Book Review: “The Lace Widow” by Mollie Ann Cox

In 1804’s New York, the only thing harder than being a woman is being a widow. Still reeling from Alexander Hamilton’s death, his widow Eliza must clear her son of suspected murder while caring for her other children and household. As she unravels the mystery of her husband’s death and the scandal that overshadowed his …

Book Review: “The Otherworld” by Abbie Emmons

A lighthouse on a virtually deserted island. Two pilots who are also brothers. A father-daughter relationship that smacks of Tangled. Oh, yes, and romance. This, ladies and gentlemen, is The Otherworld by Abbie Emmons. Orca Monroe wants only one thing for her eighteenth birthday: to experience the Otherworld – the mysterious “mainland” across the sea …

Book Review: “Least of These Least” by Lancelot Schaubert

Let’s be honest: I feel unqualified to review this book as there is so much to delve into here. I think I should read it at least twice, with a year or three between readings, before my review might do it justice. But Lancelot very kindly sent me an eBook, and I need to do …

Book Review: “The Ships of Minos” by Joe Alex

This book has a fascinating backstory. Joe Alex was a nom de plume of Polish author Maciej Słomczyński (1992–1998), the only person to translate all the works of William Shakespeare. The Ships of Minos – the first book in A Bronze Age Saga – was a widely translated European bestseller, and Adam Czasak has now …

Book review: “The Sylvan Horn” by Robert Redinger

Before the days of men, there were elves. In a time they were great and powerful, the first dwellers, the brightest ray of dawn upon the earth. They brought light and music to the world and every breeze that stirs and wave that crashes still echoes with the wonder of the fair folk. But a …