In The Chimera Snare by S Black and E Black, Benson rules the realm of Celestine through a system where power determines succession; his concern for an heir leads him to pursue a hidden alternative beyond his marriage to Athelisa. In secret, he arranges...

In Dark Wolf’s Howl by Brenton Lillie, Elisa’s role in a palace breach in the elven capital of Varya leads to the removal of a sealed scepter hidden in the royal grounds, an object linked to a barrier that had kept the Darkabalos confined beyond...

In R.D. Moreno’s ZADA 5: The Window Splinters, Connor Balcazar, a newly named duke, works to secure an interplanetary empire led by Empress Christina while Lorenzo rebuilds his power after escaping captivity. He prepares an assault on the capital world of Markus 2 using portal...

In Ramcy Diek’s Frenzy of the Storm, Fleur Keizer lives in 1864 at Keizer Manor, when a violent storm in the dunes pulls her from her world and leaves her near the Abernathey Research Center in the present day. Cassius Rewick recognizes that her arrival...

Lately, Lee Butler, a tabloid writer and ghost hunter for hire, has been having weird dreams about two women from his past and his hometown of Wheelen Creek, Texas. The two women, both his love interests, had been the reason he had left that place,...

Gaza: Tears of Rage, Tears of Sorrow by Richard J. Reese moves between Gaza and Israel, tracing lives shaped by conflict across decades. The story begins on the eve of October 7, 2023, as Khalid ibn Jibril Fawza prepares for a mission that will change...

Exile: Book One of The Dark Mirror Trilogy by Sherri Fulmer Moorer is a wonderful science fiction read. The description begins thus: “Dr. Addison Lybrand’s career ends the moment the object she’s tracking vanishes beyond the heliopause.” What follows after the disappearance of the object...

Long Leg is the second book in the Blighted Earth series by R.M. Tembreull. It introduces the eponymous character, a gifted burrowing owl named Long Leg, who doubles as Keeper to the dying Earth Elemental Okaraxta. In times of uncertainty, the only thing that grounds...

In Showboat Soubrette by Brodie Curtis, the story begins with Stella Parrot, a talented, popular Native American showboat singer, performing aboard Lady J along the Mississippi River. Taking place in the years leading up to the Civil War, she travels from town to town, captivating...

Return to Merth by Ruth C. Mitchell is a bold meld of science fiction and fantasy, and it is packed with action and delivers strong undertones of spiritual awakening. Warrior Princess Jaxyl and her divine daughter Yez return home to planet Merth, after being away...