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The Compass: A Novel

by Jenna Miles

From the author of The Catch comes THE COMPASS, Part One of its stand-alone “midquel.” With brand-new material as well as flashbacks to The Catch, all told from William’s point of view, The Compass is equal parts hilarious, harrowing, heartwarming, and hopeful.

In 1995, twenty-year-old William Quinn’s quest for reprieve after a painful breakup reunites him with Serafima “Haze” Temkina, a tat... more

Soul Hoppers

by Laura Clementz

Cody, a pleasure-seeking caterer, and Josephine, a self-sacrificing philanthropist, are destined to discover each other in a union so intense it sets them free and unleashes healing across the land. When souls depart this world, they return to The Origin, a realm of profound bliss and connection. But, occasionally, a unique phenomenon occurs—two souls return to this world as intertwined reflections of one another or what is known in the spiritual texts as soul hoppers. Once they make the cho... more

Going Where They Belong, Stories

by Judith Day

Going Where They Belong is a collection of nine stories from late 20th- and early 21st-century America that voice the peculiarities and perceptions of ordinary, sometimes eccentric, people. A woman runs away after killing another woman; a homeless teenager takes care of his younger brother after their father disappears; an aging lesbian faces the disordered personality of her long- time partner. Most of the characters are plagued with inner instability and social marginality; all of them disc... more

Glowing in the Dark, Stories of Wounded Healers

by Judith Day

Glowing in the Dark is a book of fiction that portrays the inner worlds of several physicians—psychiatrists and an ICU doctor—as they discover healing through encounters with other people. In authentic voices and a range of moods, these three compelling stories follow each healer’s personal, unconventional path on an unprescribed journey. The stories are evocative, disturbing, sometimes erotic, sometimes funny, always heartful. Like wounding, like healing, the stories are not what you expect.

Born a Viking: Blót

by Riccardo Polacci

"Born a Viking: Blót" delves deep into Viking Age Scandinavia, narrating the journey of nine-year-old Sigurd during a spiritual pilgrimage to Uppsala, Sweden, alongside his family. Filled with mystical visions and the revelation of his father's hidden life as the leader of a group of shaman-warriors devoted to Odin, Sigurd becomes embroiled in a tapestry of ancient secrets, political intrigue, and family bonds. The novel intricately weaves Norse paganism, mysticism, and legends into a riveting t... more

The Shoe Box Waltz: A Psychological Novel

by Kathleen Patrick

Two women. A yacht in the Tyrrhenian Sea. One choice that changes everything. Cora Daneli is a young woman looking for adventure. Against a gorgeous backdrop of the coast of Italy, she begins a journey that takes her to places she never wanted to go. And she is not alone. Characters stories are woven together, taking the reader on an emotional ride, blurring the lines between reality and fiction, between dreams and nightmares, between that which could have happened, and that which did. This psyc... more

Lex Talionis: An eye for an eye

by Njord Christensen

"God does not play dice," it's how I start all my physics undergraduate lectures. Little do they know that I'm the one holding the dice.

Refuge

by Bill VanPatten

Jesse Pérez’s fifteen-year-old pregnant niece from Texas shows up on his doorstep in Central California seeking help. Still grieving from the death of his husband while raising their son alone, he is plunged into the politics and law of a post-Roe era and a showdown with his estranged evangelical family.

What Lies Buried

by Leslie Kain

What Lies Buried…doesn’t stay buried. Scarred by a lifetime of emotional abuse and traumatic violence, Gavin battles the triggers of Complex PTSD. His wife Katie is determined to support him despite the strain of his unpredictable reactions on their marriage. But returning to Boston to settle his father’s estate reactivates Gavin’s childhood scars, and more triggers. Then when he uncovers his family’s mob history, his volatile reactions put him in the crosshairs of dangerous people. Worrie... more

Juno's Song

by Michael Kelley

Join former literature professor Sean Byron McQueen as he returns to face big questions, big tech, Big Love, and death in his final thrilling adventure. It’s the summer of 2036, and Sean’s beloved, M, has been missing for nine years and is presumed dead. M’s cruel captors have “cursed” Sean with the promise of torture and death, forcing him to live off the grid in a remote Irish tower with a robotic manservant for friendship and protection. When Sean cautiously steps out of his cloister... more

Lack of Moral Fibre

by Helena Schrader

In late November 1943, RAF Flight Engineer Kit Moran refuses to participate in a raid on Berlin, his 37th 'op.' He is posted off his squadron for “Lacking Moral Fibre” and sent to a mysterious DYDN center. Here, psychiatrist Dr Grace must determine if he needs psychiatric treatment -- or disciplinary action for cowardice. "Schrader excels at examining the nexus of physical and psychological trauma…." Blue Ink "Helena P. Schrader is a true master at delving into complex psychological dile... more

Who She Left Behind

by Victoria Atamian Waterman

“Who She Left Behind” is a captivating historical fiction novel that spans generations and delves into the emotional lives of its characters. Set in various time periods, from the declining days of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey in 1915 to the Armenian neighborhoods of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the 1990s, the novel completely immerses its reader in a lesser-known era and the untold stories of the brave and resilient women who became the pillars of reconstructed communities after the Armen... more

Better Be Home When The Streetlights Come On: Remembering the Summer of 1963

by Ron Baklarz

Recipient of the Literary Titan’s Book Award for October 2023, "Better Be Home When the Streetlights Come On" is the story of old friends who reminisce about their adventures during the summer of 1963. The backdrop is a small steel mill town, Braddock, Pennsylvania which lies to the east of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. Follow James Aloysius “Jack” Conley, as he meanders from the end of his school year at St. Brendan’s Catholic school to the crescendo of all boyhood experiences – a wee... more

On Madera Creek

by Rachel Goss

A remote location in west Texas…1947…two young women search for freedom and identity in this story of conflict and personal growth as the Cold War heats up. Imogene seeks a new life after her testimony puts Natasha, her former friend and handler, in prison. Desperate, Natasha escapes and heads to the border. Each woman hopes never to see the other again. Sparks fly when their paths intersect and they confront a common enemy.

The Astronomer

by Brian Biswas

Franz Herbert suffers from epileptic seizures; are they a curse that takes him away from his wife, family, and friends, or a gift that allows him to explore the depths of the cosmos? An exploration of a man's struggle with a neurological disease, the nature of reality, and the workings of his own mind, The Astronomer is both a love story and the tale of a man's journey to find his place in the universe.

A Fitting Epitaph

by Michael Decker

Bill is out of options. Unemployed, alone and returning to the raucous seas of Northern California, the only home he knows, he takes a loan out at the bank and pours his last cent into his final chance for redemption: a tired old boat without a name.

After encountering his old friend Ike, an antiquated, blistering sailor with a penchant for cigarettes, whiskey and danger, and Tom, an eager neophyte with the edge to match them both, they concoct a plan to make them whole. Taking th... more

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