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The Songbirds: Set Yourself Free by Alif

A meditation on love’s complicated intimacies… Set in South India and London, Alif’s brilliant novel beautifully captures the melancholy of longing and love. The son of an “upper-class family” Kasim falls in love with “the poor distant relation” Sumera, the…
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On the Trail of the Ruthless Warlock by Lynne Armstrong-Jones

  Thrilling and engrossing… An unlikely band of travelers seeking to destroy a deadly Warlock sets on a dangerous quest in Armstrong-Jones’s engrossing latest fantasy. There are concerns about an evil force on the rise, but when destruction hits next…
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Travel in Time by Anişoara Laura Musteţiu

  An earnest collection… Drawn from her own life experiences and written in a compelling prose, Musteţiu’s poignant debut is highlighted by moments of startling insight into life’s journey, exploring various themes of love, dreams, grief, and memories. The first…
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Big Green Country by Frances Rivetti

Deeply moving, highly engrossing… Two young women’s trials of physical and mental abuse in Northern California’s infamous emerald Triangle makes the heart of Rivetti’s searing debut. When Mia and Jazmin left their homes to take seasonal jobs as trimmigrants in…
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The Sawyer Shepherd Chronicles: Rites of Passage (The Chronicles of Sawyer Shepherd Book 1) by Chad Lehrmann

  A clever and thrilling supernatural tale… Lehrmann makes his debut in urban fantasy with this action-packed, fantastical first installment in The Chronicles of Sawyer Shepherd series featuring a teenager hero. After losing his parents to a church shooting, 18-year-old…
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The Latecomers by Rich Marcello

  Intricately woven, lyrically written… A poignant tale! An elegiac portrait of an old couple exploring the nature of deep relationship, Marcello’s latest is a poignant study of a couple’s journey through life as they set on to unravel the…
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Sinner, Saint or Serpent by John Anthony Miller

A deliciously readable tale… Set in New Orleans in 1926, Miller’s engrossing historical featuring ‘Justice’ Harper finds the investigative journalist in the middle of a high-profile murder investigation along with three women suspects. Investigative reporter ‘Justice’ Harper finds himself as…
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Karma’s Dilemma by Karma

  An elegantly written, lustrous story of love… Set in India, Dubai and London, Karma’s evocative novel tells a poignant tale, exploring one man’s quest for true love as he goes to extreme length to find his soulmate. Karma seems…
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Author Straight Talk by Sarah Gerdes

  An indispensable resource for writers… Award-winning Gerdes’s latest non-fiction is an insightful look at the raw material that goes into the making of a successful author, as well as proof that a successful writing career depends equally on the…
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The Darkside of Good by Jeff Bacon

  High on action and suspense… A gritty supernatural thriller! The volatile supernatural world of angels and demons fighting for control proves an impressive setting for a story that’s high on suspense and tremendous action in this first installment in…