News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
In Jarrod L Edge's, Zeta 6, an origin story, the discarded 6-3-9 carbon alloy plated cyborg remembered nothing. It ran, unaware of how it knew which path to take, or how it knew the things it did. The most essential things, those seeming most important were those it didn't know, such as who it was,… Continue reading Book review: Jarrod L Edge – Zeta 6 (@E7Prophecy)
In MJ Gaylor's The Seventh Trail, Owenton had fallen. The Master brought this news with grimness, speaking of beasts who conquered the walls of Owenton with ease and brought with them a plague before their attack to render defences almost useless. The Master came to the clockmaker Bisbee's home to warn of the danger to… Continue reading Book review: MJ Gaylor – The Seventh Trail
In Ginger Ring's Playing Jasper, Jackie had studied to be a reporter, she loved the thought of immersing herself in a good investigative piece. The problem was in her small town not much happened. With downsizing imminent she knew her job was on the line, so when a vacancy arose in the local winery she… Continue reading Book review: Ginger Ring – Playing Jasper (@gingerrings)
Some may call it fate, others would call it a perfectly executed plan. When Daniel Walters walked into Carla's life she had no idea he already knew her. He had been watching her closely, but he had never expected to feel this way about her. He knew more about her life than she did, like… Continue reading Book review: Patricia C. Jackson – Mask Weavers for Hire (@PatriciaCJacks2)
In S.I. Taylor's Guilty Photographs, Barbera knew she could only rely on herself. Her body was a cavass to the betrayals she had experienced. But this latest edition had her concerned. Unable to recall the events of the night before she awoke bleeding, sore, and alone. She knew better than to call the cops, no… Continue reading Book review: S.I. Taylor – Guilty Photographs (@sitaylorwrites)
In Vicki Stewart's Saving Jia, 'It's over for today. Tomorrow is a long time away,' was the mantra Jia repeated to herself every day once her terrible vision subsided. She knew it was coming, it started like clockwork at 5:55 pm, the time her father had been declared dead after taking a bullet to protect… Continue reading Book review: Vicki Stewart – Saving Jia
In Willliam David Ellis, Kisses Of My Enemy, the nameless one had been sealed in Tartarus long ago. The key entrusted to humanity. Occasionally, from time to time, there are those who find the means to unlock this prison, liberating the terror from within. Now is one of those times. With Germany set to fight… Continue reading Book review: Willliam David Ellis, Kisses Of My Enemy
In Erik Henry Vick's Arms Dealers, werewolf and coffee-addict Leery Oriscoe had his work cut out for him when an unlikely pair of supernaturals team up to dismember a couple of mundanes. Hot on their trail he and his partner, Dru, have no idea what they are being dragged into. Beyond these seemingly innocent attacks… Continue reading Book review: Erik Henry Vick’s -Arms Dealers (@BerserkErik)
The chakras are a fundamental part of the energy system, but their impact in everyday life is often overlooked or misunderstood. The aim of Susan Shumsky's, The Big Book of Chakras and Chakra Healing is to dispel fiction and false beliefs while starting the reader on their journey of truth and understanding, including everyday applications.… Continue reading Book review: Susan Shumsky – The Big Book of Chakras and Chakra Healing (@AwakenToGod)
In D.B. Sieders' Raising the Dead, Vivian had not asked for this life. She had not asked to be alive, yet trapped between the world of the living and dead. She came into this gift following an agreement, a debt she had taken on in the hope to spare someone she loved. Her powers were… Continue reading Book review: D. B. Sieders – Raising The Dead (@DBSieders)
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