Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr.’s Shadows in the Rain is a twelve-story collection of psychological urban thrillers built around people confronting crimes that go beyond ordinary explanation. In Soaked, retired detective Jerry Crowder returns to New York after a murder connected to Amy Colley draws him...

Scarlet Yearnings Beyond First Glance: Collector’s Edition by Scarlet Ibis James is a breath of fresh air. It’s a collection of short stories that includes popular romance tropes, like second-chance romance, fake dating, and marriages in trouble, but in a different and more emotionally satisfying...

In Kathy-Lynn Cross’s Shattered from Within, six stories and novellas move through horror that begins inside the mind before it reaches the world beyond it. When Emily Was Here follows a woman who has spent thirteen years inside an institution and no longer knows which...

A. K. Frailey’s Spice of Life is a collection of original short stories that run the gamut of genre variety and range in length, tone, and tenor. A Gentleman’s Agreement follows Nick after his son Gene asks whether cremation can divide a family. Their discussion...

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t usually go for horror just for the sake of a scare, but Smile So Red and Other Tales of Madness by Mia Dalia is something else entirely. This isn't just a collection of "scary stories"; it...

Splendor: An Anthology of Love in All Its Forms by the Writing Heights Writers Association is a collection—72 pieces in total—that really pushes back against the clichéd "happily ever after" trope. It is a collection of short stories, essays, and poetry that shows love in...

Sharp Turns Ahead: Ventures Beyond the Beaten Path by Daniel P. Douglas is a curated collection of short fiction spanning speculative futures, quiet human moments, moral puzzles, and imaginative what-ifs. Organized into four sections, the book guides readers through stories that range from science fiction...

TJ Fuller’s Some Stupid Glow is a journey into the deep parts of our minds and desires. Through masterful extended metaphors and poetic language layered with meaning, the collection reveals how the human mind works in mysterious ways, with each layer unfolding every time you...

Souls Over The Hill by York Van Nixon III is a collection of short stories that all lean into slices of life that, while technically a blip in the span of an entire lifetime, still have a significant impact. Miz Sadie’s Boyz follows Sadie Johnson...

Suck Suck Suck is a diverse collection of seven surreal short stories by Brandt Scheidemantel. A young teen meets the new girl at church, but soon develops an unhealthy obsession with her and takes over her whole life. When an accountant loses his debit card...