Wings of Ember is the first book in the Fractured Aeons Series by Michael R. Schacht. It is set in the magical city of Eldramere, which is on the edge of rebellion. At the heart of the city's chaos is the Umbral Guard, an elite...

Sea Change, the first book of the Row v. Wave series by RK Preston, follows Andrea and Keith as they set out on a global sailing adventure aboard their 37-foot sailboat. The story traces their romantic journey as they battle the unpredictable ocean, harsh weather,...

It may come as a surprise to many readers that as recently as the beginning of the last century, peasants were working the land for the local baron with no modern machinery. In Maryona by Thomas Macy, he describes the almost medieval life in Lithuania...

Hitchens Manor by Zachry Wheeler offers a fun and quirky spin on the haunted house theme. For two hundred years, the manor has seen its share of owners, all of whom seem to face some spooky fate thanks to its ghostly inhabitants. However, when the...

Rise of Grimdor by Tyler Svec and Jordan Svec tells the story of a kingdom, Grimdor, on the verge of complete desolation. Centuries ago, while the world was still young, Lathon, an elven king, ruled the entire land. A terrible war divided the land into...

Deception of Merderick by Tyler and Jordan Svec is the second volume in the epic fantasy Drake Thomas series and follows the events after Rise of Grimdor. In this bold new adventure, Drake Thomas and his companions find themselves outmatched in a battle against a...

The Dead Mountains by Tyler and Jordan Svec is an epic fantasy novel that follows Drake Thomas and his wife Gwen, who have settled into a peaceful life five years after the defeat of a powerful sorcerer. Their tranquility is disrupted when Aiden, an old...

Idols and Trinkets by Tyler and Jordan Svec is an epic fantasy that follows Drake Thomas in the fourth novel in his ongoing series. This time, he and his wife Rachal journey to Rinevah, the nation of his origins, where he confronts his past and...

Tales For Tra-La-La-Day by Steve Michael Reedy is a collection of six captivating fables with beautiful illustrations by Tom Fee. The stories are told by a traveler on his way to celebrate Tra-La-La-Day under a full winter moon and each of the stories connects to...

Rhyan is anxious about her karate class. She is almost late, storm clouds are gathering, and it is about to rain. As she puts on her gi and ties her yellow belt, her heart flutters, and there are butterflies in her stomach. Everything is ready...

Chico, by Cheryl Spears Waugh, is a story told in the first person from the standpoint of a young calf by that name. The book opens with Chico in trouble because he is an orphan. But he finds a home and becomes good friends with...

A chess game within a chess game and metaphors within metaphors make up The Pawn Against The King, a short story by Giorgos Katsoulas. As a powerful despot searches for a game worthy of his supposed magnificence, he encounters a lowly commoner bearing a wooden...

Down And Out In The River City by Wm. Stage is a crime novel set in St. Louis in 2017, centering around Francis X. Lenihan, an aging process server with a mystery to unravel. When his card is found on a dead homeless man, Francis...

Sparkle by Alexandra Hoffman is a beautiful tale of encouragement for young children who might be struggling at school. Jasmine is a gracious little girl who loves to listen to stories. She loves stories to be read to her, but she has one problem—she doesn’t...

In A Tempest in Winter by Tony Knapp, Jason "Hawk" McCullough, a former prisoner with PTSD from his time in a North Korean gulag, endeavors to reintegrate into civilian life and reconnect with Lizzy, a CIA operative and his therapist. Hawk is on a dual...

The Fallen Swallow by Justin C. Davis is an awesome magical fantasy. The story starts with three old hags chanting a magical prophecy, entranced in their manic dance. The next scene takes us to Mercia, a small village destroyed by malevolent sorcerers. An orphan teenage...

Second Pocket First by Gregory Grosvenor is a delightful story about an old-fashioned burglar. The main character is Issey, who likes to think of himself as a 'gentleman burglar.' He never carries a gun, never resorts to violence, and never harms anyone; he just helps...

This week I’ve been thoroughly engrossed by Charles Paul Collins’ historical novel The Remembering: Of Leather & Stone. A fictional account of the lives of real members of the author's family throughout the ages, this book manages to give a compelling insight into the history...

Across The Border: Stories is a fascinating collection of short stories by Anthony Pond. This collection has fifteen stories with titles like Tragedy in The Corral, The Goat Pen Vegetable Garden, Sandals, Diamond Ring, Kilimanjaro, and The Call Home. The stories are interconnected and tell...

The Asteroid Cafe by Zachry Wheeler is a sci-fi story that combines humor and a pinch of darkness, all set in a lonely satellite restaurant during Earth's off-season for orbital tourism. Kevin Kyle Kane, a self-proclaimed nihilist, has chosen this remote location for a solitary...