Nincompoop: A Novel by John C. Picardi follows Leonardo, a twenty-something-year-old man who moves to New York City with big dreams. In New York, his friend Julia helps him get a job at a small bar in the East Village called Bar Plato. The reader...

“Do not forget the power of symbols. Of heroes.” In City of Reckoning by Brianna da Silva, the Dorish Empire is under threat from an enemy from the north, the Pirimians. As the empire prepares for war, a young leader, Lasía Mae’olo, ponders on the...

The Prince and the Puppet Thief is a work of fiction in the fairytale genre. It is aimed at young adults and was penned by Justin Arnold. The book tells the story of Simon, the son of a fairytale villain who has wound up in...

Surrogacy. It’s a hot topic in our world, opening a multitude of attached debates. The laws vary from state to state. The stigma stains every incident differently. When Maggie finds herself drowning in bills and unfulfilled as the unmarried mother of infant Wyatt, she is...

In Callisto 2.0 by Susan English, Callisto Collins is a 31-year-old physicist still looking for permanent employment. A mysterious figure named Diana offers her a place onboard Shambhala, a space-based lab orbiting the Moon. She joins the all-female crew who each specializes in a different...

Flowers by Night is an LGBTQ romance novel by Lucy May Lennox set in mid-19th century Japan. Uchida Tomonosuke, a Japanese samurai, finds himself deeply enamored with his masseur Ichi, a member of Todoza, the guild of blind men. Much to the dismay of his...

Shadow of the Lost: A Novel in the Jewel of Life series by Ryan D. Gebhart is a captivating fantasy with a strong and deftly written conflict. When we meet Jaerol Solaris and Kiron, they are a very happy couple, having spent the night before...

God of Nothing by Shane Scott is a captivating epic fantasy with a timeless setting, featuring a world inhabited by all kinds of creatures. Aja Ashe Jensen is a descendant of a god and a devil. Murdered at seventeen by the God of Death, Silver,...

Prince Julian’s pretty face and dainty features make him quite attractive, belying his arrogant and disrespectful nature. Although his cruel words cause most ladies to dissolve into tears, Liliana Almwick is not one of them. As a strong-willed woman, Liliana demands that the prince should...

Jacqueline “Jack” Valentine has been a Silver (vampire) for twenty years. She’s still new to this world, but she is an effective Seeker (paranormal police and tidy-upper of human messes). Her astute observations and unwillingness to let things slide means that she has come to...