When Gobble awoke one morning, just like any other day on the farm, she couldn’t have imagined the mystery about to unfold. Oink, Gobble’s best friend, had always had an active imagination, but this time Gobble was concerned about the magnitude of her friend's fantastical...

Under The Bridge is a work of fiction in the suspense, mystery and drama sub-genres, and was penned by author Jack Byrne. Written for adult audiences, this thrilling novel explores class distinctions, nationality, identity, and the dynamics of power by combining historical and contemporary content...

From the Lakehouse: A Mother's Odyssey of Loss and Love by Kristen Rademacher is the author’s life story as she remembers some of the hardest times of her life. This memoir takes the reader back to when Kristen rebuilds her life after a bad breakup....

Tears Against the Windowpane opens with The Park, but the second poem, For Samie, is a requiem. It takes only four four-line verses to express the innocence of the girl, Samie, tragically killed whilst driving at only twenty-one. Moving and beautiful, it led me on...

Season of the Ghost is a work of thriller and mystery fiction penned by author Don Meyer. A speculative story with some interesting paranormal twists, this entertaining read combines crime and detective-style storytelling with a murder mystery and many of the tropes of traditional ghost...

What does it really mean when someone tells you “to think outside the box”? Does it mean to do things backward? Or upside down? Or to take things apart just to put them back together again – in a different way? Perhaps ‘thinking outside the...

Treasure of the Blue Whale is a literary fiction novel written by Steven Mayfield. The odds were just about incalculable that the effluent spat out by a whale as it sought to escape the harpoons of Japanese whalers and honed down into its purest form,...

Grumpy the Iguana by Susan Chapman is a 37-page, colorful children’s story about an iguana who lives life by routine. His days are well-thought-out, and he knows what he is about. He doesn’t have to pre-plan his day with new activities because he is simply...

Runnin’ With the Devil by John Stimson is a brilliantly conceived story of the robbing of a casino on the busiest day of the year in St. Charles, MO. The participants and mastermind of the heist think they have all the answers and all the...

Beware of the Banker by Barry L Somes is a crime fiction story inspired by Bonnie and Clyde. Set in Portland, Maine, the story follows a bank branch manager called Tony. With a casino addiction, Tony is deeply in debt and spends his days trying...

It’s 1945 and the war in Europe and Japan has just ended. Harriet and Nat are two siblings who have completely different dreams about what they want to achieve. Harriet wants to take her father’s place at the chemical plant he runs, so she goes...

Having the courage to leave the nest – quite literally – is at the heart of this charming chapter book for young readers, written by Nicola Ridgeway and James Manning, and artfully illustrated by Irena Urosevic. Peter is a three-month-old young eagle – a gangly...

Over the Edge by Jane Tesh brings fairytales to life in a lighthearted way that is a breath of fresh air. Riley Evensong has worked her way up to head of the Guard but has bigger dreams and, thanks to her lineage, she has an...

Young Gertie took her gardening work seriously and she was working on a bulb that had arrived mysteriously. Since the bulb hadn't grown in several months, she decided to take it outside and plant it in a tropical state so that it would be happy....

Achilles Once Again Visits the Republic of Korea: An Unconventional Translation of Homer’s Iliad is a work of fiction in the poetry genre, aimed at all ages, and was penned by author Michael Klauke. The book is the result of an experiment in modern translation...

Thank the Chef: A Story to Inspire Mealtime Gratitude is a children’s picture book written by Melissa Sue Walker and illustrated by Winda Mulyasari. Margo loves it when her family gives sandwich parties. The best part of a sandwich party is that each person can...

Annalynn doesn’t expect to find her family sick in the living room, but that’s exactly what happens. When she tries to help out by giving them tissues, a strange thing occurs. Some strangers in red and blue force themselves into the house and steal their...

In Tales of the Rhadamantha by A.J. Kohler, only love and magic can save the day. Amaranna gets kidnapped by Kallendor, the evil wizard who increases his power by imprisoning and manipulating any green-haired Rhadamantha like her until they consent to lose their virginity to...

In The Shadow Of A Valiant Moon by Stu Jones and Gareth Worthington is the second book in It Takes Death to Reach a Star series. The story starts in the ruins of the post-apocalyptic city of Etyom in the year 2255. The Kahangan fight...

Life, loss, beauty, and passion are all part of the world that we live in. Feel and see the essence of these emotions through the eyes of the author, Curtis Shalo, in Gild the Lily. Explore these short stories that will touch your mind, pull...