“Only much later do you realize that all the maturity forced upon you has robbed you of something precious.” In Martyn Burke's novel, The Gossip Columnist, many characters experience loss, with innocence being just one of the things taken from them. As the Weimar years...

The Little Men by Ami Tikekar follows Amitarth/Ami, an introverted IT professional in Pune, as he moves through the routines, relationships, and hierarchies within a mid-sized tech company. Through his friendship with Prabhu and his growing connection with colleague Mitali, Ami becomes increasingly involved in...

Wayward: The Valley War by Antonio Journie is book one in the Wayward Series. Journie holds readers’ attention with great one-liners, equally dark and compelling characters, and heavy moments that add depth and symmetry to the story. I finished reading Wayward in a few days...

Prayers on the Shower Door by Phyllis McNaughton follows Therese, a woman determined to recover her lost childhood memories. On the surface, she has built a beautiful life for herself. She has a secure marriage to Paul, a great job as a social worker, and...

R. Morello’s Upside Down is a one-of-a-kind, beautifully layered work that merges grief, trauma, and redemption in a surreal mirror world setting. The story follows Caleb, a man shattered by the loss of his sister, who finds himself literally living beneath the world he once...

Margaret Izard’s Highlander’s Holly and Ivy follows Alex MacDougall, a proud but guilt-ridden Scottish lord bound by an ancient oath to protect the magical Stones of Iona from dark Fae forces. Haunted by a love he couldn’t save, Alex buries his heart beneath duty—until he...

Small Worlds by Gail Vida Hamburg is a collection of microfiction that captures the vastness of human experience within brief, tightly woven narratives. Each story offers glimpses into lives marked by longing, humor, and the quiet complexities of existence. The collection covers a diverse range...

Dark Sky Full of Stars by Roman Schreiber is a fascinating, insightful, and wildly dynamic M/M romance where characters on the edge are the rule rather than the exception. Boy #1 (Mischa) meets Boy #2 (Austen) and is instantly smitten – the only obstacle is...

When Sophie decided to open her pet therapy business, she never envisioned the unique challenges it would present. Being a pet therapist entailed deciphering and analyzing the connection between a pet and its human, something Sophie believed would be easily solvable with the help of...

Michelle McCraw’s 4 Weddings and a Feud is book two in the Forza Family series. Set in Las Vegas, the story follows Mary Forza, a hardworking Las Vegas chauffeur running her family’s limo business, Forza Elite Motors. She hopes to start a thriving event-planning company...