The Sword to Unite by Peter J Hopkins is an epic tale of valor, courage, and a man’s fight to embrace his fate; it’s a magical story with intense action and a huge conflict. Many years have passed since Azrael — the very incarnation of...

Returning home should be a joyous occasion. But for Aibek, the thought alone filled him with dread. For twenty years he had written home, with silence his only answer. He wondered if the town had survived, and what became of his parents following that fateful...

The land of Crystonia has been without a ruler for the past century and a half. There has been no peace in the land while the larger, stronger races battle for leadership. The Centaurs, Ogres, and Cyclops all want to conquer and maintain Mount Heilodius,...

The Dragon Throne (The Four Kingdoms) by Chrys Cymri is a story that begins with Princess Fianna as heir to the Dragon Throne. Her elderly father brings Marissa into the household. When Fianna finds out that her father is about to marry Marissa for the...

I enjoyed reading The Grave of Lainey Grace by Aaron Galvin. It is good, lighthearted reading for fans of slice-of-life narration with a touch of fantasy. The main character, Briar Ann Wade, is 10 years old at the start, 12 at the finish. Briar Ann’s...

The Evil Twin's Diary is a political, finance and visionary novella written by Brenda S. Gibbs. Robin Jones had envisioned a restful Sunday that would recharge her for the upcoming work week. She wasn't all that thrilled with her current job, but she did like...

In The Apprentice and the Vortex by Alister Laurence, you are immediately drawn into the plight of Boglin, the best wizard in Glamaddon, and his wizard-in-training apprentice, Drek, and their realization of Hingebutt's universal spell of lethargy. Not only are Boglin's plants dying, but a...

Standardized testing takes on a whole new meaning in The Intuitives by Erin Michelle Sky and Steven Brown. When schools start testing intuition, five teenagers and one very special little boy from eclectic backgrounds are thrown together by Homeland Security in a special summer program...

The Sparrow Princess by Russell Whitehead - with interior illustrations by Laura DuBose - is a fairytale-style fantasy geared toward the middle grade/young adult audience. This tantalizing tale begins simply with a young child princess losing her mother and her father, the Queen and King,...

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...