As a child in first grade, Gina was unfortunate to be in the class of a violent and abusive teacher. She went from loving school to avoiding it at all costs. By the time her parents intervened, the damage was already done. Gina became timid...

As D.L. Rhodes notes, speculative fiction is a mixed bag of genres that includes but is not limited to horror, science fiction, fantasy, magic, and just plain weird and otherwise unidentifiable themes. In The Woods, Dark & Deep is all that and more. For older...

Aestrangel the Risen is an epic dark fantasy novel by Maria DeVivo. Aestrangel, the commanding general of Lucifer's Order of the Daimons, is haunted by memories of her time with Jake Parker. After defying Lucifer's orders, she becomes a captive in the Black Keep of...

Into Dark Corridors by Constance Hood is a memoir beginning in 1986, when Hood embarked on a project to restore a historic house from around 1910. Facing serious financial constraints and logistical hurdles, she and her husband, Don, negotiated to relocate the house against threats...

Grief: A Dark, Sacred Time by Darrelyn Gunzburg discusses surviving loss and finding strength and meaning in the dire moments when we traverse the dark waters of grief. No matter our status in life, we do get hit by grief when we lose a loved...

Cut to the Essence by Sneha Villalva is a self-help book that pulls apart the modern lie that doing more equates to being more. Villalva shares her life as a high achiever who looked successful on the outside but felt broken on the inside. She...

Sophia Freeman and the Era of Darkness takes place on Pandilone, an island where darkness has been unleashed, and the residents are dying. Sophia Freeman and her best friend, Tim Charnal, are thrust into a demanding journey after rescuing a mysterious boy, Allen Chan. Our...

Between Darkness & Light is the third book in Theresa Van Spankeren's War of Destiny series. The story takes place five years after the events that unfolded in book two. Julia finds herself in a precarious place--mentally and emotionally. After betraying her ka-tet to King...

Ash Like Vengeance by J.L. Delavega is the second book in the Western fantasy Revere Trilogy. In book one, Smoke and Other Storms, the Revere family, an all-female criminal gang led by Moira "The Raven" Revere, survives on the Rim through smuggling, theft, and violence...

Steven Sparrow & the Shade of a Great Tree by Matthew Dale Jones tells the story of Steven, a stubborn young bird dealing with the consequences of choosing an unconventional path. On Flying Day, Steven tells his family about his decision to walk instead of...

Surviving The Unsurvivable by Pamela Suter Steele is a harrowing, haunting, and remarkable memoir of a strong woman who endured much tragedy, unbearable pain, and internal struggles. Up until turning 78 years old, Pamela not only went through a horrific, brutal assault that changed her life forever, but she...

In Tangled Darkness by M.M. Desch, Dr. Leslie Schoen has just learned that her wife, Izzy, is pregnant. As Leslie was leaving her office, she opened a letter that informed her of an investigation initiated by the Oregon Medical Board regarding her possible misuse of...

Murder at the Ocean Forest by Robert “Digger” Cartwright is a hauntingly beautiful, sinister tale of malevolent revenge. A group of rare individuals, all touched by the war in Europe, cross paths at the Ocean Forest Resort. Meet the Underwoods - Terence, the arrogant, wealthy...

Michael, Daniel Mendoza's younger brother, has died, and most of his family members are heading to California for the funeral. Some have been estranged for years and aren’t looking forward to the pilgrimage. In each chapter, we meet a different person. Lucia, Michael, and Daniel’s...

Waking Up at the Gates by Thom Kudla is a reflective and poetic exploration of life’s nuances. The book examines the complexities of existence, relationships, and self-discovery through essays and meditations. It is organized into thematic sections, including “Working,” “Living,” “Loving,” “Writing,” “Thinking,” “Being,” and...

When Breaks The Maelstrom by Eugene Barnes is a collection of dark fantasy and science fiction stories. The book takes readers on wild rides into the minds of people about to commit murder, to the American Old West to investigate a sharpshooting case, and to...

Out of the Light of Darkness is a collection of short stories presented in audiobook format, penned by author Edward M. Donnelly and read by narrator A. J. Carter. The work consists of six short stories and one longer, more developed novella-length tale, in...

Lie Me Down Among The Cold Dark Pines by Mike Maroney is a crime novel featuring a hardheaded mother, a preacher son, and an intelligent daughter hellbent on saving her family. Sixteen-year-old Hart was tired of living on the road. Her mother Nancy was never...

Nina Winter and the Age of Darkness by T.S. Maynard is a dark and exciting story about a young girl, Nina, whose life in the Dark Ages revolves around her struggle to cope with the loss of her father while growing up in a small...

M.H. Woodscourt brings us a riveting epic fantasy in When Darkness Hunts the Dawn. Betrayed from within their band of rebels, twins Mikoneh and Maya have been charged with treason in the Relvin Province of Oceana. Their punishment is death by fire. When the pyre...