New Releases

SPR’s book reviews of new self-published books

Supernatural Hero & The Witches by Eran Gadot

supernatural heroSupernatural Hero & The Witches by Eran Gadot is the follow-up to the award-winning Supernatural Hero. The first book follows Andy, a protypical nerd, who is bullied mercilessly by seemingly everyone in his life. When his beloved grandfather dies, Andy’s gifted with the power to see and talk to the dead. Andy uses his supernatural abilities to win the girl and go from zero to hero.

Now in book two, Andy’s the school hero with his girlfriend by his side, as well as the ghost of his grandfather who helps him along the way. This time he needs to […]

2014-11-21T06:04:57+02:00November 18th, 2014|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Losing Heart by Donna Brown

Losing Heart by Donna BrownLosing Heart by Donna Brown is a fast-paced novella that covers a wide range of emotions in a small number of pages. Helen is facing the most difficult of issues: she is in need of a heart transplant and has only five months to live. Cut to 6 months later and Helen is very much alive and isn’t quite worried about living life on the edge: she’s having an affair with her doctor, Jack, while her husband and the mother of the donor become more and more suspicious.

Though Helen is cheating on her husband, she’s a likable narrator who’s […]

2014-11-15T03:27:08+02:00November 15th, 2014|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

The Representative by Thomas H. Cullen

therepresentativeThe Representative by Thomas H. Cullen is a completely unique approach to writing a book, often with less that two sentences per page with many spaces and blank pages between, with an empty black cover. The writing follows a prose-like form, and speaks of a father and daughter, Mariel and Croyan and their relationship, which is enveloping the latter’s current three-Trokan crisis.

This book employs a writing technique that the author insists is “precise”, but it will be up to the reader to both decipher the need for this layout and the actual meaning behind the style of writing. One […]

2014-11-26T15:02:02+02:00November 14th, 2014|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

When Elves Die By Richard Poche

when elves dieWhen Elves Die is a dark fantasy tale and the debut novel of author Richard Poche.

This is a story of gritty, gratuitous violence and traditional fantasy good versus evil, with beleaguered elves struggling to repel the malevolent onslaught of the Dark Queen and her horrifying minions.  The survival of the elven race rests upon the shoulders of Princess Carella, Zanfire the Cleric, Kelroar the Barbarian, and a motley group of followers, each more flawed than the next.  If they cannot overcome the evil natures lurking within, their people will be destroyed forever.

Each character has a specific, identifying trait, […]

2014-11-14T04:33:32+02:00November 14th, 2014|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

The Hangman By Dee Rose

the hangmanThe Hangman is a horror fiction adventure novel by U.S. writer Dee Rose.

Kente Cromwell is murdered for committing adultery with a neighbor’s wife and as a result, given demonic powers, freeing himself of Purgatory in order to return to Earth and seek avengement for his death.  But a terrible war has broken out on Earth between good and evil and he will have to make a choice: to join forces with the demon who brought him back, as one of many soldiers who follow him including a band of vampires, or become a vampire slayer with the angel he […]

2014-11-07T09:34:55+02:00November 7th, 2014|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Home Again by Michael Kenneth Smith

Home AgainThe hellish vista of war for two young Americans is the backdrop for Smith’s debut, “Home Again.”

A fascinating and well-researched historical account tracks the endless death and fear endured in the Civil War as two men, previously fishing buddies Zach and Luke, enlist to fight for their cause, on opposite sides of the line. The meticulous attention to detail brings the book – and the Civil War – alive in all its bloody terror.

Not only will the book tug at heartstrings, but it is a book that will teach the reader a lot about the War and its […]

2014-11-07T08:26:15+02:00November 7th, 2014|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Goddess by Dakota Kemp

Goddess by Dakota KempGoddess by Dakota Kemp is part one of The Shrike Chronicles, introducing the colorful character of Samuel Shrike, a mercenary, lover of dive bars as well as a good fight. When space pirates, mob queens, and his desire for an alien mercenary collide, he might have found a battle he cannot survive. Goddess is part romance, part science fiction, and an exciting introduction to the series.

If this sounds like a strange (and bold) first sentence of a romance, you’d be right: “The whole place stank of piss to him – piss and refuse and poverty.” That’s because Goddess[…]

2014-10-21T00:51:41+02:00October 21st, 2014|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

The Yellow Field by Lauren Pickering

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Emma Pascoe, a university student, is in a rotten relationship with Charlie, her boyfriend. Not only is he insensitive to her needs, but he has become progressively violent during sex. Then Sally enters the picture. She’s applying for a job at Emma’s father’s farm. As soon as Emma sees Sally, she feels a spark. That same day Emma and Sally make love. After the experience, Emma wonders if she is a lesbian or bisexual. Sally has had sex with other women, but the encounter after a year of abstaining from sex leaves her with questions.

In […]

2019-01-22T05:39:23+02:00October 10th, 2014|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |
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