About JOSEPH ÉAMON CUMMINS: Irish author Joseph Éamon Cummins taught creative writing and psychology for ten years, earning multiple Best Professor citations. Before that he opted for a less conventional life, over a long period hitch-hiking throughout America and touring with carnivals. He documented these adventures while also photographing a continent that fascinated him - and, as he says, got an invaluable ‘road’ education with lifelong rewards. He later returned to academic work and today … [Read more...]
The Third Step by William Lobb
Dark, gritty, and riddled with back alley characters, The Third Step is one man’s journey into the black recesses of his own soul… Meet Frankie, a young, disaffected amateur boxer, really more of a punching bag, a drunk and a drug addict. He is a loser at love, except for his relationship with his grandma, who, rumor has it, is a white witch. She, along with a handful of others, serve as his moral compass. Frankie fights a lifelong struggle to find an understanding of the creator of the … [Read more...]
Sex in the Title- a Comedy about Dating, Sex, and Romance in NYC (back when phones weren’t so smart) by Zack Love
New York City, May 2000. The Internet bubble has burst and Evan, a computer programmer, is fired with an email from his boss. The next day, his girlfriend dumps him, also via email. Afraid to check any more emails, Evan desperately seeks a rebound romance but the catastrophes that ensue go from bad to hilariously worse. Fortunately, Evan meets Sammy -- someone whose legendary disasters with females eclipse even his own. To reverse their fortunes, they recruit their friends -- Trevor, Yi, and … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: To Fall in Love Again by David Burnett
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction Drew Nelson certainly did not plan to fall in love that morning! He did not plan to make a new friend. He did not even want to talk to anyone. He resisted all of Amy’s attempts to draw him out− at the hotel, at the airport, on the airplane− giving hurried responses and burying his face in a pile of papers. But when the flight attendant offered coffee, and a muscle in Amy’s back twitched as she reached for it, and … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Those Children Are Ours by David Burnett
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction Jennie Bateman screamed at her daughters, cursed at her husband, packed a bag, and walked away. Twelve years later, she petitions the family court for visitation with her daughters, Alexis and Christa. True, Jennie suffered from a bipolar disorder when she began to drink heavily, abandoned her family, and moved in with another man. True, she has turned her life around: leaving her boyfriend, returning to school, entering … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Once and Future Wife by David Burnett
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction Jennie Bateman has fallen in love again with Thomas, her former husband, and Tasha, one of his children, is determined to destroy their relationship. Jennie had done that herself a number of years earlier. In the midst of a manic episode, she had deserted Thomas and their two daughters, choosing, instead, a life of shameless debauchery. While Jennie has fallen in love with Thomas, he has no interest in romance. He … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Gregg Bell
About Gregg Bell: Gregg Bell writes suspense. Suspense loaded with intrigue and excitement but lacking gratuitous violence, sex and profanity. Gregg likes reading books that entertain but also challenge him and would like to think he writes the same. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He's done everything from selling puka shells on the beach in Florida to working for Sears in their corporate headquarters at Sears (now Willis) Tower. A lifelong Midwesterner he lives in suburban Chicago. He’s … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – R J Gould
About R J Gould: I write contemporary romantic fiction, using humor to describe past, present and sought after relationships. My characters, some highly eccentric and some plain ordinary, are trying to make the most of their lives while carrying heaps of baggage. They struggle to balance the pressures of work, friends and families as they search for romance. The male perspective on relationships provides a refreshingly original viewpoint. I was selected for the New Writers' Scheme of … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: The Truth She Knew by J.A. Owenby
Genre: Women's Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction Mama didn’t want me. In fact, she would’ve traded my soul back for someone different if God would’ve let her, but he didn’t, so she was stuck with me. For eighteen-year-old Lacey, life at home is a rollercoaster. She doesn’t think she’ll ever be good enough to truly deserve Mama’s love. But when Lacey enters college and meets Walker, everything starts to change. Suddenly, Lacey is face to face with the realization that maybe … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur
Genre: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction, family sagas The paths of a married couple and a male escort cross in Suanne Laqueur’s new novel about the price of love. September 11, 1973: Eleven-year-old Alejandro Penda watches from his apartment window as Santiago, Chile falls to a military coup, destroying his family and his childhood. Arriving alone in America, he’s taken in by the Larks: a prominent family in the town of Guelisten. Though burdened by unresolved grief for his … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – William Lobb
About Willaim Lobb: It was 1957, March actually. Guys who’d kicked Hitler’s and Hirohito’s asses were back home and settling in, buying big block Chevy’s and houses and TVs. I came to this world in the middle of all this. It was amazing. Captain Kangaroo and Leave it to Beaver. There was a sense that we were on the side of God and right. Then it all changed, quickly. Vietnam, hippies. Nixon. The Russians. We no longer so scary, our government was, and everything started to change. My belief … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Linda Parkinson-Hardman
About Linda Parkinson-Hardman: This is a requested update to an old interview. What inspires you to write? People. I'm driven to help people make good choices about their health and their working lives and this crosses the boundaries of both publication and writing for the web. My fiction writing is a 'work in progress' and my overactive imagination is the inspiration as I worry my nights away wondering what might happen to me and mine. Tell us about your writing process. Short, … [Read more...]
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