Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
A grisly mystery tinged with the metaphysical. Ariel Fall is a hardened private investigator who specializes in hunting down the scum of the earth. Bringing these lowlifes to justice is the fuel that keeps the fire burning in his belly. Well, that and whiskey. Still, bills need to be paid and Ariel isn’t above taking […]
A chilling bloodbath that you’ll binge from the edge of your seat. America is living in a period of unparalleled advancements in biotechnology. With applications ranging from gene therapy to pollution mitigation, the possibilities seem limitless, and nobody is blazing a trail brighter than microbiologist Mae Louise Vicar. Kindhearted and eager to please, Mae loves
A story worth its weight in dragon scales. How does one recognize the instant when the spontaneity of youth is replaced with the weight of adulthood? For 12-year-old Azoria Dash, a single moment changes everything, igniting an inextinguishable flame in her elven heart. A merciless orc attack on her village cuts short any remaining ember
A clever thriller whose scandalous secrets are too much to keep. No matter where he goes or how much time passes, Private Investigator Eddie O’Connell can’t seem to escape his past. It is 2020 and Eddie and his no-nonsense uncle are sucked back into the world of dangerous mobsters and VIP high-rollers. Partly out of
A heartening tale packed with perseverance, loyalty, and interstellar fun. A year on Earth for Orin, Juna, and their friends feels like an excruciatingly long time when their home is limited to a cave system. Guarded by human soldiers with questionable intentions, these refugees are getting antsy, the excitement of Earth having lost its appeal.
A spectacular tale rife with rebellion, hedonism, and political intrigues. Odma is a vast world filled with landscapes that are as varied as its inhabitants. Elves once ruled the land but those days are many millenia gone. Now, the realms are controlled by kings and the Worthy Assembly. The Silver Walls, a palace in the
A visionary novel that is as complex as it is compelling. The starry skies above are closer than ever before thanks to human innovation and sheer determination. NASA is ready to send a team to Europa to discover what the faraway moon has to offer and, while the potential is limitless, not all humankind is
Miami brings the sunshine but Griffin Knight brings the heat. Hector Ruiz is dead and the facts just aren’t adding up. Officer Ruiz was a good friend and an even better man, one who would never take the coward’s way out. While a casual observer might believe that a suicide note, paired with a live
Get ready for some high-seas capers introducing a scoundrelly cast you’ll love like family. They say the devil is in the details, but for Essimore Darkenchyl, the details are in the devil. Those details equal endless rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures overseen by the Blessed Agency, and Essie is their newest fully licensed bureaucrat. Proud
A clever story of second chances and clock-stopping fun. Astrophysicist Fred may be the smartest of the Robinson brothers, but his IQ tends to get in the way of his social aptitude. Nowhere is his disagreeable nature more evident than among family. After a funeral, Fred tries his hand at brotherly love by reuniting with
Will leave an annoying song stuck in your head and a smirk plastered on your face. Elvin is one angsty elf, but in all fairness, he’s seen a lot of shady things and has even been party to more than a few himself. If his many decades living under the influence of peppermint sticks and
With an indifferent end to his marriage comes the opportunity for Professor Anton Bauer to start something new. Just what that is, however, will take some time for this well-learned man to figure out. Anton has a circle of friends and family with beliefs that seem to align with his, and they share many common
Wonderfully unique and wildly satisfying. Kole’s fifteen years have not been easy. An orphaned refugee with no memory of his childhood, he lives in fear of the Warden’s tyranny while hunkering in the shadow of an insatiable and all-consuming fire, the Black Wall. Still, his life in the magical forest of Solpate is filled with
A turbocharged adventure fueled by sibling rivalry, angsty athletes, and unadulterated adrenaline. “This is the first time siblings have flown against each other in a SkyRace GP. We will witness history. Two sisters, two pilots in excellent form, flying against each other, representing the top teams on points. What more could we ask for?” What
An irreplaceable journey that will not soon be forgotten. Imagine the setting: it is 1962 and Earl Vincent de Berge and a few friends are looking for the kind of summer that will sharpen their personalities and broaden their horizons. With just a homemade camper, a rough map, and a $400 loan, the young men
A dazzling foray into a luminous magical realm. Wilder is an intelligent and well-reasoned young man who has never let his disease define him. Though living with the emotional agony caused by an absent father and the physical burden of multiple sclerosis, his scholarly mind and loyal spirit stand him in good stead. When his
A spectacularly entertaining story. Vibrant any time of year, Chicago takes on an especially magical feel as Christmas approaches and winter descends upon this pulsating metropolis. Eager to move past the horrors that maniacal Sapphire Rushland dished up in New York City, Griffin Knight is settling into a less hazardous routine, setting up shop in
Captivating, compelling, and completely compulsive. The mythical city of Atlantis is no longer lost. For Natalie, this fabled city is now the refuge she calls home. With only five dollars and seventy-six cents to her name, she has almost nothing left from the life she once knew in Virginia, and Atlantis is the perfect sanctuary
An intense, action-packed book that will haunt your nightmares. It’s been said that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Griffin Knight, an unparalleled homicide detective, may be recuperating from physical injuries and emotional wounds earned back in Seattle, but his tenacity and sense of justice have never been sharper. So when someone begins to
Intelligent young adult fiction that is seamless, satisfying, and oh-so-good! Less than two months have passed since Natalie’s life was permanently flipped upside down. She and her friends are no closer to finding their missing families, while Leo, once a pillar of strength supporting this rattled group, hasn’t shown up and might not have survived
A high-action intergalactic adventure of a lifetime. History has a tendency to repeat itself, even when history is being made in another galaxy. Colonizing a new part of the universe was deemed imperative when life on Earth became unsustainable more than a thousand years ago. During that tumultuous time, the Community was formed and transformed,
An exquisite tale with a gravity all its own. In a world where love is a weakness and the oceans are made of sand, Norah is plagued with insecurities within her tight-knit community of To’Rahn. Besides enduring the tragic loss of her father and worrying over the famine that has ravaged the land, Norah doesn’t
Packed with vibrant characters, clashes of culture, and enough warmth to stir the soul. When their homeland was destroyed, almost everything was taken from them. But the love and fierce sense of justice that Finbarl and Aminatra share have kept them alive thus far. True, their makeshift family has expanded in surprising ways, but their
A highly stylized novel that is not to be missed. Unable to move past the earth-shattering events in Astoria, Charlie West exists as a prisoner of his extraordinary circumstances. Plagued with guilt, grief, pain, and unrelenting nightmares, Charlie keeps mostly to himself and lives quietly among Portland’s vulnerable homeless population. And it’s no wonder Charlie
