Royal robes and palace walls hide treachery in plain sight in Helen Corcoran’s "Queen of Coin and Whispers". When Lia’s uncle dies, she inherits the throne of Edar. But her uncle’s rule was marked by selfishness at the expense of... Read More

R. B. Lemberg spins a world of singing gods, desert nomads, and magic humming in the wind in "The Four Profound Weaves", the first novella set in their Birdverse universe. Uiziya, a transgender woman in her sixties, is an aspiring master... Read More

In Helene Dunbar’s "Prelude for Lost Souls", a charming small town boasts spiritualism and secret societies. Every summer, St. Hilaire opens its gates and welcomes desperate tourists who are looking for answers from its psychic... Read More

John must take the lead for the first time in his life to save himself and his beloved Yeshua in Adam McOmber’s otherworldly novel "Jesus and John". After the resurrection, Yeshua is not himself. Silent and unresponsive, He leads a... Read More

In Rosalie Knecht’s Vera Kelly is Not a Mystery, a former CIA agent balances her work duties with romance in her new role as a private investigator. Vera hoped for a more normal life after being abandoned by the CIA, but when she loses... Read More

"Beloved Comrades" is a moving novel about a religious community that’s formed to welcome a variety of members. In the stories of Yermiyahu Ahron Taub’s novel "Beloved Comrades", a new Orthodox synagogue brings a sense of comfort and... Read More

Riley is confused when a classmate wants to know who her real father is. Maybe it’s Papa—they both have freckles and love art. But it could also be Daddy—they both have black hair and love baking cookies. A rainbow of colors... Read More

Two women are drawn together through shared, sensuous experiences of Greek food and motherhood in Georgia Kolias’s "The Feasting Virgin", a sexy novel that evokes the turmoil and pleasure of domestic life. Xeni is thirty-eight, a... Read More