The novel doesn’t gloss over the realities of Viking life but is careful to draw characters with shaded nuances. Robynn Gabel’s bristling ninth-century romance "Norse Hearts" forges an unlikely match against the violence of the era.... Read More

Ben Gwin’s complex debut novel is based around a fictional reality television sensation, "Clean Time", that has catapulted various interested parties—from pharmaceutical corporations to rehab centers—to unimaginable wealth. For a... Read More

In this cinematic historical work, it is the relentless action that grabs audience attention and sustains interest from beginning to end. With "The Most Bold and Daring Act of the Age", the latest book in his rollicking historical... Read More

Ludlow is a bright young man who, on his eleventh birthday, is kidnapped by a fairy. He is taken aboard a ship called the Anathema, which is captained by a screaming banshee named Morag and crewed by smelly, and very forgetful, goblins.... Read More

Oscar Wilde called gay love “the love which dare not speak its name” when homosexual relationships were illegal, stigmatized, and taboo. "The Night Language", by David Rocklin, revisits such a time, finding gay men closeted not only... Read More

Bamboo Promise: The Last Straw is truly inspirational, especially for those who suffer from trauma. Vicheara Houn’s Bamboo Promise: The Last Straw, Volume 2 relates the author’s traumatic experiences in the Cambodian killing fields... Read More

"Reflections on Mortality" is a noteworthy addition to the literature about death and dying. Some books, as Francis Bacon remarked, should be chewed and digested. "Reflections on Mortality", a series of nineteen essays edited by Robert... Read More

This appealingly absurd alternate reality will be of particular interest to those frustrated by the online world. Akwesi Phillips’s "The Seduction Challenge" is a thrilling and satirical tale that follows a group of uncommon misfits... Read More