BookTrib’s Bites: Four Captivating Fall Reads

(NewsUSA) – Again and Again Back to You by Andrea EzerinsIf you had the chance to revisit your past to change your present, what moment would you choose? In this enchanting novel, an encounter with a mystical channeler allows two soulmates to experience the road not taken and explores the profound impact first love can have on one’s life.Marta and Kevin discover each other while coming of age in the ’70s only to be separated when they are about to realize the power of their young love. As Marta moves on to college and career, she remains haunted by what might have been if she had been brave enough to seize it.A chance encounter with a channeler who can transport people back to a juncture in their lives to reveal their road not taken has Marta jumping at the opportunity. But will she be brave enough to channel back to Kevin? Purchase at https://amzn.to/3W1G8QB. Legends of Astraea by Sophia AlessandriniCan the power of love save the world?Ailie, a gutsy girl who possesses a sharp wit and a playful, irreverent voice, seeks revenge with the help of her psychotic, warmongering, and good-hearted legal guardian. She alone can open the gates of hell just like Pandora did when she opened the jar that contained all evils. And evil wants those doors open.Fallen Angels conspire to help her with Cupid’s Golden Arrow.She finds herself in a whimsical world of myths, legends, glittering gowns, priceless jewels, life-threatening enemies, and eccentric immortals that call themselves Strzyga. However, there are side effects to the arrow. What’s not to like about a gorgeous, 200-year-old Strzyga prince who is completely head over heels for her? But things never go as planned. Will Ailie manage to save the world, or will she accidentally open the gates of hell?  Purchase at https://bit.ly/3JXK5Pg. Our Life, Our Work, Our Humanness by Vincent DoddIt seems we are more divided than ever in many aspects of life, and we too often still feel empty while pushing ourselves to keep up. This book explores many facets of our relationships with ourselves and others and provides tools to help ease this division and bring a clearer level of understanding and grace.When you consider what makes up our life — emotions, relationships, concerns, expectations, harsh realities, and even politics — how can there not be some suffering? Though these subjects are wide and deep, the author breaks them down and shares from his 34 years of front-line public service experiences and his personal life observations. He then follows with solution-based concepts and easy daily applicable tools to tame these daily life stressors. Purchase at https://bit.ly/4dCJT5i. Touch Time by R.E. MasonA million years ago, Verdan’s moon is struck by an immense asteroid, forcing the planet to exist in two dimensions.A handful of pilgrims, scientists and technicians, come out from Adrian for work and adventure and choose to remain on Verdan, despite the difficulties imposed by that planet’s challenging environment.But a new danger threatens those colonists. Adrian suddenly reverses a prior decision to shut down the base there. Instead, they intend to take control of that world and prepare it to receive the influx of migrants soon to come there. Adrian sends a military unit to secure the base and quell any resistance from the original colonists.The pilgrims know they’d be no match for the number of invaders. Unless they have someplace to go, they’d have no future. But there might be such a place — if they have the courage to get there.  Purchase at https://bit.ly/3TpeyLh.