Book review

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Review of Orgasmic Texas Dawn I have to admit, I never thought I would enjoy reading a male-male erotic romance.  But I liked the Orgasmic Texas Dawn series by A.J. Llewellyn and the late, great D.J. Manly. Although I wish I knew what the initials stood for. Anyway, this was a straight-ahead romance with a […]

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An independent review The Bonding Blade by M.L. Doyle The premise is fun: the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, sex, war love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, justice and power, Inanna (also known as Ishtar) becomes embodied in former U.S. soldier who lives in Minneapolis. Of course, where there’s Inanna, there has to be her […]

Friends of my Enemy: Independent Book Review

By Autumn Birt I was a little nervous as I read the first chapter in Stories from the War. I like Autumn Birt’s writing and I enjoyed her fantasy series, Rise of the Fifth Order. So I was intrigued by her shift from epic fantasy to dystopian military thriller with Friends of My Enemy. Hopes high, I […]

A well deserved review: A Silent Prayer

Independent review of the book By Samreen Ahsan A Silent Prayer is a book that deserves all the attention, including the many awards it has received. In just over a year since its publication, A Silent Prayer won first prizes at book fairs in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Paris, first prize in the Readers’ Favorite […]

Stories from the War: Friends of my Enemy, Book 1

By Autumn Birt An independent book review I was a little nervous as I read the first chapter in Stories from the War. I like Autumn Birt’s writing and I enjoyed her fantasy series, Rise of the Fifth Order. So I was intrigued by her shift from epic fantasy to dystopian military thriller with Friends […]

Khirro’s Journey: An outstanding novel by a novelist with chops

An independent novel review By Bruce Blake Bruce Blake is a professional fantasy writer after my own heart. I have already reviewed his first novel, On Unfaithful Wings, giving it a full five stars. Khirro’s Journey, Book One: Blood of the King is the first book in the traditional fantasy trilogy, and this one is […]

Undrastormur: An independent book review

The best children’s books are those that also appeal to adults, and they do that by presenting characters with elements that readers of all ages can recognize in themselves. Undrastormur: A Viking Tale of Troublesome Trolls by Roger Eschbacher is one of those books. It continues the author’s oeuvre of middle-grade books based on ancient […]

Friday Nights Don’t Last Forever: Independent book review

Caleb Pirtle III has proven that he’s an original writer. His books do not follow the usual tropes and stereotypical genre tales, whether he’s writing mysteries, sports stories or anything else. He’s not a genre writer — he’s writing modern American literature disguised as genre books. Friday Nights Don’t Last Forever, his latest release, is an […]

Independent book review: The Bonding Spell

By M.L. Doyle Sometimes, a book is just a lot of fun to read. That’s usually because of the author is highly skilled with an engaging style that doesn’t let you go. My latest fun literary discovery: The Bonding Spell by M.L. Doyle, whose The Peacekeeper’s Photograph I reviewed last year. That Doyle is a […]

A book for mystery fans and anyone who likes a well-written story

Independent review of The Peacekeeper’s Photograph By ML Doyle The Peacekeeper’s Photograph is an excellent book — easily one of the best I’ve read this year. It’s more solid proof that independent writers are publishing some of the best, and most important books today. The Peacekeeper’s Photograph shows up in Amazon’s Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, […]