Explore the Best Fiction Books – Handpicked for You!

Vertex Rising is a dark dystopian thriller set in a near-future America collapsing under mass unemployment, infrastructure failure, economic panic, and government fragmentation. As cities decay and supply systems fail, a ruthless but visionary operator named Jimmy Bush builds underground economic networks, private security structures, and regional alliances designed to restore order outside the failing system. Blending political intrigue, survival realism, corporate power struggles, and techno-authoritarian themes, the novel explores whether rebuilding civilization requires saving democracy… or replacing it. When mass unemployment begins tearing apart the American economy, former industria...

In Broken Food, Rob Scott delivers a provocative 2026 investigation into the collapse of the American nutritional landscape, tracing the systemic pivot from nutrient-dense, farm-based meals to a trillion-dollar industry of engineered "cheap calories." By weaving the narrative of a Texas-based "cottage food" entrepreneur with a rigorous historical and economic analysis, Scott exposes how government-subsidized overproduction and industrial processing have prioritized shelf-stable volume over human health. The book contrasts the communal, biology-bound labor of 19th-century farms with the modern urban struggle, where "hyper-palatable" processed goods fuel metabolic disease and dependency. Ultim...

Cloaked as a would-be author grappling with a crippling case of writer's block, Greg Emerson retreats to a serene Smoky Mountain cabin in hopes that inspiration will strike. He has chased this Idea for his Great American Novel for decades but always fallen short of discovering its essence. Mired in painful memories and with the Idea ever out of reach, he comes to fear losing sight of his ambitions—and his sanity. Through a menacing Shadow and taunting Voice, the Idea slowly discloses itself to Greg -- but does he dare confront it? Tormented by these demons flashing scenes from his past, Greg contemplates abandoning his dream and even ending his life. He must choose whether t...

Aghast at American cinema's descent into boundary-pushing violence, famed Hollywood director J. Edgar Schnatz decides to move in the opposite direction—a celebration of sexuality. But making the world's first mainstream adult film comes with its own unique set of challenges, from finding a willing cast and sufficient financing to getting that all-important NC-17 rating.

          As a child she was called 'Betsy'.  In college she became 'Liz' and "Elizabeth' as a woman of independent means ─or so she portrayed herself to others. The image of the child often taunted as 'the convict's daughter' to the woman known as 'the ice queen' was shattered in the realization that no matter what the name, what the image, underneath it all, everyone was not who others believed them to be. Especially not those she loved the most.

 

Five women met, fell in love with and married men who aided the arrest and subsequent imprisonment of Sheldon Humsler. Even though the events that disrupted their lives, did not necessarily involve Humsler, they certainly invoked the conviction that one day Humsler would find a way to enact his revenge. All of these women and the men they married are in some way closely connected to Humsler’s arch enemies, Benton Cromwell, T.J. Harvester, and Thad Hunt. Because of Humsler, Benton Cromwell’s life and livelihood have become so precarious he now lives as an invalid on borrowed time.  However, his friends, T.J. Harvester and Thad Hunt, continue to grow in family, and in deed. Both are w...

She owns the estate and is the matriarch of her dynasty, but he is the captain of her heart, mind, and soul.During an interplanetary war, a deaf, telepathic, Ianni woman must escape her abusive Terran husband, who is controlled by enemy forces. With her young twin daughters and younger sister, who interprets for her, the future matriarch must flee to her older sister and brother-in-law’s ship, only to be kidnapped by a powerful being. The god-like being stows her away on an ally ship in deep space, without family and little means to communicate until the war ends. In one night, before her divorce is final, she becomes eternally bonded to the great love of her life. She is returned to her h...

Are you intrigued by hoarding? Ever thought you might be a hoarder? Read the story of Mina and Gina, who grapple with a peculiar situation involving TOO MUCH and possibly a felony.

Award Winner
Independent Press NYC Award for Children's Books in the category of Pets and Animals.
When summer comes and the days are hot,
Riley and Sam are off to the pool like a shot.
Running, jumping, diving for sticks,
It’s the best time ever, for those two kids.

But on the sidelines are Buddy and Monty-Moo,
For some reason, swimming is a little taboo.
They would love to jump in like Riley and Sam,
But are way too scared without being held by their Mam.

International Award Winner
Riley’s Grandma Luppilou said “Listen, dear Riley, to what I tell you”.
“Don’t go down to the field at night,
because there are things out there that will surely bite.”
What type of things? Riley asked.
“Well, there are Kangaroos and Wallabies,
Foxes and Snakes and so much more for goodness sakes.”

Space Vault: The Seed Eclipse is the thrilling second installment in Jeremy Clift's Sci-Fi Galaxy series. This edge-of-your-seat science fiction novel explores the collision of biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and maternal instincts in a fractured galaxy locked in a battle for survival.In a world devastated by climate catastrophe and competing for dwindling resources, Space Vault: The Seed Eclipse centers on Teagan Ward, a mother determined to protect her bioengineered daughter from the ruthless forces that created her. Diana, born to survive the harshest realities of deep space, holds the genetic key to humanity's future-and powerful corporations, AIs, and alien factions will stop at...

When Teagan Ward claims seven test-tube babies, conceived aboard a space habitat as an experiment to populate the stars, are her children, she triggers a fight that consumes all those she loves. "Born in Space" chronicles a gripping tale of sacrifice, romance, and redemption. As life on Earth crumbles and the rich seek sanctuary in rotating space habitats, desire and ambition collide as a greedy billionaire mining boss and his scheming doctor seek to exploit the mineral-rich asteroids. The seven children become enmeshed in the battle for interstellar resources, including an ancient crystal that holds the key to unlocking the universe's mysteries and buying the release of their fugitive mothe...

Someone is killing street gang members in the North of Glasgow.

After 4 murders in less than 2 months Police Scotland are not making any progress in their investigations so they decide to try a different approach.

Police Scotland reach out to the editor of the newspaper the Daily Post knowing full well the paper employs Calum McCulkin, son of the deceased but still highly respected crime Godfather Donald McCulkin as a true crime correspondent and ask for him to be specifically assigned to the investigation hoping people will open up to him because of his family name in a way they wouldn’t to the police.

Go on a journey of life, love, and comfort with Emily Hamilton’s family and friends. Emily, a feisty 75-year-old spry aerobics teacher and matriarch of the family, always acts on what she calls Christian intuition, but her family calls nosiness.Emily’s oldest daughter, Shelia, is trying to deal with her three children. Shelia’s youngest son is mischievous, loving to cause trouble for his sister. Her daughter, Susan, is getting ready to marry the man of her dreams, although she is in a bad relationship with his mother. Her oldest son, Junior, is dealing with a tragedy while trying to avoid his sister’s and Emily’s matchmaking. Selena, new in town and trying to find her birth parents...

In a future world, only a few hydrospheres, like AotearoaNZ, have enough drinkable water, nearly all sold overseas. Alex is a mnemopath, a professional memory machine, at the main water trading bureau, WaiOra. Her job isn’t noble, selling water overseas while locals die of thirst. But she needed a job, and the extra water allowance.Her humdrum life, struggling to earn enough water to live, is upended when her great love comes back to New Zealand after fifteen years in China. Alex’s world is transformed to one of excitement, danger and a relationship she has to hide.Vividwater paints a disturbing view of the future where decades of drought have changed the face of AotearoaNZ, and the peop...

Black Sheep is a hard-hitting story about a young girl's struggle with an abusive mother and its fallout throughout adolescence into adulthood.  Throughout a tumultuous and often harrowing journey, the main character meets with an unlikely guardian and must compromise what is right to exact a vengeful finale. 

A tender, uplifting story of a middle-aged woman's journey from quiet resignation to embracing new-found friendships, love and adventure, proving it is never too late to reclaim oneself.

After Bennett's unplanned retirement, unexpected encounters and a new job crack open her social isolation. The arrival of Joe Muir, a widower with two adopted Ugandan children, awaken Bennett's long ignored desires. Inspired to win Joe's love, she is determined to fly to Uganda to search for children's missing sister, but must find the courage she has always lacked.

The rise of Nazism in Austria catapults Emma's once idyllic life into chaos. As she grapples with her harsh new reality, she clings to her humanity by hiding her Jewish friends. In the aftermath of the war and its terrible losses, she finds solace in helping those with even greater need than herself.Sophie returns to Vienna from her American refuge to seek her lost history. Her uncle Friedrich, teeters on the edge of what is right and his personal survival. His actions and inaction leave long-lasting repercussions that threaten to throw all their lives into turmoil again.Follw their interweaving stories as they endure loss. betrayal and heartache while still holding on to hope for a better t...

Where reality fades, and imagination begins…Lesson from a Feathered Friend: The Day I Lived Fully by Rade Injac is not just a book - it is an invitation to step into the thin space where reality and fiction collide.On an ordinary day, a chance encounter with a feathered companion awakens extraordinary truths. The parrot becomes more than a bird—it becomes a messenger, a mirror, a guide through hidden layers of existence. Each page unravels a paradox: is this memory, dream, or revelation? The line blurs until the reader themselves becomes part of the story.This mystical narrative blends allegory, philosophy, and storytelling into a journey of self-discovery. It whispers of resilience born...

When corporate America collapses under the weight of automation and greed, millions are left behind — including Macallister “Cal” Monahan, a laid-off middle-aged accountant in Houston with no savings, no prospects, and nothing left to lose.  Desperate to survive, Cal turns his spare bedroom into an illegal cannabis grow room. What begins as a practical act of rebellion soon evolves into a meticulous ritual of light, pH, and obsession. As Cal’s secret garden flourishes, so does his isolation — until Ruth, his enigmatic upstairs neighbor, starts to take notice.  Through the humid haze of grow lights and paranoia, Home Grown explores the quiet desperation of the new American...