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Mystery and Suspense

Date Published: 05-04-2026

Publisher: Mission Point Press

Gail Galotta

Do you hear the voices? Listen if you dare . . . You’ll get both
the heebies and the jeebies in this unsettling new title.

A henpecked husband learns that “till death do us part”
isn’t the end of the story when his dead wife returns.

A newly retired couple uncovers a pestilent secret buried beneath their dream
home.

A young woman retreats to the countryside to discover herself, only to stumble
upon an unsolved tragedy calling out for justice.

Voices Carry Here is a collection of short stories steeped in mystery,
suspense, and the supernatural. Set against the beauty of Michigan’s
Upper Peninsula, these tales will reveal secrets just beneath the surface of
tranquil lakes, cries for help echoing from shadowed campgrounds, and
small-town characters experiencing extraordinary circumstances.

Blending chills with warmth, author Gail Galotta’s flair for
supernatural suspense is tempered with touches of humor, romance, and
nostalgia.

About the Author

Gail Galotta
Gail Galotta was raised in Chicago with childhood summers in
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

She’s always been drawn to the mystical pull of water, which often
shapes the settings of her stories. An award-winning writer and former English
teacher, she lives in Vulcan, Michigan, overlooking the same lake that
inspired her earliest work. When asked what inspires her latest fiction, she
offers only a cryptic smile.

 

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Historical Fiction with Speculative elements

Date Published: January 7, 2026

Publisher: Mindstir Media

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A WALTZ ACROSS TIME
spans 500 years of New Mexico’s history, inspired by
family ancestral records and lore; interweaving a contemporary ghost story,
bibliomystery and romance with fictionalized accounts of ordinary people
navigating extraordinary times.

Lucinda, a clairvoyant Santa Fe bookstore owner, promises the ghost of a
one-eyed Marine she will return his family’s 500-year-old Spanish Bible to his
descendant and rightful heir, using clues stashed within its pages to guide
her search.

Each clue opens a window to the lives and loves of Franciscans and Indigenous
peoples, Spanish-Mexican colonials, mixed-race settlers creating adobe
homesteads and fighting slavery with the Union Army, forbidden lovers eloping
amidst a hail of bullets, midnight fugitives being quietly fed, and WWII
soldiers prevailing over devastating injuries. But Lucinda’s search for the
Bible’s heir goes dark with the plight of a Marine who lost an eye at Okinawa
and imagined a raven-haired angel just before his world, too, went dark. How
can she trace the thread of his life to the present day and keep her promise
without losing sight of her own hopes and dreams?

 

Praise for A Waltz Across Time

 

 

“Complete perfection word by word. Your interpersonal dialogue among the
characters seems so real as to almost have been recorded on tape as it
occurred. This book has great pathos, as well as hopefulness.” – Reg Olson


“… a historical novel blended with adventure, romance, mystery, suspense,
and a paranormal touch … Jiron interweaves two stories: a modern-day romance
and the history of New Mexico from the fifteenth to the twentieth
century…Through well-researched historical exposition and cinematic
depictions…The prose effortlessly shifts between historical times and the
contemporary era. ” – K.Mbuya (Readers’ Favorite)

 

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EXCERPT

(1861 Fort Craig, NM): “Lt. Ned Beale, already a legend in his own time, was leading the first camel caravan for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 35 th Parallel railroad survey through northern Arizona. The camels were proposed by then U.S. Secretary of War (now the turncoat President of the Confederacy), Jefferson Davis, who thought camels were superior pack animals in desert terrain. 

Lt. Beale headed the caravan in his bright red wagon, followed by 24 camels carrying 700 pounds apiece, twice the weight of what most mules could withstand. 

Beale proudly boasted his camels could pack 800 pounds and travel up to 75 miles without water. He described them as gentle, affectionate animals. But the packers and muleskinners described them as stinky-breathed and cantankerous. Worse still, camels scared the horses and mules, causing whole pack trains to stampede. 

And they ignored commands in English. “It takes a special camel driver to manage them,” Beale insisted. “Right. One who speaks A-rab,” said the muleskinners. Hadji Ali was one of the six Arab camel drivers, whose strange-sounding name the Americans quickly streamlined to Hi Jolly.

Lt. Beale, Hi Jolly and the other camel drivers were lining up the camels near the fort’s corrals, to the uproar of panicking horses and mules. The whole spectacle was quickly surrounded by a raucous crowd shouting loud jeers and guffaws. “Move those beasts back outside the sally port!” shouted the stable master, frantically waving at the camel drivers to turn the animals around.

In the confusion, Aidan slammed into one of the smelly giants. The animal glared down its nose at him through half-closed eyes and spat a wad of green gunk onto his shirt.

Disgusted, he raced to the laundry, pulling his shirt over his head, and ran headlong into someone in his path. Someone who smelled like cinnamon and sugar. When he pulled his head free from the tangled shirt, that cinnamon-scented someone regarded him almost as haughtily as the camel. But her sky blue eyes twinkled and chestnut tendrils of her hair blew free of her braid and teased around her rosy cheeks.

“Need help getting dressed, soldier?”

 

About the Author 

C.C. Jiron PH. D

I am a Midwesterner from America’s corn belt, but have lived in 7 states
(18 different cities) and Austria. As a travel agent and tour operator, I got
my first chance to do creative writing in the form of travel brochures for
places I’d never been:). Eleven years with Hughes AirWest/Republic/Northwest
airlines were fun because aircraft had actual legroom back then (!) and I also
worked as a recruiter. But after too many “dumb stewardess” jokes, I earned my
Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology and worked with neurodivergent individuals
of all ages in many settings (clinical and educational) for 20 years, which
involved writing detailed clinical assessment results and treatment programs.
All of that culminated in my first published book, “Brainstorming: Using
Neuropsychology in the Schools.” Anthony Girard at Western Psychological
Services taught me the priceless value of a good editor:).

But the most fun career I ever had was running elementary school libraries for
6 years! I redesigned the physical setup to display kids’ book covers facing
out at their eye level, and developed a curriculum that allowed for coaching
cognitive and social skills through read-aloud. After six years, students’
scores on standardized reading tests improved significantly, and I keep a
basket of Thank You cards from parents who said Library was their child’s
“favorite class.”

During those years, writing time was scarce, but I enjoyed a one-month
writers’ retreat at Vermont Studio Center in 2014, where I drafted a family
drama/speculative fiction then titled “The Well,” which won the 2015
Chanticleer Paranormal Award, and was a Finalist for the 2015 Indie Book Award
(since then updated and retitled, “Voices from the Well.”)

After retiring in 2017, I was able to garner enough concentrated time to work
on the five stories that had been cavorting in my head for years. A Waltz
Across Time was one of those books. I also authored a spiritually-oriented
self-help book, “Living the Real Tree of Life,” and collaborated on two plant
medicine books with a 2-tour Iraq war veteran turned ayahuasca healer, Drew
Bankey.

On a more personal level, due to a mild spinal curvature, I started doing yoga
at age 16 and have practiced several different styles, but focused on
Kundalini yoga for the past 40 years. I’ve taught that practice in a variety
of settings, including churches, recreation centers, and a maximum security
prison. My husband and I currently reside in wondrous New Mexico, where the
skies are a panorama every moment.

 

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Action Adventure Romance, Capture Fantasy

Date Published: May 29, 2026

Publisher: Changeling Press

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Rowan has a bounty on her head. Will her lovers get to her before a
bounty hunter can collect the reward?

 

Rebellious slave Rowan is heading for the walled city of Iseky to find her
lovers Ky and Chin Lau. She also need to discover who wiped her memories and
why. Soldier of fortune Kepel Dev is forced to hunt her by any means
necessary.

When Ky rushes to Iseky to try to find Rowan, he meets the flirtatious Hetta
along the way. Meanwhile Chin Lau has escaped the Skolls and their new leader,
Tamin Gutra, but on his way to find Rowan he falls into the hands of
cannibals.

Little do they know slave master Ganwe din Kopese holds the key to all their
futures.

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Ganwe din Kopese, known variously as Gan or Kop or Din the Slave Master,
surfaced from a pleasant dream soon after sunrise. He’d been led into
the desert by a troupe of naked slaves to an idyllic oasis where they
frolicked in the sparkling water, the sun gleaming off their flawless skin.
Under a swaying palm, strenuous digging uncovered a huge wooden chest of great
antiquity. They’d opened it, lifting the creaking lid to expose a
veritable king’s ransom. Excitedly they scooped up the glistening gems
— diamonds, rubies, sapphires — and gaily tossed them into the air so they
fell upon his head like the gentlest of summer rain.

Ganwe din Kopese awoke not only with a contented smile, but also a mighty
erection. He surveyed the prominent tent in the silk sheet and grunted in
self-admiration. “Seesee!” he bellowed.

A moment later his wife, third and youngest bearer of that majestic title, ran
full tilt into his room, the folds of her transparent nightdress flowing about
her petite body like a desert whirlwind.

“See to that, will you,” he said casually.

Seesee eagerly lifted the sheet, exposing his firm muscular body, and dove in.
For a few moments he luxuriated in her warm, wet mouth. “Litu,” he
then shouted. “I’m starving!”

From somewhere below — the kitchen he hoped — came an unintelligible reply
from the second bearer of that esteemed title of wife. Gan imagined she was
instructing the slaves in the preparation of some delicacy or other. Litu, he
knew, kept a diligent eye on the latest culinary fashions shed like confetti
by their betters up north. In the adjoining room a baby wailed, and was soon
comforted by Didoy, the first bearer of the revered title of wife, who hummed
a soothing rhyme from her childhood.

The house of Kopese had awakened.

Gan lay back, enjoying Seesee’s skills, noting that her technique had
improved since Didoy’s lesson in the Quad: the art of pleasing a man
with lips, tongue, throat, and fingers. She had finally mastered the timing of
the twist of the shaft as she withdrew her mouth from his swollen organ before
plunging downward so that her dainty nose was bent against his hard, muscular
stomach. She held there for a count of five before slowly withdrawing. As she
drew her mouth away, she wrapped her dainty fingers around his shaft to apply
the screwing action that gave him an inordinate amount of pleasure. He sighed
with satisfaction as the dream of buried jewels faded like a summer mist.

Litu, wearing a flimsy robe shaded in jade, entered with a tray. The smell of
freshly baked bread, melting ocyx butter, strips of seasoned meat, and her
sweet perfume caressed his nostrils. Balancing the tray expertly on one hand,
she used the other to put an extra pillow under Gan’s raised head and
shoulders. Then she swept off the sheet, positioned the tray on his flat
belly. Seesee adjusted her position so she could tongue his ball sac while
Litu knelt beside him to take on the shaft and head duties while he ate.

Gan watched appreciatively as his second wife opened her small, bow-shaped
mouth as wide as she could to take in the thick head of his cock. He thought
of it as the dome of a massive mushroom, and was secretly pleased that it
posed a constant challenge to Litu, who eagerly strove to fit it all in. He
took a generous bite of his bread, sending ocyx butter dribbling from the
corner of his mouth. He almost bit his tongue when Seesee suddenly sucked one
of his balls deep into her mouth.

“Easy, Seesee. Easy.”

“My apologies, husband,” she slurred after popping the delicate
egg from between her generous lips. A shiny thread of saliva hung between her
mouth and his tight scrotum, and with a giggle she slurped it up as she
resumed her wifely duty.

Gan smiled contentedly. What a perfect household I have built, he thought.
Three perfect gems, for that was how he often thought of his wives, to cater
to my every urge
.

He finished his breakfast with a cup of warm wine flavoured with huj, an
expensive spice he imported from the Northern Reach. The slaves from that
region carried the bales of the crushed seeds on their heads as they trudged
their way to the Auction House.

That reminded him of this day’s tasks: the bidding for docile but
intelligent slaves who could be taught. The House of Kopese was known across
the world for the quality of his bedroom and household slaves. “Only the
best from Kopese,” was his watchword, and all the prestigious houses of
the city came to him. He excelled in teaching the art of pleasing men and
women of refinement, and his slaves were keenly sought after, garnering top
prices.

“Enough, Seesee, Litu. Enough, I say. I need all my stamina
today.” He laughed at his unintended rhyme.

His two wives, however, pouted. Though they knew the demands of his day and
evening, they didn’t like being denied their morning coupling.

“Don’t look at me like that. It’s not the end of the
world.”

“It is,” Seesee said. “It’s been a whole week.”

“Has it?”

“You know it has. My cunny is aching. It’s wet all the
time.” She screwed up her face. “You don’t love me as much
as Litu.”

“Now, don’t be like that. I love you all the same. Didoy, Litu,
and Seesee. All the same.”

“But you’ve had Litu three times in the last four nights.”

“I wish you wouldn’t keep count,” Litu said.
“It’s not my fault –”

“Litu. Stop it!” Gan snapped. “Just this minute I was
congratulating myself on such a harmonious household, and you go and spoil it
by bickering.”

“I’m sorry, husband.”

“Now, Seesee. Remind me when I come home that it is your turn.
Happy?” She smiled at Litu triumphantly. Shaking his head good-naturedly
he chucked his pretty wife under her chin. “Now, is my bath
ready?”

“I’d just ordered the heating of the water when you called,”
Seesee said.

“Then go. See that it is ready for me.”

She stuck out her tongue at Litu and launched herself off the bed. After
she’d skipped from the room, Gan took Litu’s hand and drew her to
him for a kiss. She licked the ocyx butter from his chin.

“How old is she? Remind me.”

“Twenty.”

“And how old are you?”

“Two and twenty.”

“Then don’t goad her. Act your age.”

She pouted again.

“Has it really been three times in four nights?”

She nodded, and a sly smile escaped her contrite expression.

“There must be a reason for that,” he said in a questioning voice.
“I wonder what the reason could be.”

“Because…”

He silenced her with a kiss. “I love you all the same. Remember
that.”

“Yes, husband.”

“Now take this tray to the kitchen, and then go help Didoy with the
children.”

“Yes, husband.”

“First, find my robe. It’s a bit chilly this morning. And my
slippers. Where are my slippers?”

An hour later, bathed, perfumed, and dressed in his finest, Gan was farewelled
by Didoy, who handed him his ebony staff as she did every day.

He kissed her, then stood back in silent admiration of her beauty, and his
luck.

“You do this every morning,” she chided.

Her face was colouring in a blush fit for a maiden, not of a wife of ten years
with three children and a household to manage. “I stop to thank the gods
for the blessing they have bestowed on me. Is that so grievous a crime?”

“Being late will be a very great one if you miss bidding on the best
prospects. The High Warden put in an order for six, no less: four cocks and
two cunts.”

“Where would I be without you, I wonder.” He kissed her again.
“Six, you say? What in the world does he do with them?”

 

About the Author

Aussie Mikala Ash used to be a mild-mannered training & development
consultant by day, and a wild sci-fi and paranormal adventure writer by night.
Now she is a brazen full-time writer and nature photographer who is
concentrating on having among other things, “… bags, and bags of
fun!” Mikala can be found on Facebook and on Twitter.

 

 

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Contemporary Romance, Rom-Com, Women’s Fiction

Date Published: April 29, 2026

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Maya Lin never wanted to become the headline.

As the architect behind HeartSpark’s revolutionary dating algorithm, she
built her career on one belief: love could be understood through data,
patterns, and predictability. But after a viral breakup puts both her
reputation and her company under public scrutiny, Maya finds herself forced
into the spotlight she spent years avoiding.

Enter Eli Torres — sharp-tongued podcast host, relentless skeptic, and
one of HeartSpark’s loudest critics.

When public backlash pushes them into an uneasy collaboration, their clashing
beliefs ignite a tension neither of them can explain away. Maya trusts logic.
Eli believes love is chaos. But the more time they spend challenging each
other, the harder it becomes to ignore the connection growing between them.

Now Maya must decide whether love is something that can truly be
calculated… or something that has to be felt.

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Anh Sphabmixay

Anh Sphabmixay is a Colorado-based author who writes heartfelt stories
centered on connection, kindness, and the beauty found in everyday moments.
Inspired by her loving family—including her imaginative daughter and
beloved Yorkie, Abbie—Anh creates stories that celebrate emotion,
wonder, and human connection.

As a devoted wife and mother, she believes storytelling has the power to bring
people together and leave a lasting impact on readers of all ages. When
she’s not writing, Anh enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, capturing
memories with her daughter and dog, and finding inspiration in life’s
simple joys.

 

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Short Story Collection / Fiction

 

Date Published: 05-15-2026

Publisher: RMK Publications

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In his first collection of short stories Joe Cappello presents an array
of characters whom he describes as having “rocks in their heads.”
Instead of accepting the hand life has dealt them, they pursue more outlandish
solutions to its problems. The reader witnesses firsthand the zany antics
these characters employ to cope with the situations they encounter in each
story: Mortality…daring to know death’s secret and determined to
face it without fear and dread; Workplace… seeking an environment that
is based on teamwork and respect, rather than fear and intimidation;
Family…taking extraordinary steps to unite an estranged family and to
bring another closer together; Language…re-establishing the sacred role
of words in our lives as a unifier of people and a conveyor of truth. All told
with a healthy dose of humor and a belief that life can be joyful, hopeful and
a down-right hoot.
 
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“Sorry I no make Lanford’s funeral,” Samora said breaking in on Win’s memory. She

grabbed his hand and squeezed it. “You okay?”

“I’m okay.”
“You don’t look okay.”

“Okay, I’m not okay.” He paced around the yard as the fears he suppressed since

Lanford’s funeral that morning spilled out in a rush. “I’m 35 years old, Samora. Where am I

going? I been floating around the country, taking odd jobs. I haven’t spoken to my parents in

Chicago for over 10 years. And now Lanford up and dies on me.”

Samora felt sorry for the tall, thin figure slumped pathetically in front of her. “Shush, my

son. You shouldn’t let death haunt you so.” Her brown eyes sparkled as she looked up at Win.

“You want to know the secret, yes?”

“What secret?” asked Win.

“Death,” she said. Samora led Win to the front of his casita. “Out there.” She grabbed his

chin and pushed his head up, his protruding lips making him look like a fish with a hook stuck in

its mouth. She pointed to the view of the Galisteo basin, a huge, flat plain bordered by mountains

forming the “Galisteo Wave,” a vista of higher to lower elevations that resembled an ocean wave

on its way to shore. “There’s a smiling rock man in the basin. You must find him.”

“A smiling rock man?”
“Find him and you will find the answer.”

About the Author

Joe Cappello
Joe Cappello’s creative life began when he accepted a minor
speaking role in a play, walked on stage for the first time, and came to the
terrifying realization that, “Oh, no, they sold tickets!”

Fortunately, he overcame his initial stage fright and began accepting roles in
community theatre, the parts of Oscar Madison in “The Odd Couple”
and Ivan Lomov in “The Proposal” among his favorites. He studied
acting in New York City and performed in a couple of Off-Off Broadway
productions including Sam Shepherd’s “Buried Child,” where
he played the crotchety, whiney patriarch, Dodge (a part for which his wife
felt he was uniquely suited).

He wrote and produced plays for children, awarding roles to his sons and other
kids in his neighborhood (earning the gratitude of their parents who
considered rehearsals free babysitting). He started writing adult plays and
received a number of accolades including an honorable mention in the 2020
Bridge Award contest sponsored by Arts in the Armed Forces (AIAF) for his
full-length play, “The Stars of Orion” and selection as the winner
of the 2022 Susan Hansell Drama Award for his one act play,
“Monarch.”

But the logistics of staging plays proved too time consuming. In his early
30’s he started writing short stories and flash fiction pieces and submitting
them for publication. Many of the stories presented in this collection have
been published in online magazines and anthologies, and some have achieved
recognition, most notably, “The Secret of the Smiling Rock Man,”
First Place, National Federation of Press Women’s Communications Contest
(2022); “They Only Showed Elvis from the Waist Up,” First Place,
Southwest Writers Writing Contest (2023); and “Running Errands,”
Finalist, Hemingway Shorts Competition, sponsored by the Ernest Hemingway
Foundation of Oak Park (2023).

Joe invites you to read more of his work and follow his
anything-but-straight-line career at joecappelloauthor.com.

 

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