This week I’ve been enjoying Cecilia Copeland’s science fiction novel Surviving The Gauntlet, which is the first entry in the Taltrix series. The story focuses on the journey of Redder Torch – a.k.a. RT – as she forges a path for herself in the...

Smuggler's Love is the third book in the Reese Daniels Smuggler Series by T.D. Wilson. It's been a few months since Reese Daniels, a smuggler and transport pilot, was blackmailed by Sergeant Maya Walker of EDF Security into infiltrating the Almora Cartel. Now Gideon and...

Considering the lattice that connects in-between spaces, reconnecting shards of distant memory, or staring at a sidewalk sketch after a downpour are among ways of approaching The Sandpiper’s Spell, the stunning poetry compilation by Tom Pearson. Whether interpreting a languid moment or creating a narrative...

Earthly Vessels by David T. Isaak is a charming, fast-paced, and original story that will hook you from the start. Thirty-year-old Arby is not exactly what you picture when you think about a Chosen One. A metaphysical mix-up leads to an interesting turn of events...

The Claíomh Solais by Declan Cosson is an epic fantasy set in early 20th-century Ireland. The story follows sixteen-year-old Damien O'Laoghaire, who, while working on an archaeological dig, discovers the legendary Claíomh Solais sword. Alongside his brother Seosamh and the enigmatic English archaeologist Eric Trent,...

Desert Brave by Gin Coleman is a women’s fiction novel that follows Kira Fontaine, who arrives in Arabia with a single mission: to find a legendary lost river. Her plans take a dramatic turn when her plane crashes, leaving her stranded in the vast desert....

Stone of Lust by Margaret Izard is a paranormal romance and the third book in the Stones of Iona series. The story follows Ainslie, a woman from the future who dreams of a Viking warrior, Rannick MacRaghnaill, with Fae-blue eyes. Her quest to save her...

The Black Dragon is the fourteenth book in The Executioner Knights series by Kathryn Le Veque, but it reads as a standalone story. Amid medieval England's tournaments, Addax, a skilled and wealthy knight, is torn between loyalty and duty. He came to England as a...

The Crispin Chronicles by Dawn Knox is simply a wonderfully humorous piece of escapist fun. Set in Her Ladyship’s fantastical magic garden, the story revolves around a collection of elves, gnomes, fairies, trolls, cherubs, slugs, and other amazing inhabitants of this arboreal wonderland. Told from...

Jody Gorran's Luck and Love in 1902 is a captivating story that follows the journey of Ethan Woodward. After being romantically rejected, Ethan attempts to get a job at The World, the most-read newspaper in America. He hopes to expand his horizons as a newspaper...