The Last Love Letter by Felix Alexander “What if you were the one?” With those words, Arabella España is lured into a tale of forbidden love and forgotten secrets. In the wake of a murder in 1950's Puerto Rico, Nationalists revolt against American colonialism. An amnesiac recluse, married to a man she does not love, Arabella finds solace in the only remaining book in her possession. One of many banned by Puerto Rico's Gag Law. The mysterious novel entitled THE LAST LOVE LETTER by one … [Read more...] about The Last Love Letter by Felix Alexander
SILJEEA MAGIC by Judith Pratt
Siljeea Magic is a magical realism fantasy for young adults, about difficult families, environmental issues, and growing up. The main character, Andrea, is starting 8th grade in a new town. But she has a secret. Most people see nothing but trees and grass in the woods that line superhighways. Andrea sees the Bokaaj, small people who live in the buffer zone woods between the highway and the big new house that Andrea’s family just moved into from the Boston suburbs. But Andrea must rescue the … [Read more...] about SILJEEA MAGIC by Judith Pratt
Illusions: Ravens of Darkness by Elle Preston
The Ravens of Darkness is a secret society of gifted elites: seers, shifters and telepaths that have controlled history from the shadows. They have remained hidden for centuries, until now. Living in a quiet beach town on Lake Michigan, sixteen year old Evie Willow is terrified of drowning, but she's even more afraid of letting her feelings out. She hasn't cried in ten years. When the charming, telepathic lifeguard, Talon Renwyck, suddenly turns his affections toward her, Evie's ability to rein … [Read more...] about Illusions: Ravens of Darkness by Elle Preston
Interview with Author – Mauro Martone
About Mauro Martone: I was born in Glasgow, raised between Edinburgh and the East Neuk of Fife and attended residential school in the north of Scotland. I have been a waiter, a Barista, a wine sales person, and a taxi driver. I keep dogs, feed foxes and enjoy football. What inspires you to write? I guess having several stories to tell. I imagine little scenes as I walk the dog or drive my car, then I feel the urge to write these down and cook them all into a tale of sorts. Then I want to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mauro Martone
Who is Ida Thorne? by Gem Solity
“Kids were told to be scared of the bogey-man, when they should be afraid of the wolf in grandma’s clothes.” Ida senses wolves from across the street, stinking like rotting garbage and fuelling her uncontrollable anger and ‘supposed’ vigilante behaviour. So when her Grandfather relocates them to her dead Mother’s childhood home, in a sleepy, rural village, Ida figures it can’t be worse than London. Nothing ever happened out in the sticks. Turns out, she was wrong. Plunged into a dark and … [Read more...] about Who is Ida Thorne? by Gem Solity
Gaia’s Majesty-Challenge: The Chosen Rise by Roger B. Burt
Fantasies, dreams and reality swirl together in this time when humankind and our beautiful blue planet face terrible social and environmental crises. And just at this moment we see a significant movement to empower women. We are already seeing the benefits for families, communities and even nations. For this author it was a siren call to build a story where women were central to preserving the future. And so the Gaia’s Majesty Trilogy was born to explore the possibilities. What if our Earth … [Read more...] about Gaia’s Majesty-Challenge: The Chosen Rise by Roger B. Burt
Interview with Author – Roger B. Burt
About Roger B. Burt: I'm supposed to tell you about me. The problem is I'm still trying to figure out who I am even as I move into advanced years. I'll try. One essential part of my life has been to explore the "what if". I don't believe much of anything is to be taken for granted. Early in life I thought I would go into nuclear physics because all this strange stuff was being discovered. But I ended up getting a doctorate in clinical psychology at Duke … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Roger B. Burt
Interview with Author – Lily Iona MacKenzie
About Lily Iona MacKenzie: About me? A Canadian by birth, a high school dropout, and a mother at 17, in my early years, I supported myself as a stock girl in the Hudson’s Bay Company, as a long-distance operator for the former Alberta Government Telephones, and as a secretary (Bechtel Corp sponsored me into the States). I also was a cocktail waitress at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, briefly broke into the male-dominated world of the docks as a longshoreman (I was the first woman to work … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Lily Iona MacKenzie
The Princelings of the East: Books 4-6 by Jemima Pett
The Princelings of the East: Books 4-6 by Jemima Pett A time tunnel from the future, a castle seeking paranormal powers, an assignment in foreign parts. Three separate adventures take us further into the world of Princelings Fred and George. We meet Lord Mariusz finding both opportunity and trouble when he steps back in time; Humphrey, the refugee from the Lost City, seeking somewhere he can call home, and Victor, the ambitious young barkeeper, setting out on his business career, with two, … [Read more...] about The Princelings of the East: Books 4-6 by Jemima Pett
Interview with Author – Isabella Ides
About Isabella Ides: I am a poet and playwright, recently turned novelist with the publication of my debut epic, White Monkey Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy. I love what happens in my creative process when I exchange a theater audience for a reader, how new worlds open up. The reader is my Alice. I lead her to the rabbit hole. Trip her. Then I run like an evasive rabbit in unexpected directions. The tricky part is how to keep the reader coming toward me as I’m moving quickly away. I wait … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Isabella Ides
The Catalain Book of Secrets by Jessica Lourey
"The Catalain Book of Secrets opens with a bang and keeps on firing off the unexpected. Think Charles deLint or Alice Hoffman...spell-binding." ―Midwest Book Review Faith Falls is a snug little Minnesota town constructed over a mystery, a place where the most impressive building is a gorgeous Queen Anne with turrets, cantilevered gables, and a wraparound porch. In a concealed room beneath the twisting stairs of the Queen Anne lies the Catalain Book of Secrets, the repository of the wisdom the … [Read more...] about The Catalain Book of Secrets by Jessica Lourey
Interview with Author – M. K. Sawyer
About M. K. Sawyer: I'm a YA/NA paranormal fantasy author from Salt Lake City, Utah. I have a Bachelor's degree in English creative writing from Weber State University, and I started writing my first novel in college. My debut novel, The Goblin's Daughter (the book I started way back in college) will be released on Amazon on June 30th, 2018! When I'm not writing, I love to make art, explore the mountains near my home, hula hoop, and snuggle with my cat, aka writing … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – M. K. Sawyer
