The Cocoon by Manuel Sánchez (10 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

"This novel about marital conflict within a confined family will deeply move you." "An addictive, sensuous, romantic, inspiring story." In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hits Madrid as it travels across the planet. An unnamed family remains isolated at home, imprisoned within the parents' shaky marriage, until an unexpected event brings to light a dark, long-hidden secret that will change their lives. Love, desire, jealousy, fear, lack of understanding, infidelity, the tedium of long-term relationships and invisible chains converge to push the protagonists towards an uncertain future in a changing world.

Genre: Literary Fiction

The Fiddler in the Night by Christian Fennell (Montreal Publishing Company) (18 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

Christian Fennell's, The Fiddler in the Night, is a return by the author to the raw, abstract, and visceral landscapes set forth in his critically acclaimed collection of short stories, Torrents of Our Time. In his debut novel, Fennell takes the reader on an orphaned teen's journey through the darker recesses of rural America--horrifying, yet compelling--where he tries to stay one step ahead of a ruthless killer. A tragic love story unfolding against a background that is both real and imagined, making this novel as memorable for its language as for its non-stop and blistering storyline. "Haunting and ethereal, Fennell's stand-alone The Fiddler in the Night is a masterpiece of reflection that is at once gritty, disturbing, and hard to put down." - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review "In essence, the author has created a work of art in word form." - The US Review of Books "At times The Fiddler in the Night is a thriller reminiscent of the dark, intense work of Cormac ...

Genre: Literary Fiction

Imprudence & Inconstancy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lorena DiChiara (239 Reviews)    Price verified 33 minutes ago

Bingley proposes to Jane at the Netherfield ball and they anticipate their vows. Due to a sequence of unfortunate events and deception, he never returns to speak with Mr. Bennet. This is a story of betrayal, emotional highs and lows, and of love of the deepest kind. V2 Edition.

Genre: Literary Fiction

Tempting Love - Haley & Eddie (Crossroads, Book 5) by Melanie Shawn (Red Hot Reads Publishing) (4,450 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Independent, talented, and beautiful-inside and out-Haley Sloan knew exactly what she wanted out of life. With her designer lingerie business booming, her career was moving forward, but her heart stayed in the same place it had for four years... hopelessly in love with the single father across the street. Former wild boy turned responsible adoring father, Eddie Thomas always made sure that the needs of his little girl Emily were his top priority. Being a single father meant sacrificing his wants and needs for that of his little girl and that meant sacrificing his want and need for Haley... no matter how tempting. Will the oldest of the Sloan girls finally be able to break through to the heart of the man who has had hers prisoner for years? Will this single father finally realize that accepting his love for Haley may be just what his little girl needs to get the family they both deserve? One choice. Three lives. All tempting. Stand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA -- ...

Genre: Literary Fiction

The Festival at Thebes by Edward C. Patterson (Dancaster Creative) Price verified 11 hours ago

Outrageous and unleashed, words can light a fire under the meekest soul -- a conflagration of the soul, melting all those near and far. To those near, it's infectious, encouraging singing and dancing. For those far, it lifts a lamp for them for follow through the night and shout to sleepers to arise and join the reveling. It's an ancient tradition this -- this gathering and celebrating under the moon and beneath the stars, imbibing life in every gulp and not caring whether the sun will rise again. Such is the Festival at Thebes. This is my brazen self calling you to ponder lightly and engage much. Because those who remain at home and shun The Festival of Thebes -- the noisy, reckless flight of the spirit's gush and gall, they will crawl to the dawn's window and squint in life's mundanity. But for those who frolic the night away and sleep the days to oblivion, they enjoy the gift of comradery and the spoils of amnesia -- the remembrance of nothing of note, but the moment's passing.

Genre: Literary Fiction

The Funeral Girl by Don Hough (20/40 Press) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

"There isn't a page on which Hough doesn't nail something, a thought or an observation of the world, in a way I haven't seen it nailed before." Jonathan Franzen "A gem, full of brilliant stories." Alexander Theroux, author of DARCONVILLE'S CAT "There is a sense of urgency in this collection, a David Foster Wallace influence, and an overall attention to language and detail. I found myself envious and inspired. I like it a lot. I love it." Brandon Hobson, author of THE REMOVED "Don Hough's insightful stories provide a humorous yet realistic tour of pop culture. He wields a vocabulary like a bullwhip and deftly grapples with matters of the heart. The Funeral Girl is riveting." Matt Bucher, author of THE BELAN DECK The seemingly placid surface of every small town in America belies the passion roiling inside its residents. These loosely connected stories dissect with forensic precision the inner lives of the young people in one such town, exposing their desires and fears, their ...

Genre: Literary Fiction

Angel of Death (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 1) by Brian O'Hare (11 Reviews)    Price verified 53 minutes ago

Seasoned Detective Chief Inspector Jim Sheehan has spent his life married to his career in the Serious Crimes Unit. No time for love, no time for friends, only time to find the next killer in Belfast. When his newest case introduces him to the life he's missed -- including the lovely widow, Margaret -- and reminds him of the early life he left behind, Detective Sheehan's forced to face more than his job. But his newest case is also his hardest: a series of killings with cryptic biblical undertones. To make matters worse, the only profile Sheehan has for the murderer is someone with trauma in their past. In post-Troubles Northern Ireland, that could be anyone. As the clock counts down to the next kill, Sheehan must decide who he can trust -- before it's too late. Originally published by Crimson Cloak as The Doom Murders, Angel of Death is Book 1 of the award-winning The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries series and has been the recipient of three literary awards. ***** The Chief ...

Genre: Literary Fiction