Tides of the Sovereign (Book One of The Lost Wells Trilogy) by Kate Gateley follows Julia Harrison, a magic bearer who has just lost her grandmother. She is dealing not only with her grief but a feeling of being disconnected from her magic. Her whole...

Saltome, Empress of the Realm, commits the ultimate sacrifice and the Imperial Star’s crown now falls to her heir-apparent, the young Jenanine Blackwater. With one year left until she is trained by Empress Saltome for her future role, Jenanine thinks that by becoming Empress, one’s...

The Trials of the Black Tower by Joseph S. Andrew is the first book in The Storm Blood Records epic fantasy series. The story follows Varion, an orphaned man who had never ventured out of Lyisien village where he grew up and trained under the...

The Tome of Syyx (The Fateful Force) is a work of fiction in the fantasy, sword and sorcery subgenres, and forms the first novel of the series. The work is intended for young adult readers and does contain some moderate fantasy violence. Penned by Stavros...

The Man Butcher Prize by Charles X. Cross is a thrilling and hypnotic story filled with style and vision. While all the fictional assassins that will pop up in your head live in the contemporary period, you are introduced to William of Fairshore, a.k.a. The...

The Vow That Twisted Fate by Katherine D. Graham sees Queen Arlena don the angel pendant that had belonged to her ancestor Queen Valera. Soon after this, the phantom of Valera passes her a dwarven dagger. Despite being urged against carrying the dagger, Valera invokes...

The Watchers: The Trekana Book 1 by Jo Sisk-Purvis delves deeply into world-building, introducing readers to an idyllic island paradise where violence and war have been unknown for over 500 years. The inhabitants of this world are either watchers or listeners. Watchers have incredibly powerful...

Sarah Chislon introduces Jessa in the Tattoo of Crimson: Blood of the Fae Book 1. Her best friend Ibbie, who has been struggling with depression, exposes a crimson tattoo to Jessa. The “Crimson Tattoo Killer,” a serial killer in the Kingdom of Byren, had marked...

The Ring Keeper by A. J. Park commences with a terrifying pursuit as Ana must escape the Shekkar demons. Accompanied by Dane and Zarek, she sets off for the safety of the warding surrounding Sarine. The journey is terrifying and tragic as Dane is killed....

Tales from a Lady’s Bower, edited by Isabella Berdyna Zysk, commences with “The Tale of Lindy and Kenric” in which two people discover feelings based on compatibility. “The Tale of Edmund and Ellinor” shows two teens who are reluctant to marry brought together later in...