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CRIME EXPOSED, A BUCK TAYLOR NOVEL⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reviewed by Romuald Dzemo for Readers' FavoriteCrime Exposed: A Buck Taylor Novel by Chuck Morgan is the fourth entry in a riveting crime series. Buck Taylor is pulled into investigating the disappearance of a missing journalist, a case that eventually leads to murder and child pornography. The narrative starts in a very curious way, a powerful opening that piqued my sense of curiosity. We get a clear glimpse of the protagonist in the first line of the narration: “Jim McBride knew his wife was pissed... The sound of slamming doors that bombarded his ears indicated that whoever she was mad at would receive her full wrath. He was glad it wasn...

We live in a world full of constant digital noise and constant distraction, there’s something profoundly comforting about losing yourself in a good book or pouring your thoughts onto a blank page. Writing and reading are more than just pastimes; they’re fundamental human activities that have the power to heal, inspire, and connect us. Let’s explore the cathartic nature of storytelling and why humans have been creating and sharing stories since time immemorial.The Catharsis of WritingWriting, whether it’s fiction, non-fiction, or simply journaling, can be an incredibly cathartic experience. Here’s why:1. Emotional Release: Writing allows us to express and process complex emotions in...

While a conflict of interest, be it in life or in fiction, can bring about self-introspection, strange though it may seem, a casual encounter could lead to self-discovery. So it happened with me in the wake of my rebuff to a dogged tempter, “money is not my weakness” and his “what is your weakness” repartee; for the record, either I had been a straight purchase officer or a strict loss assessor, occupations amenable to monetary mischief. However, the idea of this article is not to gloat over my uprightness but to present the genesis of my attitude to money and the vicissitudes of my life as a subject matter for possible research. But the caveat is that much of my growing up that...

After letting me pen over a score of articles, though my muse prompted me to enter into the arena of fiction, yet it made me struggle to come up with the opening lines of my maiden novel for over ten days or so before “That winter night in the mid-seventies, the Janata Express was racing rhythmically on its tracks towards the coast of Andhra Pradesh. As its headlight pierced the darkness of the fertile plains, the driver honked the horn as though to awake the sleepy environs to the spectacle of the speeding train. On that, in the S-3, were the Ramaiahs with their nine year-old daughter Roopa.”But then “the train stopped at a village station, as though to disrupt Roopa’s daydreams of ...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reviewed by Susan Sewell for Readers' Favorite "A forest fire sweeps through Colorado's Rio Blanco county along the White River, and while the flames ravage the pristine wilderness, the ugliness of greed, murder, and revenge are exposed in the exciting suspense novel, Crime Unsolved (A Buck Taylor Novel) by Chuck Morgan.A fishing lodge, constructed despite a controversial land swap between the Forest Service and a wealthy developer, is ground zero for an out-of-control wildfire. An environmentalist group is claiming responsibility for the blaze, and the governor feels the need to call in CBI investigator Buck Taylor.With a murder victim found among the ruins of the lodge...

Whenever I look at my body of work of ten books, the underlying human possibility intrigues me no end, and why not. I was born into a land-owning family in a remote village of Andhra Pradesh in India that is after the British had folded their colonial tents from there, but much before the rural education mechanism was geared up. It was thus the circumstances of my birth enabled me to escape from the tiresome chores of the primary schooling till I had a nine-year fill of an unbridled childhood, embellished by village plays and grandma’s tales, made all the more interesting by her uncanny ability for storytelling. As my maternal grandfather’s grandfather happened to be a poet laureate at t...

Be careful what you wish for...To bad Abigail Stewart didn't heed those words. Her wish to be beautiful sends her back in time to 1852 to a harsh mining town where she in now in the body of Lolita, a beautiful but deadly woman who, legend has it, drowns her children.   Determined to save the two children, who will die before the blue moon, with the help of heartthrob Wyatt Beaufort, they set out to prove the legend is wrong. Their struggle to save the children tests the power of a mother's love and the true meaning of inner beauty.***** 5.0 out of 5 stars A captivating time travel romance sprinkled with mystery and suspenseReviewed in the United States on May 23, 2020Verified ...

Loved it! 😍Join two twins on an unusual journey of discovery in this lithe and lively read set in the Shetland Islands.Living at the edge of the world is… “different,” as two twelve year-old siblings find out in this heartwarming story of adventure, courage, friendship, and self-discovery.When Tabitha and her brother Timothy arrive on the remote Shetland Islands of Scotland while their parents go on a world cruise, the twelve year-old twins aren’t exactly turning cartwheels. The prospect of spending the winter with a great uncle they’ve never met isn’t exactly spinning their fins, either.Tabitha is out of sorts because the island’s remote location means limited WIFI. It’s ...

 When my feet first touched Indian soil in 1986, I felt as if I had finally found my home. Since that time, my destiny has led me back to India time and time again, first to study sitar in Shimla, then to study Sanskrit in Varanasi and then to live here continuously from 2001 until 2010. These trips etched in my heart and mind images, feelings and ideas which shaped my world view and the subsequent pattern of my life. The sunrise painting the cliffs of the Himalayas at dawn, the prayerful rituals on the banks of the Ganges, solitary treks to the sacred temples in the mountains; these images became an indelible part of my inner life.Pilgrimage on the Path of Love unraveled in the jungles...

One evening in a Chicago suburb, we were enjoying wine and cocktails with our next-door neighbors. In a way that conversation over cocktails evolves, Kristen mentioned a course she had completed for her continuing education. Kristen is an elementary school librarian (excuse me, Resource Center Director).  She took a story-telling course. The final assignment (I think it was, but wine and whiskey had been flowing) had been to write and tell an original story. She then explained that "story telling" clubs existed. These clubs attended story telling conventions to share their creations.My interest in the idea stemmed from two experiences, separated by about forty-five years.The first exper...