When Tethers Fray by Rajiv Mittal is a deeply moving novel that follows Uma, a hospice nurse who cares for people in their final days. Through her eyes, we see the quiet struggles of patients and their families as they face the reality of death....

Shadows on the Heart by Elizabeth Oldham follows Lita Bravo, a fierce and independent mixed martial arts fighter, as she navigates the complexities of her life, from the adrenaline-fueled intensity of the cage to the emotional challenges of family relationships and personal transformation. After the...

Whispers Where the Wildflowers Bloom by Jhani Mills is a psychologically disturbing narrative that follows one woman’s journey from a childhood marked by trauma to healing and hope. Amelia Harper is haunted by a painful childhood of abuse and neglect at the hands of her...

Domnica Rădulescu’s My Father’s Orchards is a multi-layered historical novel that masterfully blends memory, trauma, folklore, and political critique through an intensely personal lens. Told through the voice of Corina Angelescu, a Romanian-American woman who returns to her homeland in 2015, the novel excavates the...

Recovering Maurice by Martin Zelder is a somber journey of self-analysis as Maurice Obster, a nondescript sixty-something professor, looks back at his unremarkable life marked with trauma, self-doubt, and frustration. To a great extent, Maurice’s life and his struggles began with the devastating childhood trauma...

Jessica Levine's Three Cousins unfolds beautifully in the constantly changing tide of America in the 1970s, during a period of opportunity, resistance, and personal reinvention. Julia, Anna, and Robin are cousins united by blood, goodwill, and the clutter that typically emerges when a person decides...

Five Years by Teresa Tennyson is a captivating story about Middlewich, a small town that is cut off from the rest of the world after the Sequestration, an event that happened years after the Change that caused the world to fall apart. There is climate...

Turn Around by Carole Wolfe follows Heather Ramsey, a high school vice principal who expects to be promoted to principal at Stadium High but is abruptly passed over for outsider Shannon Parker. Reassigned under Shannon’s rigid leadership, Heather’s workload increases without compensation while her husband...

Amir's Lifelong Journey by Dokali (Duke) Megharief is an expansive and heartfelt novel that follows one man’s path through the shifting landscapes of life, love, and loss. We travel from early hardships to moments of clarity and triumph with Amir on a journey that spans...

A Tuft of Thistledown by L.Z. Rose is a poetic and emotionally charged historical novel set in the aftermath of the Trail of Tears, a time when survival required both grit and grace. Horse Song, a Cherokee woman who lives in secrecy, is driven by...