JB Richards

These Poems Sink Into The Soul Like Water Through Sand, Bringing Refreshment To Those Yearning For Spiritual Peace And Awakening This breathtaking collection of 22 poems touches on all the various emotions women feel at different stages of their lives. As a whole, they represent a woman’s journey from the younger years of innocence to the latter years of maturity—when one finally comes into her own and accepts her beauty and power. My personal favorites in the “Stained Glass”

An exciting fantasy adventure with a grave threat at every turn! At only 12-years-old, young Prince Saxthor is caught up in an assassination plot and a run for his life as his aunt—the power-mad, evil witch known as Earwig, wife of the deposed ruler, Minnabec III—seeks revenge on the ruling family and her own seat on the royal throne in this first installment of C. Craig Coleman’s “The Dragon Ring”. Helping Saxthor escape and evade his would-be captors is a valiant band of co

The Ultimate Spine-Chiller … And a Damn Good Read! “Frenzy” is no ordinary urban police drama. Blood seeps through the pages of this gritty horror story as disgruntled and disillusioned curmudgeon, Detective Kyle Poole, and his longtime partner, Mike, find that the suspects of their recent cases are being mercilessly stalked, brutally tortured, and massacred by a suspected vigilante turned serial killer. Poole—Stephenson’s main protagonist—is a man with few saving graces. He

A Story of Love Vs. Revenge in a Family Saga that Spans Generations! This story of love vs. revenge swings full circle as two families of differing means and cultures collide, and the acts of one man at the heart of it all makes a decision that wreaks havoc for decades on even the most innocent of victims. S.W. Frontz expertly weaves her tale, “When the Morning Comes”, over the course of four generations in a Mexican drug cartel family bent on vengeance when a major theft and

These Witches Surely Can Conjure Up A Grand Ole Spell! I loved this book! Truly, I did! I fell in love with Author K.A. Denver’s imaginative, mysterious, and suspenseful story about a coven of witches (Denver uses the term “witch” interchangeably between men and women), forced to defend their ancestral territory against a band of dark witches, who want nothing more than to wipe their peace-loving clan from the face of the earth! What’s a coven to do when confronted with ultim

A Fast-Paced, Wild Adventure Any Thrill-Seeker With An Iron Stomach Will Enjoy! “The desolate area, empty of all cries … even the heavens seemed to lament the fallen, retaining a shade of grey that sunshine could never reach.” Moments of brilliance pepper Author Shakyra Dunn’s fantasy adventure novel, “The One Left Behind: Magic”, about a time-traveler on a quest to save his best friend, and in the process, his world. But, which world? As any experienced time-traveler knows,

A Heart-Pounding, Once-In-A-Lifetime, Hold-Onto-Your-Hat Adventure! Like most fantasy novels that take place in a foreign environment—where the reader must become accustomed to new terms for people, places, and things, I underwent a slight adjustment period getting familiarized with Wee’s highly-complex world. But I savored the author’s descriptive passages, colorful dialogue, and larger-than-life characters, and by the middle of the first chapter, I was already fully committ

A Sensitive Same-Sex Romance with a Surprising Twist! If you’re looking for a sensitive same-sex romance story that can be read in the time it takes you to eat lunch or commute to and from work, R.M. Gauthier’s “Waiting” more than fits the bill! In this character study—that begins with a teen boy learning to deal with his sexuality—we meet Tristan, our main protagonist. Fearful of coming out to his family–let alone the world, we follow our teenage protagonist as he joins his

This Short Story Will Have You “Longing” For Much, Much More! Fans of R.M. Gauthier’s “Control” will appreciate this short but fascinating back story about Landon Miller’s Chief of Security, Leroy. This flashback into Leroy’s past is an examination uncovers his main motive for becoming Miller’s protective head bouncer, investigator, monitor, and all-around dependable man. Gauthier takes us through a likely series of events that at first seem predictable, but a few surprise tw

"Nova" is, in all its glory, simply stunning! There is something I must explain to my readers before I begin my review of Joanne Van Leerdam’s “Nova”. Having a young adult son who is a published poet, former National Poetry Slam (NPS) finalist, and winner of numerous poetry awards, I tend, as a rule, not to not to gravitate toward books containing written poetry. For me, flowery odes of artist’s musing on an ideal utopia, a glorious sunset, or an unbound love hold no comparis