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Book: Dust Of Lies

Author: G K Davenport

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

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Dust of Lies written by the debut author G K Davenport is the first book in Dust Chronicles. Main character of the story is Kay. She moved to Barber, Arkansas a few years ago with her husband Darrell so he could take care of his mother Viva. Kay is the only reporter for the Barber Gazette so it was her responsibility to cover the story of demolition of abandoned county jail. After covering the story when Kay was about to leave, she saw a poem written on a block of plaster. This made her curious to know who was Ora Price and who wrote this poem? On visiting Viva, when Kay enquired about that poem, she found few leads.

Now Kay is excited to solve this puzzle for her mother-in-law and for herself. Ezra Hacker was nineteen years old when he committed suicide in the jail. But was it really a suicide? Who is Cowboy aka Jesse Cole James? Grab a copy of this intriguing story and find it yourself. Characters are nicely penned by the author. Story is so amazing that I got totally lost in the fictional world while reading it. The twists and turns in the story kept making it more and more interesting. I appreciate author’s choice of title for the book. Looking forward to read next book by the author.

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Book: A Grim Awakening

Author: Ashley Tomlinson

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

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“A Grim Awakening” is the third book that I have read written by the author Ashley Tomlinson. In the earlier installment of this series, Piper died in a plane crash and she is now the soul collector. Piper is in relationship with Zeke. Both Zeke and Piper are living together in a condo. They have to read a lot about Grim’s history as it will help them when they will become Grim Reapers.

Piper’s friend Liv is children’s soul collector. She recently broke up with her boyfriend James. Even though Liv was feeling low but she has to do her soul collection work. Zeke and Piper are in relationship from one year. One day, they got the message from Grim not to do anymore research and just continue collecting souls. What Grim is up to? Where he has gone?

Story is intriguing with an interesting plot. Ashley’s writing skills are amazing. Language is lucid so I was able to follow the story easily. Cover photo of the book is eye catchy and I loved it. Length of this book is just 93 pages so one could finish it in a single sitting. World building is amazing and I like to strongly recommend this book to others.

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Book: The Sovereign

Author: Xandrea Castaldi

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

If you love reading stories with large world building, strong characters, intriguing plot then The Sovereign written by Xandrea Castaldi would be the perfect pick for you. This book belongs to multiple genres as there is technology, politics, action, adventure, etc. Being a first time author Xandrea has gone great work. Her writing seems professional and polished.

Story revolves around two characters who has their own ways to survive. Before the Union, there was division, false promises made by government to people but Union President Maxwell Waterhouse told people that from today onwards, there will be only unity. He told Aria Elizondo that people want to see him as the face of the government but they have to give it legitimately to him and he wants the best of people to work with him. Aria has her own ways and denied to be with him. She was also held responsible for some illegal activities. But is there some plan behind all this?

The way the reporters were presenting their reports and coverages made me feel like I was witnessing them on Tv. World building is strong and I felt as if I am witnessing everything by my own eyes. Author’s grip over description is strong. I enjoyed reading this book although I took me some time to finish it. Go ahead with it. You won’t regret.

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Book: In God We Trust

Author: Heather Hummel Gallagher

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

“In God We Trust” is an amazing story penned by the author Heather Hummel Gallagher. Story starts from the year 1976. 10 years old boy Jack Sampson received a $1 bill from the shop owner. When he saw “In God We Trust” written on the bill, Jack wondered what does it mean. Later, he wrote his name on $1 bill. Jack’s mother Sylvia works at diner since her husband Greg’s death. One special day i.e. 4th of July she received a tip of one hundred dollar from one kind family.

When Sylvia kept that bill in her wallet, Jack pulled it out and wrote his name on $100 bill too. Sylvia paid that $100 bill for car repair and got the change. Years later, when Jack emptied his old study desk, he forgot to remove the $1 bill that he had taped on his desk. Later the bill went in the tithing basket during service.

Both the bills with Jack’s name passes through others hands. Grab a copy of this novel and find out yourself to whom will the bills return at the end? This is a powerful story that hooked my attention from the first page. Storyline is very interesting and I fell in love with Heather’s writing through this book. Cover photo of the book is nice and title is suitable. It’s a highly recommended book.

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Book: The Caged Butterfly

Author: Marian L Thomas

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

“If you don’t believe in your inner beauty, then you ain’t nothing but a caged butterfly.”

“The Caged Butterfly” is a fiction novel penned by the author Marian L Thomas. The story revolves around Mayfield or Taylor family covering four generations. Story started with Addie Mayfield, a colored woman telling her unborn child about his/her history, her love Thomas Gray Livingston, a white male. As the story progressed, we got to know about Addie’s son Timmy Taylor who was born white but was colored actually. Timmy was adopted into a wealthy white family. His adopted mother hated the fact that he comes from colored family. But later, Timmy became the father of a colored daughter Nina. Will Nina be able to love the skin she is in?

This story is powerful. I love author’s writing style and her strong description of story. The way she has handled such a sensitive topic is amazing. The moment I started reading it, I forgot about the world around me and was totally engrossed in the book. Cover photo of the book is nice and the title is suitable according to the contents of the story. I want to highly recommend this novel to my fellow readers.

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Book: Manager’s First Aid Kit

Author: Joan H. Underwood

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

Manager’s First Aid Kit is a practical guide written by author, Senior Professional in HR, Master Trainer Joan H. Underwood. This book will help in conquering Three Most common Managerial challenges:
1) In managing self, author has discussed about Emotional Intelligence, Self Care, self awareness, etc. Self awareness comes when we get feedback from trusted people and we evaluate ourselves. I am glad to know about 5 P’s motto.
2) In Managing Others, we need to build trust, relationships, give and receive feedback.
3) In Managing System & Processes, author has discussed about building high performance team, conducting great meetings, etc.

“There are no time management problems. There are only priority management problems.” —JohnMichaelMorgan.com

I loved the above quote and I totally agree with this. This book is well penned by the author based on her own experiences. Even though, I will be reaching to managerial role in few years but this book has given me great guidance in advance and I will practice the knowledge shared in this book in different areas. Presentation of this book is amazing. Cover is well designed. Self Reflection Exercises will be helpful for readers to become more aware of themselves. I like to strongly recommend this book to aspiring supervisors and managers.

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Book: Blood Bonded

Author: Jonathan T. Salisbury

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

Blood Bonded penned by the author Jonathan T. Salisbury is the first book in The Portal and Key Chronicles series. After murdering Ra’Day who was Maghentum, Eva and her friends escaped from the apartment and left in a car. Just a day before Eva learnt a little about the new other-worldly race when she met Abigail and Brynjar.

Coming to earth is a death sentence for Fae. It’s a one-way ticket for them. But Ceann Olc who is not an average foe shouldn’t be taken lightly. He is after Eva and he must have sent his generals on Earth. Calder has traveled across the realm and is after Eva with his powerful army that includes Muzalim. Eva lost Abigail and now they are on the run. Grab a copy of this book and get to know what Eva will discover in her journey?

Story plot is interesting. Characters are well written and there is much action in the story which hooked my attention from the first page. Cover photo of the book is nice with a suitable title. Pace of the story is fast and I wasn’t bored anytime while reading it. I am looking forward to read next book in the series.

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Book: Blood Bonded

Author: Jonathan T. Salisbury

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

Blood Bonded penned by the author Jonathan T. Salisbury is the first book in The Portal and Key Chronicles series. After murdering Ra’Day who was Maghentum, Eva and her friends escaped from the apartment and left in a car. Just a day before Eva learnt a little about the new other-worldly race when she met Abigail and Brynjar.

Coming to earth is a death sentence for Fae. It’s a one-way ticket for them. But Ceann Olc who is not an average foe shouldn’t be taken lightly. He is after Eva and he must have sent his generals on Earth. Calder has traveled across the realm and is after Eva with his powerful army that includes Muzalim. Eva lost Abigail and now they are on the run. Grab a copy of this book and get to know what Eva will discover in her journey?

Story plot is interesting. Characters are well written and there is much action in the story which hooked my attention from the first page. Cover photo of the book is nice with a suitable title. Pace of the story is fast and I wasn’t bored anytime while reading it. I am looking forward to read next book in the series.

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Book: The Decision

Author: Alyssa Milani

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

The Decision is a novella written by the author Alyssa Milani. It is one of the many stories from her upcoming novel “Asylum of Diction”. Main character of the story is Hardy. She is a journalist and has done a piece on The Ultimatum. This made masked man’s attention fell on Hardy making her and her lived ones a victim of him. To save her son Oliver, she has to make The Decision.

There are three people in front of her. One is Raleigh, Oliver’s father. Another is Mike, her recent fling and third is Tom with whom she had been in relationship for two years. Tom has helped Hardy many times with Oliver. Now, Hardy has to make the decision before time ends. Otherwise, anyone could be picked out of the three guys, Hardy herself or her son Oliver. Will Hardy be able to make this difficult choice?

Title of the book is perfect and cover photo is nice. Alyssa’s stories are unique and intriguing. I love reading novellas and this is one of the best thriller novella that I have read. After reading this, I am really looking forward to read “Asylum of Diction”.

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Book: Poetic Confessions

Author: Arilita Moore Joyner

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Language: English

Rating: 4/5

Poetic Confessions written by Arilita Moore Joyner is a story of a young woman in her mid twenties looking for love as she raises her daughter Christina alone. The protagonist tried different relationships. First she met a handsome, athletic man Kurt who mostly come to Coretta for money or sex. Being a single mother managing finance for raising a daughter itself is difficult and if you get a partner who is sucking money from you, then life gets harder. Another guy is Curtis who met her online on a dating site. Curtis never revealed much details about his life to her and he often stay quiet.

Right next to me as far as I can see.
When trying to figure out what’s wrong with me?
Sister, sister with features like me.
With long brown hair and brown eyes to be

Story is set in the year 2000 and seems like a diary entry. Since it is written in first person, readers could connect well with the story. Language of the book is simple and easy to understand. This book will make the readers connect to the feelings of a protagonist and her longing for a partner. Spending life alone in old days is definitely difficult. Mostly women look for emotional connection in the relationship and not just making love. There are so many poems in this book. The book gets little emotional at times. It’s a worth reading story.

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