Swashbuckling, yes! I am going to use the word 'swashbuckling.' The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari and Nico Lorenzutti is nonstop action right from the first scene. The Black Corsair is all about vengeance. The Lord of Ventimiglia, otherwise known as the Black Corsair, is...

The Institute (The Institute Series Book 1) by Kayla Howarth is a paranormal young adult story that revolves around Defectives, people with a DNA mutation that gives them special superpowers. Allira's brother is a defective and she's willing to do anything to keep him safe...

The Vanished Knight is the first book in the War of Six Crowns series by M. Gerrick. It is a tale of medieval magic and war. The protagonist is a young orphan girl, Callan, who is cursed with dreams and visions by an entity inside...

The Heir's Choice by M Gerrick is the second book in the War of Six Crowns Series. I read the first book in the series so it may be safe to say I’m hooked. This is a saga of medieval magic and war. The protagonist...

The New Du Rose Matriarch by KT Bowes is the fourth novel in the Hana Du Rose Mysteries series. Re-joining Hana and Logan, as well as baby Phoenix, the small family is recovering from the tragic events that occurred at the end of Du Rose...

The Orb of Wrath (The Merchant's Destiny Book 1) by Nic Weissman is a children's sci-fi and fantasy story full of action and adventure. The story takes place in Oris, which contains twelve kingdoms with many fantastical elements that include elves, monsters and beasts, dwarves...

Four years have passed since Elena ‘Ellie’ Cole learnt more about her bloodline and survived the attack from her family's ancient enemy, the Venators. She’s living her life peacefully with Uncle Jo, Aunt Lily and Magi, focusing on getting a scholarship that would help pay...

In The Glass Gargoyle by Marie Andreas, Taryn St. Giles is an archaeologist by preference and bounty hunter by necessity. She lives in a world of magical creatures with her three charges, drunken faeries with more attitude than common sense. When her latest patron dies,...

The Bubble Rule (The Grover Series Book 2) by Clement Binnings Jr. is the second book in this series and introduces us to Duryodhana Talwar, an Indian Mafia mob boss and now an official business tycoon. When he has a vision of a young boy...

The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner Trilogy Book 1) is a zombie apocalyptic horror story by Stevie Kopas. The end of the world is bad and Kopas is there to show us just how ugly it gets when humans become flesh-starved, crazy, vicious monsters. The story hops...

Orah and Nathaniel are on a journey in The Stuff of Stars. It is a journey that began in the first Seekers book, The Children of Darkness. A journey that began with a desire to recover the wonders of an intelligence that existed before their...

The Witching Elm (The Memento Mori Witch Series Book 1) by C.N. Crawford follows Tobias Corvin. Tobias is trapped in Boston when a spectral army begins attacking his home town. Tobias must find a way to save his home when the army begins their attack....

The Rising Past (The Keepers of the Orbs Book 1) by J.G. Gatewood is a science fiction story that covers many galaxies and time periods. Many years ago, seven orbs were created to imprison an evil wizard and stop his terrifying reign. After a terrible...

In a great first book in what appears to be a very promising new series, The Bad Luck Curse: The Kafka Legacy, Book One by author Jason Flanigan, readers will be treated to a story that will grab them from the very first page. Follow...

The Silver Chains is the second book in the Mastermind Academy series written by L.J. Clarkson. Travelling from Terra to her new magic school on Agartha, Isabelle Tresdon is excited about learning how to correctly and skillfully use her new-found magic. During the journey, Boldrick...

The Big Interview: Book 2 in the Stella Reynolds Mystery Series by Libby Kirsch is the most exciting thriller I have read. There's a famous NASCAR driver, a member that shouldn't be on the board, and a jealous ex, as well as a good for...

The Eternal Season: The Swallowed World Book One is the opening to an epic science fiction series by author Tyler Bumpus. In this first introduction to the swallowed world, the writer takes us on a vivid journey into a post apocalyptic society, where new types...

The Calypsis Project (The Echo-Alpha Duology, Book 1) by Brittany M. Willows is set in the distant future in the year 2438. An ill-fated encounter on a human mining colony 10 years ago started the war between the United Nations Planetary Defense and an alien...

The Prodigal Son by Anna Belfrage is an intense and highly satisfying addition to The Graham Saga, and one that I was able to follow easily despite the fact that it had been some time since I'd read the previous installments. Belfrage does a commendable...

The Dragon Roars (The Seven Trilogy Book 2) is the second book by Sara Davison about Meryn and Jesse’s continuing saga of romance and religious belief during chaotic times. It is the year 2054 and religious persecution is on the rise. Specifically, the Canadian Army...