Book Review: In a Gilded Cage by Susan Appleyard

August 07

In a Gilded Cage by Susan Appleyard        *** 5 stars *** An historical romance about the Austrian Royalty in the 1800’s. The customs of the times in Austria were difficult for young women. Arranged marriages, little or no independence. Women everywhere had difficult lives and very little power over their circumstances, but […]

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Review: Talon: Come Fly with Me – Book One of the Talon Series, by Gigi Sedlmayer

June 21

  Talon: Come Fly with Me – Book One of the Talon Series, by Gigi Sedlmayer, is an absolutely delightful story for people of all ages. A story of friendship, love and acceptance. A very young girl named Matica moves to another country with her family and faces all kinds of challenges and emotional trials. […]

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Review: Behind the Veil: One Man’s Spiritual Quest, by Paul Clowes

May 27

  Behind the Veil: One Man’s Spiritual Quest, by Paul Clowes, is possibly one of the most erudite books written on the period during the Crusades. Told from the perspective of one man, a monk who wakes up to the fact that the Church of Rome is abusive, deluding people and is using its power […]

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Review: Forever England by David Luddington

May 23

  Forever England, by David Luddington, is a humorous look at an Englishman who is relocating to Spain and starting a new chapter in his life. It’s a wonderful look, from the inside, at all the “norms” of a Spanish and small-town culture, which he must adapt to and endure, the quirky business relations, the […]

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Review: HYPNOSIS: A Return to the Past, by Maria Inês Rebelo

April 30

HYPNOSIS: A Return to the Past, by Maria Inês Rebelo, is a four star read. Marcus Belling is a world-famous hypnotist who takes on a new client, a mysterious woman named Anne Pauline Roux. Anne possesses a rare power when hypnotized, one which will affect both their lives in ways they could never imagine. As […]

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Review: The Roto-Rooter: Selected Short Stories by Michael Priv

April 27

The Roto-Rooter: Selected Short Stories by Michael Priv, is a collection of 16 very entertaining, well-written and imaginative short-stories covering several genres. This is a wonderful anthology, and no matter one’s taste or preferences, this collection is bound to spark something inside you and certainly bring a smile to your lips and at times, fire […]

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Book review: The Roto-Rooter (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv

April 17

The Roto-Rooter (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv. This is a quippy, witty, satirical play on a man’s mid-life crisis. Brian is caught in the murk of his own failures, or certainly at least, his perceived failures. Swimming in self-guilt and self-loathing, he is surrounded by negative vibes at every turn. Bad goes […]

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Book review: The Writer’s Block (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv

April 06

The Writer’s Block (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv, is a fun-filled satire on the not uncommon roadblock that writers encounter – the devil itself, “writer’s block”. Priv, in this brief story, brilliantly pokes at the problematic issue of how to end a romance novel without entering in trite, overused and banal endings […]

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The Author Spotlight: Gemma Tarr

April 05

Writers Inspiring Change: Tell us about yourself! Gemma: I’m a bit of an introvert, to be honest! Books were always a friend I could turn to when I didn’t have any answers; if I wanted a quiet few minutes to escape to another world I knew I could always pick up a book. I learned […]

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Book review: Between the Sun and the Shade: A Collection of Short Stories: To a God Unknown, by Rico Kumana De Silva

April 02

Between the Sun and the Shade: A Collection of Short Stories: To a God Unknown, by Rico Kumana De Silva, presents the reader with some very insightful stories. The author delves into the deeper, darker, often times very personal side of the characters in these stories, evoking both empathy and curiosity as to where these […]

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