Category: Fantasy

“Blood of Fire” by Myrielle Glassman

May 16, 2024

 They called them the Bloodborn: human warriors who have burning blood that is toxic to faeries. Once there were hundreds of these formidable fighters, but after a brutal war between the faeries and the human realm, Elyria, The Order is all but destroyed. Meara is one of the few surviving Bloodborn Knights, but she has had enough of all the carnage and plans to hang up her sword for good. But after the public execution of some of the few remaining fairies in the human world goes dangerously awry, Meara gets dragged into a nigh-hopeless rescue effort. … More “Blood of Fire” by Myrielle Glassman

MEET THE AUTHOR:  A Conversation with Jo McCarty – author of “Call Me Adam”

May 13, 2024

Jo McCarty is a first-time novelist from Michigan. McCarty shares her time between vibrant city life and rural lake living, inspired by the people and landscapes to write about both. Call Me Adam is her debut novel, though she has successfully written Children’s and YA fiction under another name. McCarty is at work on another novel. … More MEET THE AUTHOR:  A Conversation with Jo McCarty – author of “Call Me Adam”

“Call Me Adam” by Jo McCarty

May 9, 2024

The world of Jo McCarty’s refreshingly original futuristic novel “Call Me Adam” introduces us to Louie, an out-of-work mechanic who has a deep compulsion to end his life.  He’s considered a loser by the residents of his rural Michigan town. Meanwhile, the world is reeling from the aftermath of the COVID-19 disaster, which has destroyed the fragile fabric of modern life with everyone looking for ways to survive. At the brink of another disaster that is believed to be nearly as fatal as the pandemic, Louie makes a harsh but startling discovery. He can’t die; an ability he considers to be cruel and unfair given his desire to end his life. … More “Call Me Adam” by Jo McCarty

“Quickening” by Peter Gribble

May 2, 2024

“Quickening” is the final installment in Peter Gribble’s The City of the Magicians fantasy trilogy. In this final addition to the series, Gribble masterfully weaves together all the intricate plotlines that captivated readers from the very beginning. We’re able to see what happens to the characters we’ve been following through this epic adventure. This fantasy picks up where the previous book “Within” left off, taking us right back into this fascinating world of magic and political intrigue. Characters must deal with the consequences of their choices and actions which have impacted their relationships and the fate of their city. Tension builds as the threat of war looms over the city. I found myself fully engaged because I was invested in the outcome of this amazing series. … More “Quickening” by Peter Gribble

“Embers of Shadow” by Lloyd Jeffries

April 28, 2024

“Embers of Shadow,” the third installment in the Ages of Malice series by Lloyd Jeffries, picks up immediately after events end in “A Measure of Rhyme.” It grabs hold of you, shares secrets, and leaves you exhausted—yet pleased, and with more questions by the end. The eventful conclusion of “Rhyme” leaves the world with scattered pieces and attempts to understand what happened. Cain has risen from the dead and is as appealing and dangerous as ever as he continues with no hiccups, his plan to fulfill his end goal. Onlookers attempt to decipher his actions through a Biblical lens, while others reject this and look through an Earthly one. … More “Embers of Shadow” by Lloyd Jeffries

“The Bone Spear” by Alexander Layne

April 17, 2024

An old man cursed with immortality.  A young woman trained by a monster to fight him and fulfill a mysterious destiny.  Both striving to find who they really are in their desolate worlds; both having suffered grievous wrongs in the past.  In the fight for survival, sometimes the lines between good and evil are blurred.  In “The Bone Spear” by Alexander Layne, this tale is told in alternating perspectives by two strikingly different narrators.  Ettarian Valost is a once-hero-turned-exile who wants to die.  Kalia is a teenager who knows nothing but the flayed world she lives in with her abusive father.  The Flayed Gods invaded Earth long before she was born.  … More “The Bone Spear” by Alexander Layne

“Fangs Bared” by Brandon Pawlicki

April 5, 2024

“Fangs Bared, Where We Stand Now: Book Two” is the second book in the Where We Stand Now series written by Brandon Pawlicki. It picks up where the first book, “An End” left off, beginning with the last scene of book one and moving on from there. Book one was the beginning of what seemed like the end of the world, in which Vallerie Sabell wakes up to a zombie apocalypse. This addition to the series is a continuation of Vallerie’s story. … More “Fangs Bared” by Brandon Pawlicki

“Rebalance” by Suz Eglington

April 2, 2024

“Rebalance: Kiara Noir Mother Nature Series” by Suz Eglington is the exciting and fitting second book in this attention-grabbing series. The first book, “Born Torn” has her at age 16, this time she’s 18, and things are happening. She is a rare-blood queen by birth, very much protected and restricted to the castle area. In three years, she’ll be “official” but before that happens, she wants and needs to become familiar with the kingdom she will rule. She’d like every decision to be for the betterment of the kingdom, and she wants Cole to be a certainty in her life, but she doesn’t want to have to marry him so soon. … More “Rebalance” by Suz Eglington

“Greystone” by B L Ryan

March 12, 2024

Margaret Gracen, whom everyone called Mouse, had gone to live with her uncle, Robert, and her aunt, Livy after her mother died. She had little memory of her father, who left when she was only four. One day, her uncle stumbles upon a white pendant in the attic, which belonged to Mouse’s father, and gives it to her, who in turn hangs it on her bedroom window. To her shock, hanging the pendant in this way creates an iron gate with a garden and a red gravel path. When a friendly dragon appears from the gateway and begins communicating with her, Mouse discovers she has an uncanny ability to communicate with dragons. … More “Greystone” by B L Ryan