Night Mare Franci McMahon Odd Girls Press P.O. Box2157, Anaheim, CA. 92814, www.oddgirlspress.com 2001, $13.00, 253 pps., ISBN 1887237143 Franci McMahon’s sophomore effort is again involving horses, only this time instead of distance riding, the story revolves around a newspaper reporter, Jane Scott, who shows championship horses as a hobby. Essentially a mystery and thriller, Read More …
The Wolf Ticket by Caro Clarke [review by Lori L. Lake]
THE WOLF TICKET Caro Clarke Firebrand Books, http://www.firebrandbooks.com/ 2232 So. Main St. #272, Ann Arbor, MI. 48103-6938 1998/$12.95 Softcover/214 pgs./ISBN: 1563410982 World War II is a few months from ending. The Germans have been repelled, and it’s only a matter of time before the Allies prevail. Troops are on the move, as are many soldiers Read More …
Review: Unforgettable by Karin Kallmaker [review by Lori L. Lake]
UNFORGETTABLE Karin Kallmaker Bella Books//www.bellabooks.com 2000/$12.95/ 273 Pages/ISBN: 1931513635 This novel begins with singer Rett Jamison flying home from a music gig and groggily remembering abusive words said long ago by her booze-loving mother. All Rett’s life, she’s heard that voice in her head, and despite how far she has come in the 22+ years Read More …
Review: Winged Isis by Jean Stewart [review by Lori L. Lake]
Winged Isis Jean Stewart Bella Books/www.bellabooks.com 2002/$11.95/232 Pages/ISBN: 1931513015 From 1992 to 1995, Jean Stewart published three speculative adventure/romance books about the women of Isis (Return to Isis, Isis Rising, and Warriors of Isis). Upon completion of that trilogy, it seemed that the story of the Isis society and the two main characters, Whit and Read More …
Review: Being Emily by Rachel Gold [review by Lydia Harris]
Being Emily by Rachel Gold 2012 Bella Books 210 pp. Christopher Hesse appears to be a typical 16-year-old: restoring classic cars, a member of the swim team, a good sibling to his brother(or is it sister) a perfect child to his mother, and has a “sort of” girlfriend, Claire, who dresses like a Goth and Read More …
Review: Our Happy Hours: LGBT Voices from the Gay Bars [review by Vanda]
Our Happy Hours: LGBT Voices from the Gay Bars Story collectors: S. Renee Bess and Lee Lynch, 2017 Flashpoint Publications, 290 pp Our Happy Hours: LGBT Voices from the Gay Bars was born out the of tragedy of the Pulse Night Club Massacre in Orlando, Florida. The story collectors, S. Renée Bess and Lee Read More …
Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home by Leah Lax [review by Sandra de Helen]
Uncovered by Leah Lax, 2015 348 pp, She Writes Press This memoir is lyrical, poetic, and deeply truthful. Lax puts her life on the page so clearly, and with sensory detail that the reader comes away with a sense of having experienced the Hasidic life herself. Leah Lax was born and raised a Reform Jew. Read More …
Review: The Authenticity Experiment by Kate Carroll de Gutes [review by Sandra de Helen]
The Authenticity Experiment by Kate Carroll de Gutes 2017 Two Sylvias Press 167 pp. de Gutes is an extraordinary writer of essays. This book began as a challenge to herself to write a post a day for thirty days in which she told the truth about—and to—herself. She was in the midst of what she Read More …
Review: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal by Jeanette Winterson [review by Sandra de Helen]
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson 2011 Grove Press 230 pp. I loved Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit which is a fictionalized autobiography by this author. This book is the real story, but the writing is different. This book presumes you have read the autobiography or at least have Read More …
Review: Paris, Adrift by Vanda [review by Sandra de Helen]
Paris, Adrift by Vanda. 2018 Independent press. 217 pp. Third in the Juliana series. Al and Juliana are in Paris to revive Juliana’s career, and to have some time alone. There is a bit of non-vanilla sex in this book, some intrigue and suspense, and more emotional growth for Alice (Al). Well-written and fast-paced. It’s Read More …