As D.L. Rhodes notes, speculative fiction is a mixed bag of genres that includes but is not limited to horror, science fiction, fantasy, magic, and just plain weird and otherwise unidentifiable themes. In The Woods, Dark & Deep is all that and more. For older...

Kahuna by Brent A. Phillips is the first in the Tampa Bay series. Vox Montague is Tampa Bay’s big Kahuna, and it’s up to him to keep the supernatural peace. The trouble with Vox is that he can’t stay out of trouble. He’s got serious...

Supernatural SuperMom by Majesta Dawn is a charming and humorous mystery. Being a mother and witch isn’t easy but Maggie makes it look easy though not even having supernatural abilities will make a PTO meeting fun. At least she has her mom-friend Trish to keep...

Mantle of the World Ruler is the second installment in the Lost Wells Trilogy by Kate Gateley. The trials and tribulations of Julia Harrison continue as she and Dom O’Brian try to recuperate after the onslaught of danger by Marcus Cassius Longinus. However, things slowly...

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...

The money when hunting witches was good but the quest itself was dangerous. Evan Striker knew the risks he was taking when he decided to search for Calesso. Knights got killed all the time when they went after Calesso. Despite others telling him the impossibility...

Peril and Splendor is a young adult adventure fantasy by Caleb Birch. Ramsay Wick is a famed warrior known for his heroics and peerless ability to protect the kingdom of Aegemald from monsters of all kinds. He leads one of the best teams of the...

Mirror Witch is the first book in the Daughters of Hecate series by Phoebe Walker. After a large number of Fenrir wolves vanish, the Council - representing the supernatural community - sends Booker (a werewolf) to investigate. Booker contacts Jo Murphy, owner of the Sanctum...

The magic continues in The Madigan Chronicles series by Marieke Lexmond, who has delivered book four in The Cup. Lexmond has a flair for cinematic landscape no matter what world[s] the characters inhabit. The Cup traverses London, Boston, New Orleans, the land of Fairy, and...

The Code is an outstanding horror story written by J.R. Klein. At Graebner College in Covington, Vermont, Nick and Kate found a secret passage under an old library building. They decide to see where the passage leads and come upon an altar chamber. It is...