"The Betrayal" reads like a large-scale chess match, full of carefully plotted moves and tense moments. The second of John Kalkowski’s Red Cell novels, "The Betrayal" features a fifteen-year-old government operative as a protagonist,... Read More

This intelligent, well-written drug thriller is also wickedly funny. Texas sheriff Hardin Steel becomes ensnared in a violent drug feud along the US-Mexican border in Randall Reneau’s suspense-and-action-crammed "South of Good". When... Read More

A creative plot bolsters themes of spirituality, morality, and the afterlife. Jamie-Jo Brenner’s debut novel follows Brent, a jaded teenager whose desperate act leads to more loss than he anticipated. "Soul Searching" contains a clever... Read More

Van Slyke’s work is timely and readable despite a soul-chilling plot about pedophilia. Augustus G. Van Slyke’s crime drama, "Digging Up Bones", approaches a tough subject with the passion of an author who has seen justice too long... Read More

Fantasy readers have a great deal to be excited about in this seamless and well-thought-out world. Sleight of Hand, by Jennifer Fales, is a complex and intelligent fantasy novel. Set in a world dealing with a high level of political... Read More

Roger Hamlock, a brilliant inventor on the brink of a world-altering discovery, is killed in a suspicious car crash. As a disembodied spirit, he learns that misuse of his invention by a “hideous organization” will result in worldwide... Read More

Yianna Yiannacou, author of six manuscripts published on her personal website, has completed her first book project. Between Worlds: Nekkel Ace chronicles the trials of young Sophia Amaro, who lives on a planet near Earth called... Read More