The Orchard by Joseph Kinnebrew is a haunting and ambitious work of literary fiction. We find ourselves in a symbolic, often surreal meditation on morality, sin, and the soul’s pursuit of grace. It is structured through layered metaphors and an abstract narrative style, as the...

Shanon O'Connell has barely recovered from a heartbreaking relationship; now she must watch one of her closest friends and fellow group member, Linda, painfully lose her battle with cancer and exit their group, which they affectionately call 'the tribe.' Trying to put on a brave...

H. Dawn Hunter offers readers captivating dystopian fiction in Thirteen Hands. Frank Clemens lives on the streets of Blackburn. Because he is witchborn, he was sent to the Institution and Marked by order of the president. The girls who are witchborn are killed. Frank has...

The Hag Stone by W. J. Small, set in late medieval England, reveals societal forces that frighteningly still shape women’s lives in subtle, systemic, and sometimes deeply personal ways. Cecily Heaton has just received news of her husband Ellis’s death on the battlefield of Calais....

In Jeffrey James Higgins' The Havana Syndrome, FBI Special Agent Nathan Burke is currently separated from his wife, Reagan, who has taken their daughter, Amelia, to spend a week with her. Upon his arrival, Nathan discovered Reagan lying on the floor of her office, surrounded...

The Strangers Saga: Baton Rouge by Ana Ban tells the story of Sadie Nichols, a young woman who returns to her hometown to open a store and take care of her troubled cousin, Eva. Sadie’s decision to adopt Eva sets the story in motion, showing...

In The Vulnerable by Ed DeJesus, after entering a relationship with Robin O’Rourke, Dan DeCosta is driven into a dangerous situation involving her violent former partner, legal consequences, and the threat of financial and physical collapse. His father, Dick DeCosta, a targeted climate activist who...

Will Clachan’s father and grandfather were stone cutters. This was the trade of his Clachan forebears: they used the stones their ancestors laid down long ago to rebuild Elgin for the next generation. It was a point of pride for their family. Unfortunately, Will did...

What if there were an alternate reality where we could jump from one life to another, choose a different story, and rewrite our future, a second chance to live the life we've always wished for? In The Bleed Through-Effect, AA DaSilva creates such a world...

The Syndicate Executive by Robin Alden Howard is a gripping psychological thriller steeped in control, obsession, and the brutal complexities of power dynamics. Rachel is scarred by her past and surrounded by predators cloaked in wealth and charm. She finds herself caught in the possessive...