Double-Edged Sword
Title: Double-Edged Sword: A Novel of Reconstruction Book Four of the Renegade Series
Subtitle: A Novel of Reconstruction
Author: J.D.R. Hawkins
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1685363164
Pages: 370
Genre: Historical Fiction / War Drama / Suspense
Reviewed by: Manik Chaturmutha
Hollywood Book Review
J.D.R. Hawkins’ historical fiction Double-Edged Sword: A Novel of Reconstruction delves into the American Civil War which has destroyed cities and livelihoods. Amidst the tense atmosphere of conflict, a family attempts to recover socially and emotionally. However, the post-war
Scrapping with the Mob
Title: Scrapping with the Mob
Author: Doug Beaver
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 979-8886223286
Pages: 202
Genre: Mystery / Thriller & Suspense
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
Hollywood Book Reviews
In an effort to understand and explain the method and reasoning behind a person’s choice to interact or engage with organized crime, some people turn to the world of fiction to put themselves into the shoes of people who would do such a thing.
Darkwind Chronicles: The Second Act
Title: Darkwind Chronicles: The Second Act
Author: Christopher Michael Cifelli
Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: TBA
Pages: 170
Genre: Fantasy
Reviewed by: Jennifer Bailey
Hollywood Book Reviews
Magnetin has just become a dragon knight like he always dreamt of, and discovered his father is still alive. Despite shortly returning home from his last journey, Magnetin and his friend embark on another quest; returning to places where he experienced some elemental trials, looking for additional power in order to stop Wraith from
Sex and Chocolate
Title: Sex and Chocolate: The Science of Sexual Engineering
Author: Cfayla Johnson
Publisher: GoToPublishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781647496227
Pages: 182
Genre: Women’s Sex Health
Reviewed by: Rae Capri
Hollywood Book Reviews
Overall, health is extremely important if you want to get the most quality out of life, and to combine that with a healthy sex life is a bonus. The intimacy and closeness experienced with another person is an unmatched feeling, leaving you wanting to explore further. Our capabilities are more than we can
God, The Here, and The Hereafter
Title: God, The Here, and The Hereafter: The Way to Heaven
Author: Norman B. Talsoe
Publisher: Norman Talsoe Publishing
ISBN: 979-8986428307
Pages: 206
Genre: Religious Literature
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert
Hollywood Book Reviews
Helping to prepare the way for both believers and non-believers, author Norman B Talsoe’s, God, The Here and The Hereafter, brings forth an insightful and thought-provoking work which may just cause many readers to take a pause and reflect on their lives and
The General’s Wife
Title: The General’s Wife: The Final Betrayal
Author: Brenda Gantt
Publisher: Writers Branding, LLC
ISBN: 1954341822
Pages: 126
Genre: Autobiography
Reviewed by: Dan MacIntosh
Hollywood Book Reviews
Brenda Gantt found out the hard way that there’s a big difference between the American dream popular culture sells us, and the harsh truth of real life. She thought she had all the ingredients for happiness. A wealthy retired major general for a husband and almost everything money can buy. Such a relationship provides the sort
Willow’s Secrets
Title: Willow’s Secrets
Author: Sally Avery Bermanzohn
Publisher: Inks and Bindings
ISBN: 9798886150698
Pages: 252
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Michaela Gordoni
Hollywood Book Reviews
Willow’s Secrets by Sally Avery Bermanzohn follows the lifelong journey of a half-white and half Native American girl in the late 1800s named Willow. The secrets regarding Willow, unknown to her, come gradually throughout her life, in surprising and unexpected ways. A white woman, Mama Rose, and her father take little Willow in after her mother was
My Father Killed President John F. Kennedy
Title: My Father Killed President John F. Kennedy
Author: Bruce H. Bell
ISBN: 9781643789798
Publisher: Austin Macauley
Genre: Historical Memoir, Political Science
Pages: 418
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
The assassination of John F. Kennedy has been wrapped in a bleary semblance of conspiracy theories that have roiled around for decades. Author Bruce H. Bell has written a groundbreaking memoir that seeks to answer long-lingering questions and breathless speculation surrounding the murder
Indian Annie
Title: Indian Annie: A Grandmother’s Story
Author: Sally Avery Bermanzohn
Publisher: Inks and Bindings
ISBN: 9798886150728
Pages: 160
Genre: Biographical History
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
Indian Annie, who was born in 1820, lived through the Civil War and the scattering of Native American people under the press of the genocidal expansionism of ‘white folk.’ This sweet and elegiac memoir recounts history without a trace of irony or despair. Annie’s people, the Chickasaw, dwindled
Call to Him Before the Throne
Title: Call to Him Before the Throne
Author: Roger Lee Daub
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 979-8-88622-351-4
Pages: 62
Genre: Poetry
Reviewed by: Suzanne Gattis
Hollywood Book Review
Call to Him Before the Throne is a collection of poetry inspired mainly by the life and love of our Savior Jesus Christ. It talks of the mightiness of his ways and how He is the path to redemption. It is a call to finding and accepting His way. The book also takes time
Once Is Never Enough
Title: Once Is Never Enough: Revenge Never Sleeps
Author: Monique Gliozzi
Publisher: Tellwell Talent
ISBN: 0228879213
Pages: 224
Genre: Suspense / Thriller
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
Larissa La Roche, the anti-heroine of this heartstopper tale of misadventure and revenge, has it all. She is the scion of a Napa Valley wine family; she gets to fly around the globe in her persona of flight attendant; she seems to
The Id Paradox
Title: The Id Paradox
Author: Jan Notzon
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 978-1545501375
Pages: 394
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Reviewed by: Alyssa Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
As an avid reader and lover of books, I often find myself intrigued by books with complex characters and riveting, action-packed storylines. You know, novels that just immediately grab you and don’t let go until that final sentence is read, and maybe not even then as it lingers
A Book of Tai Chi
Title: A Book of Tai Chi
Author: Calvin E. Dallas
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 979-8886220285
Pages: 50
Genre: Educational / Self-Improvement
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
Walk through any park – especially in spring or summer – and you’re bound to see people assuming unusual postures, moving in strange and beautiful concert with each other and the world around. They are practicing blocks, moves, positions. They are uniting the inner and outer, substance and void by means of contemplation, by
The Second Vendetta
Title: The Second Vendetta: Maxwell Family Saga 2
Author: Carl R. Brush
Publisher: ReadersMagnet, LLC
ISBN: 978-1957312477
Pages: 378
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
Hollywood Book Review
Something a lot of people end up struggling with in life is managing their expectations. Whether it is a daily expectation for how an event is meant to go, or a lifelong goal that a person had a specific idea would happen and just falls short,
The Maxwell Vendetta
Title: The Maxwell Vendetta
Author: Carl R. Brush
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 978-1490470764
Pages: 420
Genre: Literature & Fiction / Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
Hollywood Book Reviews
No matter how hard one may try, there is always a point in one’s life in which conflict becomes a persistent issue. As humans, we are all flawed, and often the need to prove ourself correct in a situation in which we disagree
The Yellow Rose
Title: The Yellow Rose: A Novel of The Texas Revolution
Authors: Bob Stewart and Carl Brush
Publisher: Readers Magnet ,LLC
ISBN: 978-1951775407
Pages: 362
Genre: Historical Fiction / Western / Romance
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
The Yellow Rose: A Novel of The Texas Revolution by the late Bob Stewart and Carl R. Brush is a monumental tale based on legendary and historical events in Texas. The story follows Emily West, a
Bonita
Title: Bonita
Author: Carl R. Brush
Publisher: Solstice Publishing
ISBN: 978-1625263087
Pages: 379
Genre: Historical Fiction / Romance
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Review
Bonita by author Carl R. Brush is a story set in 19th-century California against the backdrop of the Gold Rush, California power struggles, and the American Civil War. Bonita, a strong-willed young woman on the cusp of womanhood, discovers a hidden past and is determined to find out the secrets that lie behind it.
She maneuvers through life and
Da’thy’s Mississippi Soul Food
Title: Da’thy’s Mississippi Soul Food
Author: Dorothy Woods
Publisher: Author, Inc.
Pages: 122
ISBN: 0982789866
Genre: Cookbook
Reviewed by: David Allen
Pacific Book Review
What exactly is Mississippi cuisine? Have no doubt: it is soul food. And rest assured: the recipes for all these are to be found in Dorothy Wood’s amazing, ever accessible cornucopia of recipes and dining delights.
Dorothy Woods, a mother and a grandmother, is also a master chef, and her extended family celebrates this fact, as will her readers. She brings good
Santo’s Search for Glaciers
Title: Santo’s Search for Glaciers
Author & Illustrator: D. B. Clay
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 979-8-88622-095-7
Pages: 34
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book / Climate Education
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
Author D. B. Clay has taken a firm stance on the issue of climate change by educating children, as well as all readers, in his illustrated book titled Santo’s Search for Glaciers. In this story, Santos brings personified penguins Petie, Pablo, and Pepetie to life, sharing conversations about the
Theatre of the Vampires
Title: Theatre of the Vampires
Author: H. F. Galloway
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 979-8886222173
Pages: 94
Genre: Fantasy
Reviewed by: Jennifer Bailey
Hollywood Book Review
Herb was just a maintenance man working late at night in a theatre. As he was turning off the lights to close up, something caught his eye under a tarp. When we went to investigate, vampire bats attacked him. Herb isn’t a man to go down without a fight, he bit back and surprisingly absorbed
Life As I Lived It
Title: Life As I Lived It: Small Town Country Living
Authors: Richard W. Block
Publisher: Reputation Press
ISBN: 978-1-64961-252-6
Genre: Non-Fiction
Pages: 343
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
Hollywood Book Review
Memoirs are almost synonymous with famous people telling the most intimate details of their life, but I have found some of the most interesting memoirs to be by ordinary people who have lived extraordinary lives. But, of course, it doesn’t hurt if that ordinary person is also a gifted storyteller who can weave
Are You Wearing My Other Shoe?
Title: Are You Wearing My Other Shoe?
Author: Marcia Bundalian Stephen
Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1684860913
Pages: 200
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
Hollywood Book Reviews
Something that often gets people thinking about the course of things and how the journey they’ve been on can change at a moment’s notice is the intricate details of their life in general. Rarely do things go according to our plans for our lives, and yet the reality is despite how different we all are and
The Opossum and the Cats
Title: The Opossum and the Cats
Author: Marilyn B. Wassmann
Publisher: Writers’ Branding
ISBN: 978-1-63945-170-8
Pages: 32
Genre: Children’s Book / Poetry
Reviewed by: Beth Adam
Hollywood Book Reviews
Author Marilyn B. Wassmann has created a charming children’s story in her new book titled The Opossum and the Cats. I, admittedly, needed to Google the difference between Opossum and Possum, to understand the nature of the animals, and learned that basically they both are same and even the names are used interchangeably.
The story
A Rebel Among Us
Title: A Rebel Among Us: A Novel of the Civil War (A Renegade Series)
Author: J.D.R. Hawkins
Publisher:Westwood Books Publishing
ISBN: 978-1648030796
Pages: 493
Genre:Romantic Action &Adventure / War & Military Action Fiction
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
Hollywood Book Review
One of the things that people rarely ever think about or consider when discussing the impact of war throughout history is the immediate aftermath. There are many books written about the long-term effects war has on things like the economy, a nation’s
Silhouettes of Time
Title: Silhouettes of Time
Author: Maya Mitra Das
Publisher: Authors Press
ISBN: 978-1-64314-509-9
Pages: 347
Genre: Short Stories
Reviewed by: Margie Przybylski
Hollywood Book Reviews
Maya Mitra Das’ collection of short stories, Silhouettes of Time is a delightful inspiration for all readers to behold. Das’ stories feature bold heroines and protagonists that love to learn and go on adventures. The stories take place in the beautiful country of India – Das’ love for her country and heritage shines through on every