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ANDROMEDA GRAPHIKA

by Robert Brace

Journalist Andromeda Chamberlain takes an assignment to discover what became of a teenage runaway, Margot Vaughn, ten years after the girl went missing. She learns that Margot appeared in a French art-house film that was based on the Dionysian rites as depicted on the walls of Pompeii. The director was Orlando Gidding, notoriously megalomaniacal, then unknown but now famous. The trail leads through Paris and Venice to an abbey on a rocky crag off the coast of Scotland, gothic setting for Gidding... more

Clean

by Michael Rebellino

Inspired by true events, Clean is the fictional story of Cameron, an independent, accomplished, and strong-willed young adult caught in the grips of alcoholism and drug addiction. The story is told through a stream-of-consciousness collage of spoken word/narrative poetry and letters, allowing the reader to inhabit Cameron’s mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical space as he stumbles toward acceptance and navigates the winding road to recovery.

Crown City

by John A. Heldt

In the finale of the Time Box series, the Lanes, a family of time travelers, settle in Coronado, California, in 1963 and make a stand against violent pursuers from the future.

Love or Lie

by Saraya Wilson

A young woman, Skylan who comes from a small town right outside of Austin, struggles to overcome depression. She gets a job in the middle of trying to overcome depression. The job wasn't anything special until she fell in love with her boss. Skylan finds out that her boss has a secret. Will the secret make the two closer or will it tear them apart?

HE DID IT AGAIN

by David Olin Tullis

HE DID IT AGAIN is the story of Luke and his relationships with various people - most notably with Caleb. Caleb brought to Luke's life two things that he never thought he would have again - love and marriage.

A Panther Crosses Over

by Sam Foster

One hundred and forty years of warfare between the Native American tribes, from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, each fighting for primacy in the trade of furs for European manufactured goods, climaxed in the great geopolitical struggle of the age, the French and Indian War. The war ended with the French surrender of all territorial claims in Canada. At the end of that struggle, a significant political and cultural change happened among citizen of British Crown colonies in North America. With... more

ON THE MARCH: A NOVEL OF THE WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON

by Trudy Krisher

If you’re familiar with the power of #metoo and #shepersisted, you’ll understand the power of ON THE MARCH: A NOVEL OF THE WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON. A work of Women's Fiction that has crossover appeal in the New Adult and YA market, ON THE MARCH is about three women, all strangers, who meet on the bus journeying from Kansas to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. Henrietta Oldham is an elderly woman who runs a failing antique store; Birdie Jackson is a sh... more

Sorrow Ledge

by Kenneth Arbogast

America is in turmoil. In the wake of a disputed election, simmering political tensions threaten to boil over into violence. Ethnic, racial and religious intolerances are rampant. A divide remains between those who supported or opposed a recent war. The year is 1880. During this conflict, a ship wrecks upon a Maine island. The light keepers rescue the crew and passengers, finding one armed with a pistol and ancient grievances. The keeper faces his most dangerous enemy and greatest possible los... more

Disaster at Bushehr

by Reginald Nelson

Terrorists have destroyed the nuclear facility at Bushehr with a stolen American cruise missile that was painted with Israeli markings. Their goal is to start a war to bring Israel to its knees. Will they succeed? Will Iran retaliate? Can the INCISOR team unravel the mystery before it is too late? The INCISOR team is growing and fighting terrorism around the globe. A new device helps them pinpoint kidnapping victims which allows for rapid interdiction and resolution. But, the turmoil in the Mi... more

The Saudi Oil Gambit

by Reginald Nelson

If only you knew what a scary place the world can be... A Saudi terrorist cell is plotting to bring America to its knees. They have their hands on a nuclear device and they want to cripple our oil reserves to keep America needing Middle East oil long into the future. Can they be stopped? Dr. Reginald Nelson is a dentist with international ties to Dubai. He is also an inventor. Dr. Nelson and his two new friends, Lance Wood and Ashonte' Black may have found a way to stop them! One of his inven... more

Forging a New America

by Roger Colley

Twenty year old Alex is inquiring of his 95 year great-grandfather,PapaBear, how his cousin Tyler is getting along in America. The year is 2033 and the place is thousands of square miles of leased land in the Russian Far East, part of Siberia, now known as New America. Tyler is a college student trying to figure out why Socialism in America is not working very well. PapaBear relates the stories of Ty's best friend, his coed sweetheart, his favorite professor, and the pitfalls of socialism. ... more

The Fabric Over the Moon

by Ferran Plana

Stories come alive at night.

They are whispered around dying campfires, by quiet bedsides, under deformed old trees.

They might get interrupted by the howling wind, inaudible gasps, or nervous comments, only to be continued fervently once the dust settles again.

Why did the girl visit the eerie village? What did the gypsy’s words mean? Can the discovery of a new flower change the world?

Stories are supposed to end but they never do.

They leave you ... more

The Hidden Peace In Poems

by Eric Bruce Smith

This book contains poetry about life, love and the many obstacles we encounter.

Pekolah Stories

by Amanda Bales

A linked story collection centered on a rural community evicerated by economic collapse and steeped in a bigoted and unforgiving religion. From orphaned children to burned-out dreamers to conversion camp survivors, these stories reveal the desperate hope of people in a place where hope is a hard weight to carry.

White Man's Graveyard

by Sarah Angleton

Annie is a no-nonsense Pennsylvania teacher whose hunt for a home and family of her own inspires a commitment to the abolition movement. Sylvanus, the baby brother she helped raise, is an adventure-seeking physician who finds purpose on his way to Western Africa in support of the controversial colonization effort which seeks to establish a safe-haven for former US slaves in the colony of Liberia. In the decades leading up to the American Civil War, the siblings find themselves on opposite si... more

Emma's Tapestry

by Isobel Blackthorn

Emma’s Tapestry tells the story of a German-American private nurse coming to terms with her husband’s disappearance. She sits at the bedside of Jewish heiress Adela Schuster who reminisces over her dear friend Oscar Wilde. It’s 1939 and war has been declared. Terrified her true identity will be discovered and she’ll be interned, Emma destroys all her papers. In 1914, Emma struggles to fit into the colonial lifestyle of Singapore with her export-manager husband Ernest. War is declared. Emma is ... more

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