While I'm Gone: A Novel by Ana Simons is a women’s read and a romance novel. While I'm Gone is a story about Sophie, a woman who thinks she has everything that she is supposed to have at that age, which means a career, a...

Discontent is the second book in the Two Images of God series by Brian P. Sheets, a wonderful meld of terrorist and political thriller with monumental religious conflict. I was thrilled when I read the first book in this series, and in this new installment,...

If you like humor, military fiction, and dogs, Do Bomb Dogs Dream of Chasing Butterflies? by Kregg P. J. Jorgenson is for you. Written in tribute to the service of military working dogs and their handlers, and told by a talented and witty Belgian Malinois...

The Fabulous Life of Minnie the Sassy Chick: Minnie's Sassy Birthday (Volume 2) by Cindy L. Shirley is a captivating read that features Minnie, a beautiful, stylish and sassy hen. She lives with Carly and Riley who constantly fuss over her. The two sisters have...

A young couple is drawn into a mysterious scavenger hunt in the romantic novel, Bury Me With The Butterflies by Scott Stevenson. Matthew and Amanda are ready to exchange city living for a country property. While on a trip, Matthew surprises his wife, Amanda, with...

As one person commented on Zap Tales' blog, “I honestly don’t know where to begin.” The Fourth Side: A Prison Odyssey zapped me too…and how! When I began reading, I knew I was about to enter a world I knew only from movies and TV...

Breaking Into The Light by Cynthia Morgan is the final novel in the Dark Fey series. I became familiar with the series when a friend shared the first novel in the series, The Reviled, with me. I remember falling in love with Gairynzvl, a Dark...

The Weird Adventures of Virgo Capella is an adventure novel for children and preteens written by Sarwat Perrin. Virgo wasn’t too keen on his home life anymore. Somehow, instead of his dad, he had to endure Bob, an ex-military man who Virgo’s mother wanted him...

News Comes to Pemberley by Margaret Sharp is the tenth short story in the Longbourn series of Jane Austin Fan Fiction pieces. We find a small gathering at Pemberley comprising Elizabeth and Darcy, and Georgiana and her husband, Edward. The momentous news is actually several...

Love is never easy. It comes with its ups and downs, challenges and hardships. But when said love stems from a royal romance the challenges seem overpowering. Adelard should never have been king. There were countless lines in place, all of whom would rule before...

Aldo by Betty Jean Craige is a fascinating thriller that melds themes of terrorism, suspense, and science fiction, a novel that features terrorist threats, kidnapping, and an endearing love story set against a difficult backdrop. Dr. Isabel Canto is the associate director of the Institute...

The Flowers of Penruddock: A Romance Collection from Ronnda Eileen Henry is a collection of seven substantial novellas that all focus on the mythical land of Penruddock, which Henry has created and expanded on over time. The novellas all take place over different periods of...

The brain is a very complex part of the human body, and in Tuning In by Richard H Roberts, the brain of Jon Gunnarson plays a very important role. Jon is an empath with a twist; in his therapy sessions, he not only feels what...

The Magic of Cape Disappointment is a contemporary fiction novel written by Julie Manthey. Kay Baker had escaped Cape Disappointment and the expectations that her family lineage had placed upon her. Yes, she was the great-great-great-granddaughter of Kehlok, the daughter of adventurer Meriwether Lewis and...

The Parfit Knight, Book One of the Rockliffe Series by Stella Riley, is a historical romance set in Georgian England. Meet Dominic “Nick” Ballantyne, the Marquis of Amberley. At thirty-four, he’s a wealthy, worldly, and athletic nobleman just as comfortable dancing with Madame Du Barry...

The Bubble in Me by J. Alvarez is a quirky tale of friendship and teamwork. Tibby is a chubby tiger who befriends poor Benny, the bumblebee who can’t fly. Together they join forces with Hiccup the Hippo who has no friends because, whenever she speaks,...

Awakening of the Summer by Yorker Keith is a literary fiction story with fine elements of romance. Featuring an interesting cast of characters, the story introduces readers to a love triangle explored from very unique angles. James is an economist at a Wall Street firm,...

The Darkness in Dreams is a paranormal shifter romance novel written by Sue Wilder. The Calata had met to discuss the actions of one of their own, known as Six. His enforcer had begun killing the girls, something not to be permitted. Kace had already...

Abby Whittier had to move from Las Vegas to a small town in Massachusetts. She was not too happy about moving, losing her friends, her school, her home in the desert, and adjusting to a new place and surroundings. Everything she read about New England...

Definitely NOT Monica by Joanna Butler is an amusing yet somewhat lifelike tale. Jenny Sullivan has always felt different from everyone else. She has learned to live with so much – germaphobia, OCD, even having a fear of publicly shouting “titties”! She lives alone, unable...