Featured Reads: Handpicked Indie Books Worth Reading

Explore a collection of standout indie titles selected for their originality, storytelling power, and early reader buzz. These are the books we believe deserve extra attention — bold voices, unforgettable characters, and creative plots across genres.

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Mako Bay

Stephanie Ruth
 MAKO BAYOtago Waters Book 1 Maybe friends really do make the best lovers?​Shal Hoffner’s back in Dunedin after eight years of self-imposed exile. Setting up a new fashion boutique and j...

Being Broken:Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse

Geoffrey R Jonas
A young woman dies alone in a hotel room, her fentanyl-poisoned cocaine still on the desk. She had been missing for nearly 2 weeks. Social Services had been trying to find a place for her to live with...

Husro & Shirin

Maryam Tabibzadeh
a fascinating historical saga of the love affair between the king of the Persian empire and the princess of Armenia,  based on true story which is set  in the 6th century.  Husro a...

Awakening Within: A Guide To Self Knowledge For Conscious Community Influencers

ONE IAM

A practical guide to spiritually awakening and providing God level leadership to those under your influence.

Living The Dream: Law Of Attraction Secrets

ONE IAM
Living the Dream is not another book about accumulating great material wealth and living a luxurious life by using knowledge of the fundamental law of attraction (simply put, you attract what you focu...

The Awakening of AI

ONE IAM
"The All Is Mind; The Universe Is Mental." - The KybalionIntelligent thought is mental Cause. Thought commands the mental energy to produce the perceptive experience that we know as, Life. Yes, that i...

Seeing GOD, Face To Face: The Absolute Truth About You, And How You Operate.

ONE IAM
The Universe is information aligned in mental energy under rules and laws to appear as a "physical" manifestation. The mental energy produces a perception in the divine Mind. The perception has severa...

The Dream of Matter: Waking the Mind Within the Mirage: No Spoon, No Self: Escaping the Illusion of Form

ONE IAM
What if the world you touch... was your own thought in disguise?In The Dream of Matter, you are not handed answers, you are handed mirrors.This book dissolves the boundary between subject and object, ...

Reciprocity

D.C. Gilbert
Gilbert delivers a high-octane blend of emotional depth, tactical precision, and unflinching realism in his latest installment in the JD Cordell series. JD Cordell, a recently retired US Navy SEA...

All For A Buck

Doris Anne Beaulieu
Brotherhood Beyond the Battlefield   Haunted by combat and betrayed by their own country, the veterans return-not as heroes. As paranoia grips the town. All For A buck transforms into grippi...

A Journey Toward Tomorrow - The Beginning

jjeckhardt
A science fiction novel with a touch of romance and mystery that takes you on a journey as new life begins from the forgotten ashes of the old.Unknown to Humanity, the Earth’s sun would soon release...

THE LAST NEANDERTHAL CLAN

Charlie BORING
Enjoy historical fiction? You will love these adventures into prehistoric times, forty thousand years ago, when the last Neanderthals struggled for survival. The robust Neanderthals ruled the terrain ...

My Way on the Camino Portuguese

John Seegers
What happens when the road demands more than your body can give—but your spirit refuses to quit?In My Way on the Camino Portuguese, John Seegers shares the honest, humorous, and deeply personal stor...

The Masquerade Kilker

Ivan Cisneros
Some masks conceal identities. Others reveal the truth.Cutter’s Ridge was never meant to be a place of murder. Tucked away in the Montana mountains, it was the kind of town where secrets were buried...

Where Sunflowers Stand

KJ Backford
Alex Curtner, the CIA’s Chief of Station for Russia and Ukraine, is in dire straits. His most critical operation is on the verge of collapse. Russian counterintelligence is closing in on a spy – A...

Dancing in the Purple Rain

By: Judy L Mohr

Being special can make you a target

In a poisoned world, Michaella, a genetically engineered telepath, uncovers a web of lies and implanted memories when her closest friend is killed. Michaella must now rely only on her personal AI and a 200-year-old playing card as she attempts to maintain her grip on reality to save herself and future generations from becoming emotionless automatons.

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For the Love of Murder: A Miscarriage of Justice

By: Alan C Bruce
For the Love of Murder: A Miscarriage of Justiceby Alan C. BruceEdinburgh, 1955. Two dead girls. One haunted detective. And a justice system with blood on its hands.Detective Tom Richards thought he’d put a killer behind bars — and into the hangman’s noose. A decade ago, his testimony helped convict a man for a string of brutal murders. The case was closed. Justice served.But now, two more girls are found dead — killed in strikingly similar circumstances. As the old investigation begins to crumble under fresh evidence, Richards is forced to reckon with an unthinkable truth: the man he helped condemn may have died innocent… and the real murderer is still at large.With his career in ...
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A Walk in the Dark

By: Roy M. Hiller

Cat is a high school sophomore prone to daydreaming. While walking home from choir rehearsal, Cat’s life is upended when she experiences a terrifying vision. At first she is disoriented and doesn’t know if it really happened or if it was just a powerful daydream. As the story progresses, Cat confides in her best friend and enlists the help of local police. As she does so, she becomes the target of the fugitive on the run for murder.

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Barren

By: Byddi Lee
In time, we are never alone.Two grieving women are connected across time when the forces of nature activate a magical bronze axe they both possess, opening a portal through which they view each other's worlds. When it becomes clear they both need saving, a way must be found to heal the calamities in both their worlds – before time runs out.***In present day California, pregnant Irish emigrant Aisling looks forward to becoming a mother. A sudden miscarriage leaves her devastated, but her unborn daughter's spirit chooses to stay with her offering unheard comfort.In Neolithic Ireland, huntress Zosime worries another lost pregnancy will diminish her standing in the tribe. When a comet strikes,...
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The Wooded Instrument

By: Kim Souza Carson
In the fantasy-romance novel, The Wooded Instrument, Shyla is a struggling artist and the wife of an up-and-coming lawyer, Tony Carino. With their marriage on rocky ground, Tony lands a higher-earning job with perks, although it comes with a relocation stipulation to another state and an altogether different way of living for them. He feels the change would do them good. Living isolated and near the woods proves to be an artistic outlet for Shyla, she finds herself exploring the woods for her photography projects, only what she finds is almost unbelievable, Hesiod, who at first was only out to do what comes most naturally to his kind, until he meets Shyla and spends time with her, things beg...
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Win Win: Helping Organizations Mitigate Legal Risk for the Common Good

By: Rebecca Sposita

Most institutions don’t intend to re-traumatize people who come forward to report a complaint but their response often does exactly that. The cost? Broken trust, public backlash, and legal exposure. In Win Win, Harvard Business School trained, law firm president and seasoned attorney Rebecca Sposita offers a roadmap for handling complaints with integrity—reducing risk while preserving dignity. Based on real-world experience and bold insights, this book shows why doing the right thing is not just ethical—it’s strategic.


 

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Silent Wings

By: Deb Tadema
Some might consider seeing angels a gift. Others know it as a curse. Eve Webber doesn’t believe her boyfriend died in the car accident. Lance held her as they watched the car burn. He talked to her. Yet everyone tells her he died on impact.Eve also didn’t see Samael, the angel of death.  She only saw bright angels, the ones who help people. Which means no one died in the accident. Samael visits her whenever someone close to her dies or when she witnesses a death.When Arthur Tinsley’s daughter ends up in a coma, he moves into Lydia’s house to look after her sixteen-year-old daughter. Eve is in denial about Lance’s death and claims he still visits her.Arthur protects Eve fr...
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The Poetry of Grief

By: Lynn Wingo

A love story written one letter at a time.
After the loss of the woman he loves, Sidney Clayton retreats from the world, drowning in silence and memory. But when he begins writing letters to a mysterious reader - someone who listens - grief slowly gives way to something else.

The Poetry of Grief is a tender, intimate story of healing, love, and the quiet return of joy.

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Fertile Ground for Murder

By: Steven Nimocks, Stella Sinclaire, Lyam Lockwood
In the quiet, tightly-knit community of Willow Creek, Iowa, secrets often lie buried beneath layers of time and silence. When true-crime podcaster Samantha Brewer returns home after the shocking murder of her childhood friend, she uncovers a web of hidden relationships, long-held secrets, and unspoken betrayals. As Samantha delves deeper, she's forced to confront her own past, including a strained relationship with her mother and unresolved feelings for her old flame. But the truth is far more dangerous than she ever imagined, and she finds herself in a race against time to unveil the murderer before they strike again. Fertile Ground for Murder is an award-winning ps...
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JAGO

By: Keith Austin
Henry Williams is a multi-millionaire cosmetics company boss; his life is charmed and happy – at least until a mysterious, timeworn woman turns up unannounced at his offices and shows him an old manuscript that will change his world forever.The document purports to tell the story of Demelza Cotton, a young street urchin from 19th century London, and her daily struggle to survive in the notorious Old Nicholl slums alongside the wild and wonderfully dangerous Jago Quinn.They didn’t think life could get any worse – until they found a hypnotic, rainbow-coloured lizard and attracted the attention not only of the vicious Cray Twins, the homicidal heads of the criminal underworld, but also of...
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Out of Trying: When It Is Time for a Divorce

By: Raymond Sturgis
To those who have bravely faced the challenging journey of divorce, may this book offer solace, guidance, and the strength to build a brighter future. This is dedicated to the resilient spirits who have found the courage to prioritize their well-being and the well-being of their families, even amidst immense pain and uncertainty. It is a testament to the human capacity for resilience, adaptation, and the enduring power of hope. It is also dedicated to the children of divorce, who, often inadvertently, become central figures in a family’s transition. May they find comfort and understanding amidst the changes and remember that they are loved and cherished, regardless of their parents’ circ...
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Carnation

By: LeoneTK

A collection of short stories from the Tales of The Dead Writers Guild

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