New American Café by Richard Sanford is a vivid slice of late-seventies life, capturing the chaotic blend of ambition, art, and the hustle of city life. The novel is about Mitch Lanier, a young musician who finds himself navigating the often-turbulent waters of love, music,...

Journey of Seven Circles is a work of fiction in the epic fantasy genre. In this gripping tale by author Russell Pike, we follow Kryn Darien, a powerful wizard and former priest, as he embarks on a perilous quest to save his world from ancient...

The Mountain Whippoorwill (Or, How Hill-Billy Jim Won the Great Fiddlers' Prize) is a folktale originally written by Stephen Vincent Benet and retold by John McEuen, with illustrations by Jas Ingram and Buddy Finethy. The story follows Hill-Billy Jim, a young man born in the...

Stehekin Wilderness Ranch brings together several older and younger adults one summer. As they each go about their duties providing pleasurable adventures and food for visitors, readers are treated to descriptions of arduous hiking trails and forest surrounds. One can almost feel the silence and...

In Hello, Jaynie! When Your Inner Thermostat Goes on a Permanent Vacation, Linda C. Wright takes a somewhat satirical look at married women who are near their 50s and start going through menopause and how it affects their lives, the lives of their husbands, and...

Tears of the Titans is a conceptual exploration that holistically focuses on the accomplishments of the historical greats and events of magnitude across centuries. Written in the first person, it is a compilation of highly informed speculation about titanic decisions considered through the lens of regret....

Past loves and present connections are entangled in The Pursuit of a Duchess by Linda Rae Sande. Philip, the Earl of Crawford, wants to court Lady Amelia but feels his suit could be rejected by Amelia’s brother, Alfred, Duke of Weston. Michael, Marquess of Fenwick,...

In Petawawa by G. A. Scibetta, the Bucci family lives in Agrigento before immigrating to Canada in search of better fortunes. In Agrigento, things are hard, but Mr. Salvatore tries his best to provide for his family. Things become worse when his primary employers leave...

Controlled Conversations by Karol Lagodzki is set in Poland during the Soviet era. Despite living in fear, many people are part of a resistance movement known as Solidarity. After high school, Emilia doesn't go to university but starts working at a telephone station with Frania....

How far is too far when you are fighting against corruption? Seth W James considers this question in A Desperate Measure. Cain and Francesca defeated the heinous cabal created by billionaire Deitrich Stinnes. They joined the newly formed European Seawall Foundation so Francesca could start...