Check out the latest book reviews of independently published books.

Return to Most Recent

Book Review

Apparition Island

by Shannan Spitz

Inhabitants of a Maine island act as a backdrop to this tortured detective’s journey through PTSD, in this mysterious thriller. A Category 4 hurricane is just hours away from the coast of Maine, and Brie Beaumont is fulfilling her... Read More

Book Review

The Savage Professor

by Julia Jenkins

This dark thriller has an intelligent side, and pleases on several levels as the bodies pile up everywhere this professor goes. "The Savage Professor", by Robert Roper, is a complex, scientifically minded whodunit. The professor is... Read More

Book Review

Cognac Conspiracies

by Hilary Daninhirsch

Flanked by a quirky cast of characters, this intriguing novel features two amateur detectives who set out to solve the murder of a winemaker. When the heir to one of France’s long-established Cognac wineries drowns, a question arises... Read More

Book Review

Meant to Be

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

Two tough, career-driven people fall in love in this novel of nerve-wracking suspense. Sometimes, in romance, twenty-four hours is enough. In that time, love sparks bright and strong enough to sustain the rest of a novel that immediately... Read More

Book Review

The Healer

by Diane Taylor

The questioning of religious faith lies at the heart of a novel about a man who must decide whether he will submit to a God-given destiny. Christian Pendragon wasn’t looking for a life-changing event when he visited Wales. But when a... Read More

Book Review

The Choosing

by Anna Call

A heroine in a dystopian theocracy struggles to find her own spiritual path, in this tale of love, danger, and religious awakening. In a postapocalyptic society, the book of Veritas demands that worthy men choose a lucky few women to be... Read More

Book Review

Carolina Heat

by Shannan Spitz

Both the setting and the characters add real depth to balance with the suspense of a murder investigation. Jack Connor and his Palmetto BioClean crew have been called to clean up the scene of an apparent, and very bloody, suicide in room... Read More

Book Review

Due for Discard

by Hilary Daninhirsch

The delightful protagonist of this whodunit is full of spunk and grit, adding intrigue and fun. Racing against the clock, an audacious forensics librarian pairs with with her brother to solve a murder, in Sharon St. George’s "Due for... Read More

Load More