Lion’s Den by Neil Citrin is about Johnny Salter, a teenage kickboxer dealing with life after a brutal attack on his family’s dojo takes his father’s life. Johnny and his older brother, Benny, are left on their own and must deal with their grief and...

Loner-Style Justice, a novella by Mike Marsbergen in the style of screwball comedy, hits all the right spots in delivering a great story. Joseph Tugger is an unusually big but gentle guy whose mission in life is to solve problems, especially the ones where he...

In Lost and Broken Things by Linda Sandifer, readers are drawn into the lives of Lily and Davy Statton, siblings living through the ups and downs of life on the eve of the Great Depression in Idaho’s rugged backcountry. It begins in the summer, where...

Long Lost Midwife by Skye Smith follows Pamela Dorset, her marriage to Franklin, and their early domestic life in St. Louis, and Pamela’s insistence on maintaining a relationship with a Black midwife, Minerva McDuffie, despite Franklin’s objections. After giving birth to Frank Jr., Pamela unexpectedly...

Lippincott Street by Sharon A. Ewing tells the tale of an Irish family leaving their famine-stricken homeland to fulfill the American dream. Their quest begins on a crowded Liberty ship, where 17-year-old Cate Leary is responsible for caring for her ill little sister, 14-year-old Mary...

Love Them Do by Ian Croskell is a daring, imaginative reimagining of Beatles lore wrapped in the trappings of religious satire and speculative fiction. Set in a post-apocalyptic future where a new global faith centers around the Four (John, Paul, George, and Ringo), the plot...

Lonely Worlds by Joseph Russell is a captivating short story that follows Felix Aiden Lewis, a young traveler who journeys alone across different worlds. Having been on his own for a long time, he struggles to understand the purpose of his travels. One day, while...

Lips: Kiss the Lips that Lie by Peter Gooch is an exploration of relationships and the secrets from our past that can define our lives moving forward. Selene is a beautiful young Englishwoman who works as an au pair for a wealthy Chicago family. When...

Lost Boy is a slice-of-life mystery drama by Jacob Blosser. Set in the rural Appalachian town of New Wilmington, Ohio, the story follows Reverend Peter Gailey, pastor of St. Barnabas Church, whose life is irrevocably changed after he crosses paths with a kind-hearted young man...

Love Decanted is the love story of Peter and Julie. He’s an almost-divorced father of two, and she is a formerly engaged woman of a certain age who desperately wants a baby. Together, they find the second chance they’re both looking for over many bottles...