The Shadowing - Jason Letts

The Shadowing is book two in the Powerless series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Mira and her classmates are now in the shadowing phase of their training. They seek out someone with a power similar to theirs and learn from them for the next six months. Mira has no power so she seeks out the author of the books she learned so much from, Flip Widget. What Mira learns is not what she expected. Still, Mira and some of her classmates take on the challenge of Shadow Mountain. Very highly recommended.

The Synthesis - Jason Letts

The Synthesis is the first book in the Powerless series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Mira Ipswich has led a sheltered life. Literally sheltered from the outside world by her father's power to create and control water. That's because unlike every other person in the world, Mira is powerless. Now Mira is out of the clouds and she has to learn to stand on her own. She must be able to compete with all the others her age, and she has only her mind and body to work with. Very highly recommended.

Elizabeth, Alpha of Dragons - Ava Mason

Elizabeth, Alpha of Dragons is book four in the Fated Alpha series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Elizabeth has to challenge Sophia for the leadership of her dragon warriors. The alternative is to lose them forever. The fight will determine who is the Alpha. The problem is Sophia is one of the strongest dragons, and Elisabeth may have to fight her as a human. It's imperative that Elizabeth finally learns to control her wolf. Very highly recommended.

Elizabeth and the Magic of Dragons - Ava Mason

Elizabeth and the Magic of Dragons is book three in the Fated Alpha series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Elizabeth and her dragon warriors travel to the dragon city of Aerwyna. They must repair the book that was damaged while fighting to reach the werewolf and weredragon pair in the last book. The life of the Queen of the dragons and the dragon kingdom depends on it. But Elizabeth may have to give up the four men she loves to repair the book. Very highly recommended.

Elizabeth and the Call of Dragons - Ava Mason

Elizabeth and the Call of Dragons is the second book in the Fated Alpha series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Elizabeth and her weredragon allies have escaped from the wolves focused on her destruction. Now to cement their new relationship they have to find a reclusive werewolf and weredragon pair who hold the key to the survival of the weredragon race. The pair is guarded by some powerful magic. Elizabeth needs to learn to control her change if they have a chance of surviving. Very highly recommended.

Elizabeth and the Clan of Dragons - Ava Mason

Elizabeth and the Clan of Dragons is the first book in the Fated Alpha series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Elizabeth is the daughter of the Alpha werewolf of the Southeastern White Tooth Pack. She is moon selected and fated to be the next Alpha. Unfortunately, there are some who want that role for themselves, and they're willing to kill to get it. They kill Elizabeth's parents but she escapes with the help of some unlikely allies. A group of weredragons. Very highly recommended.

Bones Don't Lie - Melinda Leigh

Bones Don't Lie is book three in the Morgan Dane series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Lance's father has been missing for 23 years. He went to the store one night and never came home. When his father's car is found in Grey lake Lance is shocked. When the body in the trunk isn't his father things get really interesting. Morgan, Lance, and Sharp are on the case. They're going to find out what happened to Lance's father or die trying. It turns out that dying is a real possibility. Very highly recommended.

Mistake of Magic - Alex Lidell

Mistake of Magic is the second novel in the Power of Five series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Lera and the rest of her quint arrive at the Citadel. The council thinks she's a human mistake. The quint has to start over as new recruits in order to stay together. Lera must find a way to pass the trials the council throws at them. How can Lera survive one-on-one combat with a fae warrior? Very highly recommended.

Stolen Legacy - Lindsay Buroker

Stolen Legacy is book three in the Sky Full of Stars series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Jelena and her crew agree to ferry two Starseers to the Trajean asteroid belt on the very edge of known space. One of the Starseers is Abelardus, an old friend of the family. The pair is in search of an ancient artifact. It turns out Thor is interested in ancient artifacts too. Between the internal competition, the pirates, and the Starseer government, this is going to be an interesting job. And then there are the aliens too. Very highly recommended.

Angle of Truth - Lindsay Buroker

Angle of Truth is the second novel in the Sky Full of Stars series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Jelena and her crew are relagated to hauling freight between border worlds after their "problem" with the Alliance on the Snapper's maiden run. To make matters worse, the Alliance has billed her parent's company for the damage she caused trying to escape from Upsilon Seven. How can Jelena make some money fast? She decides to be a mercenary. A mercenary who doesn't kill anybody. That works out about as expected but makes for some great adventures. Very highly recommended.

Power of Five - Alex Lidell

Power of Five is the first book in the Power of Five series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Leralynn is an endentured servant. A polite way of saying she's a slave. Lera works the stables for a pompous ass who enjoys beating her and hopes to bed her. She's not going to submit to that willingly. What Lera doesn't know is she's been chosen by the magic as the fifth member of a Quint. Quints consist of five fae warriors, but Lera is human and a female to boot. Lera is in for the adventure of a lifetime. The problem is her's may not be that long. Very highly recommended.

The Rogue Prince - Lindsay Buroker

The Rogue Prince is the first novel in the Sky Full of Stars series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

It's been ten years since Jelena Marchenko was rescued from her kidnappers by her Mom and the crew/passengers of the freighter Star Nomad. Now Jelena's eighteen and temporary captain of the second freighter in the Marchenko fleet, the Snapper. Jelena has continued her Starseer training. Her engineer Erick is also a Starseer. Jelena has decided to detour on her first freight run to free up some lab animals being abused by the corporation where they're caged. This turns into a typical Marchenko debacle. Jelena is growing up real fast. Lots of adventure, some serious danger, and a dash of fun in the bargain. Very highly recommended.

The Love You Crave - John Locke

The Love You Crave is book eight in the Donovan Creed series.

Donovan is still trying to find out how he can deactivate that chip in his head that could be used to remotely melt his brain. The kind of problem that just keeps nagging at you. Who can he trust when even the people he counted on the most are threatening to kill him? Killing them first has always been Donovan's solution. Very highly recommended.

The Truth About Animals - Lucy Cooke

The Truth About Animals is subtitled Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife.

This book covers a selection of the odd-ball animals that have confused and confounded zoologists and other scientists since humans first recorded their thoughts on the creatures we share the earth with. The thirteen species selected are interesting and varied. The author covers everything from their diet to their sex lives in a funny and informative way. For example, who knew frogs made the best pregnancy test available until the little strips you pee on came along. Very highly recommended.

Last Command - Lindsay Buroker

Last Command is the prequel to the Fallen Empire series. You can only get it in the omnibus collection of the first three book, but it's free and worth reading.

Colonel Hieronymus "Leonidas" Adler is on the secret asteroid base guarding the emperor and his command staff from a surprise attack by the Alliance. Someone leaked the location of the secret base and the Alliance is throwing everything they can at it. When things get desperate the emperor chooses Leonidas to guard his only living son and heir Thorian. Can they escape the Alliance? Can Leonidas get Thorian to the Starseekers where he can be safe and trained to use his powers? The rest of the series proves he can, but what he has to go through to do so is worth reading about. Very highly recommended.

Vegas Moon - John Locke

Vegas Moon is book seven in the Donovan Creed series.

Donovan is peeved. Somone is trying to kill him with the chip in his head. Since Donovan is the CIA's top assassin, that someone is going to die. Finding them turns out to be much easier than he thought, but there are complications and beautiful women. There always are with Donovan. Very highly recommended.

End Game - Lindsay Buroker

End Game is the eighth and final book in the Fallen Empire series. We can only hope for more.

Alisa and her band of crew and passengers have found her daughter Jelena. The trouble is Alisa promised Jelena to find her daughter's friend Thorian. That means they're back on the trail of the evil Starseekers and the Staff of Lore. To make it more interesting, Thorian is also the only living son of the empire's dead emperor. That means lots of other people are also searching for him, not to mention the Staff of Lore. Who knew space could be so crowded. Very highly recommended.

Perilous Hunt - Lindsay Buroker

Perilous Hunt is book seven in the Fallen Empire series.

Alisa is starting to think she's never going to find her daughter Jelena. She and her gang are on the trail of the Starseers who have her, but so is the Alliance, Imperial forces, and some treasuer hunters looking for the Staff of Lore. The asteroid belt that used to be the planet Kir seems like the best place to look. The question is, who will find Alisa's daughter first. Very highly recommended.

Arkadian Skies - Lindsay Buroker

Arkadian Skies is book six in the Fallen Empire series.

Alisa is still looking for her daughter, and the man who may know where she is remains in a coma. The best hospital on the planet Arkadia is her destination. The trouble is the rogue Starseekers have chosen this same time to destroy part of Arkadia with an earthquake caused by the Staff of Lore. Alisa has to get her daughter, get that damn staff back, and maybe get her boyfriend Leonidis repaired at the same time. What are the odds? Very highly recommended.

Cleon Moon - Lindsay Buroker

Cleon Moon is the fifth novel in the Fallen Empire series.

Alisa, her passengers, and her crew are headed to Cleon Moon. There's a good chance Alisa's daughter was taken there after she was kidnapped. But Cleon Moon is infested with two nasty problems. The first is mafia clans and the second is dinosaurs. Alisa and her group end up dealing with both problems. Explosions ensue. Very highly recommended.

Relic of Sorrows - Lindsay Buroker

Relic of Sorrows is book four in the Fallen Empire series.

Alisa and her ship the Star Nomad are off to the mystery coordinates from an ancient nursery rhyme. The ship now holds Alisa the pilot, Mica the engineer, Beck the security officer, Yumi the science teacher with chickens, Leonidas the cyborg colonel, Alejandro the doctor, and now Abelardus the starseer. It's getting crowded, especially with the chickens. When the Star Nomad encounters a ship where everyone onboard is either dying or dead, and that ship passed right through the mystery coordinates, the mystery gets much more dangerous. Very highly recommended.

Starseers - Lindsay Buroker

Starseers is the third novel in the Fallen Empire series.

Alisa and the Star Nomad are headed to the planet Arkadius. That's where they hope to find the Starseers. Alisa hopes to get her daughter back. Leonidas and Alejandro are more interested in being able to research the mysterious orb in the Starseer library. None of them expect the trouble that's about to come down on their heads, or in the case of the Starseers inside their heads. Very highly recommended.

Your Secret Admirer - John Locke

Your Secret Admirer is a stand-alone novel. Be warned. It is totally cringeworthy.

Locke may have gone too far this time. The characters in this novel will go to just about any lengths to get what they want. I mean any. Tinley Cooper is the best salesperson the company has ever had. Then she's fired for no apparent reason. The reason is she has a secret admirer who is the most manipulative bastard you can imagine. The extremes that the secret admirer go to are amazing, scary, and sometimes disgusting. Not highly, but still recommended if you're a Locke fan.

Honor's Flight - Lindsay Buroker

Honor's Flight is the second book in the Fallen Empire series.

Alisa, her passengers, and her crew are going to Perun in the only Nebula Rambler 880 left in the galaxy. At least it's Alisa's. The problem is Alisa and her crew served in the Alliance and Perun is now the last bastion of Imperial forces. Alisa's daughter is on Perun and she's looking forward to seeing her again. Having to navigate through Imperial roadblocks will make it a challenge, but Alisa has no idea how challenging it's going to be. More great space adventure. Very highly recommended.

A Girl Like You - John Locke

A Girl Like You is book six in the Donovan Creed series.

Donovan's girlfriend Rachel has been kidnapped. He's going to get her back no matter who he has to kill. Being a government assassin, killing is not a problem of conscience for Donovan. However, the government is who has her, for a very special reason, and Donovan is going to have to work to pull this off. Very highly recommended.

Star Nomad - Lindsay Buroker

Star Nomad is the first novel in the Fallen Empire series. Buroker has branched out from fantasy to science fiction, and it's glorious.

Captain Alisa Marchenko was a fighter pilot for the Alliance. The war is over and the Alliance won, but Alisa and her engineer Mica have been stranded on the dead-end planet Dustor for five months. Alisa's daughter is on Perun and that's where she needs to be. She and Mica are planning to salvage the Star Nomad and escape this dust ball. Alisa grew up on the Nomad. It was her Mother's freighter. But there are complications. An Imperial cyborg for one. The White Dragon mafia for another. And then there are the pirates. It's going to be quite an adventure. Very highly recommended.

Diplomats and Fugitives - Lindsay Buroker

Diplomats and Fugitives is the ninth novel in the Emperor's Edge series.

Basilard is the official Mangdorian ambassador to the Turgonian Republic. That's because the Mangdorians can figure out what else to do with him. When a blight threatens the Mangdorian food supply Basilard enlists the Turgonian president's daughter to help solve the problem. When the Kendorians turn out to be the problem the solution may mean a war. That's if Basilard and his party can survive. Very highly recommended. A series that should never be over :(

Decrypted - Lindsay Buroker

Decrypted is the third novel in the Encrypted Series.

Tikaya and Rias have made it back to Tikaya's home islands. The greeting is less than cordial for Tikaya and hostile for Rias. Apparently having a Turgonian on the islands is making people nervous. Especially a Turgonian interested in building a submarine. There is a secret that is hidden in the past and Tikaya and Rias need to find it in order to stay together. Maybe even to survive. Very highly recommended.

Enigma - Lindsay Buroker

Enigma is the second book in the Encrypted Series. This is a short story at best, but worth the read.

While Tikaya and Rias are trying to get home after the adventures in Encrypted, they get passage on a ship with a puzzle of its own. The captain has a stolen magical flute that the original owners want bad enough to send three warships to retrieve. Tikaya's skills with language and Rias' experience with other countries help save the day, but barely. Very highly recommended.

Encrypted - Lindsay Buroker

Encrypted is the first novel in the Encrypted Series.

Professor Tikaya Komitopis was arguably the one person who brought the war between Turgonia and Nuria to an end. Her decrypting of Turgonian messages and passing them along to the Nurians kept the Turgonians from taking over the Nurians and her own people of the Kyatt Islands. But when the war was over the Turgonians kidnap Tikaya, partly for revenge and partly because they need her to decrypt a language never seen before. Tikaya is locked in the hold of a ship with one other prisoner know as five. They join forces and eventually overcome their Turgonian capturers and so much more. Very highly recommended.

Her Last Goodbye - Melinda Leigh

Her Last Goodbye is the second novel in the Morgan Dane series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Morgan is pulled into the case of a missing wife and mother. The woman disappeared and nobody knows why. The husband is worried he's going to be a suspect, even though he has two little children to take care of. Morgan doesn't want let an innocent man go to jail again. Plenty of suspense and excitement. Not to mention Morgan and Lance finally realize they're more than friends. Very highly recommended.

Oaths - Lindsay Buroker

Oaths is the eighth novel in the Dragon Blood series.

You'd think that planning their wedding would keep Ridge and Sardelle plenty busy. They still find time to thwart Tolemek's kidnappers, stop attempts to steal the king's dragon blood, deal with Ridge's mother's magic delusions, and someone is pregnant! Very highly recommended.

Twisted Prey - John Sandford

Twisted Prey is the 28th novel in the Prey series. If only Sandford could write faster.

Lucas Davenport versus Taryn Grant part II. Now Grant is a US Senator and Lucas is a US Marshal. If you don't remember Grant, she's the one who got away in Silken Prey. Their paths cross this time because Grant decides to have her old rival Senator Porter Smalls murdered. Grant misses Smalls, but his lover is killed when their vehicle is run off the road. Lucas is tasked with finding out if it's more than an accident and bringing the killers to justice if it is. Lots of action and suspense. Be prepared for another late night of reading. Very highly recommended.

Gold Dragon - Lindsay Buroker

Gold Dragon is the fifth novel in the Heritage of Power series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

More dragon excitement with Trip, Rysha, and the crew. When dragons want to take over the country, Trip finds a way to stop them. In the end, he really finds something new. Very highly recommended.

Say You're Sorry - Melinda Leigh

Say You're Sorry is the first novel in the Morgan Dane series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Morgan Dane is ready for change. Her husband died two years ago, leaving her with three daughters to raise. Morgan is a lawyer and needs to get back to work. Little does she realize what kind of lawyering she's going to be doing. A great murder mystery. Very highly recommended.

Under the Ice Blades - Lindsay Buroker

Under the Ice Blades falls between books five and six in the Dragon Blood series.

I knew there had to be some other book someplace. There were too many unexplained things in book six. This is where Kaika and King Angulus hook up. This is also where the dragon Morishtomaric is released from prison. This is another great story and a must read if you don't want to lose hair from scratching your head reading book six :) Very highly recommended.

Hell's Princess - Harold Schechter

Hell's Princess is the Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Belle Gunness was one of the most notorious female serial killers of all time. She killed for greed and she killed for fun. Belle's fame was earned while living on her farm in La Porte Indiana. It became known as the Murder Farm. When Belle's victims were dug up, they hadn’t merely been poisoned, like victims of other female killers. They’d been butchered. My complaint is the author made no attempt to make the dry facts anything but dry facts. Or if he did he failed. Recommended.

The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus

The Shape of Water is a science fiction love story.

Elisa is mute. She has been from birth. Elisa is a janitor at a research facility. Fate is working its magic. A strange creature is captured in the Amazon jungle and transported to the research facility for study. Elisa somehow manages a rapport with the creature.

Strickland was the man given the job of finding and capturing the creature. When it was captured he was also tasked with guarding it and keeping it safe. Safe doesn't mean the creature's safety. Safe means safe from the outside world finding out about the creature.

Elisa and her allies are at odds with Strickland and his perverse relationship with the creature. When the creature needs saving it's up to Elisa and her band to save it. But can they? It won't be easy.

This book was a challenge at times. The authors seemed determined to bury the story in useless prose and angst. It was worth working through all that. Very highly recommended.

True Fiction - Lee Goldberg

True Fiction is the first novel in the Ian Ludlow Thrillers series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Ian Ludlow is a thriller writer. He has some fame, but in reality, he's a middle-aged author whose life is nothing like his main protagonist. Ian's main character is Clint Straker, an over-sexed super spy who never seems to break a sweat. Then Ian realizes that he's been used to plan a mass murder and now he's the target of a hired killer. Ian has to die to clean up loose ends. Ian is not going to let that happen. If he can write about Straker maybe he can live like him to survive. Very highly recommended.

Soulblade - Lindsay Buroker

Soulblade is book seven in the Dragon Blood series.

Ridge crashed into the mountains after defeating the dragon Morishtomaric. Almost everyone accepts that he's dead. Not Sardelle. While she's on a quest to find Ridge dead or alive the rest of the squadron is on a secret mission to kidnap the Cofah emperor. It all comes together in a dragon fighting, castle destroying melee. Very highly recommended.

Raptor - Lindsay Buroker

Raptor is the sixth novel in the Dragon Blood series.

Ex-Lieutenant Caslin Ahn is wracked with guilt over the death of Apex. Ahn had no plans to get back in a flyer, but when the king asks it's hard to say no. She is going to wield the magic killing sword Kasandral in hopes of slaying the golden dragon that's terrorizing the kingdom. Can Ahn kill the dragon and keep Kasandral from attacking more of her teammates? Very highly recommended.

Burn Bright - Patricia Briggs

Burn Bright is the fifth novel in the Alpha and Omega series.

The pack is in jeapordy from a traitor. The wildlings are the target. Charles and Anna have to fight off the challenge and find the root of the problem. Very highly recommended.

The Blade's Memory - Lindsay Buroker

The Blade's Memory is the fifth novel in the Dragon Blood series.

When Ridge and his crew get back from their mission to find the source of dragon blood and free Tolemek’s sister they've all been made criminals. Some because of going AWOL and others for being witches. They have to overcome this hurdle to find the missing king, and still be able to fight off an impending enemy attack. Very highly recommended.

Patterns in the Dark - Lindsay Buroker

Patterns in the Dark is the fourth novel in the Dragon Blood series.

Jungle. Dragon. Magic. Very highly recommended.

Blood Charged - Lindsay Buroker

Blood Charged is the third novel in the Dragon Blood series.

Sardelle and Zirkander take a team into Cofah to find the source of the rumors that the Cofah have dragon blood. They find the dragon blood. It's used in weapons and machines the Cofah try and stop them with. Very effectively too. The question is, where did the Cofah get dragon blood? These are "lose sleep" books. They make staying up late worth it. Very highly recommended.

Deathmaker - Lindsay Buroker

Deathmaker is book two in the Dragon Blood series.

Lieutenant Caslin Ahn is part of the famous Wolf Squadron run by Colonel Zirkander. When Cas crashed into the ocean everyone thought she was dead. Instead, Cas turned up in the same prison cell as the infamous pirate Tolemek "Deathmaker" Targoson. Together they escape from the prison, but with Cas as Mek's prisoner. Cas plans to escape again and Mek plans to use Cas to find Zirkander. So much for plans. Very highly recommended.

Balanced on the Blade's Edge - Lindsay Buroker

Balanced on the Blade's Edge is the first novel in the Dragon Blood series.

Colonel Ridge Zirkander has never had great impulse control. As the most famous flyer in the Iskandian army, it hasn't always been a problem. Punching out a foreign diplomat is the exception to that rule. Ridge is now commanding the prison in the Ice Blades Mountains. That a sorceress, who has been buried beneath the prison for 300 years, wakes up when Ridge gets there is just a coincidence. Or is it. Very highly recommended.

Abbey Rayne - John Locke

Abbey Rayne is the 5th novel in the Dani Ripper series.

If there's one thing Dani is, it's inconsistent. Even though Dani breaks the rules all the time, she feels compelled to report anyone else who breaks the rules. When Dani broke the rules to obtain information on a rapist the result was the rapist went free. When the rape victim, Abbey Rayne, broke the rules trying to get payback, Dani ratted her out. Now Dani is trying to make things right in her own way and it's a Charlie Foxtrot if there ever was one. Highly recommended.

Call of the Dragonbonded: Book of Fire - JD Hart

Call of the Dragonbonded: Book of Fire is the first novel in the Dragonbonded series. This book is available through kindleunlimited.

Conner is a sixteen-year-old farm boy, just coming of age. Now is the time he's looking forward to the bonding call. Maybe he'll get a chipmunk or a raccoon, like his Mom and Dad. Or maybe something much bigger.

Veressa is the sixteen-year-old princess of Griffinrock. She is also answering the bonding call. She has no idea what she'll be bonded to, but it's going to be special.

Conner and Veressa's paths will cross and then some. It's an adventure. I wish I didn't have to wait for the second novel to come out in March. Very highly recommended.

Hot Mess Express - John Locke

Hot Mess Express is book six in the Dani Ripper series.

This is a Dani mess and a half. Dani's latest client is Vicki. Vicki's grandson has been kidnapped. Then Vicki is kidnapped. Dani is trying to solve the first kidnapping and gets roped into another missing person. Confusing but highly recommended.