Carissa Carmichael owns an apothecary/aromatherapy business in a small town. Today, at the Oak Creek Valley Playwright Conference and Festival, she is manning her booth as well as helping at Jasper’s booth, because he is ill. Unfortunately, his staff member, Lacie, is also working Jasper’s...

Muriel Finch and The Missing Key by Deborah Erdmann introduces us to Muriel, a sharp-eyed retiree who notices absolutely everything and has zero filters. Her peaceful retirement in Seaglass Cove takes a bizarre turn when a stranger (Norman) wakes up in her flowerbeds smelling like...

In O.J. Lovaz’s Prettier When Still, psychiatrist Emma Tyler becomes alarmed when her patient Kathy Preston misses a scheduled therapy appointment, only to learn hours later that Kathy has died from an apparent overdose inside her home in Canton, Michigan. Police quickly classify the death...

In Joseph Rein’s Youtopia Infinity, FBI investigator Ana Downer returns to Youtopia Towers after a man murders his wife along with their children, Tanner and Lilly, inside Youtopia Infinity, a virtual reality system built to regulate human emotion and prevent violence. Ana soon discovers evidence...

In Andrew Higgins's Murder Most Necessary, after inheriting a house in the Mourne Mountains town of Killnakree, following the death of her aunt Clodagh Sutton, Belfast librarian Demelza Blaine leaves her former life behind and accepts a position at the local newspaper owned by Natasha...

Sam and James Unbridled by AA Freda follows Sam and James as they help a family torn apart by the loss of a son in 1982, in Mississippi. While in Colorado, a friend of Sam's is murdered, and a serial killer is on the loose....

The Warrior Spirit Murders is the fifth book in the Leilani Kealoha Island thriller series by Chuck Morgan. Three bodies are found at Kaena Point, a place whispered about as where everything ends. The bodies are staged in positions that resemble ancient burial rites. The...

Nick Drake is a war veteran turned ranger and game warden for the US Fish and Wildlife Service stationed in Harney County, Oregon. He was on Malheur Lake trying to catch a bird poacher when he witnessed a fighter jet pilot fall into the water....

In Her Own Backyard by Ashley Hanna-Morgan is the story of clinical social worker Marlowe Moore, who is still dealing with a new birth when she is forced to investigate a cold case. She has a condition that causes panic attacks during breastfeeding. She also...

In Small Town Symphony in Four Deadly Movements by Sloan Richman, Daniel Cole is still living with his parents in his twenties. Daniel is socially awkward, and his anxiety makes him feel out of step with the world. Daniel is a gifted violinist and was...