News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Christmas. The season of joy. Sure if the meaning of joy has turned to being saddled with an ancient curse that made Christmas time unbearable. While the local shops blaring out Mistletoe and Wine wouldn't cause Julietta Romero to break out in hives, the presence of mistletoe was a dangerous thing indeed. She'd got it… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King – High Heels And Mistletoe (@PortalProphecy)
Mudesa Black worked hard to get where she was. She helps people with their problems, hiding her own demons and secrets. She didn't believe in magic, but insanity, that was something she understood. Her parents had conditioned her to the point she couldn't even look in a mirror. They thought magic was real, but the… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King – Shattered Reality (@PortalProphecy)
Tails and Brody finally had a home, a sanctuary of sorts for them and the rescued children. But not everyone thinks their home is a sanctuary. With George's first shift, and Eliza running away they know they can't stay long. Little did they know that Eliza's escape brings with it a more harrowing concern. Zeus… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King – Hang on to Your Shirt Tails (@PortalProphecy)
Alice was running. She had to escape, to be free. But little did she know that even freedom has its price. Her desperate retreat sends her spiralling down a rabbit hole, a large seasonal sink hole known to open this time of year. Nothing is as it should be in this world. Everything is opposite… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King From Alice to Malice (@PortalProphecy)
Good morning everyone. I hope you are well. As you may know, yesterday (Wednesday) I flew out to Miami in preparation for the Readers' Favorite award ceremony. It has been over ten years since I was last on an aeroplane, and going alone made me quite nervous. I have to say, things have changed since… Continue reading Miami, day one. #ReadersFavoriteMiami2019
Jack Russell had protected his secret desperately for ten years. If he wanted to have rights, to work as a lawyer, to live in a nice property, it was a necessity. For ten years he had cut ties with his beast and separated himself from others of his kind, but a single incident in the… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King – Red Dot Capers
Gastrella was looking forward to a new year at school. Having moved home she had left the stigma behind her, she would remake herself, hold back the embarrassing problem anxiety caused, a problem her name only amplified. Everything was going fine until she caught a glimpse of the hot jock Tanner. But the interest wasn't… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King – Sometimes Love Stinks (@PortalProphecy)
Hope wanted to blend in, she wanted to be a normal Banshee like everyone else. Their hair was a beautiful white, but hers was red. Stained with blood, cursed, a precursor to the horror she would bring, said her peers. It was all too much for a child to take. Why she was different was… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King Hope after Death (@PortalProphecy)
Brodie had fought his nature. He had repressed and denied his shifter half since the night his first shift had taken those he loved most away from him. He kept his head down and embraced a pacifist lifestyle. So the forced invitation to anger management came as a surprise, as did the sudden assault charge… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King – Tales Always Wins (@PortalProphecy )
Seren was having, without a doubt, the worst day of her life. It was meant to be something special, chance to prove she was right for the job she knew was meant to her. But even before she opened her eyes fate was against her. There are bad days, and then there are BAD days.… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King – Serendipity’s Debt (@PortalProphecy)
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