Dream Caster (The Dream Cycle) by Najeev Raj Nadarajah @NRNadarajah #Fantasy #MustRead

Haunted by memories of his massacred settlement, sixteen-year-old Weaver seeks cover in a hidden refuge among the remains of a ruined city. In the midst of building a new life, Weaver discovers that he has the amazing power to cast his dreams into reality. Convinced...

The Christmas Cowboy by Shanna Hatfield @ShannaHatfield #thechristmascowboy #romance #tbr

Tate surprises Kenzie by showing up on her doorstep late one afternoon… Standing on her front step, he rang the bell and listened to her footsteps hurrying toward the door. The smile on her face forced him to catch his breath. “Hey! What are you doing here?” Kenzie asked,...

Sunspots by Karen S. Bell @KarenSueBell #Romance #Contemporary #BookClub

As I lie in bed with these thoughts, I finally notice that Marina has quietly come back into my room and is sitting in the armchair watching me. She offers me some more medicine and I shake my head, “no.” I don’t want to sleep, and I don’t want to be awake. There is no...

Shelf Life: The Publicist, Book 2 by Christina George @publicistgal #Contemporary #Romance

Chapter Two Mac leaned back in his chair and observed Rebecca, a fellow editor, as she walked in and sat down. “So how is it to be back?” he smiled, knowing the answer. “It’s hard to leave a newborn,” she sighed. “It’s even harder when the minute I get back to work, Edward’s...

The Jonas Trust Deception by A.F.N. Clarke @AFNClarke #excerpt #thriller #bookclub

The Jonas Trust Deception by AFN Clarke AFN CLARKE is the author of 8 books, including the best selling memoir CONTACT, that was serialized in a British newspaper and made into an award winning BBCTV film.  His latest novel, The Jonas Trust Deception, is a Thomas...

Order of Earth (Elements of Ink) by Jennifer Cornet @J_Cornet

Book Excerpt: (Chapter 2) The brass doors opened behind her bringing with it an unexpected guest. “I knew you’d come home.” Onyx’ heart sank hearing him speak in that gentle voice. He always used that voice when he knew he was wrong; when he was trying to make her forgive...

Tales of Mi7: The Kramski Case by J.J. Ward @MI7Ward #Espionage #Thriller #BookClub

Chapter 1: Them Ol’ Paparazzi Blues Kendal, Cumbria. Someone called Jilly’s name, then the name of her band, Four Girls on Fire. At first, she thought she was dreaming – they’d just won the nation’s biggest talent show all over again, and from now on, life was going to...

Floats The Dark Shadow by Yves Fey @YvesFey #Historical #Mystery #AmReading

Excerpt from Deleted Chapter at a strange Paris shop.  Fun, but it didn’t further the mystery enough. Dark gleaming eyes watched her. Black lips parted to show fearsome fangs. Mesmerized, Theodora stared at the snarling leopard crouched and ready to spring. Laughter...

Devolution by Peter Clenott @PeterClenott

Excerpt Chiku couldn’t help stare at the large bulge that was Rebecca’s baby-to-be. It made her reflect upon the gynecological exam Dr. Kessel had just given her. At sixteen, she couldn’t imagine being anyone’s mother, except maybe a chimpanzee’s. Rebecca was only fourteen,...

Eternal Night by Jade Kerrion @JadeKerrion

EXCERPT Ashra pushed past the blackness at the start of his memories, expecting deeper darkness. Instead, the colors shifted into shades of ochre and gray. Memories, older than his body, resided in his soul; memories of an Earth long since lost to them—a planet surrounded...

Lichgates: Book 1 of the Grimoire Saga #Fantasy #Excerpt by SM Boyce @TheSMBoyce

Kara Magari squinted back up the path she’d just climbed. The gazebo’s roof peeked through the trees, evidence of where she’d been only ten minutes before. Not bad. With her finger in the air, she traced the way she’d taken, starting at the lichgate and going down over...

Order of the Seers by Cerece Rennie Murphy @CereceRMurphy #excerpt #scifi #mustread

Chapter 1: The End Sunday, June 22, 2008 Liam was losing his patience. “Aw, come on! Are you serious? You can’t want to ride this thing again!” Instead of answering her older brother, Lilli remained in her seat as the Ferris wheel conductor looked on expectantly, hand...

Ty Johnson-Anderson on Personal Therapy, Personal Superpower @invisible_soror #sexualabuse

If you had a superpower what would it be? Well I sort of have one; I have vivid selective amnesia. I literally block out mass amounts of time in my life; and most of it isn’t with pure intention in doing so. It seems as simple as taking a caustic smelling Sharpie and...