Rookie Cop
Title: Rookie Cop: The Good Old Days 1968
Author: Mel Ladner
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 979-8676977597
Pages: 263
Genre: Fiction/ Historical
Reviewed by: Dan MacIntosh
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Right around the time Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the main character in Mel Ladner’s story – named Marvin Levy – became a New York City cop. Ladner writes this work of fiction from personal experience, as he is a retired New York City police officer, and spent most of his life
A Child of World War II Writes
Title: A Child of World War II Writes: Love is Timeless in War and in Peace: A Truth Beyond Compare
Author: Lourdes J. Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D
Publisher: New Leaf Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-970072-48-8
Genre: Memoir
Pages: 41
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
Hollywood Book Reviews
It is my opinion that a book only needs to be as long as it takes to get the point across, which is why this is still a great story
A Conflict of Interest
Title: A Conflict of Interest: UES Galaxy Fights for our Future – Operation OACOI
Author: Anthony B. Smellie
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 978-1073562992
Pages: 368
Genre: Mystery Action / Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
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One of the most difficult things about war is discovering when and why it began in the first place. For more often than not, history shows us that wars can be sparked by the smallest of
Object of Balance
Title: Object of Balance
Author: Lesley Fisher
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1638713678
Pages: 546
Genre: Fantasy
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
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One of the things we must learn throughout our childhoods is how to not let people tell us who we are and what we are capable of. The world is always going to have people who try to tell others or encourage others not to reach their full potential,
Pen Scratching Poets
Title: Pen Scratching Poets: A Collection of One Family’s Creative Pursuits
Author: Marilyn B. Wassman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1953048325
Pages: 174
Genre: Poetry
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert
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Presenting poetry enthusiasts with an abundantly touching journey through years of written creative inspirations, author and artist, Marilyn B. Wassman offers a unique literary experience with her collection of poetic musings, all cultivated by various members of her family, with her book Pen Scratching Poets: A Collection of One Family’s Creative Pursuits.
It Could Have Been Me
Title: It Could Have Been Me: Overcoming Life’s Challenges
Author: Dr. Jeffrey Moore
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 979-8886224306
Pages: 182
Genre: Motivational Self-Help / Religion & Spirituality
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
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There is quite a lot of suffering in the world. People from all walks of life experience hardship, struggle, pain, and loss on a grand scale. The people who walk amongst those afflicted in such a way often
Jews, Muslims, and Christians
Title: Jews, Muslims, and Christians: Let’s Talk About God
Author: Kimberly Glomb
Publisher: Authors’ Tranquility Press
ISBN: 978-1957546896
Pages: 440
Genre: Spiritual
Reviewed by: Ephantus M
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Jews, Muslims, and Christians: Let’s Talk About God is a cogent spiritual read which seeks to enlighten the world on the resemblances between religious bodies – namely Jewish, Christian, and Islam. In a deep exposition by Author Kimberly Glomb, each of the religions, their traditions and beliefs in one Sovereign God, are
Soul Wars
Title: Soul Wars: An Adventure into the Supernatural
Author: Chris Kline
Publisher: Workbook Press
ISBN: 978-1956876123
Pages: 388
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Susan Brown
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A study of religion elucidates good is defined as that which is morally right and, conversely, evil is immorally wrong. This contradiction consequently sets up a war between the two ideas. In Soul Wars, the author showcases this battle by highlighting the temptations the fictional characters she writes about face daily.mmIt is through the lives of
Terrifying Tales Unleashed
Title: Terrifying Tales Unleashed
Author: Scott D. Gottschalk
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 979-8-88622-324-8
Pages: 218
Genre: Short Stories
Reviewed by: Gabriella Harrison
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Scott D. Gottschalk shares a compilation of nineteen short stories in Terrifying Tales Unleashed. These stories were written with the intention of causing fitful nights of insomnia due to their disturbing nature. The first story in the book is titled “Buried Alive,” and it is about a boy who develops an obsession with caves. A seemingly
Fellowship & Service
Title: Fellowship & Service: A Caribbean Story
Author: Fabian Comrie
Publisher: Fabian Comrie
ISBN: 1977236979
Pages: 308
Genre: Fiction / Adventure
Reviewed by: David Allen
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Fabian Comrie’s Fellowship and Service is a welcome look at those who not only endured slavery but lived to tell the tale, set against a backdrop of the gorgeous Caribbean and its diadem islands. In the telling, Comrie supplies much needed information on the commercial
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Title: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Author: Adrian M. Hurtado
Illustrator: Jayne Koontz
Publisher: Go to Publish
ISBN: 978-1647498603
Pages: 26
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book / Catholic
Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger Scott
Hollywood Book Reviews
Poet Adrian M. Hurtado has created an engaging story-poem that follows the life of “the little lamb” of his mother Mary – Jesus, whose destiny was to “spread the word of God through miracles and parables.”
The birth of Mary’s child was in itself miraculous:
“Angels summoned shepherds
To go in
Big Feet, The Story
Title: Big Feet, The Story
Author: Mike Rubel
Illustrator: Vinh Ha
Publisher: Author’s Tranquility Press
ISBN: 978-1-959579-67-0
Pages: 42
Genre: Educational / Illustrated Children’s Book
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
Specular! Author Mike Rubel along with the amazing artistry of Vinh Ha have created an story about an African giraffe, named Guruto, which means early sun, because he was born just before daybreak. Guruto had very large feet which would cause the ground
Title: Blood of Deception
Title: Blood of Deception: Plot Arising Book 1
Author: Vincent G. Bivona
Publisher: ReadersMagnet LLC
ISBN: 978-1957009445
Pages: 174
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Reviewed by: Alyssa Avina
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When diving into an epic fantasy novel, there’s a lot to be expected – such as a fantastical alternative world full of characters and themes that fit the quintessential definition of “epic.” The biggest thing to expect, though, is the unexpected. To be taken on a journey different from all the rest before
Acro Bat
Title: Acro Bat
Author: Adrian M. Hurtado
Illustrator: Jayne Koontz
Publisher: GoTo Publish
ISBN: 978-1-64749-640-1
Pages: 40
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
Starting right off with a few “chuckles,” I knew this story would be adorable. For example, author Adrian M. Hurtado gives his characters clever names, such as the star of the book, Acro Bat being a personified acrobatic member of the Chiropteran family, his father Harry Bat
A Call for Character
Title: A Call for Character
Author: Cynthia Gadson
Illustrator: Maurice Lindsey
Publisher: Cynthia Gadson
ISBN: 78-1-64908-883-3
Pages: 26
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book / Educational
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” This famously declared quote by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is known by many, as A Call
Kali Ma
Title: Kali Ma: A Collection of Short Stories
Author: El. T. Fullah
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 978-1662935459
Pages: 49
Genre: Horror Anthology
Reviewed by: Michaela Gordon
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Kali Ma: A Collection of Short Stories is an appropriately named anthology that delves into the darker side of humanity, drawing inspiration from the Hindu Goddess of Death and Destruction. The author, El. T. Fullah, has crafted a series of 2-page horror stories which explore a range of disturbing themes, from macabre science experiments
Suddenly a Larger World
Title: Suddenly a Larger World: Sons of Peter Olaf
Author: Richard H. Grabmeier
Publisher: Authors Press
ISBN: 978-1643147550
Pages: 262
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
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If there is any one constant in this world other than love, it would most assuredly be war. War has become a defining part of human history. No matter who the person is or what are their unique experiences, any warrior, soldier,
Echoes from the Old Testament
Title: Echoes from the Old Testament: Wisdom for Teens
Author: Quinn Morris
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 979-8886223323
Pages: 144
Genre: Christian / Self help
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
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Echoes from the Old Testament: Wisdom for Teens by Quinn Morris is an extraordinary spiritual handbook that draws clever engagements with central Bible characters of the old, and whose end result is to have readers equipped with life-transforming wisdom essential to developing a finer relationship with God.
Morris has
Single Handed
Title: Single Handed
Author: Joseph M. Kress
Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
ISBN: 978-1685151324
Pages: 126
Genre: Memoir / Thriller
Reviewed by: Michaela Gordoni
Hollywood Book Reviews
Single Handed is the semi-true story of a cop turned vigilante. Joseph Kress’ life changes when his older brother, Greg Kress, is murdered while on his honeymoon. This inspires Joe to become a police officer. Over the course of his career, he deals with many heavy cases and sees everything from lost children to devastating rapes. However, despite
Twisted Minds
Title: Twisted Minds
Author: Richard S. Johnson
Publisher: Brilliant Books Literary
ISBN: 979-8889450924
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 256
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
Hollywood Book Reviews
It’s not just the minds that are twisted in this excellent story by Richard S. Johnson; the story itself twists and turns throughout the pages as body counts and suspicions rise. Twisted Minds is a story of action presented in dramatic wrapping paper. It may not be a story for the most sensitive of readers,
The Tears of Hope
Title: The Tears of Hope: Book One of the Trilogy
Author: Peter A. Hubbard
Publisher: Brilliant Books Literary
ISBN: 9798889450009
Pages: 598
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Reviewed by: Liz Konkel
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Captain Riley of Interpol is brought in to investigate an attack on the Vatican that left thousands of victims dead. Riley joins with other Interpol forces to track down the mastermind behind the attacks in an emotional escapade which soon unravels a
Ring of Love
Title: Ring of Love
Author: Marion Catterall
Publisher: Diamond Media Press Co.
ISBN: B08L1Y6WLT
Pages: 155
Genre: Literature & Fiction / Erotica/ Women’s Fiction
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
One of the hardest things a person can do in their personal lives is start over later in their life. Whether it is about changing one’s career or ending a long-term relationship or marriage, finding the courage and strength to end the path that has made you feel miserable or
Web of Silence
Title: Web of Silence
Author: Kathleen Dutton
Publisher: BookSide Press
ISBN: 978-1778830150
Pages: 344
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
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Kathleen Dutton’s mystery, Web of Silence, brings to mind French philosopher Voltaire’s quote; “Flies are born to be eaten by spiders, and man devoured by sorrow.” Metaphorically, there are evil spiders spinning webs and people being gnawed on by sorrow in Dutton’s contemporary look at a particularly heinous event and its aftermath in small town Michigan.
On a Stormy Day
Title: On a Stormy Day
Author: Andrew W. Choi
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1649080745
Pages: 188
Genre: Christian
Reviewed by: Ephantus M
Hollywood Book Reviews
On a Stormy Day is a stunning Christian read and the third instalment by author Andrew W. Choi. This book shines with faith-stretching essence and gist that will generate certainty of continuous victories over storms of life, as they hold tighter onto God’s unfailing mercy and love.
Choi starts by highlighting the helplessness
Dawn of the Thirteenth Order
Title: Dawn of the Thirteenth Order
Author: Linda Arena
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 978-1460261064
Pages: 328
Genre: Mystery / Thriller & Suspense
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
Hollywood Book Reviews
There are some places on our world which hold an abundance of mystery. Places that for some, call to the scientific possibilities of the future, where things like time and space have no meaning. To others, they speak of long-thought dead magic, as our ancestors once practiced and for many that which still