The Inheritance by Paul Peters is a moving look at how a person can rebuild their life after hitting absolute rock bottom. The story follows Jacob Steele, a young man who comes home from military service as a very broken person. But instead of finding...

In Richard J. Reese's Thutmose, Soldier Pharaoh, born into the royal court of ancient Egypt, Prince Thutmose grows up under the watch of Queen Hatshepsut while receiving military training beside secret lessons in hypnosis, religion, and politics from High Priest Ptahmose. As he prepares for...

The Hero by Eve M. Riley follows Sadie, a quiet, self-taught coder, and her boss, James, a brilliant software programmer struggling after the end of his long-term relationship with Jane. He’s spiraling, but trying to keep up appearances at work, especially in front of...

The Fire Inside My Soul by Julia Baeten tells the story of Diana Strauss, a successful advertising executive who survived a painful childhood. She has everything anyone desires: career success, wealth, and a beautiful apartment with terrific views. But even with so much success, she...

In Bob Van Laerhoven’s The Long Farewell, in 1934, Dresden, fifteen-year-old Hermann Becht's family is affected by Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. His father, Hans, serves the Nazi movement with growing devotion, while his mother, Marina, a Belarusian refugee who escaped revolutionary Russia, believes Germany...

Suzanne Parry’s The Communist’s Secret begins in 1941, where former Leningrad radio worker Katya Karavayeva joins a Soviet volunteer labor squad, expecting to dig defensive trenches against the German invasion. After a disastrous attack near the Luga River destroys the group, Katya escapes into occupied...

In Scott Eveloff’s The Golem’s Holocaust, after Jewish teenager Shayna Essenreich survives a mass execution inside a Nazi death camp in occupied Poland, an elderly rabbi gives her sacred clay tied to an ancient legend about a protector created for persecuted Jewish communities. Buried beneath...

James Snyder’s The Brothers Shaughnessy is set in 1880s New Orleans. Detective brothers Dawson and Michael Shaughnessy are pulled into a series of crimes that begin when Melissa Singleton disappears after Sunday Mass, and her severed hand is delivered to her husband’s law office. As...

How does one woman find purpose after heartbreak? This question is at the heart of The Cold Heart of War by Juliann Dorell. The story begins just before the Civil War, and centers on Beatrice Bradley, a strong-willed, thoughtful woman dealing with personal loss while...

In This Fell Sergeant by Adam Dompierre, Lacey Matthews hires private investigator Eddie London to examine the reported suicide of her boyfriend, Johnny Sullivan, who died after falling from a balcony at the Bridgewater Hotel. Eddie expects a routine investigation until details surrounding Room 310...