Literary Fiction Archives

4-STAR REVIEW: MORTAL WEATHER by KP McCarthy

Fiction Sandy Saucier - 6 October 2023

Publication Date: September 26, 2023 Stanhope Ellis finds himself absorbing the stories of quirky characters who have one thing in common: closeness to death. As he struggles with whether he’s Death Man or...

4-STAR REVIEW: SWEETBITTER by Reginald Gibbons

Literary Fiction Amy Wilson - 28 July 2023

Publication Date: August 1, 2023 Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Gibbons's first novel takes place in east Texas in 1910 during the time of white rule-not by law but by lynch mob. Amid...

5-STAR REVIEW: JANE AUSTEN’S LITTLE BOOK OF WISDOM by Jane Austen, Compiled by Andrea Kirk Assaf

Literary Fiction Lindy Bell - 13 July 2023

Publication Date: March 1, 2023 The ultimate companion for the Jane Austen fan filled with her penetrating insights and humor on life, love, and death. Jane Austen is one of the most popular female...

5-STAR REVIEW: TWENTY-SEVEN LETTERS TO MY DAUGHTER by Ella Ward

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 3 July 2023

Paperback Publication Date: July 4, 2023 When death is dancing closer than you'd like, what becomes important? What do you need to tell your child? And how do you want to be remembered?...

5-STAR REVIEW: HONEYBEES AND DISTANT THUNDER by Riku Onda

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 2 May 2023

Publication Date: May 2, 2023 Tender and intense, Honeybees and Distant Thunder is the unflinching story of love, courage and rivalry as three young people come to understand what it means to truly be a...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE MOTHER I NEVER HAD by Gary Goldstein

Romantic Comedy Amy Wilson - 11 October 2022

Publication Date: October 11, 2022 It's tough enough for L.A. landscape designer Nate Cronin when his professor father, Jim, who raised him alone since birth, dies, leaving Nate an orphan at thirty years...

COVER REVEAL: SHOOT THE HORSES FIRST by Leah Angstman Plus Giveaway!

Historical Dayna Linton - 26 July 2022

Publication Date: February 28, 2023 ***Finalist for the Shorts Award for Americana Fiction*** Through a historian’s lens and folkloric storytelling, the pieces in SHOOT THE HORSES FIRST revel in the nuances, brutality, mythology, and...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE WRONG KIND OF WOMAN by Sarah McCraw Crow

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 19 July 2022

Paperback Publication Date: July 19, 2022 New updated cover! A powerful exploration of what a woman can be when what she should be is no longer an option In late 1970, Oliver Desmarais drops dead in...

4-STAR REVIEW: LETTERS TO BIZZY by John M. Tabor

Literary Fiction JoAnne - 7 March 2022

Publication Date: July 13, 2021 Letters to Bizzy finds a man, John Tibbits, past his prime staring down the barrel of old age, having to come to grips with his mother’s death and regrettable...

GUEST BLOG: Tortured Heroes vs. Alpha Males by S. S. Turner Plus Giveaway!

Literary Fiction Dayna Linton - 1 March 2022

I find tortured heroes far more interesting than alpha males, and far more compelling for most readers who are interested in characters with depth. The world has overdosed on one-dimensional male ego...

INTERVIEW: Ed Davis Author of The Last Professional Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 28 February 2022

Rider and lover of American rails and author, Ed Davis joins us today to answer our probing questions so we can learn a little bit more about him. Welcome, Ed. What drives your story...

NEW RELEASE: OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA by Leah Angstman

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 11 January 2022

Publication Date: January 11, 2022 Available for Pre-Order Now! **Shortlisted for the Chaucer Book Award** OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA is a historical epic of one woman’s survival in a time when the wilderness is...