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Nightmares and Other Therapy by D.W. Carver

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Nightmares and Other Therapy Smithson Series # 1 By: D.W. Carver 238 pages Genre: Thriller Publisher: Damnation Books Publication Date: September 2013 Synopsis: Michael couldn’t understand the nightmares that made him violent on waking, mostly because he didn’t have the courage to think his problem through. Eventually, pressured into entering a mental hospital by his employers he thought that here he would find answers and a way to a better life. He was never more wrong. My Thoughts: * I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. I found the plot hard to follow at first but after a little while my brain cleared up and I started to enjoy it. It's an original work with a sympathetic protagonist. I found the subject matter hard to read at times but in the end I found it worthwhile to stick to.   Buy it: Amazon B&N Author Links: Website

Book Review: Where the Wildflowers Grow

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Where the Wildflowers Grow By; Vera Jane Cook Genre: Southern Fiction Publisher: Musa Publishing Publication Date: March 2013 Get it at:  Amazon B&N Synopsis: Sexual confusion and dysfunction cause the unraveling of the perfect American family in small town Georgia in 1960. Rose Cassidy's fantasy life is a haunting reminder that she's living a lie. So when she has the opportunity to act on those fantasies, she dives in without any thought to consequences. Rose's husband, Ryan, has fantasies of his own, and his actions cause unimaginable hurt to the very children he tries so hard to protect. When the happiness each member of the Cassidy family seeks so desperately to find is shattered by shame, guilt, and ultimately murder, they must each face the truth that lies deep within their souls. My Thoughts:   I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. A riveting family saga- it has murder, drama, infidelity... It kept me e...