FG Laval's The Princess and the Spy takes readers to the enigmatic Kingdom of Malvas. Spymaster Etienne Martan is charged with maintaining the delicate political balance of Carentan, Malvas's neighboring kingdom. But during a lavish masked ball, Etienne is propelled into an unexpected controversy when...

What would you do if you came across one little line that made you question everything about the twin you thought you’d lost? That’s the question that life unexpectedly presented to April Ashcroft in The Postcard by Mariela Dabbah. April’s Sunday routine was already off...

In The Cornucopia Forest, an adventure novella by James P. Usavage, Rover and Mona Lannigan, a happily married couple, are suddenly struck by a wish to go on a hike. Rover chooses an unfamiliar neck of woods for their hike, and soon, the couple are...

The Secret Lives of the Doyenne of Didsbrook by Tessa Barrie begins with Jocelyn Robertshaw, a best-selling novelist and former actress, being discovered dead in her bedroom in the tranquil village of Didsbrook. Jocelyn's young protégé, Lucy Fothergill, had just finished her last day of...

The Vatican Barber by Sparky McLaughlin is a gripping and ambitious debut novel that blends elements of espionage, science fiction, and theological intrigue into a high-stakes narrative. The story follows Thomas Ashton, known as "The Barber," a seasoned CIA operative thrust into a battle against...

The Whistle of Revenge by KD Sherrinford is a captivating historical mystery that draws inspiration from the world of renowned detective Sherlock Holmes and the talented Irene Adler, set against the evocative backdrop of Milan, Italy. Jack Stapleton is a man consumed by revenge, and...

The Noema Bloom by Salvatore Cataudella is a thoughtful collection of interconnected stories that explore the mysteries of consciousness, compassion, and impermanence. The book follows characters Dr. Emma Hartwell and her AI companion, CG-7, as they engage in deep conversations about the nature of existence...

Salvatore Cataudella’s The Noema Field: Explorations in Consciousness is a magnificent prose poem narrative. The author uses computer-savvy technical language imaginatively to offer hope that the dilemma of the AI world we are entering can eventually solve the challenge of creating AI systems that have...

The Last POW by Howard Cohen follows Jax Wilder, a CIA operative tasked with extracting Vitaly Sonkin, a Russian scientist secretly living under the alias Robert Miller—a former American pilot who defected to the USSR decades earlier. After a covert meeting and preparations, Jax infiltrates...

The Dog Ladies by Julie Titterington is a fun mystery with a wonderful cast of characters. A murder mystery party goes horribly wrong when somebody dies for real. Priya, Gloria, and Ryan, all lonely neighbors, team up to try to find out who the murderer...