Category: fiction

Review & Giveaway – The Bulls of Bashan by Jodi Lea Stewart

    THE BULLS OF BASHAN By Jodi Lea Stewart   Historical Fiction, Mystery, Action and Adventure, Quest Fiction Publisher: Progressive Phoenix Rising Publication Date: June 17, 2025     Synopsis In a diner on the edge of a dusty Texas border town, a young waitress’s life takes an unexpected turn when she is swept […]

Excerpt – Risky Assets by Rachael Eckles

  Synopsis Risky Assets, the sequel to Trading Secrets in Eckles’s series featuring financier Celeste Donovan, is brimming with mystery and failed alliances. Celeste appears to have everything a modern woman dreams of—a doting fiancé, a penthouse apartment, and a supermodel’s physique with a mathematician’s mind. But all that glitters is not gold. A high-powered […]

Spotlight – What the River Keeps by Cheryl Grey Bostrom

    Synopsis Reclusive biologist Hildy Nybo returns to her childhood home on Washington’s Elwha River, where she untangles her mysterious past. Hildy Nybo is a successful biologist, her study of the Pacific Northwest’s wild fish both a passion and a career. But behind her professional brilliance, Hildy’s reclusive private life reflects a childhood fraught […]

Review – Bees in June by Elizabeth Bass Parman

  Synopsis Set against the optimism and excitement of the first moon landing in the summer of 1969, a feat many said was impossible, one woman struggles to achieve something she thinks is impossible–living a happy and fulfilling life. Rennie King’s world isn’t at all what she expected when she married the hotshot baseball player […]

Review – 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 […]

Excerpt – While the Getting is Good by Matthew Riordan

  Synopsis Based partly on family lore, Matt Riordan’s follow-up to The North Line is for readers of Jeannette Wall’s Hang the Moon and S.A. Cosby’s All the Sinners Bleed. Eld should’ve known better. Hell, he did know better. But watching lesser men hit big paydays—men who didn’t fight in Europe—grew unbearable. So, when the opportunity arises, he reaches for a little something extra […]

Review & Giveaway – Canyon of Deceit by DiAnn Mills

    Canyon of Deceit By DiAnn Mills   Romantic Suspense Publisher: Tyndale Fiction Pages: 338 Publication Date: September 9, 2025     Synopsis A child. A deadly conspiracy. A race against time. When survival expert Therese Palmer is called to find a kidnapped girl, she quickly realizes the truth is more dangerous than she […]

Review & Giveaway – To Condemn a Witch by Lisa A. Traugott

  TO CONDEMN A WITCH By LISA A. TRAUGOTT   Historical Fantasy Publisher: Rose Castle Media Pages: 399 Publication Date: August 11, 2025     Synopsis A stolen scroll. A cursed bloodline. A prophecy that binds three witches across life and death… Scotland, 1729. When clairvoyant healer Fiona MacLeod discovers an enchanted scroll, she awakens […]

Review – Priscilla Speaks by Kirk Ward Robinson

  Synopsis Born during the worst of her mother’s addiction, Priscilla, Blaize’s second daughter, begins at an early age to count the years until she can escape the drudgery and boredom of her dismal, impoverished life, all the while watching as her older siblings leave one by one. Cast out on her own at the […]

Excerpt – My Twin in Budapest by Kim Cano

  Synopsis An uplifting women’s fiction novel full of romance, intrigue, and a vacation that shapes destiny. After being dumped by her fiancé, heartbroken Morgan spends time with her best friend, Amanda, hoping to forget her troubles. While looking through old family photographs together, Morgan notices a picture of Amanda’s grandmother, Veronika. The woman looks […]