to come to a conclusion not out of pure emotion,
Under His Wings
Title: Under His Wings
Author: Rosemary Fisher
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 978-1-0980-8315-1
Genre: Christian Romance
Pages: 332
Reviewed by: Allison Walker
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When his father is diagnosed with cancer, it only seems right Coop should quit college and move back home. After all, he loves the farm and his family needs him. Becky has also recently moved back home after a college fling led to pregnancy. She loves her daughter
Grace, Mercy, and Love
Title: Grace, Mercy, and Love
Author: Maxine Chisholm
Publisher: Page Turner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1638715191
Pages: 140
Genre: Memoir, Christian
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
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Grace, Mercy and Love is an emotive and moving memoir by Maxine Chisholm that lets readers into her life while giving real-life testimonies about the remarkable transformation of her life through God’s loving mercy and grace.
Author Chisholm accentuates that the Holy Spirit inspired her to write her life story as a survival guide to
Soaring Eagle with Many Coups
Title: Soaring Eagle with Many Coups
Author: James Safreno
Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
ISBN: 1952155673
Pages: 614
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
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Soaring Eagle with Many Coups ’follows the story of James York, among other characters. I enjoyed reading about James York, his family, history, and how he related to others. The author takes the reader on a trip down memory lane, in the 1800s, where life for the average Native American, and everyone else, was different.
The Soulmate Prophecy
Title: The Soulmate Prophecy – Book 3: The Revelation
Author: Yasmina Haque
Publisher: MainSpring Books
ISBN: B09C1567DV
Pages: 277
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
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The search to find love is a journey we all must take at one point or another in our lives. There are very distinct types of love which we all either search for or crave. The love of a parent, the love for a child, the
Holier Than Thou
Title: Holier Than Thou
Author: Constantine Grey
Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-64753-958-0
Genre: Political Science, Religious Study
Pages: 76
Reviewed by: David Allen
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This slim but bounteous volume is an education in history, religion, and most of all, in sanity. Holier Than Thoutakes a much-needed look at major world religions from the point of view of their irrational and historical antecedents. The book’s specific focus is on the so-called ‘Abrahamic’ traditions – Christianity, Islam, and
The Isle of the Dragon
Title: The Isle of the Dragon: The Last Flight of the Bugs Bunny
Author: Rolf Stibbe
Publisher: Author Reputation Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1649612939
Pages: 194
Genre: Literature & Fiction/Genre Fiction
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
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At one point or another in every person’s life, a hero emerges. Whether that hero is a work of fiction which we as children idolize, or a fireman who blazes into an inferno to rescue a mother, or even a beloved parent who sacrifices everything for
The Pockets of My Brain
Title: The Pockets of My Brain
Author: Constance Breen
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1477157770
Pages: 164
Genre: Literature & Fiction/Poetry
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
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The emotional highs and lows in life are often such an inner struggle we all have to face at one point or another in our lives. Finding the right outlet or path in which to come to terms with those moments, stay with us in life, and are often some of the more difficult
Title: Chance of Precipitation
Title: Chance of Precipitation
Author: Scott Miller
Publisher: Author Reputation Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1649617187
Pages: 258
Genre: Literature & Fiction/Dramas & Plays
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
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At one point in all of our lives, we as a civilization have had to face change in one form or another. Whether it is a small, personal change in our daily lives, or the change which comes from the evolution of our society as a whole, change comes for us all, and it
Daughter of Destiny
Title: Daughter of Destiny
Author: Jennifer Thomas
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 978-1-64416-721-2
Genre: Memoir
Pages: 150
Reviewed by: Ella Vincent
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Daughter of Destiny is a compelling memoir that shows the importance of prayer and faith. Jennifer Thomas has written a book that will resonate with readers.
Daughter of Destiny tells the story of Jennifer Thomas, a woman who encounters several misfortunes in her life. Thomas writes about being a sexual abuse survivor while suffering from a traumatic childhood. She
The Adventure of Mr. Icket – The Kindhearted Cricket
Title: The Adventure of Mr. Icket – The Kindhearted Cricket
Author: Martha Abrams Marrow
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-1-64803-758-0
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Pages: 30
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
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Two huge details become obvious to readers of The Adventure of Mr. Icket – The Kindhearted Cricket by author Martha Abrams Marrow. First, readers are shown an overabundance of creativity in the story of Mr. Icket, a cricket, complete with rhyming
Hello Up There!
Title: Hello Up There!
Author: Judi Buenaflor
Illustrator: Carol Kelley
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1-64908-806-2
Pages: 30
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
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The story’s flow of Hello Up There! by author Judi Buenaflor has just the right tempo to make this an extraordinary children’s book. The story of Jimmy, handicapped by an accident and relying on a wheelchair to get around, goes to the zoo with his mom to
Political Heat
Title: Political Heat
Author: John Nieman
Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1955955720
Genre: Fiction/Politics & Government
Pages: 174
Reviewed by: Philip Zozzaro
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Being a politician has its benefits and its drawbacks, the praise and the boos ebbing and flowing with each change in the news cycle. One has to possess a strong fortitude to run for elected office, never mind staying in elected office. Graham Kruse is the fair-haired Mayor of New York City. He has had a lengthy political
Disaster at Bushehr
Title: Disaster at Bushehr
Author: Reginald Nelson
Publisher: Urlink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1647538675
Pages: 448
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
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Disaster at Bushehr is a stimulating and compelling book that puts the reader on edge. It is impossible not to appreciate the author’s work as every event, every character and every occurrence is strategic, and makes sense even for a fiction book. The author does not exaggerate nor does he add near impracticable elements in his tales.
From a Distance
Title: From a Distance
Author: Vernon Bargainer
ISBN: 978-1-4759-8161-2
Publisher: iUniverse
Genre: Fiction/Romance
Pages: 300
Reviewed by: Suzanne Gattis
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Can you really fall for someone that you see from a distance? In author Vernon Bargainer’s romantic novel, From a Distance, you can at least begin to fall for the idea of someone and it can grow into so much more. When a spark happens upon finally meeting, you get what every romantic at heart wants, a true love story.
When Sarah
I Remember Running
Title: I Remember Running: Sequel to It Is Morning
Author: Vernon Bargainer
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1462033478
Pages: 253
Genre: Romance, Suspense, Mystery
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
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I Remember Running is a skillful and original novel written by Vernon Bargainer. It is a sequel to It Is Morningby the same author and also a stand-alone novel.
The author introduces us to Lorrie Dean, who’s wedding to Andy is cut short when she is kidnapped
It Is Morning
Title: It Is Morning
Author: Vernon Bargainer
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1450228725
Pages: 268
Genre: Romance, Mystery, Suspense
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
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It Is Morning is a wonderfully written and emotionally engaging novel by author Vernon Bargainer which explores contemporary themes and is the first volume in its series.
Andy Boone was excited to start a new future in East Texas. On his way to his new job location, he accidentally thrashed his car through the
At the Feet of Angels
Title: At the Feet of Angels
Author: Vernon Bargainer
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0595005772
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 246
Reviewed by: Ella Vincent
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At the Feet of Angels is a compelling and inspirational novel. Vernon Bargainer has written a novel that will resonate with readers.
At the Feet of Angels tells the story of Jenny, a girl who is taken from her mother by her uncle and ends up living with a couple, Sheila and Bryan Holdershaw. Though they make an attempt to
End-Time Living
Title: End-Time Living: Despite Conflict and Hardship, All is Well
Author: David S. Heeren
Publisher: URLink Print and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1647538958
Pages: 132
Genre: Religion
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
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“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in Heaven, for, in the same way, they persecuted the prophets who were before
The Saudi Oil Gambit
Title: The Saudi Oil Gambit
Author: Reginald Nelson
Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1647538514
Genre: Fiction, Action, Suspense
Pages: 302
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
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The spy genre has to be one of the most challenging genres to write. Not only are there so many subgenres and side plots to incorporate, but your characters are always going to be compared to legends like James Bond. Though the task is daunting, author Reginald Nelson took a crack at it and
I’m Just A Girl
Title: I’m Just A Girl
Author: D.S. England
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1662428766
Genre: General Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Humor
Pages: 244
Reviewed by: David Allen
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This book is a moving and emotional feast. I’m Just A Girl is a novel set-in a near future somewhat dystopian America. A pandemic computer virus has reduced a once thriving technologically heavy society to a shadow of its former self. People operate bars, restaurant and strip malls out of tiny enclaves of the
Murder at Mountain Creek
Title: Murder at Mountain Creek
Author: Nancy Bone Goff
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1649088772
Pages: 222
Genre: Mystery
Reviewed by: Philip Zozzaro
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Sudie Hubert is a young woman apprehensive of her new living arrangement. She and her husband, along with their infant daughter Beth, have moved into a cabin with Dawson’s Uncle John and Aunt Stella. The Hubert family is expanding as Sudie is expecting. Dawson works at a local
The Sword and the Rose
Title: The Sword and the Rose: A Swiss-American Dervish in Egypt
Author: Tara Sufiana
Publisher: Go to Publish
ISBN: 978-1647493271
Pages: 270
Genre: Memoir, Travel
Reviewed by: Jennifer Bailey
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Because of an unexpected adventure, Tara Sufiana finds herself spending five years living among the Sufis of Egypt. During this time, she is immersed in their mystical practices, discovering the dervish within, learning to express herself through sacred dance and music at religious