Category: Spotlight

Excerpt – Marie Conner by Elle Mott

  Synopsis Marie was born a girl. That was only her first mistake, according to her father. In an era when daughters and wives are not supposed to be concerned with matters outside the home, Marie is determined to prove him wrong. To do this, she must break down barriers placed on women in society, […]

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 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. […]

Thriller Spotlight – The Unswitchable by Yoav Blum

  Synopsis In a world where body-switching technology allows people to move freely between identities, Dan Arbel stands completely alone. He is the only person alive who cannot switch—an anomaly he has spent his life trying to hide. When a dying stranger reveals a secret tied to Dan’s past, that anomaly becomes a liability. Hunted […]

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 […]

Sci-Fi Spotlight – In the Blink of an Eye by Yoav Blum

  Synopsis Professor Yonatan Brand dedicated his life to understanding time—its limits, its dangers, and its seductive promise. When he’s found dead in a room no one else could have entered, the people who knew him best are forced to confront not just how he died, but what he was willing to risk. As two unlikely investigators […]

Coming of Age Spotlight – Take a Look at Me Now by Robert Crane

      Take a Look at Me Now by Robert Crane focuses on a stretch of life marked by uncertainty. The story unfolds as a family adjusts to changes that affect how they see themselves and each other. When Bubby Welter is fifteen, his family life is quietly dismantled. His mother Carrie’s mental breakdown […]

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 – Revenge Among the Renoirs by Jennifer King

  Synopsis A Serial Murderer in Belle Époque Paris. A Sleuth Out of Time. A Mystery You’ll Race to Solve. Revenge Among the Renoirs introduces you to Jade Beckham, an art restorer who expects nothing more dramatic than creaky floors and cold drafts when she moves into her Victorian home. But one flicker in an old mirror […]