What would you do if you turned up for work one day and your access card didn’t work? Add to that the security guard you’ve known for years doesn’t recognize you, nor do any of your co-workers as they walk past. Would you think that...

Bremmer had never been one to follow the rules. His preference for carrying on at his own pace, even when duty called, was the precise reason why he had ended up picking through intergalactic waste. Now known as Junk Man by his artificial intelligence companion,...

In Richard J. Reese's Thutmose, Soldier Pharaoh, born into the royal court of ancient Egypt, Prince Thutmose grows up under the watch of Queen Hatshepsut while receiving military training beside secret lessons in hypnosis, religion, and politics from High Priest Ptahmose. As he prepares for...

In Sandra L. Huska's Think of the Sunflower, Nikee Madison travels from Pittsburgh to rural Pennsylvania for her twentieth high school reunion, expecting an uncomfortable weekend. Instead, a locked metal box hidden in her late mother’s attic leads her toward a buried secret connected to...

The Hero by Eve M. Riley follows Sadie, a quiet, self-taught coder, and her boss, James, a brilliant software programmer struggling after the end of his long-term relationship with Jane. He’s spiraling, but trying to keep up appearances at work, especially in front of...

In Judith Kendall's Conquering The Odds, when New Zealand politician Melinda McConnolly becomes Speaker of Parliament, her appointment changes the course of her daughter Jasmine Ashton’s life. Years later, after Melinda accepts a diplomatic posting in Washington, Jasmine enters university while training as a competitive...

Jugular Vein by David Lasaine is about the struggles of families during the Great Famine in Ireland. It takes place during the years 1847 – 1848, and concerns the O’Sullivan family, Seamus and Elizabeth, father and mother, and their daughters Bridget, Catherine, and Mary. During...

The Wedding by Herb Hughes begins the night before Brett Hampton, an American journalist, and Anya Laska, a Polish woman, are to be wed. He has snuck into her room, and they blissfully chat. However, their happiness shatters when German bombs rain down on the...

Mayhem in the Mountains by Jane Loeb Rubin opens with eighteen-year-old Ella deciding to leave Brooklyn behind and head to the Catskills with her younger brother, Robbie, in search of relatives. It is set in the 1920s, a time that shapes so much of what...

Orphans of the Sea by Charles R. Cooke and Christopher X. Ryan opens in a tranquil village featuring Sook Joo, a very determined martial arts trainee. She is busy mastering the traditional combat skills taught to her by her grandfather, Ryu. Things go sideways fast...