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Anangokaa

by Cameron Alam

Upper Canada, 1804, on the edge of Chippewa territory. Flora MacCallum wakes from a malarial coma and witnesses the staggering loss her siblings have endured during their first days on the mosquito-infested banks of the Chenail Écarté. Lured by Lord Selkirk’s promise of fertile grazing land and freedom far from the Highland clearances, Flora’s father staked his life to bring his family across the Atlantic. During the struggling frontier settlement’s first bleak North American winter, Flora ... more

Those People Behind Us

by Mary Camarillo

Beneath the affluent veneer of a Southern California housing tract, five neighbors (a realtor, an aerobics teacher, an ex-con, a Vietnam vet, and a teenage boy) confront death, betrayal, financial decline, and loneliness, while trying to raise teenagers and care for aging parents. Set in the politically tumultuous summer of 2017, each character searches for home and community in a neighborhood where no one can agree who belongs.

Hibernaculum

by Anthony Doyle

Seth has finally decided to do it. Yumi has already done it. Walt’s wife is doing it right now, again. And Meghan wants to understand why anyone would want to do it at all, and why one particular consortium is so eager to make sure they do. Set in a very near-future world where synthetic human hibernation has become a reality, with purpose-built hibernation facilities in most major cities, Hibernaculum explores the many facets of a technology that promises to unburden a world on the brink of c... more

The Soul Machines

by Alexandru Czimbor

Three young men's quiet lives are thrown into chaos when one of them discovers a long-lost artifact. A symbol of humanity's evil nature, the artifact has a devastating effect on people's minds. Murders, insanity, and suicide wreak havoc in the region, ultimately altering the mind of a boy who is bound to change the course of history. Set during the fading years of the 19th century in Transylvania, "The Soul Machines" follows three young men who forge a bond of unlikely brotherhood while fighting... more

Emo Reality: The Biography of Teenage Borderline Personality Disorder

by Jerold Daniels

When Lina’s idyllic childhood descends into mental chaos in her teenage years, Lina resorts to recording her thoughts in diaries, online chats and emails to make sense of her anguish. Through Lina’s heart-wrenching words, the reader steps into her broken inner world to experience first-hand the obsessions, irrationality, angst and ruthlessness of teenage borderline personality disorder. Emo Reality shines a light into the dark corners of adolescent mental illness, proving that this disorder is n... more

From Peril to Light

by James M. Bourey, Alan D. Bourey

A novel of suspense and romance, this book tells the fascinating story of lives changed during a major citywide blackout. A group of strangers, together by chance, battle life-threatening dangers together. Their experience profoundly changes and enriches their lives. As the story unfolds, the reader experiences the tension of their experience as well as the unexpected moments of tenderness. More than just about surviving, this story tells how a diverse collection of individuals learned a lot a... more

Under the Blue Moon

by Joan Schweighardt

An automobile accident in front of a homeless shelter causes Lola, a dog trainer/groomer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to renew her battle with the grief she previously pushed below the surface of her daily life. Ben, formerly an architect in the same city, has been abandoned by his family and is currently homeless. Lola sees him on the day of her accident, trying to smuggle something into the shelter while all the people associated with the facility are outside with her, waiting for the ambulance... more

A Life in Bloom

by Anna E. Collins

A LIFE IN BLOOM follows high school teacher and self-professed travelphobe Kristin Caine’s efforts to help her overbearing dying mother complete a bucket-list. The journey offers physical and emotional adventures, belated mother-daughter bonding, and unexpected romantic feelings for a new female friend, all of which challenge Kristin's preconceived notions of motherhood, love, and what it means to live life fully, one bucket-list checkmark at a time.

Eat and Get Gas

by J.A. Wright

Thirteen-year-old Evan Hanson is always the last in her family to know what’s going on—at least, that’s how it feels. Her father, Gene, who’s been meaner since he began serving in Vietnam, isn’t around much, and she likes it better that way. But then her brother, Adam, gets drafted, and her anti-war mother, Endura, takes him across the border to Canada, leaving Evan alone with Gene and her younger, special needs brother, Teddy. When he realizes Endura isn’t returning, Gene takes Evan and Teddy t... more

Bittersweet Memories of Last Spring

by Ardain Isma

In 1980, 17-year-old Yrvin Lacroix is in a sailboat from Haiti bound for Miami, Florida in search of a better life. He leaves behind his beloved mother, his siblings, and Régine—his childhood sweetheart to whom he has made a promise to return. In Miami, despite his precarious situation as a refugee, Yrvin joins Haitian exiles in the fight against the Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti as well as the struggle for refugee rights. He believes a win against the odds will help him shape the course of ... more

The Sun Has Set My Friends

by Milan Gupta

Joining his estranged father in a new city, Yash was starting freshman year alone. An introvert at heart, meeting new people was never easy. But within a few short months, things were looking up. Yash had a girl on his arm, and a new best friend. Rich, confident, a ladies’ man, Jay was everything that Yash was not, Batman to his Robin. Playing second fiddle to Jay came with its perks though, and they were soon inseparable. Brothers more than friends, they ruled during those heady days of col... more

The German Dressmaker

by Susan Shalev

World War II threatens to tear apart everything they’ve built together. 1937, Germany. Lily, a talented aspiring seamstress, falls head over heels in love with Heinrich, a charming major in Hitler’s Wehrmacht. Their love affair blossoms into a beautiful romance, and despite the growing fear of impending war, Lily dreams of the wonderful future they will have together. But Heinrich has a secret – one that, if revealed, would put his life in grave danger. And now Lily’s, too. As darkness... more

Children of Kings

by E. S. Ramirez

In Alto Perú in 1813, Juana Azurduy is a wife, mother, and farmer who is trying to keep her family safe from the rising tides of the South American Revolution. A confrontation with a Spanish platoon Commander crushes her hopes for peace, making her and her family targets. She is forced to leave her life and home behind, reluctantly becoming the symbol of Pachamama for the Aymara people and their cause for independence. And forcing her to choose between staying and fighting or flee... more

Deep Dish

by Michael Choi

After getting dumped by his childhood sweetheart, Charlie Park finds himself at rock bottom. Despite all efforts by his best friend; RJ, a female firecracker who may or may not be contributing to his woes, Charlie cannot break free from this rut. His new status quo is filled with incessant cleaning, obsessing over his favorite daytime talk show host, and crafting the definitive list that will help him discover the perfect woman. That’s when Charlie’s apartment burns to the ground, proving that l... more

Being Made

by Brian Scala

Sean Mattea was once a preeminent rock singer. From 1993 to 2005, his band, Black Swan, sold millions of records, garnered significant radio airplay and performed sold out shows all over the world. While the stars aligned perfectly to their ascent into rock n' roll immortality, young Sean suffered through the most human of maturations. Despite his newfound fame and fortune, personal failures and unspeakable tragedy would accompany him as he struggled to maintain his career. All the while, Billie... more

Enfant Terrible: Showstopper

by Gwydhar Gebien

Damen Warner, is ready for a fresh start. After spiraling into alcoholic depression as the result of his grandmother’s death he is ready to start the new year right. Thanks to his newfound notoriety as an internet sensation, Damen and his band, OBNXS, return to the studio to record their next album. Finally. But just as his professional career takes off, Damen quickly discovers that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Forced to balance his professional aspirations against his deep... more

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