Clare’s Boutique: Three Stories and One Essay by Eric Giroux is a collection of moments of vulnerability, identity, and reckoning through the character Clare. In Ice Time, Clare and Jack O’Connor, once best kindergarten friends, reunite later under strained circumstances during a Scout troop trip...

In Color for Canvas by J. M. Huxley, Jane Campbell grows up in Cape May, New Jersey, in a household that defines her future while overlooking who she already is. On her twelfth birthday, she begins experiencing vivid encounters with a man called Mac who...

In Christmas Kitten Caper by Max Parrott, private detective Angela Atkinson and her lovable Border Collie, Ruff, are on another case. When Angela and Ruff go to the farm where their family always chooses their annual Christmas tree, they discover Nelson Hemlock, the owner of...

Carrion by Adam Caisse follows Roval Gul, an appointed custodian of the dead in the city of Carenmar, when so many are dying. His duties place him at furnaces, roads, and battle sites, where he observes patterns suggesting that decay is being altered by a...

Crossing Neal by Catina Noble is a dystopian novel that follows the people who live in the walled City of Kneel. They are ruled by a totalitarian group known as the Agency, led by Captain Neal. His new scheme to keep the residents, known as...

Cosplay & Consequences (The Fandom Narratives) by J.C. Sato is a brilliantly written novella that could even be described as one long, shifting scene. The setting is an urban cosplay convention where performers, entrepreneurs, fans, and perverts assemble in this growing subculture to show off...

Call Game by Graham Elder and Laura Cody is a stunning medical thriller with plenty of suspense. Dr. Rylan Fraser is the chief orthopedic resident, and when she gets called in during a blizzard the day before Thanksgiving, she knows she’s in for a tough...

Crossfire (Life’s A Rodeo Book 1) by Heidi Herman is a delightful love story wrapped up in a message about work/life balance and the pressures of family and legacy. Moirin Garrett has spent her adult life building her skills, her reputation, and her family’s massive...

Crushing Little Things by Amy Meitz centers on two pivotal characters, Juliette and Jonathon, who are very different but share one thing in common: ambition. The two have tumultuous relationships with their parents and have had to pay a heavy price for being born to...

Cotton Bondage by Dickie Erman is a compelling historical novel and the first book in The Road to Freedom series that vividly depicts the brutal experiences of slavery in the American South during the antebellum period. The story follows Eve, a young slave on Master...