Three different characters try to find something in Down and Out in Kathmandu by Jennifer S. Alderson. Zelda is an idealistic young woman who wants to follow her friends' example and find herself while traveling. She decides being a volunteer in Kathmandu to teach English...

In The Gunman And The Angel by George Snyder, the action begins from the first chapter of this book, a cleverly constructed tale of unrequited love, revenge, and action set against the backdrop of North Carolina. Dan is a gunfighter and takes a young girl...

A Clatter of Chains is a powerful opening in The Waking Worlds series by A. Van Wyck. An epic fantasy, this book's merits include its deadpan banter and gritty narrative, and the well-imagined and meticulously developed characters. This book has exceptional characters and my most...

Faline Frey is a bounty hunter and a huldra. Her kind, as well as the succubi, rusalki, mermaids, and harpies are known as Wild Women, mythological beings that live among us under the rule of their self-proclaimed guardians—the Hunters. This is how it has been...

In December’s Soldiers by Marvin Tyson, events unfolding in Macau, Kurdistan, the snow-covered top of Pike’s Peak, and even to the halls of government in Washington D.C. are threatening the very fabric of the United States. The people of Texas have spoken and now in...

Christopher Carter, ex-Marine, awakes from stasis feeling groggy and unwell. Now a civilian, he has landed his dream job with a mining corporation working on a planet right at the edge of the explored section of the galaxy, and with the added bonus that he...

Glamorous by Denise Bossarte is a Grace Bishop novel. Young girls are being targeted by a serial killer and the only person who can stop him is Grace and her supernatural powers. Grace used to be a police officer, but a car accident brought her...

Stumbling Stoned is the opening book in The Patchwork Prince series by A. Van Wyck, an urban fantasy featuring an unusual character, a world of drugs and magic, cannibalism, and an adventure of love. Readers are introduced to a hilarious character who claims to know...

YEGman by Konn Lavery is a mesmerizing read, a thrilling ride into a very interesting setting with awesome characters. Set in the dark streets of Edmonton, streets that are reeling with crime and where ordinary people bear the brunt of injustice, Michael Bradford thinks it’s...

It’s the year 1866 and a ship named the General Grant is on its way from Australia to London with a cargo of gold, a lot of gold. Running into very bad weather, the General Grant is wrecked on an island off the coast of...