• We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

    We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

    Queer, haunted, what the f*** is going on here?! A young queer couple move into an old house with a plan to flip it. Eve is our FMC and is described as a “people pleaser to a fault”. Shortly after moving in, a family shows up on their doorstep with the father claiming to have…

  • Awakened by Laura Elliott

    Awakened by Laura Elliott

    A thrilling page turner about what it is to be human and the toll of chronic illness. Release Date: June 10, 2025 From the Publisher: Science has stolen sleep and awakened a world of horror. “I’ve been an insomniac all of my life, but I’m not Sleepless and I won’t become Sleepless, just as long…

  • Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White

    Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White

    A heart-pounding, gut-wrenching story of survival, found family, and what it means to live your truth in the face of evil. From the Publisher: On the night Miles Abernathy—sixteen-year-old socialist and proud West Virginian—comes out as trans to his parents, he sneaks off to a party, carrying evidence that may finally turn the tide of…

  • A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young

    A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young

    Set in the forests of northern california, a story of family, grief, coming home, and finding yourself From the Publisher: The only thing James and Johnny Golden have ever had is each other. For as long as she can remember, James’s deep connection with her twin brother, Johnny, has gone beyond intuition—she can feel what he feels. So, when…

  • The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

    The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

    An appalachian gothic tale of family, loss, and finding oneself From the Publisher: In this atmospheric Appalachian gothic, the Haddesley siblings of West Virginia must unearth long-buried secrets to carve out a future when the supernatural bargain entwining their fate with their ancestral land is suddenly ruptured Since time immemorial, the Haddesley family has tended…

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