Book Reviews
the following are reviews and testimonials regarding my poetry. Reviews for all books, Making Love with Words, Gentle Moments of Flight, Tears of Ecstasy, Whispers of True Love, Dreams of Hope, Bedtime Stories, Starlight of the Soul and Time Masters: Book One are included below.
"This book captures your being, a magnificent giant oak tree in my mind, where I go for rest and rejuvenation, as I bask in the light of your knightly wisdom. You radiate the light of love through language, flooding my heart through an awakened mind. You express the lover’s silent pulsating passion such that one sighs and sinks into soulful ecstasy upon reading your poems. Ah, finally, someone understands what I feel and what love means to me."
~ Dominique
"Your poetry speaks to my soul, leaving me feeling a well-needed oneness with my own erotic, personal, and usually untapped, sensual desires. You carry me to twilight moments where I sway in the lingered suspense between reality and my deepest fantasies. This book is a delightful gift for anyone you wish to invite to a deeper, soulful relationship."
~ Jewels
"You have such beautiful thoughts and feelings. I know you'll go down in history as one of the greatest poets of all time."
~ Your Greatest Fan, Gloria
"It seems that amidst all the ugly and inhuman happenings in the world, you found a place that is sacred in its beauty and simplicity to share with the rest of us. Reading your poetry makes me believe that love - the glorious temptress that it is - full of sweetness and passion - can be touched and caressed to become part of me."
~ Wendy
"Your words are like food for the lover's soul. Keep sharing your gift with the world that suffers and needs constant reminder that love really will prevail. May you always live in light, love and abundance. Namaste."
~ Mary
"Your work is amazingly beautiful and full of warmth. I feel like you are writing them just for me. You make me dream of the possibilities of a deep, maddening love out there somewhere waiting for me. You make me dream of fairy tale romance, endless passion and divine light."
~ Melony
"You have touched me in so many ways! Words can not describe how you make me feel. It is amazing how many feelings you can have for someone in just words. You have brought tears to my eyes!
~ Alicia
"Dearest Bart, I really can not find just one word to describe what I think and feel about your book. It was beautiful, touching, moving, romantic, sensual, passionate, and so much more. I could almost feel the passion in your soul when you first wrote those words. I got a wonderful feeling inside while I was reading it. You are a truly beautiful man with a very deep and beautiful soul."
~ Anonymous
"Dear Bart, I have been reading, and I think I have been treated by your words. I am spoiled with your thoughts and now spoiled for anything less."
~ Anonymous
About my second book, Gentle Moments of Flight...
"The words that drip from your pen, drip as tears from my eyes. I am touched so deeply. Your words inspire the spirit in me, reaching out to touch my very soul. I lose myself in your words and know that true love, divine connection and radiant forever are all right here for me to embrace and breath into my life. You bring my wings up to fly like no one else can. Aya!?
~ Tina
"This poetry is very different than most love poems. This is more like romantic and passionate poetry! Your poems are always positive, sweet and warm. When I read it, its becomes very personal. I can relate to exactly what your saying. Your writing makes me feel special and loved. It brings a warm glow to me every time I read one."
~ Kristen
"Experiencing your music is one of my rare moments in heaven, one of total peace, relaxation, and soul stirring, which exhilarates me. You have sent me gifts that are unique, irreplaceable, gracious."
~ Sezanne
"Your songs tenderly touch my soul and reawakened all that is golden in me; veils drop from my eyes upon reading your words, and I see heaven is all around me. I wish every human heart to sing as your heart sings within your gentle moments of flight."
~ Dominique
"Your passion for love and life itself comes alive in your work. You are an exquisite. Someone who can find so many words and ways of expressing such an immense emotion.... talent... true talent. Heartfelt and invigorating I appreciate you sharing your works with me. I wish you all the best and can say nothing more than to keep that fire alive."
~ Denise
"You are one special person. I cant again thank you enough for everything that you, and your expressive writings have done for me. In this big old world its hard to connect with someone that has the strength, creativity and humbleness that you have."
~ Laurie
"Your works are truly inspiring. A genuine quality of lifting the heart to a higher place that most cannot express, much less put into words so eloquently. Your poetry makes a lady want to cuddle up and listen to you all night. Never lose faith. Your work is truly special."
~ Sherry
And about my third book, Tears of Ecstasy...
"Your words ignite my soul’s womanly fires, stirring a deep desire for all that is great in love and passion. Your swaying songs make me believe that my dreams are attainable, guiding me to them with a hand that is at the same time soothing and electric to the body and soul. The world is truly blessed to revel in your talent. You are a prince of light and love!"
~ Dana Rose
"Your poetry dances through my mind, mirroring my own thoughts and dreams. Your profound words take my breath away and make the hair on the back of my neck stand up, my heart racing every time I read them. Your special and unique sentiments lift from the page and penetrate straight to my soul. I am lost in your world and my heart thanks you for your harmony and your depth. I will forever feel you deep inside me."
~ Ceata
"Your poetry makes me feel so deeply. As a woman, I do not want to be an object, and yet I know my smile, the swivel of my hips and sway of my breasts, make men’s mouths water for a taste of me. The tears of ecstasy that flow upon reading your words command me to release the erotic creature deep inside me. True love is understanding and you understand the pain and pleasures of love like no other"
~ Countessa
"We are ruled by emotion and your poetry sings to the heart. Such things deserve quiet moments to be cloaked and reflect. It is refreshing to see that you have taken the realities of the paths you have walked, and remember them fondly."
~ Patricia
""Your poems were breathtaking and so romantic. Any woman would love to read them, each poem unique in it's own way. Some bring joy, some bring tears, and some just make you feel the ecstasy of your gentle touch. They capture every feeling a woman has!"
~ Lehua
"These poems make me wish there was someone out there who loved me so much. I love them all!"
~ Lori
"You are very well blessed and talented. Keep going on with the gift that God has placed in you! It's a wonderful thing to know your purpose in life, and you've certainly found yours."
~ Annie
And about my fourth book, Whispers of True Love...
"Your lyrical magics nourish me. What a wonder to befriend a renaissance man, a fellow romantic, a white knight... a kindred spirit! Your passionate prose has roused this woman's love-starved heart from quiet slumber, to the Wonder of love’s possibilities. What a pleasure to hear your readings, to feel your passion, to imagine love’s reality in your writings."
~ Lisa
"Your whispers speak to my searching soul, its need, its loss, its doubt. Your words embrace me and bring me home to the radiance of Love Divine, a love from deep in the heart. This book of poetry dares true love to dance in the light, blending and melding in the incredible magical enchantment of two souls eternally united. You give me hope and reassurance."
~ Nichole, Anxious Bride
"Bartoluciano, this book is a perfect resource for planning a wedding ceremony or finding ideas for toasts, readings and vows. It is a treasure, perfect as a wedding present or shower gift. Readers can give it to a couple, share it with their special someone, or gift it to themselves, reveling in the essence of true love."
~ Michelle, Wedding Planner
And reviews about the first book in the Time Masters Series
(I will be providing poetry for the second book and beyond)...
"The word "virtue" used to mean power and manliness. A second strong association was purity. But modern usage tends to mock the latter as weakness, not strength. This book reverses the semantic drift of virtue and shows not only that purity takes strength, but that it also leads to great power. Enjoy it!
~Brian Simmons, Pastor, age 43
A tour de force in character expression and exploration; chock full of depth and intelligent interplay between characters in the storyline. It’s the explosive first book of an exciting series that is not to be missed.
~Jason Haskins, age 18
This is a great book. An emotional roller coaster, it took me from tears to laughter and back again with everything in between. I found the story captivating. The author’s skill in accurately setting the story in different times of the past, future, and present, created a familiarity that allowed me to identify with the experiences and situations of the characters. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an exciting science fiction/fantasy novel.
~Robert M., age 62
Time Masters is one of the most amazing and mind-capturing novels I have ever read. I did not seem to have the will to put it down. I was unable to part myself from the strange magical world that had captured my imagination. Any one who picks up this book will find themselves anticipating every moment.
~Jessica W., age 17
And about my Musing by Email...
"Sweet Prince, Your words have made me cry, not tears of sadness but of joy and hope. I was feeling very lonely, but even though you are so far away, you are also very close by. Thank you for the sweet and kind words that have made me feel so hopeful once more."
~ Elizabeth
“Such beautiful songs!!! Thank You for bringing tears to my eyes today and reminding me that there are beautiful people in the world full of love and hope."
~ Dana
"Every time I read your poetry I stop everything and it takes me minute to regain my composure and let the feelings die down inside. I don't know how to quite explain the sensations that flow through me. You create a fantasy, a dream that I truly believed was no longer in me. You speak a whole different language of kindness!"
~ Jenny
"You melt me with your words. It's something so different for my mind to grasp and enjoy. I simply fall in love with your poems. They are addicting. Women do so enjoy passion and love, and your words carry us into a completely different world - one that we want to believe in and feel. You have captivated me many times with your writings. I take myself up to the sky, floating on a cloud sometimes, because it's that much closer to heaven. That is how I feel when I'm reading your poems. Thank you for sharing yourself with me. To you, peace, love and hugs!"
~ Teri
I cannot speak for all, I can only speak for myself. Your poetry take me into a fantasy world, where no one as taken me before. Your words touch me in places I'd never thought existed. Your pain touches me more than giving birth, though birth pain
comes and goes. Your pain is there to stay.Your words a searing, hot flame threatening
to burn away my flesh and melt my bones. Your poetry thrusts into my heart, slipping down moonlight way. We will never forget what you, have done. Sharing your dreams
all around the world, all around me."
~ Pamela
"How inspiring you are! The truth of life and happiness is acceptance of yourself and then all others. You are truly an internally connected human being and you have brought significant joy to my life with your deeply touching poetry. It is refreshing to meet someone so unselfish with their heart and soul. You have surely brightened my smile."
~ Becky
"I met someone about the same time I found your writings and I have shared it with him your artistry. We have been able to explore some of the feelings you have expressed in your poems..most especially..TAKE HOLD OF ME..that has really touched us both. "
~ Teresa
Ordering Information
My first editions are hand-bound and printed on beautiful parchment paper, so they are priced at $24.95, plus three dollars for shipping and handling.
For those that cannot afford that though, I will accept any other gift you are willing to give from your heart. I know that some people have more and will share more, some will have less and offer less materially, but often gift me with the greatest treasures of love.
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Passion's Press Publishing.
Our address is:
Passion's Press Publishing
1230-5 Madera Road
Suite 372
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Thank you so much for helping pay the expenses while I focus on sharing the gifts that come through me. Making a living as an artist and poet is often difficult, but I am blessed with angels that help me financially along the way. Thank you for being one of them.
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