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Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights, and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that ...

Burra District Hospital's maternity unit is under threat and will close for births unless a new obstetrician can be found. Midwife Noni Frost needs a miracle. A single mum, Noni lives with her young son, Harley, and her Aunt Win, a free spirit and the beating heart of Burra Guest House. Noni's world is disrupted when Iain McCloud and his pregnant teenage daughter Jacinta move into the guesthouse to await the birth of her baby. There's instant chemistry between Iain and Noni, although he has no plans to stay on in town.

Enjoy this sweet cowboy novel by small-town romance author Erin K. Wright… The love of a lifetime, lost but never forgotten… If he could turn back time, cowboy Declan Miller would’ve never let go of Iris McLain, the only woman he’s ever loved. It’s been fifteen long and lonely years, and the ache in his heart is still as painful as ever. When he sees her across a crowded room for the first time since they parted, she’s even prettier than he remembers. She still steals his breath away, only now there’s a hint of sadness in her summer blue eyes. But when he asks her to dance, ...

Coon Creek, a conservative, industrial, blue-collar town, has seen better days. Golden Springs is home to Antaeus College, a private institution with a tradition of liberal politics. No love lost between those two. Mazie Tuttle knows both towns well. Born and raised in Coon Creek, she enrolls in the Antaeus College summer literary program being taught by the famous radical novelist, Roscoe Alolo. As tensions flare between the two towns over a statue of Coon Creek’s founding father, one act of vandalism follows another, and Mazie feels caught in the middle of the hostilities.

Is the “Denominational Era” in American Protestantism coming to an abrupt end? Have the mainline denominations with their schools, seminaries, publishing operations, mission boards, and “programs” been displaced in favor of super-aggressive independent churches, dynamic pastors, and maximum use of lay leadership abilities? Elmer L. Towns, deep in the new movement, makes an extremely strong case of the idea that the heyday of the denomination is dead simply because the big independent church not only can do all the denomination does, it does it better. Dr. Towns writes with relish of...

He’s a billionaire who gets what he wants. She’s a chef with everything to lose. Neither is prepared for what comes next. Christian Valen doesn’t do love—too messy, too distracting. But when fiery chef Scarlett Lane crosses his path, he’s hungry for more than just her world-class cuisine. Scarlett has worked too hard to let a smooth-talking billionaire derail her success. Yet Christian is relentless, devastatingly charming, and dangerously close to breaking down her walls. Just as passion ignites, a ruthless rival threatens to destroy Scarlett’s career. Christian vows to protect...

When Beth disappears, everyone says she’s run off with another man. She’s just a fly-by-night party girl who can’t be trusted. But Natalie, her best friend, doesn’t believe it, not at all. She’s sure something more sinister is going on. So sure that proving it just might kill her. Meanwhile, Victor, one of Beth’s and Nat’s favorite bar patrons, has fallen and ended up in the hospital. When he hears that Beth is gone, he doesn’t buy it either. And slowly, a hazy memory comes back to him. Something menacing...something important...something just out of his grasp....

It's 1987, and after a decade as head teacher at Ragley-on-the-Forest School, Jack Sheffield is looking to the future. He and his wife are expecting a new baby, the school is preparing for the introduction of the new National Curriculum, and the coming year promises a whole host of other surprises. Whether it's combing the church for an escaped pet mouse or dealing with the obnoxious new school governor, life in the village is always entertaining.

Veterinary nurse Helen Steer adores her job at Animal Ark, and with the summer ahead things couldn't be better. That is until her best friend goes travelling, leaving Helen unexpectedly jealous and questioning her own stable life with her boyfriend Seb. Charming new vet Toby Gordon, with his flirtatious wit and mysterious family background, suddenly seems a much more exciting prospect. But just as Helen and Toby's friendship starts to become something more, Sunrise Farm, the beautiful fruit farm where Helen lives, is hit by crisis, leaving its future in the balance.

Ashley is working her last summer at the lake. She'd just graduated and her new job doesn't start until August. What she hadn't counted on was encountering a man who pulled her. Someone she wanted to spend time with, even though she had other things to do. Jared was recovering, from a gunshot wound and the after effects of the surgery that had saved his leg. He needed to get away from the city, and the stresses and temptations there. He never thought he'd find someone who meant more to him than any of it.

The year is 1976, and Jack Sheffield never wants to leave his job. Jack has been the deputy head teacher at Newbridge Primary School for six years now, and he's happy exactly where he is - even if it sometimes feels like there are a few things missing from his life. After all, the kids keep him busy and there's always a game of rugby to play. But it's a time of change, and Jack's world is no exception. New and old faces appear in his life, and a romance blossoms, bringing with it a buried secret and hidden threat.

One wolf hybrid finally finds his mate. Sounds great until some rogue clan wants to claim her for their own. Jett Anderson would take banishment from her bear clan any day of the week over an arranged marriage. Hell, the whole clan could come after her for all she cared. Once she crosses the Canadian border into the US, she plans never to glance back. Her luck runs out in High Hills, North Carolina however when her car breaks down. Unable to find cell reception, the only place to ask for help is a biker bar called the High Hills Roadhouse that’s full of shifters—none of whom are bears...

HE WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD. SHE WANTS TO SAVE HER HOMETOWN. THEY MIGHT JUST SAVE EACH OTHER. Dr. Pete Shipley is on a mission to save lives around the world. City Councilwoman Angela Ruiz is a single parent fighting to hold together her hometown after Hurricane Hope tears through Port Provident, leaving destruction across the community she has sworn to serve. Together, they team up to found The Grace Space, a community gathering spot in the heart of Angela's district, where residents can get food, household goods, and basic medical care in the aftermath of the storm. It becomes a place ...

SHE WAS LOSING FAITH...UNTIL HE BELIEVED IN HER For four generations, Bretton's on the Boardwalk, a store dedicated to Christmas, has greeted tourists who come to Port Provident, but after Hurricane Hope tears through town, Jessica Bretton is left with a pile of bills to pay and no tourists visiting her store. She doesn't want to fail her family by closing the doors to the store, but she can't hold on much longer. As Director of the Park Board of Port Provident, Bradley Thorpe is responsible for getting tourists to Provident Island. It's been almost three months since Hurricane Hope tore ...

Cupid is on the hunt for a very special couple. Grayson Wolff and Jennie Reynolds are at the mercy of his arrow of love. This Valentine’s Day their lives will be changed forever. Grayson Wolff was currently enjoying the success of the microbreweries he’d added to his family’s chain of roadhouses. Working and taking care of his nine-year-old nephew didn’t leave time in his life for a woman. That all changes when Malibu Barbie comes and orders a Pina Colada, with extra fruit. With her California tan and white shorts she sticks out like a rose among a field of cacti. He didn’t do one...

Sometimes the person standing in your way is your only hope... As the director of the Port Provident Animal Shelter, Becca Collins had devoted her life to helping the furriest residents of Port Provident. When a special Labrador retriever, Polly, needs her help on the eve of Hurricane Hope, Becca can’t say no—even if it means she’ll have to ride out the hurricane on Provident Island. When she shows up on the doorstep of local veterinarian and Army veteran Dr. Ross Reeder, Becca throws a wrench into Ross’ plans to evacuate himself and his combat-weary former service dog, Cookie. Ross...

As autumn draws in, a series of unexplained vicious attacks occur in a small northern town renowned for being a bohemian backwater. As the national media descends, local journalist Roddy Mace attempts to tell the story, but finds the very nature of truth brought into question. He turns to disgraced detective James Brindle for help. When further attacks occur the shattered community becomes the focus of an accelerating media that favours immediacy over truth. Murder and myth collide in a folk-crime story about place, identity and the tangled lives of those who never leave.

HE CAME TO REPAIR DAMAGED HOUSES. SHE CAME TO REPAIR HER DAMAGED HEART... Her Royal Highness Princess Anneliese de Cotriaro is trying to find her place in the world--and in the kingdom of San Petro, a small paradise off the coast of Central America. She believes there is more to her life than simply being "the spare" to the crown's heir and having her every move followed by paparazzi after a broken engagement. Because Port Provident, Texas, is a sister city to San Petro's capital city of Rosada, when Princess Anneliese sees the images of destruction from Hurricane Hope in the news, she ...

Rosie Royce is trying to live her best life. Really, she is. But it seems like life hasn't gotten the memo. It's been six years since childhood sweetheart Wes Preston jumped on a plane and never looked back, and Rosie spends most nights spooning her laptop. If she has to swipe on one more bloke posing with a sedated tiger, she'll scream. An impulse move to the idyllic country town of Mudgee is the fresh start Rosie needs, as she trades in her high-pressure marketing career for a laidback gig in local radio. Hell, she may even meet one of those dreamy farmers she's seen on TV.

Be my Valentine, Blueberry Springs. Three stories of sweet, clean romance from the Blueberry Springs series. Love triangles, forbidden kisses, and a question that will change the future of one of the town’s favorite couples. Story 1: Tequila and Candy Hearts One new job. One chance to prove herself. And one crush on the man she most definitely shouldn’t. Nicola Samuels has spent the past two years traveling the world with her best friend Todd Haber and is ready to settle down with her first real career as Blueberry Springs’s community planner. Eager to make her mark on the small town,...