In The Toffee Man and the Kingdom of Ends, L. K. Quinn has taken a controversial and sensitive subject as seen through the eyes of the child who experienced molestation by a close family member. The story revolves around April Smart, her parents, stepdad...

There Are No Stars Here by J.S. Thompson follows Solanis Tailor, a communications manager in a post-apocalyptic future where Earth is ravaged by the toxic “Haze.” After a life-altering accident exposes her brother Greg to the Haze, triggering disturbing mutations and his eventual death, Solanis...

Rodeo Road by Johny Weber is a heartfelt tribute to the rugged world of rodeo life, blending fiction with authentic experiences from Weber’s own travels on the rodeo circuit in the 1970s. The story follows Kasey Jacobs, an aspiring young barrel racer who is determined...

The Book of Seila by Wilda Hughes is a fierce, emotionally charged dystopian novel that doesn’t pull its punches. In a near-future theocracy known as the Covenant States, Ruby Lambert lives in hiding, having escaped a brutal redemption camp. But when her sister is accused...

The Blindsight of Grace by R.A. Williams tells the story of a young woman named Grace living in rural Tennessee. Due to an accident as a child resulting in brain damage, Grace Sinclair is blind. An interesting turn of events finds Cody Blevins at her...

Beka Wueste's The Unsent Letters of Lucy Prior is a literary novel narrated through a series of letters. After Lucy Prior passed away, her brother-in-law, Nate Prior, hired the death administrator, Art Burleson, to correctly distribute her possessions to the members of her family. Art...

The Storekeeper by David Beshears is a short story adapted from a three-act play. It centers on the interactions between a storekeeper and his customers, revealing their personal stories against the backdrop of a small, rural general store. Various characters converge in the weathered store,...

Twisted Lives by Tamara Merrill is a psychological thriller about abuse in relationships and knowing when to leave. Sarah knows she divorced Rodney two years ago, and that she lives in a cabin in Seattle with her 6-year-old son Jeremy. But when she wakes up...

Hillary Tiefer’s The Secret Ranch is a historical novel that spans decades, following the hidden lives and sacrifices of women who served during World War II. It begins with Jean Warner, an elderly woman in 2006, as she prepares for a magazine interview about her...

In The Ring, Antim Straus delivers a mesmerizing political thriller with a series of mysterious explosions, covert operations, and a clandestine effort to destabilize the nation’s capital through orchestrated acts of sabotage. This fourth and final book in the Geoffrey Wines series follows Washington Post...