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

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

Author: Elizabeth Atkinson

ISBN: – 978-0-7613-5604-2

Publisher: Carolhoda Books

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:  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: 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: 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.

Authors: David Gerrold, Stefan Petrucha, and Jim Salicrup

Publisher: Papercutz

ISBN: 978-1597072151

“A Wicked Parody of Tales”

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: 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: Felix Gilman

Publisher: TOR

ISBN: 978-0-7653-2552-5

Author: Ben Tripp

Publisher: Gallery Books

ISBN: 978-1-4391-6516-4

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

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: 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

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

Publisher: Pegasus

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

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: Judy Reene Singer

ISBN:  978-0-06171-377-4

This book is a “gift.”

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

Author: Jo Coudert

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: Kamran Pasha,

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

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

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 : 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)

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

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 

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: 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: 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: 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

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

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”

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

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

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

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:  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

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

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

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

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: 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

Author: Tom Davis
Published by David C Cook
ISBN: 978-1-589191-02-0

Author: Wanda St. Hilaire
ISBN: 978-1-4401-3294-0
Publisher: IUniverse

I enjoyed the book but it was slightly confusing.  It was written as a letter to an old friend and Wanda refers to people and events that Monique must know but the reader doesn’t understand.  I also would have liked to have more details about the country itself, but it is an interesting read and I do recommend it

Author: Ginger Garrett
Publisher: David C Cook
ISBN: 978-0-7814-4888-8

Its historical fiction kicked up a notch and infused with mysticism.  Great stuff and a wonderful read

Author: Peter Ferry
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 978-0-15-101436-1

Author: Dennis Batchelder
ISBN: 978-0-9798056-2-2
Publisher: NetLeaves

Not only is this novel powerful and compulsively entertaining, but also thought provoking, as it involves the reader totally while at the same time presenting it in an economic style that doesn't overwhelm

Author: David Michael Slater
Publisher: Abbey &Co.
ISBN: 0781888842562

Chosen by Desire is another winner by Kate Perry, and one not to be missed by paranormal romance fans!

Author: Jim Ciullo
Publisher: Mainly Murder Press
ISBN: 0-615-29012-4

Action and Intrigue in South America