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Tales of Half Truths: A Collection of Short Stories by Ruth Newell

An engrossing bittersweet collection… Newell delivers a dark, moody collection of fifteen short stories marked by themes of lost love, obsession, betrayal, violence, murder, and remorse in her captivating latest. In the title story “Espoused,” the young protagonist finds love…
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MY BOOK OF REVELATIONS by Gerry Burke

“An eclectic, ingenious and often hilarious collection!” Burke’s latest is a droll, intriguing collection of stories permeated by themes of violence, greed, obsession with murder and mayhem added in the mix. The book is divided into four sections. In the…
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Body Language by Marylee MacDonald

A mesmerizing collection… MacDonald’s remarkable insights and exquisite storytelling echo her characters’ longing to connect to others, and to life in her remarkable latest collection of twelve stories of love and longing. The vivid imagery of rural existence is a…
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TALES FROM AN ODD MIND by Nom D. Plume

Outstandingly brilliant… Plume’s marvelous collection of short stories and poems, a clever blend of dark humor and meditations on death and the workings of the universe, is of the sweeping epic variety despite its slender size. Often unnerving and quirky,…
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My Darlin’ Quarantine: Intimate Connections Created in Chaos by Elizabeth Stewart

A sweet yet keen exploration of the bonds of friendship and self-discovery… A blend of sci-fi and the fine genre tropes of women’s fiction, Stewart’s meticulously researched, delightful latest, the story of five different set of people who channel their…
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Hope(ful)less Romantic by Derek Streidl

  A tender, reflective collection… In Streidl’s original, thoughtful collection, a young man is required to look beyond his own self after he wakes up to find himself in a mysterious realm. Forced to waddle his way through a series…
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Spellbound – The Workings of DrugTech by Marcel V Sahade

  Mesmerizing… Sahade provides riveting, convincing glimpses into a mysterious corporation’s ruthless quest of money and power through his characters’ kaleidoscopic lives and creates a manipulative, dark world shimmering with uncanny swerves in this engrossing debut collection of short stories.…
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Inferno of Silence by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi

Poignant and honest… Akinyemi’s first collection of short stories dazzles with elegant prose, genuine emotions, and Nigerian cultural lore as it plumbs both the socio-cultural issues and the depths of love, loss, grief, and personal trauma. Spontaneous and sharp “Black…
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Woman: A Collection of Short Stories by V.P. Evans

Remarkably moving… Evans’s poignant debut short story collection follows a cast of women characters based in different parts of the world with each representing a different ethnic strain, but they have one thing in common: all of them contributes to…
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Stranger Things Have Happened by Thomas Gaffney

  An unsettling, hard-to-put-down collection of horror… Taut and addictive, Gaffney’s multiple award-winning debut easily transcends its genre when it comes to presenting an eerie grouping of tales. “Fraxinus” tells the story of a group of women who are forced…