Ohhh, long sigh. That is what I did when I finished reading Dark Shadows, the first book in the Mercy Carver series by author Jana Petken. A stunning work of historical fiction, the book is heartbreaking and ultimately a story of redemption. Follow the story...

Boy oh boy! The second installment in author Jana Petken's Mercy Carver series, Blood Moon, is definitely a fantastic read, continuing the story of our heroine, Mercy Carver, as she strives to make her way in America. The country is now embattled in the Civil...

Jeff Russell’s book The Dream Shelf is a story that made me want to get to know my parents better. Sam Archer’s father, Robert, suddenly dies. That is when Sam realizes he never really knew his father and his past. Sam then starts trying to...

Fossilized Gods by J. Simon follows a dormant deity known as ‘Samantha’ as she wakes and re-enters the human world. Along with her come three others, pulled along for the ride - Grock, Zaram, and Echo. They find themselves in a museum of sorts, part...

Simon Cantan’s The Bite on the Line (Bytarend Series Book 1) is a fantasy novel interwoven with mystery, magic and humor. The story starts with the invasion of Latraio castle by the Ministrians. Seventeen-year-old Prince Tondbert escapes the raid and ends up at Wikeadward, trying...

The adventure in the Bytarend series continues with Simon Cantan’s The Bite of Minds. Separated into two novellas, The Bite of Monsters and The Bite of the Cult, and a short story, The Bite of Justice, Cantan maintains the eccentricity and humor of the world-building,...

In Simon Cantan’s The Bite of Death (Bytarend, Book 3), Tondbert’s past comes back to haunt him. The one who killed his father, now known as King Brandon Barke, has sent a deadly assassin, Murder Queen Lila Deadwhisper, to kill him. King Brandon even has...

To gain freedom for her beloved town, ex-mayor Jenni Styrm has declared herself Duchess. Under her rule, Bytarend keeps expanding as more people are coming to make the town their home. However, the news of her self-declaration has prompted Duke Hatchett to send Caedin Tegart...

Murder Queen Lila Deadwhisper, the deadliest assassin in the world, is the focus in Simon Cantan’s fifth installment in the Bytarend series, The Bite of Rust. We follow her beginnings, how she started her journey to become an elite Murder Queen. Four-year-old Lila is sent...

The Bite of a King (Book 6) by Simon Cantan wraps up the fantasy adventure of the Bytarend series. The King of Mognisio just marks every ruler from the Thief Kingdoms to Sqat for death. He’s bringing an army of twelve thousand to crush them...

Shiny New Swindle (Cyberpunk Outlaws Book 1) by Simon Cantan is a non-stop science fiction action story about four hackers who are framed for a series of politically-related murders. Told from the perspective of Chris Noonan, the hackers are forced underground, both literally and figuratively,...

Hard Vacuum 1 by Simon Cantan depicts the life of Kyra Sarin, freshly returned to civilization from a five-year battle against man's worst enemy. All she wants to do is go home to her little girls, but she finds a team of mercs standing between...

In Bipolar: The Sacred Dance by Jessica M. Roberge, we get an intimate glimpse at the inner workings of a bipolar mind. After finishing her paralegal studies and embarking on a career, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2002 at the age of twenty....

In author Clare Flynn's A Greater World: A Woman's Journey, the reader is invited into the world of Elizabeth Morton. It's 1920, and Elizabeth's father wants her to move across the world to marry a man she's never met. At first she refuses, but after...

Kurinji Flowers by Clare Flynn follows the unfortunate life of a middle class Englishwoman, Ginny Dunbar. Immediately after her father's death, young Ginny is sexually exploited by Rupert, a painter and family friend. Due to the older man's vindictive and callous actions, Ginny's reputation and...

Pisces: Book 1 (The Zodiac Twin Flame Series) by Rachel Medhurst is a young adult paranormal romance. Pisces and her eleven brothers and sisters are named after the sign they were born under. Their mission in life is to unite with their twin flame, or...

Letters From a Patchwork Quilt by Clare Flynn is set in the 1800s. Jack Brennan is different from his brothers. He does not want to be a parish priest like them. His father is angry but Jack runs away from his home, hoping to become...

Wow. Just wow. That's all I can say after finishing Last Clear Chance by author Bob Bachner. In an absolutely great piece of literary fiction, we follow the story of Paul Cormier, a 74-year-old man who has just been given a terminal diagnosis, and only...

Allison is a 160-year-old rogue Fenerec/werewolf and a half witch. She once had been a secret of the Inquisition, locked in a cage until she gained her freedom, hiding from the notorious ancient group in the modern world. Allison discovers the Inquisition’s presence during a...

Nicole Thomas’ intention is only to buy a book at the mall and go home without any incident. Unfortunately, a gruesome murder happens, and she is the main witness. Turns out, there are more identical deaths. She somehow feels responsible for the murder, as she...