G.P. Gottlieb | Exclusive Excerpt: CHARRED

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Excerpt from Charred: A Whipped & Sipped Mystery, GP Gottlieb  (Anamcara Press 2026)It was warming up inside the car. Alene searched for Kacey and Kofi through the car window and the construction fence, but there was a jungle of trees and bushes lining the sidewalk. The post-fire building site was probably soggy...

Smashwords Top 20 Bestselling Indie Fiction (May 17– May 23, 2026)

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1. The House on Blackberry Hill, Book 1, The Jewell Cove Series by Donna...
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Meghan Le Fay | Conversations in Character with Serae of Cavendaffe

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ook Title: WINGS OF LIFE
Character Name: Serae of Cavendaffe (a day before WINGS OF LIFE begins)How would you describe your family or your childhood?
Normal enough. A bit dull whenever Bale was away at school, but when he used to come home for the summers to celebrate...

Elizabeth Penney | Exclusive Excerpt: DUNGEONS AND DANGER

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From Dungeons and Danger by Elizabeth Penney. Copyright © 2026 by the author and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Publishing Group.CHAPTER 1ALL HALLOWS’ EVETHE MURDERThe horned Viking headdress I was wearing slipped as I pushed through the throng on the bluff...

Candace Lynn Talmadge | Demon Wrestling, Part 2

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(In April’s post, I realized I was dealing with demons in my own consciousness and asked for help to get rid of them.)Zula, my emotional body, finally tracked down that second little blob of nothingness. We went through pretty much the same procedure that I described in Part 1 of this bizarre...

Jess Cannon | Full of hometown drama, social media influencers, an over-the-top mother, and two very attractive local men

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What is the title of your latest release?
A ZOOM WITH A VIEWWhat’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
A cozy murder mystery filled with hometown drama, social media influencers, an over-the-top mother, and two very attractive local men, A Zoom with a...

Susan McGuirk | Dear Catherine – Missing No More

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I have a free newsletter on Substack called The Storied Sisters Society. Each week a different heroine of historical fiction is highlighted, but with a modern twist. There are headings like, “Her Superpower Is:” to give these women of the past a contemporary spin. To celebrate the publication of my upcoming historical fiction book, DEAR MISSING FRIEND...

Rosie A. Point | The beloved owner of the local bed and breakfast is shockingly murdered

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What is the title of your latest release?
MURDER ON VACATIONWhat’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
Abby Jones is ready to set her amateur sleuthing to the side and enjoy a romantic lakeside vacation with her boyfriend Nathan. But when the beloved owner of...

Tessa Bickers | Author-Reader Match: THE NIGHT BUS

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Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Tessa Bickers!Writes:
Modern romance (often with many nods...

Evan Marks | An anti-romance literary novel about independence, love, and self-discovery

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What is the title of your latest release?
VESPERWhat’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
An anti-romance literary novel about independence, love, and self-discovery. For those who enjoy a layered, voice-driven story with philosophical depth and an unconventional perspective on the NYC...