We’ve all entertained the idea at one time in our lives, but when it actually happens the heart finds it difficult to accept the truth. When Austin applies for a passport to continue her studies in Paris, she is hit with a roadblock of epic...

When an author quotes a classical writer or two at the beginning of his book, you are likely to expect a literary treat. Strangers in Another Country is Lawrence G. Taylor’s collection of two short stories and two novellas set in the late 60s between...

A cautionary tale about global warming, So Long Earth by Michael Bienenstock takes place in the year 2017. The heavy effects of environmental destruction make Earth unsustainable and it threatens the existence of humanity. Dr. Thomas Burns, along with an esteemed group of scientists that...

Spirit of Want by William H. Coles is the story of conflicting emotions and love as our protagonist discovers life when she is forced to make some tough decisions. The story follows the life and conflicts of Lucy, a lawyer by profession. She is married...

Abigail Walker lived on the streets for nine months between 1986 and 1987. This homeless protagonist in Connie Chappell’s Summers Only is on the run from herself. Little did she know that one fateful day in July she would meet the altruistic Frank Cordell, a...

Sakura Self-Destruct by Simon Rooney is an urban fiction novel that will leave you pondering. But more than this, it's the personal odyssey of Jason Colbach, a depressed Englishman who seemingly has nothing going for himself and can't understand what his life is all about....

“I was twenty-one years old when I sold my baby.” A powerful admittance from a young woman, Isabelle. There may be all kinds of reasons why someone would sell their baby, but Isabelle’s story is unique. Coming from a working-class background in the late nineteenth...

Saving Jahan by Hans Joseph Fellmann is written in a haunting voice and atmospheric style, following Johann Felmanstien who, as a member of the Peace Corps, is sent to teach English in Turkmenistan for two years. Johann loves to party and he drinks a lot,...

Stolen Pasts is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, emotional and family life sub-genres, and was penned by author C. S. Wiltshire. Written for adult audiences, the work does contain explicit language usage, some graphic violence, and references to child abuse, to which...

Sacred Silence by Loreto N Gonzales Jr. tells the story of a priest and the nuanced relationships between this victim of abuse and his superiors. The story begins with a crisis point: the protagonist, Fr. Sal Galvez, is unceremoniously removed from his post in St....