SPR’s book reviews of new self-published books
Stellar Harmony by Morgan Sterling
Morgan Sterling’s Stellar Harmony: A Celestial Love Story beautifully captures the unlikely romance between Langston, an astrophysics professor caught between the worlds of academia and his South Side Chicago roots, and Aurora, a talented musician healing from past betrayal.
Set among the lives of artists and fans, the couple’s story unfolds with an authenticity that speaks to the complexities of love, identity, and the pursuit of one’s passion. Through detailed scenes – from a charged open mic night that draws Langston into Aurora’s orbit to a tender moment of connection in Aunt Cecily’s art studio – Sterling crafts a narrative […]
In The Last Show on Earth, author Tim Galbraith presents a riveting exploration of a post-rapture world where humanity grapples with its place in a universe abandoned by God.
In the dark and lonely spiral of grief following the death of his beloved wife, Aaron returns to old comforting demons, even as his friends and children try to pull him back from the brink of crushing sorrow in Diary of the Broken by Malachi Lambert, a raw and relentless tale of loss.
The City of Angels is in dire need of saving from an undead apocalypse in The Bureau of Undead Investigation by Connor Mackay, a whip-smart buddy cop zombie thriller.
A captivating exploration of self-discovery and transformation, Wholly Naomi: One Woman, Nine Numbers, and a Cat Looking for Love by Louise Gilbert is a captivating combination of fiction and self-help.
Stella Atrium delivers the resounding final chapter of The Tribal Wars series with Tribal Logic, an electrifying conclusion to her speculative fiction saga.
A pair of strangers embark on an unconventional odyssey through Charlotte, North Carolina in Two, a quietly wise novel by Nathan Nicolau.