With over 400 works in our collection, The Library is the perfect place meet your 2026 reading goals while supporting indie authors.
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In the stacks
Literary
The Incorruptible | Daniel Bishop | Tragedy, Play-in-Verse (NA) (I) (F)
Fleeing their local parish, a philandering minister and his son seek their fortunes abroad. When the spirit of a cursed forest offers them an enchanted crozier, they must decide whether power is worth the cost—the death of a devoted follower. Meanwhile, the daughter of a holy man makes a bargain of her own in her search for beatific vision. Is a woman’s beauty enough to divide father and son? As false prophets and holy men contend for power, whose empire will rise and whose will fall?
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Historical
Impossible Choices | Karen S. Davis | Historical; Jewish Diaspora; Family Saga (N)
A harrowing sembiographical novel based on what three branches of one family do to help those they love survive. This is my family from the shtetls of the Habsburg empire to the bustling streets of NY to the establishment of Israel. No one is safe.
Speculative
She’s Waiting in the Corridor | Acacia Daniels | Military Sci-Fi; Horror (N) (preorder - releasing Jan 1, 2027)
On the bleak mining world of Mors, a PMC unit led by Captain Kane Ulyanov walks straight into a nightmare when engineered giant spiders tear through an OreTech operation. As the squad fights to hold the line, sniper and former med student Yarina “Ice” Baranouskaya unravels two mysteries at once - what’s actually killing her squadmates, and what the soldiers really mean when they whisper that ‘she’s waiting in the corridor’. The truth is worse than the monsters.
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Advance Review Copy (ARC)
Calling all book reviewers, bloggers, and literary enthusiasts!
Speculative
Science Fiction
She’s Waiting in the Corridor | Acacia Daniels | Military Sci-Fi; Horror (N)
On the bleak mining world of Mors, a PMC unit led by Captain Kane Ulyanov walks straight into a nightmare when engineered giant spiders tear through an OreTech operation. As the squad fights to hold the line, sniper and former med student Yarina “Ice” Baranouskaya unravels two mysteries at once - what’s actually killing her squadmates, and what the soldiers really mean when they whisper that ‘she’s waiting in the corridor’. The truth is worse than the monsters.
ARCs are available on request - happy to send a copy to any reviewers interested. Contact: acaciadaniels1@gmail.com
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More From the Stacks
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Speculative
Fantasy
The Knights of Alana trilogy | Aaron Hodges | Epic Fantasy | (N) (C) (f→$)
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When Knights attack the temple of Skystead, seventeen-year-old Pela is the only one to escape. Her mother and the other villagers are taken, accused of worshiping the False Gods. They will pay the ultimate price – unless Pela can rescue them.
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