BOOK REVIEW LISTINGS

The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti

Lily has come to southern France in search of a new perspective, hoping that the sun's soft rays and the fragrant sea breezes will provide a relaxing respite from the demands of her lively daughter and her family's Idaho cattle ranch. Two years after her husband's sudden death, in the house, that's been in his family for generations, ...

The Secrets of Shadowcrest

The Secrets of Shadowcrest by Lance Ian McColgan heralds the exciting start of an enthralling new fantasy adventure series. The narrative intricately blends historical events of 12th century England with McColgan richly imagined fantastical elements, offering readers a compelling mix of adventure, political intrigue, and mystical marvels. Set in ...

The Shack

Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack ...

The Sherangivan

The Sherangivan by Jacqueline Fellows is a tale introduced by a grisly murder scene where three warriors from another kingdom are found killed and grotesquely displayed.  Caleb Tholstan, the protagonist, was found among three dead men, unconscious and unarmed. Miraculously, he was unharmed but had no memory of what had occurred.

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The Shoemakers Wife

The majestic and haunting beauty of the Italian Alps is the setting of the first meeting of Enza, a practical beauty, and Ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who meet as teenagers, despite growing up in villages just a few miles apart. At the turn of the last century, when Ciro catches the local priest in a scandal, he is banished from his village and sent ...

The Sins of Kings

Daniel Thomas Valente's novel, The Sins of Kings, is the thrilling start to The Last of the Valdryz series that sucks readers into a world of royal intrigue and impending doom. The Graymere family, whose legacy stretches through the ages, teeters on the edge of financial ruin and rebellion. As if things weren't chaotic enough, a mysterious ...

The Sister Season

Sister Season was a strange but workable writing of two completely different story line. The book opens at Christmas time with all of Elise's daughters coming for a visit. Their first visit together in 10 years. they are arriving for their abusive father's funeral. He is the reason these girls have not been home or together for years. The ...

The Special

The Special by J. E. Pendleton is a historical drama/fiction inspired by true events that transpired in the author's life. The book is set in post-depression America when the middle class had finally risen only to be thwarted by the horrors of World War II.

The book starts with the author receiving a  phone call from a stranger ...

THE SPIDER HOUSE: A Madam Celeste Mystery

Author Linda Anthony Hill has another paranormal thriller, The Spider House, to titillate readers of cozy mysteries. The author’s knowledge of ghosts, mediums and the paranormal are apparent from the prologue which sets the stage and introduces psychic, Madam Celeste and her apprentice, Emma. The opening sentences of Chapter One grab ...

The Spy Among Us

The Spy Among Us is a compelling thriller, by Thomas J. Nichols that crackles with tension. Page one opens this novel with a bang, literally an explosion that threatens the life of Christi Cole. FBI agent Cole is compelled into an assignment with the International Joint Terrorism Task Force. She leaves her husband and daughter for duty in Moscow ...