August 3rd, 2014 Book Reviews
Too Young to Be This Old: Mature Anthology Amazon Barnes & Noble Nook Author: Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a great read anytime, but especially wonderful for summer beach reading, or if you’re a person who likes to have a book with you at all times – something […]
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July 15th, 2014 Book Reviews
Broken Petals: An Appalachian-Inspired Short Story Collection Amazon Barnes & Noble Kindle Nook Author: Anthology: multiple authors including NABBW member Janie Dempsey Watts Reviewed for the NABBW by: Anne Holmes Having read and enjoyed NABBW member Janie Dempsey Watt’s novel, “Moon Over Taylor’s Ridge,” I was anxious to read more of her work. When she […]
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August 9th, 2013 Book Reviews
Pirate’s Plunder: An Adele Bonny Adventure (Book 1) Kindle Edition Author: Wendy Wilkinson Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a fun book which chronicles the story of bounty hunter Adele Bonny, fictional niece, to the infamous real-life pirate, Anne Bonny. Though it’s been thirteen generations since Anne Bonny and her fellow pirates prowled […]
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April 18th, 2013 Book Reviews
The Crone Club (Volume 1) Kindle Edition Author: S.V. Peddle Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW The Crone Club is about a group of reunited school friends who, having reached their sixties, vow to face new challenges, achieve old dreams and just generally band together to get as much fun as possible out of […]
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September 21st, 2012 Book Reviews
Sullie Saves the Seas Author: Goffinet McLaren http://www.sullietheseagull.com Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This wonderful children’s book introduces the world to Sullie the Seagull, Author McLaren’s newly hatched “spokesbird” for clean oceans. This is a parable told by Sullie, an old seagull. Sullie’s tale begins on Turtle Beach, the morning after Memorial Day, […]
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September 21st, 2012 Book Reviews
Moon Over Taylor’s Ridge Kindle Edition Author: Janie Dempsey Watts http://www.janiewatts.com/ Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a wonderful story populated with well-developed characters, and set in a historically rich place – the tiny town of Taylor’s Crossing, Georgia. The fictional community’s location is crucial to the story. We quickly learn that […]
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August 2nd, 2012 Book Reviews
Marriage Can Be Murder: Every Wife Has a Story Author: Susan Santangelo Website: http://www.babyboomermysteries.com/ Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Carol and Jim Andrews are back again in this third installment of author Santangelo’s “Every Wife Has a Story” Carol and Jim Andrews Baby Boomer Mystery series. This time we learn that Carol is […]
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August 2nd, 2012 Book Reviews
Never Say Perfect Author: Mary Anne Benedetto Website: http://www.awriterspresence.com/Home_Page.html Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Laina and Dan Strickland, whom you may remember from Mary Anne Benedetto’s first novel, Eyelash, return in this second book in a series. Or at least, Laina is back. We only see Dan in the first chapter. It seems […]
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August 1st, 2012 Book Reviews
Terminal Value: a Novel Author: Thomas Waite Website: http://thomaswaite.com/ Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW According to Wikipedia, in the business of finance, the phrase terminal value refers to securities and is defined as “the present value at a future point in time of all future cash flows when we expect stable growth rate […]
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August 1st, 2012 Book Reviews
After the Wink and other stories Author: Carolyn Steele Agosta Website: http://carolynagosta.com/ Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW If you’ve enjoyed Carolyn Steele Agosta’s novels – Every Little Step She Takes and The Pleasure of Your Company — you’ll want to be sure to check out this collection of 36 short stories and essays […]
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