Gateway to Mars: Vol.3 of the Martian Diaries continuing The War of the Worlds by H.E. Wilburson is a riveting sequel to H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds. The story initially transports us to 1945. We meet Jack Stent and other astronauts on their...

Master of Music by Marla Himeda is a remarkable fantasy that takes us to the imaginary Bardic Isles. We meet Kaelin, an eleven-year-old orphan. Kaelin has a magical musical gift, but he is scared that his compositions will harm other people. So, he only plays...

In Lightning in the Desert by Jan Ferrigan, Kalyah had been a student before the Civil War. Things were good with so much hope but had taken a dramatic turn since the war had begun. Her family had been murdered, and Kalyah was trying to...

Marcus Douglas Presents The Cycle of Completion is set in a Christian environment. Nebuchadnezzar, once the Chief Scientist and the Orator of New Jerusalem at the beginning of the story, has led the region away from its once utopia-like setting. He dismisses God as the...

The Handler’s Gambit: Saxen Saga Book 1 by Ingrid Moon is an awesome space opera fantasy. Only three years previously, Turner Boone was playing demanding strategy game simulations to earn his graduation from the Coalition Academy in an oppressive corner of the galaxy. But having...

Chosen Mistress by Elizabeth Conte is a historical fiction tale that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy historical romance and do not mind some adult scenes that are not overtly graphic. Charlotte Ashford considered her cousin Lydia...

The Veil by Wanda Luthman is an imagining of what could have happened during the tearing of the veil inside the Tabernacle. According to Jewish tradition, the thirteenth birthday is very special for boys. It's when they get to read from the Torah for their...

The Wolven Mark is the first book in the 6-part University of Sorcery Series by Megan Linski. Emma is thrust into the magical world of Malovia after having lived her whole life with no knowledge of her magical abilities as a sorceress. Ethan is the...

Carolyn McBride brings us soulful women's fiction in The Cicada Spring. Katie Young is adrift. She has just said goodbye to her daughter who will be attending college in New York City. Now she will be returning home to Virginia, alone. She has a stable...

Lethal Melodies is a work of fiction in the intrigue, mystery, and magical realism genres. Penned by author Abdulilah Hamadi, the audiobook version is narrated by Claire Glover. This engaging read takes listeners on a journey through the mysterious and boundary-blurring world of David Lipton,...