Undaunted Love

By: Jennings Wright
Published By: Createspace
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Review:

"Undaunted Love" by Jennings Wright was a good Christian historical romance read that was set in the backdrop of the 'Civil War.'  So, be ready for a wonderful love story, 'Civil War,' along with corruptions and murder. This author did a good job as the novel is 'highly detailed' as the writer captured every moment of these couples journeys thorough their relationships.  It was good to see how this author presented "Undaunted Love" with all the things going on 'they held their obligations to God and respectfully acknowledging him as head of their relationships.'  The characters were all very well developed and many showed much faith in those trying times.   If you are looking for a good rich rad with lost of twist and turns that will only give you a good read, I would recommend "Undaunted Love" for you. 

Save Me A Novel

By: John Meany
Published by J.M.
Age Recommended: 18+
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: 4
Review:

"Save Me A Novel" by John Meany was a story that was loosely  based on a true story, and was published under the controversial title 'Pregnant Rape.'  This novel is not happy...even somewhat depressing however, the  read you will be able to feel the emotions  that will present a very realistic and moving story.  The characters were well developed, believable and very colorful only to give you a good read. This novel "Save Me" was written very well and once you are into the read it flows very well to the end and will leave you will a message from this author. After the rape, the drugs the drinking will Ashley  end up dead somewhere?  This is the time that I say you must pick up the good read to see what happens to Ashley.    The author did a wonderful job with this story of not  making it 'too graphic or vague'  but really making it 'not all victims of rape stay victims.' 

Sewerville: A Southern Gangster Novel

By: Aaron Saylor
Published By:  Point Nine Publishing
Age Recommended:  Adult
Review By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: 4
Review:

"Sewerville" by Aaron Saylor was a good fiction  read that hailed from Sewardville, Kentucky, a rural town where these  'rural crime Slones family' dwelled. This was quite a interesting group of people for they ran the town and seemed to be involved in a little bite of everything from ... 'drugs, violence, prostitution and gun smuggling.'  We find from the read that it is of this  family headed by Walt Slone(the mayor), his son (John) the sheriff, daughter (Karen) who kept the books and her husband (Boone).  This was a read  that you will have to pick up this read to get it all. Who in this family wanted out of all of this mess and why?   Be ready for a read of plenty of violence and conflict.  This author did a good job in the descriptions that were presented to the reader.  "Sewerville" is definitely one read that keeps  your interest until the last page with all of the twist and turns...you will not want to put it down. The characters were all well developed and very interesting as this story unfolded. "Sewerville" was simply a good crime mystery that took place in a small rural town and I would recommend this novel as a good read that left me saying Wow...that was some read!

A Brother's Honor

By:  Brenda Jackson
Published By:  Harlequin MIRA
Age Recommended:  Adult
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Series:  Granger Trilogy #1
Review: 

"The Brother's Honor" by Brenda Jackson was a wonderful contemporary  mystery romance read.  This read also had some drama and suspense at the end.  This novel is the beginning series for this author called 'The Granger Brothers.  We find that these brothers (Jace, Caden and Dalton)will come together due to a request from their dying grandfather...'a business going under, a host of secrets betrayals and promises to their grandfather to get the company back up to where it once was at its premier level.'  Will these three brothers plus the help of Shana Bradford be able to get Granger Aeronautics back to its premier state? There is also another part of this story that deals with these brother's father being wrongly convicted of the murder of their mother and is currently serving a 30 year prison sentence. The brother grandfather had overseen the family business but now with him gone, Jace takes over as CEO and now the story takes off leading up to have all kinds of questions that are answered by picking up this good read that only Ms. Jackson can give to her readers..  I liked how this author was able to 'multi-layer this story really giving the reader a well written novel.  I really enjoyed "Jace and Shana's story and can't wait for this author next saga and Yes I would recommend this read. 

After First Light

By: Scott Nicholson
Published By: Haunted Computer Books
Age Recommended:  Adult
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: 4
Series After 0.5
Review:

"After: First Light" by Scott Nicholson a short story and a prequel to this authors 'After' series.  This read left me saying what I always say after reading this authors reads....Wow!  I found the read left me with some questions and I found that the read jumped a lot. Now, this could have been so because I have not read the series.  But one think I do know is that if you are into 'solar flares, EMP,...'zombies' you have come to the right place.  This would be definitely a read for you and since this is the prequel I am sure there will be more to come from this author.

Fortune's Son

By:  Emery Lee
Published By  Sourcebooks Casablanca
Age Recommended:  Adult
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Series:  Georgian Gamesters #2
Review:

"Fortune's Son" by Emery Lee was another one of this authors historical fiction romances.  You will find this this novel is the 'follow up' to 'The Highest Stakes...
 and is the 'Georgian Gamesters #2.  This is a wonderfully written story "about a tumultuous love with fighting for."  "Fortune's Son" is one of those historical romances that will be hard to put down until the very end.  You will find this novel very realistic with characters that are all well developed and captivating.  As you read you will soon seen that love is the 'high stakes' game of life that is between the two main characters...Susannah and Philip. This author is able to presents to the reader such that you can 'see, hear, feel and even touch it all.'  Be ready for some twist and turns that will be surprising.  Get ready for a very enjoyable read that only this author can give to its reader. 

The Highest Stakes

By: Emery Lee
Published By: Sourcebooks Landmark
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Series" Georgian Gamester #1
Review:

"Highest Stakes" by Emery Lee was a good historical romantic novel which was about 'Equine' ... horses. This was taken from the 18th century setting mostly in England's Georgian period where you will find 'the history of horse racing provide an educational read, while the plot is part love story and part adventure thriller.' The three main characters: Charlotte, Robert and Philip. "While the characters are involved in all that would be expected of a romance novel, the focus is not really on their relationships that much but, on the horses, themselves." This author really worked her magic with the horses...the sound and temperament simply came to life in the read. After completing my read I found that if you like the be around horses, you will enjoy the novel. Now add to the story horses, friendship, intrigue, betrayal and romance and you have a mighty good read. Be ready in "The Highest Stakes" horse racing, breeding will only a mere 'backdrop for the action and romance' of it all. Again, if you are a animal lover of horses and 'lovers of historical fiction' then this novel would be recommended to you.