Category: excerpt

Excerpt – America by Mike Bond

      A defining chapter of national history unfolds through intimate lives in America by Mike Bond. Cultural transformation and personal discovery move together as young people respond to a rapidly changing world. As unrest and possibility reshape the country, four young lives begin to diverge and intertwine. Troy, orphaned early, finds belonging and […]

Excerpt – The Two Birds by Hal Glatzer

    Synopsis Teddie (nicknamed “Ducky”) and Herman (“Drakey”) are friends with benefits, but they aren’t spending much time, lately, billing and cooing. Teddie has been cast as Lady Macbeth in the local community theater troupe; and she and her husband George have to practice to stay competitive in their tennis club. Herman has been […]

Excerpt – The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly by Lewis K. Schrager

    Set against the remote wilderness of Alaska, The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly by Lewis K. Schrager unfolds as a story of dislocation and emotional reckoning, where unfamiliar landscapes mirror a man’s internal struggle to reconcile reason with forces he cannot control. A carefully ordered life begins to unravel when certainty can […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – Case of the Curved Staircase by S.K. Derban

    Case of the Curved Staircase: A Macaroni on Wheels Mystery Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – Little Italy, San Diego and San Diego Bay Publisher ‏ : ‎ S.K. Derban Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 27, 2025 Synopsis The Little Italy entertainment continues in this second book of the Macaroni on Wheels […]

Excerpt – The Misfits by Jim Bates

  Synopsis Len and Alex were the first defective kids to escape from their underground orphanage and find a better life on Earth’s surface among the tracliodytes at Creekside Meadows. It’s a wonderful place to live, and Len wants more orphans to experience life there. On his 13th birthday, Len presents Alex with his idea. […]

Excerpt – The Last Adam by Ron Echols

    Ron Echols’s The Last Adam blends contemporary life with an ancient struggle unfolding just beneath the surface. The story follows characters who slowly realize their circumstances are being shaped by something far older and far more powerful than they imagined. Mary Levitt’s life changes abruptly when her pregnancy triggers violent attacks and unsettling […]

New Release & Excerpt – The Cowboy’s Comeback by Nan Reinhardt

  Synopsis It’s an enemies to lovers showdown between the cowboy who can’t trust and the cowgirl who won’t forgive. Injured rodeo cowboy, Bo Kennedy, takes a job as a horse trainer at a Montana ranch. His skills training cutting horses are in high demand, but he’s holding out hope his days of competing aren’t over. Then […]

Excerpt – The Hunted by Steven Max Russo

  Synopsis Ophelia Harris, a former CIA analyst who went to work for a private intelligence and security firm working in Afghanistan, has been trying hard to stay under the radar. What seems like a lifetime ago and a world away, she disappeared from the sandbox after a raid on an insurgent money laundering operation […]

Review & Giveaway – Her Last Best Friend by Nellie H. Steele

    Her Last Best Friend (Shadow Lake Ranch Murders) Psychological Thriller 1st in Series Setting – Shadow Lake Ranch, a working ranch in Montana Publisher ‏ : ‎ A Novel Idea Publishing, LLC Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2025 Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages Synopsis A friendship. A betrayal. A […]

Excerpt – The Montana Gold Mine by Tim Piper

  Synopsis In Spring 1874, the American economy is descending into a depression, following the collapse of Jay Cooke’s financial empire. Amid the chain of bank and business failures set off by Cooke’s bankruptcy, Jubilee Walker struggles to keep Warner and Walker Outfitters solvent. Jubil’s grand plans for developing Yellowstone National Park into a popular […]