Imagine yourself struggling for your life and for the life of the one you love. Imagine being pulled away from your home, taken to a facility where you are abused by the very same people that were meant to serve and protect you. Imagine that...

When Mathius takes over the kingdom from his father, who was not the sort of king you wanted to have, his only thoughts are how to make sure people know he is nothing like his father. His first challenge comes in the form of Vikings...

The Morac by Colleen Bratley is the story of Julian, Aleah, Kelton, and Marquita, four friends just out of high school off for a leisurely weekend at a cabin owned by Julian's parents. Strange events begin happening just after a bright flash in the sky...

Vaya Dauphin’s novel, The Turquoise Tattoo, is a mystical tale set in North Island, New Zealand. Scarlet Flint’s mother is dead and she is left by her absentee father in the care of her Aunt Sarah. The young woman is telepathic and before her departure...

The Roilden Stones of Elf Mountain by Anna del C. Dye is another tale of the Elf kingdom with a very satisfying conclusion. I have to be careful of spoilers, because I’d really like to tell you all about this story, but too much information...

The Sentinel by Holly Martin is a very exciting read. It is a relatively short story at only 149 pages, but it is packed with adventure and action at every turn of the page. Eve, the heroine of the story, got the shock of her...

Heartwork Village is a summer camp of sorts for kids who have been having troubles. Katie is dealing with the effects of her parents' divorce and runs with the wrong crowd. Trip tries to save his little sister from the physical and sexual abuse of...

The Greenstone Garden is the second book in Vaya Dauphin's The Elementals of Aotearoa Trilogy. This is a young adult fantasy series which is set in New Zealand and is based on Maori mythology. Dauphin includes a detailed description of the characters she introduced in...

The Crystal Key by T.L. Howard is a captivating story about a young girl named Mirah, whose life was disrupted by a man named Rasmun, a man searching for the girl with the crystal key that will help his Lord come into power. Though he...

The Rainbow Man by P.B. Kane is a quiet, sinister fantasy thriller with a mythological twist. The stalwart residents of a fictional British island called Shorepoint are beset by hard times until teenager Daniel Routh discovers a seemingly drowned man who unexpectedly comes back to...