Books

ACTION AND ADVENTURE / MILITARY / WESTERNS | FICTION

Caleb Whitaker: A Frontier Novel

by L R Hall

The frontier doesn't care how young you are. Caleb Whitaker learns that early. Raised hard in the Kentucky mountains, he must choose what kind of man he'll become when violence, loss, and an untamed country test him. A gritty American frontier saga of survival, family, and the road west.

CHILDREN'S / MIDDLE GRADE | FICTION

Glynda's Brave Princess Heart

by DJ Nuttall

A beautifully illustrated story about courage, identity, and staying true to yourself! Eight-year-old Glynda proudly wears princess dresses everywhere—including school. When a powerful storm leaves everyone frightened in a dark gymnasium, can her brave heart help everyone find courage? An inspiring tale for ages 4-12!

FANTASY-EPIC | FICTION

Stormheart

by Julia Makin

Freedom always comes at a price. For Tan, that price might be her soul. Once an enslaved princess, now a fugitive, Tan is hunted across the Empire after a fatal mistake brands her its most wanted criminal. Desperate to survive, she strikes a perilous bargain with Kier—a cold, calculating pirate from the rebel stronghold of Stormheart. His promise: freedom on the open sea aboard the Revenge, a ship ruled by the sadistic Captain Blackthorn. The price: her soul, bound to Blackthorn in an eternal blood-oath. Unless she can win it back. To break the bond, Tan must defeat one of Blackthorn’s criminals in a deadly game, relying on Kier’s brutal training—and navigating the dangerous pull between them. But when passion awakens an ancient magic even the Empire fears, Tan becomes the spark that could ignite a war.

The Price of Arrogance - Volume I

by Claudio Cipriani

An ancient union built on fragile compromises. A single reckless choice could tear it apart. When a letter announces the unexpected arrival of Highlady Franceska, the remote fortress of Grudham is filled with anticipation. At only nineteen, she commands immense authority and influence, a reality that Highlord Graydon views with suspicion. While Graydon’s daughters look upon the young ruler with anxiety and awe, his eldest son, Katanur, is deeply unsettled. Katanur has known Franceska since they were children, and the two spent four brutal years together at the War Academy. Bound to her by a dark secret from their childhood that still haunts him, he is the only one who truly knows who she is. The Price of Arrogance is the first book in The Great Fall series, a slow-burn, grounded political fantasy epic of layered characters, moral ambiguity, and unintended consequences.

This book contains scenes of: sexual violence,animal cruelty and torture

GENERAL FANTASY | FICTION

Miasma

by Christina Woods

Piper has already died once. She just doesn’t remember it yet. After escaping the brutal Kingdom of Stromst with the woman she loves—the disgraced Princess Celene—Piper dares to believe they're finally free. Then a mysterious letter draws them back into the kingdom they barely escaped. This time, she doesn’t survive. But death isn’t the end. Trapped in a deadly time loop, Piper is forced to relive the same events as fragments of forgotten memories bleed into each new cycle. Someone—or something—is giving her another chance. But every reset uncovers darker secrets buried beneath the kingdom's throne Now Piper must uncover the source of her strange memories, protect the woman she loves, and change the fate that keeps ending in bloodshed. Because every loop brings her closer to the truth. And closer to losing Celene forever.

The Stormtender's Call

by Willa Hurley

When meteorologist Marilee Jenkins loses her job, her marriage, and her footing all in the same week, she does the only sensible thing left: follows a black cat, a broken compass, and a trunkful of mysteries to an island she barely remembers. Breakwater Isle isn't what she expected. The locals know things they shouldn't. An ancient, magnificently cranky woman seems to have been waiting for Marilee specifically. The more she learns about the island's history, and her own, the less certain she is about everything she thought she knew. But the storms here feel different. Almost familiar. Almost like they're waiting for something. Or someone. The Stormtender's Call is a cozy fantasy about coming home to a place you've never been, and discovering the magic was always there. You just have to listen.

HORROR | FICTION

Ever After Glitched

by Murphy Gray

This Halloween, the fairy tales that tucked you in to bed have woken up. And they’re not going back to sleep. Black Mirror meets the Brothers Grimm in a world that knows your online fears. What if Red Riding Hood live-streamed the horror? Goldilocks came back for more? And the Pied Piper collected online souls who should have known better? This is what happens when 'happily ever after' goes really, really wrong. Thirteen times. Old, tales. New fears

This book contains scenes of: torture

HUMOR | FICTION

Soul Proprietor: A Novel

by Stephanie Vance

Soul Proprietor is a darkly funny romp through a fantastical afterlife on Earth, where capitalism is eternal, good and evil are up for a rebrand, and redemption might finally be possible.

MYSTERIES | FICTION

Heart & Bone

by Walker Abel

Deep in the Appalachian winter, a brutal ambush at a remote mountain shelter leaves a trail of blood, claiming the lives of two young hikers. For the traumatized survivors, Emma Fisher and her friend Summer, escaping the blizzard is only the beginning. The shadow tracking them through the whiteout is Jedediah—a man driven by a dark, generational tie to Emma’s past that she thought burned to the ground. Jake McKellar works the frozen ridges alone, carrying a heavy compass and the ghost of a brother he has searched for across the high country. When he stumbles into the aftermath of the shelter ambush, he finds himself bound to two vulnerable strangers. To guide them down the mountain, he must step directly into the path of an executioner. A stark, atmospheric literary thriller that pairs the tense cat-and-mouse movement of a survival story with deep psychological weight.

This book contains scenes of: sexual violence

The Ghost Case Posse

by Joe Greco

Winner of 2026 Readers’ Favorite Contest Silver Medal for Legal Mystery. Kirkus Reviews: “A satisfying blend of legal drama and psychological thriller . . . that meaningfully probes themes of justice, forgiveness, and revenge. Our Verdict: Get It.” A second jury in a cold case murder trial struggles to reach a verdict against a confirmed serial rapist despite damning evidence. Why? Jed Bouvier is defending Dexter Wayne Jones, a copycat of the infamous Golden State Killer, who’s accused of slaughtering a family decades earlier. Jed and co-counsel, Tara Singh, battled relentless prosecutor Catalina “Cat” Galvez in the high-stakes retrial, but sinister forces are moving behind the scenes. A juror from the first trial is murdered; another disappears. A “honeypot” scheme ensnares the District Attorney. The second jury becomes hopelessly deadlocked. Will a killer walk free?

The Winter Dispatch

by Peter Salton

December 1776. The river is closing with ice, the town is occupied, and the candlemaker is dead. The garrison calls it an accident. Samuel Cole, printer of Stonekill, knows better. He has seen the pinned hasp, the grease spread rather than splashed, the fire built up at dusk in a workshop that should have been cold. But he cannot ask his questions aloud. For four years he has served Continental intelligence from behind his press, and any inquiry that turns over the chandler's affairs may turn over his own. So he works by trade, by memory, and by candlelight. A disputed debt. A widow's unanswered question. A stranger with a curfew pass and too much silver. While patrols double and the winter deepens, Samuel weighs his neighbors' hands, ledgers, and lies, knowing that in an occupied town, solving a murder and surviving it may be two different works.

MYSTERIES-COZY | FICTION

Murder, Pumpkins & Poison

by Greta Sinclair

A picture-perfect autumn getaway. A farm-to-table feast gone terribly wrong. And a killer hiding behind a wholesome façade. PI Hattie Leiper expects a relaxing weekend at Thistledown Farm & Table celebrating her best friend Gracie’s engagement. But when several guests become violently ill and purchasing manager Preston Whitmarsh is murdered, his dying words send Hattie down a suspicious trail of invoices—and secrets someone will kill to keep buried. As Thistledown’s promise of “real food, real farms, real people” begins to unravel, Hattie discovers not everything labeled “local” is what it seems. With Moose, Cecil, and Mini Pearl lending four-legged assistance, Hattie must harvest the clues and expose a killer before a guest becomes the next victim. A fun, twisty fall cozy filled with mystery, lovable pets, friendship, and seasonal charm!

MYSTERIES-POLICE PROCEDURALS | FICTION

The Only Child

by S Englefield

How well do you really know the people you love? After her parents are killed in a tragic accident, Amelia Simpson retreats from her old life and moves to the sleepy Isle of Wight to be near her grandmother, her last remaining family. But as the people closest to her start to die and secrets from her parent's past are uncovered, Amelia is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her childhood and the people that she loved the most. In order to find the killer, Detective Inspector Jennifer Stone will have to delve into Amelia's past where she learns that there's no such thing as a perfect family and that stopping them may end up costing her everything that she holds dear.

RELIGIOUS FICTION | FICTION

Echoes Through Eternity: Genesis

by Daniel Eroom

In the burning deserts of Numidia, young Roman officer Gaius Aelius Severus learns that survival demands more than discipline—it demands humanity. Forged in war, he rises to command, but his greatest battle awaits in Judea, where faith and empire collide. When a wild prophet emerges from the wilderness and a teacher stirs the crowds of Capernaum, Severus is caught between Rome’s iron law and a message that defies it. His servant Demetrios, his wife Miriam, and the mysterious Preacher draw him toward a reckoning that will test his loyalty, conscience, and soul. From the scorching sands of Africa to the shadowed streets of Jerusalem, Genesis traces the birth of a legacy—when one man’s mercy becomes the seed of a faith that will echo through eternity.

ROMANCE-COMEDY | FICTION

Mocha, Mischief and the Hayes Brothers

by Karen Kelley

Dangling…Participle? My goals: finish my book, escape my nightmare boss, and survive my evil twin sisters. Falling for the gorgeous barista at my favorite coffee shop isn’t on the list. Then he finds my manuscript—and reads it. Mortifying! Worse, he’s secretly a bestselling author who offers to help me finish it. Soon, fiction and reality blur, especially when we reach the steamy scenes. Take A Hike! Nash is a sexy, arrogant wilderness guide who warns me not to touch his salsa. Naturally, I eat it. Big mistake. Bigger problem? I might despise him, but I also want him. When unexplained accidents turn our wilderness trek dangerous, we’re forced to work together. Now I have to figure out who’s behind them—and why it’s getting harder to remember why I wanted to throttle Nash in the first place.

ROMANCE-CONTEMPORARY | FICTION

A Flower from Keanu: A Town of Hidden Glen Novella

by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

An Award-Winning Sweet Romance A little Fate dust, some flower magic, and two people reunited after years apart: one who needs healing, and the other who offers it.

One is Not Enough

by Nora Swift

One Is Not Enough is a steamy contemporary romantic suspense featuring a confident heroine, two very different love interests, legal intrigue, dangerous secrets, and sizzling chemistry. A successful attorney in her mid-thirties, Tori refuses to accept the double standard that allows powerful men to pursue whatever they want. She has two lovers, and she intends to keep them both.

One Night With A Silver Fox Daddy

by Bella Chandler

The moment I met Henry Sinclair—the towering, 6’3”, blue-eyed, silver-haired, elusive Billionaire, who's just as devastating in his tailored suit as he is in the boardroom—I should've walked away. As a top matchmaker, I was hired to find him love. Instead, I've become his obsession. The worst part? He’s not just a client. He’s my best friend’s father.

ROMANCE-HISTORICAL | FICTION

The Widowed Countess

by Linda Rae Sande

If twin brothers love the same woman, is two times the romance worth double the trouble? When Clarinda married the Earl of Norwick, she thought she was marrying the identical twin who courted her with pink roses and delectable kisses. Embittered by her choice of his brother David, Daniel left London to run the earl's estates. With David's sudden death comes a reunion of the star-crossed lovers. Clarinda thinks Daniel despises her for being a fortune hunter. Daniel knows Clarinda despises him, but why? Meanwhile, David's ghost is paying nocturnal visits to Clarinda while annoying Daniel with instructions to pursue his widow and pleas to discover who caused his untimely death. Who can be in mourning when twin brothers are causing so much trouble? Or is two times the romance worth a bit of sibling rivalry?

ROMANCE-PARANORMAL | FICTION

Freed by the Witchbone Knife

by Melissa Mitchell

Trespassing on a reclusive werewolf's land? Terrible idea. When grumpy werewolf Axel MacKinnon crushes my expensive lunarium detector and orders me off his mountain, I should run. But what's buried beneath his land might be my only chance to break my family's curse—and I'm running out of time. Axel is scarred, reclusive, infuriatingly attractive, and determined not to help me. Then the manipulative witch trying to force me into marriage appears, and Axel's protective instincts take over. Suddenly I'm living in his cabin, discovering the tender soul beneath all that growling—and falling for a wolf convinced he's too damaged to love. But my curse is getting worse, and breaking it means asking Axel to face the demons he's avoided for centuries. I came to these mountains searching for magic. Instead, I may have found something worth fighting for. Us.

SCIENCE FICTION | FICTION

Revisionist History

by Jeremy Melton

The past is being rewritten, one impossible crime at a time. Jason Riley is sleepwalking through life until his detective grandfather dies, leaving behind a locked trunk, a stack of baffling case files, and a pocket watch that opens a path through time. Suddenly the crimes that haunted his grandfather take on a terrible new shape.The Black Dahlia, D.B. Cooper, and a dozen others are evidence of someone moving through history, altering the moments that built the modern world and erasing anyone who gets in the way. Forced into an alliance with Mara James, a temporal agent from the future, Jason joins the chase across continents and centuries — always one step behind a man determined to remake the future in his own image. Every jump sends ripples through history. And the world Jason is fighting for may not exist if he fails. If history can be rewritten, who survives the next draft?

Mindful Science Fiction: A Collection of Contemplative Earth and Space Science Stories

by Russ Colson

Eight thought-provoking SF stories that address issues of personal character, motivation, and morality. with discussion prompts. Join Orana and Arden in a trial for the ages as they stand before judge Aristotle to decide the fate of scientific thought—and their own existence. Grapple with the importance of Story as immortal Hrvak confronts the terror and joy of personal sacrifice. --“Enthralling and insightful SF stories.” Kirkus Reviews --“Intelligent science fiction well presented...Excellent material for a bookgroup” Booksprout Reviewer. Second book in series also on sale! Short books for quick, thoughtful reads!

The Legacy Program

by M. Paul Whelan

When Pararescueman Evan Black joins a quick reaction force recovering a top-secret satellite, he finds the egg-shaped object is no satellite—it’s a ship, one not made by human hands. Recruited into the program tasked with recovering the craft and reverse engineering the technology, there is only one rule: disclosing the truth about alien visitations will cost your life. His charismatic mentor justifies the violence as the lesser evil, protecting humanity from horrors they’re not ready to accept. But is he protecting humanity, or losing his own? Hannah Townes is a journalist investigating a brutal murder in the DC suburbs. Evidence vanishes. Witnesses disappear. As she unravels the mystery, every thread she pulls cinches the noose around her own neck. Given an unthinkable order, Evan must decide who to believe. The wrong choice will cost him his soul.

The Second World

by Jake Korell

Equal parts hilarious and heartfelt, The Second World is a satirical coming-of-age space epic about Mars declaring their independence and Flip Buchanan learning that the hardest part of it—personal or planetary—is figuring out what to do with it.

SUSPENSE | FICTION

The Last Call

by Netanel Dori

Evan Cole has spent years answering 911 calls and helping strangers through the worst moments of their lives. Then one night, a caller reports an emergency at Evan’s own house. There’s nothing there. But the calls keep coming. Each one is stranger, more personal, and harder to explain. Soon, Evan realizes someone isn’t just watching him — they know exactly how to use his own job against him. THE LAST CALL is a dark psychological thriller about fear, guilt, and what happens when the person answering the emergency call becomes the emergency.