SYNOPSIS Japan, 1625 A new Drum Master has risen, and soon the nation will fall to the curse of Izanagi. Answering the call of his kotsuzumi, dead warriors abandon their peace to once again roam the land of the living, swinging rusty blades and chattering rotten teeth at his behest. Japan’s last hope lies in […]
REVIEW: This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer
SYNOPSIS Take only pictures. Leave only bones. This trip is going to be Dylan’s big break. Her geologist friend Clay has discovered an untouched cliff face in the Kentucky wilderness, and she is going to be the first person to climb it. Together with Clay, his research assistant Sylvia, and Dylan’s boyfriend Luke, Dylan is […]
REVIEW: Heliotrope by Palmer Pickering
SYNOPSIS Teleo is a retired soldier descended from Mages, who were cast out of power generations ago. After years of war and sorrow, he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life on his farm and work his stonemason’s craft. His wife and daughter had been murdered during a war raid several years earlier […]
REVIEW: His Ragged Company (Testimonies of Elias Faust #1) by Rance D. Denton
SYNOPSIS A pissed-off warlock with a taste for revenge. An army of sand-golems with fistfuls of magic. A wishing well with a mind of its own. No wonder Blackpeak, Texas never got its spot on the map. Town marshal Elias Faust thinks that he can make any problem go away if he throws enough lead […]
REVIEW: Sea of Souls (Sea of Souls Saga #1) by N.C. Scrimgeour
SYNOPSIS Dark be the water, and darker still the creatures that lurk within… Free-spirited Isla Blackwood has never accepted the shackles of her family’s nobility. Instead, she sails the open waters, searching for belonging on the waves. But when tragedy calls Isla home, she realises she can no longer escape the duty she’s been running […]
REVIEW: Melon Head Mayhem (Killer VHS Series #1) by Alex Ebenstein
SYNOPSIS Have you ever wanted to live inside your favorite horror film? Prove you have what it takes to fight Freddy? Destroy Jason? Mangle Michael? Cousins Carson and Sophia are in town for their grandma’s funeral and are, unknowingly, about to live out the nightmare that is every horror fan’s dream. After they find an old […]
REVIEW: Don’t Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy #2) by Stephen Graham Jones
SYNOPSIS December 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South escapes into town to complete his revenge killings, in this riveting sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones. Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade […]
REVIEW: Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series #2) by Brian McAuley
SYNOPSIS Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas, he’s less than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that their holiday getaway was the site of a horrific crime, this family on the rocks will have to […]
REVIEW: Buzzard’s Bowl (Tragedy of Cedain #2) by John Palladino
SYNOPSIS Cedain continues to collapse. Ashmount’s destruction shatters the Magicai while the culprits responsible continue sabotaging the world. All the while, the next season of Buzzard’s Bowl begins and Edelbrock, in his constant fight for survival, desires a vengeance he can only find in the arena. Seradal and Villic find themselves in the middle of […]
COVER REVEAL: Spark of the Divine (The Kalaraak Chronicles #1) by Louise Holland
I am honored to bring to you the cover reveal for Louise Holland’s debut novel Spark of the Divine book one in The Kalaraak Chronicles. Based on a D&D campaign she’s been playing since 2018, but written to be accessible by those unfamiliar with the game, Spark of the Divine is an exciting adventure filled […]
BOOK TOUR/REVIEW: Shadows of Nyn’Dira (Fallen Light #3) by H.C. Newell
SYNOPSIS Deep within the forests of Nyn’Dira, darkness rises, and Neer finds herself hunted at every turn. Fleeing from relentless enemies and vicious creatures of darkness, she embarks on a treacherous journey through the dangerous woodlands in search of strength and salvation. As the humans push further into the forbidden lands, the Nasir and his […]
REVIEW: Wild Court by Matthew Samuels
SYNOPSIS A secret organisation is losing the battle to maintain the empathy levels that sustain the planet’s protective barriers against the nightmare worlds. A young aristocrat safeguards a terrible secret, sponsoring an archaeology graduate obsessed with biblical artifacts. An all-knowing orphan worshiped by a cult joins a textbook exemplar of toxic masculinity and an introverted […]