From March to May my focus will solely be on book reviewing for a back-catalog of review requests from authors, publicists and editors. In a way, it's really going to be an indie author celebration as I bring together books from a wide spectrum of genres. Mixed in between all of these are a selection of interviews and guest posts from the authors themselves. I hope you'll enjoy this slight change to the normal set-up! Indie Author reviews.
Book Reviews
Note all book summaries are taken from Amazon.com. Click on the caption 'Find on Amazon.com' under each book, to be taken to the Amazon page for that book.
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Struggling writer Doctor Sacker feels trapped in a lifeless, tedious world. This changes when the benevolent doctor gets a patient with an extraordinary mind. When the patient searches for a missing inventor, Sacker sees a story to write and joins the heart-pounding adventure. Accompanying the gifted mind, Sacker finds mystery as well as a great destiny. .. if he can survive the dangerous case.
The Inventor's Game is an unique version of Holmes and Watson in a modern world.
The Inventor's Game is an unique version of Holmes and Watson in a modern world.
The Dogs of Devonshire by Demetrius Sherman
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A violently fatal animal attack on a millionaire’s daughter is far beyond the usual. Hope and Sacker goes on a danger-filled hunt for answers, but the deeper they go into the search, the more they become convinced that the case involves much more than vicious dogs
First seen in The Inventors Game, the kindhearted Doctor Sacker finds himself in a deadly case that effects the entire country.
Masters: Art of Isis Sousa & Guests: Fantasy Digital Painting Techniques & Video Lectures by Isis Sousa
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The Art of Isis Sousa & Guests is a highly inspirational tool for both you Fantasy Art lover and Fantasy Artist developing your skills. Endorsed by some of the biggest Fantasy Art and Creative Communities in the world including Shadowness.com & it's Founder Meng To, Elfwood.com, ItsArtMag.com & it's founder Partice Leymarie, HystericalMinds.com, DeviantArt's groups: Elite Artists & Paradise of Artists and Sketchoholic.com.
The book is bound with beautiful, high-end Fantasy and Dark Fantasy works from Isis Sousa and renowned guests: Uwe Jarling, Kirsi Salonen, Jezabel Nekranea, Ertaç Altinöz, Rochelle Green, Alexander Nanitchkov, Marius Bota, Marilena Mexi, Mariana Veira and Nathie Block.
Take a learning and insightful journey through the dozens of tips, articles, tutorials, lectures, video classes and nonetheless, fantastic artworks which make this one-of-a-kind art-book experience. Read and watch video tutorials and workshops right from the book using QR technology barcode scanning. Get this book as an iPAD / PDF version and enjoy bonus video workshops unavailable in the printed version of the book! This is the trade edition with non glossy pages, please get our Special Edition HardCover version from our website.
The book is bound with beautiful, high-end Fantasy and Dark Fantasy works from Isis Sousa and renowned guests: Uwe Jarling, Kirsi Salonen, Jezabel Nekranea, Ertaç Altinöz, Rochelle Green, Alexander Nanitchkov, Marius Bota, Marilena Mexi, Mariana Veira and Nathie Block.
Take a learning and insightful journey through the dozens of tips, articles, tutorials, lectures, video classes and nonetheless, fantastic artworks which make this one-of-a-kind art-book experience. Read and watch video tutorials and workshops right from the book using QR technology barcode scanning. Get this book as an iPAD / PDF version and enjoy bonus video workshops unavailable in the printed version of the book! This is the trade edition with non glossy pages, please get our Special Edition HardCover version from our website.
Furies by D.L. Johnstone
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...set in the decadent days of the ancient Roman Empire. It's 36 AD. The city of Alexandria is a center of Roman commerce--and a sinful playground for the pleasure-seeking rich and powerful.
For wealthy merchant Decimus Tarquitius Aculeo, however, Alexandria has become a living hell. Ruined by a string of mysterious investment disasters, deserted by friends and family, his reputation in tatters, Aculeo is forced to eke out a meagre existence in the poorest, back streets of the city. He's desperate to find the man he blames for the debacle and recover what he's lost.
Aculeo's quest forces him deep into treacherous, unfamiliar territory, Alexandria's criminal underworld. And entangles him in a web of corruption, conspiracy and murder.
A common slave is found murdered in the magnificent temple of the god Serapis. Days later, the brutalized body of a high-priced hetaira is discovered floating in a canal, after an evening entertaining the city's elite. The grim truth soon becomes clear: a ruthless killer is moving among Alexandria's aristocrats, commercial titans, and philosophers. And ominous clues connect those murders to Aculeo's quest, with disturbing revelations about his own past.
Aided by an Egyptian mortuary attendant, a brilliant philosopher, a lovely hetaira, and his last remaining friends, Aculeo must hunt down a terrifying murderer in the highest echelons of society if he hopes to reclaim the life he has lost. But first, he must survive...
For wealthy merchant Decimus Tarquitius Aculeo, however, Alexandria has become a living hell. Ruined by a string of mysterious investment disasters, deserted by friends and family, his reputation in tatters, Aculeo is forced to eke out a meagre existence in the poorest, back streets of the city. He's desperate to find the man he blames for the debacle and recover what he's lost.
Aculeo's quest forces him deep into treacherous, unfamiliar territory, Alexandria's criminal underworld. And entangles him in a web of corruption, conspiracy and murder.
A common slave is found murdered in the magnificent temple of the god Serapis. Days later, the brutalized body of a high-priced hetaira is discovered floating in a canal, after an evening entertaining the city's elite. The grim truth soon becomes clear: a ruthless killer is moving among Alexandria's aristocrats, commercial titans, and philosophers. And ominous clues connect those murders to Aculeo's quest, with disturbing revelations about his own past.
Aided by an Egyptian mortuary attendant, a brilliant philosopher, a lovely hetaira, and his last remaining friends, Aculeo must hunt down a terrifying murderer in the highest echelons of society if he hopes to reclaim the life he has lost. But first, he must survive...
Sins of the Father by RJ Palmer
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A minister losing touch with his faith…
A severely autistic child with no past, no present and no real future…
An evil older than time itself…
When the boy Lucian is thrown into Aaron’s life with nowhere else to go all hell breaks loose and Aaron confronts things he never actually imagined could really exist in an effort to save one small, tortured child.
A severely autistic child with no past, no present and no real future…
An evil older than time itself…
When the boy Lucian is thrown into Aaron’s life with nowhere else to go all hell breaks loose and Aaron confronts things he never actually imagined could really exist in an effort to save one small, tortured child.
This Mobius Strip of Ifs by Mathias Freese
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In this impressive and varied collection of creative essays, Mathias B. Freese jousts with American culture. A mixture of the author's reminiscences, insights, observations, and criticism, This Mobius Strip of Ifs examines the use and misuse of psychotherapy, childhood trauma, complicated family relationships, his frustration as a teacher, and the enduring value of tenaciously writing through it all.
Freese scathingly describes the conditioning society imposes upon artists and awakened souls. Whether writing about the spiritual teacher Krishnamurti, poet and novelist Nikos Kazantzakis, or film giants such as Orson Welles and Buster Keaton, the author skewers where he can and applauds those who refuse to compromise and conform.
The profound visceral truths in this book will speak to anyone who endeavors to be completely alive and aware.
Sown in Tears by Beverly Magid
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Russia, 1905 - After an attck on the village of Koritz, in the Settlement of the Pale, an area where Jews are restricted to live, Leah Peretz is left to protect and care for her young children. Her life is complicated by the attentions of the Russian officer Captain Vaselik, who is attracted to her despite his strong antipathy towards Jews. Can she trust him? Her journey is played out against the events happening in the country.Revolution is beginning to roil in Russia, everyone is frustrated and restless, the government inflames anti-semitism, pogroms occur against the Jews, while Leah must survive and defend her family and finally discover her path.
Second Chance Grill by Christine Nolfi
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An unforgettable tale of love, loss and second chances. Second Chance Grill is the prequel to Treasure Me, 2012 Next Generation Indie Awards Finalist, which The Midwest Book Review calls "A riveting read for those who enjoy adventure fiction, highly recommended." Dr. Mary Chance needs a sabbatical from medicine to grieve the loss of her closest friend. But when she inherits a struggling restaurant in Liberty, Ohio she isn't prepared for Blossom Perini. Mary can't resist falling for the precocious preteen--or the girl's father. The bond they forge will transform all their lives and set in motion an outpouring of love that spreads across America.
The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap by Paulette Mahurin
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A women's Brokeback Mountain. The year 1895 was filled with memorable historical events: the Dreyfus Affair divided France; Booker T. Washington gave his Atlanta address; the United States expanded the effects of the Monroe Doctrine to cover South America; and Oscar Wilde was tried and convicted for gross indecency under Britain's recently passed law that made sex between males a criminal offense. When news of Wilde's conviction went out over telegraphs worldwide, it threw a small Nevada town into chaos. This is the story of what happened when the lives of its citizens were impacted by the news of Oscar Wilde's imprisonment. It is a chronicle of hatred and prejudice with all its unintended and devastating consequences, and how love and friendship bring strength and healing. All profits are going to Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center, Ventura County, CA. (the first and only no-kill animal shelter in Ventura County).
The Whispers of Sprite by Joanna Mazurkiewicz
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When Ania moves from London to Swansea city in Wales she is hoping that her life will get a bit more exciting, after all she is running away from her controlling mother to taste more freedom and feel more independent. Everything seems to be going the way she wanted until she almost dies while taking a quiet walk around the beach in the late evening.
When she opens her eyes, nothing seems the same...
She starts seeing people that no one else is able to notice. An enchanting looking man keeps following her and Ania’s life seems to getting more exciting than she ever wished for.
After the attack something changes inside her, she has been blessed with the new frightening gift of seeing and hearing sprites all around her... the magical creatures that only existed in folklore, myths and legends of Britain.
Gabriel is attractive and handsome but no ... he is not a vampire. He keeps coming back and Ania feels an instant connection between them but this might get her into more trouble. Supernatural romance is not on her mind right now.
Because he is forbidden to even touch her ... the line between the death and love has never been so thin and the sprites won’t stop whispering until ... she will choose to love or abandon Gabriel.
Oath of Servitude by C. E. Wilson
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Teague’s was the charmed life of a popular athlete that came to a crashing halt.
Cailin is a pixi learning the price of nonconformity in her rigid clan.
She fears the darkness.
He is trapped there for all eternity.
But when the two of them are thrown together, they begin to discover the light within themselves.
Our Lives as Kites by Marius Hancu
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We enter the world of ballet through Yvonne Fillon, a one-time soloist ballerina who is on a journey of self-discovery in rough waters. We enter it during one of her days out in the outdoors, when she launches a kite and takes in everything from the wind and the clouds as a source for inspiration. For, at the onset of middle age, she attempts to cross over into the even more competitive world of choreography, her lifeline to staying in ballet.
When, years later, success in this endeavor comes her way, it would seem strange to her that others envy her, either for her loves or for her dance pieces, for she knows the toll. Still, Cain strikes.
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