The Homecoming by Tammy Tate is a great opening for the Bayou Shifters series, a perfect blend of sci-fi and fantasy and a book for readers who are into unusual characters. Sydney, a rare breed, a half-human and half-wolf, has been having unusual dreams for...

Unveiled: Raven Daughter, Book One is a young adult fantasy novel written by A.D. Trosper. Jo Collins and her sister, Victoria, sat on either side of their mother's hospital bed, each holding her hand. They knew she was dying, and they were determined to be...

Somewhere by the Sea (Finding Somewhere Series, Book I) by Verna Clay is a treasure trove of emotional triggers that take a young widowed woman to her deceased family’s dream place as a final challenge to hold onto, and let go of, her departed husband...

Paula Altenburg has a winner with Pale Moon Walking. Not only are the outlaws out of this world, but so is the rendering of genuine characters moving through this Wild West romantic tale. Meet feisty and nontraditional Libby Mayden, the sheriff of Coyote Bluff, who...

You’ve heard the saying that “the eyes are the windows to the soul”? That certainly is the case in Veronique Poirier’s Eyes (The Irises Series Book 1) for Natacha — only it goes much further than that. Finding that she is growing into special “powers”...

Disenchanted by Leigh Goff follows the story of half-witch Sophie Goodchild. Sophie lives in Weathersfield, a town with a long history of persecuting witches, Salem style. Sophie does her best to keep her head down and remain inconspicuous. Unfortunately, it's not enough to keep ...

A beautiful blend of sci-fi and fantasy, Rites of Heirdron by Newland Moon is the kind of opening readers would want for a series that is engaging and entertaining. Zrahnz is a character readers will love, a bastard prince, scorned and derided as the “unclaimed,”...

Untitled Beauty by C.E. Wilson is a dystopian take on Beauty and the Beast, commenting on society's perception of beauty. Eleven is a Potential. To be a Beauty, she has to be a Twenty. When she's sold to a doctor and his daughter Celia, she...

Cinderella: Not Quite the Fairy Tale is a novella written by May Sage. The Kingdom of Alenia, which is one of the many kingdoms of Gaia, has a slight problem. Although they have a ruler in King Daniel, the king has no heir. In order...

For most of her life, Sybella Rose has never felt like she fitted in. She was the only girl, raised by her father and six older brothers, all successful in their respective careers, whereas Syb isn't sure what she wants to do - so she...