In Mitch Goddard’s Beneath The Flame Azalea, Jeff returns to the western North Carolina trail years after his Appalachian Trail hike left him reeling from Beckham Sheridan’s unexplained death. During a storm cleanup led by Luna Kramer, Jeff finds a waterproof action camera buried under...

In the book In Jake's Shoes by Andrew C. Phillips, when Jake Gatlin is killed while serving overseas, his family gathers at their home in Oakton, North Carolina, as winter rain falls and Christmas approaches. During the hours following the funeral, his father, Marshall, slips...

Song of Belonging by Michelle St. Romain is a mesmerizing novel with two timelines: 2019 and 1934. Alice has just moved into a new apartment in North Berkeley, and peculiar things start happening. First, she stumbles upon her great-grandmother's jewelry box, which she received as a child, and then finds a note at the bottom....

Bills by John Yelverton is an adventure story about friendship and the excitement of sport fishing. Set against the backdrop of the Gulf of America and the East Coast, the narrative follows Jason Baymont and his team aboard the Family Tradition as they face the...

The Unabridged Life of Missy Kinkaid by Kirsten Pursell explores love, loss, and self-discovery. The novel follows Missy Kinkaid, a fiery and complex woman dealing with midlife challenges, including divorce, heartbreak, and the lingering shadows of her troubled relationship with her mother. The story is...

The Tide Waits for No Woman by Richard K. Perkins is a historical novel set in the Civil War era. The story follows Abby Anderson, a newlywed grappling with the loss of her husband, Clifford, who is presumed dead after his ship is lost in...

Set in Charlotte, North Carolina, during the 1990s, this story follows Elle Larson, a nurse practitioner, who rushes to save Charlie Blackwell, an elderly client, from a near-fatal fentanyl overdose. But when she discovers multiple fentanyl patches on Charlie’s body and his caregiver is surprisingly...

Beneath Beauford Grove by E. Denise Billups follows Dr. Evangeline Beauford, one of the leading hematologists in her field, as she discovers inherited anomalies in her family’s blood that defy all rational understanding. Drawn back to a place that once rejected her, Evangeline soon learns...

Southern Stock by Gena Elliott is a roaring, full-throttle story that pays tribute to outlaw culture, racing legends, and the wild spirit of the American South. We're with Stick Elliott, who is a moonshine runner turned stock car racer with a need for speed and...

Peace Like A River by Scott Gould explores the sometimes difficult yet intense relationship between fathers and sons. Gould's story is so beautiful that words cannot fully capture its depth, grace, and impact in a world where the emotional vulnerability and nuances of this filial...