

The Prisoner of Valathia - Guest Blog
The Prisoner of Valathia takes place after their escape from Tamerlane’s hi-tech prison, and the defeat of Darius Drake's apocalyptic plans for the humanoid home-worlds, Titanya the Pirate Queen joins Sylvan Silla Low in becoming an agent of the Alliance.
Now partners, the brash, beautiful pirate queen, and the cowardly, chain-smoking elf, take on their first official mission together…investigate the hijack of a prototype military stealth craft and its connection to the mys


What the Sunshine Doesn't Show
“Lavender Blue” by John Huber, 2017 This book starts with a lengthy prolog set in 1936-37 Minnesota, where a young Catholic priest, Father Valenway, takes on a teaching position in a tiny, isolated school. Here the students are all American Indian children, removed from their native culture and force-fed prayer and paddlings until they conform to the doctrines of Rome. Valenway means the best—or he thinks he does. But really, the children are all so different, so dirty, and


Adara's Journey
“Demon Bringer” Book 1 of the Darkshield series, 2015 by Kathe Todd Young Adara strikes out for the wide world in search of revenge on the evil wizard whose minions murdered her parents as a child. Along the way she meets Ferdyn, an adventurer. Immediately, feelings of yearning ignite between these two. Once the premise is established, the story slows to a leisurely pace. This is not necessarily a bad thing. In the greatest fantasy novel ever written, the evil wizard neve