Tree of Lives, written by Elizabeth Garden and with artwork by Barbara Brose, is a work of women's fiction in a hybrid historical-contemporary setting that follows the account of one woman's journey to self-empowerment in the face of immense adversity. Through the detailed life of...

Two Japanese ladies make their way through the city streets in the evening. Miyu and Kana are working-class ladies who have developed a relationship that is as much a sisterly affair as it is professional. Tonight Kana decides to let her mentor in on her...

Tesfahun is a young member of the Akara tribe. As a youth, he looks forward to the day when he will be recognized as a man and allowed to partake in stick-fighting jousts, one of his favorite pastimes. As he matures and the day draws...

If stories involving Japanese mythology and folklore are among your favorites, grab a copy of Staff of Justice by Noelle Nichols. Ever since his father's death, Hayashi Kilo has trained as a Shadow under the tutelage of the three Phantoms of Vaiyene and vowed to...

Treat yourself to a riveting anthology of flash fiction and literary short stories with Worth: Short Fiction Collection by Sheila Mae Bitts. The book contains a diverse selection of stories covering a wide range of styles and genres, exploring the human condition in its various...

The Faction by Kimberly Hill is a speculative fiction novel that revolves around a young woman named Charlotte in the post-pandemic United States where the plague has wiped out most of the population and the government has implemented a system of near-ultimate control. When Char's...

Catfishing Caitlyn is a riveting literary novel by Omar Imady. Caitlyn is an intelligent woman who just finished her Ph.D. in Middle Eastern history at Yale University. She has a voracious appetite for knowledge, women, and challenges. Not particularly looking for a job, she prefers...

Spirit Pass by Angela Ellen Grey is a collection of novellas involving tribal law enforcement and certain types of missing persons and murder cases. This collection examines the high murder rates and cases of missing Native American women. As the author highlights, this is a...

But Do You Love Me with Locura? by Sharon Steeber is an immersive historical romance novel led by characters from different cultural backgrounds. In 1985, Rosie Logan travels from her hometown in California to Cuernavaca, situated in the heart of Mexico, for a four-week Spanish...

Kamaka: Kahuna at the Crossroads of Ancient Hawaii is a work in the historical, literary, cultural, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and is penned by J. E. Cherry. In this moving and heartfelt piece about old...