The Overlay by Mercedes Blanche is a very well-written short story that blends romance and drama. When I say short, I really mean short – just 19 pages. The cover is very nicely done and sets the scene for what you expect the book to...

The Invisible Cipher: A Jagged Journeys’ Novella, Book 1 is an action story by Ida Smith. Neil Gatlin is accustomed to bad luck and making poor decisions, but makes the effort to change when he is about to become a father. His unlucky streak deepens...

Denele Campbell’s novella, The Journal of Admiral Wade and Other Short Stories, is a nice collection of prose. In Parker’s Cross Roads, a sullen woman's life changes when she goes for a walk in the woods and finds herself back in time helping wounded soldiers...

Tales from P.A.W.S. is a book of short stories written by Debbie Manber Kupfer. Alistair is an aged, yet youthful-looking werewolf who has taken new werewolf, Josh, under his wing. One night, he tells Josh of his cruel, homicidal father who had killed Alistair’s mother...

The Point of Love is a short story by Monique Mulligan, set in Rockingham, Australia. Lexie is a journalist at the local newspaper. Her latest article covers the upcoming Mangles Bay Marina – a project which is long overdue, according to some of the locals....

The Gingerbread Collection: Short Stories by Victor A. Davis immediately reveals the efforts of a master craftsman hard at work creating what appears to be an effortlessly produced, highly polished, perfectly edited, exquisitely written, fine tuned set of finished tales. Upon opening the book to...

The businessman's name really isn't Scrooge. It's John. But you can imagine why everyone always calls him Scrooge. He tends to have some similarities to the old scoundrel from Dickens' classic tale. This Scrooge lives in contemporary Athens and, like the Scrooge of old, he...

The Exiles by E. Leo Foster tells the story of Johnny, a former prisoner, his attempts at a second chance in life, and the struggles he will have to face in order to redeem himself. Unfortunately, life is rarely like one dreams it will be,...

The Malevolent Twin by Mary Sage Nguyen is a rather unusual young adult horror novel that will keep you wondering how it will play out for quite a while. Avery, a rather charming young lady, had an imaginary friend since she was little: Venice. At...

The Gods of HP Lovecraft by various authors is an entertaining collection of stories based on the monsters created by Lovecraft. An old woman despairs over a dying Earth and suffers nightmares about unusual creatures attacking her, creatures that couldn't possibly exist. Right? I enjoyed...