The Night of the Eleventh Sun by Steven Burgauer tells the story of one of the few remaining Neanderthal clans living somewhere in Europe 30,000 BC. We learn what they ate, what they wore, their customs, practices and beliefs. Strong Arms is the leader of...

I was mentally transported into strange and exciting places, encountering powerful and deadly characters in The Speaker, the second book in The Vaelinel Trilogy by Andi O'Connor. One reads nonstop, and once the last page is turned, it feels like waking up from a nightmare...

The Violet Eyed is the second book in The Occuli series, written by Christie M. Stenzel. After having dreams about a stranger, Violet Kingsley comes face to face with the boy in her dreams at school, in the form of Drake. While their chance encounters...

The Ill-Kept Oath by C.C. Aune is the story of two young women in 1819 England; Lady Josephine Weston and Prudence Fairfeather. Josephine fears she'll always be known as an immature child, and be forever confined to her country home, but her summer begins to...

The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler’s Diary by Lashonda Beauregard is a thrilling little short story written to leave the reader guessing about many things, including the mode of time travel. The main protagonist, West Barrington, is one of the many Black musicians playing during the...

Zoe stands on the parapet of a bridge, preparing to jump. The opening of The Inbetween by H.K. Thompson takes us immediately into the heart of the action. Zoe has lost her beloved husband days after their wedding and, feeling that she can’t go on,...

The Carnival Keepers by Amber Gulley is a delightful fantasy following the story of James as his life goes from arrogance and bet making, to falling into the clutches of the carnival. As James focuses on a series of bets from his good friend Alex,...

Penny White and the Cult of the Unicorns by Chrys Cymri is a whimsical urban fantasy. Penny White has found comfort in her double role working between England and another world, Lloegyr. Penny thought her life couldn't be more complicated, balancing her duties - then...

The Dybbuk Box is a supernatural horror novel written by Ane Ryan Walker. It was just a harmless pastime; an evening's forbidden entertainment that the young women indulged in for laughs and thrills. The Ouija Board had actually won them enough money to pay one...

In The Benighted, the first book in The Benighted Saga by A.M. Dunnewin, twenty-three-year-old Skylar Mandolyn finds herself named heir after the tragic death of her brother. As the final heir, her existence is both an asset to the kingdom and a threat to those...