News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Patsy friend was lovesick, mourning the break up between her and Hans Muff. Her friends infatuation had started long ago, and now she lay around, getting sicker, like a lovesick puppy. But she was not the only one fascinated with this young man. Patsy had lusted after him for so long, ever since seeing the… Continue reading Book review: Karen Ann Carpenter – Comfortable in Hell (@KACAuthor)
Within a city of stone, metal, and dead wood many secrets can be found. Some beneath the twisting sewers, and others a little closer to home. Years ago Sabine was forced to flee her homeland. Taking up residence in the last place any would think to look for her. She became lost amidst the crowd.… Continue reading Book review: Jamie A. Waters – To Kill a Fae – The Dragon Portal Book 1 (@jawatersbooks)
Mary had been placed on desk duty following an incident that had put the town in an uproar. For almost four weeks she sat at her desk wondering the fate of her career. She was almost thankful when the chief sent her back to the field. Her sleepy town had become a hotspot for strange… Continue reading Book review: Jason L. Henderson -Shadows in the Night
Sam had been having a tough time. Her father had been murdered and accused of something she just knew he hadn't done. As a minor she was assigned into care, but no one could keep her from investigating the truth. On the run from her carers she soon finds the list of people she needs… Continue reading Book review: Gnosis – Rick Hall
Daniel never normally connected with people, and those who pursue him usually were just in love with his history. He was Lionheart, a super-soldier who survived the Nazis, experiments, manipulations, and somehow found himself propelled through time. When he met Nina, however, he couldn't explain the attraction. It was as if he'd known her forever,… Continue reading Book review: The Persistence of Memory – Karen Janowsky (@Karen_Janowsky )
Gabriel had everything to live for, a job he enjoyed, a woman he loved, and the most recent news had him over the moon. He had never expected his life to end so suddenly, or to be asked to make another sacrifice in death. He had been chosen to be Beloved. A being who could… Continue reading Book review: Encounters with Demons – P.A. Minyard
Maddie had always loved music, she put part of herself into every concert, every song, every note. It was a part of her, right up until the day someone ripped it from her. Her abduction had been the most terrifying moments of her life, and whilst she had been rescued a part of her, the… Continue reading Book review: War – A.G. Kirkham
When Nosu called her princess everything changed for Osezele. She had only admired him from afar, but it wasn't just their relationship that changed, everything did. She had lived a sheltered life, her knowledge of the marked was limited to the small snippets her mother had allowed her to know which, considering the lengths she… Continue reading Book review: Obehi Dibua – Crimson Night
Varek Hai was a Defender, perhaps the only one to now wear the ring. With no wizard partner, it calls him to where the Mother wishes. When his path leads him to the second prince of Ishalem he could not begin to fathom the adventure that awaits. Summer solstice brings with it the beginning of… Continue reading Book review: Joel Borelli – The Dragon’s Eye
When six teenagers are escorted at weapon point through a portal to the planet Genesis, 2.4 million light years from Earth, it was always going to spell trouble. It was the type of trouble that hadn't been bargained on. A prophecy had told of a beacon and the coming of a paladin to protect Genesis… Continue reading Book review: Rod C. Spence – Jeremy Austin and the Paladin (@RodCSpence)
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