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Doug Martin at Desert Life Design dreamed of a blog about book reviews. So, we conjured up Our Book Banter. And recently, we've done a review of Victor Hugo's book titled "Les Misérables".

Doug wrote the content, including the book review, put together all the graphic design content on Photoshop, and then uploaded everything to our Wordpress workspace.

For a larger photo of the feature graphic, visit our Pinterest page for this review.

On the Wordpress website which we call Our Book Banter, we've done a review of Walt Whitman's book named "Leaves of Grass".

We wrote the content, including the book review, put together all the graphic design content on Photoshop, and then uploaded everything to our Wordpress workspace.

To view a larger photo of the feature graphic, please visit our Pinterest page for this review.

Another favorite on the Our Book Banter website, is a book review about Kazuo Ishiburo's book called "The Buried Giant".

As always, we wrote the content, took the feature photos, and then uploaded everything to our Wordpress workspace. From there, we created the special page for "The Buried Giant" book review.

To view a larger photo of the feature graphic, please visit our Pinterest page for this review.

Check out the Our Book Banter website for a book review about Paul Theroux's book titled "The Mosquito Coast".

Just like before, we wrote the content, took the photos, and then uploaded everything to our Wordpress workspace. From there, we made the special page for "The Mosquito Coast" book review.

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Check out the Our Book Banter website for a book review about William Lindsay Gresham's book called "Nightmare Alley".

Once again, we wrote the content, took the photos, and then uploaded everything to our Wordpress workspace. From there, we made the special page for the "Nightmare Alley" book review.

For a larger photo of the feature graphic, please visit our Pinterest page.

Navigate to the Our Book Banter website for a book review about Paul Theroux's book entitled "On the Plain of Snakes".

Undoubtedly, we wrote the content, took the photos, and then uploaded everything to our Wordpress workspace. From there, we made the website page for the "On the Plain of Snakes" book review.

For a larger photo of the feature graphic, please visit our Pinterest page.

Click to go to the Our Book Banter website for a book review about Paul Theroux's book called "On the Plain of Snakes".

Delightedly, we wrote the content, took the photos, and then uploaded everything to our Wordpress workspace. From there, we made the special page for the "On the Plain of Snakes" book review.

For a larger photo of the feature graphic, please visit our Pinterest page.

Click to go to the Our Book Banter website for a book review about Elmore Leonard's book titled "Rum Punch".

With great enjoyment, we wrote the content, took the photos, and then uploaded everything to our Wordpress workspace. From there, we made the special page for the "Rum Punch" book review.

For a larger photo of the feature graphic, please visit our Pinterest page.

Click the link to go to Our Book Banter for a book review about Stephen King's book called "The Stand".

We loved this book, so we wrote the content, took the photos, and then uploaded everything to our Wordpress workspace. From there, we made the special page for the "The Stand" book review.

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The Milagro Family is a fable about Isabella Milagro, a girl who has big dreams for her life. Isabella learns about her parents and discovers what-the-heck happened in their lives. Isabella changed the lives of the people she meets in unforgettable ways by embracing small miracles, or milagros.

Isabella possesses a subtle paranormal gift which is covertly hinted at and revealed. She has a magical way of looking at life, and each spiritual experience was a stepping stone. Uncovered along the way is her mother's reverence for the lowly praying mantis insect. George, the used car salesman and Isabella's father, doesn't easily accept his pretty wife's seemingly simple, primitive belief in the magical insect, but in time, even he believes.

Each quirky character in this fable has at least one special quality that makes them distinctively unique. The story-telling style is reminiscent of the revolutionary novel called "The Confederacy of Dunces, written by John Kennedy Toole.

This is a book for adults, with mature content and language.

In 2017, an alien vessel circles the Earth. The sun, moon and stars disappear. The earth stays dark, the top of Pike's Peak is obliterated and Los Angeles suffers a devastating earthquake. Then the aliens make contact.

But life goes on, and a weatherman, a television preacher and his assistant, and an explosive general struggle to make sense of the Earth's new environment. The aliens patiently watch from above as they wait for a perfect opportunity to strike. The strange visitors have plenty of time. After all, they're almost like gods.

You Will Be Dispersed is approximately 52,500 words, with adult language, violence, and cagey alien creatures. Read it tonight!

A 12-year-old genius is kidnapped. As far as he's concerned, that's okay because high school isn't much fun for this alienated prodigy who doesn't fit in. He does have a friend who is a pretty cheerleader. She fits in everywhere. His only other friend is autistic, with paranormal abilities. Together, the unlikely friends team up to rescue their young, socially-inept, genius classmate.

One of the kidnappers is Gordon Murray. He's an ex-con who served time for bank robbery. He used to be called the Gentleman Bandit, because he was so darned polite. Nick Haines is the second member of the kidnapping crew. He's a young guy who served three years in prison for selling pot. The leader of the gang is Mario Valencia, a handsome, debonair con artist who makes women swoon. No female is immune to his charms. Together, the three hope to collect $5 million from Samuel Rhen, the boy's father.

This is an adult tale of alienation and eventual redemption. The characters are well-developed, with their own quirks and foibles. This Might Help is a 41,500-word adult novel. There is violence, adult situations, and scheming. However, there is no adult language in this book.