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Riverside Stories Tales from a Thai Town by a River Volume One in the The Mali and Ben Series by Owen Jones These stories are captivating for any age group. They are appealing for someone like myself who is a…

Riverside Stories Tales from a Thai Town by a River Riverside Stories is a bilingual English–Thai reader combining short narrative passages with structured language support. English and Thai text are presented side by side to aid comprehension and comparison. Vocabulary…

Book Review – Andropov’s Cuckoo by Owen Jones @owen_author In three words: Fascinating, dramatic, intriguing

TheDisallowed The humorous tale of a contemporary vampire family. The Disallowed – a modern take on the story of vampires – is simply the best book I have read this year – 2025! I loved it!

Alone, Brilliant and Spoiled Starts with a Older man and the Woman he was with finding out there is a baby on the way. Husband adores his daughter, but becomes Back overly involved with his multiple business that there is…

Extraordinary Mystery This has been one of the most extraordinary mysteries I have listened to in quite some time. The tale is certainly engaging and held my interest until the very end. Daisy’s actions concerning the doorman were shocking, to…

Chains That Bind I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed this audiobook. Wonderfully written and narrated, I was completely immersed in Daisy’s life. A charmed upbringing did nothing to change the…

Daisy’s Chain Poor little rich girl, Daisy, grew up with everything but the attention she needed from her parents. Even after she graduated college she was still trying to get her father’s attention. She finally convinced him to allow her…

A Cosy Tale Owen Jones’ ‘A Night in Annwn’ is a lyrical mixture of a cozy tale with the intriguing and challenging subject of life after death. Jones’ tackles the story with delicacy and creates a sense of hope within…

An Emotional Rollercoaster This book must be one of the most engaging ones I’ve read lately and I must say that, although it was an emotional rollercoaster, it has been a pleasure reading this book. It has touched me on…

A Spiritualist Vision of the Afterlife An intriguing look into a Spiritualist vision of the afterlife, seen through the eyes of Willy, following a near death experience. How would any of us react to such an experience either lived directly…

Owen Jones’ ‘A Night in Annwn’ starts with an ordinary life of a widower who has an extraordinary near death experience. In his near death experience William finds himself in Annwn with his late wife as his guide. Near death…

I was given TIGER LILY OF BANGKOK free and in return I was to give it an honest review. I give the story a five star as I really got caught into an amazing plot filled with abuse, pain, confusion,…

What Did I Just Walk Into? A Soviet linguist gets yanked out of her mundane life and dropped into a political blender set to Espionage Purée. Natalya Petrovna, a Kazakh with a knack for languages and a face that just…

An Unavoidable ‘Thirst’ to Keep Reading until the End! I was given an ARC of this novel by the author for the purpose of translation and review. Before I started reading, I thought “I am sure I will find it…

Historical Fiction or Historical Fact? This emotional novel is great for the historical fiction lovers. It was so authentic I would swear the author was either an Asian women or an ex-member of the KGB who’s chilling reputation is unquestionably…

This Book is a Must-Read! The beginning of the book is in the voice of an old man who knows his time on this earth is short–and he wants to get this story told. If you have ever been in…

Straight From Today’s Headlines I received a free copy of this audiobook from Audiobooks Unleashed and agreed to give an honest review in return. I loved this book. Several stories within a story very cleverly told. Espionage, work camps, the…