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The Harem

Title: The Harem Author: Lawrence Burk Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing ISBN: 978-1-64803-288-2 Pages: 186 Genre: Crime / Psychological Mystery Reviewed by: Jake Bishop Hollywood Book Reviews Author Lawrence Burk has penned a story of one woman’s journey from betrayal and tragedy to the opposite ends of the spectrum in this psychological character study of

Murder With Deceit

Title: Murder With Deceit Subtitle: A John Stone Mystery Author: Winnfred Smith Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing Pages: 384 Genre: Fiction / Mystery / Crime Reviewed by: Jake Bishop Hollywood Book Reviews This is the third novel in Winnfred Smith’s series featuring John Stone. Stone is a different kind of detective. He does most of

Chubby Wubbles: A Ferret’s Tale

Title: Chubby Wubbles: A Ferret’s Tale Author: M.J. Abrams Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 978-1-4120-7177-6 Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book Pages: 24 Reviewed by: Beth Adams Chubby Wubbles: A Ferret’s Tale is a book with a twist on the illustrations being photographs instead of drawings. Author M.J. Abrams has assembled a sequence of phots of two

Murder Finds Home

Title: Murder Finds A HomeAuthor: Winnfred SmithPublisher: Westwood Books Publishing, LLCISBN: 978-1643619842Pages: 300Genre: Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseReviewed by: Aly Avina Hollywood Book ReviewsWhen you think of a suspenseful mystery or thriller type of novel, you think of the lead character as being the dark and broody type with more edge than is always necessary. In Winnfred

Just Out of Curiosity

Title: Just Out of Curiosity Author: John D. King Publisher: Xlibris ISBN: 978-1-9845-1003-7 Pages: 149 Genre: Historical Fiction Reviewed by: Jason Lulos Hollywood Book Reviews   Just Out of Curiosity by author John D. King is an absorbing story with an inspired metaphoric thread. A progressive doctoral student fears his work has been stolen and

Crotch Thinking

Title: Crotch Thinking: A Memoir of Lust & Damage Author: David Thomas Publisher: LitFire Publishing ISBN: 978-1-64674-095-6 Pages: 119 Genre: Fiction/Memoir Reviewed by: CC Thomas Hollywood Book Reviews At first glance, David Thomas’s Crotch Thinking: A Memoir of Lust and Damage is a light-hearted look at a typical American male, the story of a

Does Lightning Strike Twice?

Title: Does Lightning Strike Twice? Author: Regina Price Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1728317533 Pages: 162 Genre: Literature & Fiction Reviewed by: Liz Konkel Hollywood Book Reviews What happens when fantasy becomes reality? It all started with a recurring dream that Molly couldn't shake. One about Sylvester Stallone that was honestly too good to be true.

Where Is My Home?

Title: Where Is My Home? Author: Joan Romney Groves Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 978-1546216995 Pages: 42 Genre: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Reviews The desire to find a place to call home lives within all living beings, whether they are conscious of it or not. A place to call home is a

Un-shackled!

Title: Un-shackled! Author: Julie Verzani Marr-Potter Publisher: Xulon Press ISBN: 1622303229 Pages: 234 Genre: Parenting & Relationships Reviewed by: Liz Konkel Hollywood Book Reviews Julie has the change of a lifetime when she moves from Iowa to California where she faces struggles along her journey to find God, challenges of starting a new life,

Malila of the Scorch

Title: Malila of the Scorch (Old Men and Infidels) Author: W. Clark Boutwell Publisher: Indigo River Publishing ISBN: 978-1950906079 Pages: 396 Genre: Political Fiction / Science Fiction Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Reviews War is a brutal, ever-changing force of mankind’s own making which consistently threatens the landscape of the world stage as