Narissai lived in Nairobi, Kenya and she had the desire to become the first female astrophysicist in her country. Narissai was getting closer to her dreams by getting her education. Her mother lived the life of a prostitute, which was the usual path for women...

Emlyn Goode knew her life was one of extreme circumstances, being a direct descendant of Sarah Goode, who was executed for witchcraft in 1692; but she never thought she would be in the position to revisit that ancient relative. Although Emlyn dabbled in white magic,...

A unique and refreshing love story is chronicled in Looking Glass Friends: A Novel Inspired by Real Love Letters by E.L. Neve. The relationship that grows between Neil and Ellie begins with her gift to him of a book, Atlas Shrugged. Neil worked in the...

Living in Water by Alex Z. Moores is a beautifully executed debut novel that features compelling themes, including love and friendship, adventure and self-discovery, the kind of story that readers want to keep in their hearts long after they have read it because of the...

Jelly Bryce — The Man In The Mirror is the final installment in Mike Conti’s Jelly Bryce trilogy and, if you have read the first two, missing out on this one would be like reading a murder mystery and not bothering to read the final...

An alien couple travels across the galaxy to find their original Earth home isn't what their ancestors left. The race, originally from Earth, is curious to see how if and how the planet - and humanity - recovered from the devastating interstellar blow. Much to...

North of the Killing Hand is another brilliant entry in the Compass Crimes Series by Joni M Fisher, a compelling and intricately woven story for fans of crime fiction. The plot centers on Nefi Jenkins, whose experience of murder will shape her future in unimaginable...

Faithful Traitor by Samantha Wilcoxson follows the story of Margaret Pole, one of the last of the royal Plantagenet dynasty, who lived through the reigns of Henry VII and his son Henry VIII of England. We first meet her when she’s already married and soon...

In Stormfront by James Tacy Cozad, Finn Dalton, 32 years old and an army veteran, lives a pretty boring life as a ranchers' consultant in New Mexico until he comes upon a random discovery in the wild that sends him running for dear life, while...

One reader of Eric Peterson’s novel, The Dining Car, describes perfectly the nature of its central character Horace Button - a celebrity editorialist on all things cultural but specifically gastronomical - as Falstaffian. Physically huge and attitudinally challenged, a drinker par excellence, Horace provides the...