Tam Lin: A Modern, Queer Retelling by TJ Deschamps is the first book in A Modern, Queer Retelling (Faerie Tales). Tom Lane has made a major decision in his relationship with handsome athlete Ariel. He's proposed and is awaiting an answer. He doesn't get quite...

Did he fall or was he pushed? So begins Dick Rosano’s mystery, The Etruscan Connection, on the Italian coast. Darren Priest is informed that an archaeologist died on a dig. He and his partner, Alana, a Viennese cop, head to the ancient remains of Etruscan...

In The Meaning of Myth, Neel Burton (psychiatrist, philosopher, wine expert) brilliantly discusses and exhibits the meaning of myth. First, he defines it as “a piece of lore” and then separates it from legend, fable, fairytale, parable, religion, ritual, magic, and science. He presents a...

The uprising of Yaksha, a monstrous demon, threatens the peace of the Imperial Heavenly Realm. The Emperor, guided by the wise sage, performs a sacred ritual to thwart his attack. The mighty God of War, after a vicious battle against Yaksha, ends up severely wounded....

Trampling in the Land of Woe is a work of fiction in the dark fantasy, adventure, and thriller sub-genres, and was penned by author William Galaini as the opening novel to the Hellbound series. The work is intended for the mature adult reading audience and...

The Tainted Hive by Alan Salt is the first book in a fantasy series with enjoyable writing and interesting characters. Pawkett is a village famed for its red-gold honey, a sought-after delicacy, but when the elite citizens of the village begin to die after an...

Ruth Finnegan's The Lady and the Dragon: A Tale of Despairing and Creation is the story of a journey from depression and loneliness to a new and positive condition. The protagonist of this book is as extraordinary as the tale itself - a dragon. Yet,...

The Clockwork Ice Dragon by Liz Delton is a Steampunk Christmas Novella. Soldark's Magistrate of Invention is opening its doors to non-union inventors, but their generous opportunity comes with a catch. The deadline is on Christmas Day which only gives Aurelia Sundon a few days...

The Immortal Tree was written by Scott Devon. On an island in the middle of the Nillway river stood a giant tree that gave life to the animals, healed illness, and improved knowledge of those who lived in the garden. The immortal tree was named...

The Golden Princess by Brian L. Braden takes an interesting approach with the setting for this fantasy novel by establishing the story in a mythical prehistory of Earth, somewhere in what is now western Eurasia. It allows Braden to quickly bypass the usual world-building that’s...