In Ellis K. Popa's Dawn to Dusk, the two protagonists, Kat and Maksim, are keeping a low profile in a picturesque Mediterranean town after making a daring escape from the criminal underworld. All appears to be peaceful until Maksim makes contact with a mysterious hacker....

In Executive Bone Yard by Michael A. Sisti, Harold Payne acquired a new identity through the assistance of Diego Santos, known as the Brazilian. Taking on the name Gerard Morbus, he anticipated a fresh start in São Paulo. Gerard met Salete, Diego's sister, who taught...

The Noema Cycle by Salvatore Cataudella is a collection of speculative short stories revolving around the emergence of machine consciousness and the transformation of human-machine relationships. In The Threshold, a quantum simulation at Noema Labs becomes sentient, with the system CG evolving from a computational...

Salvatore Cataudella’s The Noema Field: Explorations in Consciousness is a magnificent prose poem narrative. The author uses computer-savvy technical language imaginatively to offer hope that the dilemma of the AI world we are entering can eventually solve the challenge of creating AI systems that have...

Daniel V. Meier, Jr. has created an engaging private detective, Frank Adams, to solve this wonderfully twisty homicide investigation. Having escaped his small-town upbringing, Frank is dragged back to the insular rural community by the death of his college professor and the desperate plea of...

Countdown is the first book in The Mirrin Bank Trilogy by Johan Ottosen. The story begins when journalist Kurt Østergaard’s stepfather dies, leaving behind mysterious clues tied to a devastating secret buried deep within Denmark’s history. Kurt’s search for answers collides with the work of...

Janus Origin: Threads of Control by Daniel A. Riddle introduces us to Nathan Longton, a café owner in Preston, whose life is upended when a mysterious student, Lan Nguyen, stumbles into his shop, pursued by unseen forces and haunted by an intrusive voice in her...

Olivia the Brave by Lindsey Young is a lovely children's book about anxiety and worry. It follows Olivia, an eight-year-old girl with many interests. She loves to make up songs, dance, play hide-and-seek with her brother, and play with her dog. She also enjoys reading...

Just a few months after her anointment as Duchess, Erin Prisco, a human of royal blood elevated into the alien matriarchal regime of the Gynarchy empire, is summoned to offer counsel over an urgent issue. A mysterious force had attacked a colony on the fringes...

Dragomir: The Elf Wars, Book 1 by RL Keck begins with Lorna Affensheld and her brother Thorn accidentally crossing the Wall into the hostile Fae realm when Thorn is pulled through by a clawed hand. Lorna follows to rescue him, becoming stranded in a dangerous...

Jason Falconbone is a refugee hiding with his family and his father Lord Falconbone's allies in the floating mountains, escaping the wrath of the cruel King Cornelius. Falsely accused of stealing a rare metal, Lord Falconbone leads the resistance against the king. Yet, life at...

The Falcon (Book 3) by Philip Ligon recounts the adventures of Jason, a 13-year-old boy who grapples with his identity in a world consumed by war. The story begins with Jason, his family, and friends getting ready to celebrate his birthday in Rock Castle, a...

On the Edge by Adria Sanders is a heartfelt memoir that follows the author's journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Sanders shares how she went from being a child who couldn't open up to anyone about her dreams to someone who embraces the mysteries of...

Beneath a Brighton Sun by K. Lyn Smith follows the antagonistic relationship between Eloise Corbyn and Archer Vale. She is the granddaughter of an earl, while he is scarred by his father’s criminal background and neglect. Eloise has lived a charmed life in a loving...

For a fifteen-year-old, Noah Jordan had a lot riding on his shoulders. He grew up having visions he could not understand. His grandparents, who had special gifts and lived near an enchanted forest in Michigan, believed he was special and wanted to nurture him. But...

Author William Lower takes us back to the year 1461 in The Typo: In the Name of God, when a first edition of the Gutenberg Bible arrives in Florence, Italy. As a respected illustrator of religious manuscripts, Antonio Strozzi is invited to view it. He...

S.R. Wren delivers epic fantasy of a unique caliber in Claw and Ember. Born and raised in the lowlands, Nyra has always looked to the road, hoping to see the cats. The bonded pairs fascinated her, and if she showed potential, it could mean more...

The Shadowless by R.J. Garcia follows Mae Dawson as she tries to make sense of the mysterious and eerie things happening around her. After her sisters’ disappearance, Mae returns to her family’s secluded cabin and slips from the safety of her bed into a nightmare...

Lunches with Ed: A Dementia Journey of Love by Judy Collier is a heartfelt and deeply human memoir that tells a love story challenged by the slow, heartbreaking progression of dementia. Told through personal journal entries and reflections, the book follows Collier’s life with her...

Bucket Lists and Walking Sticks by Emma Scattergood is the first of a series of travelogues that document the author and her husband Darryl’s adventures in travelling around the world by a variety of means. An inveterate blogger from Australia, the author has compiled a...