Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
A harrowing novel that straps readers into the passenger seat of a dangerous, rocky ride. Monday is barely underway, but White Sands Pay-n-Save has already seen its share of insignificant yet interconnected events. Mattie loved her job at the South Florida Aquarium, but procrastination led to a crushing loss. Now she’s stuck refilling slushy machines […]
Sassy and suspenseful, The First Lie will hook you on page one. Practically still a blissful newlywed, Olivia Hart couldn’t be happier with her life. She has a new job as a junior accountant at Sterling Enterprises where her doting husband works just a few floors below. With promotions on the horizon and plans for
A shining tribute from a powerful voice in the historical fiction genre. In Caroline Kelly’s potent and realistic debut, Holland Road, an injured war veteran travels back home where he struggles to rebuild his life. As the train rolls deeper into the heart of Maine, the uninterrupted rhythms of the place are still in existence
Atmospheric and richly detailed. Sword of the Godless is a captivating fantasy fiction novel penned by Matthew C. Lucas. Like many boys growing up in the impoverished area of Lower Bluff, fifteen-year-old Simeon Severals, the son of a tutor, often fantasized about his future and where it would take him. However, his imagination never ventured
A darkly enchanting read. Nothing exciting ever happens to Nicole, a young woman from a small Pennsylvania farming town. She has aspirations and goals, but her family isn’t wealthy and her opportunities are limited. This particular October, however, brings more than chilly autumn weather. A local reporter has a story that will change Nicole’s life:
Intellectual depth and thought-provoking content interspersed with bizarre, otherworldly characters and happenings. Part horrifying, part harrowing with a heavy dash of humor, Divine In Essence is an eclectic collection of strange stories. Bits of wisdom, musings on life, and esoteric ramblings are among the gleanings found within these transcendent tales by Yarrow Paisley. It’s impossible
A tantalizing red-carpet revenge tale with a blockbuster finale. News of a fellow actress’s murder hits unusually hard for Annette Taylor. These days, Annette’s personal big-screen legacy reflects back on her as if through a shattered mirror. She’s still reeling from a debilitating incident that she can’t quite remember and injuries she’ll never be able
America in the late 1940s is a nation characterized by significant transformation and unwavering resilience. Nobody feels this more keenly than Laura Schmitt, a sensible young woman working as an au pair for a powerful Russian family. Both an immigrant and an orphan, Laura has become adept at overcoming challenges in her twenty years. Though
Call-in-to-work good, worth every action-packed moment. Quinn Hamilton was happy, once. An ambitious reporter married to a successful FBI man, Quinn seemed unstoppable until her husband’s untimely death. Years later, when everything lines up and Quinn gets the chance to exact revenge on the man she holds responsible, she is up for the task, even
A disturbingly realistic novel that never loses heart and refuses to cede its soul. What happens when corporations gain legal personhood and legally rule the world? Living under the unrelenting influence of governing megacorporations has thus far yielded only benefits for Juan Fausto. True, he’s had to work harder in school and life than others
Thoroughly entertaining with enough will-they, won’t-they tension to keep readers fully invested. It’s not unusual for people to carry the weight of emotional baggage, but Rylee Lynch has an overflowing suitcase dragging her down. The relationship with her mother has been thorny in the decade since her dad died. Her younger brother was diagnosed with
A hopeful, life-affirming novel that can impart the courage needed to tackle old age. Riding off into the sunset isn’t all it’s cracked up to be for Barry Swanson. Scoring an apartment at the exclusive Blue Loon Village might be a great opportunity for senior living, but it means giving up the home he shared
This pulpy comedy-mystery mashup is sure to keep you laughing until the case is solved. Michael Penn is a writer and reporter of some renown and his current story about a powerful New York City family is going to be a doozy. Socialites April and June LeBlanc are twins with a relationship more complex than
A themed children’s book that kids will enjoy any time of year. It’s time for London’s birthday party and this year’s bash is going to be spectacular. Parties are always fun, but London and her friends are in for an extra-special treat since this will be a costume party. The school bus is filled with
A heartening tale about ordinary people thriving under extraordinary circumstances. Local lore tells the tale of an unfaithful wife, Wairaka, who paid for her infidelities by being cast into rock. Six centuries have passed and the stone lookout at Wairaka Point still stands, watching over Nick James and his family home. It is sometime in
Local lore is expanded and rosy glasses are shattered. No longer a naive rural girl who dreams of an action-packed life, Blue Haven is now living a frenetic adventure of her own. Though leaving the protection of New Haven for the first time in her life should be an amazing experience, an earlier attack left
The island nation of Iceland is a nature lover’s dream. Breathtaking vistas encompass rugged coastlines, untamed landscapes, and unique natural phenomena. Now, native Icelander and one of the world’s wealthiest men, Daniel Pallson, is about to open a spectacular new resort. Featuring fishing, sports, and luxurious accommodations, Pallson’s Salmon Valley resort is poised to stimulate
From witchcraft to bloodlust and mad science to precognition, there are no boundaries in Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr.’s Halloween-worthy anthology, Nightfall Nightmares: Twelve Mysterious Tales. Hernandez demonstrates his versatility with the natural pairing of horror and mystery, providing readers with scary tales that are brimming with puzzles, riddles, and questions waiting to be answered. While
“Poverty was one thing; a catastrophe was another.” It is 2022 and injustices and outbreaks are as common in his Filipino neighborhood as the heat and humidity for young Luzvimindo ‘Min’ Arnaiz. A resident of the shanties in ironically named Happyland, 12-year-old Min knows no other life beyond scavenging for valuables hidden in the ever-growing
Intrigue is present throughout, with the writer’s imagination and rich world-building keeping readers invested until the end. Beneath the grime and glamour of Seattle city life, where any sense of morality is as rare as a comet, lies a waking nightmare that needs to be stopped in Miguel Hernandez Jr’s novel, Spider’s Bait. The vicious
It may be uncouth to discuss racism, history, or politics at a funeral, but Will Barnes isn’t known for his strict adherence to social convention. His mere attendance at a funeral for a proud German man who served his country during the Nazi regime causes some to bristle. Getting to know Johann, however, was revelatory
Everything about this edgy collection builds eager anticipation for what else the authors have in store. Black Magick: 13 Tales of Darkness, Horror & the Occult showcases a range of macabre tales penned by seasoned masters of the genre and rising stars in the world of nightmarish fiction. From inevitable deadly ends to the mystery
A heartfelt novel about trust, tolerance, and aging with—and sometimes without—grace. Life keeps handing Sunny all the hits, but even a period of homelessness can’t slow her down. Gwendolyn runs in fashionable circles back home in New York, though an extended trip to California challenges her ideas on sophistication. Charlie might have a bestselling novel
Emotionally demanding and profoundly rewarding. Laney was barely even legal when Franklin, a man ten years her senior, took her as his wife. Four lackluster decades pass before Laney decides to go a different route. “Forty years is enough. I think it’s time to put a period at the end of this sentence.” Much to
