When a young woman shows up at the doorstep of an old Victorian house, she finds much more than she was looking for: A place to stay. A host of eccentric companions. A new city to explore. Inexplicable coincidences. Impossible possibilities. And maybe even a new home. Like a warm drink on a rainy day, 53 Ganymede . . .
When Kaia Sommers woke up after the accident, a lot of things had changed. She was very cold, no longer needed to sleep, and she did not seem to cast a shadow. Most importantly, she was no longer dead. She soon discovered, however, that her prolonged mortality came at a terrible price. As a shade, only one in every . . .
My childhood friend, Michi Ichizen, is a troublemaker and constant seeker of adventure. Thanks to him, I got dragged into some idiotic night escapade because he wanted to be a hero. But like everything he’s involved in, being a hero couldn’t just be people saving the day. No, it became about personal blood feuds, psychotic people, ridiculous battles, and the . . .
In a world where wereseals run for Congress, wizardry requires a professional license, and much of modern technology runs on souls, Heather Stone is a werewolf and a journalist intent on sticking her nose into every bit of trouble she can find. Newshound follows her account of her life and exploits as she struggles to navigate the dual complexities of . . .
This is a story about a girl, her feline friend and the assortment of things they get into. A tale of life, madness, murder and cats along with weird elements and slices of life. A story that’s about people as much as it is about the unusual. Also reality might be not really be at it seems with all . . .
May 5, 2018: 53 Ganymede is an unwinding tale told in vivid snippets of a young woman’s life as she starts over after a devastating personal loss. We follow Claire as she moves to a new city, and I was struck first by the way the author establishes a strong sense of place and feeling for her readers. She not only does so thorough a job of describing the city that I feel like I’m there with Claire, she is able to convey a lot of the feeling of being there through her [more . . .]
Jul 3, 2017: Heather Stone is the only werewolf journalist in the American Southwest. And her lupine nose smells conspiracy.
Most fiction with a journalist protagonist is centered around conspiracy, usually political. M.T Bade’s Newshound is pretty much on target – political, the small and persecuted in one corner with the big guys on the other. But the most interesting bit is how it takes reacts (inspiration if you are feeling optimistic) to the current political scenario in America. And yes, this means travelbans, [more . . .]