Reviews by HM Holten
Reviews 2022
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The Widow’s Walk by John Anthony Miller
Tentative Love Story with a Mystery Attached
https://www.amazon.de/review/R35C2O6RUOLV7R/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm-rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Sins of the Highland Devil by SE Welfonder
Romantic Highland Saga with Layers of Myth
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2108JX10LJFJK/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Nine Deadly Dolls by CW Hawes
Voodoo, Terrorism, Cigars, and Fine Wines
https://www.amazon.de/review/R355SC4I22KDKS/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Sarah’s Song by Vicky Whedbee
Appalachian Family Saga built Around a Mystery
https://www.amazon.de/review/RQMNUDDMRWE8A/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Wild Desire by Toya Richardson
Infinite Affinity in a Magical Forest
https://www.amazon.de/review/R4UMSVVIDS5Q3/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Chainmaker’s Wife by Rebecca Bryn
Suffragettes, Strikes, Riots, and The Great War
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The First Cut by Val Penny
A Case Hanging on the Perpetrator’s DNA
https://www.amazon.de/review/R3PVLP024FSBKK/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Reviews 2021
Silenced by Jennie Ensor
Silence Like a Cancer Grows
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2KK2MX1PWJT05/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Last Conception by Gabriel Constans
A Pensive Novel about IVF, Blood Lines, and Spiritual Beliefs
https://www.amazon.de/review/R3AM8I64NJVB6Y/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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When Polly Won the Lottery by Lucinda E Clarke
What Would You Do if You Won the Lottery
https://www.amazon.de/review/RFT3BS2PZ2ECK/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Rosewood Whistle by Pat McDermott
Irish Lore, Irish Music, Irish Love
https://www.amazon.de/review/R3DPGATSJ9VIQT/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Malchediel, Warrior Angel by Maureen Turner
A Warrior Angel in Love and War
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2HDWVCJMFQABM/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Take Heigth, Rutterkin by Millie Thom
English Witch Hunt 17th Century Style
https://www.amazon.de/review/R1ZFDOYONXSY02/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Whisper to Me by Sherrie Lowe
Make Promises at your Peril – Especially if You Don’t Intend to Keep Them
https://www.amazon.de/review/RTE7G6U772KH3/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm+rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Summerbird Rises by Debi Ennis Binder
Fairy-Tale with Bold and Strange Creatures
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Secrets of the Dead by Caleb Pirtle III
A Murky and Terrifying Study of War and Humanity
https://www.amazon.de/review/R1LO8SRW6GDKCW/ref_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Love, A Tangled Knot by Eichin Chang-Lim
A Touching Love Story
https://www.amazon.de/review/R18HTGGDX8F1BS/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Swindled by Sue Shepherd
Thriller with Humour and a Deep Insight in Human Behaviour
https://www.amazon.de/review/RO55QEVMSHFXL/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Missing Years, Heathcliff by Sue Barnard
Inspired Historical Fiction
https://www.amazon.de/review/R1E7FQBH5BS1LF/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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A faulty Eviction by Daniel Adam Garwood
Social Realism With a Twist
https://www.amazon.de/review/R3DNWKNVSGKBRK/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Always Thaddeus by Marcee Corn &RL Corn
Does Retribution Exist? Can Justice Prevail?
https://www.amazon.de/review/R1WTDC8R88ZNQQ/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Adventures in Mythopoeia by John Dolan
Myth-building Extravaganza
https://www.amazon.de/review/RC5MTG9H6F9OG/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Fish That Climbed a Tree by Kevin Ansbro
Literary Tour de Force of Magical Realism
https://www.amazon.de/review/R15XMM9RCAJ8IB/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Chainmakers’ Daughter by Rebecca Bryn
Among Those Dark Satanic Mills
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2UKFBSPGMQYEA/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Wyvern of Wessex by Millie Thom
Spain, Denmark, and England – A Huge Panorama
https://www.amazon.de/review/R20QZGGQE9GU41/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Space Between by Susan Rooke
High Fantasy with a Biblical Theme
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2NYQ7BDVRWENQ/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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A Gift of Butterflies by David Toft
Paranormal Thriller
https://www.amazon.de/review/R1J0J8L0N0SMC4/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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A Surprise for Christine by Eileen Thornton
Light-hearted Short Stories
https://www.amazon.de/review/R141I4Z5MHHI72/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Abalone by JG MacLeod
Domestic Violence with a Vengeance
https://www.amazon.de/review/R347V80T45JIA0/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Blood Ties by SL Baron
Vampires Mourn
https://www.amazon.de/review/R10TYA5WR46Z9W/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Dragon Wings by Debi Ennis Binder
Epic Saga Taking Place In the Fantasy Realm of Nesht
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Dying Takes It Out of You by SS Bazinet
Two Brothers – A Deadly Virus
https://www.amazon.de/review/R1UYD6UHXYPZ8U/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Fame and Fortune by Tina-Marie Miller
Swinton St George and Hampton Waters
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2FU2R2OYRZXFG/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Hunter’s Blood by Val Penny
A Car Crash, A Criminal Investigation, Three Unexplained Deaths
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2PTJONY1TM38C/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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In the Realm of Ash and Sorrow by Kenneth W Harmon
Poignant WWII Legend
https://www.amazon.de/review/R1M91UW8309SJW/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Kinnara by Kevin Ansbro
Modern Time Fantasy
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2LY1SFHR7ANA0/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Madame Fiocca by Suzy Henderson
WWII Drama with a True Story at Its Core
https://www.amazon.de/review/R5ITFIJYDE6US/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Not Having It All by Jennie Ensor
Satirical Comedy
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The Omega Chronicles by Mark Carnelley
Apoalyptic Sole Survivor Adventure
https://www.amazon.de/review/R3DPGATSJ9VIQT/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Prey for the Dead by Susanne Leist
Vampire Extravaganza
https://www.amazon.de/review/R3HFKH124WJAMC/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Shillelagh Law by Joseph Ferguson
Questions of Life and Death
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2E2NRGY9M1Q4M/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Sister Witch, The Life of Moll Dyer by David W Thompson
Human Spite and Violence Bring Madness
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2ADBHJSFO9JI7/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Sisters of the Mist by Eric Wilder
Paranormal Crime Thriller
https://www.amazon.de/review/RTIA0ZP5J6GQY/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Path of Temptation by Beth Hildenbrand
Poetry of Innocence, Temptation, Fall, and Resurgence
https://www.amazon.de/review/RO7B1TCUY3A5P/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Underlying Notes by Eva Pasco
Perfume and Music Play on all your Senses
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2MJQY7QP75PAR/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Reviews 2020
A Year in the Life of Leah Brand by Lucinda E Clarke
Suspense with a Humorous Core
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After Black by Lynne Fisher
Does Life Begin After Widowhood?
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Alvar the Kingmaker by Annie Whitehead,
Historical fiction – At Its Best
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Always Thaddeus by Marcee Corn
A Beautiful and Profound Thriller
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Blue Lucy Revelation: Angels of Another Kind by Tiffee Jasso
Sci-Fi, Ingenious, Entertaining, Philanthropic, Philosophical
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Bren’s Blessing by Pearl Tate
Erotic Sci-Fi Novella
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Broken Pieces by Martha Perez
Abuse Breaks Lives
https://www.amazon.de/review/RDYSUSEW4QT2G/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Carling by LC Conn
Coming of Age Can be a Hurtful Process
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Epoch by Scott Finlay
Postapocalyptic Thriller
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Frozen to the Core by Paul Cude
Evil Versus Good
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Beneath an Indigo Moon by JT Atkinson
Thought Provoking and Bold
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Granted Redemption by Katie Mettner
A Poignant Love Story
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Hunter’s Moon by Val Penny
Murder Most Foul — and Cocaine
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In All Innocence by CA Asbrey
A Perfect Crime Thriller
https://www.amazon.de/review/R1U2Z1P2NSB7XZ/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Kiss Me, Bite Me by Sayara St Clair
Amusing and Endearing Love Story with Bite
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Lenders by Travis Borne
Dystopian, Vivid Characters, Splatter Grade Violence
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Master Fantastic by JS Frankel
White and Black Magic
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Once I Was a Soldier by Daniel Kemp
The Key is in the Prologue
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Open Wide my Heart, Traces of Home by SS Bazinet
Escaping Your Past Can Prove Impossible – But Can Also Be A Healing Journey.
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Pit of Vipers by Millie Thom
A Worthy Sequel to Shadow of the Raven
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Rise by M Ainihi
A Coming-of-Age Fantasy
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Stations of the Angels by Raymond St Elmo
A Literary Tempest
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Take No More by Seb Kirby
A Shady Part of the Art World
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The Du Lac Chronicles by Mary Anne Yarde
Medieval Fantasy with a Dash of Mythology
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The Girl in his Eyes by Jennie Ensor
A Challenging Theme, A Forceful Book
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The Lamia by Jim Heter
Shapeshifting, Shamanism, A Female (Half) Goddess
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The Medusa Ritual by CW Hawes
Paranormal Investigation Series
https://www.amazon.de/review/R11AY5OKOY31UZ/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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The Rocky Orchard by Barbara Monier
An In-Between Parable
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Threadbare by Malcolm Hollingdrake
An Extraordinary Detective Story
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Twelve Spankings from a Secret Santa by Tia Fanning
Folie à Trois?
https://www.amazon.de/review/RDSD5Y1O9377A/ref=pe_1604851_66412761_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv
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Uncommon Relations by Rosalind Minett
A Psychological Rollercoaster
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Voices in Crystal by Mary Woldering
World Mythos Fantasy
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Written in Water, Book One, Exits and Entrances by Lesley Hayes
In Our Time We Play Many Parts
https://www.amazon.de/review/R2ZUWRIJFHX5EL/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8
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Reviews 2019
A Journey of Three Degrees by AL Kent,
A Journey of Love?
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Halfborn by Soleil Daniels
Strong meat and an unusual twist on vampire mythology
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The Bastard Princess by G Lawrence
Meet Young Elizabeth The First.
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Heron’s Bond by Julia Schmeelk
The Importance of being Natural
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Shadow of the Raven by Millie Thom
Finding Balance among Vikings
https://www.amazon.de/gp/customer-reviews/R25JZB4UK4T4VX/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00YF
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Touching the Wire by Rebecca Bryn
Harrowing and Realistic
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Innocent Bystander by CA Asbrey
Are Bystanders always Innocent?
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Mr. Wizardo by Eva Pasco
OZ and Kansas Revisited in Slick, Modern Writing
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Dream State by KZ Howell
Can Dreams Influence Reality?
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Lovely Night to Die by Caleb Pirtle III
A Powerful Thriller
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Witching Hour by James Donaldson
An entertaining read that will keep Donaldson’s readers enthralled
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Stage Three: Bravo by Ken Stark
A Zombie Fantasy with Unusual Aspects
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Within the Glass Darkly by WG Evans
A Traditional Vampire Tale
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Rhyme & Reason by Ilene Goff Kaufmann
One woman’s life in a volume.
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© HMH, 2019
Reviews 2018
A Long Thaw by Katie O’Rourke
A Thoughtful Narrative
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A Motherland’s Daughter, A Fatherland’s Son by Ellie Midwood
War Makes Us Suffer Needlessly
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Beyond the Wicked Willow by MJ Rocissono
A Poignant Coming-of-Age Story
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Blood Ribbon by Roger Bray
Serial Killer on the Loose
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Breadcrumbs and Bombs by Susan Finlay
How to Deal with a Traumatic Past
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Can’t Get You Out of My Life by Sue Shepheard
Wonderful and Surprising
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Church Mouse by RH Hale
Horror, Horror, Harrowing, and Compelling
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Dangerous Snacks by AJ Smith
You Won’t Regret It (although you might die laughing)
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Daughter of Magic by Karen Eisenbrey
A Coming-of-Age Tale
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Flint of Dreams by Charles Peterson Sheppard
Dreams and Reality Intertwined in a Dizzying Plot
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Killer’s Countdown by Wendy H Jones
Written with Knowledge and Expertise
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Michael’s Blood by SS Bazinet
A Vampire with a Difference
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Reign of the Marionettes by Sheena MacLeod
A colourful Picture of a Bygone Era
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Ripples on the Pond by Sebnem E Sanders
A World of Poetry
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Storey by Keith Dixon
Brilliantly Written
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The Carpet Weaver of Usak by Kathryn Gauci
A Poignant Narrative
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The Dying Flame by RL Sanderson
YA Fantasy at its Best
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The Girl on the Red Pillow by Angelica Rust
Dealing with Mental Challenges
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The Weight of Shadows by Karl Holton
The Past lies in Shadows.
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Too Good to Die? by Ben Westerham
Crime Doesn’t Pay — Addiction Kills
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Trading Darkness by Lisa Hofmann
High Fantasy, A Compelling Fairy-Tale
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You Can’t Go It Alone by Jessie Cahalin
A Sweet and Thoughtful Book
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© HMH, 2018