BOOK REVIEW LISTINGS

Bad Karma In The Big Easy

Bad Karma In The Big Easy by D. J. Donaldson is set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Medical Examiner Andy Broussard and his assistant Kit Franklyn have remained in New Orleans to tend to the bodies left behind after the terrible storm. New Orleans is mostly deserted save for the police department and medical examiners staff. Andy and Kit collect ...

Beleaguered Truth (Shattered Triangle Book 2)

Beleaguered Truth - Book II: The Shattered Triangle Trilogy by William P. Messenger is the continuation of the stories surrounding twin brothers, Giuseppe and Giovanni Lozano, and Detective Tom Moran. It’s a book about family loyalty, political aspirations, secrets, passion, and bloodshed.  The first book was Tom Moran’s ...

Believing The Lie

After writing sixteen Inspector Lynley novels, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George has millions of fans waiting for the next one. As USA Today put it, "It's tough to resist George's storytelling, once hooked." With Believing the Lie, she's poised to hook countless more. Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's ...

Bertha - Shine Like the Dawn

A historical biography, Bertha, Shine like the Dawn by Lisa M. Hutchison, reads like a well-constructed novel. The author’s research into her German great-grandmother’s history in the mid-1800s produced a story of gritty survival and eternal love.
Bertha Hoffmann was born into a wealthy family but was orphaned and raised by both ...

Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China

How the movement against patriarchy could reconfigure China — and the world.

On the eve of International Women’s Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for thirty-seven days. The Feminist Five became a global cause célèbre, with Hillary ...

Beyond McCarron's Corner: Sassy's Story

Sharon K. Middleton’s historical romance book titled "Beyond McCarron’s Corner:  Sassy’s Story" is a story that finds Sarah Searcy, aka Sassy and her two dogs trekking into Georgia’s Cohutta Wilderness and suddenly and mysteriously disappearing.  Something has happened to her, no phone ...

Big Paws, Bigger Heart

Big Paws, Bigger Heart by James R. Loveless is narrated by Finley (a dog) about Brooks (a dog). This is a heartwarming book about Jim and Leslie Loveless and the dogs that they raised, loved and spent their lives with. From the very first page you will be captured with the story of this couple and the dogs in their lives. Brooks comes to join the ...

BlackDeath 23

BlackDeath 23 by Robert Mills is his journal written while flying helicopters in Iraq. The book begins with Mills leaving for basic training on September 11, 2001. Due to the events of that day in America his basic training was postponed. BlackDeath takes you day to day with Mills for the duration of his service in the military. Mills had a wife ...

Blessings and Curses

Blessings and Curses by Judy Kelly is a novel about a young devout Christian woman, Olivia Douglass, who is becoming a priest.  Her graduation is in just a few days,  but she has started having reservations about her future vocation.  During this time period, she gets an assignment to answer a request of a condemned convict, Leon Sunstrik ...

Bloodhound

Beka Cooper is finally a Dog—a full-fledged member of the Provost’s Guard, dedicated to keeping peace in Corus’s streets. But there’s unrest in Tortall’s capital. Counterfeit coins are turning up in shops all over the city, and merchants are raising prices to cover their losses. The Dogs discover that gamblers are bringing ...