Two Japanese ladies make their way through the city streets in the evening. Miyu and Kana are working-class ladies who have developed a relationship that is as much a sisterly affair as it is professional. Tonight Kana decides to let her mentor in on her...

Left Without Answers is a brilliant psychological thriller by Cori Nevruz. Alice’s son Hank is found in his room, and it looks like suicide. There were no warning signs that Hank might be suicidal, and he left no note behind. Alice believes Hank’s best friend,...

Mothers Vol. 1 is a work of fiction that covers interpersonal drama, and urban as well as sociocultural issues. It was penned by Ben Burgess Jr. as the emotive and detailed prequel to the novel Defining Moments: Black and White. It is best suited to...

Everybody's Special is a work of fiction in the sports, urban, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience owing to scenes of graphic violence, and was penned by author Christopher Griffin. In this gritty, realistic, and heartfelt account of...

Intent on wrapping up the thesis for his doctorate in anthropology at UC San Diego, Gilmore Crowell had spent the last eight years studying sex workers in Tijuana. The last thing he needed was the news that some big shots at the University wanted him...

Blood Cure by Eileen Sheehan follows the story of Haven, the daughter of a scientist who managed to develop a concoction that provides immunity from the virus being spread by the New Order. Haven sets off with her two companions, Chase and Rita, but soon...

Ultravox vs. the Ottoman Empire by Elliot Stanton introduces the reader to Alexander “Sandy” Trevelyan, a history teacher and an obsessive Ultravox fan. Sandy has been following Midge Ure’s synth-pop band for over four decades, and his passion has never waned. Now, nearing his sixties,...

Historian Nora Zvezda never thought her world would turn upside down and inside out but it did. Spears and Shadows by S. C. Grayson follows Nora, a young and intelligent historian who is looking forward to some incoming artifacts from Greece. Little does she know...

A Chinese Remedy: Mercenaries in Suits Book 1 by Shawe Ruckus introduces us to two eccentric and somewhat reluctant investigators. Chance Yang is flown to London to investigate a suicide in Holborn. What seems cut and dry is anything but, and Chance’s aloof, wise-cracking boss...

Computer Love: A Digital Anthology by Ricardo Pierre-Louis is an intriguing collection of eight short stories. Each story is character-driven. The focus is usually on the emotional state of the protagonists as they interact with those around them. For example, in the first story, Marley’s...