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One Crowded Hour: the little bighorn

by David Larson

Two teenagers gallop headlong into battle with Major Reno and A company as they mount a breath-taking charge against the Sioux and Cheyenne village along the river. They live the terror of being forced back into a small grove of cottonwood trees helplessly watching wounded friends being butchered and brutalized. As the fighting builds to an impossible pitch, it becomes clear that the only way out of this killing box is to charge into the enemy and race for better cover. Three companies of caval... more

The Music Inside

by M. R. Martin

In 1989 a young woman struggles to define her own identity in the midst of the duality of her ultra-religious family and the debauchery of the rock and roll culture of San Francisco that she finds herself immersed in. As the pop metal of the 1980s fades into the alternative music scene of the 1990s, she begins to learn how to believe in her own inner voice, create a satisfying new life for herself, and define herself apart from the expectations of her parents and even from the music she loves.

An Uncommon Folk Rhapsody

by C.J. Heigelmann

Winner, INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARDS, Multicultural Fiction, 2021.
Finalist, WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS, Adult Fiction, 2020.

An epic American Civil War literary saga that explores the intimate relationships between folk of diverse cultures during an era of suffering and hate; spanning cultures, continents, and generations. Written in the Antebellum tradition with spoken dialects characteristic of the period.

Shay is an orphan. A young Asian... more

Crooked Fences

by C.J. Heigelmann

2020 New York City Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite

A troubled war veteran battling PTSD returns home to pursue his dream of becoming a police officer. But is he ready?

Experience the life-changing events through the eyes of the main character as he comes to grips with himself, his family, and the community around him.

The night of the ambush changes everything for US Marine Todd Goodson. One moment, he is discussing tactics with ... more

Partner Pursuit

by Kathy Strobos

When a workaholic lawyer meets a fun-loving music marketing executive for opposites attract, friends-to-lovers adventures, which partnership will she choose? Workaholic lawyer Audrey Willems is not going to take any chances with her bid to become a partner at her New York law firm—especially with only six months until the decision. Until she bumps into Jake—her new neighbor. Jake is a fun-loving music marketing executive who might just be The One. He’s funny, caring, supportive—and able to... more

My One Extraordinary Life, A Feline Memoir

by TD Arkenberg

Action Adventure Catitude

Few humans lead an extraordinary life. I’ve come to that conclusion f... more

Red Bishop

by Robin T.W. Yuan

RED BISHOP is a sweeping historical novel based on the extraordinary life of Robin Chen, the last Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in China. His journey from a Confucian, pre-Republic, mission schoolboy to one of China’s foremost Christian leaders weaves through key national and international events. Life under Mao’s Communism forces the bishop to confront loyalties to country, church, and family while his eldest daughter in the United States is confronted by the Red Scare of post-war McC... more

La Florida: When Spain 'Discovered' Florida and Two Proud Nations Clashed

by James D. Snyder

Swashbuckling Pedro Menéndez and his explorers reached South Florida hoping to find gold and silver. They'd also make Christians of docile natives, who would happily mine ore and raise crops for the tables of Europe. Instead, they confronted a fearsome confederation of tribes that had been a nation for longer than Spain itself. An epic story, true to actual dates and events. But it's told through the life of a Calusa Indian boy, from gathering fibers and berries for his single mother to his cru... more

Atlantean Conspiracy

by Steven Crown

Professor Aranare Rusa works in a Cambridge University teaching history and he has a passion for all things Atlantis. On discovering a vase, he brought online leads to his adventure of finding, escaping and the leaving of them to places unknown.

Small Portions Cafe

by Douglas Fergus

Quirky, absurd, satirical, laugh-out-loud short stories.

Fractured Crystals

by Betty Bolte

Fury Falls Inn in 1821 Alabama. A place for ghosts, witches, and magic. A place of secrets and hidden dangers. A place where Daniel Fairhope’s family kept shocking secrets from him. Now he must protect his sister and her powerful magic from two angry, demanding witches and a witch hunter intent on ridding the area of witches, all while convincing the captivating woman he meets at the inn to trust him before she breaks his heart.

The End of May

by Kem Richards

The cost of living a lavish lifestyle is high, and Marcella's determined to succeed. What does a girl from Ohio with nothing to lose do to survive in New York City? Welcome to her world of sex, drugs, and toxic relationships.

Blood Before Dawn, Book 2 of the Dung Beetles of Liberia Series

by Daniel V. Meier, Jr.

April 1979: Ken Verrier and his wife, Sam return to Liberia to buy diamonds. They did not return to get caught up in a rice riot and a coup d’état. But that’s what happens. Ken witnesses and unwittingly participates in a period of Liberia’s tumultuous yet poorly documented history—the overthrow of the Tolbert presidency and ultimately the end of the Americo-Liberian one hundred thirty-three years of political and social dominance. Details of President Tolbert’s assassination are sketchy to th... more

Mick and Marie Story

by Michael Martin

The Mick and Marie Story is an action-packed adventure story with mountain climbing, cliff dancing, hang gliding, boating and murder with a constitutional, save-freedom-of-speech twist. Our heroes, Mickey Swift and Marie Sweet, team up as photographer and reporter to get a story about a phony animal rescue shelter operating under a government tax exemption grant. Marie got the story lead from the director of the California FBI Office. Paul Du Pree, Marie’s spurned ex, fed her the info in an atte... more

Fallen Child

by Kathleen Morris

Angel’s Refuge is no refuge at all for the orphans it houses. When sixteen-year-old Josie Fallon finds herself on the way to a brothel, she escapes along with two of her friends, and is taken in by a former outlaw who teaches them survival skills, finding Josie a quick learner, especially with a gun. His ranch is a haven for many on the edge of the law and when it’s attacked, Josie and three of her friends ride out to dispense vengeance to those responsible. Wanted for murder and on the run to C... more

Presence: A Novel

by Michael Buettner

An epic exploration of love, spirituality, and sensuality in a violent, power-mad world, Presence tells the story of two young people who meet while they’re living on the street in Washington D.C. amid the upheavals of the late 1960s: Jason, the bookish introvert, and Mira, the wild and beautiful novice prostitute. Alienated from their deeply dysfunctional families, they find in each other something they’ve never experienced before – love – and a chance to make up their own ways of loving, witho... more

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