Krystle Matar’s Legacy of the Brightwash is a book I’ve slept on for too long, but I’m glad I finally read it. It’s increasingly hard to find good fantasy reads these days, as it almost seems that I’ve exhausted the trove of good ones, only now struggling through the genre’s dregs. So, it makes me […]
Review: Tomb of the Black Pharaoh by Christopher Michael
Synopsis: In this Lovecraftian tale of horror and espionage, Tomb of the Black Pharaoh follows Robert B. Danforth, a former Miskatonic University scholar still reeling from the horrific events At the Mountains of Madness. Now part of the newly formed Office of the Coordinator of Information (COI) – the predecessor of the famed Office of Strategic Services (OSS) – Danforth is dispatched to Cairo to […]
Guest Post: Authors, Should You Relaunch? by Michael Michel
I have no clue if you should, but hopefully after reading this, you will. First, let me share a little win… May 2025 was my first ever time hitting 100,000+ page reads in a single month. I also went over 1k in revenue and 600+ sales for The Price of Power, book one in my […]
Guest Review: An Inkling of Flame: A Song of the Damned novella by Z.B. Steele
Synopsis Tell me how it happened… Layne was a soldier, conscripted to fight under the Fox in a vengeance fueled march. He, and his friends, were due for a fated confrontation, one that has ended in blood and loss. Now, the inquisitors want to hear every detail of his conscription, his training, and the duel […]
Review: King of the Forgotten Darkness by Erik Goodwyn
Synopsis: Twenty-four-year-old Liam is a traumatized warrior in a paradise free of war. He works his high-rise job. He is safe, comfortable, and free of suffering. For years, the portals to the brutal and magical world of Erentyr, where Liam came from, have been sealed, civilization protected. All that Liam wants is to live a […]
Review: the Envoys of War by Dave Lawson
Synopsis: Don’t kill the messengers. As a bodyguard for the King’s Envoys, Gen has the perfect job: traveling, drinking wine, and hitting things with her sword. Her latest mission is to accompany Cordyn, an Envoy and her best friend, through enemy territory to deliver vital military intelligence to an allied nation. The problem? The mission […]
COVER REVEAL: Noxious (Bloodmaster #2) by Ayrton Silva
Blurb After the incidents in her village, Lina has a new goal: to journey to the city of Vrysta and become a Slayer. On the surface, it looks like it will be simple. A short trip, followed by a test, with her dream practically in arm’s reach. She couldn’t be more wrong. A series of […]
COVER REVEAL: Godfallen by Tim Meyer
Blurb THE GODS HAVE FALLEN, AND SO WILL THE STARS. Centuries ago, the old gods who walked Endlia vanished from the lands. The prophecy of the Boy with the Star-Shaped Eyes foretold their return, and now, news of the boy’s existence has plunged the Five Realms into chaos, reigniting old wars and starting new ones. […]
Guest Post: The Seed of a Character by James Lloyd Dulin
The Seed of a Character When I began as a fiction writer, I had no idea how to create a character. My method was trial and error with an emphasis on the error. Eventually, I stumbled on to characters who I felt were authentic, fleshed-out people, but I couldn’t tell you how I got there. […]
COVER REVEAL: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
Blurb IN THE CENTER OF THE FOREST SITS A HOUSE OF LEAVES AND ASH. INSIDE THE HOUSE, HIS HEART AND LIES. Inside the house called Sempiternity there is a lake, at the center of which an island sits. Upon the island, a spire of stone. Surrounding the spire, an orchard of dreams. Beneath an apple […]
COVER REVEAL: The Lineman (Connections #3) by Christina K. Glover
First, we are going to play a little catch-up on the covers for Books 1 & 2, which can be purchase here. And now, for the true reason you are here. Blurb GRASPING AT THREADS If there’s one thing Henley Yu has learned, it’s that nothing is easy when it involves Chief Operator Kittinger. The […]
Cover Reveal: Chloe’s Kingdom: The Lost Colony (Stellar Heist #2)
Return to the drifting city spaceship in Chloe’s Kingdom: The Lost Colony, the pulse-pounding sequel to Chloe’s Kingdom: The Koin Vault Heist—from bestselling author Gregory Michael. How far would you go to save your best friend? Chloe Espinoza and her crew pulled off the unthinkable: a heist inside the Kingdom’s impenetrable Koin Vault. But the […]