Featured Book Review: Death of the Republic

Featured Book Review: Death of the Republic
F. Scott Andison (Author)

The world and especially America is going to hell in a hand basket. The economy is in ruins and people are in despair. Many are actually beginning to entertain the idea that one nation under God just may be the only hope this country has in the political thriller, Death of the Republic, by F. Scott Andison. Set in the near future, Reverend Robert Strong is an Independent presidential candidate who had a surprisingly strong showing in the 2016 election. Backed by his dead sisters husband, the extremely wealthy Colonel Sherman Gale, he is determined to prevail in 2020. Gale believes wholeheartedly, if not fanatically in the need for a Christian president to lead the country. God has even spoken to him, enabling him to concoct The Plan, the implementation of which has put him on the radar of several government agencies.Agent Derek Quincy Chu is sent in undercover to gather information on Gale at his 300,000 acre home known as The Ranch, where it is thought the Colonel is mixing up some nasty chemicals to release on the unbelievers. Chu’s cover is blown within minutes and he must make a hasty retreat that astonishes all who see it on the surveillance cameras.

Impressed by his actions, Gale offers Chu a job guarding his brother-in-law and his family, forcing Chu to be assigned anyway after he refuses to leave the FBI.Chu becomes entangled with the Strong family, even saving Roberts wife Dorothy from a suicide bomber in another astonishing display of martial arts skill and discipline that he sadly lacks in his routine FBI work. He is convinced that they know nothing of Gales true character and his plan. Chu also develops strong and dangerous feelings for Gales underage daughter Faith which cause complications when The Plan is set in motion, and the Colonels real agenda is revealed.

Though the first part of Death of the Republic is a bit slow with a tremendous amount of backstory, it picks up speed and rolls through several plot twists and turns that culminate in a surprise ending that no one could have seen coming. Andison’s debut novel is captivating and entertaining but not overly preachy, drawing both Christians and non-Christians into Chu’s crusade to stop The Plan and save the country, if not the world. Read the first book now, and look for the next installment in the series to see if he is successful.

Death of the Republic
F. Scott Andison (Author)
ISBN: 978-1461001188

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Featured Book Review: Kat Fight

Featured Book Review: Kat Fight
Dina Silver (Author)

This book is fun to read. Kat Fight is a light, cute love story written with a healthy dose of humor. The city of Chicago is the backdrop for what would make a predictable movie plot but works as a witty page-turner. Kat, the main character, is an executive assistant at the advertising office of Lambert & Miller. Kat is the child of divorce and that, she says, makes her quite nervous about relationships and quite unsure of herself at work. During her parents divorce, and in the years following, she often felt stuck between two arguing parents, totally detached from her father and alone in the world. She is desperately in love with her boyfriend, Marc, and assumes they will get married some day. But she is often disappointed when he doesnt make her a priority.

Kat is always worried, also, that her unpredictable boss, Brooke, in a shaky marriage herself, will fire her at any moment. Kat does an entertaining job of balancing her relationships and career. She wants to tell her best friend Julie about dating Ryan; she wants to tell Ryan about her complicated relationship with Marc; she wants to tell Marc about dating Ryan.

She also wants help Brooke get over her philandering and condescending husband, Drew. Through all this drama, Kat gets constant support and helpmostly with funny, poignant textsfrom her confidant, co-worker, and lover of all things drama, Adam. An example of enjoyable Kat humor: When Ryan randomly shows up at a bar where Kit and friends are watching a Red Sox game, Kat says, Everything is happening so fast I can hardly keep up with which sweat glands needs to be wiped. Adam wafts me with the drink menu. As an interesting epilogue, author Silver gives a Ten Fun Facts about Kat Fight that verify some of the stories in the book. Kat Fight follows Kat through romantic and friendship foibles to her taking ultimate control of her life. In a moment of clarity on the way to the airport, determined to win back Ryan, Kat states, I’m done letting everyone else take control. It’s my turn to take a stand for what I want. These are just a few examples of how Silver makes Kat Fight such an enjoyable read.

Kat Fight
Dina Silver (Author)
ISBN: 978-1470173272

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Book of the Week: Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

Book of the Week: Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Tess Gerritsen (Author)


For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at fourteen, in a hideous echo of the past, Teddy is the lone survivor of his foster family’s mass murder. Orphaned once more, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn—until the Boston PD puts detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Determined to protect this young man, Jane discovers that what seemed like a coincidence is instead just one horrifying part of a relentless killer’s merciless mission.

Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn the secrets and skills of survival in a dangerous world. But even behind locked gates, and surrounded by acres of sheltering Maine wilderness, Jane fears that Evensong’s mysterious benefactors aren’t the only ones watching. When strange blood-splattered dolls are found dangling from a tree, Jane knows that her instincts are dead on. And when she meets Will Yablonski and Claire Ward, students whose tragic pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddy’s, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind.

Joining forces with her trusted partner, medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane is determined to keep these orphans safe from harm. But an unspeakable secret dooms the children’s fate—unless Jane and Maura can finally put an end to an obsessed killer’s twisted quest.

Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Tess Gerritsen (Author)
ISBN: 978-0593063279

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Book of the Week: Ghost Dancer

Book of the Week: Ghost Dancer
Kevin Nielson (Author)


Alera comes to the free port investigating the murder the Ambassador. She is joined by As-na who is haunted by compelling dreams, and Freeman, a special constable assigned to solve the murders. Their inquires lead them to the Arena, where nothing is what it seems, screaming spectators cheer on the daily blood spectacle. They can only hope it not their blood spilt.

Once a pirate stronghold, The Haven of Areamea, is now an open port readily available with slaves, illegal drugs, and rare exotic birds. An officer in the service of King Bolinor of Amberwine, Alera comes to this commercial dive investigating the murder the Ambassador. She is joined by As-na who is haunted by compelling dreams that bring her to Haven, and Freeman, a special constable assigned to solve the murders of well-to-do young women. In the strange underworld of the Arena, where nothing is what it seems, screaming spectators cheer on the daily blood spectacle. It is here they uncover convoluted clues and hidden agendas, which complicate their investigations. Not the least is a rogue Dancer with a scheme of his own, and if he isnt stopped, The Haven and everything living thing for thousands of miles will pay the price. The three must use their unique talents in a race against time to unravel the mysteries in this deadly situation.

Ghost Dancer
Kevin Nielson (Author)
ISBN: B0069Z2PRQ

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