Cincher's Waltz by Joslyn Chase captivated me with its intrigue and suspense. Riley Forte loses her entire family in a fire, an event that almost upends her life. She is training at a secret spy camp in Bavaria. Perhaps this is the only way to...

Heroless by Antoine Monks begins with Carp, a former supervillain who helped Alexander Corman and the New Order defeat Earth’s heroes and assume control of the United States. Fifteen years later, Carp is summoned to investigate a superhuman detected moving across the Kansas Blight, a...

Battle for Crossroads by J.P. Coffman follows Bourdain of Ikvia, whose parents died during an expedition tied to forgotten ruins. Carrying his mother’s journal and his father’s sword, he leaves the city to seek records in Sovaran and hires on as a guard with Garron’s...

Chasing the Bangkok Dragon by K. E. Karl is set in Thailand in 1984. Thomas works for the DEA in the United States and is seconded to the Orson Group, a charity that is a cover for investigating and destroying drug shipments bound for America....

The Hidden Cipher by Rich Petrelli introduces The Templars Legacy Trilogy. This is a book that fans of Dan Brown will adore. The premise is compelling: a Templar codex, dating back centuries, contains secrets buried in the vaults in the Vatican that can change history...

We Are Legion by J.A. Kampton is set over one day in Thacker Pass, where reports from a lithium mine herald an exposed passage and missing miners as a solar eclipse nears. Wiley's work at McDonald’s shifts when two figures tied to the mine appear...

Ashen Lands by Tess Manchester centers on Randall Colt, a seasoned military veteran who must travel across a civil war-ravaged America. Bombardments have fragmented and reduced it into chaotic regions characterized by mass burial grounds, burnt-out woodlands, and ruthless armed groups. He must deliver a...

Yasuke: Dead Man Walking by Braxton Cosby tells two connected stories set in 16th-century Japan and across the Indian Ocean. Oda Nobunaga starts as a young, carefree, and rebellious lord, jokingly called the “Fool of Owari.” Still, the death of a friend and family betrayals...

Impetus by S.J. Leone ignites a firestorm, set off by repeated shootings, as Ariel organizes public events for affected families, Jimmy targets people tied to past offenders, and attorney Elijah Barratt designs an expansive national program that takes shape during his ascent to the highest...

Falcon of the Faroe Islands by Jennifer Ivy Walker follows Skjöld from an equinox rite on a path marked by visions that point him toward a dwarf guardian, a frostfire shield, and the force gathering behind Rus raiders and Dökkálfar. His course sets in motion...