Book Review: Don't Read the Comments, by Eric Smith

Guest review by: Becki Bayley My heart quickens, and my stomach twists itself up. Not for a second had I considered D1V might feel…unsafe, chatting and gaming with me. That never registered in my brain, not for a minute. When I think about myself, I envision the most unthreatening...

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Book Review and GIVEAWAY: The God Game, by Danny Tobey {ends 1/28}

Guest review by: Becki Bayley “Hey!” Kenny shouted. “You promised.” But before he could complain further, a creaking noise announced the opening of the fire gate, virtual smoke gushing out. They gathered around the furnace, which glowed a reddish orange, and the flames spoke...

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Quick Pick book review: This Won't End Well, by Camille Pagán

Opening lines: July 14 To: Jon Nichols From: Annie Mercer SUBJECT: What I didn't say. Dear Jon, Hello seems like such an innocuous word, but it's really a portal to loss. One minute you're exchanging small talk with a green-eyed stranger; the next thing you know, five years...

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Book Review and GIVEAWAY: Fly, Fly Again, by Katie Jaffe & Jennifer Lawson {ends 1/18}

Guest review by: Becki Bayley From the time she was born, Jenny dreamed of flying. Even when she crashed, she never stopped trying. She took to the air without caution or fear… …despite the disaster of mom’s chandelier. The cover of this book is its first attraction – the...

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Book Review: Lost Hills, by Lee Goldberg {Eve Ronin Book #1}

Guest review by: Becki Bayley Eve sat down on the hillside, closed her eyes, and tried to clear her head. It was as if every synapse in her brain was firing at once, a thousand firecrackers exploding, making her ears ring. The discovery that the Realtor and her car were missing,...

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Book Review: First Cut, by Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell

Guest review by: Becki Bayley “The Avenues go into the forties?” Tommy quipped when I called to ask if he would check it out. My tech-serf little brother had left our hometown of Lynn, Massachusetts, years before and had gone native in Northern California just as I had done...

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Book Review: A Love Hate Thing, by Whitney D. Grandison

Guest review by: Becki Bayley Warhol sat back, staring ahead. “The bastards, man. Don’t let them get you down. I’ve seen some newcomers come and be eaten alive by this place. You’re from the ‘Wood – stick your chest out, don’t let these people get you.” “They won’t.” If I...

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