Mate: A Novel in Twenty Games by Robert Castle provides a unique perspective on marriage through the metaphor of chess. The author takes a creative approach, connecting the strategic moves of chess to the intricate dynamics of a marital relationship. The story is conveyed through...

Did You Have the Life You Wanted? by Andrea Simon explores memory, identity, and the dynamics of human relationships. Through the camera lens, Anita Rappaport, the protagonist, intertwines personal reflection with historical and cultural moments, creating a portrait of a life shaped by the ever-changing...

“You sit up in bed. This is where you’ve landed—fallen off the map, and no one seems to care. But that’s not new. You’ve felt invisible before. Now it’s just official.” That’s life in Eddie The KIng (the title is not a typo), a collection...

I Thought It Was A Sign by Dayna Mason follows fifty-four-year-old writer Anelie, who leaves her longtime partner after he chooses to travel with another woman. She packs two suitcases and goes to Mystic, Connecticut, where Michael, a man she once exchanged messages with, offers...

Hearts and Bones by Lawrence D. Bub follows Maya over about a decade of her life. It alternates between her college years in the 1980s and her third year of medical school in the 1990s. During her freshman year, she crosses paths with Peter, a...

Déjà Vu is an emotionally heavy but rewarding novel by Niki C. It follows the trials of a woman named Zenia, who wakes up on a storm-beaten shore with no sense of where she is, slipping between memories, dreams, and myths. She confronts her past...

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” In Sincerely, Mildred by Ashley Rea, Mildred is a dreamer. So much so that the 19-year-old sometimes gets into trouble with her wandering mind at the cannery job...

In Nothing North of Delmar by Ellen Barker, Novelle and her sister were raised mostly by their mother, as their father was rarely present. Novelle is hardworking and excels at academics. After college, she leaves for graduate studies at Washington University. When she arrives in...

Last call came, but fate had other plans. In The Game of Life by Eleanor Wells, readers meet Imogen, a bartender in Milwaukee, who’s working late one hot summer night. She’s tired and ready to go home when an unexpected handsome customer, Luca, sits down...

Star of the County Down by Doc Richter is set in post-COVID times. It follows Sam Miller, a Marine Corps veteran, who returns home from service only to find out that his wife has left him, emptying their bank accounts, leaving no contact, and taking...