Category: excerpt

Excerpt – A Satchel of Richards by Lee Taylor

  Synopsis Novelist Bridget Stanton’s life needs a massive rewrite. Between the mortgage on her first home, and the cost of feeding her horse-sized dog—she’ll never be able to quit her day job. Until it quits her. Suspended for teaching A Wrinkle in Time, her childhood favorite, she is desperate for a book advance. So […]

Excerpt – The Lies We Trade by Kristine Delano

  Synopsis A high-powered Wall Street career, a beautiful family in a quiet suburban neighborhood—she seems to have everything. Which means she has everything to lose. Meredith Hansel should be having the best week of her life. After establishing herself as a portfolio manager at a prestigious Wall Street firm, she’s in the national spotlight […]

Excerpt – Earth Warriors: The Four Heroes of Peace by Lui Petri

  Synopsis “What does it take to survive in a hostile universe? The alien empire, Zlocu, has dedicated itself to evolution through violence after a civil war ravaged its planet. Now, as part of its plan, it has declared war on all galactic civilizations. And Earth is next. With Earth‘s military crumbling under the onslaught and interplanetary governments […]

Excerpt – Tender Dreams Harsh Reality by John Beilharz

    Synopsis Tender Dreams, Harsh Reality make up the memoirs in John Beilharz’s lifelong dream to share his most cherished life experiences with friends and loved ones, and perhaps with a broader audience. In this collection, readers travel through a collection of short stories about John’s coming of age in the 1960s and 1970s […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – The Arrangement by S.D. Lettie

    Synopsis You know that guy you fell for at sixteen—the one who vanished without explanation, leaving behind enough damage to last years? Now imagine being forced into an engagement with him because your parents decided you’re more useful as leverage than as a daughter. And the part he forgot to mention? He’s heir […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – Cinder Bella by Kathleen Shoop

    Synopsis She never had anything. He lost everything. Together they create a Christmas to remember. December, 1893–Shadyside, Pennsylvania Bella Darling lives in a cozy barn at Maple Grove, an estate owned by industrialist Archibald Westminster. The Westminster family is stranded overseas and have sent word to relieve all employees of their duties except […]

Excerpt – Periodic Haiku by Jim Bates

  Synopsis Going back to 1966 and 11th-grade chemistry, Jim has been intrigued by the periodic table. In the 2020s, he wrote a four-volume collection of short stories based on the first 100 elements. For this collection, he has turned his attention to poems, specifically the 5-7-5 syllable format of the haiku. With a scientist’s […]

Excerpt – The Rebels by Jim Bates

  Synopsis The five Rothsy girls were in big trouble. They had tried to escape the horrible living conditions in the Rothsy Girls Home, and they had been caught. Supreme Commander Reginald Botta was incensed and decided to use them to set an example. He was going to stage a spectacular spectacle and hang the […]

Mystery Spotlight & Excerpt – All that Smolders by James Sulzer

  Synopsis A picturesque island. A shocking murder. A secret that could destroy everything. It’s 1980, a time of peace and tranquility on a legendary island off the coast of New England. Inhabiting the island is a vibrant cast of locals that includes scallopers, tradespeople, and a mysterious recluse—the wealthiest man in Massachusetts. But that […]

Excerpt – Murphy’s Laws by Terry Newman

  Synopsis Thirty days. Seven rules. One undeniable attraction. After her fiancé skips out on her wedding, Murphy Clarke buries herself in her life-coaching career and develops seven rules to protect her heart. Number one? Never take vacations. Oops. We find her on a month-long vacation in North Carolina, where she’s alarmed by the sparks […]