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The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer

A sharp and spirited gothic delight. Meyers delivers a lively blend of gothic mystery and comedic horror. Though descended from a long line of powerful witches, Mallory Fontaine’s only real talent is seeing ghosts—a gift that rarely pays the bills.…
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Reciprocating Karma by by Mark Nistor

A taut, atmospheric thriller of vengeance, guilt, and moral reckoning. Nistor’s gritty, intelligent thriller fuses psychological depth with procedural tension, taking readers on a descent into the moral underworld of karmic justice. Detective Cas Jain is still haunted by the…
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Beyond The Shetland Sea by Barbara Greig

A quiet, powerful story about courage, loss, and connection… A woman sorting through family relics uncovers a mystery that spans oceans and generations in Greig’s latest novel. The story moves between Sunderland in 2019 and Shetland in 1849, linking two…
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River Becomes Shadow (Taggak Journey, #2) by Anne M. Smith-Nochasak

A haunting, lyrical dystopia pulsing with faith, fury, and fragile hope. The second novel in Smith-Nochasak’s Taggak Journey trilogy finds River stepping beyond her grandmother’s world to fulfill her destiny of renewal. Having left her grandmother Flo’s swamp behind, River…
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My Dog, Moss by Alison Bellringer

Evocative, heartfelt, and tenderly told… Bellringer captures the raw beauty of solitude, loyalty, and love in this moving tale. Set against the rugged backdrop of the rolling countryside, the story follows Jayden King, a hardworking farmer whose world changes after…
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The Women of Strength, Courage, and Hope Series (3 book series) by Jordan Standridge

Powerful, heartfelt, and deeply human… Standridge’s heartfelt trilogy traces the intertwined journeys of three women overcoming loss and danger, each uncovering that the path to healing runs through connection as much as endurance. In The Secret, Standridge introduces Morgan O’Connell,…
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Operation Cast Lead: The Case by Banafsheh Zia

A provocative work of obsession, truth, and blurred realities. In Operation Cast Lead: The Case, Zia takes a radical, disquieting approach to the intersection of media, politics, and the human mind.  Zia’s central claim is startling: that the 2008–2009 Gaza…
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No Free Speech for Hate by Stephen Ford

A provocative, chilling, and razor-sharp dystopia. In Ford’s darkly satirical dystopia, a mild-mannered academic becomes the accidental chronicler of a society that has outlawed disagreement. Near-future England. The monarchy has collapsed, and the universities have seized power. The nation is…
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Walking out of this World by Stephen Ford

An ethereal, deeply felt tale of redemption and the haunting pull of the past. Ford’s latest is a finely woven novel where the quiet realism of the English countryside meets the shimmer of the mystical and the depths of the…
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Plausible in Parts by James Dunlop

A tense, intelligent thriller that balances razor-edged wit with moral depth. When a brutal crime pulls him back into Europe’s underworld, a battle-worn mercenary must confront betrayal, conscience, and the ghosts of his past in Dunlop’s taut thriller. When private…
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Really, Granddad? by Wayne Sherrard

Tender, witty, and irresistibly readable. Sherrard’s compelling collection of fifty short stories traces the life of a boy who grew up in motion—packing, unpacking, and discovering meaning in the small wonders of a postwar world. The stories in the collection…
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Negative Peace by David S. Florig

A taut, politically charged drama pulsing with moral tension and human fragility. Florig dives into the heart of power, charting one man’s relentless climb from small-town mayor to the Oval Office in his compelling novel. From small-town Maine to the…
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That Summer in Jasper Park by Wayne Sherrard

An evocative, tender tale of first love set against the majesty of the Rockies. Sherrard delivers an affecting, nostalgic tale of youth, freedom, and first love in his latest novel. In 1968, Wayne Sherrard takes a summer job at Maligne…
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The Soul Stone by Brad Collis

A quietly haunting novel of faith, power, and moral reckoning. In Collis’s compelling novel, a young priest confronts the limits of faith in the harsh heart of Australia. 1960, Australia. Simon Bradbury’s childhood unfolds between the cold discipline of his…
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A Bountiful Silence: & Other Poems by John Muro

Quiet, lyrical, and deeply reverent. Muro offers a luminous meditation on silence, memory, and the natural world in his latest book. Organized in three movements; The Seasons, The Sea and Sky, and The Heart and Hands, the poems move with…
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The Boutique Hotel by Melissa D. MacKinnon

A glamorous, twist-filled mystery brimming with romance, danger, and irresistible suspense. A determined travel agent sets out to unravel a chilling murder hidden beneath the glittering façade of the French Riviera in MacKinnon’s compelling novel. Sent to Nice to negotiate…
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Initial Condition (The Mechanic’s Diary Book 3)by Ian Domowitz

An eerie, mind-bending thriller of mysticism, menace, and dazzling imagination. Domowitz’s third entry in the Mechanic’s Diary series fuses Jewish mysticism with high-tech speculation, sending an artificial man into a maze of secret rituals and dangerous ideas. When his young…
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CARPE Ski ’em: A Murder on Skis Mystery by Phil Bayly

Intelligent, atmospheric, and slyly funny. Bayly spins a brisk, witty mountain mystery that pairs Denver TV reporter JC Snow with his cameraman and longtime sidekick Bip Peters. When a stylish skier calmly steps off a high Colorado chairlift and plummets…
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The Thirty-Fifth Page by Lya Badgley

Layered, moody, and deeply immersive. In Badgley’s taut literary thriller, an art conservator’s research draws her into a deadly game of history and myth. With war creeping toward Sarajevo, American conservator Miri Adler sets out to document the fabled Sarajevo…
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The Prodigal Son by Oslo Meko

Lyrical, layered, and quietly profound; a multigenerational tale of identity, love, and belonging. Meko’s compelling tale traces the long arc of a family caught between continents and expectations. Warren Wilcox grows up resentful of his Nigerian roots after learning of…