Have you ever come across something like an old quilt or photo and thought, “What’s the story behind this?” In The Recollection by Cherie Dargan, college teacher Gracie MacNeill wonders the same thing about a Crazy quilt that once belonged to her mother. Instead of...

St. Aster’s Grave Secret by Connie Chappell masterfully blends mystery, history, and human drama into a compelling narrative. The story centers on Wrenn Grayson, a historian and archivist, who is thrust into a web of secrets following the sudden death of Pastor Andrew Mead. As...

Bicentennial Summer by Mary Berelson takes us back to the 1970s and an unforgettable journey. Mary was just 13 when she set off on a journey across America with her younger sisters and father. It was 1976, and it was the start of an exciting...

In My Hemorrhoid; A Man, His Hemorrhoid, His Destiny, H.D.’s narrative begins with Roman Gilchrist, a stable and settled civil servant in Britain's esteemed government, living a predictable and orderly life. But the painful discovery of a hemorrhoid leads Roman astray when it distracts him...

All Flavors by Julie Barnes is an inspiring story about finding hope amid adversity through resilience and faith. After Aunt Karin's little boy, Brody, tragically passes away in an accident, Rylee has a hard time overcoming his loss. Raised by her hardworking single mother, Rylee...

Something Rotten in the State of Research: Confessions from a PhD by Joanne McEvoy is a fictionalized memoir that follows Aisling, who moves to Copenhagen to begin a PhD in agile learning design while managing a laundry list of personal and professional upheavals. She juggles...

Ghost of Nostalgia by Joanne Hatfield follows Gavril, who lives in the isolated village of Nostalgie, where Phases consume human emotion and threaten anyone they touch. When the barrier protecting the village begins to fail, the mayor arranges Gavril’s marriage to a nobleman from Envie...

What happens after we die? In Dreamweavers, LLC, Sean M. Tirman tries to answer this question with satire and imagination in an absurd corporate setting. The story revolves around Alora, a newly deceased soul, who, along with a handful of other newly deceased souls, wakes...

Bikers, bimbos, and a man named Walter collide in Evacuation Route, a novel by Chris Dungey. The year is 2008, the place is Florida, and Walter is a man who drifts through life without much of a plan. Struggling to get by, he works with...

Michael Jarvis’s The Location Scout introduces the reader to Lucas Sloan, an American rum-drinker who lives the dream life, according to everyone around him. Scouting the locations is just the tip of the iceberg. He also needs to negotiate contracts, check with local authorities,...