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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 […]

Review & Giveaway – Family & Other Calamities by Leslie Gray Streeter

  Synopsis A successful journalist returns to her hometown just as her biggest mistake becomes headline news in this vibrant, funny, and heartfelt novel about facing the past, and its secrets, head-on. Entertainment journalist Dawn Roberts has a lot to work through: a widow’s grief, betrayals of family and friends, and scandals that almost tanked […]

New Release – The Palace at the End of the Sea by Simon Tolkien

  Synopsis New York City, 1929. Young Theo Sterling’s world begins to unravel as the Great Depression exerts its icy grip. He finds it hard to relate to his parents: His father, a Jewish self-made businessman, refuses to give up on the American dream, and his mother, a refugee from religious persecution in Mexico, holds […]

Review – Broome Enigma by Meryl Brown Tobin

  Synopsis On a working holiday in Australia’s cosmopolitan Outback town of Broome in 1986, Jodie, a young book designer and artist, is open to romance and adventure. At the holiday village where she is staying, she meets Joe, a young man who works there. Despite the strong attraction between them, the many unknowns about […]

Excerpt – No Lie Lasts Forever by Mark Stevens

  Synopsis Zodiac with a terrifying twist, in a taut thriller from author Mark Stevens about a reformed serial killer and the disgraced journalist he coaxes into finding the imposter trading on his name. When a reporter dies in a shockingly familiar way, the media rushes to announce the return of the PDQ Killer. The city […]

Review & Giveaway – The Calendar by WM Gunn

    THE CALENDAR By WM Gunn   Science Fiction Pages: 302 Publication Date: April 3, 2025     Synopsis Long-range monitors detect a massive rock plunging through space on a path toward Earth. Will it miss our planet, deliver a glancing blow, or destroy Mankind? And how will people react to an uncertain future? […]

Review – The Language of Birds by K. A. Merson

  Synopsis A brilliant, eccentric teenager must solve a series of puzzles left behind by her dead father in this debut that features codes, riddles, and a plot that ingeniously mixes fact and fiction. When seventeen-year-old Arizona’s mother goes missing on a family trip, Arizona tells herself not to worry. Until she finds her family’s […]

Excerpt – Kid Comet and the Sixth Grade Shadow by Christopher Bodmann

  Synopsis Superpowers don’t always solve your super problems. The hardest part about being a superhero isn’t the punches, the powers, or even the secret identity. It’s getting back up when everything tells you to stay down. Josh Jacobs, Jr. wasn’t looking for trouble—he’s had enough of that already. New town, new school, and after […]

New Release & Giveaway – Bracing the Storm by J.C. Reed

    Synopsis From New York Times bestselling author J.C. Reed comes Bracing The Storm, a small-town, enemy-to-lovers romance. The guy I just met at the mansion I inherited from a complete stranger? He’s drop-dead gorgeous. Sexy. And rude with a Capital R. Turns out he’s not the hot gardener as I wrongly assumed. He’s not only a […]

Review – Cupid on the Loose by John J. Jacobson

  Synopsis From the author of All the Cowboys Ain’t Gone and California Fever comes a romantic comedy about the exuberant intoxication of amore and its often hilarious antics. Aspiring author Billy Spiers tends to fall passionately in love, but soon, finding something missing, fall quickly out again. His grandmother, who raised him, thinks he […]