Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Meticulous, methodic, and completely hypnotic. Innocence is nothing more than a hazy memory for Amalina Dalca. That is no surprise for a young woman long beholden to a dangerous monster, one with a taste for ladies of culture. Still, indentured service to the Count has yielded certain advantages. Amalina has an open invitation to join […]
Have you ever been asked a stupid question? Perhaps you are fueling up at a gas station when a stranger asks if your hybrid car runs fully on electric. Or maybe someone at the grocery store asks if the box of Cream of Wheat contains wheat. It is this sort of ridiculousness that Sidney S.
Infectious Injustice by Justin Cook From a fast-paced, middle-class lifestyle to a lifeless cell in San Quentin, Infectious Injustice is an honest story about a man whose sins finally catch up to him. Except, that isn’t even close to the whole story. Without much memory of the precipitating events, an arrogant, angry, and drunk Justin Cook
Nuns with Shotguns is a humorous memoir set in the early nineties, at a time when Paul Mountain is determined to finish his novel and nothing is going to stop him. Well, a few things might get in the way. A dalliance here, a bender there. Plus the daily grind in Eldora, Colorado, which 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 touching read with the poignant message that love starts within. You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family, as the saying goes. Unfortunately, good choices and solid decision-making are two skills Kim Kincaid has yet to master. Her best friend happened by accident, her boyfriend happened by surprise, and her only
Everything is thoughtfully crafted to make Larkspur the perfect fictional destination. It’s hard to deny the beauty of autumn in Wisconsin and there’s no better place to enjoy the season than at the Larkspur Fall Festival. Thanks to an exclusive feature in a regional tourism magazine, this year’s event will be extra special for the
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
An utterly delightful novel that maps out a moving journey. Without her permission, Karen Whittington has unceremoniously become a woman of a certain age, someone staring into the eye of looming retirement. Looking forward to leaving her library job and routine about as much as a root canal, Karen still has lots of life ahead
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
“You know things are not going well at the precinct when you get called in despite being signed off with injuries.” But in New York City, crime doesn’t take a sick day. A freelance journalist preparing funeral arrangements for her late husband is abducted from her home. A fitness instructor doesn’t show up at the
A collection that is bursting with heart, dynamic energy, and unbounded creativity. Years after the initial outbreak of Covid, this deadly disease is still an invariable topic of conversation. With lingering effects that include diminished life expectancies, volatile economies, increased fear for public health, and widespread mistrust of medical experts, this disease has had far-reaching
Engaging, exciting and filled with seemingly impossible complexities. Extraordinary imagination is on exhibition in Karen A. Parker’s The Art of Capturing Phantoms: Definitive Edition. The author gathers wisps of ideas, fragments of thought, and creative writing prompts and turns these into a quirky digest of dodgy characters, bizarre situations, and action that moves at the
A fleet-footed thriller that will leave you craving more. Crime investigations in the Big Apple will have to wait because Detective Griffin Knight is taking his skills and intuition across the country in order to help a mysterious hacker solve a murder. The hacker, Kalyx, once assisted Detective Knight in an investigation and now she
The first meeting between Gamma Lucianne Paw and the lycan king is a clumsy interchange that leaves both parties flustered. For King Alexandar, meeting his promised mate should be one of the most joyful moments of his life. After all, the Moon Goddess sanctioned the match. Sharing a bond with a strong, alluring gamma is
Not far from Heathrow Airport, a man falls from the sky and lands on a freshly detailed Porsche Targa, wasting both the car cleaning and the life of the victim. With no way to immediately identify the body, law enforcement and the media are left floundering for answers. Meanwhile, a British Airways flight bound for
A wonderfully exuberant book of poems. Itches Inside My Head: Volume I is a bedazzling collection of lighthearted poems geared toward young readers. Delightfully glad-hearted, Randy Mazie’s anthology tackles issues common to childhood, ranging from the ever-present monster hiding under the bed to tender bonding moments shared with a parent. Fans of rhyming poetry will
A finely tuned fusion of political satire and science fiction. A procedural mishap leaves Doctor Stefan Westin in the enviable position of becoming Earth’s savior. But the task will be demanding and the circumstances are more than a little suspect. Initially, Stefan’s only guidance surrounding the monumental project comes in the form of a cryptic
An epic story that boasts a classic fairy tale feel, an intellectual bite and a heaping portion of wit. The family Sosunov are the keepers of an important legacy, protecting the residents of their small fishing village, Fortitude, from malignant witches who prey upon innocent dreamers. Generations of Sosunovs have toiled and sacrificed to keep
Cynical, astute, and decidedly well-rounded Bill and Yvonne Smede are nobody special. They’ve done nothing exceptional. Their life together, for all intents and purposes, is prosaic. But that doesn’t mean their marriage, their family, their friends, and even their boring routines are valueless. An ordinary walk around the block yields many interesting observations and meaningful
A breezy romance with spirited characters and a gentle story arc. Ah, small town living. The very notion conjures images of unassuming homes with white picket fences, friendly neighbors watering their prized rose bushes, and the ideal place to put down roots and start a family. But not everyone has such shimmering sentimentality when thinking
Some of the most original characters modern science fiction has seen. Marshall Grissom and Marta Hamilton are two semi-retired time travelers trying to start a new life together under the warm Caribbean sun. After proving too risky and raising too many ethical dilemmas, their time-travel program was unofficially shut down. But even with time travel
The rom-com new moms, single parents and baby lovers have been waiting for! What is a woman to do when she’s got baby fever, but no man in her life to help make a baby? Thirty-four-year-old Ella has a plan, and swiping right isn’t going to get her there. She announces her intentions to her
