Review - Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
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Tennal is a “reader,” someone with the ability to sense the thoughts of other people. He's more powerful than people realize and goes to unhealthy extremes to try and quiet the constant buzz in his head. Tennal is also the nephew of the Orshan head of state, and his activities are a constant source of embarrassment. In a desperate attempt to get him under control, his aunt makes arrangements for Tennal to be conscripted into the military and “synced” to a powerful “architect.
Tags: Science Fiction Space Opera
Review - Outrun the Rain by N.R. Walker
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Tully enjoys spending time in the tropical jungles of Australia's Top End, watching the violent thunderstorms that roll through the area. He's an amateur “storm chaser.” But now, Tully has agreed to escort a scientist from Melbourne into the forest. He's expecting some stuck-up old fossil, but the man who steps off the plane is near Tully's age. Jeremiah has always been fascinated by lightning. He's on a mission to prove himself to his colleagues back in Melbourne who think he's weird.
Tags: Contemporary Australia
Review - The Two Princesses by Beryll Brackhaus and Osiris Brackhaus
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Yaden and Ivan have largely recovered from their harrowing year trapped in Calarni space, thanks mostly to the love and support of their family. The missions they've undertaken since returning have not been stressful, mostly helping planets deal with disasters that require Yaden's special talents, but not very dangerous. Then word comes to the Lotus Pavillion that the Duke of Goa is trading in N'Bosoti artifacts. The mission requires the pair to go undercover in a way that threatens to open old wounds for Ivan.
Review - Murder at the Oasis by David S. Pederson
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Mason's friend Walter talks him into taking a brief vacation to Palm Springs, in part with the promise of a cheap room at a posh resort frequented by Hollywood stars thanks to a friend of Walter's who works there. However, it turns out the friend lost his job and now owns a small motel. What's more, the rest of the guests at the Oasis Inn turn out to be people Mason and Walter would rather avoid, but when one of them, and then another, turns up dead, Mason forgets he's supposed to be on vacation.
Tags: Private Eyes Mystery
Review - The Alien Soldier by Eryn Ivers
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Patrick has served in the Klah'Eel army all his adult life. He's very loyal to the nation that raised him, but he's been looked down on by most of his fellow soldiers and commanding officers for his entire career for being “just” a weak human. His latest general is determined to see Patrick fail. To that end, he puts Patrick in charge of a group of new recruits, misfits recruited from the slums of Klah's moon that nobody expects to get through the trials before battle.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Risk Takers by Nicky James
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Harley and Denver are brothers, but they're polar opposites. Harley takes after their lithe blond mother, while Denver favors their darker, stockier father. Gay Denver is serious and responsible. Bi Harley likes to party. Older brother Denver tries to keep his younger brother out of trouble while they're at college. Harley thinks it's his responsibility to get his older brother to lighten up and enjoy life. To that end, he talks Denver into going to a party that promises booze, drugs, sex, and every other vice a college kid can think of.
Tags: Taboo