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The Shadows Touch, by R. Scott VanKirk, is the sequel to the fantasy novel, The Dryad’s Kiss. The opening pages of The Shadows Touch picks up right where the first novel left off. I had the privilege of reviewing the first novel and I enjoyed it immensely so with great anticipation I opened to the [...]
They built the mound layer by layer, with each layer accepting more of the bones of the fallen. Finally, on top, facing the south and east, they interred the remains of Wahkoceethee the Eagle and Sheshepukwa the Cougar. They buried the fallen warriors with ceremonies of respect and thanks along with their totems. When Anakthepeuke [...]
Eyes Behind Belligerence by K.P. Kollenborn is an ambitious book about complex subjects. The Yoshimura and Hamaguchi families of Bainbridge Island, off the coast of Washington, endure the bigotry of the 1940s and are forced into the Manzanar Internment Camp, but their stories transcend any location. Eyes Behind Belligerence is essentially a story of families [...]
What would you do if you thought one of your two best friends from childhood was wanted for murder and you were the cop in charge of the investigation? Would you be able to put your feelings aside and do your job? In Giacomo Giammatteo’s debut novel, Murder Takes Time, he explores the power of [...]
Fans of epic high fantasy are a resilient bunch, having decided long ago to reply to detractors of the genre with, “You read in your world, I’ll read in mine.” Cephrael’s Hand is Book One in a series called A Pattern of Shadow & Light and is the first novel by Melissa McPhail. Our story [...]
As far as romantic epics go, the story of Sacrifices, book one in the Embraced by Darkness series by Tarah L. Wolff, is as good as Rhapsody. I started reading this novel with the hope that it would prove even better, and in some ways it succeeded, but in many, many other ways, it failed [...]
What a pleasure this book is to read, thrilling without being a thriller, mysterious without being a mystery, of another time without being nostalgic. We are introduced in this novel to many characters, large, small, and interesting alike, including “The Wooten Bunch” of Water Wells, Alabama, consisting of six students. Most of the focus is [...]
Much of this collection, a trio of short stories and extra material to boot, features characters with previous appearances in the short fiction of Carolyn Moncel. Following the three stories there is an Epilogue, a Mini-Interview of the author, some handy Book Club questions, an excerpt from Carolyn’s forthcoming novel Geneva Nights, and blurbs for [...]
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The Shadows Touch, by R. Scott VanKirk, is the sequel to the fantasy novel, The Dryad’s Kiss. The opening pages of The Shadows Touch picks up right where the first novel left off.
I had the privilege of […]
Victorio Velasquez posted an update in the group 
I have recently submitted my work to the writers digest self publishing contest. I don’t expect to win grand prize, but even an honorable mention would be good enough to further promote my book.
I entered my first novel in the Writer’s Digest self-publishing competition last year and my second novel this year. So far as I know, WD hasn’t yet announced the results of this year’s competition. I’m not sure how interested WD is in truly independent writers. I’ve gotten the impression they’re looking for “independent” authors who…[Read more]
Thanks. My submission is the first volume of what I expect to be at least 3 volumes of a series. So best case scenario I’m hoping that my series can be picked up and continued by a traditional pub based on my self published 1st volume. I was informed that winners will be announced somewhere between October and December. Hopefully me and you will…[Read more]
