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Debut author, KA Woodford introduces us to her psychological thriller, “Stolen”: Jenna Brandt can't stay out of trouble for five minutes. When she sees one of her friends about to be abducted, she launches into action not thinking of the consequences. Detective Sergeant David Sawran doesn't know what to think; troublemaker or daredevil. The vehicle she stole has evidence from a cold case fifteen years and fifteen hundred miles away causing Sawran and the original detective to team up hoping they can catch a killer before he finds Jenna.  This was an interesting read! Yes, it was a little gory in places. How could it not be when the story is about the hunt for a serial killer. This hunt stretched over a couple of decades, hundreds of miles and there were lots of missing girls. All the steps the police had to go through to eliminate suspects to find the killer was quite fascinating. I really do enjoy police-procedural stories. There was a little bit of jumping around in the timeline. There was also changing first-person point of view, that was not clearly defined sometimes. I do like the intimacy of first-person POV, however. Excellent closure at the end of major plot points. I award 4.5 stars to "Stolen".  You can buy this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-KA-Woodford-ebook https://www.goodreads.com/-stolen You can follow the author: https://twitter.com/woodfordauthor https://www.bookbub.com/profile/ka-woodford Psychological fiction, crime, thriller, police, kidnap, murder, killer Copyright ©2021 Mark L. Schultz except for the author’s introduction
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Multi-volume, multi-genre author, Priscilla B. Shuler introduces us to her story, “Kuimba” set in the American South a little over 100 years ago: South Carolina, 1914. Ophelia Smith’s life changed completely when she heard his beautiful singing. After hours of hard labor, the first-time mother feels blessed when the blue-eyed baby comes out of the womb making sweet music instead of cries. Naming him Kuimba for his enthralling voice, she proudly shares him with others who become enamored with the newborn… unaware of an older boy whose eyes are filled with hate. Over the years, Ophelia watches in awe as her child grows up healing people through his touch and being visited by holy beings. But she struggles to protect him from the brutal attacks of a savagely jealous young man whenever he’s out of her sight. And when angels warn her that God has one more task for the youth before calling him back to Heaven, she fears the looming fate that threatens to take him away forever. Will Ophelia’s magnificent son achieve his destiny and bring light into the world? KUIMBA is a spellbinding standalone historical fiction novel. If you like captivating characters, spiritual wonders, and divine fate, then you’ll love Priscilla B Shuler’s religious southern tale.  This story is set in the American South 1900s and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The title character is most unusual because he sings throughout the book. That is far from the most unusual thing about Kuimba. Much of the dialogue is heavily accented and that worked well for me because I have heard many southern accents. There is a lot of regional flavors, descriptions of the times, and mores of people who lived then. The other characters play very important parts also. I like the level-headed attitude that so many of them have. I also like how many of them experience drastic changes for the better as a direct result of knowing Kuimba. I award 4.8 stars to "Kuimba"!  You can buy this book:
https://smile.amazon.com/Kuimba-Priscilla-Shuler-ebook https://www.goodreads.com/-kuimba https://www.barnesandnoble.com/kuimba-priscilla-b-shuler You can follow the author: twitter.com/ShulerPriscilla https://priscillabshulerartistauthor.com https://www.amazon.com/Priscilla-B.-Shuler www.facebook.com/priscilla.shuler.33 I have reviewed another book by Priscilla that I enjoyed quite a bit: www.wordrefiner.com/book-reviews/favored Copyright © 2021 Mark L. Schultz except for the author’s introduction |
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