In the prologue of Daemon Persuasion by S.K. Gregory, we are introduced to Mackenzie Murphy, a terrified eleven-year-old who is listening as her mother is being abused again by her stepfather, Ray. As the abuse escalates, Mackenzie covers her ears and pleads for someone to...

Dark prophecies, mysterious heroes, and a savior who might be the only thing standing between the depths of hell and those of the light. The Sybilline Prophecy: Lavender's Quest has all of this and more. Carol Linn has created a short, yet powerful novella about...

Etched by Britt Nunes opens with the phrase “Shhh, you’re safe now.” This phrase recurs throughout the book as a sort of mantra for a young child that we first meet as she is lost in the swamp while being chased by unknown people....

The Twelve Tablets Tales of the Crystal - Book Three by R.L. Kiser is the final installment of the Tales of the Crystal. This is a true battle of good and evil with an army poised to strike. We have a cast full of characters...

In The Christmas Cave by David R. Beshears, Jack and Amanda are your typical kids on a trip, packed into a car with Mom, Dad, and each other, with boredom and fighting threatening at every curve of the road. They are supposed to be visiting...

In Survivor, the second book in a post-apocalyptic yarn by James Phelan, it's been twelve days since terror swept through the streets of New York City and young Aussie teen Jesse hasn't encountered anybody. Living, that is. He's encountered plenty of Chasers, humans infected by...

The Tapestry of Life - The Lost Prophecy by Vincent A. Gonzalez is a fantasy story. Urnarld is a young sorceress. She has lost her mother and that makes her eager to know what the future has in store for her. There is an empty...

Many people use the phrase ‘getting lost in an image’ but what if it really happened? In The Photo Traveler by Arthur J. Gonzalez, that is exactly the position Gavin finds himself in when he finally locates his biological grandparents. Living with adoptive parents after...

The Fountain of the Earth is a dark, science fiction novel by H.L. LeRoy. At fifteen, Terra should be worrying about marriage and moving into her role as an adult woman in her clan. But on the day of the wedding party, the tribesmen’s...

My Name is Rapunzel, by K.C. Hilton, is an entertaining twist on the classic fairy tale. It is a story that has been told hundreds of times and in many different ways, but one thing has always remained true: the lonely young girl with the...