This book, and this series, has a lot to offer fans of police/FBI procedurals. I picked up this book during a free download offer and I was happy to discover a new author whose books I can now look forward to reading. There is some backstory from earlier books in the series that is sometimes … More Remnants (Brandon Fisher FBI Series #6), by Carolyn Arnold

Science Fiction author Robert J. Sawyer treads a different path in his new historical fiction (and SciFi) novel, The Oppenheimer Alternative. (Currently available for pre-order HERE.) The story is a fictionalized, but still very true to history, depiction of one of the main cogs in the Manhattan Project (or the Manhattan Engineering District, the code … More The Oppenheimer Alternative, by Robert J. Sawyer

If you have a child between the ages of 8 and 12, particularly, but not exclusively, boys, and you’re looking for an activity that will bring you closer together and fight off the video games, you should buy this book and read it to your child/children. Start 45 days before Christmas, and read one chapter … More The Naughty List, by Thomas Conway

Author Steve Lindahl says in the afterward of this lovingly written book that he wanted to tell a story true to the life of the key character, actress Lotta Crabtree, while creating fictional characters who orbited around her. His mission was to write a reasonably accurate historical narrative about the era of the story, which … More Living in a Star’s Light: A novel based on the life of Miss Lotta Crabtree, by Steve Lindahl

It’s not easy to spin out a captivating mystery yarn and at the same time to address the sensitive topic of spousal abuse. Valerie Davisson has managed it here, in book #4 in her Logan McKenna mystery series. This is a compelling story about a woman and her 3-year-old daughter trying to stay hidden from … More Vanishing Day, by Valerie Davisson

                Spyder Hole is a thriller with a standard saving-the-world plot and somewhat interesting characters (all male), although the book is not really character-driven.  It’s a good vs. evil situation, with some political commentary and some suspense, but not enough to make it a truly gripping read.  It is also, unfortunately, very poorly edited, leaving … More Spyder Hole, by Bob Nesoff

            The author would like this book to be an uplifting story about a group of justice-seeking EEOC investigators fighting the good fight in support of deserving underdog employees.  Unfortunately, the book is so poorly written, so badly constructed, so inaccurate about the legal issues and EEOC procedures, and so lacking in a coherent plot, … More The Cause lives (Warriors for Equal Rights), by Marie W. Watts

I enjoyed reading this book, but when asked what kind of book it is, this book is difficult to categorize.  It is a sci-fi romance with graphically erotic scenes, but it is also part one of an allegorical commentary on race relations, xenophobia, and how love can bridge chasms.  It is well written and the … More Jelvia: Not Human #1 — Holding out for a Hero, by T E Kessler (Louise Wise)

Jake Lassiter is an endearing character and author Paul Levine has provided him with a thrilling roller coaster of a story in which Jake can show off his self-deprecating sense of humor and his folksy “I’m just a jock” persona.  On a superficial level, the plot and characters are fun, like watching a “B” movie … More Fool Me Twice (Jake Lassiter Legal Thriller) by Paul Levine

This is a well-crafted story with tension building throughout.  Lucy and her lover, Damon, try to exonerate Lucy’s brother, who is accused of murder.  The evidence is pretty damning but the more Lucy and Damon dig, the more the case looks like an elaborate setup that parallels the case when the dead lady’s husbands last … More Savage Bay Nightmare by Anna Willett