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Bonds of Love & Blood by Marylee MacDonald
Crossbow Code, The by M.C. Raj
Farmhouse in the Rain, A by Joe Kilgore
Hidden and the Maiden, The by Eben Mishkin
Inceptions by Suzanne Eglington
Monk's Journey by Walter (Monk) Reynolds
New Testament, The translated by Robert Helm 
Notes from a Printmaker by Bob Tomolillo
Patent Jungle, The by Leon Cooper
Redefining Darkness by Alaric Cabiling
Road Map to Power by Dr. Syed Arshad Husain and A. Darius Husain
Rose Within, The by Sana Pirzada
Sisters of the Last Straw #1 #2 #3 by Karen Kelly Boyce
Something Survives by Milton E. Brener
Visions Through A Glass, Darkly by David I. Aboulafia
You and I by Suzanne Eglington
 
 
First Chapter Reviews
 
Twin River IV by Michael Fields

The Book Killers: Bad Grammar
The first mistake that sells out a new writer is bad grammar. Misspelled and misconjugated words, incomplete and malformed sentences, and confusing syntax are the hallmarks of poor editing. The book could be a great concept, but will be considered a fumbling error. For example, a common mistake is to label the foreword section as “Forward” in the heading. An even bigger mistake is to not work with an editor. ...
 
Reviews for July 2016
Crossroads of Space and Time, The by Charles & Irene Nickerson
Farmhouse in the Rain, A by Joe Kilgore
Hidden and the Maiden, The by Eben Mishkin
Inside Climate Change by Professor What-If 
Mirror Image by Michelle Pariza Wacek
My Mocassins by Mary Honeybone
New Testament, The translated by Robert Helm
Nicole Laurent by Elizabeth Baroody aka Christy Demaine
Poetry to Challenge the Senses by Donald Elix
Redefining Darkness by Alaric Cabiling
Something Survives by Milton E. Brener 
Sword of Telemon, The by Murray Lee Eiland JR
Two Faces by Nick Portillo
Variety, the Spice of the Job by David W. Donovan
Waves by José Ramón Torres
What the Bible Says About the Human Soul by Dr. Reginald Noel 
Wizardry Goes Wild by Sunayna Prasad
Women Preachers by Shirley Holmes-Sulton

 
 
 
Focus Review
The Green Stick: A Memoir by Reg van Cuylenburg
Reg van Cuylenberg, Ceylon-born (now Sri Lanka), leaves behind a captivating memoir of growing toward manhood in The Green Stick, which was the 2016 Eric Hoffer Book Award grand prizewinner. Beginning around the age of three and ending at seventeen years of age, the author, who was also an accomplished artist and journalist, unpacks memories like a Chinese fan, revealing unique insights and beauty. ...
 
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Road Map to Power by Dr. Syed Arshad Husain and A. Darius Husain
Rose Within, The by Sana Pirzada
Sisters of the Last Straw, #1, #2, #3 by Karen Kelly Boyce
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Taller than Trees by Roger Young
Visions Through a Glass, Darkly by David I. Aboulafia
 
 
 
 
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