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The long way home from crete

by Isaac Kal

As the clouds of war and anti-Semitic feelings gather pace in 1930’s Europe, Abraham recognizes the danger that he and others are facing and decides to leave his comfortable life in Germany and travel with his family to Israel. There he intends to make a new life, far from the gathering storm, but life as an exile means a different set of hardships and as a means to support his family he eventually enlists in the British Royal Pioneer Corps, the only unit in the British military where an enemy... more

Our LITTLE Secret

by Stanford Johnson

When Danny Jackson says "the N-word" on his fifth birthday his grandmother tells him their family doesn't use that word, though he's learned it from his father. There's a mysterious grave in their woods, and all he's ever heard it called was "the N-word Grave." Thus begins a family saga and coming of age story as an Appalachian grandmother tries to change her family's trajectory regarding race relations.

The Moon Dancers

by John Pitman

Summer 1795: Roger Ellis is a newly promoted naval lieutenant who finds himself unexpectedly beached on shore and unable to secure a new berth. When Roger, a keen student of modern philosophy, and especially the European philosophy of enlightenment, is obliged to stay in London to be close to the Admiralty, he finds it hard to settle into a society which he sees as louche and self-centred. So, when he is encouraged by his friends to take a break from the city, he happily returns to his home vill... more

Isla Rising: A Tale of Love, Death and Destiny

by P.J. Johnson

It is 1833, and fiery Edinburgh widow Isla is dying. Ready to meet her maker and eager to reunite with the love of her life, she is not afraid of passing, but Isla's death is only the beginning of a series of otherworldly adventures that she must undertake on her quest to find her husband. As a spirit, Isla must deal with grave-robbers, ancient mysteries and earth bound ghosts in order to protect her granddaughter and locate her love. Culminating in the glowing bonfires of a lawless and blisteri... more

Trouble in Travonia & other new stories

by Jonathan Land Evans

This is a general, largely unthemed, collection of short fiction, much of it humorous.

The Last Buskers of Summer

by C.B. Heinemann

When Gracie Ryan and her two misfit nephews, Alec and Eric, find themselves broke and wanted by the police on the streets of Europe, their troubles are just beginning. The three were on their way to perform at a music festival in France where, at the age forty-two, Gracie hoped to jumpstart her musical career. During their flight their money was stolen, and the passenger sitting next to Gracie died, leaving her a notebook containing deadly information wanted by Simon Montfort, the psychopathic l... more

Ghosts Behind Walls

by C.B. Heinemann

Harriet: A Jane Austen Variation

by Alice McVeigh

This is the second in my Austenesque series (the first being a 2021 BookLife quarterfinalist). It features an intriguingly oblique "take" on Austen's immortal EMMA, but one - I hope! - with the same "pitch-perfect" ear as Susan: A Jane Austen Prequel.

Ten Thousand I Love Yous

by Lisa Slabach

At sixteen, Kimberly Kirby thought the only thing she needed to be perfectly happy was to spend the rest of her life with Jay Braxton. Twenty years later, newly divorced from Jay, and on the hunt for love, she moves to San Francisco and starts writing a dating blog for divorced women. Just as she falls hard for a talented young chef, Jay fights to win her back. Torn between her bold new life and the comfort of Jay’s strong arms, the ten thousand I love yous that have passed Jay’s lips can’t be d... more

Last Chance California

by Brian Price

Are We All Doomed to Become Our Parents?

Terrified he’s becoming just like his father, Wyatt Lewis, a disillusioned millennial, breaks up with his fiancée to chase his childhood dream – a fresh start in Southern California.

Once in San Diego, Wyatt reunites with an old friend, Summer Harrison, while falling hard for the elusive and free-spirited, Leah Murphy. Summer and Leah show Wyatt a dazzling world littered with lav... more

Dental School Debacle

by Jim P. Sandras, D.D.S.

Three rebellious dental students who meet the first day of school begin a series of unforgettable misadventures, creating havoc everywhere they go. The trio indulge in the carefree party culture of the Big Easy in the 1980's and let the good times roll as they turn their classroom assignments into dangerously funny fiascos. Will they successfully finish the long four years of dental school? Or will they end up in a New Orleans prison? Either way, you will never look at your dentist the same.

Siciliana

by Carlo Treviso

A family torn apart by conflict. An uprising of deadly magnitude. A nation altered forever. Inspired by actual events, Siciliana is the harrowing tale of a young woman’s courage in the face of unthinkable turmoil. In 1282 AD, the Kingdom of Sicily is under the rule of a tyrannical French king and subject to his brutal Angevin army. Daily acts of violence and persecution are commonplace in a once-prosperous realm. For twenty-year-old Aetna Vespiri, daughter of a revered Sicilian kn... more

The Energy Inside Valsin's Choices

by Ja-ne de Abreu

The Energy Inside Valsin's Choices is a hybrid historical and metaphysical fiction respecting choices and consequences, which pulse into the beyond. Nabella is a newcomer to New Orleans in 1862 just before the Union occupied the city during the Civil War. She becomes curious about her mysterious neighbor Valsin. The energy inside his choices has cumulative effects in his future lives as well as profound impact on Nabella and others. We travel with him around the globe through centuries and witne... more

Jackpot!

by Robin Bell

Kate Rayne rarely purchases Tattslotto tickets, but on the spur of the moment, she joins the multitude and purchases a quick pick for that evening’s three hundred million dollar super jackpot draw. She puts the ticket in her wallet and promptly forgets about it. It isn’t until a fortnight later, while Kate is reading the local paper on her coffee break, that she notices an article stating that the uncollected winning ticket was purchased at the local news agency where Kate bought her ticket. She... more

Coil Quake Rift

by Nathan Elias

“Coil Quake Rift deals, in an ambitious and imaginative way, with not only space, time, and memory, but also with the yearning we all have to love and be loved. Nathan Elias is a damn fine storyteller.”
— Donald Ray Pollock, author of The Devil All the Time and The Heavenly Table

“In Coil Quake Rift, four characters connected by a history of love, betrayal, and loss, come together and fall apart in the aft... more

Transylvania’s History A to Z: 100 Word Stories

by Patricia Furstenberg

In Transylvania’s History A to Z, a collection of 100-word stories sprinkled with breathtaking photographs, Patricia Furstenberg uses the confining rules of the 100-word story form to stirringly capture Transylvania, Romania's historical and geographical region. Transylvania's unspoiled natural beauty, its tumultuous history, and the people who touched it are depicted in this book. Written as snapshots, tall tales, and descriptive narratives, these 100-word stories are the espresso of creati... more

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