Book Review
Call Me Sonja
There were few places as glamorous as Cannes, France, in the early twentieth century, and few women as lovely and mysterious as a Russian princess. For Princess Samaroff’s young daughter, Sonja, meeting American Norman Carey was...
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The Legend of Alexandros
In The Legend of Alexandros: Titans of Chaos, two cataclysmic events change the course of the lives of three Titans: One event puts them in stasis in the Underworld for hundreds of years, and the other brings them back. In the...
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Million Dollar Baby
The Depression era of the United States was one of the worst times this country has ever suffered. Yet even in the worst of times there is something valuable to be found—money was scarce, but innocence, kindness, and grace were in...
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The Ruffian on the Stair
Sebastian Rolvenden is gifted with the written remains of his namesake grandfather’s life: a journal of sorts, a map, and letters which reveal that his vicar ancestor was much more than a religious man in his earlier days; he was a...
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The Outsider
The ambition of the historical fiction novel is not only to expound upon the events within a previous time and place, but to peel back the layers of fact and reveal the nuances of the lives beneath. "The Outsider" by Ann H. Gabhart has...
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River Ghosts
Adult nightmares are often the echoes of childhood recollections, horrors left behind to grow and fester in the fertile earth of imagination. The visions of Richard Hill are no different; the memories of what he witnessed—his...
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Maiden Rock
Once upon a time, the evil of drugs lived only in the alleys of big cities. Now, as depicted in prolific author Mary Logue’s "Maiden Rock", its malevolence has permeated even the most innocent of small towns. No place is safe. Deputy...
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Obit
Rarely is the impetuousness of youth undertaken with thoughts of legacy. In "Obit" by Anne Emery, one man’s political devotion becomes his children’s ultimate terror. The book’s spirited ride is piloted by barrister Monty Collins,...