News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
It is with great pleasure we welcome author Walter M. Williams III to #SymposiumSaturday About the Author Tell us a little bit about yourself. (Author Bio) As you are undoubtedly aware, my name, is Walter M. Williams III. Though I have a degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis on Homeland Security, I am actually… Continue reading Author interview: Walter M. Williams III
Fairfield’s Auction: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean Craige is a murder mystery set in the town of Witherson. All is not well in the town of Witherston. Long ago the Cherokees were cast from their land, their belongings claimed by the white man, and now they are being auctioned off as treasure for… Continue reading Book Review: Fairfield’s Auction: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean Craige
For those of you who follow my blog you'll have noticed it is more about the books I have read and the authors I have encountered rather than my own books, Darrienia and Herbal Lore. The reason is a simple one, I believe authors should support each other. I have recently been approved as an… Continue reading Readers’ Favorite: I’ve earned my stamp
Underland by Chanda Hahn is young adult paranormal novel, with urban fantasy elements. Kira hadn’t always been lost, once she’d had a family, a father who loved her and shared with her the experience of his Navy SEAL training. When she had awoken with night terrors he had chased them away, but when he died… Continue reading Book review: Underland by Chanda Hahn
It is with great pleasure I welcome the very talented author of the Coon Hollow Coven Tales and The Enchanted Bookstore Legends Series, Marsha A. Moore. For those of you who follow my blog closely you may remember that Marsha A. Moore was one of my top five favourite authors from 2015. She already has… Continue reading Author interview: Marsha A. Moore
The Memory of Lost Dreams by David Curtis is well placed in the Dystopian genre. Wanted for treason Malik has no choice but to flee his homeland, where his only crime had been to challenge poor leadership the people so blindly followed. A cave seems to offer salvation, the darkness all-consuming until a glimmer of… Continue reading Book review: The Memory of Lost Dreams by David Curtis
Tacenda by Christine Vann is a brilliant example of a first contact science fiction. The plot revolves around the two main characters Arucken, a nestling, and Kerris, a human partnered into his service. Life as a cross-species team is never easy, especially when so few humans seemed to successfully accept the pairing. Their latest orders… Continue reading Book Review: Tacenda by Christine Vann
Annwyn's Blood (The Paladin of Shadows Chronicles, #1) by Michael Eging is a fantasy science fiction set in Sub-Roman Britain. King Mattheus' daughter Marianna has been abducted, but when no word of ransom comes the King is forced to take matters into his own hands, dispatching his warriors to scour the land in search of… Continue reading Book review: Annwyn’s Blood (The Paladin of Shadows Chronicles, #1) by Michael Eging
Hegira by Jim Cronin is a Dystopian, Time-travel, science fiction centring around the protagonists Karm, and his involvement with Maripa and Doctor Jontar Rocket. Karm was sent back in time with a very specific agenda, to prevent the extinction of the Brin, the only hope the universe has to overcome the current threat. Armed with… Continue reading Book review: Hegira by Jim Cronin
Genetically Privileged is a Science Fiction book by author A. W. Daniels It follows the story of Mary and Joe Christianson, a couple who desperately want to conceive, but having had problems in the past they fear they will never have a child of their own. Betrayal and disappointment see the couple relocating to Bethlehem,… Continue reading Book review: Genetically Privileged by A. W. Daniels
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