Fans of dystopian thrillers are in for a wild ride with Ashen Lye's Neuro Override. Set in a futuristic Neo-Los Angeles, the narrative follows Lira Elara, a thirty-one-year-old former neural ballerina whose life was irrevocably changed after an infamous scandal. It led her to become...

Pullman by Debra Lee is a historical novel about Eartha and Eugene Ste. Cherie, a Black couple with lives full of love, ambitions, and hope. Eugene is a Pullman porter but does a side job at fancy lakefront parties, where he earns extra cash. Although...

Killing Lily by Jillian Gardner is a taut, psychological thriller that will have readers captivated by its plot twists. Sunnyside is a rural religious community that many would brand as a cult. Here, the men hold all the power, and the women are subservient and...

Beetlebum by Christian Basso beautifully explores the complex relationship between Liam, a young law student from New York, and his late father, Francis. While Liam busily attempts to structure his life, he is also searching for a higher meaning behind his existence. Quite unexpectedly, he...

Orphans of the Living by Kathy Watson centers on the Stovall family’s fractured struggle for survival and belonging across several decades and locations. Lula Stovall and her husband, Barney, move from Montana homesteading to Mississippi sharecropping, then to California farmland, battling poverty, racism, and family...

Priscilla Speaks by Kirk Ward Robinson is a powerful and poetic coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of rural hardship, familial abandonment, and the search for meaning in the margins. The central character is born into a world marked by her mother’s addiction and societal...

A Bag Full of Stones by A. Molotkov is a crime novel that paints a deeply human, sociopolitical portrait of modern America. We find ourselves in Portland during the turbulent months of 2019, where the story interweaves the lives of immigrants, minorities, and damaged detectives...

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...

In The Place, E.B. Sullivan tells the story of Luella, who is a child when the novel begins but grows into a young woman navigating survival and self-worth in 19th-century Placerville. After a desperate act sends her down an unexpected path, she finds herself in...

Cynthia and the Blue Cat's Last Meow is an engrossing adventure novella by Jeffrey Penn May. The story follows an unnamed twenty-two-year-old narrator as he embarks on a hike into the forest, trying to reach Cynthia's cabin by the blue river. Cynthia is a mysterious...