Review: Salem's Vengeance

Salem's Vengeance by Aaron Galvin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Salem's Vengeance
Vengeance Trilogy: Book 1
By Aaron Galvin

Evil dwells just beyond the cornfield hidden from prying eyes. Young Sarah a puritan girl living in the wilds of the new America with her family comes in direct contact with those who were involved a mere nineteen years prior too the bloodiest witch trials of Salem, Massachuttes and they seek vengeance. At present most individuals have heard of the Salem Witch Trails in their reading and have now been bombarded with several theories as to the mysterious behavior of the children and their parents. Did the parents willingly instruct their children to point the finger at those in their community whom in the past had wronged them or owed them some debt? What did those labeled as "Witch" own that others cherished? Moreover, was the ergot bacteria or some other drug to blame for their psychotic manifestations? In this thrilling fictional look back at a historical blood-soaked time in history, we are again reminded of the evils that dwell within the heart of even the most pious religious believers.

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Salem's Fury
Vengeance Trilogy: Book 2
Salem's Legacy
Vengeance Trilogy - Book 3

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Review: The Darkling Bride

The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Deeprath castle sits uninhabited in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland, that has been the home of the Gallagher family for well over seven hundred years. With the possible transfer of the building and lands to a public trust all the remaining Gallagher family members converge on the grounds for the final days. But when new evidence is unearthed in an old well, more questions are raised concerning the deaths of several past residents, the ghosts and police become more adamant in their struggles to solve the mysteries that plague this ancestral home. An excellent cast of characters spanning several generations to construct a tangled web of love & lies with a smattering of local history for an ever-present backdrop for the ghosts to roam undeterred in their mourning.

By Laura Andersen
2018 Ballantine Books
Genere: Mystery, Thriller, Crime-Detective, Women, Murder,
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Review: Betrayal

Betrayal by Tim Tigner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Tim Tigner's captivates with his knowledge on what he writes in this political thriller, "Betrayal" that was published by Vontiv Publishing in 2013. Highly engrossing us to the point where we start asking ourselves that dreaded question, could this happen in real life? Today? With an extensive list of intrigue, we plummet into a world of corruption for money and power. Fueled by both terrorism and counter-terrorism as a multi-billion dollar business brings new levels of treachery on the US and foreign soil. Men will sacrifice their own to achieve their end goals no matter how high the death toll climbs.

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Review: Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition

Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition by Stephen R. Bown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Siberia is still a significant mass of land with its severe cold winters & a low density of inhabitants, From its history we see visions of the harsh life of those who were sent there to prison, work camps or into exile and ultimately an untimely agonizing death. In today's world of satellites and drones, it has become harder to imagine what explorers faced without the fancy equipment we so readily rely upon today. In Stephen R. Bown's 2017 novel "Island of Blue Foxes" published by Da Capo Press he leads us on a most excellent look into the trails and tribulations that befall all those seeking to penetrate the unknown against unforeseeable obstacles that will stand in the way of the most tenacious explorers of the past. With little knowledge of what to expect on their journey, many influential men took part to blaze a trail over Siberia to build boats to cross the Bering Sea to the new lands of the America's. This historical fiction does justice to the men and women who risked their lives by bringing their tale into the light for all to enjoy. I requested to read a Kindle version of this book from NetGalley because I am a fan of historical fictions. The author did his job so well that I was transported back in time and felt my emotions swayed from page to page as more calamity or triumph befell these travelers. It was a non-stop roller coaster ride that provided unabating beauty along with unprecedented danger at every turn.

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Review: Cleek of Scotland Yard

Cleek of Scotland Yard by Thomas W. Hanshew
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

If you are a Sherlockian fan, then you will enjoy this book by author Thomas W. Hanshew (1857 – 1914). He was an American actor and writer, born in Brooklyn, N. Y.
While I enjoyed the stories, I found it hard to decipher the strong British dialect at time's which my kindle's features failed to aid in my dilemma. In a similar style of the author, Sir Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes short stories the main character a one Hamilton Cleek is a master of disguise along with a talent for deducing puzzles that will result in the solution of the crimes committed. Cleek makes the transition from cracksafer to Scotland Yards most requested crime detective.

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Review: Katharina: Deliverance

Katharina: Deliverance by Margaret Skea
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Strong women in historical fictions are a favorite genre of mine, so when I got the chance to read this first book on the young life of German-born Katharina von Bora, I was delighted to give in exchange an honest review of the book. Author Margaret Skea successfully transports us back in time to the early 1500's during the turbulent changes happening with the then reformation of the Catholic Church by such theologians as Dr. Martin Luther. She delivers a compelling narrative of the life of young Katharina abandoned into a nunnery at the tender age of five until her marriage to Martin Luther in 1525.

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Review: Don't Look For Me

Don't Look For Me by Mason Cross
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Mason Cross delivers another exhilarating thriller in his fourth novel in the Carter Black series. Carter is contacted via email by Sarah, a former news reporter who befriends a neighbor who leaves unexpectantly without warning under extenuating circumstances that draw both Sarah and Carter on a hunt to locate her before the bad guys do. Could this woman be someone from Carter's past that does not wish to be found? What is she hiding and who is out to kill her at all cost? The characters are easy to relate to, and the story was both believable and engaging.

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Review: The Case of the Deadly Doppelganger

The Case of the Deadly Doppelganger by Lucy Banks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Author Lucy Banks takes us on another adventurous paranormal mystery filled with her crew of memorable, quirky employees working at Dr. Ribero's Agency of the Supernatural in Exeter, England. The agency has been hired by the Government, along with a rival firm to investigate the deaths of several elderly residents of the English seaside town of Lyme Regis that died under suspicious circumstances that may have involved something, not of this world. The whimsical British mannerisms along with the unique characters woven into an adventurous romp through England to Scotland have me wanting more in this series.

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Review: Mystic

Mystic by Robert R. Perkinson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Spectacular drama in the high country mountains of the Teton's as a avalanche of inter-twined individuals seek out the evil amongst themselves. Who amongst them has become so delusional that they wish to hurry along Armageddon in this small town? How many more will die before Sheriff Trevor can solve crimes?

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One Among Us by Paige Dearth
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Such a disturbing subject to write about. But one that we all must address if we are ever to eradicate these beasts who feed on our young innocent children. For me, there is no punishment too severe for the scum who prey on these pure unblemished children. I cried, I laughed, I go mad and now I am left with a hole in me that wants in some way to help these young victims. I feel in love with Mags, Cali, Max, Seth and Juju and would like to hear more about them. If everyone was made more aware of these crimes and taught lessons to prevent abductions maybe we can slow down the human trafficking on earth. Hope…..is what keeps us alive.

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Review: Death & the Viking's Daughter

Death & the Viking's Daughter by Loretta Ross
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

An old supper club on the lake has come up for auction that leads both Wren and her PI fiance on the trail of two cold cases. One is the unidentified body of "Bob" a young man's body that is located in a rose garden of the home Wren and Death hope to buy shortly. Plus the disappearance of Ingrid a young Vikings daughter some 40 years earlier from the same area. Wren's parents have just been informed of their daughter's plans to wed Death. Death is a little nervous about making a good impression. Will he find the clues to the two cases and solve the mystery all the while being under the watchful eyes of his future parents-in-laws? Plus how are the thefts of certain ancestral artifacts tied into the whole picture?

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Review: Season of Blood

Season of Blood by Jeri Westerson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Crispin Guest an honored knight who has fallen from grace by an act of treason against the King has been hired as a "Tracker" to find a young women's niece from a former Sheriff whom Crispin is quite familiar with from past experiences. Cistercian monks, murderers, thieves, politicians, coppers, a damsel in distress plus some of London's colorful street dwellers act as faithful friends and consultants to Mr. Guests in his quest to solve the mystery of the Holy relic of Hailes and the death of several monks. The characters were fun, but I would have liked to read more on some of their past adventures that were hinted at but never enlighted upon within the pages of this book.

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