Category: excerpt

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, […]

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. […]

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 […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – A Sister to Butterflies by Aaron Christopher Drown

    There are stories that entertain—and then there are stories that haunt you. A Sister to Butterflies is the latter, a novel of quiet power and lyrical grace that bridges the gap between the fantastic and the deeply human. The story is framed as a confession—a creature neither human nor fully otherworldly speaks to a child, […]

Excerpt – Snow Much Love by Donna Snow King

  Synopsis The roads Donna has traveled throughout her life – some boring and some not so boring – have formed the person she is today. Each road had a side trail that led her to many adventures, resulting in life-changing experiences. Growing up a house mover’s daughter had its challenges. The hardest one to […]

Excerpt – Freelancer by Cristian S. Aluas

  Synopsis In the vibrant yet unforgiving world of Ottawa’s art scene, Alex Emin—a struggling artist haunted by family trauma and romantic failures—fights to carve out his legacy while navigating the shadows of great creators like Michelangelo and Picasso. As he wrestles with ambition, love, and identity, Alex’s journey unfolds as a raw and introspective […]

Review & Giveaway – Family & Other Calamities by Leslie Gray Streeter

  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 […]

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 […]

Excerpt – Kid Comet and the Sixth Grade Shadow by Christopher Bodmann

  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 […]