Eliza Kempe Dorley is always left in the background. As a female, being top inventor for the Alliance of Silver and Steam has as many draw backs as perks. She’s in charge of the creation of the many tools the Alliance uses in pursuit of the demons that run lose in the London Underground,… Continue reading Book 15 of 2015: Nightmare in Steam by Lexi Ostrow
In a bustling oasis called Madinah a small tabby cat, Hurayrah, has lost his friend. The lonely Hurayrah sets out to find him and looks over the bazaar and on top of the mosque. After searching high and low Hurayrah waits in the mosque, beside a resting man. But with the appearance of a… Continue reading Book 14 of 2015: Hurayrah the Cat: The Snake Catcher by Farah Morley
The war of 2078 extinguished life as it was known, leaving a desolate world in its wake. Those who survived rebuilt. But as it goes, people make mistakes. The city of Hybora is a cruel place to live, those who reside among the lower parts of the city – The Pits – rarely see… Continue reading Book 13 of 2015: Courageous Souls by Nicole Daffurn
Under the rule of science, there are no witch burnings allowed, no water trials or public lynchings. In return, the average law-abiding, solid citizen has little to worry about from the things that go bump in the night. Sometimes I wish I was an average citizen... Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and… Continue reading Book 12 of 2015: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
It's been a long time since I actively looked at my own work and tore it to pieces. I don't usually put that much time and effort in my short stories and that might be why I'm not getting them out there (go figure). I hardly ever edited my college papers (again, that might be the… Continue reading In Love With Red Marks
When sixteen-year-old Madeline suffers her first grand mal seizure, she finds herself in an unfamiliar reality, surrounded by strangers wearing familiar faces. Her best friend, Brandon, tells her that the world has fallen to chaos, the aftermath of World War III ten years ago. Madeline doesn’t remember anything from this life— especially not the… Continue reading Book 11 of 2015: Altar of Reality by Mara Valderran
When twelve-year-old Florence boards the crowded horse-drawn coach in London, she looks forward to a new life with her great uncle and aunt at Crutchfield Hall, an old manor house in the English countryside. Anything will be better, she thinks, than the grim London orphanage where she has lived since her parents' death. But Florence doesn't expect… Continue reading Book 10 of 2015: The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn
Eja and Demming are taking this mystery out for a spin! Munitions heir Dario Peters has a yen for competitive cycling and cash. When he suffers a fatal crash on a Cape Cod bike path, everyone calls it a tragic accident. But his doting grandma knows better. Persus Cantor begs amateur sleuths Eja Kane… Continue reading Book 9 of 2015: Man Trap by Arlene Kay
The first thing that comes to my mind when I say that I've been thinking, is the Gaston reprise in Beauty and the Beast. You know it. Gaston: LeFou, I'm afraid I've been thinking. LeFou: A dangerous pastime Gaston: I know. Yeah, sometimes I think my brain is crazy. Go figure. Anyways, that's not the… Continue reading I’ve Been Thinking
Shades of Milk and Honey is an intimate portrait of Jane Ellsworth, a woman ahead of her time in a world where the manipulation of glamour is considered an essential skill for a lady of quality. But despite the prevalence of magic in everyday life, other aspects of Dorchester’s society are not that different: Jane… Continue reading Book 8 of 2015: Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
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