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...

Betrayal of Blood

By: Lisa-marie Wilson
In a whirlwind of betrayal, Sarsha Mitchell's once-promising future implodes when she catches her fiancé, James, entangled with her very own sister. Reeling from the heartbreak, Sarsha takes flight, leaving the shards of her shattered dreams behind. With her picture-perfect life in ruins, she seeks solace on an impromptu getaway to their abandoned honeymoon destination with her loyal confidante, Jess.From the sun-kissed shores of Perth to the dazzling allure of the Gold Coast, Sarsha attempts to outrun her anguish amidst carefree escapades and electrifying nights out. Just as the shadows of her past threaten to engulf her present, a chance encounter at a club propels Sarsha into an unexpect...
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Nayantara - Echoes of the Taken

By: Devesh Vernekar
Beneath the jagged peaks of Shivalkot, where the air hums with secrets and the earth cradles both life and shadow, Dr. Shridhar Varma (Shri) steps into a past he thought he'd buried. Lured back to this remote village by Dr. Anirudh Kashyap’s urgent plea after the untimely death of Dr. Pratap Sharma—a towering figure who held the hospital together for decades—Shri finds himself standing at the edge of a world he abandoned thirty years ago. The hospital, a decaying shell of a forgotten royal retreat, looms over eighteen villages and a reclusive tribal hamlet, its cracked walls whispering tales of healing and something far darker.From the moment Shri arrives, the village grips him like a ...
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Tears of the Aeon: The Gothic War

By: R.F. Pina
Tears of the Aeon: The Gothic WarA Historical Fantasy Epic of War, Faith, and Forgotten GodsAs the Roman Empire crumbles at the edge of its dominion, a darker tide rises beyond the Danube. War drums echo across ruined roads and sacred groves, heralding a conflict that will determine the fate of empires—and of souls.When Ahediel, a celestial warrior marked by divine fire, returns to the village of his beloved, he finds not peace but prophecy. Visions of ancient gods, celestial omens, and a coming storm entwine his fate with that of the Gothic tribes resisting Rome's decay. Amid shifting loyalties and rising dread, a reluctant alliance is forged between outcasts, prophets, and warriors.In th...
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The Mission to End Slavery

By: Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire
Prejudice, racism, oppression and suffering. These are things that we have all seen and continue to see in the world today. The root of a lot of these injustices can often be found in slavery. A fact not lost on Femi Adebayo, who has often felt that black people have had to fight harder than everyone else due to what he views as the system. Femi stumbles across the mysterious Mr Diggity, who offers him a chance to do something seemingly impossible: to go back in time and stop slavery from happening. Femi rejects Mr Diggity’s offer, until after seeing one injustice too many he decides to take him up on it. Join Femi on his quest as he goes back in time to periods of history ranging from 15t...
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The Truth of Iss (How to Become a Better Person)

By: Rose Marie Ezell

Iss, an eight-year-old boy, has some lessons for us all. Things he has learned in a very short time through experiences.

These lessons include finding your purpose, the Golden Rule, being honest, smiling, having hope and faith, forgiveness leads to happiness, telling people you love them, keeping a positive outlook, people you love are always in your heart, and salvation.

Let’s find out what Iss has learned, and maybe we can learn too and become better people. The world needs better people, don’t you agree?

 

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The Ngala Chronicles

By: CJ Parks
The Ngala ChroniclesWhat if the fire wasn’t meant to destroy you but to awaken you? Set in a world where an ancient tribe possesses the ability to shapeshift and speak with humans and nature, The Ngala Chronicles follows Amina, an 18-year-old girl with a mysterious bond to Hekima, a powerful matriarch elephant. As war brews and secrets unravel, Amina must find the strength to face her destiny.Excerpt From Book 1: Trial by FireAmina stepped into the fire, her body writhing in pain. She screamed, consumed by the flames—until something changed. The fire no longer burned—it purified. The pain faded to warmth. She collapsed, transformed…and then she passed out. Excerpt From Book...
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Gabriella - 'till death do us part...maybe

By: Carl Facciponte
Gabriella raises profound questions about consciousness, love, and what it truly means to be alive. This isn't just science fiction—this is a mirror held up to our very souls.Gabriella West is an android living among us, undetected, searching for God and falling in love with raw vulnerability that puts most human characters to shame. She feels more real, more human, than anyone I've encountered in fiction this year.But here's what haunts me most—the switch. When Gabriella discovers the sinister purpose behind her creation, when she realizes everything she's fought to become could be stripped away instantly, the emotional devastation is absolute. I found myself trembling as I turned each ...
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Return To Hawaii: A Donovan Cross Novel

By: Daniel J. Voelker
Donovan Cross is the NIA’s legendary secret agent. He has been sent on dozens of missions in every corner of the globe and will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Originally from Hawaii, Cross has not returned home in nearly 30 years. The unexpected death of his parents altered the course of his life. Instead of attending a prestigious college on a scholarship, he chose a path of spying and espionage.When the Agency ordered him to return to his birthplace, he anticipated confronting painful memories of his parents’ passing. Unbeknownst to him, his presence on the island is crucial to addressing a sensitive global crisis: China’s imminent invasion of Taiwan. Hawaii is being used, shro...
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Autism Advocacy Unleashed: A Socratic Journey to Social Justic

By: Scott Frasard
What if the power of a single question could change the way the world sees autism?Autistic Advocacy Unleashed is a groundbreaking journey into the heart of autism advocacy, told through the timeless art of Socratic dialogue. In this deeply thought-provoking and transformative book, Scott R. Frasard, PhD, an autistic self-advocate and educator, invites readers into a series of compelling, fictionalized conversations between Socrates, the father of questioning, and Advocate, a passionate autistic activist. Together, they dissect the myths, biases, and systemic barriers that have long shaped the public's perception of autism.Through vivid, engaging discussions with various characters—policyma...
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Time Stamping

By: Richard Brantley
StarChaser: A Sci-Fi Adventure Across Space and TimeAt the age of seven, Dug Cooperpoly was abducted by aliens who secretly embedded blueprints in his subconscious for building a time-powered starship. Fast forward years later, StarChaser is born, enabling its crew of eleven to travel across galaxies in mere seconds through a process called TimeStamping. The key to time travel is priceless, and dangerous criminal organizations will stop at nothing to get their hands on it. Security Officer Josh Charles and his loyal iBot Sparky face constant threats, from shape-shifters to ruthless crime lords, as they work to protect the ship during its construction.Prepare for a wild ride:Discover alien sp...
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Murder Music

By: Michael Baldwin
     Murder Music is a quirky mystery-thriller for anyone who enjoys mayhem, music, and romance. Missy McKean, beautiful and rebellious teen violin virtuoso, and her jazz mentor, Tiger Blakely, are marked for death by an unknown demonic mastermind.Blakely and Missy go on a cross-country musical road trip to find out why they are being targeted. Blakely’s wise-cracking, genius dog, Bix, will help them, as will the spirit of Missy's haunted violin. But what about the handsome, red-haired Indian from outer space? Is he Missy’s love interest or maybe one of the killers? How are the KKK, the Apollo space program, and the President’s plane involved in the mystery?The susp...
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The Pilot

By: Anhait

The Pilot is a spiritual novel. It tells the tale of Nare and the people in her life. It explores the mysteries between earthly life and heaven. Separated by distance, even death, from those they love, it reveals how people hold onto hope of reunion.

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