News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
The History Major is a paranormal novella written by Michael Phillip Cash. Amanda Greene awoke awash with confusion, she remembered drinking too much, but not what had happened, nor why she hurt so much. Things seemed to have changed overnight. Trees that were thick and luscious yesterday had succumb to Autumn in the space of a… Continue reading Book review: The History Major by Michael Phillip Cash (@iammichaelokon )
Humanity was about to embark on a new frontier. Returning to the role of Explorer they were destined to be. Only this time they were going further than any have been before. Their destination, Titan. Mother Earth was angry with her children, exhausted of resources and her anger rained down on those committing matricide. There… Continue reading Book review: SEEDS The Journey Begins by Cary Allen Stone (@CaryAllenStone1 )
Esme was trapped, locked in a room with nine very different versions of herself. None of whom seemed to have the faintest idea what was happening. There was but one constant, they were all her, and yet each one was different. When released from her prison she saw something in the eyes of those who… Continue reading Book review: Alterni by Sunshine Somerville (@kynacoba )
The Abode was run by Mrs Smilt and her husband. There were rules for everything, and severe punishments for any breaking of the never ending list. Fel had escaped, but not before becoming attached to some of the children there, specifically Molly, whom she had taken under her wing and shown the ropes. In return,… Continue reading The Abode by Patricia Mather Parker (@pmparker6)
The Earth Priestess by Jennifer stone is a beautiful crafted fantasy novella and book two in the Mortal Orphan series. Taya, has united the lands, bringing man and gods together under one, purpose built, roof. People flock to behold the splendour, temples worshipping one of the deities send a representative to live and learn there.… Continue reading Book Review: The Earth Priestess by Jennifer Stone (@JenStone4485 )
Peppa had some explaining to do. She was found stark naked on the top of her new employer's roof, the local policeman attending the rescue only had one question. Why the name in the passport didn't match that he knew her by. The reason was simple. Following the death of her father Peppa had stood… Continue reading Book review: The Falcon Flies alone by Gabrielle Mathieu (@GabrielleAuthor )
It had always been Sara's dream to own a Victorian mansion and, although Talbot House was in need of some renovations, her dream had finally come true. Strange noises in the night left her on edge, but when she and her friend Daphine found fresh marks in the concrete where someone had tried to pry… Continue reading Book review: River Bones by Mary Deal (@Mary_Deal )
La Fortuna: The Wheel of Fortune by Vera Zegarac is a romance, but it is so much more. Uma and Carla had been friends from a young age, but their lives could not be more different. Uma's parents were loving and supportive, even when her love life saw her move to France with her husband. Carla,… Continue reading Book review: La Fortuna: The Wheel of Fortune by Vera Zegarac
When first they spotted the crescent shaped craft they had thought it was some new aircraft made by the Germans. They had never imagined what these Foo Fighters actually were, nor what their sudden and unexplained appearance actually meant for the people of Earth. Over fifty years this same alien species performed reconnaissance, experiments, abductions,… Continue reading Book review: Flight of the Black Stork by Bill Broocke
Special Agent William Garret, FBI, had been assigned to Holden for an unusual case. A three-person family murder which, given the strange symbols found at the scene, appeared to be the work of cultists. But the symbols were the least concerning aspect of the case. The bodies had been exposed to an unknown fungus, a… Continue reading Book review: Beyond the Chaos Gate by Quentin Ravensbane
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