Category: fiction

Excerpt – Wolf by Herbert J. Stern and Alan A. Winter #historical #fiction #Hitler

  Synopsis In the Great Tradition of Herman Wouk, Author of Winds of War and War and Remembrance, Wolf is a Thoroughly Researched and Illustrated Historical Novel about a Man who is Not Yet a Monster . . . but Will Soon Become the Ultimate One: Adolf Hitler. Perhaps no man on Earth is more controversial, more hated, or more […]

Review – Why Stuff Matters by Jen Waldo @jenwaldoOBiNT #LSBBT #TexasLiterature #TexasHumor

  WHY STUFF MATTERS by JEN WALDO     Sub-genre: Literary Fiction / Humor Publisher: Arcadia Books Date of Publication: June 4, 2019 (US) Number of Pages: 212       When Jessica, a grieving widow, inherits an antique mall from her mother she also inherits the stallholders, an elderly, amoral, acquisitive, and paranoid collection.   When […]

Review – All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney @nadinecourtney #YA #Netgalley

  Synopsis Allie Abraham has it all going for her—she’s a straight-A student, with good friends and a close-knit family, and she’s dating cute, popular, and sweet Wells Henderson. One problem: Wells’s father is Jack Henderson, America’s most famous conservative shock jock…and Allie hasn’t told Wells that her family is Muslim. It’s not like Allie’s […]

Review – Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation by Mike Thorn @MikeThornWrites #shortstories

  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 […]

Review – Syrian Brides by Anna Halabi #shortstories #fiction #syrianbrides

  Synopsis This delightful collection of short stories offers insight into the lives of Syrian women, both the married and the brides-to-be. It reveals the warmth and humor as well as the oppression in the Syrian society. The stories make the reader laugh while addressing serious issues such as domestic violence. Um Hussam can’t find […]

Excerpt from Hands Up by Stephen Clark #NewRelease #Thriller @StephCWrites

  Synopsis Officer Ryan Quinn, a rookie raised in a family of cops, is on the fast track to detective until he shoots an unarmed black male. Now, with his career, reputation and freedom on the line, he embarks on a quest for redemption that forces him to confront his fears and biases and choose […]