News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Cassidy had been taken, kidnapped, taken from her twin and forced to endure the most horrendous torture while her brother, Torr, fought for his life before embarking on a desperate struggle across the moon, hoping to get her back. But his journey is not just one for his sister, it is one of discovery. A… Continue reading Book review: Palmer Pickering – Light Fighters (@PalmerPickerin1)
In Charlene A. Wilson’s Awaken, in the blink of an eye, James’ life had changed. While he did what was warranted, what was needed from him, he never expected the home he’d return to wouldn't be the one he left. For him hardly any time had passed, but for everyone else, ten years had gone… Continue reading Book review: Charlene A. Wilson’s Awaken
Lyss had a plan. A vow of revenge. She had watched her father brutally murdered, almost lost her life herself. The only way to bring down something like that was from the inside. She had to get close enough to those responsible. What she didn't know was destiny had its own plan for her. She… Continue reading Book review: Nikky Lee’s The Rarkyn’s Familiar. (@NikkyMLee)
In J.T. Moy’s, Scion of Lightning, Jaks was a failure. With his conscript coming to an end he hoped to follow in his big sister’s footsteps, to be something, be someone. But he was useless, detested, worthless. Even his own father had disowned him, although perhaps that had more to do with the fact the… Continue reading Book review: Scion of Lightning – J.T. Moy
In Jason Hubbard's A Price to Pay, Melindra awoke with no idea who she was. The face in the mirror was unfamiliar, the people she should know, strangers. But her instincts told her not to let on, that not everyone near her could be trusted if they saw her weakness. It's hard to play along… Continue reading Book review: A Price to Pay – Jason Hubbard
Celia, aka CC, has spent years protecting her heart, throwing up mental roadblocks, looking for a reason why a good thing won't last, why the person she is with will let her down. She can't help it, her past ensured she'd be wary when it came to loving and trusting a man. The problem is,… Continue reading Book review: The Frozen Flame – Sionna Trenz
Robert thought he had his life on track. He was part of a successful upstart, he trained diligently, oh and he saved unsuspecting people from invisible assassins only he could see. This was the hand he'd been dealt since his parents were murdered, but never did he expect something magnificent to rise from it, and… Continue reading Book review: Andrei Saygo – Oath Breakers (@AndreiSaygo)
Dermot has felt called to the land for as long as he could remember. As a youth his wanderlust caused him all manner of trouble, but now it could be the very thing that saves him. When a griffon appears it puts into motion an ancient promise, a vow made by The Dark Prince to… Continue reading Book review: Andrew McDowell – Mystical Greenwood (@ammcdow)
Terric had grown up hearing tales of brave knights and great warriors. He wanted nothing more than to follow suit, to begin his own epic journey, and yet fate was against him. Born as the second son of the House of Hornbolt he is destined to swear his oaths and become a priest. Nothing could… Continue reading Book review: The Ruin of House Hornbolt by Ivy Smoak and Ryan Hauge (@IvySmoakAuthor) (@RyanHaugeAuthor)
For most her life Eli had been told she suffered from mental illness, paranoia, schizophrenia, and sensory overload. For years she thought her behaviour was what drove her father to leave. She had everything under control thanks to the prescriptions, that was until the day Zack turned up and sent her world tumbling down around… Continue reading Book review: The Sensorians: Awakening – Brigitte Morse-Starkenburg (@BrigitteMorseS1)
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