Orlando Chavez's Portrait of a Hollow Man follows a man who ends up trapped in the same routines, glued to technology, and mentally checked out from the world around him. He wakes up early, goes through his phone, eats breakfast, takes care of his aging...

In Dorothy Dreyer’s A Sabre in the Hemlock, Princess Celeste of Delasurvia travels to Hedera expecting to honor a political betrothal, only to find the court changed by the reported death of Prince Torbin. King Silas moves swiftly to legitimize Dante Copperhammer, his illegitimate son,...

The Brighter the Light, the Darker the Shadow is an intriguing story about spirituality and life by Verlin Darrow, in which a spiritual leader follows the signs from the universe that lead him through the challenges of being human. Kade Tobin is a mentor in...

The Washashore by Christopher Mirabile opens on a storm-lashed morning in Provincetown, where newly appointed police chief Silas Lopez responds to a foundered boat before dawn. The uneasy calm shatters when a body is discovered near Town Hall, brutally injured in what first appears to...

In A Breathtaking Life Lived in Daydreams, Sergio Silveira tells the story of Laura, a Victorian wife and mother who spends much of her inner life in detailed daydreams where she is bold, admired, and free. Outside of her imagination, Laura lives a very quiet...

Sleep of Fools by Lori R. Lopez is a must-read, thought-provoking literary work. Chrono has been conditioned from childhood to conform to society’s rules. This society expects uniformity. Everyone should be an obedient and diligent worker who never questions the rules. They are encouraged to...

Keith Landry’s The Garden Detectives is set at Riverview condominium, where the annual rush for garden plots coincides with the arrival of Cletus Hughes, whose confident manner quickly secures him a place among the residents. Bridge nights, committee meetings, and seasonal gatherings knit the community...

A Wooden Heart in Plotlands by Dawn Knox is a historical novel that follows the intertwined lives of Miriam and Rebekah, two Jewish sisters, as they navigate the challenges of survival during World War II. The story begins in Nazi Germany, where the sisters face...

In Lizzie Mac’s Family Secrets, Ben, an American in Brussels who's preparing to relocate to England, meets Nina, a British woman who refuses to share her real name or the details of her work. Intrigued by a sense of recognition, they invent aliases and agree...

Rivers and Creaks: A Redwoods Country Mystery by Marc Jedel is book one in this sleuth mystery series. Readers are introduced to a recently widowed retiree named Andy Shirley. He has just taken ownership of a bed and breakfast he dreamed of running with his...