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The Great Promise

by Mark McLaughlin

Frederick L. Coxen’s life was changed when he stumbled upon his late grandfather’s journal from World War I. Coxen did more than just transcribe the worn, weathered diary and annotate it with maps and a historical narrative to create... Read More

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The Soldier's Oath

by Mark McLaughlin

A mysterious hooded enemy, garbed in “unfamiliar uniforms,” is ravaging the land, raping, looting, killing, and burning everything in their path. “Who are these guys?” asks a puzzled defender of the crown in Christopher Lewis’... Read More

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The Legends of Azariah

by Mark McLaughlin

Two soldiers and a priest walk into a mysterious land in Earl R. Joseph’s fantasy The Legends of Azariah: Magnificent Armor. While the author sends his heroic trio on a search for knowledge, the book project would have benefited from a... Read More

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The Memoir of a Nazarene

by Mark McLaughlin

To write a fictionalized autobiography of Jesus is to risk offending some readers. Edward J. Murray is to be commended for his courage, if not his style, in writing The Memoir of a Nazarene: Jay Levi. To have Jesus, or, as he is known in... Read More

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If Two Are Dead

by Mark McLaughlin

“I was in Ambercromby’s army at Ticonderoga,” quips Thomas Dordrecht, hero of Jonathan Carriel’s historical mystery. “I can stomach a corpse.” That is fortunate for the young apprentice because corpses abound in 1762 New... Read More

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Very Bad Neighbor

by Mark McLaughlin

Bulla and Rudy may not be the evil next-door neighbors from hell, but they are definitely unpleasant people. If William Terry Rutherford was indeed bullied by such a pathological pair in what he claims is “a contemporary fact-based... Read More

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Casino Run

by Mark McLaughlin

Even following the tragic loss of his first wife and love of his life, it is comforting and uplifting to know that Forrest Haskell still believes he has “already hit life’s jackpot.” His memoir of three fun-filled days at a casino... Read More

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