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Elisabet’s Will by Sandra Sperling

3/25/2022

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Multi-volume, multi-genre author, Sandra Sperling introduces us to her latest book, “Elisabet’s Will”:
The few relatives who are still friendly to Lisbet spend the summer at her northern Minnesota home. Determined to discover the reason why the rest of the family has shunned her since she was a child, she confronts Evelyn, her estranged uncle's wife. This action exposes her and her loved ones to danger and thrusts Greta, her beloved 5-year-old granddaughter, into deadly peril. 

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Oh, Mylanta! This is an amazing story about several generations of one family in Minnesota.
The story had a slow start for me. But I am so glad I kept reading. The author weaves a startling and clear tapestry about the depths of depravity some people in a family can sink to while other members of the same family remain normal. There are a lot of people in this family, many of them play an important part and all wonder what happened to the will of the matriarch, Elisabet.
This story has a delightful texture! The author has woven so many details about their daily lives and activities into the story that I feel like I know them all very closely. The intimacy is extraordinary and brilliantly portrayed.
I love this story about family life and you will too. "Elisabet's Will" gets five stars from me! 

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You can buy this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Elisabets-Will-Sandra-Sperling-ebook 
It is also in Kindle Unlimited at this time, so it is not available on any other platform as of this date March 25, 2022.

I have reviewed another book by the author: www.wordrefiner.com/book-reviews/the-stash 

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Trailer Trauma: Trailer Park Travails Book 4 by Mary Lu Scholl

3/12/2022

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Multi-volume, multi-genre author, Mary Lu Scholl introduces us to the fourth book in her Trailer Park Travails series, “Trailer Trauma”: Life in an over 55 Trailer Park in Florida can be murder. Patty Decker, a socially awkward widow moved in, and her neighbors keep leaving, the hard way. A misunderstood hussy dies and practically everyone has a motive... Patty has solved all the unexpected deaths in her park so far; but there WERE no unexpected deaths before she moved in! She closes in on her suspect, who has no choice but to "remove" Patty from the investigation. Will she live to sleuth again?
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I enjoy the author's writing style. This book, and the others in her series, are set in a 55+ trailer park in Florida. I am 55+ and now I live in Florida, but not in a trailer park hopefully anytime soon. I can relate to a lot of what Patty says or thinks, though my filter works a bit better than hers. Her conniving and hijinks make me laugh a lot. Sometimes I want to say what is on my mind just like Patty. Written as a cozy murder, all of Mary's books are fun to read!
​I award 4.7 stars!
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You can buy this book: 
https://www.amazon.com/Trailer-Trauma-Mary-Scholl-ebookhttps://www.goodreads.com/-trailer-traumahttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Trailer-Trauma-Mary-Scholl-ebook 

You can follow the author:
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My review of the first 
book of the Trailer Park Travails series, “Camper Catastrophe” can be found here:  https://www.wordrefiner.com/book-reviews/camper-catastrophe-by-mary-lu-scholl 
My review of the second book of the Trailer Park Travails series, “Mobile Mayhem” can be found here:
Mobile Mayhem: Book Two of Trailer Park Travails by Mary Lu Scholl - Word Refiner 

My review of the third book of the Trailer Park Travails series, “Birds, Bees and RVs” can be found here:
https://www.wordrefiner.com/book-reviews/birds-bees-and-rvs-by-mary-lu-scholl

My review of the second volume in the Nature Coast Calamities, “Big Foot and The Bentley”: https://www.wordrefiner.com/book-reviews/big-foot-and-the-bentley
Tags: cozy, murder, mystery, Florida, pets, dog, cat, neighbors, fiction, action
 
Copyright © 2022 Mark L. Schultz except for the author’s introduction 
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Indomitable: The Story of Eliza Harris by J. D. Edwards

3/5/2022

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Multi-volume, multi-genre author, J. D. Edwards introduces us to his latest book of historical fiction, “Indomitable”:
When Black voices are stifled, the reality is transformed into fiction, history is twisted into folklore, and heroes are turned into myths. Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin, holding a brief account of Eliza Harris, in 1853. Now, 170 years later, learn the actual tale of Eliza's harrowing escape from slavery and her unwavering bravery to live a life of freedom. Eliza risked everything to cross the semi-frozen Ohio River in the dead of night and save her baby from a slave's life.
Indomitable is a work of historical fiction based on real events and Eliza's firsthand narrative. While one branch of the author's family owned Eliza, the other branch risked their lives to rescue her. We cannot undo the past, but we can recount the tales of those who fought for liberty and assure that their sacrifice was not in vain.
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Based on a true story? Yes. More loosely based on thousands of true stories? Yes. Worthy of being on the reading list of every person interested in American or Canadian history.
Slavery has been a blot on humanity for many thousands of years. Slavery has existed in one form or another in almost every society on earth and continues right up to this day.
This story might make you angry and shake your soul. If it does, good. This story might make you marvel at the determination of one person to create a new life for herself and her son. That I-will-do-whatever-it-takes attitude is no less astounding than it was so long ago.
I loved this book, its story and its writing. Both are utterly fabulous! Mr. Edwards is one heck of a writer!
Be prepared to be shocked, enlightened and entertained. I certainly was. 5 stars for “Indomitable”!

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You can buy this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Indomitable-Harris-J-D-Edwards-ebook 
https://www.goodreads.com/-indomitable 
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/indomitable-the-story-of-eliza-harris 

​I reviewed another book by the author: The Phantom Seer by J. D. Edwards - Word Refiner 

You can follow the author:
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Copyright © 2022 Mark L. Schultz except for the author’s introduction 
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