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Answered Prayer

by Melissa Wuske

In "Answered Prayer", Mary-Anne Coetzee shares stories of how God has answered her prayers, and tells of the struggles she faced and the knowledge she gained in the process. Coetzee has an unshakably strong faith in God. The book itself... Read More

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Black Divinity

by Melissa Wuske

"Black Divinity" by A. L. Saunders presents a look at God from the perspective of African-American street culture. Saunders’s book will challenge readers, bringing hope to those who feel disenfranchised and knowledge to those who seek... Read More

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Having Hope

by Melissa Wuske

"Having Hope" is Sherry Burkett’s debut novel and the first book in a planned series about Hope Logan and Tim Richards. Tim has lost his wife to breast cancer, and readers meet him in a dark moment when he prays a desperate prayer.... Read More

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California Noir

by Melissa Wuske

Howard Lakin’s "California Noir" follows a group of restless, edgy, unmarried friends as they enter middle age. Lakin has decades of Hollywood experience, writing and producing shows like Dallas and Falcon Crest. His experience shows... Read More

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Shards of Ephemera

by Melissa Wuske

Edmund Robert Kowkabany describes "Shards of Ephemera" as a “lurid tale of greed and lust.” The author begins his novel with a nostalgic, exaggeratedly whimsical tone, but the writing soon becomes satirical as Kowkabany launches into... Read More

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Conspiracy of Wolves

by Melissa Wuske

Ernie Hasler’s thriller, "Conspiracy of Wolves", tackles corruption at its deepest level. The protagonist, Douglas Hamilton, grew up in a Scottish coal-mining family. During a hotly contested miner’s strike, Douglas’s father,... Read More

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The Black House

by Melissa Wuske

Curtis R. Cochran crafts a work of prophetic historical fiction in his novel "The Black House". The story begins at the end of 1982, with the first chapter introducing October, “a young man in his early thirties reach[ing] out for the... Read More

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