Explore the Best Realistic Fiction Books – Handpicked for You!

When corporate America collapses under the weight of automation and greed, millions are left behind — including Macallister “Cal” Monahan, a laid-off middle-aged accountant in Houston with no savings, no prospects, and nothing left to lose.  Desperate to survive, Cal turns his spare bedroom into an illegal cannabis grow room. What begins as a practical act of rebellion soon evolves into a meticulous ritual of light, pH, and obsession. As Cal’s secret garden flourishes, so does his isolation — until Ruth, his enigmatic upstairs neighbor, starts to take notice.  Through the humid haze of grow lights and paranoia, Home Grown explores the quiet desperation of the new American...

Capitalism is broken. Executives are parasites. This is a story on power, deception, and survival in modern America. Exposing a world where masks replace authenticity and the boldest liars rise to the top. It is a darkly compelling look at how truth collapses under the weight of performance. This razor-edged exploration of deception is the true engine of modern life; corporate, political, and personal. Blending social critique with vivid storytelling, the book argues that lies are not an aberration but the rule: masks we wear to get ahead, survive, and sometimes even thrive. From manipulative executives to everyday white lies, the book dissects how imitation and performance replace authentic...

The food supply is bad in America, but the wealthy are worse. A captivating and thought-provoking tale that delves into the lives of Homesteaders navigating the fallout of losing their city jobs and facing the relentless onslaught of the commercial real estate market. In the face of adversity, they rise to the challenge, transforming reclaimed lands into thriving, sustainable townships with organic provisions. The book skillfully explores the clash between the once-privileged wealthy and the resourceful Homesteaders, shedding light on the unsustainable and misguided lifestyles of the affluent. As the story unfolds, readers are treated to a refreshing perspective on wealth creation and the tr...

America passed the 2018 Farm Bill removing hemp from prohibition and allowed for the registered and controlled cultivation of it.  The Bill, defining that States inspect and measure hemp production, was designed for large-scale farming, it was never intended for what George Danback created with his "$50,000 in your backyard" billboards spawning micro-farming among backyard hemp gardeners everywhere.

Sound, just sound, can be more destructive than the highest-grade military explosive, it can break levitational bonds and can float heavy objects. Sound and Anti-Gravity.  George mows pastures for a living in Livingston, Texas.  He battles rain and a deranged ex-wife to be able to see his children as they grow up.  In conversations with his son, Colton, George passes down secrets of anti-gravity and Freemasonry as it pertains to a strange but real place near Miami called the Coral Castle.  Intertwining stories culminate with the mysterious destruction of condos in Miami in 2021.  Speculative Fiction loosely based on people, places and events described within.&nb...

Plastics causes every living thing in the world to absorb and to pump micro particles through itself, plants, animals, everything accumulates plastics at the molecular level.  Entrepreneurs defined America by finding latent capacity and capitalizing upon it. Plastics, invented in America, compromised the ability of the world to survive. Plastics caused every living thing in the world to absorb and to pump micro particles through itself, plants, animals, everything accumulated plastics at the molecular level. Not even my trailer park was immune from plastics. Americans became the wealthiest beings on the planet and the most hated. When they went bankrupt, the civil unrest within America ...

In a chillingly plausible near future, the most powerful nation in the world is brought to its knees in a single morning. In the aftermath of a sudden and devastating national catastrophe, America is thrust into an unrecognizable new reality, one defined by grief, power vacuums, and radical social reordering. As wealth and responsibility shift overnight, a desperate search begins to rebuild society, but the solutions are anything but conventional. A network of radicalized women, disillusioned by economic injustice and systemic misogyny, led by a mysterious figure named Trinity, a former stripper turned revolutionary, Law Against Us explores the volatile collision of technology, gender, and p...

Five models in ‘90s London embark on a strange promo  tour led by a sinister manager. What could possibly go wrong? 
Ceci, escaping coercive control, Becky, the optimist, Nicole, harbouring a dark secret, Emma, creative and paranoid and Sammy with a history of abuse.
A mysterious product, a creepy chain of events; will they emerge intact?

Scratches so soft, so small, they barely hurt when they’re cutting through the skin. Scratches so shallow, they’re but a whisper in the night. But rest assured you’ll know they’re there; you’ll remember them always. They’ll shine in the dark; they’ll resonate when they fade from sight. Because the scratches we wear on our hearts, they burn forever…Domenic Marinelli returns to the realm of fiction for the first time since ACROSS A DARK RIVER IN PALERMO (2021), and delivers quite an impact with several mind-bending and entertaining stories.Horror, mystery, comedy, and even non-genre pieces, this collection delivers tales that’ll leave you with a feeling of trepidation yet wan...

Thrilling and Thought-Provoking, Twisted Lives by Tamara Merrill Delivers an Unforgettable Journey into DarknessIn the midst of a fierce snowstorm, single mother Sarah Blake finds her six-year-old son, Jeremy, missing. She races out of their secluded cabin and follows the desperate barks of the family’s loyal dog, Ajax, into the depths of the forbidding woods.Days later, Sarah finds herself in the hospital, her mind plagued by confusion and dread. Her world has been turned upside down. Rodney, her estranged husband, takes her to a house she has never seen before. He insists they never divorced, and claims that the unfamiliar child living with him is, in fact, Jeremy.As Sarah grapples with ...

"Love isn’t about the memories we create; it’s about the moments we stand by each other."The Silent Symphony is a glimpse into the lives of people struggling with one of the most relentless monsters—memory loss. It is a story of Alzheimer’s leftover – caregivers. Through deeply emotional and evocative storytelling, this novel sheds light on the silent struggles, quiet resilience, and boundless love that define their journey.As memories fade and connections break, caregivers bear the heartbreaking task of holding close to loved ones and letting go of who they once were. The Silent Symphony weaves a heartbreaking narrative while remaining hopeful about the human spirit's strength and...

Land with the solid thud of a body dropped onto a beanbag chair, back in the 1970s where everything and nothing happened all at once.   Lived through the 1970s?  Been fascinated by the decade for its music, culture or politics?  Well, here is your chance to time travel back via a book that was first drafted in 1982 and then finished 40 years later, offering a reader the chance to relive the 1970s with an authentic voice, honed by four decades of reflection.Wedged between the aspirations of the 1960s and the cynicism of the 1980s, Jensen Coaxials pounding until they blow, Leo Kraft and his fellow Nothing Brothers stagger around suburban NY in search of something. Simultaneously...