In The Emperor’s Assassin by Autumn Bardot, Locusta of Gaul had greater plans for herself than those placed in the path by the Faiths. The daughter of a vintner, she will marry a man chosen by her father and aunt. However, after a brutal attack...

In The Girl Who Was Me Is Gone by Michael Brown, the year is 1649 and Oliver Cromwell's merciless army has descended on Ireland, massacring people along their way. Meanwhile, in Dublin, young heiress Nora dreams of a future full of adventure. As the army...

Taking My Half out of the Middle is a work of fiction that hybridizes political essays and travel genres. It is aimed at all ages and was penned by author Ouen Owen. The book tells the tale of a road trip between two brothers of...

In Tempest On the Outer Banks by Rodney Barfield, the year is 1968 and Hurricane Gladys is heading towards Croatan Island, just as a lonely ship called The Last Run leaves the shore. The Last Run never returned. Fifteen years later, Kurt Salter arrives from...

The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale is a work of comedic fiction penned by author Neal Cassidy. Written for adults due to mature sexual situations, drug use, violence, and explicit language, the plot focuses on six college friends who are about to leave the world...

The Duplex is a work of interpersonal drama and LGBTQ+ fiction penned by author Lucky Stevens. Set in the recent past in the glamorous world of Los Angeles in the 1950s, we find our main protagonist Cliff leading a not so perfect life. Being gay...

The Cat Man is a work of humorous fiction for adults penned by author Nick Bruechle. Subtitled as “A tragicomic love triangle set in a crazy cat cult”, this highly engaging novel contains explicit language and references for adult readers only. The tale revolves around...

The Spa at Lavender Lane by Phyllis Melhado delves into the comings and goings at the famous Palm Springs Spa. Nadia Demidova sits in her atelier office, watching new guests arriving. She can always tell, from one look, which women will fit in and which...

What do a luthier and a brilliant physicist have in common? Surprisingly, or not, music, and the wide world of possibilities in a universe that is yet to be discovered, studied and understood. Albert is a young physicist, vying for a position as a university...

Ten Seconds by Lucian Lupescu attempts to map a human life using a sequence of very short or ‘flash fiction’ vignettes. The ten stories open with a fetus-eye view of birth, followed by a childhood in a troubled home, and a longer piece describing a...