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Tribulations

by Tony Heck

Through a guiding matriarch, the Chestwicks appear to be a blessed family: active church attendees, foster home, and an unfaltering charitable spirit. However, under this false light, nineteen-year-old Clare Chestwick resolves to no longer be a victim. After years of cascading emotional and physical trauma by those claiming to care for her most, she ties her family and lovers to chairs in a nearby dilapidated barn, each gripped with a noose as a reminder and test. She challenges each of them to ... more

When I have time

by The Last Nomad

In a fast moving world, with little time to listen, talk, and love, will Mr. B continue to pursue his goals or will time conspire to decide his future? Here's a journey about unwinding from the popular and ambitious world.

Crying Irish Eyes: Second Edition

by Paul Downhour

From Ireland's tragic potato famine emerges this realistic story of love and devotion. A young family departs for the "land of milk and honey," only to encounter realities beyond their worst nightmares. Yet, amidst their struggles, they find true happiness as they contribute to the settlement of America.

Rising Sun

by Greg Mulligan

"Rising Sun" is a captivating tale that blends the wisdom of Native American traditions with the thrilling journey of an Olympic champion. Follow Rising Sun from his youth, learning hunting secrets from Chief Running Deer, to his triumphs on the world stage as a gold medalist.

As Rising Sun excels in his athletic career, his personal life flourishes with his family. His children, Michael and Summer, inherit his dedication, achieving greatness in their own right. Alongside his ... more

Cautionary Tales

by Carolyn B. Brown

Cautionary Tales contains selected stories by Rabindranath Tagore, translated from Bengali, spanning fifty years of the Nobel laureate’s contributions to the short story genre. The first section (Professions) gathers nine stories, including “Postmaster,” one of the three Tagore tales in Satyajit Ray’s film “Teen Kanya.” The second section (Marriage and Other Tribulations) includes four additional stories and “The Fouled Nest” (Nastanir), the novella that inspired one of Ray’s finest films, “Char... more

Yesteryear's Wish

by Zixiao Yu

After my aunt passed away, her daughter Yunyun came to live at my house and became my close playmate. When she was about to graduate from elementary school, her father took her away. Many years later, after I returned to my hometown, I learned Yunyun's life story from her half-sister. Her short, mediocre, and futile life left me deeply unsettled. I decided to reclaim the clarity I once knew and seek a place of solace for my soul.

The Algorithm

by Julian Mercer

In The Algorithm, Julian Mercer profoundly explores a future shaped by digital dominance and curated realities. Set in a world where the omnipresent Veritas Corporation controls every aspect of life through a vast computational system, the story follows Justin Larkin as he uncovers anomalies that question the very nature of truth, freedom, and identity. Through vivid storytelling and thought-provoking narratives, Mercer examines the philosophical implications of technology’s grip on human... more

Ghastly and Ghoulish Tales from the ER: A Saga in Sixteen Parts

by Mitch Goldman

Take a trip between Heaven and Hell with a small group of docs and nurses as they journey through a big-city ER. There they will dance with Death in a sixteen-part saga, laughing, crying, loving, screaming and talking with God. And by the way - the stories are true, mostly. You'll meet Dean Miller, a veteran with near-terminal burnout; Bob Finkel, a sarcastic doc with hopeless cynicism; Peter Moore, tired of life; Karlita, the Body Snatcher, and Jeff Sanders, King of the Morgue. They and many ot... more

Rainbows and Lollipops: Friendship is the New Family

by Mo Fanning

When Jake met Tom, he waved goodbye to trawling Birmingham's gay bars. He didn't reckon with sleeping under glow-in-the-dark stars in his childhood bedroom. Hot-shot lawyer Vicky's corner office comes with a view ... and threats that can't be fixed with a power suit and a clever argument. Lucy has planned her wedding down to each perfect petal on each perfect flower. If only 'happily-ever-after' didn't come with a question mark.

The Three Heirs

by Monique Desrosiers

Three people receive an invitation to journey to Philadelphia to be present for the reading of a Will in which they are named as beneficiaries. Emily Thordeaux is anxious to come back to Philadelphia to hear the reading of the late Delilah Neustat’s Will and discover her connection to this benefactress, a woman she has never heard of nor met. Lilith Breat is also surprised that she is called to the reading. Tragedy has cost her everyone she once loved, how could she possibly be related to someon... more

Epiphany, Final Book in the Lowell Trilogy

by Jacqueline Cayer Nelson McDonald

EPIPHANY is the final book in bestselling novelist, Jacqueline C.N. McDonald’s Lowell Trilogy. Following the series’ beloved heroine, Jackie, her detective mentor, and beloved family, EPIPHANY rolls readers through grief, humor, mystery, shock, and romance. True to the award-winning, page-turning style of THE PAPER ROUTE and HUMMING BRIDGE, EPIPHANY is a fast-paced and action-packed ride to a soul-satisfying closure. The challenge is how to categorize EPIPHANY. Is it a mystery, an on-going fa... more

Diarios De Un Cura Moderno: Volumen I

by John Scissons

El libro narra en forma de ficción la vida de un sacerdote católico recién ordenado que ha sido destinado a una pequeña comunidad rural del oeste de Canadá a través de las entradas que escribe en su diario. El protagonista se convirtió en sacerdote ya en la mediana edad, después de su matrimonio con su novia de la infancia, tras haber estudiado Trabajo Social en la Universidad y haber trabajado en el desarrollo de viviendas asequibles y haber sufrido la pérdida de su esposa a causa de la ELA. Es... more

Shanghai'd

by Curtis Stephen Burdick

The California Gold Rush left increasing numbers of merchant sailing ships short of crew in San Francisco harbor. Desperate captains resorted to kidnapping drunken men from saloons, gambling emporiums, brothels, even opium dens and forcing them into service on their ships. Many of these ships traversed trade routes across the vast Pacific Ocean; along the western coast of North America to Russian Alaska, the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), remote South Pacific archipelagos, and notorious Dutch E... more

The Bone Sculptor

by A.S. Mink

During the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, a loving family is torn apart as the male half collaborates with the Nazis and the female half fights for morality and what it means to be human. The story follows the mother, her two teenage stepsons and their teenage half-sister. The main protagonist, Kees, the oldest and most vulnerable child, is shipped to Russia to fight on the Eastern Front, where he navigates a thin line between insanity and survival.

The Vault

by Stuart Z Goldstein

A Thrilling Heist Beneath the Surface \t \t \t\t Three levels below a street in New York City lies the world’s largest securities vault. For 40 years, Andy Russo has been its devoted steward. But after decades of mistreatment, Andy reaches a breaking point. Leading his disgruntled team of employees, he devises an audacious plan to steal $100 million in bearer bonds—an inside job no one ever expected. As the heist unfolds, Hurricane Sandy barrels toward the city, threatening to flood the vau... more

To Die is Different than Supposed

by Alissa Butterworth

"We died by bicycle, by a breakfast gone bad, by a fist, a broken promise, a rowboat, letters no one else was supposed to see." Twenty years ago, the Gable family was nearly perfect—five siblings growing up in an old farmhouse in Pennsylvania with supposedly loving parents. But when a series of devastating events rocks the family—a house fire, the death of their young brother, infidelity, and betrayal—the siblings are left shattered and lost. Jackson is the oldest, the distant wanderer. Le... more

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