In Ashes. Ashes. We Rise: The Velvet Warpath by Her Majesty Of Ink and Exit Wounds, the journey starts inside Velinwood Court, welcoming us into a fantasy kingdom shaped entirely by memory, lore, and the realm’s written files. The narrative centers on The Queen, a...

Lost in the Hall of the Mountain King by M. LaRose follows Laurel Grove as she spends a solo retreat in a national forest, hoping that hiking and meditation will help her figure out what she wants from life after struggling with her unfulfilling job...

It is early spring, 2017. Three twenty-two-year-old seniors at MIT—Charlie, Jack, and Nik—are due to graduate in a few months. Charlie wants to build something that makes a difference and believes it is the right time to act. Lately, he has been following digital finance...

Yance Wyatt’s The Watersmith centers on Jack Calloway, a handyman trying to stay sober while navigating one family heartbreak after another in the Tennessee Valley. He finds an old moonshine still his grandfather hid behind a lone cabin, and he and his rebellious teen son,...

In 2012, newlywed Rachel Barnes, a big-time executive coach for business leaders, and her husband Rob Bukin, a successful businessman, were on their honeymoon in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Barely a year later, they divorced after a major fallout and betrayal. During their honeymoon,...

It is 1829. Kathy, a black slave woman, gives birth to a beautiful baby girl fathered by her wealthy master, Mr. Cartwright, and names her Anastasia. Kathy raises her daughter at her master’s mansion, where she works. Mr. Cartwright dotes on Anastasia, and when he...

The Foundling by Amy Meitz begins in 1978 Detroit, where nine-year-old Sunny Berry has spent years hidden inside a failing apartment. Her mother, Roxanne, insists the child she once loved has been replaced by something evil. Hungry and cut off from the outside world, Sunny...

The Dread from the Drows by Erich Sanchack and Dani Sanchack is the continuation of The Orphans of Nilad. EoC and Kaida Nosam’s journey takes them to the Drows as they search for the Amulet of Planes. Instead of getting closer to home, they find...

In The Serpent Stirs by Ankusha Sutey, Indira is a young, cosmopolitan designer from Mumbai who wins an expenses-paid holiday to the eastern coastal state of Odisha, which has a rich historical and architectural heritage. The days pass in a whirl of sightseeing, temple visits,...

Tom Dom’s Dark Kitchen takes us into a rain-slicked city, where a silent, watchful host runs an anonymous, night-only spot hidden among deteriorating downtown buildings. It’s a mysterious restaurant that becomes a sanctuary for broken people—like an arrogant politician, a heartbroken woman, a panicked young...