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The Face of God

by Brian Ray Brewer

Winner of the 2023 Next Generation Indie Award for General Fiction:

The Face of God is the story of a commercially successful but dissipated pop artist who rediscovers himself and his art through a contract to sculpt the face of God. This story of redemption winds through the New York art scene and high society, through the poor, mean streets of Salvador, Bahia and through the muddied waters of the Rio Xingu in the lower Amazon.

You Go To My Head

by Rick Sanford

‘You Go To My Head’ is a new collection of short stories. It includes ‘The Sudden Flight Of Mr. Banks’, ‘La Dolce Vita’ and ‘A Night At The Opera’. Also included are ‘Jack Be Nimble’, ‘Straight, No Chaser’ and ‘How Greene Was My Valerie’. The six stories vary in length from flash fiction to novelette. These six stories are based on and closely follow the plots laid out in six song lyrics written between 1980 and 2001. In each story, the characters, their activities and the situations they fin... more

A Deadly Gilded Free Fall

by Cecelia Tichi

Toxic medicine, a fanatic Chicago detective, and a fatal plunge down a steep staircase embroil Val and Roddy DeVere in a dangerous quest for facts in 1899. Roddy’s fledgling business teeters as his partner begs him to free him from a detective’s “witch hunt.” The question: was the partner’s wife’s fatal free fall an accident? Or was it murder?

Colors of Life: A brief journey through the intricacies of life situations

by LEEMON R

Colors of Life is a collection of short stories highlighting the journey of different individuals through strange life situations and the repercussions. It further accentuates that your roadblocks are the actual solutions for discovering various shades in our life to understand the essence of our sojourns. The short stories highlight that toiling is a prerequisite to press forward in life at a faster pace. The collection has presented various perceptions through examples.

Revolution

by David Dorrough

REVOLUTION is a lighthearted but cynical novel about a bunch of loosely interconnected people living in present-day Southern California, centered around one middle-aged couple, Bill and Yvonne Smede. It blends realistic "slice of life" storytelling with elements of satire, irony and farce. Additional info: https://revolutionnovel.com

Justice and Honor for My Sister The Story of Margie Grey

by Beverley Reichman

Justice and Honor for My Sister: The Story of Margie Grey is a heartfelt and painful story, based on true events, of a twin sister's mysterious death in 1945 while serving in the Women's Army Corp (WAC). Margie Grey's tragic death and the controvertible ruling of her cause of her death prompted decades of searching for the truth.

Until September

by Harker Jones

September comes too soon for a sensitive 18-year-old when he falls in love with another boy in the summer of 1966, setting in motion a series of devastating repercussions that threatens their future.

The Khopesh of Ramses

by Marco Galimberti

After his father’s death, Maher left the Palace of Ramses II to join the military academy, make a name for himself and prove his worth. Considered inferior to the full-blooded Egyptians, Maher’s desire for greatness is fueled by his love for Princess Samira. Though an insurmountable stigma and ignorance stand in his way. When Maher finds himself the sole survivor of an encounter with a mysterious creature, he is tasked to track down the beast. Though it has been years since he returned home a... more

Protectors of the Light

by Ivy Gilbert

Protectors of the Light is a classic fantasy tale with a supernatural twist - charged with protecting positive timelines from corruption and evil, Hannah must deal with foes beyond her comprehension to protect a powerful force for good. Hannah has always considered her life as unremarkable even though she had an experience that few ever have. After receiving a journal sharing the stories of several women before her, she learns that no matter how ordinary a person might feel, life holds a pur... more

Tricky

by Ron Dakron

A certain, um, body part runs away from his owner. Wearing a hot-dog toy disguise, he clashes with warrior pigeons, suicidal hummingbirds, and griping squirrels. He is soon imprisoned in Male Re-education Kamp, wars with cynical plums, woos amorous cardiac valves, livers, and cupcakes, joins forces with hyper-testosterone Komodo Dragons, and is shanghaied by a femme pirate crew to help harpoon Mobo, the 90-foot moray eel who is the font of worldwide testosterone. Tricky is a savagely-funny trip ... more

I'll Be Seeing You

by Joanne Kukanza Easley

A saga spanning five decades, I’ll Be Seeing You, explores one woman’s life, with and without alcohol to numb the pain.

Young Lauren knows she doesn’t want to be a ranch wife in Palo Pinto County, Texas. After she’s discovered by a modeling scout at the 1940 Fort Worth Stock Show Parade, she moves to Manhattan to begin her glamourous career. A setback ends her dream, and she drifts into alcohol dependence and promiscuity. By twenty-four, she’s been... more

Cyber Larceny (Global Cyber Heist)

by Akintunde M Lawal

James Robert Nushi, a sleuth at United Kingdom firm, CyberKonsult travels on a one-week visit in the wake of amassive cyber heist on UK internet networks that almost crippled the financial system two months ago. He meets with Debola Wright, the Public Relations Officer, of a Lagos based cybersecurity firm. Wright buys a fake luxury Smartphone at the Lagos Computer village. But the seller said he had bought the counterfeited item from an online platform.This led Wright and Nushi into a startling... more

A Place of Refuge

by Linda Cardillo

She only remembers dying. In 1971, a near-fatal automobile accident throws Izzy Monroe’s life into upheaval after she survives with a traumatic brain injury that leaves her with no short-term memory. Adrift and despairing, Izzy is confronted by her best friend and persuaded to find the courage to redefine herself. She leaves the safe but smothering confines of home and ventures to Italy to work on a farm. As she begins to take tentative steps in a new direction, she encounters Daniel R... more

CLEARWATER, the movie

by Dale O. Cloninger

A script adaptation of my novel, The Ninth Passage. Inspired by a series of actual events, CLEARWATER is the story of how a man whose energy, ingenuity, and dedication to self determined goals lead to unprecedented successes in his adopted community. Ironically, the qualities that led many to consider him a musical genius sowed the seeds of his demise. Colorful adaption of the novel, The Ninth Passage.

The Blade of Safavid

by Kent Merrell

On September 7, 1695, an armada of five pirate ships attacked the Great Mughal Emperor’s treasure fleet returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca. The treasure seized was the greatest in recorded history. The attack launched a worldwide manhunt lasting over five decades, and a treasure hunt that continues to this day. The Blade of Safavid and its rightful heir, the granddaughter of both a Mughal Emperor and a Safavid Shah are the prize of not just worldly wealth but the rights to two of the world’... more

Out Stealing Water

by Roxanne Doty

Set in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area in the summer of 2010 Out Stealing Water tells the story of an extended family's struggle to hold on to their property in the face of eviction notices by the state who rejects their century-old claim to ownership.

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