The consequences of substance addictions – opioids, prescribed medications, alcohol – are well-portrayed in this contemporary novel. The focus is on how these addictions affect the Wasson family – father, Emmitt; mother, Maggie; and their daughter, Lindsay. On baby Lindsay’s Baptism day in 1994, Emmitt...

Sweet Jane is a work of literary, character-led fiction penned by author Joanne Kukanza Easley. It is written for adults due to some mature themes such as alcohol abuse, but also for mild use of explicit language and some sexual situations. The plot follows our...

Little Tea by Claire Fullerton takes readers on a journey of betrayal, young romance, friendship, and racism in the '80s. Ava, Celia, and Renny had been friends since they were thirteen years old. Years after, when Ava struggled with her decision to leave her twenty-three-year...

Precocious is a short story by Joseph Riden. A gifted Florida schoolboy named Kevin has shown amazing creativity and brilliant mechanical aptitude since he was little. His parents encourage his curiosity, self-directed learning, and experimentation. But there’s one thing Kevin wants more than anything else....

The Pastor of Rush Springs is a short story by Robert E. Kearns. In a small rural town on a hot July day, some time after neon lights have become popular but before air conditioning is widely available, a newly arrived preacher holds an adoring...

“Spur of the moment was one way of defining Dean. He lived in the moment and if an idea struck him with friends in mind, which was the norm, we usually went along for the ride. It was always an adventure. Life’s too short was...

Webs of Perception is a work of general fiction and interpersonal drama penned by author Darlene Quinn. As the final novel in the Webs series, we return to the tumultuous lives of the Taylor family in a story which continues the dramas of some family...

A Rift That Lies Between Us is the debut novel from Nasiha Muna that explores the relationships in a strictly religious Muslim family and how that affects the children growing up in a secular, yet predominately Judeo-Christian United States. Farisa is the eldest daughter of...

Zipolite is a work of suspenseful and intriguing fiction penned by author Justine R. Kelly. The title relates to a beach in Mexico, around which much of this life-spanning epic story revolves. In her younger years, Melissa is a very unhappy woman in Sydney, who...

The Perfectly Good Lie: Winning Has Its Price is a work of sports fiction and interpersonal drama penned by author Rose Gonsoulin. We follow a trio of central characters through the trials and tribulations of their lives, all centered around the world of professional golf....