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The Witch From The Sea
Rakes & Rogues reviews
"Lisa Jensen writes a highly enjoyable tale of Tory Lightfoot and her coming of age on the high seas. Her story has a little bit of everything - adventure, humor,...
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The Witch From The Sea
Booklist reviews
"Jensen combines action and romance in this gritty and realistic portrait of life on the seas."
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The Witch From The Sea
Book jacket copy reviews
"The Witch From The Sea is that rare creation, an historical romance with guts as well as glamour. Wild-spirited Tory is an irresistible character."
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The Witch From The Sea
Reading Rocks, YA Fiction Review reviews
"I am in love with this book.   No, seriously. It was awesome. Such an adventure, it was, full of romance and piracy and danger! The author writes with a deep...
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The Witch From The Sea
The Historical Novel Society Review reviews
"Jensen's fast-paced debut novel stands out for its satisfyingly well-drawn characters and strong historical sense of time and place. I highly recommend this book...
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Smartish Pace reviews
The Circus PoemsRosy Cole    The Circus Poems by Alex Grant -Lorimer Press2010 $16.95    Adults are inclined to the illusion that all...
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HARPIES' FEAST
The Lambda Literary Review reviews
Morganstein layers all of this together with mounting creepiness and impending dread, leading to a surprising twist of an ending, which also leaves the door open...
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Married To A Geek reviews
Sleeper's Run (written by Henry Mosquera) is an action political thriller that has you in suspense the entire time you are reading it.
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The Spring Mount 6 Pack reviews
It is one of the first times that I got so emerged in the story that I found myself looking over my shoulder, as if I was actually involved in the story.
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Child of the Flame
Sent via Email reviews
I received the following emailed review from Zimbabwean author Virginia Phiri, Highway Queen: "Never in my life have I been challenged by a book such as this...
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Booklist reviews
As he did so brilliantly in "The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon" (1998), Zimler builds a riveting mystery around one of the most horrific moments in Jewish history. In...
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Mike Snider’s Formal Blog at the Sonnetarium reviews
"Antonyms" is the most technically interesting of the death/breath poems. It's built like Herbert's "Easter Wings," starting with a pair of...
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In Cold Daylight
Reviewing The Evidence reviews
This is a fast-paced and enjoyable book with many twists and turns. Adam's investigation is turning over rocks, and there are surprises under them. The characters...
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New York Times reviews
The stories in Michelle Richmond’s first collection spin artfully off the life of a single character…smart and adept.
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Shaggy Muses
Bark Magazine reviews
With this book, Adams has created a niche that will thrill those who love literature, biography and dogs.
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The Last Queen
Book Bitch reviews
Gortner’s passion for his subject is quite evident and it seems that after six years of research, he has uncovered enough evidence to support his belief that Juana...
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New York Times reviews
Robert Leleux is the son of another of those drama-queen mothers: the sort who swoops through life to the accompaniment of jangling charm bracelets, dishing out...
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NPR reviews
Nearly 60 year ago, a 14 year old African-American boy named Emmett Till left Chicago for Mississippi. He traveled to a town called Money to visit family. Till was...
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Grind
The Reno News and Review reviews
I really liked this collection, and I’ve got to add it to my “local must reads” list. I don’t want to make too much of it, but I’ve really noticed an uptick in...
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Vinography - www.vinography.com reviews
"With stellar reporting and clear, enjoyable writing Julia Flynn Siler... describes the long rise and sharp descent of California's most iconic vintner," writes W...
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