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Reclaiming Our Own

by Joseph S. Pete

Grand sacrifices made to protect others dominate this action-packed thriller. In Christopher Irons’s thriller "Reclaiming Our Own", military veterans go against a child kidnapping ring. When his toddler nephew is kidnapped, Brett, a... Read More

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The Tome of Ding

by Joseph S. Pete

"The Tome of Ding" is an entertaining account of an interesting life. Terence Dingwall’s wry memoir "The Tome of Ding" collects amusing tales of globe-hopping and tinkering with vehicles. Covering Dingwall’s father’s World War II... Read More

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Rain and Embers

by Joseph S. Pete

The moving poems collected in "Rain and Embers" focus on displacement and the search for one’s place in the world. Iraqi refugee-turned-American citizen Ali Nuri’s lyrical poetry collection "Rain and Embers" focuses on his quest for... Read More

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Window Above the Porch

by Joseph S. Pete

"Window Above the Porch" is a novel whose consideration of war is authentic and harrowing. Kevin Costanzi’s novel "Window Above the Porch" is a realistic, action-focused war story told with a wide and empathetic perspective. In the... Read More

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The Protectors

by Joseph S. Pete

"The Protectors" is an engaging thriller that maintains suspense as characters are revealed to not be who they seem. In Jolynn Angelini’s intriguing novel "The Protectors", spouses, neighbors, and colleagues are not who they seem to... Read More

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Fractures in a Glass Mind

by Joseph S. Pete

Its narrator’s pain at times palpable, "Fractures in a Glass Mind" is a powerful and soul-baring collection. Nicholas C. A. Sparkman’s poetry collection "Fractures in a Glass Mind" holds a jagged shard of a broken mirror to its... Read More

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