Not Guilty of Books

  THE STRANGE AND UNBELIEVABLE TALL TALE OF MIGHTY MAX by Duncan Gaye Release Date: May 12, 2026 Review I have no idea how to describe the Unbelievable Tale of fantasy and myth, but I really enjoyed it. Brian and Max explore the notion of legends and myths as they learn to love in the face of the unbelievable and fill a void in the depths of the forest. What is real, and does it matter if they’ve found love. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Brian Dunleavy comes to the North Woods to write a serious novel. Instead, he falls in love with a kitschy paper towel mascot. It begins with a whistle in the trees and the unmistakable sense of being watched. A bootprint the size of a bathtub. Then a muscular, 43-foot-tall lumberjack steps out of the forest. Mighty Max is handsome. He is kind. Broad-shouldered and blue-eyed, he lives in permanent flannel. He claims he was born from tall tales and campfire legends—back when giants were needed, and believed in. But giants fade when th...

  ENTER THE OX The Long Shadow - Book Two by Duncan Gaye Release Date: June 13, 2025 Review Super intriguing story and writing. Set in the 80s we get a Mafia son who’s away at college and has enjoyed the freedom a little too much, so when his controlling father forces him home, he meets the new bodyguard/chauffer, Bruno, nicknamed the Ox. Bruno feels decades older than he actually is, and he’s a perfect balance to Benny, who constantly wants to have fun and is a little reckless.  Their relationship is clandestine and could end badly if they are found out. And you can empathize with both of them as to why. The writing is unique. I’m not sure how to describe it, but I like it.  And the aspects like the 80s and Bruno having fled his home country really added something to the story. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Part of The Long Shadow Series by Duncan Gaye Benny Cerone has always felt like the odd one out. Sensitive, artistic, and adopted into a powerful Chica...