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Review – Holmes, Moriarty, and the Monkeys by WM Gunn

    Synopsis   The old 19th-century Victorian house at 221 Baker Street is the home of the Holmes and Moriarty Society, where amateur sleuths from different walks of life would meet to solve crimes. On the black granite hearth in front of the mansion’s massive fireplace are three stone statues of monkeys – Mizaru […]

Review – The Glow in Loretta’s Garden by Lois Wickstrom

    Synopsis   When Loretta digs in the dirt to plant her flower garden, she discovers glowing larvae. Learn about the lifecycle of the firefly as she puts the larvae in her empty ant farm box and watches the larvae build tunnels and mud houses. After they hatch, she also learns the secret to […]

Fantasy Spotlight – The Twelfth Scepter by Ephie & Celia Risho

    Synopsis   In a race against time, the fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a group of young elementalists. With the malevolent White Queen on the verge of obtaining unimaginable power, these brave heroes must band together to thwart her evil plan. But as they face impossible challenges and formidable […]

Fantasy Spotlight – Secret of the Kraken by Ephie & Celia Risho

    Synopsis   A Lost Scepter. An Ancient Map. And the Kraken. It’s simple, they were told. Just go get the legendary Green Scepter from the Kraken to be able to take on the evil wizards and their vicious goblin armies. It’s a task, by the way, no one has succeeded in for the […]

YA & Fantasy Spotlight – Crodor the Ancient by Ephie & Celia Rosho

    Synopsis A massive goblin army approaches humanity. When Amber, Basil and Theo see it from afar, they scramble for ideas. Little do they know, they’re up against not just the goblins, but the evil wizards controlling them. With Sage the wizard missing and no better ideas, they decide to seek help from the […]

Excerpt – Bird’s Eye View by Jan Capps

  Synopsis   When Jan moves to Guatemala with her young daughter to run a medical clinic on the heels of her divorce, she knows the experience will be difficult and life-changing. But she doesn’t anticipate all the ways she will change. To make sense of her professional, personal, and parenting turmoil in a country […]

New Release – Pierce by Patrick B. Simpson

    Synopsis   When janitor Truman Pierce isn’t listening to his classical jazz records, he stays under the radar and keeps to himself. Nothing much happens in his world until popular college instructor Danielle Hutchins asks him out. The day after their first date, Pierce finds Danielle murdered in her classroom. With only a […]

Review – Rag Lady by Susie Black

    Synopsis   Recent college graduate Holly Schlivnik dreams of being a writer, but fate has other plans. A family crisis throws her into an improbable situation, and her life will never be the same. Determined to make her own luck when things don’t happen the way she plans, the irrepressible young woman takes […]

Guest Post & #Giveaway – Double Scoop of Murder by Lena Gregory

        Double Scoop of Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Setting – New York Gemma Halliday Publishing (February 27, 2024) Number of Pages 226   Synopsis   From author Lena Gregory comes a hunt for more than just treasure… Danika Delany is loving running her uncle’s old […]

New Release & Excerpt – Stone of Love by Margaret Izard

    Synopsis   Against all odds, is true love strong enough to save a human soul? After leaving her abusive ex, American scholar Brielle DeVolt embarks on a career-changing opportunity, the renovation of Laird Colin MacDougall’s Chapel ruin. The attractive, broad-shouldered Laird leaves her weak-kneed, but can she trust herself to love again? Dusted […]