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Excerpt – Tender Dreams Harsh Reality by John Beilharz

    Synopsis Tender Dreams, Harsh Reality make up the memoirs in John Beilharz’s lifelong dream to share his most cherished life experiences with friends and loved ones, and perhaps with a broader audience. In this collection, readers travel through a collection of short stories about John’s coming of age in the 1960s and 1970s […]

Sci-Fi Spotlight – In the Blink of an Eye by Yoav Blum

  Synopsis Professor Yonatan Brand dedicated his life to understanding time—its limits, its dangers, and its seductive promise. When he’s found dead in a room no one else could have entered, the people who knew him best are forced to confront not just how he died, but what he was willing to risk. As two unlikely investigators […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – A Spy in Saigon by Nancy Cole Silverman

    A Spy in Saigon: A Kat Lawson Mystery Mystery 4th in Series Setting – Vietnam Publisher ‏ : ‎ Level Best Books Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 25, 2025 Paperback Print length ‏ : ‎ 230 pages Synopsis The truth will set you free – or it will kill you. Kat Lawson’s new […]

Review – Wildwood by Amy Pease

  Synopsis From the acclaimed author of the “riveting debut” (People) Northwoods, a mother-son law enforcement team confront buried secrets in their small town as they work to expose a conspiracy that goes far beyond the tight-knit community. Deputy Sheriff Eli North has spent the last year getting his life back together. He hasn’t touched […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – The Arrangement by S.D. Lettie

    Synopsis You know that guy you fell for at sixteen—the one who vanished without explanation, leaving behind enough damage to last years? Now imagine being forced into an engagement with him because your parents decided you’re more useful as leverage than as a daughter. And the part he forgot to mention? He’s heir […]

Coming of Age Spotlight – Take a Look at Me Now by Robert Crane

      Take a Look at Me Now by Robert Crane focuses on a stretch of life marked by uncertainty. The story unfolds as a family adjusts to changes that affect how they see themselves and each other. When Bubby Welter is fifteen, his family life is quietly dismantled. His mother Carrie’s mental breakdown […]

Review – Secrets of the Broken House by Taryn Souders

  Synopsis In the small, southern town of Everson, goats can run for mayor, the mail is always late, and nothing all that bad ever happens. That is, until thirteen-year-old Tucker finds Miss Geraldine dead at the bottom of her stairs. At first glance, it looks like an accident. But Tucker has always had a […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – Cinder Bella by Kathleen Shoop

    Synopsis She never had anything. He lost everything. Together they create a Christmas to remember. December, 1893–Shadyside, Pennsylvania Bella Darling lives in a cozy barn at Maple Grove, an estate owned by industrialist Archibald Westminster. The Westminster family is stranded overseas and have sent word to relieve all employees of their duties except […]

Excerpt – Periodic Haiku by Jim Bates

  Synopsis Going back to 1966 and 11th-grade chemistry, Jim has been intrigued by the periodic table. In the 2020s, he wrote a four-volume collection of short stories based on the first 100 elements. For this collection, he has turned his attention to poems, specifically the 5-7-5 syllable format of the haiku. With a scientist’s […]

Excerpt – The Rebels by Jim Bates

  Synopsis The five Rothsy girls were in big trouble. They had tried to escape the horrible living conditions in the Rothsy Girls Home, and they had been caught. Supreme Commander Reginald Botta was incensed and decided to use them to set an example. He was going to stage a spectacular spectacle and hang the […]