Category: Literature & Fiction

Classic Short Stories by Trailblazing Women

This book brings you stories by women who broke new ground over 100 years ago through their literary brilliance, activism or ideas that were ahead of their time. The stories cover a variety of themes including relationships, loss, justice and freedom. There’s an insightful look at a relationship between two artists in ‘Coming Aphrodite’; a murder mystery with a unique twist in ‘A Jury of Her Peers’; and a tale of music, passion and loss in ‘M’sieu Fortier’s Violin’. Also inclu... [Read More...]

Ready…Set…Pride!

Max Sparks thought 12th grade was confusing enough – until his grandfather’s will left him the NFL’s Portland Rogues, and with it: the judgments of Twitter and Snapchat, his classmates’ intense interest, skeptical players, a vicious sports media, and his scheming uncle (the team’s general manager, who wants it all for himself). Oh yeah, and being in the closet while simultaneously thrust upon the national stage. Does Max believe enough in himself, whether it’s leading the club, ... [Read More...]

Heartbreak Epiphanies and Justified Lust

Crazy world, so here’s a crazy book. Eccentric alienation, chaotic love and sex. Dedicated to passion for creative writing and essential freedom of expression, two irrepressible young characters seek to truly satisfy legitimate emotional and physical needs. Exorbitant beer drinking, rock music, travel, humor, hardship, all culminate in a collision course through exciting Las Vegas, a proven haven for outcasts, misfits, loners, and misunderstood nonconformists like them. $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Free: The Tales of Zren Janin boxed set

Three strangers race across two countries with only one goal: to survive. Kerek, Matasi, and Vikland are three countries squabbling like quarrelsome siblings. The Kerek King has allowed banditry against anyone with a different language or skin color, and the Vikland Empress has had enough of her travelers injured and killed outside of her borders. Matasi has also suffered from Kereks brutality but has the money and power or so the Triune Council believes to break Kerek without bloodshed. In a w... [Read More...]

Free: Haunt: A Novel (Loveletting Book 1)

Darkly romantic and wickedly twisted; a young woman who learns to become strong in the face of impossible circumstances, and a man who finds light in the midst of overwhelming darkness. Prepare yourself for the first book in a haunting new series…Loveletting. GOLD WINNER FOR GENERAL FICTION IN THE 2023 NEXT GENERATION INDIES AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR ROMANCE IN THE 2023 FEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR ROMANCE IN THE 2023 BESTSELLERS WORLD AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR ADULT FICTION IN T... [Read More...]

Third Wheel

Las Vegas, 1982. Brady Wilks, a teenage transplant from the Midwest, navigates life in the dusty suburban outskirts of an aberrant 24-hour town built by the Mob. Outcast as a newcomer, Brady forges a brotherly bond with an older teenage neighbor, Mick, and his friend, Brett. But when Brett unexpectedly moves away, Mick invites a new kid into their pack, squeezing out the last remnants of their childhood in favor of a new world laced with cartel-supplied drugs and the deal of a lifetime. Third W... [Read More...]

Exits

Stephen C. Pollock’s poetry collection Exits nods to the literary traditions of years past while simultaneously speaking to the present moment. Multilayered and musical, the poems in Exits have drawn comparisons to the work of Eavan Boland and Seamus Heaney. With bold imagery, attention to form, and a consistent through line rooted in the theme of mortality, Pollock’s collection responds to contemporary anxieties surrounding death and the universal search for meaning in life’s... [Read More...]

Free: Stories

Four remarkably unsuccessful stories by one remarkably unsuccessful author. Yet each has its moments. All I Longed for Long Ago Was You – A story of love that echoes through time. The romance in this book is gorgeous and the emotions expressed by the characters are very strong, especially the love and longing for each other.-Shaz-Goodreads AMANDA – A story of forgiveness and second chances. The plot tugs at the heart without guile, grown from a simple, touching seed-crystal: the author�... [Read More...]