By Alice Hoffman ** Publication Date 5 October 2021 ** 5 stars This series is one of my faves. Alice Hoffman gave us another perfect story about the Owens women. Sally & Gilly are now older. Sally has two daughters of her own. Antonia is the older, a med student, and Kylie is the younger, …
By Molly E. Lee 4.5 stars Harley’s father has beaten her again and again. Making her feel like less than the ground walked upon. Meanwhile her intent is to shield her 7 year old half-sister Ray from that anger and venom. To protect her until Harley’s 18th birthday, just around the corner, when hopefully they …
By Antoine Bonner ** Publication Date 16 February 2021 ** 3 stars Amanda has just found out she has special powers. There is a deity buried within her that comes to life when her life is about to end. Amanda’s life is about to change dramatically. This deity, along with her kundalini, are going to …
By Aliya Whiteley ** Publication Date 16 March 2021 ** 3.5 stars Skyward Inn is a locals bar run by Jem, a local Protectorate born, and Isley, a Qitan. Jem met Isley when she was enlisted and stationed on Qita to spread a message of peace. When Jem’s time served had ended, Isley returned home …
By Emily A. Duncan ** Publication Date 7 April 2020 ** Nadya is a cleric from Kalyazi. Clerics are holy people who can speak to the gods. Only Nadya’s gods have stopped speaking to her lately. She is trapped in Tranavia with the young king Serefin, who is having trouble holding onto both his throne …
By Jess Kidd ** Publication Date 4 February 2020 ** Bridie Devine dabbles in forensics. Of course this is Victorian London and women do not dabble in the medical nor the detective realms. Yet Bridie is an imposing woman who has been raised both on the streets of Ireland and a fine estate in England. …
By Sam Hooker, Seven Jane, Alcy Leyva, Laura Morrison, Dalena Storm, Cassondra Windwalker ** Publication Date 5 November 2019 ** A Midnight Clear is a book of six short stories, all themed around the winter holidays. But these aren’t your “Hallmark” style of holiday stories. These are more likely to end up on Twilight Zone …
By Lisa Goldstein ** Publication Date 25 October 2019 ** Maeve is a pseudonym for Adela Martin, the renowned author of the folklore novel, Ivory Apples. Maeve changed her name and moved to the middle of nowhere, because her fandom became more than she could bear. Ivory Apples was not only a success, it created …
By Thomas Wheeler & Frank Miller ** Publication Date 1 October 2019 ** Many times has the story of Arthur, Lancelot and Merlin been told. Arthur is nearly always the receptor of the magical sword that makes him the one true king. This time around the sword belongs to a girl, Nimue. Nimue is a …
By HG Parry ** Publication Date 23 July 2019 ** Did you ever want to be able to have tea with one of your favorite book characters? Or visit a street in Victorian London? In The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep, you can do those things. Dr. Charles Sutherland is an English literature professor with …