The passing of her husband makes Kreya begin to feel the inevitability of death creeping up on her. As she prepares Davaj, her great-grandson and successor for his inevitable assumption of the role of shaman to their people, she reminisces about the arduous journey she...

Joan of the Arcane by Alexandra Fleder delves deep into the world of conspiracy theories and the internet trolls who spread them. Before she married and settled down to middle-aged, middle-class normalcy in Los Angeles, Joan was a rebel, a singer in a punk rock...

Hearts and Bones by Lawrence D. Bub follows Maya over about a decade of her life. It alternates between her college years in the 1980s and her third year of medical school in the 1990s. During her freshman year, she crosses paths with Peter, a...

Echoes in the Void by Ben Hafer follows Captain Jonathan Reed and the crew of the Perevian on a mission that begins as a routine survey, but shifts once they encounter an energy field near the ruins of the Aetherion. The field reveals structured signals,...

Lost Heart in King Manor by Celeste Fenton is the first book in the Mysteries of a Heart Series. Gabby enjoyed the peace of her predictable life until the day she drove her daughter to graduate school. When she receives a phone call that her...

Peanut Butter Cookies by Catina Noble is a short story told through the eyes of Camila, as she navigates the difficult last months of her mom Gina’s life. It chronicles her weekly visits to see her mom, who is battling illness in the hospital. Camila,...

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” In Sincerely, Mildred by Ashley Rea, Mildred is a dreamer. So much so that the 19-year-old sometimes gets into trouble with her wandering mind at the cannery job...

Move over VR and AR, curated dreaming is the next form of interactive relaxation, and Lucid Nightscapes Inc. is offering just that. It’s straightforward as you lie in a specially created chair, with an IV drip providing a measured dose of Diazepam, and you head...

Dark Roots by Sheldon Higdon is a taut psychological thriller that will keep readers riveted to the pages. Benjamin Cole is a successful journalism professor living near Pittsburgh. After a two-year relationship with Aisha, a solo mum and also a university professor, the pressure is...

In The Juror’s Secret by Jimmy Ray Conner, the shining star in the story is elderly widow Grace Tilley, who works at the Bay Savings Bank in Cow Hollow. While this upmarket suburb of San Francisco is a lively and thriving area, there are problems....