News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Greer had sacrificed so much for her husband Michael. She supported his decision to change career, she funded his education as he studied to become a sleep therapist. She gave and she gave. Committed to her marriage, to building a better life, not once did she resent putting her dreams on hold while he pursued… Continue reading Book review: What I’d do for Love by K.F. Johnson
Morgan knew little but slavery. She had small glimpses of peaceful times in a world with a sky of green, then she awoke in the land of the blue sky, mutilated. She was but six summers old when the slavers killed the old woman who had harmed her. Her throat scarring seeing her turned to… Continue reading Book review: Chalice of Shadows by C.N. Lesley
The Biography of Prophets by Javon Rahman Bertrand is not your typical book on prophets, it aims to offer insight into their life, and create more of a person from the myth, to help the reader understand the life and assignment of a prophet. The Biography of Prophets states being a prophet cannot be learned… Continue reading Book review: The Biography of Prophets by Javon Rahman Bertrand
Enquiry Agent Samantha Smith was just scraping by, her office, like her life, refurbished and in desperate need of some TLC. Then along came Milton Vaughan-Urquhart who worked for multi-millionaire Derwena de Caro, a pop-star and diva with more than her own share of baggage. The most recent addition to the list, a stalker. Derwena… Continue reading Book review: Sam’s Song by Hannah Howe
Lacy Dawn longs for a normal life, a normal home. Her abusive father regularly takes out his anger, misery, and intoxication on her and her mother. She knows how things could end, her own best friend, Faith, was brutally murdered, another victim of domestic violence and child abuse. But Lacy Dawn has a plan. Dotcom,… Continue reading Book review: Rarity from the Hollow by Robert Eggleton
Meet Joe. His dependency on alcohol, which the only thing which seems to push away the paranoia, sees him barred from his local pub and despite the medication prescribed he is still haunted by a single and horrific dream. Since Brexit things have gone from bad to worse, and while he once prided himself of… Continue reading Swiftly Sharpens the Fang by Stuart Kenyon
The Last Mayor's Son by Leslie E. Heath is a young adult fantasy/ adventure. Returning home should be a joyous occasion. But for Aibek the thought alone filled him with dread. For twenty years he had written home, silence his only answer. He wondered if the town survived, what became of his parents following that… Continue reading Book review: The Last Mayor’s Son by Leslie E. Heath
Purple Pup is a children's story written by Karl Steam and illustrated by Joshua Lagman Lav, was a dog in many respects, but there were some integral difference between him and the normal household canines. Firstly, his fur was purple, but that aside he was part of a secret genetics project working to create the ultimate… Continue reading Book review: Purple Pup by Karl Steam
Julie arrived at Teotihuacan, the City of the Gods, a place said to be where men went to become immortal. Elbow deep in blood, she had held on as long as she could, her life flashing before her eyes, warning her the end was nigh, but she held on, she fought. Her dreams of the… Continue reading Book review: Apocryphal of Julie by G.W. Miller II
It all started with the murder of investigative reporter Terry Reynolds. The local police wanted to chalk it down to a mugging, but Stan Novak isn't convinced. He thinks there is more to this than it was made to appear, but pressure from the mayor sees the investigation ruled a mugging gone wrong. It is… Continue reading Book review: The Borman Factor by Robert Lalonde
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