China's preemptive strike against US military installations is an implicit declaration of war as tensions between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America reach a breaking point. While the US administration seeks international backing for retaliation against China, the Russian president...

A Thoroughly Bad Individual by Michael Biehl introduces us to a few characters we might consider bad, though he manages to give all of them redeeming qualities. But corporate attorney Stanton Florey might be well advised to avoid the former college buddy whose conduct reflected...

In Forest Bowman’s All Our Yesterdays, in the year 1896, young Adam Richter, just fourteen years of age, found himself in a bleak existence on a barren farm. There, the tender orphan suffered under the cruel hands of two brothers, whose hearts knew nothing of...

A House of Cranes is a work of fiction in the historical fiction, interpersonal drama, and psychological writing subgenres. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience owing to its intense themes and some scenes of a sexual nature. Penned by author James...

A Black and Solemn Silence is a work of fiction penned by author Danielle Thompson in the paranormal romance, adventure, and suspense subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience owing to scenes of violence and sexual violence. The author invites readers...

A Whale of a Murder: A Venus Bixby Mystery by Valerie Taylor is the very definition of a cozy mystery. Chatham Crossing is a peaceful and historic whaling village in New England. Like all small towns, it is populated by a variety of weird and...

Amias, by Thomas Penn Johnson, is a theatrical play set in Elizabethan England. Johnson primarily uses inns and taverns as settings, where multiple characters discuss philosophy, religion, law, the succession of the monarchy, and the climate of the time. These scenes are lively and diverse,...

Tilly recalled VE Day. She sneaked out of the nursing home where she worked and spent most of the night dancing with Johnny, an Army captain. Then he proposed to her. She liked the prospect of marrying him, but dreaded meeting his wealthy parents, since...

Anomalous Node is a unique story about a man named Thomas who isolates himself after the death of his wife, Sarah, five years earlier. Author Phillip Johnson tells the entire story from Thomas's point of view as he is trying to continue on, despite all...

Auld Lang Secrets is A Saffron Ellis Mystery by April Patterson Clemens. Life is never boring when Saffron Ellis is around, and Wallace Hadley is happy she returned to Ville de Bois. While attending the Stapletons’ New Year's Eve party, Amara, a teen, is murdered....