James Grimsby

About James Grimsby

James Grimsby is a creative writing major living in the UK, taking time to dabble in animation. He has an interest in the stranger things in life from horror to fantasy and has self-published a few short films online.

Self-Publishing Success Story: Katy Evans

Katy Evans Indie AuthorKaty Evans is one of the biggest names in self-published romance in the past few years. Riding the new wave that the industry has witnessed when it comes to female-penned romance and erotica, Evans has delivered consistent hits that wow her fans and grow her audience every day.

What books has she written?
Her first series, a break-out hit, was the eponymous Real – a romantic drama about a broken boxer named Remington Tate and his newfound flame. The series continued in Mine, followed by Remy, Rogue, Ripped, and Legend. Her other book series include […]

2017-04-03T05:34:16+02:00March 31st, 2017|Categories: Success Story|

Self-Publishing Success Story: Chuck Tingle

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Chuck TingleDr. Chuck Tingle is psuedonymous author of a slew of short self-published gay erotic parody titles, which he calls “tinglers,” whose bizarre take on the genre has earned him an unusual reputation as a comedian and niche author. The persona of Chuck is of a man who truly believes his works to be of utmost sexuality, able to provoke a “tingle down the spine” of any reader, committing himself to the craft after earning his (“almost”) Tae Kwon Do black belt and a PhD in Holistic Massage. Little is known about the […]

2019-01-22T05:39:12+02:00March 31st, 2017|Categories: Success Story|

Review: My Kill Play: When a Virus Hijacked the Roller Derby by Tim Patten

★★★★ My Kill Play: When a Virus Hijacked the Roller Derby by Tim Patten

Roller derby, in its modern form, has been a cult phenomenon across the world. A thrilling and dangerous sport, it has evolved from childhood pastime to a spectacular arena of courage and cunning on-wheels. My Kill Play: When A Virus Hijacked the Roller Derby is a personal account of author Tim Patten’s experiences with the sport, as childhood hobbyist to professional, and the way his life and those around him changed throughout the late 20th Century during one of the most infamous first-world medical crises of the past forty years.

My Kill Play joins Patten’s previous publication, Roller Babes: […]

Review: The Archbishop’s Amulet: The Windhaven Chronicles by Watson Davis

★★★★ The Archbishop's Amulet: The Windhaven Chronicles by Watson Davis

The Nayen armies have all but won in their conquest of the free peoples of this world. An empire of hell-spawn, alien beasts and supplicants has been built on the ashes of human civilization, pushing the last clans and communes to the fringes of the empire to await starvation, or worse, capture.

Caldane is one such captive – once a member of the Onei clan as a shaman, before his home’s enslavement by Nayen monks. With the help of Aissal – an alien world-traveler who seeks to free all the realms she can – and Rucker – a young […]

2017-05-15T09:25:43+02:00March 30th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

The Dragon Orb (The Alaris Chronicles Book 1) by Mike Shelton

The Dragon Orb (The Alaris Chronicles Book 1) by Mike SheltonThe kingdom of Alaris has enjoyed a relative calm for years, in no small part due to its magical prowess. But when the magical barrier that protects the land is broken, three of its brilliant wizards are thrust into an unexpected war for supremacy. It’s more than simply invasion that threatens the kingdom, but the dark secrets rising from within. Will Bakari, Alli, and Roland find themselves on the right side of history? Will they fight together, or against one another?

The Dragon Orb is the first book of the Alaris Chronicles series by Mike Shelton, and brings a refreshing […]

2017-03-30T08:09:18+02:00March 30th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Alexandria (The Sword of Agrippa Book 2) by Gregory Ness

Alexandria by Greg NessRoy and Renee are on the run. Two scientists whose revolutionary research threatened to change science forever became too much for the financial oligarchy of the United States. Continuing their work with sleep-viewing and dark energy research, the two attempt to piece together a puzzle they are woefully under-equipped to understand. Then an unexpected piece of a larger picture is found in the mind of a certain subject that will take the scientists to a whole new view of reality.

Alexandria, the second book of The Sword of Agrippa series by Gregory Ness, is a near-future sci-fi novella centered […]

2017-03-23T10:11:20+02:00March 22nd, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

The Covens of Elmeeria by Miguel Lopez de Leon

The Covens of Elmeeria by Miguel Lopez de LeonElmeeria is a place of magic and wonder, and for now it’s in a delicate balance. The garden kingdom enjoys a prosperous existence, yet must guard itself against threats from beyond the great wall and from those that may infiltrate them at any moment: witches.

At least, that’s what the royal family have always said. In truth, both the Queen and Princess Nia are what they so publicly despise. When the walls are breached and a terrible army threatens to take over the fair kingdom, it falls to Princess Nia to seek help in even the darkest corners of the […]

2017-03-13T07:18:20+02:00March 13th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: Faete (The Blood Moon Series Book 1) by Aimée Oswald Sellars

★★★★ Faete (The Blood Moon Series) by Aimee Sellars

Renny McGuire is the last in a long line of proud seanachies – storytellers of the “old country.” She carries the tales her grandfather once told – stolen from the hall closet when he would wax on at the dinner table late at night – and she continues the tradition with her late night readings at her mother’s Celtic bookstore, Seanachie.

A less-told tale of her heritage comes from a place far more mysterious than the Emerald Isle, as the McGuires have a dark family secret – a secret uncovered by one teenage descendant with just a little too […]

2017-04-21T04:00:12+02:00March 13th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |
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