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River Ruckus, Bloody Bay

by John M. Cunningham Jr.

While Moxley Westcott flees to Mobile to escape arrest by the Union army his brother Ben, who is critically wounded and a Union prisoner, hovers at death’s door. Their parents and their sister Annie return to their plantation upriver, unaware that danger lurks very near in the person of the evil Xavier Locke, who plans their demise. For the Jessups, Susan’s personal problems continue and Alex finds service aboard a new Confederate cruiser. But soon after it sets sail, its crew suffers a life or... more

Vengeance & Betrayal

by John M. Cunningham Jr

A sweeping saga of the Civil War’s western naval campaigns, Book 1 in the Southern Sons-Dixie Daughters series follows four Southern families living on the Gulf Coast—the Westcotts, the Jessups, the Soileaus, the indomitable and devout slave Danny who escapes bondage and finds service aboard a Union warship and his wife Nancy, cruelly whisked out of his life decades before the war. .While the Confederacy struggles to build a navy to defeat the Yankee fleet threatening New Orleans these families ... more

My Sexy Date With Bigfoot: short stories based on fables, myths, legends, the Bible and lots of other delightful nonsense

by Gary Cohen

This is a book. This book is comprised of many short stories and most of them have similar themes. That is to say that they deal with fables, mythical creatures, legends or some form of heightened reality. What the French would call, "heightened reality" if they were French people who happened to be discussing the book in English. Some might also call it, "magical realism". I was greatly influenced by the work of Gabriel García Márquez. He wrote some really great stuff that you can find in the l... more

A Boundless Place

by Pamela Stockwell

Twenty-four-year-old Violet wants one thing: to hide from life after her husband's death left her reeling. But life has other ideas. Well, life and a certain seven-year-old neighbor.

Violet moves to Magnolia Avenue, a forgotten street in a forgotten neighborhood filled with forgotten mobile homes. It looks like the perfect place to retreat and lick her wounds. But it's not long before her young neighbor, Arabella, enlists her in the rescue of the cantankerous old woman next door... more

The Johnson Place: A Rappahannock County Story

by J. Stewart Willis

In the Johnson Place, visit the story of tract of land, the site of a tragic hunting accident, the sexual enslavement of a seventeen year old girl, the murder of a farmer's wife, the trial and hanging of the guilty party, an opportunistic purchase of the land, a family conflict over inheritance, the loss of the final vestiges of a great land holding, and the shattered dreams of many men trying to create a ski resort on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge.

The Emperor's Regret

by Barbara A. Pierce

The Emperor's Regret is an original folktale that tells the story of a popular young emperor who makes the decision to denounce his former lifestyle for another. When he is brought face to face with a surprisingly reality, it changes his way of looking at his very own existence. Can he endure the twist and turns his life is about to take? While on nighttime Safari trip in Botswana, Africa, Barbara witnessed a leopard stalking baboons for an evening meal. For her, it was a very tense moment. L... more

Allow Me To Ruin Your Christmas

by Freddy Cruz

Beckett Ramirez learned of his mother Natasha’s tryst with popular podcaster Lex Griffin the hard way. By catching them in a compromising position. Desperate to have the two men in her life meet under different circumstances, she arranges a meeting. That’s when Beckett learns the truth behind his father’s untimely Christmas Eve death more than ten years ago. Angered by this new revelation, Beckett seeks payback. And he begins with Lex’s wife and daughter. But just as he’s about to score hi... more

After Claire: In Search of a Habitable Life

by John R. Wallis

On a routine trip to the grocery, Paul's wife tells him she wants out of the marriage. Shocked, Paul runs a red light and Claire is killed in the ensuing accident. When nine-year-old Allie learns her father was responsible for her mother’s death, their relationship becomes fraught for many years. A psychotherapist, Paul begins working with Angela, a young woman wanting to end her relationship with Ricardo, a drug cartel-connected attorney in Miami. Ricardo will have none of it and threatens to h... more

52 Lessons With Finn

by Spencer Margaret

Lola Thune is thirteen when her father up and leaves. Lola and her mother try to keep their family café afloat, but between school, friends, and life in her sleepy Minnesotan town, Lola's miserable. When she rebels, her mother demands she spend time with her grandfather Finn every week as punishment. After recently losing his wife and son, Finn has been reflecting on the meaning of a life well-lived. In their time together, Finn proposes sharing lessons he’s learned over the years. Each lesso... more

A Collection of Tiny Stories: Diminutive Tales from the Tip of My Imagination by

by CK Sobey

A Collection of Tiny Stories: Diminutive Tales from the Tip of My Imagination presents prose and art that represent an inspirational celebration of the spirit, gathering “tiny” works “born out of moments of whimsy, mystery, and longing.” Add “and magic” to that list, because CK Sobey’s works employ a magical element that gather tales both fantastic and reflective into three sections: “Inspiring Odysseys,” “From the Heart,” and “Fanciful.” These short works don’t require linear reading. Readers c... more

Blue Ring Assassins

by Stephen Cohen

Berlin 1939 - 1943 From the smoking ruins of a bombed Berlin brothel, three shocked and injured female survivors are taken to a secluded training facility by Nazi officer, Gruppenführer Walter Schellenberg. They’re not there for official business but for medical treatment. Trained by the SS officer in all aspects of espionage, the women are desperate to survive. They turn the tables on their armed captors and kill them. After covering their tracks, the women return to ply the only trade they kno... more

Peyton and Isabelle

by Avery Yearwood

A tale of unrelenting ambition that explores what happens when a person has to choose between the life they always wanted and the person they were destined to be with. Peyton is born to a teen mom in the hollers of West Virginia. After he lands a football scholarship to a Boston prep school, he knows this is his chance to climb out of backbreaking poverty. Determined to make something of himself, he excels on the field and in school. No one can stop him. He falls in love with Isabelle, a f... more

sepia

by Herlinde Cayzer

A photograph runs like a leitmotif interweaving the fates of three protagonists over a period of seventy years. Beginning at a time of political extremism, the issue of indoctrination resulting in a fatality in 'sepia' was as topical during Germany's Third Reich as in present times. Parallels to Herlinde's story will surprise readers. The tissue box should be handy for the sadder moments brought about by a war many of the day's youth did not understand nor willingly participate in. Yet, the huma... more

North to Home

by Crissi McDonald

Leaving the Chinkapin oaks of her native Texas for a cabin nestled in the Sitka spruce of a Pacific Northwest Island, divorced Nolee Burnett is ready for life on her own terms. Her plans for independence, however, are challenged by her mysterious neighbor, Keet Noland. His secret nighttime dives into the frigid Salish Sea puzzle her, as does the large male orca who swims in the bay close to her cabin. Combining grounded characters with a mythical twist, this love story plunges into magical wate... more

The Killer and Other Stories

by Robert Levin

Stories that run the gamut from the very funny to the darkly serious.

Sun City, A Hilariously Addictive Story of Rebellion

by Matthew Minson

A Heart Warming Recipe for Fun Take one old farmer, a salacious genius chef named Betty Crocker, a former CIA operative turned counterculture warrior, a mob boss in witness protection and a 14-year-old boy and girl who just want to make movies. Add a coven of clog dancing Wiccans, a corrupt corporation, and a pack of feral hogs. Mix in a cache of hyper-engineered government pot seed and bake to perfection in the Texas heat. What do you get? A delectable dish called Sun City, a positively addict... more

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