The Crystal Key by T.L. Howard is a captivating story about a young girl named Mirah, whose life was disrupted by a man named Rasmun, a man searching for the girl with the crystal key that will help his Lord come into power. Though he...

The Last of the Titans by Darryl D. Bowman is one of the most unusual books in the espionage or action genres I have ever read. I picked it up, thinking it might be a story from Greek mythology. Then I thought it referred to...

J.K. Barber’s Oathbound: Book Three of the Chronicles of Aronshae, is the third in a series and opens with Ra’thet, a war lord allied with the ice queen Salamasca, being interrogated by the Illyander King’s Guards, after their defeat at the Frozen March with Salamasca...

Ski Bum Chronicles by Jeff Lyon is a complete delight. I never skied in my early years, and I never had the pleasure of working in a resort, but Jeff presents the episodes of his experiences as a resort employee and ski enthusiast with such...

Lenita Sheridan’s Guardian of the Gauntlet is an amazing story of adventure, courage, and faith. Princess Camari is very different from her more sophisticated older sister, Mila. Camari loves her sister dearly, but secretly envies her daintiness and breath-taking beauty. Although the girls are best...

There is something deeply satisfying about settling into a story created by a man of military training and insight as is the case with Tempest of Fire by Steve Wilson. Bringing back Lieutenant Michael Neill from an earlier story (Red Sky at Morning), Wilson weaves...

Deep Sleepers by Adrian Willis is an espionage/terrorist thriller set in London, England. The story starts with a fatal bullying incident that sets the tone for the events that will follow. We then go to Tom Blake on a stakeout as he watches one of...

An unlikely hero becomes the center of royal dispute and intrigue in Marissa Ame’s exciting tale, Minstrel. When Liam and his band of theatrical brothers arrive in the city of Cynegil, they have only the desire to make enough money to buy food and a...

Beneath the humdrum reality of life as most know it, there lies a secret, intriguing world that only a privileged few can access. Willoughby, a lonely and bored young mathematician genius, is drawn into this world where he befriends a group of similarly gifted eccentrics,...

Shadow over Avalon by C.N. Lesley is a well written and original retelling of the Arthurian legend. This book brings freshness to the well-known and often told story by placing it in the far future. The King Arthur story has a multitude of fans and...