Book Reviews

Spirit & Fire: Cymraeg Tales: Book I

Valkyrie Siskonen evaded death twice, and she knows she won’t survive another encounter with the Third Sister…
…Sion Zona has no idea Valkyrie’s life is so close to the end, and she intends to keep it that way
Valkyrie knows Sion will have no problem deviating from his calling if it means saving her. Even if he is the greatest hope the World of Eidolon has against an enemy larger than either the Tamurian Empire or King Magnu.
Fortunately, Sion won’t be in the picture to circumvent the universe’s final destination for Valkyrie. He is leading a team through the war-torn nation of Bastille in the World of Rondure, seeking out the girl who owns the disembodied voice he’d been hearing for months.
His new friends on Rondure know about that voice, as they heard her too. And to Sion’s surprise, so has his cousin Erno.
Sion needs to continue his development to reach Wind Ruler status. Something he can only achieve with a face-to-face encounter with the girl.
Valkyrie knows she needs to survive long enough until Sion has already embarked on his mission before the Third Sister collects her. And she also needs to know he will be okay when she’s gone.

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Second Hand Rose

Abigail Hirst, a city reporter, returns to her hometown to take over Second Hand Rose, a quintessential antique store, following the sad passing of her beloved Grandmother, Rose.
This new life seems perfect for Abigail and her trusted terrier Jake, until she starts to notice strange happenings.
Gruesome deaths and mysterious disappearances are catching up with this chocolate-box town named Friendship, as Abigail digs deeper in her investigations.
Time is quickly running out for the fate of the whole town but only facing up to her own dark past, can she truly help Friendship and the people she loves most.

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Secrets Gnaw at the Flesh

A historically malevolent haunted house threatens to end a line of paranormal guardians. Will the family’s latest addition tip the scales in their favor or hurtle them toward their demise?
Garrett Mueller proposes to his girlfriend, Marie Renault. She rejects him, distressing him until he learns why. Her family watches over a haunted house, where every several years a Breach opens to the world of the dead. Everyone related by blood or oath must return, or the Breach widens, endangering the family and world at large.
To marry Marie, he must also bind himself to that house.
The Renaults estimate a week until the Breach opens, offering Garrett a short trial period. Despite the risks, he will try it for the woman he loves. The Renaults are professionals when it comes to the supernatural, and they’ve always prevailed.
Only, as the week progresses, the family discovers this Breach is shaping up to be one of historically dangerous proportions. Risks mount higher as secrets leak out, threatening to divide the family. And even if Garrett changes his mind, it might be too late to leave.

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The Ghost Ninja of Hong Kong Island, Part III

For the past seven months, Brandon has done all he can to help Sadie manage her frightening gift, combining it with a distinct style of combat so she can live a normal life. Unfortunately, when the gifted child begins experiencing nightmarish visions of stranded explorers in the remote reaches of Hokkaido, he is forced to devise a rescue mission.
Brandon leads a team of highly trained rescue personnel, each equipped with superior firepower into the rugged Hokkaido wilderness to locate and save the stranded explorers. But when a devastating typhoon barrels through Northern Japan the team is forced to seek refuge inside the remnants of ‘The Kinjo Temple Gateway’, an impossible maze of tunnels that’s demanding and deadly.
Trapped beneath the earth, Brandon and his team must rely on Sadie’s power to battle unfathomable forces and find the stranded explorers. But it will be a hard road. For this is an underground labyrinth like no other—a complex web of paths twisting and turning in every direction, making for a treacherous, taxing, and life-threatening journey—the most dangerous place Brandon has encountered in all his many adventures.

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The Ghost Ninja of Hong Kong Island, Part II

Yuma Shibiaski has been lost to the shadows from which he emerged. Whether to exile or to death no one knows…
Nevertheless, it would be foolish to underestimate his cunning abilities and supernatural talents. Could he be lurking in the depths of darkness, biding his time until the perfect moment to reappear?
Three years after evading the clutches of a merciless killer, Brandon has nearly put the shattered pieces of his life back together. But when his friend is gunned down and left for dead, Brandon embarks on a quest for bloody payback, forging an unlikely alliance with Government operative, Alannah.
Brandon and Alannah’s search for the gunman leads them to Sadie, a young girl with strange abilities that might hold the answer to an AI weapon plot created by Ryberg Industries. As they uncover the truth about the girl’s remarkable talents, Brandon and Alannah take her in as their own, forming an unbreakable alliance to evade Ryberg Industries and combat-ready killing machine, Reyah-One!
For Brandon and Alannah to keep their bond alive they must bravely confront the difficulties of their relationship head-on, aid Sadie in harnessing her mysterious power, and make sure she doesn’t fall prey to Ryberg Industries’ high-tech weapons scheme.
Brace yourself for yet another adventure that’s a mélange of action, sci-fi, romance, fantasy, and everything else that screams epic danger.

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The Ghost Ninja of Hong Kong Island, Part I

Yuma Shibiaski has kept to the shadows for far too log…
Exiled to a hidden temple in Hokkado, Japan, this conquer of dark illusions and supernatural abilities bides his time, patiently awaiting his chance to make a return to Hong Kong Island. Has his moment finally arrived?
Brandon is in for a wild ride when he reaches the shores of Asia World City. He had hoped Hong Kong would offer a new beginning, but when he witnesses a gang-related murder, Shibiaski is unleashed upon the streets, vowing to rip Hong Kong apart brick by brick until Brandon is taken out.
Brandon soon discovers his only ally is Inspector Kaiden—a drunken, cigarette-loving Cop with a complicated history. When his shady past intertwines with Brandon’s case, they must set aside their differences to uncover a dangerous military secret worth million’s.
With a global conflict looming, Brandon and Kaiden find themselves in an increasingly dangerous predicament. Not only do they have to rescue a city from total devastation but evade the powerful clutches of a seasoned killer who can alter reality itself.
Brace yourself for an adventure that’s a melange of, drama, action, fantasy, martial arts and everything else that screams epic danger.