Literary Fiction Archives

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...

GUEST BLOG: Perspective and Book Promotion in a Time of Disaster by Leah Angstman Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 5 January 2022

A couple days ago, this post was going to be about how Gary Paulsen’s wilderness stories influenced my writing or a list of novels featuring women surviving through winter, but as I...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE SECRET OF CHANTILLY by Laura Rahme

Biography/Memoir Amy Wilson - 10 December 2021

Publication Date: November 28, 2021 “In my story, there was such a prince. And never in my wildest imagination would I have predicted that I would come to live with him, in his...

GUEST BLOG: My Love of Cakes and Chantilly by Laura Rahme Plus Giveaway!

Biography/Memoir Dayna Linton - 6 December 2021

There is a newborn photo of me in a Dakar maternity clinic, crying in my mother’s arms. On the bedside table to her left is a large gift box wound with a...

3.5-STAR REVIEW: A BRIEF HISTORY OF KATE PARKER by Daniel Schorr

Literary Fiction JoAnne - 19 November 2021

Publication Date: May 5, 2021 A Brief History Of Kate Parker follows the life of an ordinary American woman, Kate Parker, from her high-school years to her late twenties. Originally from the unfashionable middle...

GUEST BLOG: What Inspired Me to Write A BRIEF HISTORY OF KATE PARKER by Daniel Schorr Plus Giveaway!

Literary Fiction Dayna Linton - 16 November 2021

I may have mentioned elsewhere that I generally don’t believe in the notion of inspiration in literature, in that being present at one event or hearing or overhearing one remark cannot be...

NEW RELEASE: A SLOW FIRE BURNING by Paula Hawkins

Psychological Thriller Dayna Linton - 31 August 2021

Publication Date: August 31, 2021 The scorching new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train. “A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also...

4.5 STAR REVIEW: THE BASTARD’S INHERITANCE by Dennis Roth

Book Reviews Amy Wilson - 25 August 2021

The Bastard's Trilogy: Book # Publication Date: September 1, 2021 In the 1970s, in western Pennsylvania, a multi-millionaire’s singularly selfish decision destines his two sons, half-brothers, to wage war in a winner-take-all battle for...

4 STAR REVIEW: A MILLION THINGS by Emily Spurr

Women's Fiction JoAnne - 24 August 2021

Publication Date: August 24, 2021 “An original and impressively assured debut. A gem of a novel.” —Graeme Simsion, New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Project A soaring, heartfelt debut following fifty-five days in...

5 STAR REVIEW: NO NAMES TO BE GIVEN by Julia Brewer Daily

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 12 August 2021

Publication Date: August 3, 2021 1965. Sandy runs away from home to escape her mother’s abusive boyfriend. Becca falls in love with the wrong man. And Faith suffers a devastating attack. With no support and no other...