"This wasn’t some lazy mist drifting in for a nap. It slithered, serpentine and intentional -- malevolent as a living thing with a grudge.” Malice and death arrive hand in hand in Itsy Bitsy Spyder: Evolution, a novel by J.R. Larriba. And when they do,...

Cassian Dolton’s They Were Torn Asunder follows 11701, a twenty-five-year-old coal miner in the Rénlèi Republic, where the state placement test decides each citizen’s occupation and social standing. Unable to read, 11701 saves for her two annual days of leave so she can retake the...

Arshes is going after the Monster, her father Daelen StormTiger, to accomplish her ultimate mission: to stop the Monster from annihilating Tempestria. But that’s not the only threat Tempestria is facing. Time is running out as the decaying pocket dimension in which it is trapped...

In Embracing the Local: Extension Cords and All, when Glen Cantrell leaves the Bay Area for Twain Harte, California, he expects mountain life, not responsibility for keeping a business community afloat. Then he becomes president of the volunteer Twain Harte Area Chamber of Commerce as...

Little Bear Betty by Betty Pasghetti is a charming picture book that brings children into a delightful woodsy world. This is the story of a little bear named Betty, who's having a little trouble saying the word ‘spaghetti.’ For whatever reason, it keeps coming out...

In Disposable, Susan McAdam introduces Lilah Black, a twenty-four-year-old scholarship student who arrives at Augustine College with the baggage of a brutal childhood. She is raised by a Bible-thumping grandmother and a bitter mother who give more value to her late brother, whom they consider...

No One Sleeps by Townsend Walker is a thought-provoking collection of short fiction. ‘Nessun Dorma’, the first of the twenty works in this anthology, personifies suicidal thoughts in a way that forces you to ponder the meaning of life. The following entry, ‘As Ye Sow,'...

Sophia Toh’s The G.A.M.E. of Life is a memoir and coaching book built around the author’s search for a meaningful definition of success. After leaving Malaysia for the United States at eighteen, Toh entered business, eventually leading billion-dollar operations before becoming an executive coach. Those...

The Goat of Magalies: Home Is Where You Owe Something by Julian Redwood centers on Marie Botha, a deeply traumatized South African woman who is working as an English teacher in Taipei. Marie has spent most of her adult life running away from the dark...

Set in 1764 in colonial Pennsylvania, A Player's Exit by Terri Karsten follows newly widowed Penelope Corbitt, who has found a haven, along with her daughter Nabby and son Nathaniel, at a wayside tavern. Miles Tucker, the kind-hearted tavern owner, wants to marry her, but...

In Crowned in Vice: The Peloni Empire by Tiffany Persails, Teagan, always looking for her next fix, constantly finds herself at the mercy of Marcus, one of the prospective heirs to the Peloni family. However, when his cousin, Thomas, the second prospective heir, learns of...

Som Phin's The Love That History Erased follows Cambodian American software engineer Srey Rattana, who finds herself inhabiting the body of Lady Channary, the heroine of an Angkor-inspired fantasy novel Srey has been reading on her phone. Believing she knows Channary’s future, Srey decides to...

J.L. Michael’s Missteps Mending Devilish Ways begins in late 1928 as Alexandra Bathenbrook, an American photographer based in London, returns to New Orleans after more than a year spent building a reputation through assignments overseas. Alexandra wants answers about Astor Lys, a sinister man who...

In Kevin Michael Flynn’s West Of Man, a twelve-year-old Irish boy arrives in America in 1908 and eventually becomes The Carpenter, a war veteran raising his son Michael in Old Town during 1929. When a secret organization operating through the city begins targeting his family,...

Aila is a young girl who is facing separation from her dad during a military deployment. The Dada Doll by Nina Rohrig follows her journey. Before his departure, Aila’s dad gives her a special doll to hold onto and hug tightly when she misses him....

Deadliest Day, April 4, 1968 by Col. Jerry R. Fry Ret. and Clifford A. Gehrt is a play-by-play account of an operation involving U.S. Army helicopters during the Vietnam War by one of the helicopter pilots himself. Col. Fry was a Captain at the time...

Songs of Yeak and Kinnari Book 1 by Som Phin is the first installment in the Khmer Legend of Love and Destiny series. At the dawn of the world, a Kinnari and a Yeak warrior joined forces to stabilize chaos and bring order. Thus, the...

Abeni curses the world after losing her only child in cruel, unfair circumstances. Normally, this would be a tragic but ordinary tale of grief and injustice. But Abeni isn’t an ordinary person. She’s a powerful witch, and her curse is very real. She seals the...

Katrin Costa’s The Girl in the Purple Jacket is an inspired true historical story set in East Germany in 1989, where twenty-year-old Karlina lives under a government that decides where its citizens may travel and how openly they may speak. Karlina has spent years imagining...

Are you ready for some short stories that will give you food for thought? In The Diversity Bridesmaid by Lilian George, that’s exactly what you’ll get. Here is a taste of what you’ll find in these pages. The bridesmaid in the title story has a...