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Decanted

by Linda Sheehan

From author Linda Sheehan, who's part of a Napa winemaking family, comes a story of grapes, wine, first crushes, and juicy redemption. Dreading the desk job that awaits her after high school, eighteen-year-old Vivian Goodyear takes off for pre-World War II Paris, where she supports herself as an artist's model. Flash forward to modern day Manhattan where, inspired by Vivian's courage, her grand-niece Samantha leaves her pressure cooker career to work the grape harvest in France. There, betw... more

Heaven & Earth

by Joshua Senter

Ruth Christianson is at an unfathomable crossroads in her life. Her husband, the esteemed Pastor Sam Christianson, has just been outed for having an affair with a male prostitute, and they have been exiled from the megachurch they built together in Charleston, South Carolina. With their three children in tow Ruth and Sam attempt to escape the condemnation that follows the very public scandal by disappearing to the small, Missouri farm where Sam grew up. Once there, Ruth must decide whether to ma... more

One Soul's Journey: Second Collection of Short Stories (The Soul Series)

by Barbara Daniels Dena

One Soul's Journey is an eclectic and extraordinary collection of short stories. The ingredients: imagination, a dash of real life, inspiration, and lots of love. If you've read and loved her first collection, “For the Soul,” this book will delight you. Two Short Stories Excerpts: “Stop talking to me. You know owls don’t talk. Do you want someone to hear you? People will think I am nuts, talking to you.” “Tracy knew a man was there. She felt his eyes on her, watching her. Feeling her flut... more

'Just Looking'

by Matthew Tree

In the near future, four very different people meet on a cruise ship off the French coast. Over time, all four will get involved in very different ways with a network of avowedly neo-Fascist parties that are expanding throughout Europe. Eventually, the four main characters will end up discovering the horrific hidden agenda of this network. 'Just Looking' is a black comedy.

Fore Play

by Linda Sheehan

Fasten your seatbelts for a rollicking ride with more twists and turns than a bowl of pretzels. L.A.'s historic Bellstone Country Club is famous for its star-studded membership, championship golf course, and glamorous parties. Here, sexy golfer Mandy Manville is expected to win the club's Women's Golf Championship, which will qualify her to tee it up with legendary golfers in Scotland's Cialis Open. But when ex-college star golfer Jody Benson joins the club, Mandy's beautifully manicured na... more

Reflect

by Morgan Maguaran

Sarah questions everything. How important are the things we cannot see? Is her love for her partner, Ian, the forever kind? Furthermore, is she living her life or the one that’s expected of her? The one thing Sarah hasn’t questioned is her sanity until the night her doppelgänger appears through their bedroom mirror inviting Sarah to come with her. Sarah accepts. Her odyssey entails inhabiting her inner landscape and reconciling with aspects of herself she had previously dismissed – grief, rage, ... more

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by Mac McClure

In Ohio during the early sixties, Angus Roy Murphy, a lonely young misfit, struggles to learn more about his physically imposing, enigmatic Irish grandfather, Theodore Thomas Nunn. Despite the closeness between the two, a dark, impenetrable distance exists, and Angus becomes obsessed with solving the mystery behind Nunn's closely guarded past. Tragedy strikes, and he slowly pries buried truths from his profane and wily Uncle Bo, but not without shocking results. Not surprising. Common sense a... more

Jayne and the Average North Dakotan

by Chandler Myer

You can take the boy out of North Dakota, but only a drag queen can finish the makeover. When Randy Larson, a 32-year-old gay accountant who’s never been outside North Dakota, moves to Washington, DC, he struggles to find his way. A six-foot, nine-inch, sensational Jayne Mansfield drag queen takes him under her colorful wing for lessons in shopping, first dates, hosting brunch, furnishing an apartment, and living in the gay community. Is Randy ready for life and love in the Nation’s Capital? ... more

The Resemblance of All Things

by Bernard J. Lurie

Bernard J. Lurie (deceased) is the author of "The Resemblance of All Things." I, Fred Lurie, wrote the foreword. I am also Bernard's brother, and Administrator of his Estate. "Resemblance" is a poetic consideration of God and the nature of things. It considers the philosophical and religious problem of evil, and argues that the presence of evil is not inconsistent with God's existence. It also argues that each thing bears a resemblance to other things, and all things, in turn, bear a resemb... more

MEET CLAY BROWN

by Christina Milliner

After losing her mother, Clay thinks nothing good will ever happen to her again and her life is over. Her only friend, Mimi, and her father are both drug addicts. Clay is lost and hopeless. She decides to do one last thing—go to an HIV support group at a local church. There, she meets the Reverend and a group of people around her age who understand what it’s like to live with HIV. Each member of the group has their own struggles, but they are creative, make her feel like she belon... more

The Miseducation of Obi Ifeanyi

by Chinedu Achebe

Obi Ifeanyi's life is moving at a fast pace. He is now a husband and father. So while President Obama is contending with a tough reelection campaign, Obi Ifeanyi is dealing with the day to day pressures of married life and raising a son. When his former love interest, Sade Olufemi, comes back into his life and decides to run her political campaign with the help of his wife, Nkechi, Obi's problems are compounded because Sade is a secret Nkechi is better not knowing about. While he stru... more

Sea Magic

by Heidi McIntyre

When a reluctant psychic tracks a ghost through the mists of time, the treasure she discovers is worth more than gold.

Madeline knows everyone in the quaint seaside town of Penbrook, and everyone knows her. But this antique shop owner keeps one thing under her vintage hat—her ability to touch an object and connect with its history.

After buying an old box at an estate sale filled with rare items, she started having vivid dreams about Maria, a young ... more

Dr. Reade

by M.K. Prescott

Follow an extraordinary yet bizarre journey through the many romantic entanglements of the titular character, Robert Reade. A southern gentleman with a penchant for adventure and romance, his love affairs take him from rural Texas to the bustling streets of Chicago and even overseas. Take a step back in time to the 1950s to the 1980s, as the novel delves into his greatest love affairs—or should we say—his tumultuous romances filled with secrets, lies, and ultimate betrayal. This s... more

Madonna

by Gwyneth Lesley

A spicy urban fantasy novel, Madonna is a modern-day Medusa retelling with Greek mythology and romance, perfect for fans of Alessa Thorn's Medusa, Madeline Miller's Circe, or Katee Roberts' Stone Heart.

On an isolated island in the Pacific, removed from most of humanity, Madonna has finally come home to deal with the sordid family secret. Except now that she’s back, she’s having dreams o... more

Conformityville Review

by Billy McCoy

Conformityville is both a comic and dramatic story about growing up a brainiac in a working-class Black family and learning to navigate the hellish levels of intellectual and cultural blindness. The humiliation of his illiterate mother unleashes the most profound and extreme passion of humanity, and young Toussaint becomes obsessed with educating himself. The alienating neuroses, while being the catalyst for extraordinary creativity, is so bedeviling that Toussaint becomes a mysterious and labyr... more

Sherriff of Starr County

by David A. Bowles

When Texas becomes a newly-minted state, good men and women work hard toward progress and peace. Texas Ranger Will Smith travels to the borderlands of the Nueces Strip to become the first Sheriff of Starr County. He’ll do what he must to bring justice to the frontier, including wrangling outlaws, navigating political intrigues, fighting Indians, and keeping the tenuous peace between the Tejano and Anglo residents. He encounters influential statesmen and entrepreneurs of early Texas, assists the ... more

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