Do you know someone who is so effortlessly cool, calm and collected that nothing ever ruffles their feathers? Do you find yourself wondering how they do it, so comfortable being themselves without a care in the world? Do you wish you could have even half of the confidence they have in order to erase self-doubt … Continue reading SECRETS TO BEING AMAZING: WHAT CONFIDENT PEOPLE DON’T DO, by Denise Wijayaratne, Self-published
PETALS OF A ROSE, by Alley Mcintosh, Self-Published
This is a collection of poems and short stories about the life of my grandmother which talks about several real world issues with a focus on cancer. 79 Pages Out June 2019 MY THOUGHTS: I received this book in exchange for my honest review. I do not normally read poetry unless it's by a … Continue reading PETALS OF A ROSE, by Alley Mcintosh, Self-Published
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QUEEN OF THE SEA, by Dylan Meconis, Walker Books, Candlewick Press
Cult graphic novelist Dylan Meconis offers a rich reimagining of history in this hybrid novel loosely based on the exile of Queen Elizabeth I by her sister, Queen Mary. When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of … Continue reading QUEEN OF THE SEA, by Dylan Meconis, Walker Books, Candlewick Press
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A BRIGHTNESS LONG AGO, by Guy Gavriel Kay, Viking, Penguin Random House
International bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy and offers an extraordinary cast of characters whose lives come together through destiny, love, and ambition. In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a maritime city, a man looks back on his youth and the people who … Continue reading A BRIGHTNESS LONG AGO, by Guy Gavriel Kay, Viking, Penguin Random House
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PORT 717, by Raymond D’Silva, Self-Published
2058. Some of the most intelligent across the globe are disappearing without a trace. Leaving behind painful memories in a society where pain and hurt are obsolete. A common thread links them all. They are Primo Gamers participating in the largest blended reality offering by the Si1N Corporation. Jane Forsyth and Terry Ong, elite officers … Continue reading PORT 717, by Raymond D’Silva, Self-Published
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KILL POINT, A JESSE FORTUNE/THOMAS KELLY THRILLER, By Kerry Michael Chater & Lynn Gillespie Chater
An Olympic diver, a DEA agent, a European assassin, and a South American drug lord . . . what do they have in common? They are all on their way to a KILL POINT: the point at which one person will take the life of another. Platform diver Jesse Fortune is on her way … Continue reading KILL POINT, A JESSE FORTUNE/THOMAS KELLY THRILLER, By Kerry Michael Chater & Lynn Gillespie Chater
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SIGN OF THE CROSS, by Glenn Cooper, Black Thorn
Abruzzo, Italy: a young priest suffers the stigmata of the crucifixion. The Vatican, Rome: the Pope calls on Harvard professor Cal Donovan to investigate the truth of the priest's claim. Berlin, Germany: a neo-Nazi organisation believes the priest is the key to an earth-shattering secret. A secret that can be used as a deadly weapon. … Continue reading SIGN OF THE CROSS, by Glenn Cooper, Black Thorn
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BETWEEN THE ORANGE GROVES, by Nadia Marks, Pan Macmillan Publishers
In a small village, set among the wild mountains of Cyprus, two families of different faiths share a seemingly unbreakable friendship based on mutual respect and deep affection. Mothers and daughters share their daily secrets, fathers and sons support each other as they live their lives between the fragrant pine trees and orange groves. It's … Continue reading BETWEEN THE ORANGE GROVES, by Nadia Marks, Pan Macmillan Publishers
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WHOSE WAVES THESE ARE, by Amanda Dykes, Bethany House, Baker Publishing Group
In the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper asking readers to send rocks in honor of loved ones to create something life-giving but the building halts when tragedy strikes. Decades later, Annie returns to the coastal Maine town where stone ruins spark her curiosity and her search for … Continue reading WHOSE WAVES THESE ARE, by Amanda Dykes, Bethany House, Baker Publishing Group
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ON A SUMMER TIDE, THREE SISTERS ISLAND, by Suzanne Woods Fisher, Revell, Baker Publishing Group
When her father buys an island off the coast of Maine with the hope of breathing new life into it, Camden Grayson thinks hes lost his mind. An unexpected event sends Cam to his rescue, and she discovers the island has its own way of living . . . and loving. 320 Pages Out April … Continue reading ON A SUMMER TIDE, THREE SISTERS ISLAND, by Suzanne Woods Fisher, Revell, Baker Publishing Group
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