Some authors possess a very subtle but potent knack for continuously compelling their reader’s attention, a talent for plotting and presence that makes the avid reader almost unwittingly keep turning pages. Most assuredly, author Ben Wyckoff Shore possesses this particular knack, and his desperately good...

In The Shadow of Two Gods is the first book in the Solar Wind series by Oleg Krasin. This is the story of the last good Emperor of Rome, where his story began and how he became a ruler. From the time Marcus was a...

In At Dawn the Simorgh Appears by K.A. Lillehei, an archaeologist named Anna meets Farah, a Persian artist, in Paris and asks her to act as her interpreter on a trip to study ancient Iranian ruins. While in Iran, they are kidnapped by violent outlaws...

It Happened In Tuscany is a dramatic work of women’s fiction penned by author Gail Mencini. Accessible to all readers due to its clever and delicate approach to adult themes, this charming and intriguing story focuses on interpersonal drama, the after-effects of war and the...

Fourteen-year-old Cherrimina was a quiet child. Her life revolved around Nanna (her grandmother) and her mother. The arrival of a foreigner, a woman named Dove, changed this situation. She and Cherrimina began spending time together. Then, one fateful night, Cherrimina witnessed Dove committing a crime....

Murcheson County by Rodney Page takes the reader back to the dark days of America’s South when the frontier hinterlands of Georgia were first being opened up for settlement and farming, all on the backs of the Negro slaves. Maureen Salter is reflecting back on...

Crowman is a work of fiction set in a dark fantasy world and was penned by author David Rae. The plot centres around Utas, father to a sick daughter, and his quest to cure her will force him to face truths about himself, and the...

The Dark That Dwells by Matt Digman and Ryan Roddy is a science fiction novel that takes you across the universe where there is action, adventure and a fight to live. What do you think will happen to civilization when the world is all but...

Vincent is the 8th novel in the Boys of Brighton series by M. Tasia. Tristan Michaels is a writer with the most serious case of bad luck. It seems as if fate has an agenda against him. When his world was shattered, Tristan was ready...

In Barry’s Brain by Réal Carpentier, Barry Kay is a 13-year-old who often gets teased and bullied at school for his big head and his deformed ear, earning him the name Brick the Prick. Life at home isn't good either. His mom, Leeza, is a...