A Modern Publisher featuring Guts, Grit, and Great Stories
The Alibi's First Kickstarter: True Romance!
True Romance is the second Kickstarter in the True Anthology series celebrating the raw, relentless energy of noir fiction—tales of love and romance complete with moral compromise, and revealing the dark corners of human nature.
Inside this volume, you’ll find 12 original stories by a hand-picked crew of crime writers, indie authors, and pulp aficionados—each delivering their own spin on what love means, including the good, the bad, and the ugly.
From tragic romance to love gone wrong, to supernatural noir and high-stakes urban vengeance, these stories are gritty, fast-paced, and unforgettable.
We want to bring you authentic, hard hitting romance that doesn't always play it safe. Our Kickstarters are done in the style of the pulp fiction of yesterday, but with one difference: the old pulps were cheaply made, temporary entertainment intended to be read and discarded. Today, with digital books and print on demand, pulp can live forever.
The Authors:
True Romance features 12 writers, some seasoned, and some rising stars known for sharp prose, emotional weight, and stories that don’t flinch:
- Scott Kikkawa
- Samantha Ripley
- Paul David Brazill
- J.E. Fishman
- Troy Lambert
- Frank Zafiro
- Vincent Zandri
- Charles Salzberg
- Danica Favorite
- Lawrence Kelter
- Reed Coleman
- Rebelry Stone
Each contributor brings their own voice, genre lens, and idea of what “romance” really means—resulting in a collection that’s diverse, surprising, and emotionally charged.
What Kind of Romance is This?
This isn't your average trope-filled romance novel. These are love stories, some tragic, some wild, and some just a little bit insane. They're the kind that:
- Make bad decisions
- Cost something
- Leave marks
- Don’t promise forever
When you open the covers to True Romance, you’ll find:
- Dark and dangerous love
- Noir-soaked obsession
- Crime stories where love complicates everything
- Dystopian futures where love may be the last rebellion
Far beyond assumptions or the "normal" questions we all have about love, these stories ask:
- What are you willing to risk for love?
- What happens when love collides with survival?
- Is love worth it… when it hurts?
