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Blown Cover

by Peter J. Azzole

The Navy and the CIA desperately needed unique, critical intelligence about hints of Soviet anti-ship and ballistic missile threats being brought to Cuba.
Putting a radio-intercept operator into Cuba was one way to gain insights, otherwise unavailable, into Soviet activities there. U.S. Navy Communications Technician First Class Salvador Conte had the long list of skills to pull it off, and he volunteered without hesitation.
Salvador quickly learned that it was an arduous miss... more

Driving Toward Destiny

by Stuart Scott

Jack Higgins is feeling suffocated and increasingly disillusioned by the political climate in America. It is 1971, and many young men his age are being conscripted into the army, and Jack is convinced that he will be next. His strict parents wholeheartedly believe he should fulfill his American duty, but Jack has other plans. His high school friend, “Wild” Bill, is attending university in Berlin. It just so happens that he has space for another roommate. After a disagreement with his parents an... more

The Great Gatsby and the Zombies

by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Wayne Soini

Nick Carraway, veteran, must overcome Lost Generation apathy to deal with an imminent zombie apocalypse that no one in Gatsby's circle will take seriously, any more than Commander in Chief Calvin Coolidge. High stakes surround the defense of West Egg. Sadly, Gatsby dies at the end.

Divine Julius

by Jacek Bocheński

"Would you like to become a god? This is perfectly doable."
So starts this fascinating glimpse into the minds of Julius Caesar and his opponents, written in the award-winning brisk style imitating Caesar's own. The book takes the format of a modern reader commenting on historical documents. Rather than follow chronological order of events, the book is divided into four parts, each dedicated to a different aspect of Caesar's political strategy: Cruelty, Ben... more

The Sword Swallower and a Chico Kid

by Gary Robinson

A fifteen-year-old youth escapes a toxic home and joins the circus. For five decades, the Sword Swallower (Duke Reynolds) embarks on a journey shared with the oddest characters in our society. He learned to swallow swords while traveling with the circus freaks across the United States. He later found himself in prison, where he received a degree in musical theory from Julliard. After a terrible accident ended his career while performing on live Television, the 40-year methamphetamine addict a... more

A Good Boy

by Robert M Tucker

A GOOD BOY is the fascinating and riveting story of a likeable, and often confused, young man’s quest to become “a worthy human being” that plunges the reader into the underside of social normalcy, American excess, sociopathic behaviors, greed, depravity, suspense, and the nature of friendship.

With rising tension, John Birkhoff’s journey to acquire understanding and to be “morally straight,” is challenged at every turn by John’s bo... more

The Last Laird of Sapelo

by T. M. Brown

By the end of 1865, not long after General William T. Sherman’s famous march through Georgia, history records, but for a few exceptions, all the freed Geechee slaves and their families returned to their homes on Sapelo Island, one of Georgia’s storied barrier islands abandoned shortly after the war broke out. The Last Laird of Sapelo offers a historically accurate, dramatic story shedding light on the Spalding family’s near-forgotten legacy on the once prosperous island and why four-hundred free... more

Dive Bartender: Flowers in the Desert

by T.K. O'Neill

It’s 1977 and Frank Ford is running from his life and for his life. Following the suspicious suicide of his brother Ray and Frank’s own role in the death of twin sisters clearly culpable in Ray’s demise, he hits the road for the promised land, California–with a dog-eared paperback copy of Kerouac’s On the Road as his roadmap. True to its protagonist’s journey, Frank makes a stop in Denver to look up an old friend–in his case high school buddy and former Arizona Amateur Tennis Champion, Larry... more

Two'fer

by Catherine Anne Terrick

Noah and Kaleb are best friends growing up in hard times. They live on adjoining farms, and both families are suffering greatly. Kaleb's dad has died, leaving Kaleb to take on the role of the provider at just seventeen years of age; the weight of caring for his five siblings and his mom is staggering. Noah, at only fourteen, has witnessed the daily verbal and physical abuse of his mother at the hands of his drunken step-dad. They realize that life on the farm is not an option. They must go whe... more

Adira: Journey to Freedom (Adira: Journey to Freedom Book and Study)

by Lynne Modranski

When King Artaxerxes' cupbearer traveled to Jerusalem, it affected more people than you might have imagined. The Bible tells us Nehemiah's brother, Hanani, made the long journey with him, but what about his sister-in-law? And suppose he had a niece named Adira. Born in Susa, thirteen-year-old Adira doesn't consider herself a slave nor a resident of Jerusalem. She struggles with her family's faith and her parents calling the holy city home home. What will it take for Nehemiah's niece to unders... more

Never To Forget

by Carlos Alvarado

An adventurous and inspiring story of a courageous woman who struggles against social injustice: as a saboteur during the Costa Rican revolution, and later, as wife to an abusive husband. To protect her children, she immigrates to the US.

Going, Going, Gone!

by Steve Hermanos

The quest: write the most exciting baseball novel ever.

Description: An earthquake decimates San Francisco’s baseball stadium. Two players and their manager are trapped. With water rising, the trio crawls through a gash in the wall. Naked and penniless, they climb through the muck onto shore. Downtown San Francisco is on fire. They can not find their stadium, or any new buildings, or the parking lot with their fancy cars. No one has a cell phone to call for help. André Vele... more

Byron

by Robert M Tucker

Upon graduating from Harvard University in the field of molecular biology, Byron MacKenzie recalls the adventuresome and traumatic events of her childhood in a Louisiana backwater town during the social and political turmoil of the ‘60’s that shaped her future and her quest for integrity and truth.

Medicine Goes Corporate

by Jack Spenser, M.D.

This is a book about injustice. Two large corrupt companies motivated only by greed and power attempt to destroy the careers and lives of two emergency room doctors, a physician hospitalist, and finally a lone pathologist/physician. It’s also a gripping medical/legal thriller with conflict, duplicity, heartache, and legal brinksmanship. Medicine Goes Corporate is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the current condition of American healthcare.

Secrets and Sunflowers

by Joann Keder

Three women. Two new lanes of asphalt. A whole lot of trouble. In the sequel to the award-winning novel, The Story of Keilah, the entire town of Sandy Salts is divided over the addition of two more lanes of highway running through town the center of town. The handsome road foreman, in town to construct the new highway, has caught Keilah's eye. When he discovers a mysterious room underneath her coffee shop, it brings the two of them as they try to solve its origins before the highway covers... more

On the Waterfront

by Mike McCoy

At thirteen years old, Danny Novak faced challenges of self-acceptance, abuse, mortality, and death. It was the best summer of his life and the darkest days he ever lived.

When Danny arrives at Camp Baker in June 1978, he is happy to be away. Away from his mom, his bratty little brother, their crappy house, and his sad life. Danny is the youngest boy hired to work as camp staff, but he’s confident he’ll fit in. He quickly learns that he doesn’t.

Mark Colby, at si... more

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