As daughter of the mukarrib of Maryaba, Makeda's life could only ever be atypical. Her mother's status as a slave diluted the prestige Makeda's birthright possessed, but even that is irrevocably changed when raiders sweep through the fields of Maryaba, their presence and the destruction...

Mark Schlack’s strange but compelling novel Replay Earth weaves a complex story line around a collapsing human society on Earth in the not-so-distant future, and an ancient conglomerate of alien beings, intent on fostering intelligent life in the cosmos. In principle, the multi-species Guardians are...

Edith and the Mysterious Stranger takes place in the early 1900s when an independent woman was still a novelty. Linda Weaver Clarke skillfully incorporates her family heritage into this romantic work. A woman’s choices were limited after she married, so Edith was determined to find...

Daughters of the Past is an anthology of five short stories/novellas written by Gracie Stathers , Nola Li Barr, Louisa M. Bauman, Lauren Lee Merewether, and Kimberly C. Miller. Whilst each story is different, there is a common theme described by the authors as the...

The Gordon Place by Isaac Thorne is a spine-chilling tale of horror and spiteful spirits. Graham Gordon, the newest – and only – constable in Lost Hollow, is going home. For the first time in 20 years, he sets foot inside his long-abandoned family home,...

Jugend by Aalia Lanius is a historical fiction novel that is set in 1937 Europe juxtaposed with events unfolding in 2017 in the United States of America. Fourteen-year-old Ernst, an enthusiastic member of the Hitler Youth, is chosen to participate in what is made to...

Conflict on the Yangtze by Greg Kater is a historical novel featuring compelling characters already introduced in the series. Jamie Munro and Jack O'Brian are operatives working for the Commonwealth Investigative Office in Darwin and now they are sent on a mission to investigate the...

After a life of crime and drugs, Steven Harding has turned his life around. He graduates from university and is in search of a new job. On his first day as a project manager, Steven realizes his new job environment is not what he had...

Katelyn’s mother has recently died, and she is left living on the farm with her father and brothers who are not very nice people; her mother told her to escape the farm and go and see the “enchanted Thousand Islands." Katelyn is lucky enough to...

Derrick Walton is a man on a mission, with a deadline. After losing his wife and finding out that he himself is seriously ill, he travels to Arizona to re-evaluate his life, rest, and try to find a purpose. At the same time, Larissa Baxter,...