I Dreamt I Was in Heaven: The Rampage of the Rufus Buck by Leonce Gaiter vividly recounts the harrowing true story of the Rufus Buck Gang, a group of multiracial teenagers whose brief but brutal rampage in 1895 shocked Indian Territory and beyond. Against the...

Annie in Retrospect by Kristina Voegele is a sharp and heartfelt women's fiction novel that takes a time-twisting dive into regret, identity, and the many versions of ourselves we carry. In 2008, twenty-five-year-old Annie Young is floundering in San Francisco, lost between youthful idealism and...

Muzzle the Black Dog by Mike Cobb is a gripping psychological thriller steeped in atmosphere and literary depth. Set in the remote backwoods of North Carolina, the story follows Jack Pate, a reclusive former dentist haunted by personal loss and an undefined past. His solitude...

Unbroken by J.S. Rosen presents a collection of stories woven around the common theme of fractured families. A do-it-yourself dollhouse that never made it to completion bears silent witness to a father struggling with depression. There is the awkward dance of non-verbal gestures between random...

The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga is an intriguing YA novel that explores the inner conflict of Eve Ellaway, a high school senior living a double life. Eve is burdened by the secret of her twin sister Gen’s disappearance as a baby....

Mia Amata by Kellie Mickelsen delivers a taut, emotional suspense story about reinvention, love, and the dark shadows of the past. Megan Davis, trapped in an abusive marriage, seizes a rare chance to escape and create a new life as Mattie, finding unexpected joy and...

Half-Truths by Carol Baldwin introduces Katie, a fifteen-year-old girl in 1950s Tabor City, North Carolina, whose aspirations for college and a career in journalism clash with the ingrained racial prejudices of her community and family. Witnessing racial injustice at her father's store and the terrifying...

A Tuscan Interlude: Book 2 Alternate Realm Trilogy by Celeste Johnson sweeps readers into a sultry summer in Florence, where a blockbuster film production and a viral journalistic rivalry stir the passions of locals and visitors alike. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Tuscany’s hills and...

Those That Did Not Die by Penny Fletcher follows the heart-wrenching story of Candace, a woman tormented by her ex-husband, Drake, after his return from the Gulf War. Mentally twisted by his war experiences, Drake takes his rage out on Candace, significantly disrupting their family life....

If you enjoy reading historical intrigue with compelling characters told by a talented storyteller, look no further than Lucille Turner’s The Sultan, the Vampyr and the Soothsayer. This impressive novel transports readers to 15th-century Eastern Europe and the Ottoman Empire, where they meet Sultan Murad...