Russell Luyt's The Midnight Factory unfolds in New Albion, a world ruled by fear and control. After a political event—known as the Great Change—takes effect, the Bureau for Virtue becomes the governing body that regulates New Albion through surveillance, propaganda, and an addictive drug called...

In The Alpine Fortress by Rowena Kinread, Ivanna Petrenko discovers a mysterious map while sorting through her late grandparents’ belongings. Ivanna’s grandfather, once a prisoner of war who worked in a salt mine in Austria’s Salzkammergut region, may have known where the Nazis hid stolen...

The Legacy: Grandmother’s Treasures by Cherie Dargan is a delightful mystery that spans the Civil War and the present day. Sarah is a widowed schoolteacher whose husband was killed fighting for the Confederate cause. When her sister Emily and her baby son both die during...

The Absurd Burden of Family: A Cautionary Tale by H&S Alvaurence is a fantasy that begins with Lady Eugenia Gastrell, a wealthy London noblewoman, who has two sons under very different circumstances. Simon, her first, is fathered by a faerie and inherits magical traits, while...

The Ranleigh Tapes by Gabriel Tait follows Ranleigh Echo Meeks, a drug addict slowly trying to repair his shattered life. His story is told using a series of taped sessions conducted at a rehabilitation center called The House. It is Ranleigh's duty to fully adhere...

The Last Light of Home by Sophia Luxe is a fantasy romance with a touch of science fiction. This post-apocalyptic story is set in the frozen ruins of the Twin Cities after a devastating solar storm destroys civilization. The story follows Georgianna Harris, a former...

The Sky Is Different Here by Shivani Malik is a must-read. Shani is ready to start her PhD program in biochemistry and molecular biology at Southern Illinois University. Her parents, especially her mother, wholeheartedly support her in achieving her dream of building a fully independent and purposeful life and...

This World Shaken by J.L. Stone is a well-written book that offers readers, especially Christians, an account of what the end times could look like. The story begins with Mr. Soloman’s family preparing to go to church with Jill, Lexie’s friend who lives next door....

The Sins of a Mermaid by Ettore Piroso unfolds in Amorosa, a small coastal town in California. Two strangers—Munir Abi Khalil and Summer Olsen—cross paths at the most vulnerable points of their lives. Munir is a marine researcher on a crucial mission. He is on...

“A real predator didn't seek attention. A predator made the world forget he was there at all.” This quote from The Archivist by Robin Alden Howard offers insight into a new kind of villain—one who appears to be anything but. The world perceives Doctor Adam...