The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker (Strangely Beautiful, #2) by Leanna Renee Hieber

After the terrible battle in which the Guard was nearly defeated by the minions of the Darkness, Elijah, Josephine, Jane, Michael and Rebecca just want the chance to recover in peace and return to their everyday lives. And after nearly losing Percy, Alexi is desperate to marry her immediately and keep her safely by his side. But instead of the restful respite they all long for, the Guard receives word that the final battle against the underworld...

Favorite Fictional Character: Shawn Spencer

Favorite Fictional CharacterHosted by Ryan at WordsmithoniaIn honor of the return to television of one of my favorite shows, Psych, this week's FFC will focus on the show's main character Shawn Spencer.Shawn, played by James Roday, is such a fun and entertaining character to watch and is one of the main reasons that I tune into Psych each week.Raised by a stern father, and dedicated cop, Shawn was taught to pay close attention to every detail...

Free Read & Audio: The Painted Darkness

Thanks to Dark Wolf's Fantasy I discovered that Cemetery Dance Publications is offering free downloads of both the electronic and audio version of The Painted Darkness by Brian James Freeman, which is set to be released in hardback this November.When Henry was a child, something terrible happened in the woods behind his home, something so shocking he could only express his terror by drawing pictures of what he had witnessed. Eventually, Henry's mind...

For the Win by Cory Doctorow

Today I have for you a guest review from Baruch Speiser who often reviews books for my website. For the Win looks like a really great book and I hope to get to read it myself one day soon, but in the meantime here's Baruch's opinion of Cory Doctorow's newest book...----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For the Win is another brilliant piece by Cory Doctorow. Like his previous work,...

Free ebook: The Choir Boats by Daniel A. Rabuzzi

In honor of their site relaunch, WOWIO, in partnership with ChiZine Publications, is offering free download of The Choir Boats by Daniel A. Rabuzzi, throughout the month of July.What would you give to make good on the sins of your past? For merchant Barnabas McDoon, the answer is: everything.When emissaries from a world called Yount offer Barnabas a chance to redeem himself, he accepts their price-to voyage to Yount with the key that only he...