As a hurricane approaches the city, government agencies plead with the residents to evacuate their homes and head to the safety of higher ground. Most residents obey this directive but a minority choose to stay put and wait it out. Among this minority are Doreen,...

The Bush Clinic by Stella Atrium is a speculative fiction novel and the first book in Atrium's new Tribal Wars series. The Bush Clinic is unique in that it harnesses the powerful evocation of futuristic human off-planet space colonization against a social structure that has...

In the absorbing women’s novel, In The Shadow of The Apennines by Kimberly Sullivan, a woman finds inspiration from the story of a young Italian woman living during a tumultuous time. After a bitter divorce, Samantha buys a quaint cottage in Abruzzo, Italy hoping to...

Selin Senol-Akin’s insightful work, Earth Up Your Roots, includes thought-provoking short stories, beautiful poetry, and a captivating play. The work examines how our roots affect who we are and how we can utilize the good in our heritage and grow. In the story “The Driver,”...

In Beneath Crimson Clover by Connie Chappell, Wrenn Grayson is astonished to see how closely Foster Spears and Nathan Edwards resemble each other. Nate employs Wrenn in her capacity as a professional historian to prove he is Foster’s maternal grandfather. She begins by visiting the...

The Roots of the Bayou by Chad J. LeBlanc is the story of Honore, a successful man living in Pisiguit, who is forced to leave his homeland after British soldiers claim his properties. The people of Pisiguit were loyal to the French government, and the...

Forbidden Blossom (Skyline Mansion Book 1) by Nola Li Barr is the first of a series of books that deals with issues such as family, love, and cross-cultural relationships through the eyes of a young Taiwanese American, Anne Huang. Since graduating college, Anne has traveled...

Bobby Truax by Denise Cassino follows a former Vietnam War veteran who lives a solitary life on a remote mountain in Colorado. Life hasn't been quite the same for Robert Livingston Truax (Bobby) ever since he got divorced from his beloved wife, Sandy. Carrying guilt...

Woodstock To St. Joseph's is a slice-of-life drama novel by Steve Lindahl. The book opens with Corrine Hedden bringing her terminally ill aging father, Gregory, to St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, Quebec, in the hopes of a miracle cure. The narrative then shifts POVs between...

Blue Ink by Molly Riggs is a boldly told, character-driven story that follows the relationship between two sophisticated, broken characters. Charlie has experienced trauma as a child and writing seems to be the one thing that helps him connect with himself and the world around...