What better way to kick off your writing career than with a story that ticks all the boxes when it comes to compelling, realistic characters involved in current concerns like nefarious hacking and terrorism, neatly bundled into a thoroughly intriguing and complex plot and explored...

In today’s rapidly evolving world of business, the difference between staying afloat and bankruptcy comes down to the finest of margins. One of those key inputs happens to be sales. When businesses come under pressure to deliver, more often than not that pressure is transferred...

Zoe’s neighbors have a secret, but it is not what you might expect, and even Zoe herself is not fully prepared to cope with the knowledge she is about to acquire. M. C. Ryder’s The Neighbors: Zoe’s Story is a festival of the unexpected, sure...

Ever since Max and his neighborhood friends watched the movie The Great Escape they had not been able to get it out of their minds. The movie was that good. It portrayed the efforts prisoners of war made to escape during the Second World War....

The Dream Room is a romance drama novel by Charlotte Glass. Currently in her mid-twenties, aspiring playwright Allison Cassidy has been in a steady romantic relationship with her childhood friend, Jed Adkins, for the last six years. When Jed took off for Los Angeles to...

The Other Side of Nothing by Anastasia Zadeik is a powerful and moving novel. It follows Julia Reeves, an eighteen-year-old, as she tries to find a way to escape from the pain and guilt that consume her. Her father made her believe in a world...

The Platinum Sword and the Kingdom of Reveal is a work of fiction in the fantasy, action, and adventure subgenres. It is best suited to adult readers owing to scenes of violence. Penned by author team Cherry-Ann Carew and Dean Antoniou, this action-packed novel thrusts...

The World Settlers is a work of fiction in the science fiction, adventure, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is best suited to adult readers owing to the presence of graphic violence and explicit language throughout. Penned by author Callan J. Mulligan, this highly immersive novel...

The Secret That Killed You by Steve Hadden is an Ike Rossi Thriller. Amelia Garcia is 35 years old, and most of her adult life has been spent protecting others as an Air Force drone pilot. Using a deepwater remotely operated vehicle to find lost...

Have you ever made a wish upon a star on a clear summer night? Has the wish come true? What if the wish sent you on an intergalactic adventure? In Victoria Gail Oltarsh’s The Boy and The Secret of the Stars, young Eli makes such...

Jennifer Ivy Walker brings us a suspenseful romance novel in The Witch of the Breton Woods. Yvette Fleury lives alone in a little cottage in the seaside village of le Vivier-Sur-Mer in German-occupied France. Food is rationed and it is a dangerous place for the...

In The Secret Religion, Tony Sunderland delves into the complex interplay between orthodox Christianity, represented by the Catholic Church and its Protestant challengers, and the suppressed yet resilient teachings of Gnosticism. By examining narratives of the beginning of the world, differing gospels about Jesus's mission...

In The Maker's Name by Seamus McKenna, Rudi and Malachi run Hawthorne Meats Limited, up until Malachi’s tragic shooting, which deeply impacts Rudi and his family. As Rudi juggles the fallout from Malachi’s death and suspicions regarding his own involvement, he also has his hands...

This week I’ve been thoroughly engrossed by Charles Paul Collins’ historical novel The Remembering: Of Leather & Stone. A fictional account of the lives of real members of the author's family throughout the ages, this book manages to give a compelling insight into the history...

In Kathmandu, Raghu, a 19-year-old night porter, grapples with insecurities about his slim build while dreaming of love and success. Eager to gain weight and win the heart of Neela, the girl he admires, Raghu sets out on a humorous quest to eat his way...

In The Man Who Died, Guy Arthur Simpson presents a gripping tale set in a futuristic colony where death is illegal and eternal existence takes precedence over personal autonomy. The story follows Professor Mo Gudmundson, a disgruntled medical consultant who, tired of monotony, stops paying...

The Riddle of the Haunted Hoard by L. J. Aldon introduces readers to Pucci Riddle, a unique sleuth whose ability to see ghosts adds an intriguing supernatural twist to her investigative work. When a routine rum tasting in Grand Cayman leads to an encounter with...

“Doing new things is how we learn.” Yes, doing things is one way to learn, but for young April Smart, the protagonist of The Toffee Man And The Kingdom of Ends by LK Quinn, some lessons are learned when others do things, and they are...

In The Vulnerable by Ed DeJesus, after entering a relationship with Robin O’Rourke, Dan DeCosta is driven into a dangerous situation involving her violent former partner, legal consequences, and the threat of financial and physical collapse. His father, Dick DeCosta, a targeted climate activist who...

Will Clachan’s father and grandfather were stone cutters. This was the trade of his Clachan forebears: they used the stones their ancestors laid down long ago to rebuild Elgin for the next generation. It was a point of pride for their family. Unfortunately, Will did...