Category: excerpt

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 […]

Excerpt – The Below by Scott T. Miller

  Synopsis Humankind rose from the carcass of a dead world. Lifetimes later, billions of people live in superstructures constructed atop the only habitable lands left, the Hawaiian Islands. Kilohana “Kilo” Ressler lives in Hawai’i City (known to the people as Big City) along with his illegal Digital Psychological Manifestation (DPM), EO, a pseudo-twin only […]

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. […]