Category: fiction

Excerpt – The Walk On by Richard Podkowski @Bookgal #sportsfiction #fiction

    Synopsis   In the twilight of his NFL career as a middle linebacker for the Chicago Storm, Mike “the Steelman” Stalowski masks his physical pain and mental anguish with alcohol and painkillers. The fan favorite has a rebel image and a notorious reputation, and he plays a violent gridiron game fueled by inner […]

Excerpt – Satan’s Glove by Cousin Vinny Agnello & Carolyn Rae @Bookgal #fiction

    Synopsis   In 1991, Eddie Romano, an undersized, unconfident kid, finds an antique baseball glove while on a treasure hunt of the ruins of the old Comiskey Park in Chicago. Instantly that glove becomes his obsession. While sleeping at night, he’s transported to a dreary, decrepit ballpark where he learns the game of […]

Guest Post – The American Outsider by Homa Pourasgari @homapourasgari @BookReviewTours #ContemporaryFiction #TheAmericanOutsider

        Synopsis   When a California veterinarian, a Japanese-American tour-guide and the son of a well-known Tokyoite businessman get together to help save the Taiji dolphins, trouble brews in a society where conformity is favored over individuality. Tessa Walker sticks out in Japan’s homogeneous society. Akira Nakano has to tread lightly if […]

Excerpt – Monet and Oscar by Joe Byrd @joembyrd #historical #fiction #art

    Synopsis   At the end of WWI, Oscar, an American soldier, decides to remain in France and sets out to find his father, an impressionist painter whose identity he never knew. Through a twist of fate, Oscar is offered a job working in Monet’s world-famous garden at Giverny. Thus begins a beautiful story […]