From Now On

       Ms. Royal has won me as a convert with her novel From Now On. 
Told in first person, Ms. Royal popped me, the reader, into a future time where I met groups of people living a way of life normally thought of as that lived in the Middle Ages. Knights, squires, castles, romance, and dungeons are all a part of this adventure. A secret few have control of time travel and have plans of their own for Manx Island, the site of this unusual tale.
      Erin is a strong, stubborn, woman determined to rescue Griffin, the man she loves, from the dungeon of a man trying to take over the island.
      I measure most of my science fiction books against Elizabeth Moon's novels.  This author is very close to Miss Moon's work.
      A phrase from Ms. Royal's novel captured my attention and I want to share it. 
"A new day begins, and it is one fresh with endless possibilities. Like a blank canvas it beckons, luring me to seize it with both hands and make it into something worthwhile, something memorable."
       The twist, turns, and ending of this novel make it a book I can heartily recommend to all readers looking for adventure via the printed page.

Voices From The Heart

Voices From the Heart by Jonikay Pace is a riveting story after the reader gets past the nasty backgrounds of the main players. Ms. Pace has excelled at setting the scene for a young girl to be hoodwinked by a manipulative, self centered man bent on using her to reach his own goals. In spite of human guardian angles attempting to guide and help Clara, she allows herself to be deceived and heads down a long road of believeing lies and experiencing physical and emotional abuse.

Ms Pace ties up all the loose ends in a neat package that caused this reader to smile and murmer, "That'll teach you, you scumbag."

Voices From The Heart was published by Comfort Publishing, LLC

Copyright 2008

ISBN 978 0 9802051 6 9