Agent Christopher Rockford has been the best assassin in the agency for eight years, and he loves his job. He loves his solitary lifestyle. He loves keeping the world safe by getting rid of anarchists who threaten their orderly society. He loves his comfortable life as a member of the wealthy Coastal upper class. But in pursuit of a target, he meets Jenna, a mysterious civilian who belongs to society’s lowest and most shunned group. Meeting her is a life-changing experience. She makes him … [Read more...] about The Unexpected Inlander by Kellyn Thompson
The Girl Who Loved Cigars by J. Conrad Guest
It’s said that those who experience a life-threatening event see their whole life flash before their eyes. What if a fetus, at the moment they feel their limbs about to be torn asunder in abortion, see their whole unlived life flash before their eyes? Young Marla is haunted by nightmares of being in the womb, terrified by the prospect of having her whole life—everything she’ll ever have and everything she ever will be—taken from her. Is her life real, or merely the fantasies of an … [Read more...] about The Girl Who Loved Cigars by J. Conrad Guest
American Blasphemer by John Matthew Gillen
Would you dance with the Devil at a rock and roll show? Even if she wanted to kill you? American Blasphemer is the story of a lovesick writer named John who moves to NYC to escape his dysfunctional family after getting dumped by his girlfriend. An epic literary novel written in the tradition of Denis Johnson, Charles Bukowski, and Hunter S. Thompson, each chapter delivers new characters and unforgettable experiences - a knife fight with a sex addict, psychedelic family Christmas, a Cathedral … [Read more...] about American Blasphemer by John Matthew Gillen
The Gnosis Machine by Theodore Koukouvitis
The Gnosis Machine is a tale about the unpredictable nature of predictability and the consequences of absolute certainty. It’s also the story of a thousand and two stellar castaways on a planet-sized computer designed to predict and control the future: The Gnosis Machine. An ambitious professor bets his life on a bid to abolish uncertainty, but when an entropic alien stresses the Machine’s computing power to its absolute limit, he faces an impossible dilemma as everything begins crumbling … [Read more...] about The Gnosis Machine by Theodore Koukouvitis
Interview with Author – Charles Souby
About Charles Souby: Charles Souby is an author and improv actor based in Kapaa, Hawaii. A formal degree in English Literature from San Francisco State University provides a foundation for the past seven years of mentoring by San Francisco Chronicle bestselling author, James Tipton. A writer of diverse genre, he has recently completed his third novel, The Wild Revisited and a collection of short stories, A View from the Borderline. Souby’s second novel A Shot of Malaria (Infinity Publishing; ©, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Charles Souby
Interview with Author – J. A. Hailey
About J. A. Hailey: I WANT TO KEEP EVERYTHING UNDER WRAPS, but I can give a valid reason for my caginess, because while I am able to say that I am most often to be found living in and around NYC, I can state that I count it stupid to give any further details that would reveal my identity and pinpoint my address. I shall explain. When living in Dubai, I got dragged into a shouting match with a mega-bank, which then proceeded to ruin the life I was leading at the time. It was a credit card … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – J. A. Hailey
Memoir: The Cathartic Night (Temporality to Inevitability) by Aman Tiwari
"Life and temporality are indispensably attached to the inevitability of death. Is ‘living’ a fight against inevitability?" [DISCLAIMER: Your life may never be the same again! Welcome to the Nowhere Land!] "Embark upon a contemplative journey of self-discovering along with the protagonist." "A stimulating existentialist novella!" - The story encompasses an existentialist’s perspective with the protagonist exploring various elements of existentialism including alienation, freedom, … [Read more...] about Memoir: The Cathartic Night (Temporality to Inevitability) by Aman Tiwari
Interview with Author – Carl Hare
About Carl Hare: My life has followed many routes from the beginning. I won the Rutherford Gold Medal when I graduated with an English Honours Degree, and later I finished an MA in English with a thesis dealing with Shakespeare, both degrees at the University of Alberta (I was born and brought up in Edmonton). But in between the two degrees, for a year I taught English and Philosophy at Victoria College (before it became the University of Victoria), went to the Royal Academy of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Carl Hare
Tree of Lives by Elizabeth Garden
Tree of Lives by Elizabeth Garden Based on true events, Tree of Lives is a riveting two-track story of a horrific public murder in 1930 that became a long buried family secret. The lost ghost of the murderer, Raymond, roams the earth until his abused great niece, Ruth, a promising artist, confronts her deeply troubled family. It is a story of unfolding forgiveness, survival and triumph over unaddressed trauma as this determined woman navigates her thorny life path. … [Read more...] about Tree of Lives by Elizabeth Garden
Echo from Mount Royal by Dave Riese
Echo from Mount Royal by Dave Riese Imagine you are 18 and fall in love with a handsome, wealthy young man. Your romantic dreams have come true - except his family hates you! Montreal, 1951. Rebecca Wiseman, 18, a bright college student, lives with her working-class parents. At a local dance, she meets a handsome young man but has little hope of seeing him again. When Sol Gottesman asks her on a date, her joy mingles with disbelief when she learns he is the son of a wealthy businessman. Sol … [Read more...] about Echo from Mount Royal by Dave Riese
False Fathers (Waxwood Series: Book 2) by Tam May
Sometimes no father is better than a false father. In 1898 California, Jake Alderdice comes of age as a shy and contemplative youth who is passionate about art. On vacation in Waxwood, now a fashionable resort town, he meets Harland Stevens, who takes an interest in the young man's artistic ambitions. Stevens seizes upon the fatherless young man to counsel him toward a path to manhood inspired by Teddy Roosevelt and Thoreau. He introduces Jake to The Order of Actaeon, a secret society built … [Read more...] about False Fathers (Waxwood Series: Book 2) by Tam May
Interview with Author – Tam May
About Tam May: Tam May grew up in the United States and earned her B.A. and M.A in English. She worked as an English college instructor and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher before she became a full-time writer. She started writing when she was 14, and writing became her voice. She writes fiction characters who examine their past in order to move into their future and are influenced by the time in which they live. Her first book, a collection of contemporary short stories titled … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tam May
