The Tan Yards by Robert E. Kearns is a captivating story set in 1980s Dublin, focusing on a group of teenagers, a part of the community who meet up for their annual Halloween bonfire at a spot called the Tan Yards. They usually gather at...

In The Maker's Name by Seamus McKenna, Rudi and Malachi run Hawthorne Meats Limited, up until Malachi’s tragic shooting, which deeply impacts Rudi and his family. As Rudi juggles the fallout from Malachi’s death and suspicions regarding his own involvement, he also has his hands...

The Swim by Jo A. Hiestand is billed as a prequel to her novels featuring the former police detective Michael McLaren. Teenager Michael and his best buddies, Sean and Jamie, are sweltering in a British summer when the idea of a swim in one of...

The Landlady of Maple Avenue by Suzanne Elizabeth Gillis is a poignant and humorous literary family saga inspired by true events. Set in the 1950s, it follows the aging Marceline Gillis, an immigrant mother of seven, as she plots to reclaim her position as the...

A chess game within a chess game and metaphors within metaphors make up The Pawn Against The King, a short story by Giorgos Katsoulas. As a powerful despot searches for a game worthy of his supposed magnificence, he encounters a lowly commoner bearing a wooden...

The Threefold Cord by James Alan Anderson is the harrowing tale of three young boys brought up in the rural hinterlands of Manitoba, Canada by an abusive father who was caught up in a religious cult and a mother who was frequently emotionally absent. Twin...

The Pendant & The Prophecy is the second book in The Forbidden Tears Series by Sam Withrow and Amelia Pinkis. The trials and tribulations of Brianna Weldon and her guardian angel, Cameron, continue as they face yet more challenges. After barely surviving a deadly attack,...

The Dryburgh Chronicles: Part 1, The Existence of Shadows by L.P. Halliday follows the quiet yet curious Lillian Darling and her research partner Edgar Falkirk as they seek to uncover the truth and clear the names of those who were once accused of witchcraft and...

The Road to Marietta by Karla Jordan follows August Violet Finnegan, a little girl in 1930s Chicago, whose upbringing has been marked by neglect and instability due to her father's reckless lifestyle as a “traveling salesman.” His work as a runner meant frequent abandonment, and...

The Mission and Three Other Stories by Don Pizzarello is a collection of stories that depict characters ensnared in their situations. They explore themes of faith, friendship, love, and identity. In The Mission, a follower is troubled with a test of deceit, free will, and...