Category: fiction

Review – Limbo Jubilee by Grendolyn Peach Soleil

    Synopsis   Limbo Jubilee is a raw novella steeped in magical realism. Neala’s surreal story begins in the backwoods of St. Roscoe, West Virginia. Neala’s hero is her Aunt Betsy, who saves the day in a pair of red cowgirl boots. Neala’s life is forever changed as she witnesses the death of her […]

Review – Little Tea by Claire Fullerton #southernfiction @cfullerton3

        Little Tea Southern Fiction Publisher: Firefly Southern Fiction (April 28, 2020) Paperback: 252 pages   Synopsis   Southern Culture … Old Friendships … Family Tragedy   One phone call from Renny to come home and “see about” the capricious Ava and Celia Wakefield decides to overlook her distressful past in the […]

Excerpt – Virtue by John Moot @JohnMoot1 #parenting #relationships #midlifecrisis

    Synopsis   This is a story about reclaiming your life.   “Not that anyone stole mine. I just lost who I’d wanted to be.” — From Virtue   Virtue explores the vulnerability and randomness of human existence through the lives of Tom and Hannah Holder, each of whom are grappling with midlife crises. Scarred […]

Excerpt – Gaijin by Sarah Z. Sleeper @SarahZSleeper #newrelease #literaryfiction

    Synopsis   The Japanese word gaijin means “unwelcome foreigner.” It’s not profanity but is sometimes a slur directed at non-Japanese people in Japan. My novel is called Gaijin… Lucy is a budding journalist at Northwestern University and she’s obsessed with an exotic new student, Owen Ota, who becomes her lover and her sensei. When he disappears […]

Review & #Excerpt – January River by Bernard Jan @BernardJanWorld #JanuaryRiver

    Synopsis   Five friends. One dog. One river carrying a secret. When one of their friends goes missing, everything comes crashing down for the small group of childhood friends in the small town of Greenfield. Ethan takes it hard. Then he loses his dog, his only consolation. Hoping to start anew, Ethan leaves […]