Painting a Family by Mary Anne Kalonas Slack follows several generations of O’Connell women as they discover what family, home, and forgiveness truly mean. It begins with Jane, a teenage dreamer from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, whose hopes of becoming an artist are challenged by duty,...

When Silence Shatters by Mahitab Mahmoud is a collection of original short stories, all of which, in their own way, lean into societal pressures and personal agency in Egyptian life. In Stained, Mariam intervenes when a teenage girl is harassed, confronting public scrutiny and social...

Phoenix (Intertwined Souls Series Book 9) by Mary Dee is a historical romance that explores the difficulties of living a life outside of accepted societal norms. Eva and Zoe Lambros live a life of privilege and extreme luxury due to their business empire, as well...

Sweet Like Sunday by A. James follows Emma Hayes, a pop star whose glittering image shatters after she walks off a live TV performance. Her manager, Julian, forces her to retreat and reset in the small town of Maplewood, Vermont. In Maplewood, she meets Betty,...

Dark Sky Full of Stars by Roman Schreiber is a fascinating, insightful, and wildly dynamic M/M romance where characters on the edge are the rule rather than the exception. Boy #1 (Mischa) meets Boy #2 (Austen) and is instantly smitten – the only obstacle is...

Broken Rooms by Stef-Albert Bothma explores themes of design, love, loss, and self-discovery. Inspired by true events, the book takes readers on a journey through the life of Sebastian Cole, a talented designer whose career spans multiple continents and whose personal life is filled with...

A Single Season: A Nashville Notes Novel by Katie Daniels is an engaging debut novel that combines baseball, personal growth, and a hint of romance. The story follows a Nashville baseball team’s quest for the World Series. Mason Rollans, a veteran catcher nearing the end...

Meat My Uncle by James Jones and Tom Foster follows nine-year-old James, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, as he embarks on a road trip with his parent, Jake, Jane, Titus, Din, Dan, his uncle, and the family dog, Misfit. James' point of view alternates between real-world...

Jamie Stevens and Mel Lal were once inseparable. A friendship that grew out of their struggles as students at the University of Melbourne evolved to the point that neither could do without the other. All of that changed the day Mel suddenly disappeared. Five years...

Reality Benders by Vegastarchild584 is the fourth book in the Star Seed Series. In book one, Commander Zhang and Lieutenant Simon accept a mission to incarnate on Earth, posing as entertainers to expose corruption, but their training, obsession, and Zhang’s forgetfulness threaten Simon’s efforts to...