Gale Martin Reviews Forecast by Elise Stephens

Calvin isn’t a teenager, not really; instead, he’s spent his life trying to protect his mother and sister from his alcoholic father. Calvin keeps a knife close and sleeps with one eye open, even years after his father has left the family. A summer vacation spent at...
Tightrope by Elise Stephens

Tightrope by Elise Stephens

Synopsis: On his first summer home from college, Thomas’s quest for an interesting job leads him to the striped tents of a touring circus where he enters a chaotic world of stunning lights and magical performances that mask a terrifying darkness beneath. As he...
Tightrope by Elise Stephens

Editor’s Pick: Moonlight & Oranges by Elise Stephens

Synopsis: A timeless tale of young romance. Lorona Connelly is ready for a change from her carefully planned, bookish life. When sparks fly at a costume party, she embraces a chance for romance with the handsome Kestrin Feather. However, she quickly realizes that even...

Eileen Maksym on Tolkien

Over Christmas break, my husband and I took our two kids to see The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.  Both my husband and I had a few issues with the movie: he’s a Tolkien purist, so his were mostly textual (in the books the Ringwraiths never had any tombs,...
Interview with Booktrope author Eileen Maksym

Interview with Booktrope author Eileen Maksym

1. What inspired you to write your first book?  NaNoWriMo!  The National Novel Writing Month is a yearly challenge for people to write an entire 50,00 word novel in the month of November.  Anybody can sign up on their webpage and connect with an incredible community...