Literary Fiction Archives

GUEST BLOG: SHOVED AROUND BY GHOSTS by Susan Merson Plus Giveaway!

Women's Fiction Dayna Linton - 3 May 2021

OH GOOD NOW THIS came to me in shifts. Ever happen to you? I have had a recurring dream for years about a small child that I was responsible for but who I...

5 STAR REVIEW: RHAPSODY by Mitchell J Kaplan

Historical Dayna Linton - 12 March 2021

Publication Date: March 2, 2021 One evening in 1924, Katharine “Kay” Swift—the restless but loyal society wife of wealthy banker James Warburg and a serious pianist who longs for recognition—attends a concert. The...

GUEST BLOG: Music and Words by Mitchell James Kaplan Plus Giveaway!

Biographical Dayna Linton - 10 March 2021

Not an exhaustive list; just a launching pad. Other ideas? Comments? What They Have in Common: Music and words are both aural phenomena. (At least, for me. I “hear” words when I read.) ...

GUEST BLOG: Why Did You Write Your Book? by Jess Lederman Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 19 January 2021

No one has had a greater influence on my life than the 19th-century Scottish minister, novelist, and poet George MacDonald. His writings—along with those of C.S. Lewis—were what the Lord used to...

GUEST BLOG: Some of The Background of My Novel, “Into the Unbounded Night” by Mitchell James Kaplan

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 14 December 2020

When you’re writing a novel you’re not thinking about what you’re trying to say. You’re trying to make sense of the world your characters inhabit. You’re learning to experience their world through...

BOOK BLAST: INTO THE UNBOUND NIGHT by Mitchell James Kaplan

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 8 December 2020

When her village in Albion is sacked by the Roman general Vespasian, young Aislin is left without home and family. Determined to exact revenge, she travels to Rome, a sprawling city of...

NEW RELEASE: NOTHING TO SEE HERE by Kevin Wilson

Comedy/Humor Dayna Linton - 29 October 2020

Release Date: October 29, 2020 A New York Times Bestseller • A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, People, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, TIME, The A.V. Club, Buzzfeed, and PopSugar “I...

COVER REVEAL: RHAPSODY by Mitchell James Kaplan

Biographical Dayna Linton - 26 October 2020

Publication Date: March 2, 2021 One evening in 1924, Katharine “Kay” Swift—the restless but loyal society wife of wealthy banker James Warburg and a serious pianist who longs for recognition—attends a concert. The...

NEW RELEASE: PLAIN BAD HEROINES by Emily M. Danforth

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 20 October 2020

Release Date: October 20, 2020 “Full of Victorian sapphic romance, metafictional horror, biting misandrist humor, Hollywood intrigue, and multiple timeliness—all replete with evocative illustrations that are icing on a deviously delicious cake.” –O, THE...