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The Light After The War by Anita Abriel Review is a highly anticipated review. This historical fiction novel centers around Vera Frankel and her best friend, Edith Ban. Both are young Jewish girls leaving Budapest behind them to try and start their lives over after World War II. With their parents feared to be dead, along with Edith’s sweetheart, they head to Naples. It is here the young eighteen-year-old girls begin to heal from the horrors they’ve seen. Edith tries to cope with the loss of her beloved, Stefan, who’s death has never been confirmed. She has a hard time…

The Cause Lives by Marie W. Watts is out now. Alice Arden can’t wait to retire in eighteen months, but her boss at the federal discrimination and harassment agency she works at has other ideas. She assigns Alice to head a newly created task force responsible for catching more lawbreakers, and Alice can’t refuse. Already burned out and suffering from a worsening disability that might put her in a wheelchair, Alice finds more than she bargained for in her new team with racism, a sociophobe, and hidden agendas at play. Threats on their lives because of a case they’re working…

Goodreads: Best Short Stories 2019 is authored by Catherine Habbie and Candace Lott. It is a collection of short stories, based upon fears, nightmares, hell, love, embarrassing moments, fantasies, death, and triumph. Each story is uniquely described for entertainment and has a way of captivating the readers until you fall madly in love with each one. Every story is created by a diverse group of authors from around the world, with a funny sense of humor and creative imagination. As you ingest each story, you will laugh and cry! Candace Lott is one of the co-authors of Goodreads: Best Short…

Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day Review is here. This cozy mystery is the first in the series and centers around Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida. She owns the local bicycle shop in Cape Cod called Mac’s Bikes, where business is good. Her boyfriend Tim owns the local bakery, and she lives in a tiny home right by her shop with her parrot Belle. Life is simple for Mac, and she loves it, especially her nights spent in her book club called Cozy Caper. After leaving a meeting with the rest of the Cozy Capers, Mac literally runs into the dead…

Vestige by Monique Gliozzi centers around Dr. Maxwell Stein. Stein is a seasoned child psychologist practicing in New York, is about to head off on vacation when the past comes back to haunt him. A visit by a former patient, now a mysterious adult, takes him by surprise to deliver a priceless gift. His simple message sets the wheels of his conscious and subconscious mind in motion until he is on the verge of derailing. His family, concerned and frightened by his changing attitudes, feels helpless. Is Max bordering on insanity, or is there still hope? Author, Dr. Monique Gliozzi…

In The Crown of Bones by Rosalyn Briar, fairy tales are not what they seem. Gisela knows about sacrifice all too well. She abandoned her education, friends, and fairy tales to support her family and care for her sister. But when she jilts a wealthy suitor, Gisela is chosen for another type of sacrifice. As an Offering to the Goddess Bergot, Gisela and seven others are sent on a deadly quest for a mythical crown. To return home, Gisela must overcome obstacles that darkly resemble the fairy tales she once believed. Weaving through a tapestry of friendship, romance, violence, and magic—Gisela…

A Noble’s Path: An Enchanted Isles Novel by I.L. Cruz is book number two in this amazing series. In book 2, divided loyalties test Inez Garza. The infamous incident at the Academy of Natural Studies has forced her to work for the King’s Men while continuing to serve the hidden market. Supporting Birthright furthers the cause of Magical Return, but the cost may be the fall of the royal house and losing Zavier forever. And the strongest pull of all is her growing and erratic magic, which demands everything and offers only destruction in return. Inez must decide where her…

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern review is finally here. This novel centers around Zachary Ezra Rawlins, who’s attending an Ivy League school. He likes reading and playing video games. However, his world turns upside down when he finds a strange book called “Sweet Sorrows.” What’s eerier is the plot of the book is about Zachary’s life. It is from there Zachary determines to find out where the book came from. This revelation casts Zachary on a journey to the underground world of the Starless Sea. He meets new characters: Mirabel, Allegra, and Dorian. Dorian is Zachary’s love interest in…

The Lane Betrayal by John Heldt is now available. From the author of the critically acclaimed Northwest Passage, American Journey, and Carson Chronicles series comes the first book in the Time Box saga. Virginia physicist Mark Lane has a problem. Weeks after privately creating two time machines, he learns his corporate partner wants to use the portable devices for nefarious purposes. Rather than give him the chance to do so, Mark takes the time boxes and escapes to the relative safety of 1865. For Mark, his wife Mary, and their children, the adventure is a chance to grow. Mary runs…

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare Review is here and bringing back the most beloved Shadowhunter characters EVER! This novel centers around various characters. However, the main protagonist is Cordelia Carstairs. Cordelia moves to London with her mother and older brother, Alastair. Her mother wants Cordelia to get out in London society and find a nice husband due to her father being in jail. Cordelia, though, only wants one guy, and that’s James Herondale, brother of her future parabatai, Lucie. The problem is James has an understanding with Grace Blackthorn. This causes Cordelia to bottle up her feelings towards James,…

Uncle Billy’s Chicken Hut and Salvation Emporium by Jeffrey G. Roberts novel is here. West of the bustling metropolis of Phoenix, along Interstate Highway 10, is the magnificent and mystical desolation of the mountains of Southwestern Arizona. It is as alien as the planet Mars, and just as foreboding. Yet hidden away between the peaks and valleys and desert vistas, is a most incongruous edifice—part diner, part carnival atmosphere, with an equal measure of whimsy, and just a smidge of a nightmare. And it lay smack dab between the Eastern boundaries of imagination, and the Western shores of spooky. You…

Borderline by D.M. Borne is an adult fiction crime novella. When the body of a New York senator’s daughter is found floating atop a pond in rural Blackwater, Quebec, Canada, the Quebec Provincial Police, also known as the Surete du Quebec, is out of their depth. There are no leads, no suspects, and very little physical evidence due to being washed into the pond water. To make matters worse, the New York senator is demanding the FBI be allowed to take over the investigation, a concession that Quebec is not willing to make. Instead, they assign the case to Inspector…