Success In the Press: Follow the Dragon by John Daniel

"Well paced and skillfully plotted." -Kirkus Reviews

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"Well paced and skillfully plotted." -Kirkus Reviews ✹

From the Author: In 1980 Jake Salter returns to Hong Kong for his father's funeral and vows to unearth a problem cryptically hinted at in their last phone call. Jake finds secret WWII journals with his dad's personal wartime history: the British SOE's Operation Remorse and the British Army Aid Group ― the BAAG. The enlightening entries include saving the life of Commander M.T. Kwan.

Kwan, now an elderly billionaire called the Dragon, convinces Jake to step in for his deceased father to help confront an existential threat, resulting in Jake risking his life on an outlying island during a typhoon and facing a dogged Royal Hong Kong Police Inspector's related investigation. Jake and Kwan realize their family names and fortunes may encounter monumental disaster as his dad's cryptic problem is revealed.

““Daniel delivers a first-rate adventure and mystery that’s well paced and skillfully plotted.””

— Kirkus Reviews

Our Take: Part historical mystery, part family reckoning, Follow the Dragon moves between the shadows of World War II and the shifting political landscape of 1980s Hong Kong. Through secret journals, buried alliances, and a powerful figure known as the Dragon, the novel weaves real wartime operations into a suspenseful search for truth and legacy. With a strong sense of place and rising tension, this is a great pick for readers who love historical fiction grounded in espionage, intrigue, and the complicated ties between past and present.

From a Reader: “A well-written and engaging story providing a glimpse of the tangled web of intrigue, loyalty and tradition in the Hong Kong culture.”

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Success In the Press: What Awaits by Ernie Gammage

American BookFest 2022 Book of the Year Finalist

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American BookFest 2022 Book of the Year Finalist ★

From the Author: Relationships are tough. Present or future, crazed or loving, they’re tough. Full of the “what ifs” that define speculative short fiction, some stories are an easy read, heartwarming even; others…not so much. In some there’s peace, love, and epiphany, in others revenge, horror, and death. From Mexico to Titan, Memphis to the foothills of the Himalayas, the unpredictable and the unexpected await in this exploration of the predicament that is the human condition.

• This Room of Gold – Across time and space, Myla stumbles into what might be her best future. Is it?

• Tattooed – Laird gladly loses himself in Nita’s tattoo, but how is he going to find his way back? And if he doesn’t…?

• In The Black Wood – Efram wades into the Black Wood and finds more than he anticipated. Have he and his friends unleashed the End Times?

• The Reader – Channeling gifts from a long family line, Lysette becomes a clairvoyant. When the role becomes too much for her, can she find a way to escape its grip?

• Stockyards – Angie has the perfect marriage until the old woman gives her a frightening gift, one that will change her life forever. Now what?

For fans of Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, Kurt Vonnegut, Haruki Murakami, and George Saunders. For Adult and New Adult readers. Not appropriate for children.

Our Take: A bold, cerebral collection that moves through genres, geographies, and timelines—but always lands on the messy complexity of being human. Each literary tale is surprising and deeply varied: some intimate and unsettling, others cosmic and tender, all with twists that linger long after the last page. From the eerie to the uplifting, this collection invites you to consider the paths we take—and the strange, beautiful, or terrifying possibilities that lie just beyond them. A smart, genre-crossing read for fans of literary weirdness and emotional depth, What Awaits is great for readers seeking contemplative fiction.

From a Reader: “[…] a collection of short stories that will leave you bewildered and intrigued. Each story has a twist, an understood assumption, or at times the author lets you fill in the ending with your own imagination.”

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Success in the Press: Precise Oaths by Paige E. Ewing

Literary Titan Silver ★ "A romp of a book." - Angela Knight, NYT bestselling paranormal romance author

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Literary Titan Silver ★ "A romp of a book." - Angela Knight, NYT bestselling paranormal romance author ★

From the Author: Even though spider-kin Liliana sees the past, the future and into men's souls, she can still be surprised. After all, no one wakes up wondering if they'll be accused of murder by a werewolf. Wolf-kin Peter Teague of Fort Bragg's Criminal Investigation Division analyzes the venom in six dead soldiers. The victims were killed by a spider-kin, and Liliana is the only spider-kin in Fayetteville. Peter's handsome boss, the dangerous fae Colonel Bennet, watches Liliana with burning ember eyes, but refuses to call his investigator off. It's up to Liliana to keep Peter from executing her and convince the skeptical scientist she's not the murderer, all while keeping her new friend from getting eaten by the real killers. And if that's not enough, she might even have to socialize!

How will she survive the paranormal mystery that puts her as the prime suspect?

““Set in a richly imagined world populated by both endearing and intriguing characters””

— Literary Titan

Our Take: Precise Oaths is a smart, atmospheric mystery set in a world where military precision and magical politics collide. With a murder investigation that puts spider-kin Liliana at the center of suspicion, this story blends urban fantasy with suspense in a way that feels both grounded and imaginative. The pacing is tight, the dialogue sharp, and the world richly built—but what lingers is the sense of a heroine caught between power, perception, and survival. A great fit for readers who love character-driven fantasy with layered stakes.

From a Reader: “Brilliant, clever, and sympathetically written! Liliana is the cure to my arachnophobia.”

Bragging Rights:

Literary Titan Silver

Over 70 5-star reviews on Goodreads.

"Precise Oaths is tremendous fun. It's hard to write a thought-provoking book that's also fun to read, but Paige pulled it off in spades… A romp of a book." - Angela Knight, NYT Best Selling paranormal romance author

"Liliana is spider-kin—a neurodivergent loner who tells fortunes and longs for connection with others. I was rooting for her right from the start." - Patrice Sarath, fantasy and romance author

"Some unlikely alliances and Liliana's abilities give us a rollicking adventure and set the stage for more stories to come." - Nancy Jane Moore, author of The Weave

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