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  • The Earth's Daughter

    by Riya Mangal
    Sita in Exile is a feminist Ramayana retelling for fans of Circe, Spinning Silver and Keikeyi. Budding scientist Sita wants to save her kingdom by isolating goodness in a lab, but she also wants a family all her own. When she marries into Prince Rama’s growing empire, her hands are full convincing him to let her have a seat on the court. After they are exiled to the forest, Rama seems won over by Sita’s ease in the eerie atmosphere – it seems as though exile is just what Sita needed. That is,... more

  • Tapestry

    by Sophia Alexander
    If your stepmother were a sociopath, how would you know? And who would you turn to? Life is not as ordinary as it seems for Gaynelle and Vivian, who only understand that the woman they now call ‘Mama’ is complicated and difficult to please. Is the romantic love that Gaynelle finds at a too-tender age going to last? And will Vivian uncover the truth about her parentage while recovering from a strange illness? Rural South Carolina meets the Roaring 20’s in this tale of two sisters who face sepa... more

  • Silk: Caroline's Story

    by Sophia Alexander
    It's 1899, and Caroline Corbett is ready for the twentieth century. She's excited to find work and meet new people—but gets more than expected when a rough-hewn Lowcountry farmer and a small-town doctor both engage her affections. The broad-shouldered, genial farmer is clear about his desires, and he's there for her. The doctor is sophisticated, educated, and obviously the right choice—but sees no reason to dwell on certain realities. In trying to decide between them, Caroline fails to con... more

  • Pauper Auction

    by Mary Kronenwetter
    A gorgeous and meticulously-researched historical fiction examining a young woman’s struggle to escape unexpected poverty and find autonomy and purpose in early New England. "Mankind are always seeking after happiness in some way or another." ~ Leavitt’s Farmer’s Almanac, 1805 The fall from beloved wife of the town blacksmith to widowed pauper was swift. Margery Turner sits in the Thorneboro, New Hampshire Meetinghouse on the second Tuesday of March, 1805. She and the other indigent town r... more

  • The Portraitist: A Novel of Adelaide Labille-Guiard

    by Susanne Dunlap
    Based on a true story, this is the tale of Adélaïe Labille-Guiard’s fight to take her rightful place in the competitive art world of eighteenth-century Paris. With a beautiful rival who’s better connected and better trained than she is, Adélaïde faces an uphill battle. Her love affair with her young instructor in oil painting gives rise to suspicions that he touches up her work, and her decision to make much-needed money by executing erotic pastels threatens to create as many problems as it ... more

  • ONLY THE DEAD (Know the End of War)

    by Jan Notzon
    The 19th century saw the births, the very painful births, of both the Mexican and Texas Republics. The origin of both came at the price of a treasure of blood spilled, losses suffered and dreams crushed. In the case of Mexico, it also involved deceit, subterfuge and a woeful amount of treachery. In the case of the latter, it entailed a sanguinary war and mass summary executions by the powerful Mexican army. This is the story of three families, two Mexican and one Texan, their struggles against ... more

  • Inside Out

    by Michael Tuberdyke
    On Exchange Street near the edge of town stands a building three stories high beside a parking lot where weeds have overtaken the asphalt. The property is owned by Marge. Her name is painted in green on a piece of plywood that sits above the entryway to the diner on the first floor. There are four separate apartments on the additional two floors. Three are occupied. The tenants are young and old. They are simple people whom like the building itself reside on the edge of town with walls, wh... more

  • My Name on a Grain of Rice

    by Richard Voigt

    Harry Travers walks away from the manicured future his disintegrating, moneyed family had envisioned for him so that he could feel the rush of making something out of nothing. That something would be himself. 

    After quitting his job with a software startup, Harry stumbles into working on a construction site - a dangerous environment in which he has no natural instincts.  As he becomes blinded by the flash of his own intensity, he exposes others to tragedy.  He also become... more

  • Scambait

    by Ryan R. Campbell
    When corporate do-little Eric Amundsen's supposedly long-deceased father contacts him through his spam folder, his on-the-job scambaiting shenanigans become increasingly careless, jeopardizing his personal life and his livelihood. As his problems pile up, the eternally skeptical Eric must choose between turning to a stranger on the internet to get his life back on track or embracing utter destitution.

  • Strike the Waters

    by Ben Bishop
    War reporter Chris Fitzgerald is recalled from overseas to cover the assassination of the mayor of San Francisco. He and his photographer, Luis Alvarez, fly into the city, following the action from the Tenderloin to Russian Hill as they try to locate the leader of the militia group responsible for the killing. When the partners are separated, they must work with their editor—and Chris’s former fiancée—Mallory, to try to locate one another amidst the fog of war. Luis is ultimately killed, leaving... more

  • The Importance of Sons

    by Keira Morgan

    Can Anne make a home for herself in her enemy’s divided court?

    In 1491, France conquers Brittany. To make peace, fifteen-year-old Duchess Anne must marry the young French king. Only her pride sustains her when she arrives in France, defeated, friendless, and homesick. Her principal duty as queen is to provide an heir.

    All France rejoices when Charles-Orland is born—except one woman. Countess Louise d’Angoulême resents the tiny, beguiling Queen Anne from the... more

  • Summer Lightning

    by Roberta Silman
    Belle and Isaac meet by chance at Lindbergh’s historic flight from Roosevelt Field in 1927 and thus begins the story of a family trying to find its place in tumultuous mid-20th century America. Set in Europe, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island, England and the Berkshires, the story spans multi-generations. Although the bonds between family members are strong, there is also a yearning for something more. Belle and Isaac and their daughters, Sophy and Vivie negotiate the Depression, WWII, McCart... more

  • Border Site Summer: Tales from the Super-Secret Army Security Agency

    by Jeremiah Davis

    Detachment K was a Cold War listening post on a Bavarian mountain. Life there was a mix of M*A*S*H, Animal House, and Catch-22. Its close-knit young men were reluctant soldiers and misfits with little supervision whose misadventures would strain the credulity of today's troops. A curtain of secrecy shielded the outpost and its men from the "real" Army. Learn how they worked, partied, loved, and coped with loneliness.

  • The Scandinavian Aggressors

    by Rowdy Geirsson

    An offbeat odyssey into the freezing heart of the modern Northlands, The Scandinavian Aggressors chronicles Rowdy Geirsson's tireless quest to uncover the secret history of the early 21st century's resurgence of authentic viking activity known as the Modern Viking Movement.

    Along the way he meets modern viking luminaries such as Trond "Troll-Breath" Trondsen, who successfully raided a historic monastery's gift shop in England; Björn Svensson, who habi... more

  • Love, Sex & Murder Shows

    by Kelly Banks

    Emily Caine leads a quiet life. At the end of a long week, all Emily wants to do is curl up on her sofa and watch some true crime.

    Nothing beats corn chips and murder shows.

    When an old school friend pays a visit, Emily begins a journey of sexual awakening that leads to the world of crime and murder she’s come to know so well.

    There’s about to be one less angel in Los Angeles.

     

    From the Pu... more

  • Araye

    by Adenike Oni
    Everyone, except Araye, looked forward to the arrival of the crown prince. Despite her disinterest, she didn't expect that the crown prince would be her trial—the beginning of her trials. When she discovers that her betrothed is Prince Dovian's close friend, deceit and betrayal make her doubt everything she holds dear. Will she be able to stay true to her heart when the final tragedy strikes?
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