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...

When The Fireworks End is a work of fiction in the coming of age sub-genre, penned for mature young adults and new adult audiences by author Alex Lund. Focusing closely on the culture and experience of growing up in a close-knit Japanese coastal community, we...

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...

Boulder County: Crime, Love, and Cannabis, West of the 100th Meridian by Marc Krulewitch is a modern-day “good ‘ole boys vs the Government" conspiracy novel that strikes at the heart of Colorado’s freeing up of cannabis use. Buddy Fisher can trace his roots in Boulder...

Nobody’s Mulligan is a work of fiction penned by author Brian Holt, which focuses on the theme of Christian faith and of the apocalyptic potential consequences of not adhering to it. Margaret Sullivan is our protagonist, a woman whose power lies not in taking up...

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...

Watermark: The Broken Bell Series by Elise Schiller is a heart-breaking story of teenage angst, coming of age, family dysfunction, and poverty in the inner city. Angel Ferente is a little more damaged than your average teenager and yet, she has managed to rise above...

There is a lot to unpack in Return to Eternity, Jenni Barnett's colorful and character-driven drama. I appreciated the preface certainly, as it grounded me in the factual history of colonial Australia that the novel expands upon. This is more than historical fiction; it's a...

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...