Presenting an unseen world of immortals and powerful beings, as well as alien races that have intermixed with humanity, this novel is a symbolic and allegorical tale of spiritual connection, and the dark edges of consciousness beyond our understanding. Dr. Meenins sits firmly at the center of this story, as he is taken on an internal journey to free his troubled mind, embarking on this metaphysical quest to perhaps find the answers to […]
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Stained Echoes: Tales of the Mysterious and the Macabre is a collection of thirteen stories, comprised of horror, suspense, and strange fiction. It is a loose follow-up to my first book, The Dreadful Call and Other […]
Ivy Gilbert’s Protectors of the Light is a classic fantasy tale with a supernatural twist – charged with protecting positive timelines from corruption and evil, Hannah must deal with foes beyond her comprehension to protect a powerful force for good. While the premise of an ordinary person thrust into extraordinary circumstances is a familiar one, Gilbert adds an intriguing element of the bond between twins, leaning towards esoteric spirituality in its focus on our fundamental interconnectedness. The pace of the novel is quick, and while the concepts can be surprisingly deep, they’re delivered with a light touch, making for an […]
A well-written and fast-paced work of young adult fiction, Bully Boy by Tom Wade is a coming-of-age story about a boy who struggles against bullies in a school that tries to sweep incidents of cruelty under the rug. Henry Wilton is being attacked by a group of boys who are unopposed by the students and the teachers; as the situation gets worse and his cries for help go ignored, Henry will need to decide whether to find a way to protect himself or take the fight back to those who mean him harm. The book does an exemplary job of […]
In the Americana-heavy memoir following the author’s rare and debilitating spinal disorder, The Villains Who Snapped My Spine, author A.H. Nazzareno traces back through his life for a thread of bad luck that may have led him to his current condition. Something like the off-kilter writing of Rudolph Wurlitzer’s Nog, or Bukowski’s Ham on Rye, the “villains” of the story are laid out between accounts of the hospital procedures and thoughts on American history and experiences from the deserts of Arizona to the old Civil War fields of ghosts and deer. A memoir full of bitter humor, […]
A consistently hard-hitting collection of poetry, Franco Cardiello’s Love is a Mental Illness strikes with precision again and again, drawing from the poet’s own experiences and laying them bare. Cardiello’s style is notably idiosyncratic and may take a poem or two to get used to his enigmatic flow of words, but the reader is soon drawn into the collection’s heart-wrenchingly realistic world of love, hope, trauma, pain, vulnerability, and honesty. A revolutionary work in its creativity and execution, this cross-genre collection works equally well as a work of lyric poetry and a form of self-help for those who see themselves […]
A compelling rich-romance drama, Bad Girl by Vonne B offers a surprisingly multifaceted novel set in the dual cut-throat worlds of strip clubs and the law.
Protagonist Abigail has managed to pull off a gig at one of the best strip joints in town, Secrets, working as a thick-bodied exotic dancer to provide for her little brother after her drug-addled mother made off leaving them to fend for themselves at a young age. A wealthy regular, Jones, has taken a shine to her, and she’s dancing for him privately one night a week to bring home the dough.
Meanwhile, Jones […]
Welcome to the Madhouse, the first volume of Valerie Anne Hudson’s Maids of Maddington series, is a delightful starting point for a new historical series, giving us a maid’s-eye view of murderous plots and domestic struggles both high and low. The novel tells an upstairs, downstairs story with a twist, as it also examines Victorian society writ large, which will please fans of “Downton Abbey,” albeit with a different historical focus. Deftly examing women’s roles in Victorian-era London, the novel offers a keen level of insight into the era with short but significant chapters that never sacrifice historical detail. […]