Category: fiction

Review & Giveaway – Higher Love by Joanne Kukanza Easley

  Higher Love By Joanne Kukanza Easley   Women’s Literary Fiction Publisher: Red Boots Press Pages: 380 Publication Date: May 12, 2025     Synopsis Higher Love – the new release from Joanne Kukanza Easley, the multi-award-winning author of Sweet Jane, Just One Look, and I’ll Be Seeing You. In 1986 Austin, Texas, sixteen-year-old Stephanie […]

Historical Spotlight & Giveaway – Too Much the Lion by Preston Lewis

  TOO MUCH THE LION: A Novel of the Battle of Franklin By PRESTON LEWIS   Historical Fiction / Civil War Fiction Publisher: Bariso Press Pages: 395 Publication Date: May 13, 2025     Synopsis In the waning months of the American Civil War, a delusional Confederate commander makes a desperate attempt to change the […]

Excerpt – Smoke on the Wind by Kelli Estes

  Synopsis In the magnificent Scottish Highlands, two devoted mothers separated by centuries discover a haunting connection in a gripping novel by the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who Wrote in Silk. Struggling with the tragic end of her marriage, Keaka Denney is on a bittersweet adventure in Scotland with her son, Colin. […]

Review – Yankeeland by Lacy Fewer

  Synopsis Fiercely independent and passionate, Brigid feels hindered by her family and the strict society of her small Irish town in the early 1900s. Brigid and her cousin Molly, who is more like a sister, dream of a new life in the seemingly unlimited land of opportunity they call Yankeeland—America. Brigid gets her chance […]

Review & Giveaway – Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor

  Synopsis Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, leaving gritty Chicago behind for Kansas and a life that will utterly change her, in this transporting novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. Chicago, 1924: Emily and her new husband, Henry, yearn to leave the bustle […]

Review – Confessions of a Grammar Queen by Eliza Knight

  Synopsis There are no female publishing CEOs in 1960s New York. And that is exactly what savvy, ambitious Bernadette Swift plans to change. Bernadette Swift, a young copyeditor at Lenox & Park Publishing, is determined to become the first female CEO in the publishing industry. But first, she needs to take the next step […]

Review – The Rise of The Mad March by Robert Espenscheid Jr

    THE RISE OF THE MAD MARCH By ROBERT ESPENSCHEID JR.   New Adult / Coming of Age / Friendship Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 374 Publication Date: May 9, 2025     Synopsis This one is for all the rock bands who never headlined the big stage, who never needed protection getting to […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – A Sister to Butterflies by Aaron Christopher Drown

    There are stories that entertain—and then there are stories that haunt you. A Sister to Butterflies is the latter, a novel of quiet power and lyrical grace that bridges the gap between the fantastic and the deeply human. The story is framed as a confession—a creature neither human nor fully otherworldly speaks to a child, […]

New Release – The Baker of Lost Memories by Shirley Russak Wachtel

  Synopsis From the author of A Castle in Brooklyn comes an epic novel spanning decades about the broken bonds of family, memories of war, and redemption and hope in the face of heartbreaking loss. Growing up in 1960s Brooklyn, Lena wants to be a baker just like her mother was back in Poland prior […]

Excerpt – 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 […]