News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Clara was one of only two women practising law in San Francisco, as such she had a lot to prove, but she also had good instincts. Instincts that saw her befriend Adeline, a young woman she found in distress. When finally she returned to her senses, Adeline confesses to witnessing a murder, in fact, of… Continue reading Book review: James Musgrave – The Spiritualist Murders (@englishmajorpub )
Another boring fluff piece for the local rag put Megan on the trail of the story of a lifetime, or at least that was the promise. The idea was to rejuvenate the image of a nursing home, but the staff weren't the only ones to know of her upcoming visit. Through deception and carefully planned… Continue reading Book review: Diana J Febry – Twisted Truth (@DianaJFebry )
Faye had never felt like an ordinary teenager, but on her seventeenth birthday she began to feel even more like an outcast. All her life she had worked, scrimped and saved every penny after paying the bills and buying the groceries for her and her mother. She never went out, brought new boots, or had much fun,… Continue reading Book review: Jessica Dazzo – Super Me (@JessicaDazzo )
Hetti's first day in the police started with murder. With her first scene came her first gut instinct. As the days progress more murders occur and there's a nagging feeling she just can't shake. The suspects beat the BF scans, something with a 99% accuracy not only that, but each time the suspect has been… Continue reading Book review: Joey Paul – Walk a Mile (@MsJoeyBug )
John had lost both his parents to scum, and the law never brought justice. He lost his mother first, his father raised him as best he could, and inadvertently gave him a passion for gaming, and a means to obtain his next contract. World of Warcraft was just that, a place where John could be… Continue reading Book review: Shane Lassetter -Veterans Affairs (@OutlastZombies )
Isaac returned home to find his families' graves had expanded further, he thought he was alone, until he heard of his sister, Scarlett, at the children home. He planned to leave her, thinking she would have a better life than he could offer, and yet he took her home. The problem about returning to his… Continue reading Book review: Johanna Craven – Bridles Lane (@JohannaCraven )
Tara's life had been full of change. She was nearly an adult now, she was willingly attending higher education, she had friends, a goal, but there were a few things she could not change, her gift to see a dying person's last moments, and the toll Adam's actions and her past experiences had taken on… Continue reading Book review: Joey Paul – Dying Thoughts – Sixth Change (@MsJoeyBug )
Jacob was a gamer through and through. Over the years he had made a name for himself in testing and bug finding in new VR games, so when he saw someone dancing down the street, thrusting and parrying he recognised the moves. But what he didn't know was why someone was doing them in the… Continue reading Book review: Joshua Mason – Steam Whistle Alley (@WhistleAlley )
Garret Jones works and plays in The Park, a central hub for people to gather across the planets Earth has populated. From here almost everything is accessible, games, shops, you name it, it can probably be found there. He used to come with his sister, until a car accident left her unconscious and fighting for… Continue reading Book review: Hayden Lane – The Park
The days were fine, with seven demons contracted to her Vivian had their forms and their knowledge at her disposal. She could hold her own against most, except perhaps a choice few. Lord Haymen was one of those she wouldn't cross, besides, she was his to command thanks to her somewhat unwilling rebirth into the… Continue reading Book review: Kia Carrington-Russell -The Shadow Minds Journal(@kia_crystal )
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