Life in the West was tough in the early days of pioneering. In C.C. Harrison’s The Women of Bandit Bend, this life is particularly tough for the women struggling to make a life for themselves on an isolated homestead. Tally and Ivy Tisdale live on...

In The Lost Ballerina by Deanna Lynn Sletten, seventeen-year-old Maddie Carlson needs to earn money fast. Her boyfriend, Caden, crashed her car, and her father insists she pay for the repairs herself. Maddie takes a job mowing and weeding the lawn at a big, mysterious...

The Resistance Suite: Stories that Refuse to be Silenced by Gene Scott is a dark, highly-charged, and deeply spiritual collection of linked stories that examines how ordinary people can make a difference in a world designed to suppress and oppose them. These stories examine both...

The Path To Heaven by Emily Minjun Chung follows Lucas Moreau, a Parisian driver who chooses to remain near the grave of his wife, Manon, seven years after her death. As his health quietly declines, Lucas continues working, transporting visitors from around the world through...

The Arts Council by Dolly Gray Landon is a razor-edged satirical poke at the pretentiousness of the art world and asks the question: What exactly constitutes art? The Pimpleton Arts Council is an extraordinarily powerful body in the city of Pimpleton. Run by a group...

The Lighthouse of Fools by Stephen Wayne begins with the collapse of Bradford-Wellington, which pushes Thomas Harker into relocating his family to desert land, where he starts the construction of a lighthouse. While the family starts anew, Thomas’s vision draws a small circle of unexpected...

The Unfinished Business of Opal Bloom by EC Stilson is a remarkable fantasy novel. The story introduces us to Opal Bloom, a 92-year-old former violin virtuoso admired and idolized by millions. But, as she grew older, her violin talent was eroded by arthritis, and Opal...

The Other Lotus Girl by Daniel A. Riddle is about an Asian girl who was trafficked to pay off her parents’ debt. Vân and her sister were promised jobs at a nail salon, but instead were forced into sexual exploitation. For nearly two years, Vân...

Tidal Overlook by Helen Montague Foster follows Dr. Nancy Thomas, who, on a drive to their river cabin with her husband, Mack, and foster daughter, Soolie, sees a body in a field near Wyding Overlook. Three men threaten Nancy and demand that they leave. Later,...

Torment is a gripping thriller by Gypsy McKnight. Doug Wingart has everything a man could wish for. He has a loving and supportive wife in Stacy, and they raised four beautiful children in Adrian, Charlotte, and the twins, Lucy and Dylan. However, Doug's life takes...