News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
The recession had hit hard. Already Penny could see houses on her estate popping up for sale as desperate people tried to make a sale, and then there was the dreaded foreclosure sign opposite, almost mocking her as her husband broke the news he had lost his job. With their daughter, Lani, being almost 20… Continue reading Book review: Eve Gaal – Penniless Souls (@EveGaal)
All Gailin wanted to do was help people. She had dedicated her life to learning healing, to treating the sick and injured. But when a patient dies she is convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to hang by the neck until dead. What looked to be the end of her life wound up to be a… Continue reading Book review: Lisa Lowell – Ley Lines (@LisaLowell15)
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)
Clara had savoured the attention of her distant mother, but her affection became even more scarce when she started seeing Darren. Her family's ability to be able to read people's thoughts had warned what kind of man he was. She wondered why her mother hadn't seen it too. After all, the gift ran in the… Continue reading Book review: Christy English – The Slow Rise of Clara Daniels (@ChristyEnglish)
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)
In S F Benson's Cursed Hearts Kelsie wanted more in her life than what her species allowed. She had grown up surrounded by humans hearing tales of love, and she wanted it for her own. But succubi weren't allowed such emotions, and with her abilities being uncontrolled it seemed the was fated to become a… Continue reading Book review: S F Benson – Cursed Hearts (@BensonShantella)
In Crysta Levere's Vitality, at nineteen Ava was starting over, again. Lured to Aberdeen by a voice heard as whispers in the throes of madness. She is determined to put her unstable past behind her. Here no one knows her past, her hardships, her secrets. She was doing fine too until her housemate took her… Continue reading Book review: Crysta Levere – Vitaltiy (@LevereCrysta)
In Melissa H Coleman's, Hidden City of Alchemy, Albert has been watching Lizzy for two years, protecting her from the shadows, but when she fled wearing the blue ring he knew he had failed. With her mother missing, and a family secret that could spell the end of all, Lizzie must quickly discover her heritage,… Continue reading Book review: Melissa H Coleman – Hidden City of Alchemy (@melhnorthauthor)
In D.W. Saur's, The Last Christmas, three suitcases were all Sara's life had amounted to, and these had been waiting for her on the porch when she got home, along with a note from her husband terminating their marriage. Without a plan, she got in her car and drove. She had no idea where she… Continue reading Book review: D.W. Saur – The Last Christmas (@DW_Saur)
In Sarah Ashwood's Knight's Rebirth, Sir Buckhunter Dornley was renowned. He travelled, attend tournaments and came away victorious. Women fawned over the knight, men spoke of his great deeds, and yet no one was ever able to catch his eye. There was a reason for this, of course, he loved his life of hunting dragons,… Continue reading Book review: Sarah Ashwood – Knight’s Rebirth (@1sarahashwood)
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