Category: excerpt

Excerpt – Evil at Our Table by Samantha Stein

      From inside the prison system, Evil at Our Table by Samantha Stein, PsyD presents a firsthand account of forensic evaluations that shape lives. The story focuses on the careful, often unsettling process of assessing risk when the consequences of error are extreme. As a forensic psychologist working under California’s Sexually Violent Predator […]

Excerpt – Marie Conner by Elle Mott

  Synopsis Marie was born a girl. That was only her first mistake, according to her father. In an era when daughters and wives are not supposed to be concerned with matters outside the home, Marie is determined to prove him wrong. To do this, she must break down barriers placed on women in society, […]

Excerpt – Sublime Dominion by Maria Ian

  Synopsis Her world didn’t shatter. She did. The explosion that should have ended Moura’s life rewired her instead — $4.2 million in surgical reconstruction, but her identity paid the real cost. Her instincts turned lethal. She understands the Fermat Point better than anyone alive, a deadly military secret designed to eradicate unexpected enemies. But […]

Excerpt – Hidden Truth by C.D. Steele

  Synopsis Private Investigator Joe Wilde is investigating the murder of Philippa Redmond a former Labour MP. She had been found dead in her sauna over the Christmas holidays six weeks ago. The majority of her family had been staying with her at the time, but the police didn’t regard any of them as suspects. […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – Mercy’s Peril by Virginia Barlow

    Synopsis When Mercy Jackson slips into Calhan Shipping under cover of darkness, she expects to steal a secret and disappear. What she doesn’t expect is Connor Calhan, a man as dangerous as he is relentless. Mercy has one mission: to expose a killer, protect her family, and vanish before anyone uncovers her true […]

Excerpt – The Route 9 Stalker by Kelli Wilkins

    Synopsis It started with a body in the woods — and turned into a hunt for a deranged stalker. Late one evening, Megan Graystone enters a police station and reports that she witnessed a man dumping a woman’s body in the woods. But with no concrete proof and no sign of foul play, […]

Excerpt – Restrung by Matt Fogelson

  Synopsis Weaving the author’s coming of age in 1980s New York with his life as a father today, this Nick Hornby–meets–Cheryl Strayed debut memoir examines father-son relationships, the pain of early parent loss, and the importance of embracing your passions. For nearly fifteen years, Matt Fogelson didn’t recognize how deeply the early death of […]

Excerpt – One Alpen Day by Michele Davenport-Dutton

    Rather than unfolding through grand gestures, One Alpen Day by Michele Davenport-Dutton follows a quieter path, tracing how ordinary days can shift everything when two people, each shaped by loss, find themselves unexpectedly connected. Angela Sutton has retreated from the life she once knew, carrying the weight of divorce and repeated pregnancy losses. […]

Excerpt – Winter’s Season by R.J. Koreto

    A single death sets the events of Winter’s Season in motion, drawing Captain Winter into an investigation shaped by secrecy and divided allegiances. Written by R.J. Koreto, the story examines how truth emerges slowly when power has a vested interest in silence. The murder of a young woman exposes fault lines running beneath […]

Excerpt & Giveaway – Trailbreaker by Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare

    Trailbreaker (Prairie Nightingale) Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – Wisconsin Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 299 pages Synopsis Suspicions that a serial killer is terrorizing a pristine tourist spot draw a single mom and budding private investigator into […]