Cassandra N. Stump’s Bucolic features Libelle Jameson at a time when she first becomes aware of the wider world around her. Libelle lived with a large family in the quiet town of Fairsage. Near the end of the school year, the news spread that Caden...

A Chinese Remedy: Mercenaries in Suits Book 1 by Shawe Ruckus introduces us to two eccentric and somewhat reluctant investigators. Chance Yang is flown to London to investigate a suicide in Holborn. What seems cut and dry is anything but, and Chance’s aloof, wise-cracking boss...

Beyond The Headlights by Allan Davis is a slice-of-life drama story that follows a musical savant's coming-of-age story. Since she was four years old, Aiyana has been able to play Chopin without ever listening to his music. Despite having a learning disability, Aiyana's synesthesia gives...

John Proctor is about to turn seventy when he decides to buy a small farmhouse on the outskirts of the now mostly desolate mill town where he had grown up. Nostalgia haunts his waking hours and he often reminisces about the happier times in his...

Man Wanted in Cheyenne by Richard C. McPherson is the story of a cowboy named Jake. Jake was miserable. If people were ranked according to how much luck they’ve had throughout their lives, Jake would be the most unlucky by a mile. From his parents’...

It was a nice change to tackle a collection of short stories like those written by W. Royce Adams in Scar Songs: Stories. Once I finished reading these nine tales featuring male protagonists, each one of whom engaged me psychologically and moved me emotionally, I...

What was he going to do with all that money? This is what Luis thought as it finally sank in that he was the winner of a lottery prize worth 684 million dollars. As an air traffic controller, Luis had to work hard to maintain...

Theresa Marie Pfleger is an unusual woman in many ways. As an obstetrician at a Viennese maternity hospital, she is not only one of the first female doctors but she is also greatly revered by her colleagues. Despite creating unique hypotheses regarding the cause of...

The Last of the Baileys by Paula Paul is a gentle tale of family and relationships set in the tiny West Texas town of Anton. When Trudy Bailey Walters’ husband dies, leaving her penniless, the nearly 70-year-old decides her only option is to move back...

The Last Goodbye of Calvin McLint by David Clair is the heart-warming story of a father and son’s shared passion for old pennies, the ones that you can’t buy anything with anymore, the ones that are battered and unwanted. It begins when the main character,...