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Forgive Us Our Trespasses by Tom Avitabile was one of those books that kept me up late because I didn’t want to put it down. The plot of this book made me wonder if something like this could ever happen in the real world. I would love to think that it would never really happen, but after everything that is going on right now, I wouldn’t rule anything out. The author did a great job of making the book come to life as I was reading it. This book had just enough suspense that I didn’t want to put it down but not so much that I didn’t want to read it. Just when I thought things figured out, something would happen, and I would have to start all over to try and figure out what was happening. If you love fast-moving books with unique plots, I am sure you will enjoy this book.
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Genre: Thriller Published by: The Story Plant Publication Date: February 22, 2022 Number of Pages: 320 ISBN: 9781611883220 Series: A Brooke Burrell Thriller || Each is a Stand Alone Novel
The bruise on the young goalie’s cheek got girls high school soccer coach Brooke Burrell’s attention. Brooke tries to keep her advantage as the most decorated woman agent ever in government service at bay while dealing with the suspected abusive father – although she’d love to punch his lights out. Her digging reveals the reason for his abusiveness and it connects to a massive international terrorist attack.
When the father is found dead, Brooke is accused of the murder. Suddenly, she is forced to defend herself in court, and in the court of public opinion – while trying to stop the insidious plot to kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people across the globe in one terrifying instant and bring the western world to its knees.
Filled with the nonstop thrills, all-too-real scenarios, and remarkable attention to detail that has made Tom Avitabile a consistent #1 bestseller, Forgive Us Our Trespasses is edge-of-your-seat storytelling of the first order.
About The Author
Tom Avitabile is a writer, director, and producer with numerous film and television credits, a professional musician, and an amateur woodworker. He has an extensive background in engineering and computers, including work on projects for the House Committee on Science and Technology. His novel The Devil’s Quota became a Barnes and Noble #1 bestseller, as did The Eighth Day, the first installment of his Bill Hiccock “thrillogy” that includes the novels The Hammer of God and The God Particle, and the first Brooke Burrell novel, Give Us This Day.
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Gambling With Murder by Lida Sideris was a super easy read. I was able to read this book from start to finish in about a day. I loved that this book wasn’t super intense because I used it as my escape from all of the crazy going on in the world. I love that there wasn’t a ton of suspense because I haven’t wanted to read super intense books lately. The author did a great job of making me fall in love with the characters and the setting of this book right from the start. I know that I will be going back and reading other books by her in the future because I enjoyed this book so much. I loved that the author used experiences that she went through in her books because that makes the plot even more realistic. If you are looking for your next book, I would pick up this book because I am sure you will love it like I do.
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Genre: Mystery (soft-boiled) Published by: Level Best Books Publication Date: March 29, 2022 Number of Pages: 280 ISBN: 978-1-68512-086-3 Series: The Southern California Mystery series, #5 || Each is a stand alone work
A late-night call is all it takes for rookie lawyer Corrie Locke to kiss her day job at the movie studio goodbye, and do what she does best: flex her sweet P.I. skills and go undercover to find a senior who’s missing from a posh retirement community. One small stumbling block: skirting past security to gain inside access to the exclusive Villa Sunset. Time to call in the heavy artillery. Besides former security guard turned legal assistant—now wannabe P.I. –Veera, Corrie relies on a secret weapon: her mother, a surprisingly eager addition to Corrie’s team. Armed with enough attitude and pepper spray to take down a band of Navy Seals, Mom impersonates a senior to infiltrate the Villa, Corrie and Veera in tow. Turns out the job’s not as easy as they’d thought. These seniors have tricks tucked up their sleeves and aren’t afraid of using them.
The action gets dicey as the missing senior case turns into attempted murder by a criminal mind who’s always one step ahead. Corrie’s hot on the trail, but finds more than she bargained for…especially when her mother becomes a target.
About The Author
Lida Sideris’ first stint after law school was a newbie lawyer’s dream: working as an entertainment attorney for a movie studio…kind of like her heroine, Corrie Locke, except without the homicides. Lida was one of two national winners of the Helen McCloy Mystery Writers of America Scholarship Award and a Silver Falchion Award Finalist. She lives in the northern tip of Southern California with her family, rescue dogs and a flock of uppity chickens.
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Fool Her Once by Joanna Elm was a book. Right from the start of this book, I was hooked. I loved that this book had suspense that started in the first chapter because that made me want to keep reading until I had finished the book. This is one of those books that kept me guessing. Just when I thought I had the book figured out, something else would happen, and I would realize that I was wrong. I love books that keep me guessing, as this book did. This book had just the right amount of suspense throughout the entire book. The author also did a great job of making all of the characters seem like they were real people. This is the first book that I have read by this author, and I am sure going to pick up other books by her because if they are half as good as this one, I know I will love them. If you are looking for a new suspense book to read, I would pick up this one because I am sure you will enjoy this book.
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Genre: Thriller (Domestic) Published by: CamCat Books Publication Date: March 1st 2022 Number of Pages: 416 ISBN: 0744304938 (ISBN13: 9780744304930
Some killers are born. Others are made.
As a rookie tabloid reporter, Jenna Sinclair made a tragic mistake when she outed Denny Dennison, the illegitimate son of an executed serial killer. So she hid behind her marriage and motherhood. Now, decades later, betrayed by her husband and resented by her teenage daughter, Jenna decides to resurrect her career—and returns to the city she loves.
When her former lover is brutally assaulted outside Jenna’s NYC apartment building, Jenna suspects that Denny has inherited his father’s psychopath gene and is out for revenge. She knows she must track him down before he can harm his next target, her daughter.
Meanwhile, her estranged husband, Zack, fears that her investigative reporting skills will unearth his own devastating secret he’d kept buried in the past.
From New York City to the remote North Fork of Long Island and the murky waters surrounding it, Jenna rushes to uncover the terrible truth about a psychopath and realizes her own investigation may save or destroy her family.
About The Author
Joanna Elm is an author, journalist, blogger and an attorney. Before publication of her first two suspense novels (Scandal, Tor/Forge 1996); (Delusion, Tor/Forge/1997), she was an investigative journalist on the London Evening News on Fleet Street in the U.K. She also wrote for British magazines like Woman’s Own.
Then, she moved to New York where she worked as a writer/producer for television news and tabloid TV programs like A Current Affair. She was also the researcher/writer for WNEW-TV’s Emmy-award winning documentary Irish Eyes. In 1980, she joined the Star as a reporter, eventually becoming the magazine’s news editor and managing editor before moving to Philadelphia as editor of the news/features section of TV Guide.
After completing her first two novels while living in South Florida, (Nelson DeMille described Scandal as “fresh, original and unpredictable”) Joanna returned to New York, enrolled in law school, graduated summa cum laude, passed the NY Bar exam and worked as principal law clerk for an appellate division justice in the prestigious First Department. She has been married to husband Joe for 35 years, and has one son.
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If They Can’t Kiss Right: Surviving Online Dating by Shannon Yingst was a great book. I am not usually someone who enjoys books like this but I am so glad that I gave this book a chance. I loved that the author was able to write a self help book and make me laugh through most of the book. I found everything about this book relatable because my now ex-husband and I met online and lets just say that my marriage was quite the shit show. If you have never tried online dating this book will make you not want to. I loved all of names that she gave to men in this story because most of them made me laugh. This book was a super quick read and I was sad when I was over because I enjoyed this book so much. I also read it super quick because I didn’t want to put the book down until I was finished reading. If you are looking for a self help book that will make you laugh out loud than I would for sure recommend this book to you.
About The Book
Title: IF THEY CAN’T KISS RIGHT: SURVIVING ONLINE DATING Author: Shannon Yingst Publisher: Tyburn Hill Media Co. Pages: 150 Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Warning: Adult Content
Online dating: the new way of life. It seems like the only logical way to meet people anymore. The rest of our lives are on the internet, so why not our love lives too? Because if you wait for your friends to set you up, you’ll only be disappointed with their choice of Roger from accounting, the epitome of mouth breathing, booger eating morons.
Fortunately, there are no Rogers from accounting in this tale. There are, however, many other bad choices. But along the way, I learned what I want, and what I don’t want in a relationship. I learned good qualities to seek and bad qualities to leave behind. I also learned a lot about myself in the process, too. The biggest gain I got from my foray into online dating, though? Writing this book and passing along some of the life lessons I discovered through a painful trial-and-error process.
If you think your dating life is bad, take a gander at mine. Relive the awkward moments, soak in the unnecessary drama, and don’t forget to learn a thing or two. Men and women alike will be able to read this and take-home solid dating advice for the future.
Laugh. Learn. Love. Question why some humans are so insane. Maybe even see yourself in some of the pages. But above all, take to heart all the things I figured out along the way. It’ll save you the heartache and trouble. Trust me.
About The Author
Shannon Yingst is a woman with dreams far beyond her reach. Not because she isn’t ambitious, but because she is short, and her dreams are on the high shelves. On her tip toes reaching for those dusty aspirations, she hopes to achieve the daunting task of entertaining the masses with the written word. Shannon likes to write while listening to Star Wars soundtracks, stand outside while it snows, and get confused playing board games. She would love to spend her days reading on the beach with a waiter bringing her frozen margaritas and snacks as the sun moves about the sky, but for now, she will continue to work at her desk in Jersey.
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Fabyan Place by Peter Angus was an amazing book. I knew I would like this book from the start because I love books that have anything to do with WWII. I loved how the author of this book switched between when Sonny was in the war and when he was home after the war. It gave me a better idea of who he was and what he went through. The author did a great job of keeping me interested because I had to know everything that had happened, Sonny. This author did a great job of making me believe it was back in the 1940s. He did such a great job writing this book that it is one that I will keep in my personal collection of books that I love. I loved that the author wasn’t afraid to put things in this book that happened in the 1940s because some people wouldn’t use certain words because people might be offended by them. I wasn’t offended by it because I know that is how things used to be, and if we don’t recognize that, we can’t ever change. If you love historical fiction books that take place during WWII, then I know you will enjoy this book.
About The Book
Book Title: Fabyan Place: Two WWII GIs Fight to Survive and Overcome Racial Strife as POWS by Peter Angus Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 350 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Dottenfritz Press Release date: August 2021 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (internationally), e-book (mobi for Kindle, epub, and pdf) Tour dates: November 22 to December 3 Content Rating: PG13 + M: Some use of the “F” word, some swearing, bigoted pejorative vernacular common in the 1940s, treatment attributed to Nazi captors in both a POW and Death Camp and one antagonist suicide.
“Fabyan Place is a book that stays with you. A callow young man goes to war and confronts his prejudice, forming an unlikely friendship in a POW camp with another soldier. They each know a secret about the other that could be a death sentence. Deeply researched with fascinating details and unforgettable characters, moving and thought-provoking, the story rises to a ferocious finish that will take your breath away.” — Kay Williams, co-author, The Matryoshka Murders and Butcher of Dreams
“Enthusiasts of this genre will be impressed by the book’s authenticity. The author has a deep knowledge of the Second World War and offers many historical insights and details that I was not aware of.” — David Aretha, editor, World War II Chronicle and The Holocaust Chronicle
Book Description: Should racism prevent you fighting for your country? Does bigotry still live even after a war has ended? Must standing at the gates of hell in a POW camp forever change a man?
Memories of his internment as a prisoner echo as a young war veteran returns to his family and an enigmatic visitor arrives unannounced on Christmas morning.
The guest brings memories of the war, the horrors of the camps and the life-altering changes in his own psyche as his family prepares for their annual feast.
Fabyan Place is an engrossing suspenseful historical fiction novel about two mixed race young men from urban New Jersey and rural Georgia whose experiences clash in a Nazi concentration camp.
About The Author
Pete Angus spent his early years in New York City and environs. From there it was working and living in Vienna, Belgrade, Warsaw, Moscow, and Paris before settling in his current base, London. Fabyan Place, his first novel, is drawn from his own recollections and his extensive study of WWII military history. Pete has caught the writing bug and is currently working on a new mystery series featuring a military CID officer investigating unusual crimes in the 1940s.
To be honest, I can write just about anywhere; inside, outside, in the middle of a park on a bench or on a comfy chair – I just need my laptop! But it usually works out to be most mornings in my living room, surrounded by darkness except for a lone light. I have an agreeable leather couch, a small pillow with my laptop sitting on top in front of me – and a good strong cup of coffee with oat milk.
Do you write every day?
I endeavor to, however I don’t always get the chance. But I find that if I do, the speed with which I write improves if I do it daily.
If you were stuck on a deserted island, which 3 books would you want with you?
First book: How to survive and escape a deserted island! But after that, I would pick at least a couple of Patrick O’Brian novels – he is a wonderful historical fiction writer. To me, his stories are less important than the way he tells them (though his stories are detailed and gripping), and I find that reading how a pro author does it on a topic I know little about quite fascinating
What advice would you give budding writers?
Do everything you can to boost your confidence starting out. By that I mean developing a bevy of good beta readers (who you trust!) who will be brutally honest in reviewing your prose and your story. You don’t always have to take their advice, but it will always give you pause to think! They are your eventual audience, so make sure you have a wide array of them!
What is writing schedule?
I try to write a little every day, even if it is 200 words, but I am at my best when I’m doing it at5-5:30 AM when I have very little distraction from emails or phone calls.
In today’s tech savvy world, most writers use a computer or laptop. Have you ever written parts of your book on paper?
I use both paper and computer. I love typing as I can do it quite fast (my mom enrolled me in a summer school classroom course between 8th grade and middle school and I’ve been typing ever since.) I didn’t appreciate it at the time, but it sure paid off! But in writing stories, I type as much as I can, and then print it and have at it with a red pencil! For some reason, I’m much better making corrections having a hard copy in my hand. And I find it all very relaxing.
If there is one thing you want readers to remember about you, what would it be?
From an author’s perspective, that people will say that I both entertained and informed!
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The Counsel of the Cunning by Steven C. Harms had a very unique plot. I didn’t think I would enjoy this book, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is the second book in the “Roger Viceroy Series.” I didn’t read the first book, and I wasn’t lost at all, so you don’t need to read the first book if you don’t want to. This book wasn’t super suspenseful, but it had just enough that I didn’t put the book down until I was finished reading it. This book includes so many genres of books that I think everyone could find something that they enjoy. There are so many characters in this book that I would sometimes get confused as to who everyone was. I enjoyed the characters; I just wish that there weren’t so many different characters. I also wished that the author didn’t jump around because it made it hard to follow. If you are looking for a mystery book with a very unique plot, I think you will enjoy this book.
About The Book
Genre: Mystery Published by: Suspense Publishing Publication Date: November 9th 2021 Number of Pages: 268 ISBN: 978-0-578-93379-5 Series:Roger Viceroy Series, #2
Roger Viceroy faces a return to the FBI and a life he vacated long ago, until a knock on his front door announces the presence of billionaire and former U.S. Senator, Jürgen Sandt.
The past has come back to rear its ugly head. Sandt stands on his threshold for a reason: a decade prior the senator’s only son disappeared into the jungles of Guatemala, and Sandt has come to convince Viceroy that further investigation is now necessary. A package left mysteriously outside the family estate, opens the door to the possibility that his son is still very much alive.
Viceroy and his team agree to take on the hunt. Their search steers them from the back streets of Milwaukee to the stealthy corridors of Washington, D.C.—an eerie trek that will ultimately lead to an ancient site that supposedly doesn’t exist.
As Viceroy closes in on the truth, a parallel plot emerges. Not only could it point to the reason behind the cryptic disappearance of Bertram Sandt, but it could also launch a deadly battle that will put millions of lives at stake. On pure instinct, Viceroy knows nothing is adding up. Somehow, somewhere they missed a clue, and if it’s not discovered soon…it may be too late.
About The Author
Steven C. Harms is a professional sports, sponsorship, broadcast sales, and digital media executive with a career spanning over thirty years across the NBA, NFL, and MLB. He’s dealt with Fortune 500 companies, major consumer brands, professional athletes, and multi-platform integrated sports partnerships and media advertising campaigns. He’s an accomplished playwright having written and produced a wildly successful theatrical production which led him to tackle his debut novel, Give Place to Wrath, released November 9, 2021 from Suspense Publishing. Harms is a native of Wisconsin, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. He now resides in the greater Milwaukee area as a sponsorship executive.
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