The Blade Dancer Chronicles: Hummingbird by Daniel Díaz begins with Ohtli and his sister Metztli near the ruins of Cuicuilco, drawn into a conflict older than the Mēxihcah empire. A hidden dig ordered by Ahuani of the Iréchikwa uncovers a Gate bound to Mictlān and...

Souls Over The Hill by York Van Nixon III is a collection of short stories that all lean into slices of life that, while technically a blip in the span of an entire lifetime, still have a significant impact. Miz Sadie’s Boyz follows Sadie Johnson...

Freeman Smith's Nasparnival™ is a masterful look at the absurdities and contradictions in modern American culture, set in the fictional town of The Omega. The novel is a whirlwind of satire, chaos, and dark humor, offering a critique of societal dynamics, political corruption, and the...

Music Taste Better with Wine: Love Over Fear, Music Over Silence, and Hope Over Everything by Clara Arcucci is a suspenseful romance that starts when Jiho decides to end his career as an entertainment director on luxurious liners and buys a building in Seoul that...

Ashen Lands by Tess Manchester centers on Randall Colt, a seasoned military veteran who must travel across a civil war-ravaged America. Bombardments have fragmented and reduced it into chaotic regions characterized by mass burial grounds, burnt-out woodlands, and ruthless armed groups. He must deliver a...

Call Game by Graham Elder and Laura Cody is a stunning medical thriller with plenty of suspense. Dr. Rylan Fraser is the chief orthopedic resident, and when she gets called in during a blizzard the day before Thanksgiving, she knows she’s in for a tough...

Nicholas’s Story by Peter K. Young is a literary novel that follows Nicholas Carter from a Chicago childhood and his mother’s overdose into a group home and a car theft crew that ends in arrest and three years in juvenile custody. Months in solitary confinement...

The Lighthouse of Fools by Stephen Wayne begins with the collapse of Bradford-Wellington, which pushes Thomas Harker into relocating his family to desert land, where he starts the construction of a lighthouse. While the family starts anew, Thomas’s vision draws a small circle of unexpected...

Impetus by S.J. Leone ignites a firestorm, set off by repeated shootings, as Ariel organizes public events for affected families, Jimmy targets people tied to past offenders, and attorney Elijah Barratt designs an expansive national program that takes shape during his ascent to the highest...

Nick and Clancy by C. C. Jirón is a wonderful tale of nine lives. When Nick survives what should have been a fatal heart attack, he realizes that he’s been given a second chance at life and must grab it with both hands. He’s under...