In Obedience, when we meet Emma and the only parents she knows, she calls her father by the odd moniker of “Leader”. Our first question is why? The woman she knows as her mother is the icy Monique. Emma is on constant tenterhooks around...

Occam is a work of fiction in the thriller and psychological suspense subgenres and was penned by author Kenneth James Allen. This spine-tingling read is intended for the mature adult audience owing to the presence of some explicit language and scenes of graphic violence. Writer...

Our Lives by Ken Kirkberry is the story of four British women who are tightly knitted together yet competitive when it comes to men. They are all good-looking, stylish, well-off. We meet them through the co-protagonist named Debs, as she rides the train from Manchester...

Oil and Dust is a work of fantasy fiction penned by author Jami Fairleigh. Written as the first book of The Elemental Artist series, the work is suited to a mature adult audience owing to the presence of graphic violence, gore, and some intense subject...

One For Sorrow is a work of romance and crime fiction by author Marlow Kelly. For years, Georgina Scott has been serving at the Magpie Police Department to protect them from her infamous drug-dealing father, Hank. When drugs go missing from the evidence room, the...

Old Water by John Hansen is a great crime story with a setting in Southwest Idaho in 1967: a tale that explores the lives and family dynamics in a community of ranchers. In this community, the early settlers have “Old Water” rights, and one such...

Old Girls by Jaya Gulhaugen is a delightful murder mystery that absolutely enchanted me. The girls of a former exclusive, “elite” finishing school called Dunluce in London have been meeting every ten years for a reunion for as long as anyone can remember. With many...

Outposts by Sean Akerman is a compelling literary novel that is soaked in mystery, following a nameless protagonist and narrator as he embarks on a project — a very promising one — in the hope of getting his breakthrough; living off writing. A year after...

October Storms by Amanda Collins Beams is set in the late 1800s in central Illinois, although the first and last parts are set in the 1970s. October Storms starts off with two friends looking forward to sightseeing at Robert Allerton Park, which has a Georgian-style...

Only the Women are Burning by Nancy Burke is a mystery novel around the events of three separate cases of females dying by flame on the same morning. Cassandra lives in New Jersey and, sadly, is no stranger to fire. She had witnessed the fiery...