
Monthly Features – May 2026
The May 2026 Monthly Features spotlight two new titles: John Burt’s literary novel *A Moment’s Surrender*, which follows a freshman writing instructor tangled in guilt and secret betrayal after his best friend’s murder, and Allen Rebot’s horror work *At Death’s Door*, a maze‑like thriller where a woman confronts her deepest fears behind a series of locked doors. Both books were provided to the reviewer in exchange for an honest critique, and each targets distinct reader niches—psychologically dense fiction and atmospheric horror. The reviews highlight each work’s thematic ambition and tonal execution.

Monthly Features – April 2026
The LikelyStory blog’s April 2026 roundup spotlights two new releases: TK Thoits’s *SETTUP*, a fast‑paced medical thriller that pulls back the curtain on the multibillion‑dollar clinical‑trial industry, and Bear Pardun’s *The Knight’s Last Stand*, an epic fantasy where a lone...

Review: Black Sheep by K.E. Stokes
Black Sheep, the debut novel by K.E. Stokes, follows Gem, a girl scarred by maternal violence and relentless abuse, who flees her rural hometown for a precarious life in London. The story blends stark realism with a mystical guardian who...