Do you enjoy contemporary, book-club-style novels that almost any reader will love? We're talking Contemporary Upmarket Fiction here, and that means unique, interesting characters with lives to live, passions to be explored, and personal discoveries to be made.
Genres vary and hybrids are included: a combination of science fiction and romance, perhaps, or a historical mystery infused with crime and tragedy. Some with romance sub-plots may be sweet whereas others may feature doors wide open. We don't include erotica, however, or strictly romance, young adult (YA), or anything that features gratuitous violence or bloodshed.
Read one or read them all, and spend some quality time in another world, privy to the joys and struggles of characters just like you or like nobody you've ever heard of. And enjoy the work of authors who have worked hard to create a spellbinding reader experience. You'll be glad you did.
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Volcano
It is the 22nd of July, 2001. Eloise Katherine Bennett, a devoted mother of two, has died after fall...
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Volcano Karina Evans
It is the 22nd of July, 2001. Eloise Katherine Bennett, a devoted mother of two, has died after falling down the stairs at her home.
On the face of it, Eloise led an unenviable life. Her husband, Paul, was a violent bully, and her mother, Sandra, a control freak. Eloise and her children suffered at their uncompromising hands for many years.
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Via flashbacks and through the voices of Eloise and those who have influenced her in life, we learn the truth behind her death.
Live. Love. Leave. Life. Death.
A story of vulnerability, in even the hardest of hearts.
Get your free copy of the award-winning short story, Building, when you download Volcano. See inside cover for details!
On the face of it, Eloise led an unenviable life. Her husband, Paul, was a violent bully, and her mother, Sandra, a control freak. Eloise and her children suffered at their uncompromising hands for many years.
.
Via flashbacks and through the voices of Eloise and those who have influenced her in life, we learn the truth behind her death.
Live. Love. Leave. Life. Death.
A story of vulnerability, in even the hardest of hearts.
Get your free copy of the award-winning short story, Building, when you download Volcano. See inside cover for details!
Bunny Man's Bridge: A Sampling from a Short S...
A sample from the award winning author's short story collection Bunny Man's Bridge which Kirkus call...
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Bunny Man's Bridge: A Sampling from a Short Story Collection by Ted Neill Ted Neill
A sample from the award winning author's short story collection Bunny Man's Bridge which Kirkus calls: "A mix of fantasy and coming-of-age stories . . . At the collection's core are the same themes that make [Neill's] Elk Riders fantasy novels so rewarding, albeit presented through the greasy lens of young adulthood. [These are] addictive tales that read smoothly while aiming for the gut."
Colors - A Novel
Everything is about color for 36-year-old Autumn: blue skies, sunsets, clouds, storms. Flowers. Vege...
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Colors - A Novel Leah McClellan
Everything is about color for 36-year-old Autumn: blue skies, sunsets, clouds, storms. Flowers. Vegetables in a grocery store. The shimmer of gold in chestnut hair. A button-up shirt, a man’s underwear. The colors of love.
And her world has unraveled: parents gone in a car crash, a manipulative husband, and isolation after losing her job.
Armed with ambition, she’s determined to resurrect her dream of becoming an artist. But she needs help, and after an electrifying chance meeting with gorgeous grad student Jory, she hires him as her part-time chef.
Her talent blossoms, her soon-to-be-ex husband wants to destroy her, and her long-gone passion burns hot. Will she make it as an artist? Or will the maelstrom destroy her and the love she's found?
And her world has unraveled: parents gone in a car crash, a manipulative husband, and isolation after losing her job.
Armed with ambition, she’s determined to resurrect her dream of becoming an artist. But she needs help, and after an electrifying chance meeting with gorgeous grad student Jory, she hires him as her part-time chef.
Her talent blossoms, her soon-to-be-ex husband wants to destroy her, and her long-gone passion burns hot. Will she make it as an artist? Or will the maelstrom destroy her and the love she's found?
If There Be Giants [preview]
Amidst the ruins of an ancient stone circle in Cornwall, a team of archaeologists uncovers a strange...
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What Friends Are For
When the mask breaks, what lies beneath?
When you’re a young mother living in a small town miles...
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When you’re a young mother living in a small town miles...
What Friends Are For J.B. Reynolds
When the mask breaks, what lies beneath?
When you’re a young mother living in a small town miles away from friends and family, boredom and loneliness are part of the job description. So when Tracy receives an unexpected call from the beautiful and elegant Kate Hensley, she jumps at the chance to get out of the house and share the company of another woman. But Kate is everything Tracy isn’t, and she finds herself questioning Kate’s motives in extending the invitation. When a chance meeting turns their expedition sour, Tracy gets her answer, but it’s not one she’s expecting…
When you’re a young mother living in a small town miles away from friends and family, boredom and loneliness are part of the job description. So when Tracy receives an unexpected call from the beautiful and elegant Kate Hensley, she jumps at the chance to get out of the house and share the company of another woman. But Kate is everything Tracy isn’t, and she finds herself questioning Kate’s motives in extending the invitation. When a chance meeting turns their expedition sour, Tracy gets her answer, but it’s not one she’s expecting…
This twists and turns book keeps the reader guessing until the end! The bright and eye-catching book cover really piques your interest to learn more about the book!
Love the title of this book. Who doesn't need a friend...something we all identify with. I would love to get to know Tracy...
I love the color of your cover, it really stands out.
Winter of the Gods and Other Stories
"So which danger are you, grandmother? Wolves? Snow? Hunger? Or something other?"
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Winter of the Gods and Other Stories E.P. Clark
"So which danger are you, grandmother? Wolves? Snow? Hunger? Or something other?"
"Something other, my dear."
Classic Russian fairy tales are reimagined in this subversive collection of stories set in the matriarchal world of Zem’. Precursors to the award-winning novels of The Zemnian Series, these stories, part fantasy, part literary fiction, present a world where women are powerful rulers, warriors, and workers of magic, but nature is more powerful still. For fans of The Mists of Avalon and other female-oriented fantasy, as well as metaphysical/visionary writing.
"Something other, my dear."
Classic Russian fairy tales are reimagined in this subversive collection of stories set in the matriarchal world of Zem’. Precursors to the award-winning novels of The Zemnian Series, these stories, part fantasy, part literary fiction, present a world where women are powerful rulers, warriors, and workers of magic, but nature is more powerful still. For fans of The Mists of Avalon and other female-oriented fantasy, as well as metaphysical/visionary writing.
Love this cover! It evokes a primal feeling.
These sound like stories that I would enjoy, and I love the cover!
'Winter of the Gods' is a fantastic title. The premise, a reimagining of classic Russian fairy tales, is even more interesting. If you're looking for stories of warriors and magic, give it a try!
Living with Saci
When your partner goes missing and you become the prime suspect, what do you do?Living with Saci is...
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Living with Saci M J Dees
When your partner goes missing and you become the prime suspect, what do you do?Living with Saci is set in the sprawling metropolis of São Paulo, Brazil. It tells the story of Teresa da Silva, an overweight, depressed, drink dependent, and her struggles in the city. Estranged from her daughter, who lives with the ex-husband in England, life seems to constantly deal Teresa a bad hand. She begins to wonder whether the mischievous character from Brazilian folklore, Saci, might have something to do with it. Events seem to be taking a turn for the positive when she meets Felipe, who asks her to marry him. But when he disappears, Teresa finds that she is the object of suspicion.
Throwing Rules to the Wind
Travel writer Zara Castillo has a lot going for her. Her career’s taking off, and her boyfriend, Mat...
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Throwing Rules to the Wind THESSA LIM
Travel writer Zara Castillo has a lot going for her. Her career’s taking off, and her boyfriend, Matthew Villanueva, is everything she wants in a man. So what if talking to her parents is like getting her teeth pulled out without anaesthesia? No one’s life is perfect.
But when her relationship with Matt is tested by distance and jealousy, issues she thought she’d dealt with long ago emerge once again. She goes soul-searching through her past—only to find that the answer to her fears lies closer to home. Now she must decide if she can finally forgive and heal, or she loses the love of her life.
With trips to tropical islands boasting beaches, rolling hills, and windmills, Throwing Rules to the Wind explores the lights and shades of seeking closure, forgiveness, and love.
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But when her relationship with Matt is tested by distance and jealousy, issues she thought she’d dealt with long ago emerge once again. She goes soul-searching through her past—only to find that the answer to her fears lies closer to home. Now she must decide if she can finally forgive and heal, or she loses the love of her life.
With trips to tropical islands boasting beaches, rolling hills, and windmills, Throwing Rules to the Wind explores the lights and shades of seeking closure, forgiveness, and love.
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I love 💕 your beautiful covers!
An interesting cover. Very different, makes me want to study it ...like a painting. I like it!! :-)
A wonderful story of love and forgiveness! Highly recommended.
Thessa Lim gives you an office romance that is bittersweet. Zara Castillo has everything and even found the ideal man in Matthew, except that with her work and her own personal demons, her relationship is in testy waters. The only one who can sort our her demons is Zara and she has to make that choice before she loses the man she loves. I think she captures Manila very well, since I studied there it made me nostalgic.
Fabulous tropical setting with the story of Zara and Matthew--highly enjoyable!
Flash Back [preview]
Generation Xer, Charlotte Fenn wishes she had made different choices, and the what-ifs are piling up...
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