The snippets of our lives, from childhood to old age, are a chaotic mess of puzzle pieces. Embrace the Beauty is a poignant collection of poetry, flash fiction, and short stories about putting the pieces together, stepping back, and finding the beauty through the pain and mystery of life. The poetry in this collection revolves around one woman's changing perspective and resolve to find beauty through the seasons of life, to weather the storms, to recognize the silver lining around the clouds, … [Read more...] about Embrace the Beauty: A Collection of Poetry, Flash Fiction, and Short Stories by C S C Shows
FEATURED BOOK: Over the Rainbow Bridge "My son’s journey from here to Heaven" by Shirley Enebrad
This inspirational book chronicles the life of Cory, a little boy with leukemia who teaches everyone he meets from teachers, fellow students, medical professionals to celebrities how to live life to the fullest in the space of time you are meant to be here. Link to buy book Click to join this author's email list … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Over the Rainbow Bridge "My son’s journey from here to Heaven" by Shirley Enebrad
The Second Cup by Sarah Marie Graye
Perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrell, Elizabeth Strout, Patrick McGrath and Nathan Filer. Would your life unravel if someone you knew committed suicide? Theirs did. Faye's heart still belongs to her first love, Jack. She knows he might have moved on, but when she decides to track him down, nothing prepares her for the news that he's taken his own life. Faye is left wondering how to move forward, and whether or not Ethan will let her down again. And when she tells her friends, the news … [Read more...] about The Second Cup by Sarah Marie Graye
The Reaper’s Kiss by Dale Ibitz
Haunted by painful memories, William turns to a world of sex and poison to forget his status as a shunned reaper with a sordid past. His strategy for survival is to fortify his emotional armor so no one will ever hurt him again, while trying to find redemption for his sins. Natalie, an exquisite human trying to save her sister from the horrors of the Other World, intrigues him. Though adamant she means nothing to him, her kisses reach into William’s soul and her silky skin is a slice of heaven. … [Read more...] about The Reaper’s Kiss by Dale Ibitz
Lizzie in the Land Beyond by Susan McDonough-Wachtman
Hijacked by witches, kidnapped by a dwarf and enraptured by river sprites -- will Lizzie ever manage to go home? And if she can, will she want to? Lizzie is an exhausted honor student and an enthusiastic amateur folk singer. She wakes one day in a strange and terrifying new land. The women who revive her tell her she can never go home because they scooped her up when she was about to die. Lizzie must somehow navigate this fantastic land, try to determine how she got fished out of her life in … [Read more...] about Lizzie in the Land Beyond by Susan McDonough-Wachtman
Interview with Author – SHITIJ SHARMA
About SHITIJ SHARMA: Shitij Sharma is a nineteen year old budding author from India.He is the author of the book - THE GIRL FROM ROSTOV. He believes that he can successfully explain the world's current situation in this one paragraph 'This world was a strange place to live in. It was disorderly and chaotic. Therefore, we had to find our way through this labyrinth of human emotions and actions to arrive at a place where there was some resemblance to order, order in the form of disorderly … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – SHITIJ SHARMA
Interview with Author – Travis D. Bickel
About Travis D. Bickel: I tend to be dark and morose, reclusive and twisted. I avoid outside contact whenever possible, preferring instead to stay home with my goats. I started writing as a way to cope after being diagnosed bipolar and Asperger's in my early thirties and eventually a story came together. What inspires you to write? Anything can be inspirational. I have received inspiration from nightmares, conversations, even a carrot once. Ideas strike me in bed, in the car, a funeral, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Travis D. Bickel
Interview with Author – Julie Ann Hacker
About Julie Ann Hacker: Julie Ann Hacker is the authorpreneur of Screaming Ego Books and author of The Dead Dance Faster - Unsacred Awakening, the first book in The Dead Dance Faster series, and My Name Is Sacrifice--a short story series soon to be published as a novel. She honed her writing skills alongside a few good people, notably her college creative writing and literature professors. She whetted her curiosity for life and its subtleties alongside her sociology and psychology professors, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Julie Ann Hacker
Dead Yet Dying by B. K. Brain
Daniel Speegs isn’t aware he was scheduled to die with his fiancée fifteen years ago. He’s spent the stolen time in an alcoholic blur, blaming himself for her death. When he realizes he can go back and save her he sets out on a fatal journey. But the power to change the past isn’t his to give. Not according to a murderer, a man determined to claim Dan’s mortal energy for himself, no matter the cost. Enter Shellandra Flack, agent of death. Dan’s existence has derailed the chain of causality … [Read more...] about Dead Yet Dying by B. K. Brain
The Seventh Day of May by Pippa Franks
Jenna's life may be dire, but it's normal. Until a ghost shows up and causes chaos... OCD sufferer, Jenna Croft has it all - a house that's crumbling around her, bills high enough to rival the height of Mount Everest, and now it seems she's acquired an accidental fiance too. Although she sees this as an answer to some of her problems, it also means Mona (The Mona) Mansfield is her prospective mother-in-law. Just when she thinks life can't get any worse, ghost Alesha literally crashes into her … [Read more...] about The Seventh Day of May by Pippa Franks
