A Ribbon of Sand by Mike Shannon is a gripping coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of a small island off the coast of South Carolina in 1982. Fifteen-year-old Ash Howe is unique in his neighborhood. He has long hair, loves heavy metal music, and...

Creely Nash was only fourteen years old when she decided that she was tired of her miserable mother, Blossom Nash, and her unhappy life. She hopped on a train out of Palm Springs and never looked back. Thirty years later Creely was a drug runner...

At the Seams by Pamela Gwyn Kripke is a story about family secrets. Told from the main character's perspective, Kate Nichols, it begins with an impactful life-altering scene. Kate is eight years old when she learns from her mother that she’d had an uncle who...

A Decade Aborning by Keith Julius is a social issues novel and the fourth book in The CASA Chronicles, preceded by book one, Catch a Falling Star, book two, Born for Adversity, and book three, The Robber of Youth. This installment revolves around a suicidal...

In A Murder in Ashwood by Robert Brighton, the illustrious community of Ashwood was thrown into chaos when Alicia Miller cheated on her husband, Edward, with her attorney, Arthur Pendle. The duo exchanged love letters that revealed dirty secrets about Arthur’s boss, the District Attorney....

In After the Sucker Punch by Lorraine Devon Wilke, thrust into the drama of a father’s death, each sibling’s foibles in a moderately dysfunctional family are exacerbated. Topping the negative family dynamic, Tessa discovers that her father, who has kept a journal throughout his...

A Canoer of Shorelines is a work of fiction in the supernatural drama genre. It is suitable for all ages and was penned by Anne M. Smith-Nochasak. The story follows Julie and Rachel, whose lives revolve around Meadowbrook Acres, a place where they have found...

A Rainbow Like You by Andréa Fehsenfeld is a drama following the life of a worn-out rock star on the road. Thirty-year-old Adrian "Jazzer" hates being on the road while touring for shows. After a decade in the limelight dissolves his marriage, Adrian takes a...

In Thaine Chase's A Reader’s Apéritif: A Petite Assortment of Flash Fiction & Short Stories, eclectic characters come alive in ten equally eclectic tales. “A number of red dots danced on my chest, they had me dead to rights. But I knew the snipers couldn’t...

A Robert Levin Reader is an eclectic mix of entertainment by jazz writer Robert Levin. Part essay, part short fiction stories, and part commentary, this volume will make you an instant fan. Levin uses irreverent humor, but I found his work to also be poignant...