by P. C. Darkcliff Rating: ***** As the empire is engulfed in a war against the Darkside and Archmage Gadram is indisposed, only Baard has the power to summon the living and the dead to the Ultimate Battle with the magical battleaxe, Tarroth. Mages and warriors who were adrift in the Sea of Oblivion are re-animated as Tarroth strikes the ground for the second time. However, can their combined Might overcome the Dark Overlord, and do Baard and Co., have any fight left?... Thi

by Daniel Hall Rating: ***** Born in Dagenham, East London in 1958, Edward “Eddy” Turner is expected to follow his father, Lenny, into factory work and football hooliganism. But no matter how hard Eddy tries to gain his father’s approval, it becomes clear he isn’t cut out for the hard-drinking, violent working-class community that Lenny is a stalwart of. Eddy is a thoughtful, compassionate, and clever young man who is also gay. It Was a Riot takes Eddy from the mean streets

by Yvonne Osborne Rating: ***** Trying to cope with the recent loss of her mother, Sadie Wixom is immersing herself in the rural Michigan farmstead she shares with her father and Grandfather. When her aunt temporarily houses an Indigenous family from Saskatchewan, Canada, Sadie is intrigued, especially by the son, Stefan. Both free-spirits, damaged, and impacted by loss, Stefan and Sadie forge a connection. But, as racial bigotry in the local town escalates, and Stefan’s eld

by Chet Nairene Rating: ***** Thirty-six-year-old tech wizard, Lew Clarke is about to ascend to god-like status at the corporate behemoth he has worked for since leaving Harvard. Accolades, and more importantly to Lew, eye-watering levels of financial recompense are raining down on him. But when a minor, forgotten issue floats shockingly to the surface, Lew’s gold-plated, superficial existence implodes. After licking his wounds, Lew embarks on a new business venture, import