The New Empire is a work of fiction in the historical, action, and alternative timeline subgenres. It is best suited to mature teen and adult readers owing to some scenes of graphic violence concurrent with history, and was penned by author Alison McBain. Set in...

In The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell by Kelly Flanagan, Elijah Campbell had it all – a great career as a writer and his faith, although his wife had left him. A recurring nightmare from his childhood could see him lose everything and he heads back...

Living in the rough at the end of a chain, with meager portions of food once a day, isn’t much of a life for a dog. To be taken into a ring to fight to the death isn’t much better. So, when wounded and abandoned...

The aftermath of the bubonic plague, dubbed the great pestilence, was a difficult time for everyone. It was especially tough for Appel and Efi, who lost their families to the plague. Lacking any means to feed her drunk husband and twelve children, Gritta faced a...

Although the adage “history repeats itself” isn’t usually applied to fiction novels rooted even loosely in fact, it most definitely applies to the characters and plot of DF Kennedy’s The Whole Truth. This novel is the sequel to Kennedy’s previous book, The Truth, in which...

The Manderian Halden is the first book of the Tales from The Sehnsucht Series by Keyla Damaer. This anthology contains seven inter-connected stories set against the backdrop of an interstellar war amongst different civilizations in a fictional universe. A young cadet's dream of joining the...

The Perfect Brother by Chris Patchell is a murder mystery with a twist. The story follows Indira Saraf who was used to living in the shadow of her perfect brother, but she loved him too much to resent him. Coming from a traditional Indian family...

The Apprentice of Buchenwald is a true World War II story of a Jewish family trying to navigate life under the Nazi regime. Oren Schneider lost his father at an early age and grew up listening to the stories of his grandfather's life during the...

The Long Road Box Set is a collection of three novels in the western-style romance subgenre. The works are suitable for the general reading audience and are set in the Australian outback. Penned by Alicia Hope, in these stories, we find ourselves following The Long...

Linda Viljoen’s The Wager: His to Love is the first installment in the When a Bet Goes Wrong series and features Daniel Beckett. Daniel is the managing director of the most reputable cybersecurity company in the world. His painful childhood taught him that relationships only...