In Dark Place by Christopher Kell, when Ros is taken in the night after her government rating as a compliant citizen suddenly collapses, her friends, Femke and Domhnal, follow through on a dangerous plan to discover where the dispossessed are sent. They deliberately trigger their...

Death in the Long Shadows by Francis M. Flavin is about Paul Thayer, a middle-aged American hunter who goes to Namibia’s Caprivi Strip for a dangerous safari. Still grieving his wife, he hopes the hunt will give him something to focus on and a sense...

Author Geoff Nelder brings readers two captivating short stories in Dragut's Divergence. The first titular tale follows the adventures of the Ottoman Admiral of Suleiman's fleet, Rais Dragut, a feared pirate known for abducting the people of Gozo and selling them as slaves in Libya....

Descendants of the Big House by C. Vonzale Lewis is a darkly lyrical novella that fuses family legacy, buried trauma, and the supernatural into a taut, gripping mystery. We’re with Beatrice Monroe, who is a law enforcement officer grappling with a powerful ancestral gift. She...

Demon's Deal: The Demon's Daughter Series by L. G. Smith is a short story set in Ethiopia. It follows a young woman, Bilillee, who never gives up on trying to have a more meaningful and happier life. This wonderfully portrays her determined character in times...

In Dustoff Down: Blackout Trail by Linda Naughton, a Black Hawk Medevac helicopter is brought down by an EMP during a rescue mission, crashing into a forest in the Maine wilderness. Julia Song is a flight medic, and it’s up to her to get her...

Digital Soul by Vincent Valkier is an anthology of short stories relating to technology and its effect on humans. Raven tells the story of a high school senior who has lost his spiritual way. When he becomes friendly with a new classmate, strange things begin...

Dream Breach: First Contact is a sci-fi thriller by Todd L. Shuler. In the Greenstone Medical Center, neuroscientist Dr. Sandra Chen works in research under the watchful eye of Dr. Nathaniel Reed, who represents the Helios Foundation and all its malevolent agendas. Sandra discovers that...

Domino was supposed to be the next logical step in the development of artificial intelligence, a chance for people at the end of their rope healthwise to experience a second chance. The project was Kasei and Julissa's brainchild, funded by the federal government and the...

Doryman by Anthony Pond is a rich and deeply introspective story that follows Evan "Red" MacGregor, a fisherman navigating the tough realities of life along the California coast. Red faces battles with addiction, financial struggles, and the weight of past mistakes, yet he still holds...