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Instrument of Justice

Title: Instrument of Justice
Author: C.B. Anslie
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
Pages: 116
ISBN: 978-1643613314
Genre: Fiction / Mystery / Fantasy
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop

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The classic 1967 rock song from Buffalo Springfield begins, “There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear.” That’s a bit of the feeling one has when delving into C.B. Anslie’s novel, Instrument of Justice. One story plays out and seems to end. A dream injects itself.

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

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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 group of young teens discovers that their adventurous hunt for gold is nothing in comparison to the dark truth that awaits them.

In

Untethered

Title: Untethered: The True Children of Cyrus
Author: Brian Alikhani & Rosalyn R. Hafner
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 154125144X
Pages: 201
Genre: Non-Fiction
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington

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I had not prepared myself for the intensity of the story and the emotional rollercoaster I was to experience when reading Untethered: The True Children of Cyrus. The narrator’s life as an immigrant was not only unfortunate but also filled with a lot of frustrations. A sixteen-year-old left his

The Spirit of Redd Mountain

Title: The Spirit of Redd Mountain
Author: Larry Auerbach
Publisher: Book Vine Press
ISBN: 978-1949574425
Pages: 416
Genre: Horror/Occult
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina

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Helen Hayes once said, “Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.” In author Larry Auerbach’s novel The Spirit of Redd Mountain, a thirty-year-old tragedy gives birth to two powerful legends, and stirs up a race to destiny for the man responsible for the legend’s creation.

Author Larry Auerbach brings a story of

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

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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 is true, then so must the opposite be true. A failed marriage must stem from those who can’t stand to be around the other. In

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

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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 more like friends than characters in a book. The book feels like a first-time novel yet there is still

All Love Prohibited

Title: All Love Prohibited
Author: Anders Eklof
Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1949804666
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 388
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington

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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 thinking. . .

There are a number of themes the author incorporated in his book but the most covered theme was racial segregation of black folks

Taxi Driver and Ballerina

Title: Taxi Driver and Ballerina
Author: Kenny Lee
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 9780759688451
Pages: 192
Genre: Romance
Reviewed by: Anita Lock

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Author Kenny Lee spins a Romeo-and-Juliet tale in his romantic novel, Taxi Driver and Ballerina.

Joe Sanders consistently struggles to keep afloat working as a San Francisco taxi driver. Even though his philosophy degree doesn’t land him a better-paying job, he still has the opportunity to study the people

The Stranger

Title: The Stranger: A Story of Romance and Intrigue
Author: Eleanor Lee Gustaw
Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781949502251
Pages: 396
Genre: Romance
Reviewed by: Liz Konkel

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The Stranger: A Story of Romance and Intrigue is a story of love and family, weaving lessons of faith and hope. Thea and Gene Ashton’s love can overcome anything, and their future is looking brighter than ever. Gene is determined to find his wife

La Jolla Shores Murders

Title: La Jolla Shores Murders
Subtitle: A Bishop Bone Mystery
Author: Robert Rogers
Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1983070167
Pages: 422
Genre: Mystery
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop

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A reader unfamiliar with Robert Rogers’ work, might assume by the subtitle that this is a tome about a clergyman who solves crimes. Crimes are definitely unraveled within these pages, and indeed by Bishop Bone. But Bishop is not a religious title. It is simply Mr.

How to Get Your Grown Woman On

Title: How to Get Your Grown Woman On
Author: Dr. Crystal Morris-Newsom
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1456881078
Genre: Self-help
Pages: 102
Reviewed by: Susan Milam

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Adolescence has never been easy. Modern teens face perhaps even greater pressures than the young women and men of previous generations due to the stresses placed on them twenty-four/seven by social media. Dr. Crystal Morris-Newsom, author of How to Get Your Grown Woman On, wants to help young women negotiate the minefield

Secrets Abound in Missing Lake

Title: Secrets Abound in Missing Lake
Author: Tanya Fyfe
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 978-1545370308
Pages: 344
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy/Paranormal & Urban
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina

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Contemporary novelist Tom Robbins once said, “We’re our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.” In author Tanya Fyfe’s novel Secrets Abound in Missing Lake, this message is taken both figuratively

Harp

Title: Harp
Author: Nidhi Dalmia
Publishing: Book-Art Press Solutions
ISBN: 978-9384439798
Pages: 418
Genre: Romance
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown- Gilbert

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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 paths to adulthood via their life experiences with love, desires, and acceptance, leading each ultimately to some level of self-discovery.

Growing up protected

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

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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 to get what they want. However, it’s more than just that. Some of its collateral elements include innocent mountain lions that are medicated to be smarter and more

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

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Time travel is a common genre in science fiction. Most of these stories focus on one simple concept: small actions have big repercussions. The fact that the outcome of changing one little thing may be nearly impossible to track as its spreads doesn’t

A Glass Half Empty? …or Half Full?

Title: A Glass Half Empty? …or Half Full?
Subtitle: A Children’s Book for Grown Ups
Author: Dan Schuck
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4808-6739-9
Genre: Self-Help, Philosophy
Reviewed by: Beth Adams

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Are you an optimist or pessimist? …or a little of both? In author Dan Schuck’s ingenious book titled, A Glass Half Empty? …or Half Full?, you can page through it as if

And Come Day’s End

Title: And Come Day’s End
Subtitle: A Michael McKaybees Mystery
Author: Gabriel F.W. Koch
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ASBN: B07JL6XV1V
Pages: 256
Genre: Fiction / Crime / Mystery
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop

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Author Gabriel F.W. Koch successfully updates the classic hardboiled gumshoe genre with this novel of shady characters, shocking violence, and all manner of lawbreaking going on in New York and New Jersey. Written mostly

Catacombs of Hell

Title: Catacombs of Hell
Author: Mary A. Lonergan
Publisher: LitFire Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1641517706
Pages: 264
Genre: Romance & Suspense
Reviewed by: Arnold Carreiro

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Author Mary A. Lonergan has written a captivating novel of fascinating content in her book titled Catacombs of Hell.

I appreciated that protagonist Madeline Windsor is hearing impaired, and her reliance on a hearing aid amplified the sense of dread and pending danger when the story finally dropped the poor woman within the dark, dreary,

Strangers Under Amazon’s Canopy

Title: Strangers Under Amazon’s Canopy
Author: Mary A. Lonergan
Publisher: LitFire Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1641518376
Pages: 204
Genre: Fiction/Drama/Thriller
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina

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The ruthlessness and viciousness tendencies of the drug trade have been well documented and known for years. Whether it is the cartels of Mexico, the gangs of South America or any number of other criminal organizations around the world, drugs are a big business that

The Way of the Dog

Title: The Way of the Dog: The Memoirs of Eros, the Metaphysical Dog
Author: Eva A. MacDonnell
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1532059124
Pages: 212
Genre: Philosophy, Humor, Animals
Reviewed by: Jessica Schmidt

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The Way of the Dog: The Memoirs of Eros, the Metaphysical Dog is a whimsical and creative story about the vast Universe told through the perspective of a very inquisitive and smart puppy. Author Eva A. MacDonnell

Jericho’s Trumpet

Title: Jericho’s Trumpet
Author: Robert Gallant
Publisher: Robert Gallant Books
ISBN: 978-0578208107
Pages: 287
Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Reviewed by: Arnold Carreiro

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Although Jericho’s Trumpet is the sequel to author Robert Gallant’s Satan’s Stronghold, I went into this new book blind, and was pleasantly surprised to learn that not only did I not need to read the previous story to keep up with this world of high-stakes adventure, Gallant’s ability

The Tale of The Pumpkin Seed Squad

Title: The Tale of The Pumpkin Seed Squad
Author: Carolyn Mitchell
Illustrated by: Brenda Timms
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-164361062
Pages: 40
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Reviewed by: Beth Adams

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The Tale of The Pumpkin Seed Squad is exactly what happens when talent, creativity and imagination synergistically combine efforts with love in one’s heart for children. Author and poet Carolyn Mitchell has

The Moon Brothers

Title: The Moon Brothers
Author: Minister Bandit One Glove
Publisher: Toplink Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-948779-99-9
Pages: 285
Genre: Religious Autobiography
Reviewed by: Carl Conrad

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The Moon Brothers, written under the pseudonym of Minister Bandit One Glove, is a deeply immersing autobiography of the experiences a young ten year old boy has with his eight year old foster brother of another race as they are brought together and bond over the issue of bullying.

The Armageddon Virus

Title: The Armageddon Virus
Author: Robert Gallant
Publisher: Robert Gallant Books
ISBN: 978-0578208114
Pages: 322
Genre: Fiction/Action-Adventure
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina

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James Lovelock once said, “An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it.” In author Robert Gallant’s novel The Armageddon Virus, the world of virology brings this quote into a whole new light, exploring the field of deadly viruses and the weaponization of such viruses in the world. In the third novel in

God’s Domain

Title: God’s Domain
Author: Robert Gallant
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595424716
Pages: 220
Genre: Thriller
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington

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In Author Robert Gallant’s book titled God’s Domain, Chesney Barrett and Travis Weld are two characters which made this piece of literature exciting to read. I was captivated by Chesney’s character from the very start of the book. I enjoyed the work she did; collecting water and vegetable