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Excerpt – On Rainy Lake And Other Stories by Jim Bates

  Synopsis A love-struck modern-day whiskey runner. A man addicted to fruit. A young boy’s horrific experience running away from home. These stories look deep into human nature and how we cope with life’s many challenges. A deathbed wish by an estranged father forces his son to confront his past. A man tells his friend […]

Excerpt – The Last Breath Before Death by Alan Golbourn

  Synopsis A missing brother … An imminent phenomenon … Award-winning comic book illustrator and artist Jimmy Cochran is also a freelance reporter in New York City, specializing in the supernatural. Upon hearing that his estranged brother, Quentin, has gone missing with his best friend over in Germany, Jimmy becomes concerned — unable to shake […]

Review – The Drowning Game by Barbara Nickless

  Synopsis A woman’s investigation into her sister’s death exposes the dark side of a secret life in a gripping novel of power, money, and murder by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Sisters Nadia and Cass Brenner are heirs to Ocean House, a decades-old empire that builds superyachts for the rich and powerful: emirs, oligarchs, and […]

Review – Delusions of Chenille by Sally Dallas

  Synopsis With her criminal activities behind her, Chenille is psyched for a fresh start. The elements she truly desires in life still seem to elude her; a man who adores her, a fulfilling career, and a stable life for her son. Enter Brandon, a charismatic computer nerd who has his sights on the good […]

Excerpt – Amulet by Kathryn Amurra

  Synopsis Intelligent, charismatic, and successful, Val Nikolov has achieved everything he’s ever wanted, thanks to a wish made on his grandmother’s magical amulet. Alex Weaver, however, can’t seem to get her life in order. As a temp-agency lawyer helping Val’s company prepare to be acquired, Alex has no hope that she will ever land […]

Excerpt – The Last Rival by Kyle Palmer

  Synopsis In the shadow of World War II’s end, the world teeters on the brink of an invisible conflict. Behind the veil of international politics and covert espionage lies a forgotten truth—a darkness that survived the war, planning its resurrection. It falls upon a few brave men to stop it, even as their own […]

Review – A Turn-Up For The Books by Rachael Gray

  Synopsis Small villages can hide big secrets… When psychologist Laurel Nightingale finds a journalist murdered in the small village of Elderwick, she suspects her newest client, famous author Hugh Quintrell, might be involved. As Hugh charms the police into making him a consultant on the case, Laurel becomes determined to solve the mystery herself. […]

Excerpt & Guest Post – Even Higher Than Everest by George Almond

    Synopsis Even Higher than Everest is a vastly entertaining, fact-based, yet dramatized story of a London cockney heiress who, in the 1930s, sent a small fleet of double winger biplanes on a daring and remarkably dangerous mission to fly over Mt. Everest and film the world’s highest and most famous mountain peak. Author George […]

Review – A Little Bird Told Me by Rachael Gray

  Synopsis A fresh start leads to murder and mystery… Laurel Nightingale wants to start again. However, after discovering a dead body shortly after arriving in the tight-knit community, she wonders if village life is as wholesome as she first thought… Local police are convinced the death was accidental, but Laurel suspects murder and enlists […]

Review – 1828 by David Preston

  Synopsis In the high-stakes rematch of 1828, two titans of American politics clash in a battle that will determine the nation’s fate. John Quincy Adams, the embattled incumbent, faces Andrew Jackson, the fiery populist and war hero, in an election riddled with political machinations and deep-seated animosities. As accusations of corruption and backroom deals […]