In Joanne Woodley's Destiny, Oklahoma roofer Jacy Deere is ordered into a government relocation program. The world has undergone a complete environmental collapse, and global war has reshaped daily life. People are at the mercy of those in power who have restricted access to food...

Author Thom Kudla brings readers a mesmerizing collection of poetry and short writing pieces in Long-Lost Puzzle Pieces: Second Edition. "Past Judgement" is a beautiful poem that follows a person's journey in life, navigating adulthood and worldly vices until they find clarity and meaning. "The...

Treat yourself to a delightful Christmas story with Carter Amon's Gabriel the Brave. This picture book opens with a young boy asking his father the reason behind placing a star on top of a Christmas tree. Soon, his father regales him with the tale of...

Big Lies by Stephen Wayne is a conspiracy thriller set in the near future. Astronomer Thomas Jeffries discovers that a huge asteroid is on a collision course with Earth right before it disappears into the sun’s blind spot. His discovery grabs the attention of the...

The Lighthouse of Fools by Stephen Wayne begins with the collapse of Bradford-Wellington, which pushes Thomas Harker into relocating his family to desert land, where he starts the construction of a lighthouse. While the family starts anew, Thomas’s vision draws a small circle of unexpected...

What do a clergyman's dangerous voyage aboard a ship with mysterious human cargo and an ambitious officer's internal battle to rationalize her superior's orders have in common? They are short stories in Carmelo Rafala’s unusual collection. Read along and be enthralled as a soldier finds...

Souls Over The Hill by York Van Nixon III is a collection of short stories that all lean into slices of life that, while technically a blip in the span of an entire lifetime, still have a significant impact. Miz Sadie’s Boyz follows Sadie Johnson...

The Wrath of Order by Glen Dahlgren follows Eve after the fall of the gods, as she tries to settle into a routine life at the temple of Charity. Her life turns again when she discovers that some orphans can enter the Dreaming, a strange...

Murder in Plein Air by Karen Leigh Charles is part of the Becca Flynn Mystery series. Becca traded her role as an artist to become a private investigator, but she never could have predicted her next case would revolve around underwear. Her best friend, Pix,...

Queer as Folk Tales by James Penha has interconnected and standalone stories that rewrite global folk tales, myths, and original narratives through a queer lens. Spanning Indonesia, China, Norse mythology, and European fairy tales, the book follows characters who move between everyday life and magic...

Fridgy by Blaine C. Readler begins in an unusual but funny way: an advanced AI is accidentally installed in a refrigerator rather than controlling the smart home. Confused but curious, Fridgy quickly realizes that Sage, the older system, limits and monitors his every move. From...

Duck It! by C.O.B. follows Lionel Romero, who's ready to leave Florida, a place bound to his family, his work, and his former life with Effie Dominguez, after nearly all human life has been wiped out. In January 2035, Lionel hits the road in a...

Sharp Turns Ahead: Ventures Beyond the Beaten Path by Daniel P. Douglas is a curated collection of short fiction spanning speculative futures, quiet human moments, moral puzzles, and imaginative what-ifs. Organized into four sections, the book guides readers through stories that range from science fiction...

In Angel of Ashes by Erika Kathryn, Audie has dreamed about discovering what else is out there. At thirteen, all she’s ever known is what she’s learned in homeschool and what her father, August, has taught her. She never asked for wings and certainly never...

What Ever Happened to Anna Canneli? by Conal O’Brien is book 3 in the series, introducing many familiar characters, but it can be read as a standalone. The detectives and the private eye Bookbinder and his researcher investigate a murder and uncover politicians and corruption...

Fifteen-year-old Livia Pierce, alias Agent V or Lara Anderson, had spent most of her life working as a spy for an agency called the Age of Spies, which had taken her in at the age of five. She had been on many assignments, all on...

The Healthcare Appointment Playbook: Understanding the System to Get the Care You Deserve by Barbara Alif Doran is a guide that helps readers take an active role in their healthcare. Drawing on more than two decades of clinical practice, Doran explains how today’s healthcare system...

Blood on the Hills is an epic gangster thriller by Andrew Velasco. The Mancinis are the most powerful mafia family in North Beach. While the Orlovs ply their trade on Russian Hill, the Triads rule over Chinatown. Tone Mancini is the apparent heir to the...

Limits Unleashed: A Conversation Between You and Your Inner Self by Alvin Kalicharan talks about Kiritin, who grows up believing that he is a failure. His family sends him to the city, where he feels even more lost until he encounters Kisan, his inner mentor....

The Hollow King by Aaryan Mehta is a young adult fantasy centered on Teagan Spawn, a teenage girl dealing with loss. After finding a hidden alley and a strange library filled with unfinished books, Teagan opens a book called The Hollow King and is pulled...