By C.J. Cherryh © 1994, 2004, DAW ASIN: B006JHXPDW Kindle version; file size 927 KB Five centuries after humans, lost in space and desperate for a world of their own, land on the planet of the atevi, and nearly two centuries after the War of the Landing, atevi and humans share an uneasy peace. With…
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Grave Covenant
By Tobias Youngblood © 2023, Riposte Press, LLC ASIN: B0C9W7SPTV Kindle version; file size 2817 KB Ilyana is an insectile shapeshifter with a dangerous interest in humans. Ridley is an amateur boxer with a death wish. Iris is a knife-wielding nine-year-old on a mission to find her father. Separate characters, each with their own goals,…
Precise Oaths
By Paige Ewing © 2023, City Owl Press ASIN: B0C4ZJH81L Kindle version; file size 1350 KB Even though spider-kin Liliana sees the past, the future, and into men’s souls, she can still be surprised. After all, no one wakes up wondering if they’ll be accused of murder by a werewolf. This was a great read,…
Windlyn Vale
By Tobias Youngblood © 2023 ISBN: 978-1959649014 Paperback, 196 pages When dire wolves enter the vilskje’s idyllic valley and kill one of their youths, Siv the Seer and his apprentice lure and trap the pack, killing its leader and scattering the other wolves into the forest. The vilskje clan are ecstatic at their victory, but…
The Tradepoint Saga
The three books of this trilogy—Refuge, Aftershock, and The Bereft—tell the story of the Vennan delegation sent to Tradepoint Station, a meeting and trading place for all sentient lifeforms. Their mission: to demonstrate the arts, trades, music, dance, and crafts of their beloved world, Venna. While most other races that visit Tradepoint rely on technology,…
Katy on Broadway
Written and Illustrated by Ella English © 2021, Crimson Dragon Publishing ISBN: 978-1-944644-23-9 Paperback; 43 pages This might be the first children’s chapter book I’ve ever read as an adult, and what a cute book it is! Katy is a cat who sings, much to the chagrin of the squirrel in Katy’s backyard tree, or…
People Safari
By Feather Chelle Illustrated by Pandu Permana © May 8, 2023 ASIN: B0C4QDGV2Z Kindle Version; file size 6890 KB What a delightful picture book! Ranger Marco is a raccoon guide for Fawn, Doe, and Buck as the deer family explores the world of humans. I loved watching the little tour as they visited a nearby…
Light My Pyre
Everwood Falls: Book 1 By Kat Kinney © 2023 ASIN: B0B86LJ9ZK Kindle version; file size 2343 KB Everwood Falls is a small, shielded community set in the Colorado Rockies, where witches, werewolves, vampires, and other magical beings can live without fear of discovery. It’s also a place where fae, registered demons, and those with curses…
The Long Game
By Ben Rose © 2021, Breaking Rules Publishing ASIN: B09BLJ86B8 Kindle version; file size 1830 KB Vinnie Il-Cazzo is raised in a household of hustlers, taught from his early years how to score free food, discounted products, and an easy life. But when he falls hard for a neighborhood girl, and learns her father is…
WECU Inc. (We See You)
By Rick Stevens Kindle Vella Project (Active) Foster kid Kieran spends most of his time alone, exploring the basement of the old apartment building where his family lives. His only friend is Charles, the maintenance man. But when he meets Malaya, another kid his age in the same building, the two team up to explore…