In Margaret Lynette Sharp's Mr Broadwood meets the Bennets: A 'Pride and Prejudice' Variation Vignette, Mr Broadwood has just moved into town. Mr and Mrs Bennet discuss the possibility of having their daughter, Mary, teach his daughter piano lessons. When news of the expected...

Margaret Lynette Sharp’s A Ball at Longbourn opens with Mrs. Bennet pitching the idea of throwing a ball to her husband by making it sound like it was his idea. He, like any doting father or husband, relented and allowed the women to throw a...

In this collection of short stories, prepare to be immersed in the day-to-day activities of some charming characters from different walks of life. David Joseph combines several romantic and dreamy themes in The Old Men Who Row Boats and Other Stories: boat rides, art galleries,...

The title of the first section is “Sausage Rolls,” and the memories begin. Thirty years later, he and Marie discover both of them had the same school dinner every day – sausage roll and beans. He joined the army, she went to college, and they...

Soul Seances by Dr. Jyuthica K. Laghate is a fascinating book that will ignite the curiosity of readers by speaking about that innate part of their existence, their spirit. Though seances involve messages obtained from the dead with the help of various paranormal interventions such...

Lizzy Baby by Sarah P Blanchard is a somber coming-of-age novella about Elizabeth Walters, an impressionable and quiet ten-year-old girl living with her churchgoing parents in a rural farm town. There really isn’t much to do in the town but Liz has fun hanging out...

Polish Dragon P. I. (The Lineage Sword) is an urban sleuth story inspired by Chinese mythology. Written by Steve Zimcosky, the novella follows private investigator Tom Sipowicz, a.k.a., The Polish Dragon, as he finds himself entangled in the disappearance of Paul Lee, a young man...

Richter's War: Case of the Lady Crow is a paranormal adventure novella written by Daniel P. Douglas. Geno Richter did have the satisfaction of knowing that his assailant of the night before was in far worse shape -- in fact, the hulking Nazi was no...

Brood (Short Sharp Shocks! Book 60) by Mark Anthony Smith is a brief but impactful offering of short horror. The imagery is visceral, punctuated by interesting language and word choices. The author obviously loves wordplay and creating clever sentences, scenes, and moods. The book begins...

There’s nothing like a good fairy tale to teach us, yet again (as we often need countless reminders), that true beauty is not something we see – true beauty comes from deep within a person. Life is hard and not always fair, but each of...