Fiction - Own Voices

Author: Rachel RenerISBN-13: 9798295634543Publisher: Lightning Conjurer Books, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/27/2026Pages: 376Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.49lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.02d

Following up her delightful debut short story collection, The Enchanted Forest, Zoe Storm conjures five more tales of magic and discovery.A wizard makes the ultimate sacrifice to protect his wife.A woman ventures into a forest to reclaim the body that's been taken from her.Worried...

A new queen reigns. A rebellion stirs. Will she risk it all to rule?Newly crowned queen Laya Gatdula is determined to prove her worth to her subjects, her family, her rivals--and herself. When whispers of rebellion and rumored sightings of a giant raptor in...

Two brothers-separated by grief and thrown together by similar personal experiences-strive against their own desires to seek freedom from the pain that traps them.Young Julius McLellan navigates his silent world with curiosity and perseverance, but he is driven to anger and frustration when his...

Challenges at Moseley Braun School of LawBook 2 in the #DEAR3L Series Introducing Jo "Your Favorite Professor" Pierre, a dynamic and dedicated law professor at Moseley Braun School of Law. Jo navigates the first semester, establishing her online presence with her blog and video...

And I Passed My Boards Without Even Appearing For It revolves around the lively experiences of a matriculate during the pandemic. It offers a vivid account of her encounters with life in confinement. With the embargo on routine life, it is an honest attempt...

Cinnamon Mabel Dalton has always struggled to fit into the world. A musical savant at an early age, Cinn's life was anything but easy. After a failed marriage, she hid her heart away to protect it from getting broken again, until her Grandma Mable...

Author: Natalia TreviñoISBN-13: 9798893750294Publisher: Not AvailLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2026Pages: 224Format: Paperback

a selected collection of 40 poems that reflects on themes of passion and love, pain and pathos, alongside the author's muse on inner light and halo head effulgence. its a compilation from the author's almost decade long blog roll that takes its reader through...

The Good Egg is told through poetic chapters that capture the soul of country life. Each one reads like a porch conversation, warm and honest, filled with the kind of truth that stays with you. Rooted in faith, motherhood, and quiet strength, The Good...

The Asian American Playwright Collective Anthology of New Plays Volume 7 features nine short works by playwrights based in Boston, Massachusetts. The collection features works by Hortense Gerardo, Michelle M. Aguillon, Christina R Chan & David Valdes, Greg Lam, Jamie Lin, Michael Lin, Vivian...

How do you heal a broken heart?Money is no comfort to real estate heir Soren Lund when he loses the woman he loves, so he flees his privileged life in London for a sleepy Costa Rican fishing village. There he finds peace, purpose, and...

Behind the Nurse's Smile: a novel about burnout, blame, and the truth no wants in the reportEver worked a shift that shattered you so hard you questioned who you were beneath the badge?This isn't a cute "healthcare hero" story, and it sure as hell...

A landmark of Harlem Renaissance fiction, Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes is a moving and beautifully observed portrait of African American life in early twentieth-century America. Blending the clarity of realism with the emotional music of blues and spirituals, this powerful African American...

In this deeply reflective and thought-provoking journey, the author opens the door to the hidden thoughts and experiences that have quietly accumulated over the years- stored away in the dusty corners of the mind. Like forgotten books on a neglected shelf, some memories and...

The Great BetrayalBy Paban Chakraborty"A silent observer finally speaks - and the world won't like what he has to say.""Written during the Pandemic, this book is an expression of fractured voices and muddied reality."In this genre-bending, darkly comedic work of absurdist fiction, The Great...

Two ex-boyfriends. One perfect holiday. Can they leave their baggage behind?When influencer Brady Gibson is asked to be a global travel ambassador, he's thrilled. Poolside cocktails. Gorgeous views. Designer boutiques. What could be better? And it might just heal the pain from his break-up...

Andrew Paige Turner wears the ball and chain of mental anguish that only comes from grief and guilt, even though he found someone who made him happy, someone who shared his love and passion for Choppers. He spent his adult life suffering in silence,...

You want to disappear from society; you want to erase yourself. When your mediocre life in Bondi forces you to contemplate your own insignificance, escaping seems like the perfect fix - especially when your past isn't even worth remembering. But after travelling from paradise...

Rebecca Ruth Gould is a writer and translator based in the UK. Her most recent book is Erasing Palestine (Verso, 2023). Her translations from Persian with Kayvan Tahmasebian have received PEN Presents and PEN Translates awards from English PEN. She is currently working on...

Elise McDonald kept one eye out for her next adventure and one on the calendar counting down to her new job as an associate professor. Life was meant to be experienced especially when life handed her a biker who was as suave as his...

Author: Melike Öneş,Ali SabahattinISBN-13: 9798244435030Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/18/2026Pages: 210Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Author: Jane HarmonISBN-13: 9798233579486Publisher: Jane HarmonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/09/2026Pages: 266Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d

Author: Rose Campbell-SmithISBN-10: 1999925831ISBN-13: 9781999925833Publisher: Melius Scripto Press International LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/14/2026Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Have you ever caught yourself wondering how your life might have turned out if you had made different choices in the past? It's a thought that crosses everyone's mind at least once. For Tadeu, that question becomes terrifyingly real when he glimpses a version...

Tony Iovino, the founder and host of the acclaimed Summer Gazebo Readings, presents: From the Land of Sidewalks and Lawns, a warm, witty, deeply human debut poetry collection that shares the arc of a lifetime in suburbia.Tony Iovino invites readers into the world that...

They were told it was for safety. For order. For the good of the country. But inside the frozen lobbies, where vending machines hummed louder than conversation, a darker truth took root-one clipboard, one quota, one vanished neighbor at a time.Dear Mr. Orwell, Dear...

Against the shifting political and social landscape of the sixties and seventies, Hepworth nimbly evokes the magic, mystery, and wonder of childhood..." John Pappas, author, dimes of light "With heart-on-the-sleeve honesty she tackles the alienation, occasional joys, and downright surreality of youth." Alan Peat,...

This 'n' That is an anthology of short stories and poems, dealing in a mostly humorous way with a variety of life situations involving children, plants, animals, and .... oh, yes! Adults, too--sometimes.Author: Barbara LipkinISBN-13: 9798309344567Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/04/2025Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h...

Its been six months since the Igbo gods were freed.Six months for the world to readapt to powers that haven't walked the earth in centuries.While the various pantheons go on the hunt for Ekwensu, five special teenagers are recruited to help with a case...

Amobi is a dibia, a super awesome West African priest of Amadioha, the god of thunder and lightning. He just doesn't know it yet. But when he makes a church explode and accidentally vaporizes a security guard, he starts to realise there might be...

In a different time. In a different place.Soren Lund has found passion and purpose in Costa Rica, spending his days surfing and his nights in the bed of ex-pro-surfer Elena Sol. But when Elena decides to reenter the pro circuit, their new relationship will...

I Crossed the Dark and Kept My Name is a collection of 13 inspirational spiritual poems for anyone who has walked through pain and chosen purity anyway.These poems speak to the souls that have been tested by loss, betrayal, judgment, and hardship-yet refused to...

From bestselling novelist Nadia Hashimi--a gripping, occasionally terrifying, yet ultimately hopeful novel focusing on the women of Afghanistan in the years since the Taliban regained power.In February 2020 the US began to withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly twenty years of occupation. A whole...

A mixed-race, White passing, 46-year-old recently divorced CEO of a top publishing company, and mother of two wild pre-teen boys and a rebellious teenage daughter. A Tanzanian, 43-year-old New York Fashion Designer, and married mother of three sons, including one with autism. A Bosnian,...

A landmark of Harlem Renaissance fiction, Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes is a moving and beautifully observed portrait of African American life in early twentieth-century America. Blending the clarity of realism with the emotional music of blues and spirituals, this powerful African American...

Dymphna Lonergan began creating these books as a learning aid for Irish language friends in South Australia and later as a way of recording some events in her life. The English and Irish versions of the stories run parallel on the left and right...

In From Pen to Page III, members of Bluegrass Writers Coalition share their creativity, skill, and love for the written word. In this book you'll encounter a variety of genres and styles representing a sampling of our members' talents, passions, and imaginations. Our goal...

This is the seventh book in a series of cowboy poetry by the author PT Muldoon.Author: Pt MuldoonISBN-13: 9798298690836Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/19/2025Pages: 90Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d

They thought death was the end. But for the forgotten souls of Saint Agatha's Hospital, it's only the beginning.From the pen of Thomas Miller, Tales from a 1970's Corpse is a chilling collection of interconnected horror stories told from the perspectives of the dead...

When a sixteen-year-old abuse victim flees her childhood home with nothing more than the clothes on her back and a meagre collection of possessions, she thinks she is off to a difficult but better life. However, as the novelty of freely wandering London wears...

Author: Renato Gandia,Darren Lipman,Laura Ruth LoomisISBN-13: 9798232792558Publisher: Inkd Publishing LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2025Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d

From bestselling novelist Nadia Hashimi--a gripping, occasionally terrifying, yet ultimately hopeful novel focusing on the women of Afghanistan in the years since the Taliban regained power.In February 2020 the US began to withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly twenty years of occupation. A whole...

In this dazzling romantic fantasy that perfectly blends political intrigue with death magic, a dancer-turned-princess must destroy one king to save another in this daring sequel to A Dance of Lies. Once a dancer, now a disgraced princess on the run, Vasalie Moran is...

The George Garrett Fiction Prize: Judge's Choice, selected by Kaveh AkbarEight jeweled hauntings . . . the disappeared and disappearing, the once-longed-for, the self, the empty door . . . each story immerses you in an intimate, propulsive life that will lodge in your...

For fans of Alison Cochrun and Abby Jimenez, a heartfelt and sexy romantic comedy following one bi woman's messy journey through coming out--and reluctantly falling for a straight man. From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Wicked Darlings.Girl comes out as bi. Girl falls...

Unstoppable Me is a book with 100 affirmations for men and a 30 day action plan to act out your affirmations- so they can become real to you.Author: LeeannISBN-13: 9798232909918Publisher: LeeannLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2025Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.08d

RICANS is a collection of short stories inspired by the experiences, observations, and small epics that shaped the early years of migration from Puerto Rico to the United States. With humor, tenderness, and sharp social critique, these narratives capture the contrasts and contradictions of...

Two years out of college, Bia Fernandes leaves a dead-end job to work and live in a psychiatric halfway house, where she learns more than she expects from its ex-patients - just as the Watergate scandal in the U.S. comes to a head in...

The body riddle--What if the body you fought for no longer fits the life you built before it? When Lex finally receives a date for their chest surgery, they're not sure if they want to go through with it. But it's been a year...