Hot Magic: Black Cat Antiquities Book 1 by Catherine Kean tells the story of Lucian Lord, a 12th-century knight. A sorceress cursed him with her dying breath. He and his squire (who is now a cat) are fated to be reincarnated for eternity. Lucian is...

In We Are All Made of Scars, Christopher Morris recalls his tumultuous childhood and the questionable choices he made as a young adult who experienced an unhealthy level of exposure to addiction all his life. The company he kept escalated Chris's natural attraction to chaos,...

The Trials of the Black Tower by Joseph S. Andrew is the first book in The Storm Blood Records epic fantasy series. The story follows Varion, an orphaned man who had never ventured out of Lyisien village where he grew up and trained under the...

Eliza F. Tilton’s fantasy novel, The Never Rift, contains a fight for love and survival. Azalea has a life of luxury and ease in Oasis. Doted on by Acaden and Lark, she never expected Orion to appear. Orion left her thirty years ago to fight...

In a Land Far Away: Second Edition by Aleksandra Layland is a colorful picture book that covers the wonders of the fictional land of Kimbria. As a part of Layland's Windflower Saga, this book celebrates the racial diversity and friendships shown throughout the series. With...

Susan-Alia Terry returns to the Coming Darkness series with book two, Dreaming in Shadow. Terry introduces readers to a new type of creature amongst the numerous diasporas represented in the series, which include but are by no means limited to vampires, werewolves, satyrs, angels, and...

I’ve recently had the pleasure of enjoying Randy Weir’s latest installment in the Jarvis Mann Detective series, Lethal Blues. The story follows detective Jarvis Mann as he is pulled out of his retirement after the roaring narcotics trade in Denver starts leaving a body count....

Ninth Planet is a set of short stories in the speculative and anthology subgenres. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience and is penned by Jason Palmer. In this unique collection of nine short stories with deeply multi-layered and multi-genre influences and...

Death by Greed is a murder mystery novel from Abigail Keam's A Josiah Reynolds Mystery series. After many tumultuous events, Josiah Reynolds has become a successful beekeeper living a humdrum life in the Kentucky Bluegrass on her animal farm when, one day, an enraged Texas...

Chris Lombardi brings us an intriguing literary piece in Blue: Season. It is the year 1993 and the month of August in East Baltimore. Molly O’Donnell gets hit by a car on one of her nightly runs and ends up being sent to a psychiatric...

The Ominous Trail is an action-packed and suspenseful story by J.C. Fields. Former FBI agent Sean Kruger starts a defense contractor firm with his friends following his retirement. Diamonds worth a hundred and fifty million dollars are stolen from The Field Museum. The insurance company...

Comic book fans and space opera lovers rejoice as David Sun's Godians Creation of Earth seems set to whet your appetite. Newly crowned Godian Supreme Theo launches an ambitious plan to build a planet from scratch. He calls it Earth and sends two teams to...

Unhinged in Ethiopia: Two Thousand Kilometers of Hell and Heaven on a Bicycle shares the fascinating adventure of George Balarezo as he explores Ethiopia's mountainous terrain on his bicycle and learns about the continent's rich cultural legacy. Balarezo teaches English in South Korea and when...

C. Gary Johnston pens an insightful dramatic tale in New Leaves in Winter. It is the holiday season; the weather has turned cold and somewhat precarious for travel. However, the frigid and threatening atmosphere of Starlinger’s Advertising far surpasses the wintry elements outside. Daniel Pierce...

On the Other Side by Teuta Metra concerns Rita Hana from Albania. After her mother's death, Rita's life changed. Her father remarried, and his new wife did not want Rita in her home. Rita's boyfriend Samuel was the only person she had left, but Samuel...

The Vitruvian Mask is a historical sci-fi drama story by BJ Sikes. After disposing of the previous regime, the Naturalists have taken over France, methodically targeting scientists and destroying every one of their creations. Former Head Scientist and Roboticist Adelaide Coumain takes refuge on a...

Time Zones and Other Tales is a work of fiction in the anthology, psychological, and speculative fiction subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Real Carpentier. In this fascinating collection of works, we are first introduced...

There comes a time in everyone’s young life when they must find the courage to venture out on their own. Max Mallard Has An Adventure by Doris Dumrauf introduces Max, who is a young Mallard duck. He’s rather shy and even though his siblings have...

Computer Love: A Digital Anthology by Ricardo Pierre-Louis is an intriguing collection of eight short stories. Each story is character-driven. The focus is usually on the emotional state of the protagonists as they interact with those around them. For example, in the first story, Marley’s...

It was a nice change to tackle a collection of short stories like those written by W. Royce Adams in Scar Songs: Stories. Once I finished reading these nine tales featuring male protagonists, each one of whom engaged me psychologically and moved me emotionally, I...