Category: excerpt

Excerpt – A Poetic Puzzle by Joanne McLaughlin

  Synopsis Internationally acclaimed poet Mary Irene Jones has vanished—calls and texts unacknowledged, bank accounts emptied, car abandoned. But before she disappeared, she mailed never-published manuscripts to a lesser-known namesake poet, M. Irene “Mimi” Jones. Are the manuscripts clues only Mimi can decipher? And what about the handsome Philadelphia cop assigned to the case? He […]

Excerpt & Guest Post – Kinney’s Quarry by Verlin Darrow

    “Twists, Turns, and Unlikely Heroes” Every page of Kinney’s Quarry delivers something unexpected. Kinney, haunted by a near-death experience, won’t kill again—but that doesn’t stop him from dismantling criminal schemes and sidestepping danger with his resourceful partner Reed. Their mission spirals through fake murders, international intrigue, and jaw-dropping betrayals, each chapter raising the stakes.   Verlin Darrow […]

Excerpt & Guest Post – Carried Away by Ross Meador

    “The Story of One Young Man—and Thousands of Children” With war raging, infrastructure failing, and panic overtaking Saigon, the final days of the Vietnam War gave birth to one of the largest child evacuation efforts the world has ever seen. Operation Babylift was a logistical and emotional challenge: thousands of orphans, many without […]

Excerpt – A Stone’s Throw by Alida Winternheimer

  Synopsis Two women who never meet, a motherless child and childless mother, are brought together to discover the real magic of creation. Simona Casale, a Minneapolis artist, learns she’s pregnant the same day she lands a major mural installation at a new women’s center. No problem; she can take on a surprise pregnancy and […]

Excerpt – The Prophet of Central Park by P C Burhenne

    Caleb Ellison is the central figure in The Prophet of Central Park, a novel that takes place in a speculative but familiar America, where culture wars and ideological division have intensified. After leaving behind a strict evangelical community, Caleb finds himself unexpectedly at the center of a national conversation when he prevents a violent […]

Excerpt – The Defectives by Jim Bates

  Synopsis Life for Lenny and Alex is not pleasant. It’s the 27th century, and they are living in an orphanage with thirty other boys like themselves. They are labeled Defectives. They don’t fit the accepted mold for the appearance-based society. They also live in an underground city like the rest of the world’s population. […]

Excerpt – Nothing Left to Lose by Jeff Richards

  Synopsis In pursuit of a meaningful life, Jeff Richards and his friend Rick Sager decide to start a commune out in the Rocky Mountains. It doesn’t go as planned. Instead of the self-sufficient ranch they envision, they can only afford a crumbling crash pad in Denver; half their friends who agreed to join them […]

Fiction Spotlight – Trespassers and Other Stories by Aine Greaney

  Synopsis From coastal Massachusetts to rural Ireland, the characters in Trespassers struggle to reconcile past and present, place and displacement, loss and hope. A woman travels from her Massachusetts home to her native Irish village to care for her estranged and sick father. Back in her childhood home, she comes face-to-face with previously unspoken […]

Excerpt & Giveaway – Ignoring Alva by Emilie Khair

    Ignoring Alva Cozy Mystery/Sibling Fiction  Setting – Minnesota and Wisconsin Publisher ‏ : ‎ Current Words Publishing (February 4, 2025) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 282 pages Synopsis Meet Alva and Millie…. not your typical eighty-something sisters. While recovering from a mild stroke, Alva’s vivid dreams of daring exploits spark a restless desire to […]

Excerpt – Mystery at an Irish Wedding by L.C. Winters

  Synopsis “Wedding dresses, ex-fiancés, and a whole lot of murder—just another day in Half Moon Bay” Therapist Clementine Moriarty thought her return to the whimsical seaside town of Half Moon Bay, nestled in cozy Donegal – would be a chance to reconnect with her roots, spend time at her parents’ charming little seaside art […]