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Citrus County

Citrus County
  • Author(s): John Brandon
  • Location(s): Florida
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

In this short read, Brandon brings Florida (Citrus County) to life, spun around the story of adolescence, teen romance and true evil.

Disneylanders

Disneylanders
  • Author(s): Kate Abbott
  • Location(s): Disneyland
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Modern

Casey (short for Acacia, but don’t call her that) is spending a few summer days with her parents at Disneyland. Just like they do every summer. Except this summer is different. Casey’s best friend has dumped her. She starts...

Farangi Girl

Farangi Girl
  • Author(s): Ashley Dartnell
  • Location(s): Florida, Tehran
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 1960s onwards

Ashley Dartnell’s mother was a glamorous American, her father a dashing Englishman, each trying to slough off their past and upgrade to a more romantic and exotic present in Iran. As the story starts, Ashley is eight years old...

Lonesome Point

Lonesome Point
  • Author(s): Ian Vasquez
  • Location(s): Belize, Florida
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern with flashbacks

Different as they are, the Varela brothers are bound by a decades-old secret surrounding the events of one long-ago night during their childhood back home in their native Belize. Today Patrick is the Miami-Dade County commissioner and a probable...

Lost Memory of Skin

Lost Memory of Skin
  • Author(s): Russell Banks
  • Location(s): Florida
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

The Kid is a young man who is a sex offender. He is befriended by a Professor from the local University who is studying homelessness amongst sex offenders. The Kid has been released from prison but is still on...

Mrs Nash’s Ashes

Mrs Nash’s Ashes
  • Author(s): Sarah Adler
  • Location(s): East Coast USA, Key West
  • Genre(s): RomCom, Fiction
  • Era(s): Present day looking back to 1940s/50s

Former childhood star and die-hard romantic Millie is bound for Key West from Washington DC, determined to fulfil a promise to her elderly best friend, Mrs Nash, by reuniting her ashes with her long-lost love. And if this grand...

Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach
  • Author(s): Wendy Wax
  • Location(s): Florida
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

A follow up to 10 Beach Road, which was set in St Petersburg, Florida. After renovating Bella Flora there, the Madeline, Avery and Nicole get the opportunity to fix up another home – this time in South Beach and...

The Marriage Counselor

The Marriage Counselor
  • Author(s): Dea Poirier
  • Location(s): Florida
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

As a marriage counselor, couples trust me with their darkest secrets. But as I come to terms with what my husband has done, I realise that the darkest secret was always right here in front of me… Piecing through...

The Total Zone

The Total Zone
  • Author(s): Martina Navratilova, Liz Nickles
  • Location(s): Florida, London, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): 1990s

Jordan Myles is an ex tennis pro. She is looking for Audrey Armat one of the best tennis players and her travels take her to Florida, Wimbledon, and Flushing Meadows to find out what has happened to her. When...

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
  • Author(s): Grady Hendrix
  • Location(s): Florida
  • Genre(s): Historical, Horror
  • Era(s): 1970

They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to the Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their babies in secret, give...

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