The Madhatter’s Guide to Chocolate

The Madhatter’s Guide to Chocolate Author: Rhett Devane
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Publisher: Rapid Press
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
What do you get when you combine a small town in Florida with a mental institution on its main drag, some truly memorable characters, and a bunch of scrumptious southern recipes whose main ingredient is chocolate?
One amazing book, which you must read!
Hattie [...]

EPOCH

EPOCH
Author: Timothy Carter
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Publisher: FLUX, an imprint of Llewellyn Publications
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
EPOCH by Timothy Carter is one of the funniest books I’ve read in years. And I knew it would be, just by its back cover blurb–which takes the Biblical Book of Revelation and tells you that the apocalypse isn’t playing out the [...]

Infinite Space, Infinite God

Infinite Space, Infinite God
Edited by:  Karina and Robert Fabian 
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Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
To travel where no one else has gone before might be the appeal to regular readers of science-fiction. I’m not one of those. I prefer to focus on all the drama that resides right here on earth. So, when [...]

You Are More Than Enough, Every Woman’s Guide to Purpose, Passion & Power

You Are More Than Enough, Every Woman’s Guide to Purpose, Passion & Power 
Author: Judi Moreo
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Publisher: Stephens Press, LLC
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Phenomenal! Outstanding! Fascinating! You Are More Than Enough Every Woman’s Guide to Purpose, Passion & Power by Judi Moreo is the one book that every woman must read!
If you are tired of just making it in [...]

Judgment Fire

Judgment Fire
Author: Marilyn Meredith
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Publisher: Mundania Press, LLC
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Mystery, murder, and mayhem–you’ll find it all in Marilyn Meredith’s latest installment in the Tempe Crabtree mystery series, Judgment Fire.
Deputy Tempe Crabtree continues to watch over the residents of Bear Creek and expand her knowledge of her Yanduchi Indian heritage. The warning of a [...]

Harry’s Piano

 Harry’s Piano
Author: Susan Sukman McCray
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Publisher: Self-published
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Little did anyone know when five-year-old Harry asked to take piano lessons, where it would lead. Harry’s Piano is the charming tale of the young life of Academy Award-winning composer, Harry Sukman, written by his daughter, Susan Sukman McCray.
From Harry’s humble birth in Chicago to [...]

Doorman’s Creek

Doorman’s Creek
Author: Lea Schizas
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Publisher: eTreasures Publishing
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Suspense, action, and betrayal in the most evil of forms, Lea Schizas has packed all this and more into her paranormal thriller, Doorman’s Creek.
Kyle Anderson and his friends, Shawn and Bradley, set out to explore a cave they stumbled upon by Doorman’s Creek. They certainly [...]

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Short Meditations

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Short Meditations
Author: Dr. Susan Gregg
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Publisher: Penguin
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
If you are looking for a way to improve the quality of your life through quieting the mind, then I have found the book for you. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Short Meditations by Dr. Susan Gregg will help you learn [...]

Cool Kids Ain’t Us

Cool Kids Ain’t Us
Author: Meredith K. Laskow
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Publisher: Self-published
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Poetry is one of those art forms that can seem so easy, but rarely is. But once you read Meredith Karen Laskow’s Cool Kids Ain’t Us, you’ll be convinced she could write free verse in her sleep.
Emotionally honest, this collection of poems follows [...]

THE TRUTH, My Secret Diary, I’m Ten, I’m Smart, and I Know Everything

THE TRUTH, My Secret Diary, I’m Ten, I’m Smart, and I Know Everything
Author: Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
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Publisher: LadybugPress; 1 edition
Reviewed by: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
THE TRUTH, My Secret Diary, I’m Ten, I’m Smart and I Know Everything by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein is the charming tale of one girl’s view of life starting from [...]