The Lost Claim is the second book in The Mercer Files series by S.F. Baumgartner. At the Longreach offices' 1974 lease register, Lori Callahan, a contract archivist hired by the district, found an altered date with ties to her father's claim. Someone had messed with...

The Secret of the Smiling Rock Man by Joe Cappello is a collection of 14 short stories that readers will enjoy. All the stories are built around characters his father used to describe as having “rocks in their heads,” people who refuse to settle for...

Ursula Bloom is the editor of a gutter rag with flagging sales. Desperate to have a win, she decides to print a fake news story about celebrity children’s author Emmie Hobson. The story starts small: a doctored image of an overweight child who died 30...

William J. McCoy and his wife, Olivia (Liv), are celebrating that they’re going to be parents. But on the drive home, the car blows a tire, and Liv is killed. William wakes up in the hospital totally bereft. He receives a visit from an odd...

The Adventures of Kimo by Eric A. Javier captures the feeling of being a young child desperate to escape a mundane afternoon. Kimo is stuck at home because a thick fog has blanketed the California coast, ending any chance of his going to the beach....

Tales from the Texas Timberlands, Volume 2 by J. Andrew Rice features five interconnected stories set in East Texas. It shows ordinary folks whose character, persistence, and everyday values end up shaping the next generation. The first tale, “Sawmill,” follows the dauntless Berry brothers who...

The Doll House Brides: Soleil is a fantasy romance novella by S.M. Webb. Soleil and her sisters grew up in the Northern Nymph Lands, raised by their adopted father, Cherub, a wizard. Cherub arranged marriages for his daughters. One of them is Soleil, who married...

Truth and The Hallow by W. L. Brooks is a fantasy which centers on Ven Lee, a girl who chooses to go back to her hometown, Ingrid Hallow, a mystical town governed by magic laws and full of mythical creatures. Ven felt like an outcast...

The Performance Review by Adrian M. Mompoint is an unsettling short story that might just resonate with office workers. Francis has resigned himself to the fact that his migraines mean he will never be a theater actor again. After a series of failed temping jobs,...

Taboo & Transcending Tales by Rich Disilvio comprises five highly entertaining, deeply meaningful stories that explore themes and motifs of a philosophical and spiritual nature. From the problem of faith and art to arrogance and discoveries in science, the main characters face their histories and...