Synopsis: The Hinterlands are a lawless place of broken dreams and broken people. Roth is a bodyguard trying to leave his dark past behind, but history has a way of turning back up. Cynthia is a bandit who’s trying to make a future by wading through blood. They travel separately, trying to live by their […]
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Review: Wild Skies: A Yeehaw Dragons story by K.E. Andrews
Synopsis I’ll trade ya a story for a drink. It’s a story about a handsome son of a gun and his trusty dragon, Bean, on the hunt for the notorious train robber, Talon. In a land shaped by dragons, magic, and bullets, Dale Hartwell is just trying to make a living hunting down bandits and […]
Review: Wild Skies (Yeehaw Dragons #1) by K.E. Andrews
Wild Skies is a joyful fantasy western. It’s a quick read with a balance of explosive action and intrigue as Dale searches for his missing parents.
Book Review: The Hunters by David Wragg
TL;DR Review: A fast-paced, humor-laced, adventure that doles out secrets like a miser to keep you absolutely dying to know what comes next. Synopsis: She’s on the run. They’re out to kill. But what happens when you catch a hunter? Ree is a woman with a violent past – a past she thought she’d left […]
Review: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
In short, Isabel Cañas’ Vampire of El Norte is everything you could possibly wish for in a Mexican gothic, with rich folklore, beautiful and atmospheric prose, complex characters, and a forbidden romance rooted in cultural and historical authenticity, to die for. Not to mention how incredibly it shows the “other side” of the Mexican-American war of the late 1840s, in ways you rarely see in mainstream media.
Review: For A Few Days More by Z.B. Steele
Synopsis The Hinterlands are a lawless place of broken dreams and broken people. Roth is a bodyguard trying to leave his dark past behind, but history has a way of turning back up. Cynthia is a bandit who’s trying to make a future by wading through blood. They travel separately, trying to live by their own codes. […]
Book Review: A Low Country (Low Country #1) by Morgan Shank
TL;DR Review: Insanely fast paced action, complex and damaged characters, and a breathtaking Wild West-flavored world. Synopsis: Everything went to hell in the first week. Sharla was ready to settle down after four years on the road, but when Claws raid her town and take her lover, Renn, she knows it’s time for action. She’s […]
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 […]
Book Review: Fate of the Argosi by Sebastian de Castell
TL;DR Review: Equal parts hilarious, thrilling, emotional, and riveting. So much depth and insight wrapped up in an always-entertaining fantasy story. Synopsis: The third utterly compelling fantasy adventure in the ARGOSI trilogy, exploring the origins of the SPELLSLINGER series to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers alike. While liberating a notorious thief from prison, Ferius […]
Review: Callus & Crow (The Wayward World Chronicles #1) by D.B. Rook
Synopsis: Can a path of blood lead to redemption?Is redemption enough to amend a wayward world? Morality and reality have shifted from their natural axis. Technology and ideology derive from the remnants of a world long dead and segregated by the monsters that now rule the seas. Crow, a young ranch hand, is swept into […]
Review: A Wolf in Space by Alex Valdiers (The Raoke Gang #1)
It’s a goddam Space Western! Sex, violence, saloon brawls, shootouts, and duels! A Wolf in Space is set to be one of the most badass titles of the year.
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 […]