"Damen had two days, five hours, and twenty-two minutes left to save Nyima’s soul." And thus begins Glimmer of Steel by K.E. Blaski, a story so all consuming, so breathtakingly rich as to transport a reader's soul. On a distant planet, a bloodthirsty tyrant rules...

Michael Phillip Cash picks up the story of the Darracian saga in Collision, volume two of The Battle for Darracia series. The planet is still in turmoil almost a year after the murder of the king with many military leaders and nobles unwilling to follow...

Sixteen-year-old Jonathon ‘Jack’ Goode spends his school holidays in the little village of Upper Uffing, together with his parents, his aunt and his cousin, Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Waterhouse. One night, at the town’s fair, a fortune teller tells Jack that he “will meet an elf in...

It is bedtime for Space Buns and she needs a good rest as she is going to a day care the next day. Her mommy and daddy bend over the crib and kiss her and Space Buns knows that they love her. She feels warm...

A Bonza Life is a work of non-fiction written in the format of an autobiography by author Brian Murphy. As the title suggests, there is a strong influence of Australian culture on the life of the author, but the book also seeks to define and...

Strange Things Await is the first entry in The Virtus Academy series by Jamila A. Stone and a narrative that fans of L. J. Smith novels will adore; it is a spellbinding urban fantasy with likable characters. Virtus Academy is a school for students with...

The story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, as told here by Roar Alexander Mikalsen, has a familiar ring to it. The narrative build-up and the magical power of three can be found in many fairy tales. But in this case, that well-remembered interaction forms...

After fighting in World War I and suffering significant war wounds, American soldier Oscar decides to remain in France to search for his mysterious Impressionist artist father. His mother, who died while he was at war, never revealed much, but Oscar is following what few...

Imagine going through a normal day in 2017 and then walking out of an elevator into an alternate reality in England in the year 1925. Sound bizarre? What’s worse is that this alternate time and place is involved in a bloody revolution and, if the...

Lewis Kempfer’s 120 Seats in a Boiler Room: The Creation of a Courageous Professional Theater is a non-fiction drama that would appeal most to a diverse audience of adults and young adults with an interest in learning about how the Boiler Room Theatre in Franklin,...

Infectious Injustice is an autobiography that details ‘The True Story of Survival and Loss against Corruption, the COVID-19 Disaster inside of San Quentin, and the Dumpster Fire that is Known as Mass Incarceration’. It is best suited to mature readers owing to explicit content and...

Immortalis: The Hunter is the second book of Leah P. Lozano's epic fantasy Immortalis saga. The story picks up from the ending of Immortalis: The Guardian, where twenty-one-year-old Lina Cielo and her Guardian, Archos Lucian, speed down the road and collide with the mysterious onyx-eyed...

Queen Code by Laura Muirhead is for women who are tired of being stuck in the same habits and want a guide to help them heal. The author explores “personal policies,” which are the rules you set for yourself regarding work, relationships, and self-care. Instead...

Trey sees a tragic scene unfold before his eyes – at the bottom of the swimming pool! In Hippocampus: The First Book of the Atlantis Revolution by Tom Tancin, young Trey Atlas discovers that there is more to the myth of Atlantis than anyone suspects....

A magic lantern is all that stands between the evil Knights of the Abyss and their domination over the island of Atlantis but Trey Atlas and his court join forces to preserve the secret that has endured for centuries. Tom Tancin continues Trey's efforts to...

Dawnflight by Kim Headlee is volume one in a series on the Arthurian legend. This is an ambitious work on a subject and characters that many writers have tackled. Ms Headlee sets herself apart by making the story about Gyanhumara, or as she is more...

Na-Bolom: House of the Jaguar by Forrest J. Hayes is an awesome story! At the time I started writing this review, there were four reviews posted on Amazon.com. Those reviewers used words like: “a must read”; “a study in fact-filled fiction”; “a gripping adventure”; “a...

Cold Blood: The Antarctic Murders Trilogy by Theodore Jerome Cohen is a spellbinding thriller of subterfuge, murder, deception and betrayal spanning the globe. From the ice-veiled waters off the Antarctic shores, to Chile, Brazil and Europe, Captain Mateo Valderas of the Chilean Navy has spent...

Evangeline ‘Evan’ Phillips moves halfway across the country with her parents to the quaint town of Braxton Springs, Texas. It is a chance for Evan to leave her past in San Francisco and start over; at least that’s what her parents think. The loner high...

Master of Music by Marla Himeda unfolds the tale of Kaelin, an orphan possessing a remarkable yet dangerous musical talent. He hides this talent, playing only when alone due to fear that his music can harm others. The plot takes a turn when a Master...