Review by Marilyn Peake for FULL WOLF MOON by K.L. Nappier: FULL WOLF MOON by K.L. Nappier is an amazing novel. On the one hand, it is a frightening werewolf story. K.L. Nappier's excellent use of language is, like the werewolf itself, stealthy and cunning. The movement of the beast gets beneath the reader's skin, tensing muscles and making hair stand on end, before the reader is aware of what has happened. On the other hand, the werewolf in FULL WOLF MOON appears to be a metaphor for human evil. Toward the end of the novel, K. L. Nappier writes: "In the blink of an eye, the human can become monster. Or find his way back." She appears to be referring to more than just the werewolf, to something more real and prevalent within human nature. Human lives, human cultures, and geographical locations become inextricably intertwined in FULL WOLF MOON. People become bound to one another within the novel, in the same way that werewolves and their victims become bound to each other in werewolf legends. The novel takes place in 1942 and revolves around life in a United States Japanese Internment Camp. Doris Tebbe is the civilian Central Administrator for the Tulenar Internment Camp in California. Strong in personality, cold, and rigid, she has a warm and protective feeling toward the Japanese people. Maxwell Pierce is the new Commanding Officer at the U.S. Army's Lakeside Post Assembly Center in California, the military location where Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans are delivered and processed before being placed in the Internment Camp. He has a troubled, hidden past and is the new military officer assigned to work with Doris Tebbe. There is tension between the military and civilian leaders, between the people in charge of the Internment Camp and the oppressed Japanese people, between the old and young Japanese, and between a Navajo Indian vendor selling produce at the Internment Camp and leaders responsible for the Camp. Violence eventually erupts within the Camp. With so much friction between human groups, those in charge of solving grisly local murders do not suspect a werewolf. The reader suspects it long before the investigators within the novel do. This makes for an intensely suspenseful story. For anyone interested in reading a well-written novel about the nature of human evil, or an incredibly suspenseful werewolf story, I highly recommend FULL WOLF MOON by K.L. Nappier. Best Wishes, Marilyn Peake http://www.marilynpeake.com * Audio Book of "The Fisherman's Son" by Marilyn Peake ~ Finalist, 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards * "Coyote Crossing" by Marilyn Peake ~ TOP TEN Finisher, 2006 Preditors & Editors Readers Poll

Review by Marilyn Peake for VOYAGERS by K.L. Nappier: K.L. Nappier’s wonderful creativity shines through in her most recent novel, VOYAGERS, published by Double Dragon Publishing. Classified as Romance/Paranormal, VOYAGERS is even more than that, with a touch of horror, mystery, and philosophy. In parts, VOYAGERS reads like a philosophical who-done-it. There are also elements of history and geography, as the fictional story is set in St. Louis, Missouri in 1896; and K.L. Nappier’s descriptive writing gives the reader a fascinating glimpse into life within that setting. The main characters are Greta Roscoe and Aaron Shane. She is a courtesan, while he’s a young, idealistic minister. Shocked by Greta’s professional choice but understanding nothing of the difficult circumstances in which Greta lives, Aaron attempts to minister to her. In doing so, he becomes drawn into a violent situation. He and Greta are murdered. At that point, they are tied to each other as voyagers in the afterlife. Guided by a mysterious angel named Aridite, they must reach certain goals if they are to move forward in their passage, rather than become lost or tied to Earth as ghosts. Together, Aaron and Greta solve the mysteries of their deaths, including the unwitting involvement of family members in their murders. This thread in VOYAGERS is definitely a who-done-it; but K.L. Nappier’s exploration of the afterlife and spirituality frequently lifts VOYAGERS up onto a more philosophical plane. K.L. Nappier’s writing is very descriptive, often beautiful and ethereal. Here is an example of a particularly descriptive passage in Chapter Seven: "They both adored watching the fancy pleasure boats chug upstream, rear wheels churning up the loamy Mississippi scent as the vessels passed below the bridge. Sometimes Greta could hear the people over the soft, wet roar of the paddlewheel, the deep, rumbling noise of the coal engines. She might hear the shout of an elated gambler. Or see a cluster of passengers, parasols and bowlers concealing faces, voices lilting between the 'oom-pah' strains of a calliope until distance and the churning paddlewheel reined in the sounds again." For fans of Romance and Paranormal, and for readers looking for an interesting story set in large part within a theoretical afterlife, I highly recommend VOYAGERS by K.L. Nappier. Sincerely, Marilyn Peake http://www.marilynpeake.com * Audio Book of "The Fisherman's Son" by Marilyn Peake ~ Finalist, 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards * "Coyote Crossing" by Marilyn Peake ~ TOP TEN Finisher, 2006 Preditors & Editors Readers Poll

The Rock of Realm by Lea Schizas: http://leaschizaseditor.tripod.com Review by: Marilyn Peake, Author of The Fisherman's Son Trilogy: http://www.marilynpeake.com The Rock of Realm is a wonderful children's fantasy novel written by Lea Schizas. At the beginning of the novel, life is normal for the fourteen-year-old main character, Alex Stone, and her best friend, Sarah Breckenridge. The reader has some hint that strange things might happen, when conversations between Alex's dog Butch and a squirrel named Pops are shared with the reader. However, at the beginning, this seems to be nothing more than animal communication revealed. However, by the end of chapter one, it is clear that the reader has stepped into a wonderful fantasy world. On the way home from babysitting, Alex and Sarah walk through Greendale Park. There, Alex is hit in the head by "a small, pink granite rock, glimmering in the moonlight"; and Sarah finds a "beige pouch with purple stripes" that is filled with gold glitter. Repeating words that she learned in English class, Alex sprinkles glitter around herself and Sarah while chanting, "Glitter I toss, safely I will cross, into your realm it will lead, the rock I possess, evil digress, the Queen I am to thee." Suddenly, the wind picks up, the glitter swirls and turns into a haze, and the girls along with Butch the dog and Pops the squirrel are no longer in Greendale Park. And that's where the adventure begins. The girls and their two animal companions (who they can suddenly understand) must unwrap the mystery of a new land to which they have been transported. The first clue is given to them by a talking tree: "The Rock of Realm is used as a passageway to enter Dread's Forest or any other part of Rock Kingdom ... But, beware. Dread's Forest is a dangerous place now since Dread has resurfaced." The author, Lea Schizas, does a wonderful job of creating in descriptive language such things as: talking trees, a magical ice palace, mud beings, "Qulany" birds, Oracles that guard Rock Kingdom, the golden fish of the Qulany River, an invisible boat, and so much more. While the reader travels through fantastic places, moral lessons are absorbed as well. Without preaching or making the lessons too evident, Lea weaves into her book important messages such as the destructive power of jealousy. I recommend The Rock of Realm for children, and for parents to read to their children. This book is perfect for hours of enjoyable family reading time. Sincerely, Marilyn Peake http://www.marilynpeake.com * Audio Book of "The Fisherman's Son" by Marilyn Peake ~ Finalist, 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards * "Coyote Crossing" by Marilyn Peake ~ TOP TEN Finisher, 2006 Preditors & Editors Readers Poll