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For the millions of American’s who are born into poverty each year, our nation bleeds a darker red, white, and blue than the rest of us can fathom. The social constructs that push us from baby to student to graduate to career are disintegrated like sandcastles on a beach by the tide. Impoverished children don’t [...]
Reviewing books is often disappointing and so it’s always a pleasure to review one that is rewarding instead. Dayna Rubin’s book fools you a bit (no, not the old cliché that you can’t tell a book from its cover, although the cover photo stirred up some old memories of happy days in the woods) with [...]
I was first acquainted with the fiction juggernaut Christopher Leibig through his superb political roller-coaster ride “Saving Saddam”, which revolved around the high concept idea of a plot to indict one of Saddam Hussein’s body doubles in his place. Leibig’s new novel, “Montanamo”, takes that concept and multiplies it several times over. Each subplot is [...]
Reynolds, D.B. – Vampires in America #1 – Raphael Malibu, California–home to rock-and-roll gods and movie stars, the beautiful, the rich … and vampires. Powerful and charismatic, Raphael is a Vampire Lord, one of the few who hold the power of life and death over every vampire in existence. Thousands call him Master and have [...]
Frank, Jacquelyn – Nightwalkers #1 – Jacob Since time began, there have been Nightwalkers – the races of the night who live in the shadows of the moonlight. Love with humans is absolutely forbidden, and one man makes certain to uphold this ancient law: Jacob, the Enforcer… For 700 Years, He has resisted temptation. But [...]
Dohner, Laurann – Justice Overview: Justice North is the face of New Species. Seeing him up close makes Jessie s heart race. He s the ultimate alpha male big, muscular, exotically beautiful and dangerous. Of course he s off limits. But then the sexy man purrs and all bets are off.Jessie Dupree is a mouthy, [...]
Nicholas, Erin – Hotblooded Overview: Her mama always said the women in their family were hotblooded… And it s been causing Brooke Donovan trouble her whole life. But it wasn t until her mother took on the most powerful man in Honey Creek, Texas, that Brooke truly realized the daughter of the town whore didn [...]
There’s something out there: a juggernaut of evil bearing down to crush the Republic— unless one lone Jedi, shunned and reviled, can stop it. Revan: hero, traitor, conqueror, villain, savior. A Jedi who left Coruscant to defeat Mandalorians—and returned a disciple of the dark side, bent on destroying the Republic. The Jedi Council gave Revan [...]
The Dark Series introduces the Carpathians, a powerful and ancient race. They have many gifts, including the ability to shape-shift, and an extended life span, living for thousands of years. Though they feed on human blood, they don’t kill their human prey, and for the most part live amongst humans without detection. Despite their gifts, [...]
Not so very long ago, Eragon—Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider—was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. [...]