Title: Choose: Snakes or Ladders Author: Sally Forest Genre: Literary Fiction This rich, sensually-driven literary novel takes readers back to the 1950s, when women were just starting to enter the work-force alongside men on a more regular basis. The story follows Mitty Bedford, a typist who recently graduated with her certificate and has landed a job… Read More Editorial Review – Choose: Snakes or Ladders
Author: Leonard Di Gregorio Title: Red Lips Genre: Thriller / Action / Adventure This quick read continues the story of Tom Walker, a sea captain who retired after helping a group of adventurers find buried treasure in the Caribbean. He now only takes charter customers who interest him, which happens to be the… Read More Editorial Review – Red Lips
Title: Let Loose & Laugh: Priceless Stories on Navigating Life With a Sense of Humor Author: Gerry Usrey Genre: Non-fiction / Humor Let Loose & Laugh: Priceless Stories on Navigating Life with a Sense of Humor by Gerry Usrey is a collection of short, humorous, true stories. The author recounts times of failure… Read More Editorial Review – Let Loose & Laugh
Title: Short Stories of Space Author: Piers Horner Genre: Non-fiction / Science / Astronomy Short Stories of Space dives into seven transformative space events. The journey through space, history, and technology introduces readers to discoveries that vary from lighthearted histories, to industry-changing technological innovations. Readers will explore all aspects of space, from familiar… Read More Editorial Review – Short Stories of Space
Title: Real Raw Hope Author: Rio McKee Genre: Poetry Real Raw Hope is a book of poetry inspired by Rio McKee’s history of trauma and journey towards recovery. McKee shares in the Introduction that she survived an active shooting on her college campus. The trauma of this event prompted her to unlock a… Read More Editorial Review – Real Raw Hope
Author: Mark Leon Collins Title: Riven Calyx Genre: Fantasy This story explores magic, religion, and one’s social expectations while following the first quest of Mordrak, newly welcomed as a knight of the prestigious Brotherhood of Vali. Mordrak finds himself haunted by seven youthful wraiths he killed while helping his king conquer a fortified… Read More Editorial Review – Riven Calyx
Author: John Bennardo Title: Just a Typo Genre: Humor Fiction Set in modern times while skipping any reference to COVID-19, this novel focuses on the struggles faced by Mo Riverlake, a game show host who has become a celebrity after years of making jokes at the expense of most everyone around him—all… Read More Editorial Review – Just a Typo
I wouldn’t be writing this chapter if it was not necessary for your survival. No one will ever accept the fact that something terrible has happened to them. Imagine telling a woman who lost her four children to accept it and move on. She will look at you like the most inhuman being… Read More Praying For a Miracle When it’s Hopeless – Book Quote Corner
Author: Michael Ray Ewing Title: Satan’s Gold Genre: Thriller This story follows Tyler Jackson’s hunt for “Daemon,” a computer hacker who once shot the former FBI agent and caused him to lose his job, his fiancé, and much of his sanity, to say nothing of his sleep. Tyler is convinced Daemon’s cunning and… Read More Editorial Review – Satan’s Gold
Title: Surrender Author: Marylee MacDonald Genre: Memoir When fifteen-year-old Marylee MacDonald falls pregnant and must give her child up for adoption, she is forced to come to terms with her own childhood and adoption story. Set in the 1960s, Surrender is MacDonald’s memoir of her experience as a pregnant teen, an adopted daughter,… Read More Editorial Review – Surrender
