Comfort is a short story by Joseph Grammer. Two samurais, Uono and Yatsmara, fight on the battlefield. They stab each other with their swords, confirming that their time on earth has ended. Their blood seeps from their weakened bodies, waiting for death to take over,...

Counting Losses by accomplished author Craig R Key is a simple but hilarious story about how a young man called Reese lands himself in situations which at times cause elation and yet, on the other hand, take him to the depths of despair. Key focuses...

Confessions of an Ugly Girl is a chick lit novel by Alice Wasser. Written in the form of diary entries, protagonist Millie Glockenfeld decides to write all of her thoughts in a journal. These thoughts celebrate the fact that she is thirty-three years old and...

Wow. Just, wow. How's that for a review? Pretty great, right? Well, that's definitely what I thought when I finished reading the highly unique, highly inventive and highly fantastic book by author Mark Stone, Calasade: Sanguiem Isle. Follow the story of Caderyn, a wounded and...

Chick Lit And Other Formulas for Life by Abby Rosmarin is a gentle story about life and self-discovery. Katy Sinclaire left college in 2003 and two years later, she is still working in a bookstore, the same one she started in as a teenager. She...

Wow! I just finished one of the most truly unique and interesting books that I have read in a very, very long time. In author D.K. Cassidy’s new book, Curious Reality, we are again following characters from the author’s previous work, Spilt Milk - Caleb,...

Crossing the Border is a collection of short stories by Ksenia Rychtycka. The title of this collection itself presents myriad moments in life with nine stories set in Ukraine and reaching to the United States and Greece. Love, disillusionment, tragedy, strength and perseverance are highlighted...

Cosmos Divine Volume I: The Quest for Liberty by Fox Grimaldi is not your usual science fiction Fare. It delves into the realms of our own history, and explores thoughts both sacrilegious and extraordinary about our past, present and future as a species. What I...

Love and loss, redemption, doing what’s right, just deserts, and finding what you need when you least expect it are some of the themes of the 14 short stories in Coffee Breaks by Carol White. Everyday characters have everyday problems and concerns and White provides...

As the title suggests, Randi M. Sherman’s novel, Caroline Starts Over, is about a woman who is poised to reclaim her life. Trapped for eighteen years in a loveless marriage, Caroline Matthews silently rejoices when her husband dies. Around twenty years ago, she led a...