Synopsis A successful journalist returns to her hometown just as her biggest mistake becomes headline news in this vibrant, funny, and heartfelt novel about facing the past, and its secrets, head-on. Entertainment journalist Dawn Roberts has a lot to work through: a widow’s grief, betrayals of family and friends, and scandals that almost tanked […]
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Excerpt – No Lie Lasts Forever by Mark Stevens
Synopsis Zodiac with a terrifying twist, in a taut thriller from author Mark Stevens about a reformed serial killer and the disgraced journalist he coaxes into finding the imposter trading on his name. When a reporter dies in a shockingly familiar way, the media rushes to announce the return of the PDQ Killer. The city […]
Synopsis Superpowers don’t always solve your super problems. The hardest part about being a superhero isn’t the punches, the powers, or even the secret identity. It’s getting back up when everything tells you to stay down. Josh Jacobs, Jr. wasn’t looking for trouble—he’s had enough of that already. New town, new school, and after […]
Excerpt – An Artist’s Life by Carlton Davis
Visual Voices Journal An Artist’s Life by Carlton Davis presents a chronicle of 50 years of artistic self-examination through 27 self-portraits. Designed as both a memoir and visual archive, the book explores the intersections of mental illness, creativity, and identity through Davis’s lens as an artist, architect, and writer. The narrative spans decades of […]
Excerpt – All the Perfect Days by Michael Thompson
Synopsis Family doctor Charlie Knight is in his late thirties, still playing tennis against the same people every Friday night. Still jogging the same streets every morning. Still treating the same patients every day—fixing the high blood pressure and arthritic knees of folks who’ve known him since he was a kid. But Charlie has […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]