News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Reagan Somerset guarded a secret. It was the reason both the shifters and the humans wanted her, but she had kept the truth of her heritage a secret a long time, and she wasn't about to sacrifice that for the promise of a steady job. Of course, this left her only one option, to be… Continue reading Book review: K.F Breene – Born in Fire (@KFBreene)
Odd Voices is a collection of short stories like no other. For too long protagonists have been cut from the same cloth, but not here, gone are the cookie-cutter leads, replaced with beautifully diverse characters and they take you through their own tales, from poverty and love, to survival and magic. You will be whisked… Continue reading Book review: Odd Voices – @oddvoiceout
In Amethyst Creek's, The Return of the Scoundrel, Libby would never have found out about the teaching post if not for her brother in Leadville. Eager to begin a new life and role, she moves to the expanding city, stopping by to thank her brother on the way through. But it seems her life is… Continue reading Book review: Amethyst Creek – The Return of the Scoundrel
In S. Lynn Helton's Duplicity of Power, Namid had spent a long time hiding who she was. She had left that life behind and embraced her place in the Shadowers. But when her path crossed with the son of a renowned lord her life would be forever altered. He had something unusual in his possession,… Continue reading Book Review: S. Lynn Helton – Duplicity of Power
In Ellen C. Maze's, The Judging, Mark was doing the work of God. Those who committed atrocities were brought to his attention and judged, and given a chance of redemption before he sent them to the afterlife. This was what he had told himself for centuries, he was not a vampire, despite some similarities to… Continue reading Book review: Ellen C. maze – The Judging (@authorellenmaze )
In Shakeil Kanish and Larissa Mandeville's, The Sigil, we meet Lake, who idolised his brother, he was everything he aspired to be. Brilliant, clever, successful. So when tragedy strikes, Lake's world is torn apart in more ways than he can imagine. Through his grief he encounters a secret his brother had been harbouring, another world,… Continue reading Book review: Shakeil Kanish & Larissa Mandeville – The Sigil
When an innocent dalliance, masked in deception, ends with murder, the king has some difficult decisions to make. For the good of his kingdom, he must abandon his daughter, keep her, and the baby she carries, from sight and mind, but her exile brings further danger as dark magic consumes the land, rekindling threats once… Continue reading Book review: T N Traynor – Idi and the Oracle’s Quest (@tracy_traynor)
In C. James Brown's Killing Influence, when two social media influencers are found dead, Earl Town finds himself in more trouble than he could imagine. His previous fame attracted attention, which was great for his detective agency, right up until the mob boss seeks him out. The two deaths had both been written off as… Continue reading Book review: C. James Brown – Killing Influence
The war was over, with Maada's death Jim's notoriety and word of his heroism raced across the universe faster than a Space-folding device equipped vessel. They called him kingslayer, because he had done the impossible. But with Maada's resurrection, it seemed he would be called upon once more. Kanoor fell quickly, placing devastatingly powerful advanced… Continue reading Book review: Sean Robins – The Golden Viper (@seanrobins300)
How to Spell Disaster is a paranormal romance by Jennifer Laslie. Tucker was having a run of bad luck. Not only had his dream job, the promotion he had been grooming himself for, been given to someone else, but his luck with the ladies was none existent. When an antique book came into his possession… Continue reading Book review: Jennifer Laslie – How to Spell Disaster (@AuthorJLaslie)
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