News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Lady Catherine disapproval of her daughter's choice of a partner. The artist David King had apparently taken a liking to Anne, although there are whispers it was more about her fortune than any other reason. Anne is not beautiful, and her health is not the best. She makes an easy target and Lady Catherine is… Continue reading Book Review: After the Pemberley Ball by Margaret Sharpe
Even after the suicide of Macey Malloy was exposed, Amanda Sawyer continued to use her identity. It was the only thing Macey had given her, and part of her wanted to hold onto it. Her father, leader of a fanatical cult, knew her whereabouts and she knew, even when she was proven innocent, the label… Continue reading Book review: Take a Walk on the Dead Side by Jada Ryker
It started with a buoy, there one minute, gone the next. A similar fate that awaited anyone breaking the laws of the Nihili, their minds would be scrubbed, no matter how brilliant they were. If they broke the law they were remade, and from them on they would be allowed to only perform minimal labour.… Continue reading Book review: Distant Family by T.L. McDonald
Peggy Martin wanted to make a difference, she wanted to care for people, give what she could. To those ends she became a nurse, and began to work at Rusk, a place that cared for the mentally unstable. But she had her own baggage. Her husband Danny was dead, murdered by his half-brother, or so… Continue reading Book Review: The Taking of Peggy Martin by Karen Glista
The Elixir by J B Michaels is a paranormal urban paranormal fantasy tale. Bud worked as a private investigator, but more recently his payments were going to other ventures. Maeve had been a gifted member of the Order of Saint Michael, she had been killed, her throat torn from her body by a werewolf. It… Continue reading Book review: The Elixir by J B Michaels
The Edge by George Benda is a uniquely original historical fiction. It all started with a plot, someone was planning to overthrow the government and Jack was in the wrong place, at the wrong time, antagonising the wrong people. His past antics meant he was already on the FBI's radar. Soon it became apparent that… Continue reading Book review: The Edge by George Benda
Angel was nervous about the operation to correct his overbite. He wanted to impress Tiffany, a girl in his school, but the pain from the operation is not his concern. It was a fear stemmed from the video game he has been playing into the early hours of the morning. Zombies had invaded a hospital,… Continue reading Book review: Angel’s Nightmare Adventure by Angel Ramon
Lily is a troubled twelve year old girl, her mother is a well-known 'dominatrix', and such things reflect poorly on a child. She takes solace where she can, but in all the wrong places. Drinking, smoking, and sex. She feels her own life's chapters have no happy endings, something only made worse by her mother,… Continue reading The Killing of John, John, and John by Elizabeth O’Neill
Moving can be stressful at the best of times. New houses make new noises, the groaning of pipes, the settling of wood, the sound of footsteps... down on their luck Sam and her family accept their cousin's generous offer to move into a long abandoned building owned by his late father. The agreement was simple,… Continue reading Book review: The House on Hayden Pond by Jessica Monks
It started with a dream. A promise of treasure and riches. While others were hunting Lonn and his klarn broke away from their group to follow this whimsical promise. A ship was coming, ripe for the raiding. Unusual at the time of year but Lonn had seen it. And there were those he said he could… Continue reading Book review: Cloak of The Two Winds by Jack Massa
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