I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing the opening book in the Orfeo Saga, The Sword of Telemon, which introduced Murray Lee Eiland Jr.'s distinctive signature of excellent prose, unique phraseology, and complex characters. The Slave Boy, the sixth book in the installment, did...

Humble Beginnings is the first installment in The Prodigy Series, written by John F. Thomas. After a 10-year-old student, John Prodigy, receives yet another beating from the school bully, Tsang, John is escorted home after school by the teacher who’d broken up the fight,...

In Cassandra: And They All Fall Down by Julie Hodgson, Cassandra Jones has violently beaten Braydon Taylor, a six-year-old. But that was 10 years ago. Now Dr. Somner has taken her off her meds. As a 16-year-old, Cass enjoys hanging out at iCandy, an ice...

Lady of the Sea (The Aureate Chronicles, Book One) by Heather Zwygart is a stunning fantasy novel about an orphaned mermaid named Avelessa. She needs to find a pearl called Sol Fyre in order to save the mermaids. But doing so isn't easy. She has...

Weretiger by Antaeus is a powerfully written story of the epic generations-long battle between Werewolves and Weretigers. Antaeus describes his characters with vivid detail, bringing them to life on the pages. Antaeus has a unique way of bringing the reader into the story within the...

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...

Project Liberatio (Project Renovatio Book 2) by Allison Maruska is a young adult action adventure that will appeal most to an audience of young adults, both male and female, though some adults who enjoy action adventure stories with younger character might also fall in love...

The Secret of Trail House Lodge: A Sophie Collins Mystery, Book 2 by Madge H. Gressley is for young adults. Fifteen-year-old heiress Sophie Collins and her friends explore an abandoned lodge and become curious after seeing a particular guest entry in the registration book, and...

Wynter's life takes an extreme turn in Ultraxenopia, which is book one in the Project W.A.R. series by M.A. Phipps. At the age of 21, all people have to take a test whose outcome will determine what the person's role in society will be. Wynter,...

As Resurrection of an Empire, The Magic Within Series: Book 2 by Sharon Gibbs opens, Christopher and Elle seem to lose what they had fought so hard for. Going back, then, to the previous Spring when the tyrant Arnak had been defeated and the wizards...