News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
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
Gavin Shawlins is on the run, only he doesn't know it. Following their last mission for the Lambeth Group someone realised he knew something important, something that could put the US itself at risk. Zoe Tampsin, on the order of her superior, takes him and goes dark. In exchange for Gavin the US have offered… Continue reading Book review: The Black Fox by Gordon Bickerstaff
September 1st is quickly approaching and that can only mean one thing, the next book in The Forgotten Legacies series will soon be out. Instead of bombarding you with several posts containing cover work and promotional images, I thought I would condense it all into one. Although I do have some more amazing pictures on… Continue reading Remedy, insight and information.
Kathleen had been drawn to Stonehenge, certain she would make the discovery of a lifetime. She had no idea how right she was. Millennia before an ancient war had ended in this very spot. But she shouldn't have found it, the time had not been right, but her intrusion had started events, and now in… Continue reading Book review: The Awakening by Michael Timmins
Gavin Shawlins is one of the leading researchers in his field, his services have been sought to work for the Lambeth group. Still in mourning for his recent loss his focus is not where it should be. But he is the only one who could infiltrate Waterlooville University Campus undetected. Something there has backfired. They've… Continue reading Book Review: Everything To Lose by Gordon Bickerstaff
It never rains in New Hampton, it pours. And with the rain comes danger.Someone has been playing god, meddling with things best left untouched, and the results were astounding. As the city weathers the storm complications come to light, strange happenings occur with seemingly normal people. Crime is affluent and those willing to stand up… Continue reading Book review: The Rain by L.A. Frederick
20,000 steps by Charity Grant is a great little book for those of us looking at ways to lose weight and be more active. There are numerous ways here to increase the steps you take in a day with simple and almost effortless things. Many moons back I actually used to use the TV method… Continue reading Book review:20,000 steps by Charity Grant
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