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SPVCE by a. w. karen

A solid, authentic SF tale with plenty of food for thought… Set in a distant future, karen’s poignant latest novel, with its elements of sci-fi and individual consciousness, highlights tensions between personal desire and others’ expectations. From a young age,…
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Leather & Lace: The Fool’s Adventure #2 by Lauren Sevier, Abbie Lynn Smith

Thrilling, edgy, and thoroughly addictive…Perfect for devouring in a single sitting. Sevier and Smith’s second installment in The Fool’s Adventure series is a thrilling mix of high action and poignant romance. It’s been three years since Bonnie disappeared from Jesse’s…
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Arose from a Tide of Darkness: The Second Tale of Spanner by Josh Jackson

A brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced fantasy… A group of unlikely heroes joins an enigmatic young emissary on a mysterious quest in Jackson’s second installment in The Tales of Spanner series. Determined to live her life on her own terms,…
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LAB SPILL: A Dark Comedy. Maybe. (THE COOL THING SERIES) by Robert Rife

An action-packed, epic-in-scope adventure… Rife’s latest in The Cool Things series is full of mayhem, murder, monsters, and love. The toxic creature infested lower levels of the Waydowns, an ancient, buried starship, is off-limit for everyone except for the malevolent…
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Guardian: Into the Light of Day by JL Meredith

An action-packed, monster fighting fun… Fantasy mingles with superhero fun to form the background of Meredith’s entertaining first installment in her superhero fantasy series. It’s been 800 years. Elizabeth has been living a quiet life, discreetly helping humanity while keeping…
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Seven Beyond by Stella Atrium

Vividly imagined and powerfully characterized—A powerful page-turner of fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, and intrigue. Intricate and creative worldbuilding, superb set pieces, and emotionally complex, fully fleshed-out characters complement the twist-riddled plot of Atrium’s remarkable latest novel. After escaping their lost homeworld,…
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The Escapers: Book One of the Alien Harvester Series by L.J. Monahan 

An exciting, layered, and action-filled, memorable page-turner. Monahan’s debut installment in the Alien Harvester series offers a fusion of apocalyptic fiction and SF, chronicling a teen’s struggle to survive after getting captured by alien invaders. Fourteen-year-old Bryce lost his parents…
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The Firebrand River by Nancy Smith

A mystifying, suspenseful, and entertaining read… Sinister conspiracies, corruption, romance, and murder mark Smith’s second installment in her near-future thriller series. What begins as an escape from the traumatic memories of her father’s prolonged illness and death turns into weekend…
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Forest (Vox Oculis Trilogy Book 3) by Frederic Martin 

Brilliantly wholesome and deeply heartening… A true page-turner Martin’s scintillating YA latest, the finale to his Vox Oculis trilogy, has richly described worldbuilding, tight plot, and hefty emotion, making for a complex and layered story. Blue’s unexpected encounter with Babineau’s…
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Kingdom of Acatalec (The Acatalec Series Book 1) by S. M. McCoy

Dazzling… The ultimate page-turner. McCoy skillfully mashes the fast-paced lingo of sci-fi thrillers with the colorful worldbuilding of paranormal fantasy in her series starter in The Acatalec. For Tyler, taking part in illegal drone races on the side to get…