A Dirty Word: How a Sex Writer Reclaimed Her Sexuality is a memoir style nonfiction work that focuses on author Steph Auteri’s own life and connection to sex and her own sexuality. She has been a sex writer for 15 years and through this no holds barred work she reveals tremendous details about her life and the path she has taken to become more confident in who she is. This book is full of personal narratives, but also uses a great deal of research to back up certain discussions and provide details for her readers concerning certain topics. Continue reading “A Dirty Word Book Review ( @cleispress ) from @kleffnotes”

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a well known story that has been adapted in a variety of ways, including into a Tim Burton film, but the story presented by Alyssa Polombo is something that takes the story you know so well and creates something new and captivating. Instead of focusing on Ichabod Crane, Polombo chooses to centers itself on the character frequently just seen as a love interest, Katrina Van Tassel. The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel presents a confident and smart Katrina who will do anything for love, even venture into the darkest legends of Sleepy Hollow. Continue reading “The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel Book Review from @kleffnotes”

The Avatars and their companions are back in the eighth installment of the Urban Fantasies series from Erik Schubach. Still recovering from the devastation of their last battle, the powerful women who are fighting against demonic energies and werewolves find themselves surprised when a new sort of beast appears. As they prepare to fight, what appears to be some sort of new demon, they are stopped by a beautiful young woman with a mysterious power that seems connected to one of their own. Continue reading “Beauty In The Beast Book Review ( @erikschubach )from @kleffnotes”

Dancing on Horses is a historical fiction novel set primarily in South Carolina, though in certain portions it makes mention to other areas of the South. Initially the story focuses on a young boy named Tobe who is growing up within the Southern Baptist Church. Over the course of his life he meets a number of young women whom he falls for, one of whom is named Anne and receives her own development outside of Tobe’s story. Continue reading “Dancing on Horses Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Joan Schweighardt’s historical fiction novel, Before We Died: Rivers Book 1 examines the rubber boom and rubber tree tapping that took place in the South American rainforest primarily in the year 1908. This is the first in a planned three book series that focuses on two brothers from Hoboken, New Jersey who decide to make the trip to South America to find their fortune in the rubber trade. What they don’t anticipate is the grueling work that this will involve and the other dangers that lie within the rainforest. Continue reading “Before We Died Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Temptation Rag is a historical fiction novel that draws from the real history of the ragtime era. Throughout her novel Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard examines the temptations that exist within the world of fame and influence. Her work connects a number of figures through their choices within the culture of ragtime. Continue reading “Temptation Rag Book Review from @kleffnotes”

What does the seizure of a woman’s vineyard in Italy have to do with the life of a young violinist from Berlin? In Ronald H. Balson’s The Girl from Berlin these two seemingly unconnected items bring together a beautiful and touching story of love, loss, and finding your family within a world of turmoil. Continue reading “The Girl from Berlin Book Review from @kleffnotes”