Synopsis “Dreams of Lake Drukka” and “Exhumation” explore the unearthing of horrific, long-buried family secrets. Journeying into the darkest recesses of the past, these stories depict the dire consequences of discovering the truth. Writing about this duology, author Mike Thorn says: “It was only in retrospect that I could see the connections between these […]
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Review – The Savior and the Singing Machine by Jeremy Leven
August 31, 2019
Synopsis As he did with Creator and Satan’s Psychotherapy and Cure, Jeremy Leven has once again created pure magic with this hilarious, moving, and thought-provoking tale of a man who abandons all to search for Perfect Love. And what could be more perfect to love than the Messiah, who now reappears in the prophesied […]
Death by Dissertation (Cassandra Sato) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – Nebraska Emerald Prairie Press (April 17, 2019) Paperback: 355 pages Synopsis Ambitious Cassandra Sato traded her life in Hawai’i for a dream position as Student Affairs VP at Morton College in tiny Carson, Nebraska. She expected the Midwestern church casseroles, land-locked […]
Synopsis Too shy to reply? The Comeback Kid will do it for you! In this hilarious take on the modern-day detective story, Frank “The Comeback Kid” Davenport has made cozy living finishing arguments for people too embarrassed to speak up for themselves. But when a beautiful young woman hires him to tell off her dad, […]
Book Title: Free Pizza by G.C. McRae Category: Middle-Grade Fiction, 360 pages Genre: Humorous Fiction Publisher: MacDonald Warne Media Release date: May 1, 2019 Content Rating: PG (No sex or drugs, just mild expletives such as “hell” and “damn”.) Synopsis ​ Brian McSpadden is always hungry. Does he have a disease? Worms? Does it have […]
Moon Games Cozy Mystery/Amateur Sleuth Milford House Press (August 6, 2018) Paperback: 264 pages Synopsis At the outset, Miranda Davis has nothing much going for her. The tourists are long gone by October in the quaint Carolina town of Black Mountain, her realty business is at a standstill, and her weekend stint managing the local […]
Title: THE WATER IS WIDE, Book 3 Author: Laura Vosika Publisher: Gabriel’s Horn Press Pages: 451 Genre: Time Travel/Historical Fiction Synopsis After his failure to escape back to his own time, Shawn is sent with Niall on the Bruce’s business. They criss-cross Scotland and northern England, working for the Bruce and James Douglas, as they […]
Title: TAKING CONTROL: RICK’S STORY Author: Morgan Malone Publisher: Independent Pages: 170 Genre: Contemporary Romance Synopsis Summer on the Jersey Shore and all Rick Sheridan wants is some solitude at his beach house. Then he spots a lean, leggy blonde coming out of the surf and his plans are shot to hell. And the […]
A Crafter Knits a Clue: A Handcrafted Mystery NEW COZY MYSTERY SERIES SET IN WISCONSIN Crooked Lane Books (October 9, 2018) Synopsis For fans of Betty Hechtman and Maggie Sefton, the latest craft frenzy is Holly Quinn’s Handcrafted series debut. Sammy Kane just moved back to her hometown to run a craft store. But when […]
Synopsis Kelly Taylor’s homemade pet treat business is taking off. Even better, utterly yummy Lord Cory Winthrop, the man she had a teenage crush on, asks her out for dinner. Back on a lightning visit home, Cory Winthrop runs into his childhood friend, Kelly. Captivated by her happy nature, he becomes determined to win her […]