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 your book club

or to give as gifts to friends and family.

WELCOME TO THE FAR NORTH!

A PLACE THAT IS ALIVE WITH MUSIC AND DRAMA!

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“Autumn is the inspiration for the title of this fascinating account of the people of Iqaluit, Nunavut. The vivid descriptions of the landscape bring the cold north to life. Romance, mystery, history and culture all contribute to this excellent tale.” Shirley Roe, author and managing editor of Allbooks Review, ww.allbookreviews.com

AUTUMN

 By Emily-Jane Hills Orford

$24.95 CDN

Purchase directly from the author:

ejomusic@sympatico.ca

www3.sympatico.ca/mistymo

Fireworks, is the third in a series by Paul Mila about Terry and Joe 
Manetta and their heroic dolphin friend, Notchka.  Happily raising 
their children in the beautiful tourist island of Cozumel, Mexico, the 
couple is called upon by the NYPD to help prevent a terrorist attack 
against the Queen Mary and New York City. An exciting and fast-paced read,  Fireworks is a wonderful book, 
that gives ample reason to look for the first two in the series!
    Highly Recommended by Reviewer:  Nancy Morris, Allbooks Review. 
www.allbookreviews.com

Publisher: Authorhouse
ISBN: 978-1-4389-0068-1

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 A Guide to the Best in Cinema Thrills

AUTHOR:  John Howard Reid

For all you movie buffs out there, this is an outstanding reference book.  Subtitled Mystery, Suspense, Film Noir and Detective Movies on DVD, this is one of the most comprehensive and detailed summaries of the genres (as indicated by the subtitle) that I’ve seen compiled to date. Written in two parts, the first 300 pages provides short but concise descriptions of well over 200 titles on currently released on DVD.  Sorted alphabetically, each mini-review provides detailed information on the cast, the film crew and studio, a synopsis, interesting production notes and a critical summary of the film itself.  The book is illustrated by a couple hundred photos–mostly stills from the actual movies–, which work nicely to break up the text in this extensive project.

Available: Amazon.com

The Shipwreck of a Nation- Peter Nennhaus

John Helman, Allbooks Review- This book is one the best I have ever read in the modern era. It is exceedingly well done. My highest gratitude to the author for his work and his honest portrayal. There are no apologies and no indignation, just honest history.

At the beginning Peter Nennhaus was born into a normal family for its time and his experiences are quite typical for a young man growing up and becoming a productive member of his society. He spent summers in the country with his family. He went to school. He was active in society. His father went to work every day. His older brothers enlisted in the army. He thought God was on his and his nation’s side in a turbulent time. Is this a story of the United States or another western nation? No, it is the true tale of growing up in Germany in the 1930’s.

Available: www.amazon.com   or www.outskirtspress.com

Publisher: Outskirts Press

ISN: 978-1-4327-3403-9

Pages: 294    price: $26.95 US

VIctor and the Sun Orb

Author: Amy Nielson

This is an enchanting and extraordinary book, full of magic, mystery, machinations and more. The sun orb, the source of all power to those who have it, is mischievously stolen, retrieved, then stolen again, which sends the fairy prince of Solandia, with some aid from his friends, on a quest, seeking the dark, hooded figure who cast a mortality spell on him, making him human when he turned 13. Most of all, though, seeking the sun orb, the only antidote to the spell, taken by the mysterious figure.

www.amazon.com    $ 11.95     

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER   Welcome to Everlasting Falls, New Jersey, the small town with big problems. Meet the Woodshire family, the newest addition to the quaint little town. David Woodshire, patriarch of the family, finds himself drawn to his neighbour Casey Forrester, as the two began a clandestine affair.  His oldest daughter, Dorothy, finds herself drawn to a young photographer with a psychopathic girlfriend who will stop at nothing to keep her man.

The youngest Woodshire children, Michael and Denise, also find themselves in sexual conundrums as Denise turns to prostitution for comfort and Michael sleeps with his teacher as he manipulates the situation to further his sinister agenda. However, the greatest threat to the Woodshire family is not their own actions, but that of James Lopez, head of the Lopez family, who is plotting a deadly plan to ruin the Woodshire family once and for all. However his young daughter, Serena, finds herself falling for David's son, Tyree, as she becomes trapped between her family loyalties and that to her love. Add two murder attempts, drug addiction, lies, betrayal, secrets, sex, bloodshed, and mayhem, and Nothing Last Forever: Secrets and Seduction, is a tale that will keep you wanting for more as its six subplot stories will hold you in their captivating power. Because in life, Nothing Last Forever.

 Price: 4.79

 Location: www.clublighthousepublishing.com and www.amazon.com

Painless: Fun Florida Crime Fiction!

The Kirkus Discoveries review says “Augustus “Aug” Valentine thought he had escaped his past…he survived the coldblooded murder of his parents…and has gone on to start successful import-export and real estate business in South Florida…the underworld connections that led to his parent’s death have kept a hold of him…but Aug has little reason to complain…he started a new romance with the seductive Jocelyn, a car dealer who is even sleeker than the Jaguars she moves.  However, when $40 million in jewels is stolen before he can deliver them, his life, Jocelyn’s…are put at risk…as a giant storm bears down on…a tropical paradise.  Poje has packed this adventure-thriller full…”

Visit www.painless-poje.com for art, excerpts and reviews.

Available through Borders, Amazon, or any book retailer.

Title:  SCREWING THE POOCH

Author:   J.B. BERGSTAD

The best thing about this collection of short stories is the author’s outstanding skill at character development. I’m a huge fan of books that are character-driven; in fact, much more so than plot-driven. The reason for that? Well, if the characters captivate me, then I’m happy with the story, no matter what happens. And Bergstad’s seven short stories are definitely page-turners, for exactly that reason.

Liquid Reflections

A Stream of Fluid Prose

B.M. Song

A collection of unique prose that seems to crossover every theme imagined. Ms. Song takes it upon herself to become accessible and even vulnerable to her readers for the sake of her work no matter what idea or concept is covered. Allbookreviews.com hails Liquid Reflections as “a recommended read for anyone who enjoys or is interested in poetry that works to evoke a rainbow of emotions.” This book of prose received an exceptional 5 Diamonds from Million Dollar Book Reviews. It seems to continually go beyond expectations of both author and readers alike!

Liquid Reflections will be available for purchase at www.publishamerica.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, and on www.amazon.com.

available at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble and the authors page at:http://www.mundania.com/book.php?title=Beyond+Those+Distant+Stars

This Sci-Fi novel moves at warp speed as what has become a corrupt human race fights for its very survival against an alien race armed with superior weapons and backed by a leader who claims be an all powerful All Mother.

The story begins with a prologue in which the main character, Stella McMasters, saves the life of a comrade life, is almost killed in the process and is saved when physicians remove her radioactive flesh and turn her into a superhuman cyborg. The action starts when she is given command of her first space ship and McMasters soon finds herself cast into the role of saving humanity from the alien menace.
This is a no-nonsense space battle story with plenty of action to move the story forward through all the twists and turns of deception, treason, human selfishness, prejudice  and - of course - love. And as it is with most of the best Sci-Fi, the story will cause you to contemplate some of the big question humans face when they look up at the night sky and wonder: do I matter, is there a god, what’s it all about, Alfie?

Author: John B. Rosenman

Publisher: Mundania Press

ISBN 13: 978-1-59426-328-6

pages: 344

Price: $16.95

Title: Two Lion-Hearted Groomers

Authors: Donna Smith C.A.H., Virginia Woodmancy C.A.H., Michael P Doto, M.S.W.

From the opening foreword of “2 Lion-Hearted Groomers” there is a  sense of reading something that stands by the mantra of “write what you know”.

The three authors have drawn on their collective experiences with and love of animals to create a tapestry of episodes centring on the personal battles and professional trials of Eileen and Leigh.

Available: www.publishamerica.com   or   www.amazon.com

$24.95

Children of Dreams 

Children of Dreams is more than an adoption story set in the remotest regions of the planet. An adventure not for the faint of heart, Lorilyn Roberts’ courage and determination never to give up will provoke readers to ask some of life’s deepest questions. Children of Dreams resonates with Biblical truth at a deep level and in a sense is everyone's story who loves children. Communist blockades, life-threatening illness, betrayal and deceit make for a great read and this book is sure to be a favorite for years to come. Highly recommended

Visit http://www.lorilynroberts.com/ for reviews, articles, photographs, and links. www.Amazon.com

Read more about this author in our Author Pages.

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“The red-head is back! It’s the beginning of the end...”

Thirteen-year-old Kaela is struggling with grief and anger after her mother’s death. She longs for a magical life. When her wish is answered she and her cousin, Shawn, are transported to a world that has long awaited the arrival of “the red-haired girl” to break an ancient curse.  In a realm where a bitter plant can close the heart forever and tigers, cry tears the size of diamonds, Kaela must learn to trust and to gain trust from the unlikeliest of places.

This book is suited for anyone with a taste for adventure and a yearning for fantasy. It is highly recommended by Boyu Huang, Allbooks Review.

The Hole in the Sky by Barbara Mahler

ISBN number: 0-9816764-0-5

Publisher: Sea Turtle Publishing

Number of pages: 300

Price: $20.95

Available: www.amazon.com

MURDEROUS INTELLECTUALS

"Jonathan Maxwell's compellingly readable book takes the reader inside Nazi Germany on many different levels. The book provides a portrait of a people and a country in continuous flux, from the events that led to Hitler's popularity, to the Hitler Youth movement, to the embrace of national socialism, to Hitler's warped inner circle. A fine piece of work, Maxwell's book will appeal to general readers interested in the inherent drama of Hitler's unnerving rise to power and his subsequent apocalyptic fall." -Jean Sasson, New York Times bestselling author

Jonathan Maxwell's critically-acclaimed history of the Nazi SS is now available on www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.pdbookstore.com, and at Books In Print and independent booksellers.

The Carpenter of Auguliere

$21.99

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Love+in+90+days&x=15&y=22

Open the Door, Richard

Author: Richard Polombi

            Richard’s mother always told him to choose his friends carefully.  But one friend and a big mistake later, Richard finds himself balancing on rock off of a seawall, precariously close to falling into the Gulf of Mexico. Fast forward forty years later, Richard is sentenced for road rage, and the story about the seawall is one of many he will be telling his court appointed psychologists.

Laced with humor, wit and a certain irony, each chapter becomes more amusing. I felt at times it was wrong to laugh at some of the humor, but who could help it? It is easy to imagine the different psychologists scratching their heads in incredulity. Mr. Polombi brings out the mischievous child in all of us.  The main character’s older brothers Harry and John are constantly causing Richard trouble and his on-again, off-again, younger sister Judy can’t seem to make up her mind whose side she is on. Harry, especially, is a thorn in Richard’s side. Highly recommended by Allbooks Review.

$9.95   www.amazon.com

Son of My Soul: The Adoption of Christopher is Debra Shiveley Welch’s testimony to a life full of trials, sorrows and struggles. It is a reflective journey of a difficult life that is finally conquered by love, the simple, all-encompassing love of a child. This is as much Debra’s story as it is Christopher’s, two souls forever bonded together. From the very first page, Debra invites the reader into her life to become part of her life. She tells her story as if she is telling her son his story, explaining her roots, which become his roots by adoption. She weaves a heartrending story full of the power of love and leaves us with a simple message that we are all gifts to each other and the gift we share is love.

Son of My Soul: The Adoption of Christopher is a touching, heartfelt, and inspirational memoir, that grabs the reader from the first page. Son of My Soul: The Adoption of Christopher is highly recommended by: Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Allbooks Review.

$13.95    www.amazon.com
Just Chris

“He is adopted and very proud of it,” reads the blurb on the back cover of this interesting little paperback. “Just Chris” begins just as one would expect – at the beginning of Chris. We learn some of the difficulties encountered in finding willing adoptive families for those babies, which on the outside lack the appearance of perfection. We grow along with Chris as he grows. We learn as he learns. We go through the painful surgeries with him, as he relies upon medical science and the love and support of his parents to become and to obtain what so many of us take for granted.

www.amazon.com

$13.95

Two Twisted Trails

After the war, when brothers Josh “Shade” and Sam McCarran return to their dad’s farm in the south and try to rebuild their lives, they encounter carpetbaggers, land thieves and crooked lawmen. Circumstances send the two brothers on two different trails; Sam’s trail keeps him near home but Shade’s trail leads him all the way to Texas. Relying on the skills they learned in the war, both brothers fight for justice against overwhelming odds—battling enemies who will stop at nothing to further their evil greed.
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Available:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0578020599

Slivers of Reality

Imagine having your father die after making the decision to release him from life support, finding out your son is addicted to heroin, realizing that you have gained a seemingly supernatural Power and waking up in a psychiatric ward.  In Slivers of Reality, that’s exactly the predicament the main character, John, finds himself in.

Cathleen Smith has created a thriller sure to please even the most discerning readers in her book, Slivers of Reality.  The well developed characters and the nicely woven story, not to mention the imaginative book cover, create a book that I would definitely recommend to others.

Reviewed by: Donetta Garman, Allbooks Review

$24.95   www.amazon.com

THE CRUSADING SPIRIT OF MODERN AMERICA

It seems that every generation has some sort of watershed moment. In recent American history there has been the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The next generation grew up in the aftermath of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It took 40 years for the next event of this sort to occur. That was the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center on the ninth of September in 2001. The major difference in the country in 2001 was a definite political polarization and a seemingly new word had come into some usage. That word is – neoconservative. 

In this book, Richard Bazillion has made a laudable effort to present his case for the history and evolution of the term ‘neoconservative’ in its current usage. The research is quite detailed and well explained. Dr. Bazillion then continues to tie this school of neoconservative thought into a study of the motivations and strategy and general outlook for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also includes a chapter on the war America isn’t fighting and that is the war with Iran that has been simmering since 1979.

Publisher: BookSurge

 ISBN: 9-781439-229446

Pages: 398

Available: Amazon.com

  A Full House – But Empty  Filled with anecdotes, lessons learned, and inspirational messages for everyone, Angus Munro’s inspiring memoir details overcoming life’s obstacles with key messages to success.

 ISBN# 0595437192

Available: iUniverse $20.95 and Amazon.com and BN.com 

A Call to Faith and Freedom by Shirley A. Roe

History woven into a spellbinding tale of castles, knights, druids, and love, by a master storyteller who is quickly gaining international acclaim.

Available directly from author:     email author         $ 12

ebook format:   www.theebooksale.com           $ 7.95

 Also Dreams and Nightmares: The Martha Whittaker Story, historical fiction at its finest. $12  A sequel  released fall 2008,  

The author’s research of the period shines through with captivating three-dimensional characters readers will easily relate to. Overall, the feel of this romantic tale is of epic proportions, moving at a fast, intriguing pace, that will keep readers glued to each page, lusting for more, even after they reach the end!

 Finalist in the Indie Excellence Award for 09

The Whittaker Family Reunion   $ 15

  www.allbookreviews.com   or email author direct:  

NO MAD 

The hero of the novel –Aaron Abrams is slightly flawed – which makes him very human. He is enduringly quirky, and someone who greatly enjoys his own sense of humor. That sense of humor carries the book through a cast of bizarre characters, some shocking events and ultimately to a happy ending. In the same spirit as Jack Kerouac, Sam Moffie takes us along on a road odyssey full of reminiscing, classic tunes, and plenty of laughs. The writing is excellent, loaded with good, solid dialogue, gritty characters and adventure but I was particularly impressed with the author’s seamless transitions between past and present and his ubiquitous jinx” metaphor, best revealed in the book.

Website: www.samstories.com.