JB Richards

An Emotional Romance Filled with Frustrations and Eager Anticipation! R.M. Gauthier presents an emotional tale filled with frustrations but eager anticipation in “Christmas Miracle on Valentine’s Day” as she sends her main character, Jack, off on his latest mission to woo his lady love, Charlotte. And, as she does in her first chapter of this holiday romantic mystery series, Gauthier has her lead man jumping through hoops to sate the mounting suspicion and curiosity of his be

A Gruesome View of Humankind's Future! For citizens of the Ruling Assembly, the 18th birthday is a dreadful day when one is stripped from their family by the Ta-Ta and taken to a medical base where horrific experiments alter their physiques, turning them into bizarre reality show stars in a competition that promises them that—if they survive—they too will earn a good life. “Purgatory One” by Kelly Scidmore-Sievers is a gut-wrenching and shocking read. The bizarre medical proc

A Desperate & Heroic Battle for the Control of Two Worlds! “The Book of Abisan” crosses multiple realities to follow two very different young women from different realities as they come together in an unusual friendship to battle an inter-dimensional army set on conquering both of their worlds. Clepitt’s characters have rich and complex back-stories steeped in the folklore and legend of their worlds. Their storied mythologies lend credence to this impressive fantasy read as t

An Enchantingly Dark and Imaginative Fantasy Adventure! Kay MacLeod’s “Heirs of Power (The Constellation Saga Book 1)” is an enchantingly dark and imaginative read, filled with heroes, villains, and strong female leads. Her writing envelops the reader from the very start of the novel as we follow Kitty Fairlow on a mission to save her world from magical beings poised to conquer it. The medieval style settings and characters harken back to our own medieval days of chivalry, bu

A Nail-Biting Dystopian Teen Action Adventure! Teens and young adults, in particular, will enjoy “Traverse Book 1”, a post-apocalyptic tale primarily about an orphan named Max and a few hundred survivors living the urban life in a huge glass-bubble-city that was constructed by their forebears after a global nuclear genocide. A secondary story also introduces Kina, another 15-year-old apocalyptic survivor, whose New Zealand Maori island culture has somehow escaped total annihi

The Beginnings Of Jesus’ Movement In A Whole New Light! "Scribe” is a fictional novel that takes place after the crucifixion of Jesus the Christ. It focuses on the life mission of Luke the Evangelist, along with an array of characters, including Mary, Mother of Jesus, several important Apostles, and a set of constructed characters who enhance the telling of Mullen’s story. Whenever I pick up a novel that is written about that period of history that I have spent a lifetime stu

A Breathtaking Coming-Of-Age Masterpiece! Alan Vandervoort’s “Sandhills” is beautifully written, with scenes that will take your breath away! This novel takes the American dream and turns it on its head as a group of small-town, high-school teens is impacted and challenged by their parents’ own hopes and visions for their children’s futures. The story takes place in Portsmouth, Ohio, where a young teen named Jeremy shows an amazing talent for music—much to his single-minded,

A Lethal and Gory Fantasy Bloodbath! “Dark of Winter” opens with a barbarian victory parade, complete with the destruction of 40 rival chieftains all set ablaze in an act of ultimate revenge, and the story only gets bloodier from there—think the Mads Mikkelson’s Valhalla Rising. Percy’s tale briefly touches on a conflict between his protagonist, Vaconius, and his King. A war-weary Vaconius is ordered to prove his loyalty and conquer the isolated far-northern hamlet of Sumner—

A Daring And Bold Poetry Anthology! In “Little Girl Blues”, a daring and bold coming-of-age teenage poetry anthology, McGhee’s words are deep and profound as she expands on a variety of difficult and current life-topics such as entering puberty, bullying, rejection, self-denigration, loneliness, and despair. The author digs deep as her words come spilling out like an angel’s breath, offering heartfelt messages of hope, inspiration, tolerance, and encouragement. Although typog

A Captivating Sweet Romance You’ll Never Forget! Dorothea is a young Sydney urbanite with a glittering personality and a remarkable knack for making new friends. But, she experiences a setback in her life when she suddenly loses her job and her long-time boyfriend. The boyfriend issue can be put on hold, but Dorothea is desperate to make ends meet, and she’ll take any job that comes along—even if her qualifications might be somewhat lacking. That’s why she ends up as an Agony