The Forget-Me-Nots by Ginger Simpson

The short story The Forget-Me-Nots by Ginger Simpson is a delightful story of a woman named Sarah who, while going through her mother’s things after her death, finds a keepsake called The Forget-Me-Not with her mother’s name, a date and a man’s name she does not recognize. She embarks on a journey to find out more about this keepsake.
This is one of the better shorts I have read in a long time. It has a well written plot, believable characters and a wonderful ending. It isn’t like many of today’s short stories where you find something missing like a plot or character development. If you need a small break from a long day and want a book with a feel good ending, The-Forget-Me-Nots is a keepsake of a story.

5 bookmarks
Carol Langstroth, Manager and Reviewer
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The Officer’s Journey by Eric J. Obmann

The Officer’s Journey by Eric J. Obmann tells us a fantasy that came to life for Captain Lloyd Players, Commander of the 37th Calvary Division of the British Army. In a middle of a battle he suddenly finds himself being pulled into another dimension/ world called Holihand, where the people are fighting someone from the future of Earth’s time. Will Commander Players be able to help them? Will he be able to return to Earth and his own time?
The Officer’s Journey, I felt was a different take on time travel. Captain Players didn’t just time travel, he traveled to a different world, which I thought was interesting. Another thing I liked was the character of Captain Players was true to himself throughout the whole book. He didn’t change who he was in a different world/time.
The one problem I did have was with the second half of the book. I don’t want to give away the ending of the book as it does have merit. I felt the second half went way to fast and could have been more developed.
I know some hard core fantasy readers that would love this story and I will be recommending it to them.

3 bookmarks
Carol Langstroth, Manager and Reviewer
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The Locket by Ginger Simpson

The Locket by Ginger Simpson centers around a locket that seems to cause people to murder. The story starts in 1940 with a woman giving it to a priest after she killed someone and the story follows the locket through the years. Can a simple locket cause all these women to kill or is it just a coincidence?
I am a big fan of Ginger Simpson and I am surprised to find a different type of book from her than her romances. I have to say she shows with The Locket that she can write just about any genre. I found this to be as enjoyable as or maybe more than her other books. She definitely has talent.

3.5 bookmarks
Carol Langstroth, Manager and Reviewer
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Ghost Ship’s Cry by Dawn Luedecke

In Ghost Ship’s Cry by Dawn Luedecke we find that Laura’s brother’s ship wrecked and he didn’t come back with the rest of the crew that survived. All of Laura’s pleadings to the Lighthouse Keeper Alston to keep looking for her brother has fallen on deaf ears. Her mother comes up with a plan to make Lighthouse Keeper Alston look for Laura’s brother. Does the plan work and is Laura’s brother still alive?
Ghost Ship’s Cry was a fast read and at times it went a little too fast. Don’t get me wrong it has a good plot and the characters are well written. I did, however, feel the need to have a little more romance in this storyline. Being that this is a short story this is to be expected and one hopes to see characters more developed in a novella should the author make more of this storyline. I would have liked to have more time with Wade Alston and Laura in a romantic situation. Also I would have liked to have seen more scenes with them finding Laura’s brother.
Still it’s a great escape for 20 minutes when you are overwhelmed by your day and need a break that is enjoyable. I would not sink this author’s ship as she did not leave us high and dry with this short story.

3 bookmarks
Carol Langstroth, Manager and Reviewer
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The War of the Dead: Andy’s Story by Brian Kittrell

The War of the Dead: Andy’s Story is the second in “The Survivor Chronicles” by Brian Kittrell. In this story we get Captain Andy Mackenzie’s view of the events leading up to warlord General Mumbatu sending missiles with the virus Revelation a/k/a Kemper-A. Andy’s point of view is from the beginning of when the crisis started, from the Army getting samples of the virus so they can find a cure to the actual missiles landing on US soil.

I was fortunate to be the one who reviewed the first in this series The Dying Times. As with the first novel, Mr. Kittrell does a large amount of research in this story. The characters are well formed and the background given helps the story come alive. You can actually feel the dislike the Captain has against General Sparey and how much he hated it when his country started gunning down a person in a helicopter who was trying to escape the virus that turns the dead into zombies.
It seems lately all I have been reviewing is zombie stories. However, I feel that out of all that I have reviewed, Mr. Kittrell’s’s stories out do them all. I can’t wait for the third book in the series called Prisoner and Survivor: William’s Story.

4 bookmarks
Carol Langstroth, Manager and Reviewer
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I Heard the Bells by Dawn Luedecke.

I Heard the Bells is the second in a series by Dawn Luedecke. Abigail lives at the Lighthouse and Gavin is part of a lifesaving station where he saves lives to those lost in the “Graveyard of the Pacific”. Both love each other but can’t force themselves to tell each other. When Abigail’s brother is lost during his boating trip she and Gavin begin to realize that they love each other.

I found I Heard the Bells to be a delightful short story. It had a “Hallmark” feeling to it and was just a romance story not a sexual one for which I applaud Ms. Laedecke. She knows how to write an awesome short story without sacrificing the plot or character development. I can’t wait to read more from this talented author.


3.5 bookmarks
Carol Langstroth, Manager and Reviewer
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