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”

A.J. Gibson shares his own journey back from rock bottom in his book Flipping the Script: Bouncing Back from Life’s Rock Bottom Moments. He dives deep into his own life and is willing to share everything that has led him to have to find a way to cope and rewrite his own story. Flipping the Script is more than just an autobiography, but a tool to help you become your best self. Continue reading “Flipping the Script Book Review from @kleffnotes”

In this fictionalized world there are two clans of people who are able to control the minds of anyone they choose, but when one clan believes that they must control the other a terrible dispute is born that will continue on for centuries. The Peithosian Gift focuses on the Kanes and the Morgans, who are two similar clans who have decided to use their gifts in completely different ways. While the Kanes believe in keeping their gifts to themselves, the Morgans believe that they should use the power that they have. For centuries the Kanes have sought out and destroyed the Morgans, but in the present they have finally come to a sort of agreement, which they may not be able to keep. Continue reading “The Peithosian Gift Book Review from @kleffnotes”

The writing duo Mr. and Mrs. Kind have created a world of historical mystery for young adults with their new Secret Scouts series. The first book, Secret Scouts and the Lost Leonardo, releases on October 23rd and I had the opportunity to review it early. This story is the perfect read for older young adults and teens and really brings history to life. Continue reading “Secret Scouts and the Lost Leonardo Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Set in 2036, The Absolved follows the life of wealthy physician Henri, who finds himself slowly becoming fed up the with automation of society. Robots and other forms of technology have slowly begun to make human workers obsolete and for those who cannot work, the absolved, there is very little to do beyond exist. As his annoyance with technology and his life rises Henri begins to make choices that will lead to a much larger change and a shift in the society he has been forced to accept. Continue reading “The Absolved Book Review from @kleffnotes”