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Excerpt – The Gallantiers by Jim Bates

  Synopsis In the 27th century, ten-year-olds Sammy and Cal work digging tunnels beneath the streets of the underground city of Pierpoint. When two huge rats attack them, Sammy is wounded, but their boss refuses to give him any time off to heal. With a bleak future ahead of them and Sammy’s infected wounds getting […]

Excerpt – Thieving Shadows by Jessica Piro

  Synopsis Surviving in Rookfall depends on rank or thievery, and no one can be trusted. Genevieve is a master thief: one of the renowned Shadows, instilling fear into the elites. One night, an easy job to steal an automaton ends in confusion. Waking three years later in the presence of Matthew Tilcott, a lesser, […]

Historical Spotlight & Giveaway – Too Much the Lion by Preston Lewis

  TOO MUCH THE LION: A Novel of the Battle of Franklin By PRESTON LEWIS   Historical Fiction / Civil War Fiction Publisher: Bariso Press Pages: 395 Publication Date: May 13, 2025     Synopsis In the waning months of the American Civil War, a delusional Confederate commander makes a desperate attempt to change the […]

Excerpt – Smoke on the Wind by Kelli Estes

  Synopsis In the magnificent Scottish Highlands, two devoted mothers separated by centuries discover a haunting connection in a gripping novel by the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who Wrote in Silk. Struggling with the tragic end of her marriage, Keaka Denney is on a bittersweet adventure in Scotland with her son, Colin. […]

Review – The Final Episode by Lori Ryan

  Synopsis When a true crime series chronicles the tragic childhood summer that changed her life forever, a young woman must grapple with the truth about her father…and herself. Jennifer Jones and her best friends spend every summer at Big Cypress Swamp, and this summer, Jennifer will finally turn eleven. She hopes to gain the […]

Review – The Ruins in Which We Bleed by Steve N. Lee

  Synopsis A story of courage and a fight for survival like none you have ever read. Guaranteed! Inspired by a previously untold true story. Following the Nazi invasion of Poland, 13-year-old Helena is imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto, a squalid hellhole rife with disease and starvation. Yet, although the Nazis have destroyed her home, […]

Mystery Spotlight & Giveaway – Strike The Death Note by Rebecca McKinnon

    Strike the Death Note (Octavia Fields Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – Rocky Mountains Independently Published (June 26, 2025) Number of Pages — 250 Synopsis With just two weeks left of the summer at Aerie Pines, music shop owner Octavia Fields should be getting ready to head back to the nomadic […]

Review – No More Yesterdays by Catherine Bybee

  Synopsis New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee lights the fuse, and the Stone siblings must rely on their wits and hearts to uncover a dangerous enemy…and an explosive secret. Taking over her late father’s company was never part of Alex Stone’s life plan. But now, sitting in the CEO chair […]

Review – Yankeeland by Lacy Fewer

  Synopsis Fiercely independent and passionate, Brigid feels hindered by her family and the strict society of her small Irish town in the early 1900s. Brigid and her cousin Molly, who is more like a sister, dream of a new life in the seemingly unlimited land of opportunity they call Yankeeland—America. Brigid gets her chance […]

Excerpt & Guest Post – The Side Project by Laurel Osterkamp

      Some stories are written in the margins—half-formed, unfinished, too painful to revisit. But sometimes, those are the stories that matter most. In The Side Project, Laurel Osterkamp brings emotional honesty and quiet tension to a tale of two people navigating the messy space between past heartbreak and present possibility. Rylee never expected to […]