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GENERAL FICTION REVIEWS

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    Author: Tom Gahan
    ISBN: 978-1-4327-6663-4
    Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.

    An exceptional debut novel. Set against the backdrop of the idyllic waterfront location of Harmony Bay, Tom Gahan has weaved a wonderful tale, full of intrigue, mystery, adventure, action, and a twist of romance.

    Author: Stefan Petrucha

    ISBN:978-0-446-55599-9





    Author:  Cecelia Ahern
    ISBN:  978-0-0617-0630-1
     
    When you read a Cecelia Ahern novel the first paragraph tells you what you’re about to experience.

    Author: Sam Djang

    Publisher: ­­­ New Horizon Books

    ISBN: 978 0 984 6187



    Author:  Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
    ISBN:  978-0-385-73752-4


    Author:  Wendelin van Draanen
    ISBN:  978-0-307-74800-3


    Author: Nicole Jordan
    ISBN: 978-0-3455-1009-9
    Publisher: Ballantine Books


    Author: C.S. Lakin
    Publisher: Living Ink Books
    ISBN: 978-0-89957889-7

    Ideal for the general reader, who does not need to be faith-based to enjoy it,


    Author:  Phyllis Gunderson
    ISBN:  978-1-59955-462-4
    Publisher:  Bonneville Books


    Overall, Gunderson delivers a well-paced interesting adventure with a very likeable heroine.  Two thumbs up.  Cheers!

    Author:  Allison Whittenberg
    ISBN: 978-0-385-73869-9

    This author had me at "Are."  You know why that is?  Because it was the very first word of one of the very best, poignant,
    real books I've ever had the privilege of reading.


    Author:  Alexandra Monir
    ISBN:  978-0-385-73838-5
     
    I love New York City.  That being said, receiving a book that was not only a great story, but also one that put NYC front and center in all its glory, was a true gift!

    Author: Karl Vanghen

    Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Minnesota

    ISBN: 978-87839-384-8

    When author Karl Vanghen visited a WW11 museum and learned that over 370,000 German POW’s were sent to the United States in 1945 and of those, 6,000 were sent to his home state of Minnesota to help local farmers with harvest because American farm boys were fighting in Germany, the stage was set for his next novel.



    Author: James. L. Rubart
    Publisher: B&H Books
    ISBN:  978-14336-7151-7

    Fantasy meets adventure in this modern day tale of a quest for a mythical book, and the motley crew of troubled individuals seeking it.

    Dan Knight's Journey 

    Author:  Edward Smith

    ISBN: 978-1439257586

    Publisher: BookSurge Publishing

    Crime, money, love, sexual intrigue, passion, power and beauty are the elements needed for a fast paced story. Edward Smith offers a good premise for his novel Dan Knight’s Journey but he falls short on the delivery.





    Author: Ward R. Jones
    ISBN: 9781453805084
    Publisher: Create Space
     
    Can one workaholic and one Shakespearean scholar ever clear their overly packed schedules and make time for each other?


    Author:  Erica Miner
    ISBN:  978-1-933449-73-9

    All different sights, sounds, and historical references – including JFK’s Labor Day speech in the Motor City; the “melting pot” that America was trying desperately to become, rallying behind Martin Luther King; Cuba, Castro, and Columbia sit-ins that changed a nation and sparked a generation to rise up and try to better their country…all of this history will make readers laugh, cry, and relive monumental moments through the eyes of absolute innocence. 



    Author: Michael Palmer
    ISBN: 9780312587529
    Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

     Power, greed, deceit, one man’s hope to save so many, one group determined to hold our government hostage and what happens will send shock waves right through you more powerful than earthquake or tornado as author Michael Palmer’s fast paced, realistic and thought provoking novel keeps the reader transfixed until you read the ending and find out the truth.



    Author: Raymond Durgnat
    Publisher: British Film Institute  
    ISBN-10: 0851709206
    ISBN-13: 978-0851709208

    It’s a long hard look alright, and therefore a book for those willing to dissect Psycho with a very detailed, multi-layered scalpel.


    Author:  Sheila Roberts
    ISBN:  978-0-312-59448-0

    Talk about a story for someone who REALLY needs a miracle this Christmas.  Of course, with the rough 2010 that we've all had, I'm sure this would be the absolute perfect gift to give the people you love who are looking to restore their hope.



    Author:  Clare Willis
    ISBN:  978-1-4201-0872-9

    Sunni Marquette is our main character in this fantastical, fun, humorous romp.


    Author:  Linda Schlossberg
    ISBN:  978-0-7582-3843-6

    This author has certainly done a fantastic job of showing what can happen if our brains finally decided that they’ve simply had enough.  This book should be on all library shelves!
     


    Author:  Beth Pattillo
    ISBN:  978-0-8249-4874-0

    With this newest creation readers are given yet another fantastically funny, heartfelt, interesting story that will have all Austen fans clamoring for more.
     


    Author: Ben Tripp
    ISBN: 978-1439165164
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group


    Author:  Zoe Archer
    ISBN:  978-1-4201-0682-4

    From the great chase scenes, to the romance that erupts between the inventor and the newshound, every part of this story is unforgettable.  Not to mention, I thought the way Ms. Archer handled the issue of prejudice – from the America’s and their Civil War, to how Catullus was treated in his own beloved England, the author was able to really speak volumes within a true, non-stop adventure.
     

    Author: Susan Straight

    Publisher: Pantheon Books

    ISBN: 978-0-307-37914-6

    Straight shows us her ‘guapa’ too, returning with ‘Take One Candle..’ to issues she has so eloquently examined in her earlier books – race; prejudice; the burden of painful cultural memory and its crippling effects across generations; the weight of love, often as damaging as it is redemptive.


    Author: Cherie Priest

    Publisher: Tor Books

    ISBN:  978-0-7653-2578-5

    It is perhaps the sheer power of the machinery in this book that makes the climax a little disappointing for me – I thought the magnificent Dreadnought demanded a foe as formidable and inventive as itself, rather than the George Romero-inspired chomp fest Priest offers it instead.



    Author: Lisa Kleypas
    ISBN: 978-0-312-60586-5
    Publisher: St. Martins Press

    This novel is a romance with light elements and a heat level of about two.


    Author: Richard Paul Evans
    ISBN: 978-1-4391-5003-0
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster

    Promise me is a novel of love that transcends all. 



    Author: Elizabeth Allen
    ISBN: 978-1-84923-888-5
    Publisher: You Write On

    Overall, the book was a quick and enjoyable one time read.


    Author: Caleb A. Mertz
    ISBN: 978-1424114535
    Publisher: Publish America

    With Thoughts of Jason is a highly complex and equally thought-provoking novel that is both fresh and original



    Author: James J. Kaufman
    ISBN: 978-0982587300
    Publisher: Downstream Publishing

    A throughly enjoyable work of modern day fiction, The Collectibles triumphs on all counts.



    Author:  Henry Neff
    ISBN:  978-0-375-83898-9


     
    This, like the rest of the books in the series, was the ultimate adventure story.  Full of fantastically unforgettable characters, non-stop action, and even a hint of romance – I, for one, will sit on the edge of my chair for the next book that this amazing author creates.  Enjoy!
     


    This, like the rest of the books in the series, was the ultimate adventure story.  Full of fantastically unforgettable characters, non-stop action, and even a hint of romance – I, for one, will sit on the edge of my chair for the next book that this amazing author creates.  Enjoy!
     



    Author:  Michael David Lukas
    ISBN:  978-0-0620-1209-8

    To begin this review properly, let me just say that this is one of the most creative, elegantly descriptive stories I’ve read in a long time.

    Author: Elizabeth Atkinson

    ISBN: – 978-0-7613-5604-2

    Publisher: Carolhoda Books



    Author: Susan Jay
    Editor: Steve Evans
    Publisher: esssjaaa llc
    ISBN: 978-0-9845914-0-4

    The House of Yes 
    is a work of thought-provoking erotica—it is up to you whether you wish to be more prudent than prurient about it.       

    Author: Richard A. Barrett

    Publisher: Xlibris Corporation 

    ISBN: 978-1-4500-7353-0:   ISBN:978-1-4500-7353-3

    I am not pretentious enough to offer suggestion for the author to have done thing differently, although, while reading this book, I kept wishing that Professor Barrett had produced a different book.


    Author: Bo Caldwell

    Publisher: Henry Holt and Company

    ISBN: 978-0-8050-9228-8



    Author: H. Terrell Griffin
    ISBN: 978-1-933515-96-0
     
    Another great ride by H. Terrell Griffin.  It will keep you on the edge of your chair throughout and is full of interesting characters and historical facts of the state of Florida.

    Author:  Richard Taylor

    ISBN:  978-1453685884

    Not many fiction books are written on the subject of reincarnation therefore Stones Skipping on Water is a refreshing read




    Author: Sherryl Woods
    ISBN: 978-0-7783-2852-0
    Publisher: Mira Books

    While I enjoyed this novel and finished it quickly, I found the novel slightly redundant and not very deep.


    Author: Ray Sikes
    Publisher: CreateSpace
    ISBN: 1-4505-6169-1

    Sikes’ honesty and integrity shine out from these pages, and are most refreshing in these days of over-the-top hype and gutless mudslinging. Do read him—he’s well worth it. 


    Author:  Salman Rushdie
    ISBN:  978-0-679-46336-8

    The adventure is absolutely stunning, and the extraordinary objects and scenery that Mr. Rushdie creates will live in your minds and hearts for a very long time to come.  Enjoy!
     

    Author: Posie Graeme-Evans

    Publisher: Atria Paperback (A division of Simon and Schuster)

    ISBN-10: 978-0-7432-9442-3

    In her newest book, The Dressmaker, author Posie Graeme-Evans has based her characters in time and place so convincingly that for those who do not have a thorough knowledge of England in the mid-1800s, it reads as historically accurate. She has captured the flavor of the city and the tone of a class-defined society so well that she has made the experience of reading the story one of complete immersion in a different era. It was a pleasurable excursion that kept me riveted to the page.



    Author: Snyder, Jenn; with Betsy Thorpe
    Publisher: Foot Soldier Publishing
    ISBN: 978-0-9830782-03-3

    This ennobling text was written, according to its author, Jenn Snyder, “to help inspire people to seize moments in their lives to help others.


    Author: David Michael Slater
    ISBN:  978-1-933767-03-1

    The first two books in this series “Had me at Hello.”  However, the most intriguing and wonderfully exciting part about that statement is the fact that the third book in this series…is even BETTER

    Author: Edwidge Danticat

    Publisher: Princeton University Press

    ISBN : 978-0-691-14018-6

    Images of quiet resilience that are perhaps most telling of Danticat’s floating world, of a country picking up the pieces of its shattered identity yet again – a country and a people undeniably guapa. And it is in the unflinching portrayal of these people and this country, in Danticat’s graceful and passionate commitment to bearing witness to their anguish and their joys, that we glimpse her courageous beauty too.



    Author: Njaga, Mucheru
    Publisher: M&K AuthorHouse
    ISBN: 978-0615378770

    Patch, Mucheru Njaga’s debut novel, was loosely based on his own experiences at the school.

    Authors: David Gerrold, Stefan Petrucha, and Jim Salicrup

    Publisher: Papercutz

    ISBN: 978-1597072151

    A Wicked Parody of Tales”




    Author: Shelby R. Lee III
    Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.
    ISBN: 978-1-4327-5569-0

    Lee’s enthusiasm for writing permeates this collection of short stories (or ‘volumes’, as he calls them)



    Author:  Zoe Archer

    ISBN:  978-1-4201-0681-7

     The Blades of the Rose series, over time, has truly given readers some of the most unforgettable heroes and heroines that exist in literature, and this new novel is no exception.



    Author:  Jacquelyn Frank
    ISBN:  978-1-4201-0985-6

    With every series that Ms. Frank has offered to her legions of fans, she seems to have gotten better and better with each one (if that’s at all possible).  I, for one, have always been a fan of the stories that make up the series’The Nightwalkers; The Shadowdwellers; and, The Gatherers.  Each and every character has been unforgettable and the passion that they inspire truly makes for great stories!


    Author: Adam Bertocci
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster
    ISBN-10: 1451605811:   ISBN-13: 978-1451605815

    Devotees of “Dudeism” will most enjoy this volume, and there are obviously enough of them to interest a major publisher in this effort


    Editors: Joe Gentile, Win Scott Eckert
    Publisher: Moonstone
    ISBN-10: 1933076747:  ISBN-13: 978-1933076744

    Author: Julie Ann Howell
    ISBN:  978-1936051694
    Publisher: The Papertree Press, LLC.

     An evocative ghost story that will haunt you through and through, Haunting Echoes will grab you by the neck and will not let you go until you have witnessed it all.




    Author: Joseph Hayes
    ISBN: 9780984387946
    Publisher: Synergy Books

    How can a tragedy turn into something positive? How can one man’s lies destroy so many? What happens will surprise the reader as the twists and turns will surprise you and endear you to both men in different ways.


    Author: John J. Hohn
    ISBN: 978-1-4327-5875-2

    This is a well-written book that really covers the Stock Market Debacle of 2008 in spades. Mr. Hohn knows his subject well and the story is very fast paced with characters that you would perhaps not like all that much and that includes the authorities

    Author: Felix Gilman

    Publisher: TOR

    ISBN: 978-0-7653-2552-5


    Steampunk meets the supernatural in this sweeping tale of a wild, untamed world and the powers that battle for its control. Felix Gilman’s The Half Made World, part one of a duology, is an inventive rewrite of the settling of America, teeming with complex characters, fantastic devices and a dystopian landscape as compelling as it is unsettling.


    Author: Kenn Bivins
    ISBN:  978-1936198-66-5
    Publisher: Two Harbors Press




    Author: Caridad Pineiro
    ISBN: 9780446543842
    Publisher: Grand Central (Hachette Book Group)

    What I truly love about this new series from a wonderful author is that it has something for everyone-- a little science, a little paranormal, a lot of suspense, and a lot of romance

    Author: Ben Tripp

    Publisher: Gallery Books

    ISBN: 978-1-4391-6516-4

    The apocalypse is here... and it’s got bite!




    Author: Michael Hoffman
    Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com
    ISBN: 978-1-60264-605-6

    Little Pieces: This Side of Japan is a succinct volume of profound thought, conveyed in fictional form. It should appeal to all those who are interested in the Japanese way of life and thinking


    Author: Gary Solomon
    Publisher: Aslan Publishing
    ISBN: 978-0944031087


    Author: Charles Brokaw
    Publisher: Forge Books
    ISBN: 978-0765320933



    Author: Ginger Mayerson

    ISBN: 978-0982581315

    Publisher: Wapshott Press

    2010 witnesses the publication of Ginger Mayerson’s Electricland, a unique and clever narrative with remarkably intricate content for its brevity.




    Author: Lauren Kate
    ISBN: 978-0-385-73914-6

    (Yes, I am one of those fans. Oh, to be the gardener at Ms. Kate’s house so I could steal the manuscript! J) Yes, guys and gals, this series is THAT good!


    Author: Michael Hoffman

    Publisher: Virtual Bookroom Publishing

    ISBN: 978-1-60264-605-6

    Aside from the writer’s predilection with those twin themes, - Christianity and death by bludgeoning – elements that do not always justify their presence, Little Pieces is an elegant and well observed examination of the human condition


    Author: Paula Froelich

    Publisher: Washington Square Press/Atria Books ( A division of Simon and Schuster)

    ISBN-10: 978-1-4165-9894-7


    Author: Alfred Wellnitz

    ISBN: 978-1-4502-3432-0

    Publisher: iUniverse


    When you read today's headlines where world leaders are panicking concerning the ominous economic outlook and particularly the ballooning U.S. debt, Wellnitz's yarn may not be as implausible as it appears.




    Author: Brittany Glynn

    ISBN: 978-1-93527-0-034

    Publisher: Cool Titles

    Dreams was a thrilling, fast paced novel that kept me on the edge of my seat

     


    Author: Paula Froelich

    Publisher: Washington Square Press

    ISBN: 978-1-4165-9894-7

    Click Here To Purchase Mercury in Retrograde: A Novel

    If you like chick-lit novels, women’s fiction, or a quick skim of the surface read this book would be worth the try, I just wouldn’t suggest paying full price



    Authors: Wim Coleman & Pat Perrin

    ISBN: 978-1935178071

    Publisher: ChironBooks

    I would recommend Juggler in the Wind because of that metaphor alone—and it just so happens that elements of magic, mystery, and oddity effectively put hot fudge, nuts, and a cherry on top



    Author: Charles Brokaw

    ISBN: 97807632033

    Publisher: Forge Books  


    Author: James J. Murphy III

    Publisher: Shrub Oak, NY: I&J Publishing

    ISBN: 978-0-9842731-0-2


    Now that Murphy has succeeded in writing a novel badly (and, what’s more, in having it published, which, as we all know, is not a mean feat), perhaps he should try to write one well



    Author: Bryan Healey

    Author: Bryan Heale

    Publisher: CreateSpace

    ISBN-10: 1453690832:  ISBN-13: 978-1453690833






    As its title evidently suggests, Bryan Healey’s debut novel A Line Blurred underlines the bitter consequences of blurring a line that could trigger serious repercussions

    Author: R. William Bennett
    ISBN: 978-0-9825606-3-1
    Publisher: Burgess Adams Publishing

    The Christmas gift is a short, inspirational story of forgiveness and understanding


    Author: Linda Byler

    ISBN: 978-1-56148-688-5

    Publisher: Good Books


    Author: James Ross

    ISBN: 9781933449876

    Publisher: Nightengale Press

    For some people golf may seem to be a silly game involving a bunch of guys and gals walking around a beautifully landscaped venue trying to hit a tiny white ball into a hole. However, after you read James Ross's fourth novel, Opur Blade, you will no doubt agree that the lessons emanating from golf parallel those from the game of life where we learn a great deal about ourselves as well as others.




    Author : Steve Cushman

    Publisher : Canterbury House

    ISBN : 978-0-9825396-3-7


    A very sensitive story presented by Steve Cushman which brings out the essence of life - finding that special thing which fills the heart with joy and fills the life with contentment and satisfaction. 



    Author: Dr. Dale Garland

    Publisher: Revival Nation Publishing

    ISBN: 978-1-926625-31-7


    If you are looking for a straightforward story with no underlying themes, complexities and subtleties, this pièce de résistance is not for you. Letters from Sweetwater is a novel to be savored like finely matured old whiskey—if you try to rush through it, I can guarantee that all you will do is find it a deeply frustrating experience.


    Author: T.L. Mitchell

    Publisher: Knight Romance Publishing

    ISBN: 978-0615385631

    Intrigued by werewolves and vampires? Then look no further than the novella The NightMan, by T.L. Mitchell.


    Author: Donald Lystra

    ISBN: 978-0-87580-628-0

    Publisher: Switch Grass Books

    Season of Water and Ice is a sharp and intuitive coming of age novel set in the back drop of the 1950’s


    Author: T.P. Jones

    Publisher: Austin, TX: Synergy Books, c. 2010

    ISBN: 978-0-9842358-8-9


    Author: Mary E. Martin

    ISBN: 9781450229364

    Publisher: Rising Star

    This novel is about more than just drawing lessons, charcoal and painting on a canvas. It is about creating your own world and not concerning yourself with the thoughts and needs of others. In other words, being your own person and who you really are.


    Author: Julie Bigg Veazey

    ISBN: 978-1451597776

    Publisher: CreateSpace

    From time-to-time we come across a novel that not only moves us to tears from the first page onwards, but also shimmers with tragedy, and if you scrape its surface a little, forces us to ponder over some very weighty topics


    Author: Peyo

    ISBN: 978-1-59707-206-9

    Publisher: Papercutz

    The novel was a flashback of my childhood and I really enjoyed reading it. They are books I will be able to share with my kids and grandkids someday


    ISBN: 978-1439251966

    Publisher: BookSurge Publishing

     Highly recommend Shadows in Summer for anyone ready for many an unsettling night of spine-tingling page turning


    Author : M. Salahuddin Khan

    Publisher : Karakoram Press

    ISBN : 978-0-578-05288-5


    Author: Yvan Delporte and Peyo

    ISBN: 978-1-59707-208-3

    Publisher: NBM Publishing (Papercutz)


    Author: Ron Currie Jr.

    ISBN: 978-0143117513

    Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (July 27, 2010)


    Author: Zoë S. Roy

    Publisher: Inanna Publications and Education Inc.

    ISBN:  978-0-9782233-7-3

    This collection of seventeen pieces of short fiction is as delicate and fine as the most intricately woven filigree


    Authors: Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus

    Publisher: Washington Square Press

    ISBN: 978-1-41658568-8

    Nanny Returns was light, comical and interesting.  The reader is able to see Nan as an evolved and older version of herself, with the same snap and pizzazz of her younger self



    Author: Jeffrey Friedberg

    ISBN: 978-0615384924

    Publisher: Jeffrey Friedberg


    Author:  Terri DuLong

    ISBN:  978-0-7582-3205-2

    This is a review of one of the best new authors on the scene for a book that is coming out in the Fall



    Author: Raymond Benson

    Publisher: Pegasus

    ISBN-10: 1605980994:  ISBN-13: 978-1605980997

    While movie fans worry about the future of 007, readers of Bond novels know he’ll return next year in Project X by Jeffery Deaver. Until then, those who haven’t read the continuation stories of Raymond Benson can revisit the literary Bond of the 1990s this month if they pick up the hefty anthology—over 800 pages—of three Benson novels and two of his short stories.

    Author: William P. Crawford

    ISBN: 978-1439235300

    Publisher: BookSurge, LLC

    With The Lake, Crawford showed his prestige with the pen and never ceased to pull out all the stops. I look forward to what the future holds for Mr. Crawford’s fiction writing career


    Author: Allie Sager

    ISBN: 9781419695162

    Publisher: Booksurge


    Author:  Barbara Forte Abate

    ISBN:  978-160844-418-2

    The Secret of Lies is a character driven novel, which gave the reader insight into the internal struggle of the main character



    Author: Jamie Hershing and James Stanson

    Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

    ASIN: B003UYUY5O


    Author : Dennis Vaughn

    Publisher : Synergy Books

    ISBN : 978-0-9842358-1-0

    A very well written and well presented piece of writing and Author Dennis Vaughn has neatly weaved the feeling of anxiety, tension and stress in the narrative to bring forth the actual flavor of the real corporate world riding on a lot of high stakes. The story has a quick pace to it and grips the readers attention right from the first page.


    Author: Sabrina Jeffries

    ISBN:  978-1-4391-6754-0

    The adventure is great; the romance blossoming is lovely; and, the historical facts regarding the brewery industry were extremely interesting




    Author: Jennifer Crusie
    ISBN:  978-0-312-30378-5
     
    There is no way else to begin this review except to say that every reader out there will find this novel so enjoyable to read, that it will be quite impossible to put it down

    Author: Judy Reene Singer

    ISBN:  978-0-06171-377-4

    This book is a “gift.”



    Author: Ngozi Achebe
    ISBN: 978-0-9826473-0-1 (Hard Cover); 978-0-9826473-1-8 (Paperback)
    Publisher: Mandag-Goldberg Publishing

    Author: Dennis Danziger

    ISBN: 978-0-615-31846-2

    Publisher: Deal Street Press

    A Short History of a Tall Jew, mixing past with present, chronicles a year in the life of Philip Lachman. Philip has been divorced for years, he is an English teacher at a public high school that is literally a melting pot. With lawyer fees and child support he barley makes any money



    Author:  W. Bruce Cameron

    ISBN:  978-0-7653-2626-3

    The author who brought us 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (which was turned into a hit television series), has unleashed what, I would say, is one of the best books of 2010 with A Dog’s Purpose.  No…I’m not exaggerating even a little bit.  This is one of the most heartwarming, touching, lovely, exciting stories that I’ve ever had the privilege to read.


    Authors: Fern Michaels; Cathy Lamb; Mary Carter; and, Terri DuLong

    ISBN:  978-1-4201-0835-4


    Yes…it was July 4th weekend, but I was unbelievably lucky when I went to mailbox on Friday, because I got to spend July 4th having Christmas with four of the best female writers that have ever graced the shelves with their imaginative, fun, and romantic works.  Being released in October of this year, Holiday Magic is a book consisting of four fantastic stories (I have to say, I wish there were more) that range from heartwarming to hysterical; comforting to romantic

    Author: Jo Coudert

    Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd., Don Mills, Ont., Canada

    ISBN-13: 978-0-373-89230-3


    Demanding little of the reader apart from a loving heart, these stories are ideal gems with which to snuggle up on a cold winter’s night, and so light as to be the perfect companion for those who are not in the best of health. In short, if you love animals, you will love this book, and even if you don’t, you might find that The Dog Who Healed a Family: And Other True Animal Stories That Warm the Heart & Touch the Soul will make you repent your miscreant ways :)



    Author's Name: Steve Alten
    ISBN: 978-0-7653-6585-9
    Publisher: Variance Publishing LLC

    Readers looking for an exciting, fast-paced, action-packed thrill need look no further than Steve Alten’s MEG: Hell’s Aquarium. I was completely drawn into this book and could not put it down! Page-after-page I was never disappointed at the way the author was able to keep the pace going. Absolutely exhilarating!




    Author: Tom Williams
    ISBN: 978-159507-211-5
     
    A scientific tale walking hand-in-hand with a cool adventure story about buried treasure -- Who could ask for anything more?


    Author: Robert Wickes
    ISBN: 978-1-59146342-9
     
    Is this book fiction or a forecast of things to come, maybe sooner than we think?


    Author: Ilie Ruby
    ISBN: 978-0-06-189864-8
    Publisher: Avon A Trade

    The Language of Trees, Ilie Ruby’s first novel, really grabs its reader’s attention from the beginning as she weaves a tale of mystery and love. I fell in love with this gem for its characters, location, and plot. I was very impressed by this book and would recommend it to anyone.




    Author: Kamran Pasha,

    Publisher: Washington Square Press
    ISBN 978-1-4165-7995-3

    Author's Name: Alyson Noël
    ISBN: 0-312-59097-0
    Publisher: St.Martin's Griffin

     In this eagerly awaited continuation of the bestselling Immortals series, Alyson Noël has done it again. Dark Flame is another engaging tale filled with believable characters and lots of emotion.


    Author: Marilyn Jax
    ISBN: 9781592983292
    Publisher: Beaver Pond Press

    Replete with history, vivid descriptions of the countryside, the many villages, foods, customs, and scenery, the author takes the reader on a tour of Crete and many other places in Greece making the reviewer want to get on a plane and see the sights for herself




    Author: Naida West
    ISBN: 978-0-9653487-0-6
    Publisher: Bridge House Books

    I was swept away in a world the author created for Mae Duffy in post-Gold Rush era California. Rest for the Wicked captivated me from the very beginning and held my attention through to the end, leaving me wanting more


    Author: Donald Himelstein
    Publisher: Fireside Publications
    ISBN: 978-1-935517-06-1


    A hard-hitting, poignant work of fiction depicting a woman struggling to take on the challenge of finding a better life in an unknown country, while constantly living with the memory of horrendous pain

    Author: Gail Fraser            
    Publisher: New American Library
    ISBN: 978-0-451-23004-1

    I totally enjoyed reading and reviewing this book and look forward to reading some more of Gail Fraser’s series on Lumby. Excerpts in the back of Lumby on the Air offer incredible tips for wines, recipes, cheeses, and gardening


    Author: Gail Fraser            
    Publisher: New American Library
    ISBN: 978-0-451-23004-1

    I totally enjoyed reading and reviewing this book and look forward to reading some more of Gail Fraser’s series on Lumby. Excerpts in the back of Lumby on the Air offer incredible tips for wines, recipes, cheeses, and gardening



    Author: Jennifer Weiner
    ISBN: 978-0-743294270

    This is a wonderful read:  Hysterically funny and sensitive, with a plot that includes heart-wrenching emotional moments and tender, loving care

    Author: Hugh Ellis
    ISBN: 978-1-4392-2377-2
    Publisher: Hugh Ellis (Booksurge)

    Blue Vendetta is a powerful story and a page turner. It is clearly biased against profit-based medical insurance, and we have little sympathy for the company that takes cold and calculated actuarial risks with real people's lives


    Author : Robert A. Benjamin
    Publisher : Helm Publishing
    ISBN: 978-0-9820605-3-7

    I cannot ignore pointing out that on more than once occasions, the author does reveal the climax of the subplots a little in advance and then elaborates them subsequently, disrupting the natural flow of events.


    Author: Loucinda McGary
    ISBN: 9781402226717
    Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

    I adore Irish stories, and this was no exception. A fascinating blend of American and Irish culture come together in this tale to bring the reader right there on the rocky shores, feeling the spray on your face and a lilt to your heart


    Authors: Tristan Tzara, Rainer Maria Rilke, Jean-Pierre Duprey, and Habib Tengour
    Translated by Pierre Joris
    Publisher: Inconundrum Press
    ISBN: 0-9679859-0-0

    A remarkable group of translated writings comprises 4x1, meaning four poets, one translator.


    Author: Jeffrey Stepakoff
    ISBN: 9780312581589
    Publisher: St. Martin's Press

    The setting and imagery was inspiring, and the characters' stories profoundly moving. Grab some tissues, you'll need them by the end


    Author: Anne Plantagenet; translated from the French by Willard Wood
    (Originally published as Seule au rendez-vous in 2005 by Éditions Robert Laffont, Paris).
    ISBN: 978-1-59051-278-4 (pbk.). ISBN: 978-1-59051-372-9 (e-book)

    The Last Rendezvous is the fictional autobiography of the dedicated poet and reluctant actress, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, who lived from 1786 to 1859


    Author: Danielle Ganek
    ISBN: 978-0-670-02178-9
     
    This book was the bright spot in my day.  What a good interpretation of the socialite crowd in New York.  So many things are still the same even though many decades have passed since Gatsby's time



    Author: Ivan Bosanko
    ISBN-13-978-1-58982-609-0

    The Rubber Room exemplifies the era of the 1950s, especially how young people were coming into their own and breaking free of tradition and expectations.

    Author: Barbara K. Richardson
    ISBN:  978-0-9819577-1-5
    Publisher:  Bay Tree Publishing, LLC

    I agree with other reviewer’s opinions that the book is addicting after the first few chapters and I too couldn’t help thinking about the characters long after I had finished the book



    Author: Sarah Totton
    Publisher: Fantastic Books
    ISBN 10: 1-60459-932-4. ISBN 13: 978-1-60459-932-9

    Animythical Tales contain just enough of reality to place the scenes within the broader context of the real world, so that the readers are not estranged from what transpires in the course of the stories themselves

    Author: Andy Andrews
    ISBN:-10: 078523103X
    ISBN:-13: 978-0785231035
    Publisher: Thomas Nelson

    I give this book five white roses. White roses are given to someone when you forgive them for what they have done


    Author: Shobhan Bantwal
    ISBN: 13:978-0-7582-3203-8:  ISBN:10:0-7582-3203-9
    Read from an ARC Copy 

    The Unexpected Son's imagery grabs the reader's attention from the very first page. With her impeccable vocabulary, Shobhan Bantwal is a magical storyteller. The characters are so tangible that you miss them when you finish reading The Unexpected Son


    Author: Mark O'Neal
    ISBN: 978-1451575019
     
    A book to warm the hearts of professional basketball fans

    Author: Michael Cogdill
    Publisher: Morgan-James  Publishing,
    ISBN: 978-1-60037-702-0

    The rich palate of diverse personalities almost feels like you, the reader, are in the scenes following along with them, experiencing the twists and turns beside them. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to feel better about things in their life



    Author: Jennifer Anderson
    Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
    ISBN: 978-1-60693-929-1

    Anderson pulls no punches, as she is quite adept at hooking in her readers with her gritty realism and richly textured descriptions. Her effortless sense of time, particularly when using the fifty day period of the Khamsin to spin her story is quite clever


    Author: DiAnn Mills
    ISBN:  978-1-4143-2051-9

    This is a good story, but it also looks into the raw emotions that come from politics and policies.  The issues of border guards, immigration – legal and illegal citizenship – certainly appear in today’s headlines, and the author does well to “see” every side of this highly-debated issue

    Author: Lisa T. Bergren
    ISBN: 978-1-4347-67-7-3

    Every once in a while you receive a book where every page is an adventure, filled with memorable characters and dialogue.  Like Danielle Steel – the great “saga” authoress – Ms. Bergren has the ability to offer a family unit that readers will love, hate, and route for.  Book III – Claim – is being released June, 2010.  If you haven’t read this trilogy, run out and buy the first two immediately.  You will absolutely love the St. Clair clan.

     



    Author: Jill Marie Landis
    ISBN:  978-0-310-29369-9


    Translated by Oskar Frankfurt:
    Publisher: Translation Press
    ISBN: 978-0-615-34694-6

    The diction used in the translation itself is thoroughly contemporary and is easy to understand, so that Frankfurt has attained what he originally set out to do. However, the author would be well advised to expand on, and to contextualize, the next edition of his translation, so that the work becomes accessible to a much wider readership than that to which it is currently available




    Author: Andre Le Gallo
    ISBN: 978-0-8439-6305-2

    This is a story of schemes too terrifying to comprehend.  But, you cannot reasonably deny that they exist
     

    Author: Ginger Garrett
    Publisher: David Cook 
    ISBN: 978-1-4347-6801-8

    I left this book with a weird mixed impression. I wished I had not read the appendix and had remained instead with the anticipated eagerness when I encountered this terse yet forceful sentence:" My name is Esther and I will be queen."




    Author; Ilan Herman
    ISBN: 978-1-934081-23-5

    I have to say, I was completely unsure of what to expect of a book with such a macabre title.  Would this be filled with the 'blood and guts' motif of serial killers?  Or would I be looking at the haunted ghosts of the past who swarm small town America and scare the “bejesus out of unsuspecting humans?


    Author: Margo Lanagan
    ISBN:  978-0-375-84305-1

    The story is told in great detail, making the reader turn every page whether out of anger, disgust, or the will to see what's next

    Author: Richard Arneson
    ISBN:  978-0-9819393-0-8

    I think all readers can agree that when a book starts out with a man named Dick telling Popcorn Bob that he speaks with Billy the Bump on a daily basis, than you know you're in for a great ride


    Author: Marina Endicott
    ISBN:  978-0-06-182589-7

    The writing from this award-winning author is top-notch, but I found the story like walking through a thick puddle of mud – very slow, very time-consuming, and really, unfortunately, rather boring





    Author: Calvin Barry Schwartz
    Publisher: Earthood Media, LLC Publishers
    ISBN: 978-0-578-03858-2


    Vichy Water
    is rich in character and detail as Schwartz skillfully choreographs his principal characters, moving them into a variety of fresh configurations, giving each a turn as the central actor, as they confront a variety of challenges




    Author: Al Riske
    Publisher: Luminis Books
    ISBN-13: 978-1-935462-32-3

    Definitely a book I will keep returning to


    Author: Richard Doster
    Publisher: David C. Cook
    ISBN-10: 1434700100

    Richard Doster reminds us of how far we have come, and how far we still need to go. And how nice it would be to embrace our differences—of race, color and creed




    Author: Peter Shianna
    ISBN: 978-1-935517-50-4

    I'm sure that there are a lot of families that have gone through similar situations and this book is extremely realistic.  Good luck to the author

    Editor: Christopher Nosnibor
    ISBN: 978-0-9556939-2-2
    Publisher: Clinicality Press

    Be warned, this is not a book for the squeamish or faint hearted


    Author: Noel Hynd
    Publisher: Damnation Books, LLC
    ISBN: 978-1-61572-064-4

    A Tale of “Mysticism, Ghosts, Supernatural, Intrigue and Romance”



    Author: Tom Gauthier
    ISBN: 978-1-4327-4843-2

    Even though Mead's Trek is listed as fiction, these characters are very real and you can imagine them going through the horrible things that they saw



    Editor: Christopher Nosnibor
    Publisher: Clinicality Press
    ISBN: 978-0-9556939-2-2




    Author: Patrick Taylor
    Publisher: Forge Books
    ISBN-10: 0765320711:  ISBN-13: 978-0765320711

    The writing is absolutely imaginary and, quite literally, beautiful

    Author: Jackson Taylor
    ISBN:  978-1-4165-9294-5

    This is a powerful story full of love, heartbreak, redemption – everything that makes up a human life.  I recommend all readers to pick this up and experience a writer who took a very personal journey into the unknown, and discovered humanity at its worst and at its finest



    Author: Kristin Harmel
    ISBN:  978-0-385-73476-9

    There are so many of us who have had that day; that absolutely perfect day that, in one second, turns into the most horrendous nightmare we could possibly imagine


    Author: Robert Troy
    ISBN: 978-1-4327-5126-5
     
    An exciting and informative debut novel by this author.  A very alarming story involving the chance for double-dealing and deceitful practices by powerful countries of the world who are looking for leadership over an alternative energy source

    Author: JoEllen Heath
    Publisher: Xlibris
    ISBN: 978-1-4415-1278

    A snaky thriller that will keep you tuned in until the last page with, however, some notable shortcomings





    Author: Nancy Deville
    ISBN: 978-0-9841284-0-2
    Publisher: Heavenly Clouds Publishing

    Spell binding and breathtaking, Karma is at once brutal and beautiful much like the cultural landscapes of Istanbul and Mumbai



    Title: The Money God
    Author: Zena Livingston
    ISBN: 978-1-84386-518-6
     
    A story of very damaged relationships between mothers and daughters starting in the 30's in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York and ending during the 60's in New York City

    Author: Nastya Polikarpova
    Outskirts Press
    ISBN: 978-1-4327-3590-6




    Author: Chris Casey
    ISBN: 978-1-4343-8126-2

    This is a tale of a puzzling character, Paul Bruin, who is an adventurous soul who trudges from place to place in the deep south but, is determined to end up where he started out, in Memphis, TN

    Author: Kristin Hannah
    ISBN: 978-0-312-36412-0


    Author: Wayne Pletcher
    ISBN: 9781934938836
    Publisher: Bascom Hill Books

    You won’t believe the ending it will leave you guessing and wanting more. Definitely a must read


    Author: Marvin D. Wilson          
    Publisher: Cambridge Books
    ISBN: 978-1-59431-563-9

    Owen Fiddler could literally be any one of us. The lessons learned are simple, yet profound. It was a moving and entertaining journey for me, and one I would recommend for everyone



    Author: Louise Erdrich
    ISBN: 978-0-06-153609-0

    Louise Erdrich is such a good writer, that she was on a short-list for the Pulitzer with her last offering



    Author: John Young
    ISBN:  978-1-4327-4967-5
    Well-though out plot and story

    Author:  R.C. Ryan
    ISBN: 9780446548618
    Publisher: Forever (Hachette Book Group)

    A great book about life, love, dreams, and coming home again. Recommended!


    Author: Syrie James
    ISBN: 978-0-06-164837-3

    The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brönte is a well-crafted book and an absolute delight for those Charlotte Bronte fans who can never get enough biographical facts of Jane Eyre’s alter ego


    Author: Ruby Dominquez
    ISBN: 978-1-4327-1782-7
    Publisher: Outskirts Press

    The book is highly recommended for any that can appreciate the script in this form. For all others, wait until the movie comes out. This reviewer loved the script and will watch for the release of the production with bated breathe


    Author: Chris Coppernoll
    ISBN: 978-1-4347-6482-9

    The interweaving of stories with Broadway and love matches; friendships that stand the test of time and the peace and love that comes from faith, is a wonder to behold.  The author does all this with ease and, we, as the readers, end up with a gem of a novel that we will read again and again.


    Author: Miguel Vargas-Caba
    ISBN: 978-0-595-42558-7
    Publisher: iUniverse

    A novel that hurtles the reader toward a chillingly climax





    Author: Steven Nedelton
    ISBN: 978194337561
    Publisher: Asylett Press

    What if you had the ability to control someone’s actions and thoughts from a distance and they would be none the wiser?



    Author: James Patterson and Peter De Jonge
    Publishers: Little, Brown and Company
    ISBN: 978-0-316-09210-4


    Author: Anton Chekhov
    Translated by Peter Sekirin.
    ISBN: 978-1-933648-86-6

    The stories collected in A Night in the Cemetery aren’t necessarily the work of a master craftsmen but it’s obvious that their author was well on his way to becoming just that. This collection is a fascinating read to anyone interested in the evolution of a literary master and also provides a close-up (if extremely wry) glimpse of Imperial Russia


    Author: Susan Alcott Jardine
    ISBN: 978-1-4327-3757-3

    The Channel: Stories From L.A. sit inside a triangle framed on one side by the old Alfred Hitchcock Presents series, on the second side by Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction, and on the third by fiction written for young adults


    Author: Cynthia Rogers Parks
    ISBN: 978-0-615-32893-5
    Publisher: Leigh Walker Books

    You may never have heard of Cynthia Rogers Parks, author of Houses winner of the 2008' Good Read novel competition sponsored by A Woman's Write, but you will wonder why, when you've read this novel

    Author:  Robert Jordan (Brandon Sanderson)
    ISBN:  978-0-7653-0230-4

    There comes a time only once or twice in a human being’s life where a series of books comes out that makes time literally stop.  J.K. Rowling, of course, comes to mind.  So should Robert Jordan.  The Gathering Storm is book twelve of The Wheel of Time series and is, in this reviewer’s opinion, one of the absolute best ever produced


    Author: Donna VanLiere
    Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
    ISBN:  978-0-312-55836-9

    You’ll probably read this one in one gulp and rush to the library or bookstores for VanLiere’s others, ready to enter her world again


    Author: Brian Cohen
    Publisher: iUniverse
    ISBN: 978-1-4401-5025-8

    Cohen has a great story to tell in his first novel. As his writing matures, I believe we will see some very good literature from him. Cohen is not a John Grisham or a Jane Austen. He is Brian Cohen, a writer who has found his own unique voice. I’m looking forward to his next novel, and the one after that




    Author: Richard Edward Noble
    Publisher: Noble Publishing
    ISBN: 978-0-9798085-6-2

    What do you have when you take a bunch of guys in their late teens and early twenties in the early 1960s, who pride themselves on just “hanging out” on whatever corner they aren’t chased off of in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the hometown of Richard Edward Noble?


    Author: Ed Griffin
    ISBN: 9781425114398
    Publisher: Trafford Publishing

    This is a book to be read by any one with an interest in political drama, as well as those that are interested in the UN and its potential


    Author: Fred Tribuzzo
    ISBN: 978-160844-014-6

    St Nick is an interesting twist on a familiar old tale. It’s worth reading even if only to remind us that the future is not predetermined and that change is always possible.




    Author: J.B.Bergstad
    ISBN: 978-0-615-28406-4

    What makes this collection of short stories memorable is their wide range of subject matters and their diversified tones. In addition, Bertrand has a sharp eye for the outlandish as well as a keen ear for dialogue.




    Author: Anna Barcos
    ISBN: 978-1425108281
    Publisher: Trafford Publishing


    Author:  Peter Ferry
    Publisher:  Mariner Books
    ISBN:  978-0-15-603392-3

     Travel Writing by Peter Ferry follows the author as narrator throughout a series of intertwined stories that seems to combine fact and fiction.

     



    Author: Luke Lively
    ISBN: 978-0-8253-0521-4

    My apologies to Mr. Lively and I do wish you good luck.  I'm sure there are many out there who could commiserate with you about Jack, as there were so many takeovers of small businesses this past year by huge conglomerates




    Author:  Lisa Dale
    ISBN: 9780446406901
    Publisher: Forever (Hachette Book Group)

    An engaging and bittersweet story- not to be missed!





    Author:  David Michael Slater
    ISBN:  978-1-933-767-00-0

    You know how at the dreaded age of thirteen, we all go a little "flooey?"  We go from depressions to anger in a second flat.  Our parents are no longer the people we love, they're the "old codgers" who just don't remember what it was like to be a kid?  Oh yeah...you know what I mean.  Well...if you think YOU had it tough, you will be amazed at the ancient mystery full of horrifying creatures and strange languages that are thrust upon the main characters of this Young Adult page-turner.
     


    Author:  David Michael Slater
    ISBN:  978-1-933767-02-4

    "Thinking is suffering."  I love that line because it's absolutely true.  Thinking...gathering knowledge...becomes an obsession rather quickly for the ones like us who not only want to know but, NEED to know why people do the things they do?



    Author:  Donna VanLiere
    ISBN: 978-0-312-55836-9

    This is not a weepy book.  This book is filled with hope, faith, belief, love, magic, mysticism, anger, fear – you know, every facet of life (if you have a good one).  I’ve never read the other books in this series, but I pray that I can hunt them down in my small town.  Don’t be fooled by the title.  This is not a Christmas book only.  This is a book that absolutely everyone in the world should read and understand


    Author: Kimberly Stuart
    Publisher: David. C. Cook
    ISBN: 978-0-7814-4892-5

    Be warned though, the frequent – and very fond - references to food scattered through the book are quite likely to have you bingeing as you read!




    Author: Carolyn Hart
    ISBN: 978-0-06-087437-7

    It's a wonderful Christmastime tale and I can't wait to see the next one.  So have a good read

    Author:Denise Skelton
    ISBN: 9780979087738
    Publisher: First Chance Publishing

    This book just failed to deliver and wasn’t for me



    Author:  Ginger Garrett
    ISBN:  978-0-7814-4888-8
    Read this.  Love this.  Be thrilled by the adventure and gasp at the pain.  But, more importantly, understand everything the author says. 




    Author: Mike Mason
    ISBN: 978-1-4347-6526-0

    The Blue Umbrella (and the books that will follow it) is an excellent example of the genre. Kids will enjoy the series immensely, and so will their parents




    Author:  Tom Edwards
    Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
    ISBN: 978-0-89733-587-4




    Author: Maureen Sherbondy
    ISBN: 978-159948-186-9

    This is a delicious feast of the writer’s craft. It is highly recommended for any reader. I only hope that there is much more to come from Sherbondy’s pen





    Author: Mike Mason
    ISBN: 978-1-4347-6526-0

    The Blue Umbrella is THE story that will reach into your heart and make you cry every tear and laugh every laugh that you've ever had.  It is a true and complete gift    





    Author: Sheldon Greene
    ISBN: 978-1439226278
     
    The setting for this novel is Munich, Germany 1940.  In occupied West Germany Horst Vogle, a former German soldier, is working as a curator for the city's museum to accumulate lost art works that were formerly in the collection

    Author: Mary Hutchings Reed
    Publisher: Ampersand, Inc.
    ISBN:- 978-0-9761235-6-9

    With its intelligent writing, fast pace, and brilliant humorous observations, Courting Kathleen Hannigan is as delightful as reading your favorite episode of Sex in the City. Honestly, I started this book and couldn’t (or more accurately wouldn’t) put it down until I was finished


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