Spotlight on…The Home Team Part 3
Reviewer Cathy Speight I’ve decided to give my unruly pupils a little rest from lessons. Well, their attention spans aren’t great, and since another British-hosted Olympics probably won’t happen again...
View ArticleBook Brief: Gerald and the Wee People
Gerald and the Wee People by Greta Burroughs Genre: MG/YA fantasy 60,946 words (approx) Gerald and his best friend, Vernon discover a mysterious spot in the woods where Gerald visualizes a miniature...
View ArticleFeatured Author: Christie Meierz
Christie Meierz was born in Chicago and grew up in southern California. She began writing at the age of seven, pouring her young heart into an epic that took five years to write – and which she is...
View ArticleTop d20 Signs You May Be An Epic Fantasy Writer
While I usually try to keep Ed’s Casual Friday to topics that might be of general interest to writers / readers of all kinds, today I admit I am staying in my wheelhouse. What follows is a list...
View ArticleFeatured Author: Joni Parker
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Joni left the windy city at the age of 8 with her family to Japan where they lived near a US Army base. Upon return to the United States, she lived in Phoenix, Arizona where...
View ArticleFeatured Book: Tangled Omens
Tangled Omens by Joni Parker In Book Two of the Seaward Isle Saga, young Alex continues her adventures as she begins her new role as a Tracker, an elite soldier of the King’s Army. After Alex goes...
View ArticleFeatured Book: Hope
Hope (The Knights of Av’lor) by Sam Rook Available from Amazon, B&N, and Kobo. The winged knights—magically altered humans—are the only ones defending the portal from Av’lor to Earth. With defeat...
View ArticleBook Brief: Unknown
Unknown (The Elements Trilogy, #1) by Melissa Pearl Genre: YA Fantasy Word count: 71,500 Darkness is covering the land. As the city of Mezrah grows with power and greed, the rest of the world can only...
View ArticleFeatured Book: Blind Sight
Blind Sight Nicole Storey Available from Amazon. Jordan has visions of monsters, demons, and death. Seventeen, orphaned, and born into the family business, she doesn’t have friends, she doesn’t have...
View ArticleFeatured Book: Wardens of Light and Shadow
Wardens of Light and Shadow (Dracus Saga) by J.M. Williamson Available from Amazon and Smashwords. Wardens. Selected for their strong, innate connection to the lifeblood of the world, these unique...
View ArticleFeatured Book: Crosswind
Crosswind by Lynne Cantwell Available from Amazon. Life on Earth is much improved since the pagan gods’ return. As conflict eases around the world, attention — and money — has turned to more...
View ArticleThe Sword and the Sorcerer
The Sword and the Sorcerer by John Phythyon Available from Amazon, Smashwords, and CreateSpace. Gothemus Draco – world’s most powerful sorcerer – is dead. Locked away in his tower are the tools for...
View ArticleMagic Realism: An Overview
Magic Realism, or Magical Realism, has become a hotly discussed term among writers of both fiction and non-fiction. Indeed, some would argue that it has no place in fiction. Others disagree. It is also...
View ArticleFeatured Book: Sand Dollar
Sand Dollar by Sebastian Cole Genre: Romance/Fantasy Available from Amazon. Robin’s love saves Noah by inspiring him to stand up to his powerful parents and reclaim his true self at all costs. But...
View ArticleBook Brief: The Book of the Forsaken
The Book of the Forsaken (The Game, #1) by Yannis Karatsioris Genre of this Book: Contemporary/Metaphysical Fantasy Word count: 52,000 The Magi, the most powerful of men, confront the supernatural...
View ArticleBook Brief: Annealed
Annealed: Book Five of the Pipe Woman Chronicles by Lynne Cantwell Genre of this Book: urban fantasy/paranormal romance Word count: 56,856 It’s zero hour… Naomi has just two weeks to find a new home...
View ArticleFeatured Book: The Alignment
The Alignment by Kay Camden Fantasy, fiction, paranormal Available from Amazon. Liv’s cross-country move lands her in the path of Trey, a mountain recluse with more enemies than she can count. He’s...
View ArticleBook Brief: The Royal Wizard
The Royal Wizard (Dragonborn, book 1) by Alianne Donnelly Genre: Fantasy Romance Word count: 103,000 The kingdom of Wilderheim stands bastion between the world of humans and the Otherlands. It is ruled...
View ArticleCassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective
Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective by Christine Amsden Genre: science fiction, fantasy, New Adult Available from Amazon Cassie Scot was born into a world of magic, but she has none of her own. When she...
View ArticleFeatured Book: RAD and the Quest for Geminus
RAD and the Quest for Geminus by Julius Kohanyi Science fiction and fantasy Available from Amazon “RAD” is a celestial messenger from the Constellation Gemini who descends to Earth as a 12-year old...
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