Myrrendryl by Kirby Lord is a fascinating urban fantasy, a story that explores intimate themes of life and death and the deep longings of the human heart. It opens with Davey McKidd of Irish descent, a frail kid so bullied in school and scared by...

In Realm by Alexandrea Weis, Roxana's world is turned upside-down overnight when the king chooses her to be his wife, plucking her from her father's doting arms into a world where she would never be fully accepted as fit to be the king's wife. Eventually,...

The Gaze of Dogs is a work of adventurous mystery fiction penned by author Leon Saunders. The central mystery lies in main character Ned Sheridan, who remembers nothing about his life before being delivered to a hostel in St Andrew’s by a mysterious man. But...

Love Revisited is a contemporary romance novel written by J.B. Morris. While this is the follow-up to Morris’ novel, Seth, the author gives enough background information for it to be enjoyed as a standalone novel. Seth Collins was a decorated Marine who had seen combat...

The Trevor Truculence by Peter Kelton is a standalone work of literary fiction set in a tiny village in Spain, perched within reach of the Mediterranean. The village is as much a character in the book as all those who live in it, creating enough...

Bubble Off Plumb is an anthology collection of short stories edited by KG Finfrock, Sarah Kalin and Dan M. Kalin, and contributed to by a whole collection of other authors – Marie Brennan, David Tallerman and E.E. King, to name but a few. The tales...

“These short stories touch upon human virtues and vices, identity, alternative universes, space travel, philosophy, death and afterlife, and much more.” In Money Tree, a man dealing with financial hardship discovers a surprising source of wealth that will influence him to make both good and...

Emerald Rose by Jennifer Sharp is a short romantic story. Emerald and Sam have been friends forever; Sam is a baker and Emerald runs her own antique shop left to her by her parents after their deaths in a Valentine’s Day accident. Now it’s a...

The second book in the Risking Exposure series, A Path Divided is the story of a young girl caught between love and loyalty in Nazi Germany. Renate Muller is fourteen and a member of Hitler’s Youth. At first, she’s dazzled by the opulent rallies and...

Known Entity: An Unauthorized History by Phil Klahn is a fun read, a narrative that captures the soul and spirit of a band. It opens with a short prologue that explains why some bands disintegrate: "Bands come and bands go. Some fade quietly, eroded by...