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Five years ago, Eli Atkins, betrayed and abandoned, fled Charleston to avoid the death penalty for a crime he did not commit. Landing in the Bahamas, he sought refuge in a new identity. But angry, lonely, and adrift, he remained aloof, never allowing anyone close enough to hurt him. When fate introduces Eli to ageing Scottish golf pro, Lach McGregor, he finds reason to hope. Lach too is burdened by an incalculable loss, and together, teacher and student, they are each a lifeline for the other... more

The Crooked Little Pieces: Volume 1

by Sophia Lambton

Lost are the creatures destined never to be understood.

1926. Professor Josef van der Holt obtains a post at an all women’s college overseas. Stuffy London suddenly becomes the site for the unseemly exploits of his half-Dutch and half-German daughters Anneliese and Isabel. When tragedy carves out a hollow in their lives, a severed soul sends the sororal twins along a jagged path: while Isabel takes flight in sensual hedonism Anneliese skirts danger in her role as sleuth. Elusive a... more

Moss

by Joe Pace

Isaiah Moss was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. His illegitimate son Oscar Kendall wasn't. Living in Isaiah's inescapable shadow, Oscar has become an inveterate quitter who hides his own literary work from the world rather than suffer the pain of failure or rejection. When Isaiah suddenly dies, Oscar inherits the old man's lakefront writing cabin in New Hampshire. There he finds his father's typewriter, a full liquor cabinet, and an unpublished manuscript of such gen... more

David God's Chosen Crucible

by Joseph Ganci

David is every man’s man, an outlaw prophet, a man of war, and a man of God. He is a ruthless warrior, an ardent lover, skilled musician, and poet-philosopher. God sees in him the heart of a lion, the tenacity of a bear, and an ever-faithful man of action. God calls an unlikely and lowly shepherd boy to become the king of the Jews and fighting prince of Israel. David overcomes all odds in escaping every snare, evading every trap, and learns from every encounter, growing in understanding a... more

The Silent Are Rising

by Jordan Noeding

A daughter is brought into this world by the hands of a power not seen in the empire in over two hundred years. A girl with white irises, flickering with flashes of grey and power over the Dead creatures from the land of Mortuusva. With terrifying potential, she is raised within the Empire’s elite military organization, the hundrazon, as no more than a weapon. Twenty-five years later, the girl has grown into a woman of legend. Her past horrors used to make her obey the man who is her head hun... more

Marigold

by Will Clarke

Marigold is a down-on-her-luck massage therapist and former inmate who is determined to “vision board” her way to a better life. She talks to angels and has read The Elements of Abundance over thirty-five times. That is until one day when Krish McKinley, CEO of yoga wear giant Wolf&Bees,® steps into her massage chair and offers to change her life.

Prick of the Needle

by Juliet Rose

Former heroin addict and prison inmate, Wren Meyer, finds herself on the outside as a wildland firefighter, in one of Arizona’s most deadly fire seasons in years. Through a program designed to offer post-release inmates a chance at a new skill, Wren finds herself face to face with not only her past but a future she is unsure she belongs in. While she thrives off of the adrenaline firefighting gives her, using it to replace her desire to use heroin again, she struggles with finding her own purpos... more

Escape from Leila's

by Mark Atlas

In 2027 the Mars mission proceeds, oblivious to a strained economy and a restless society. After skipping University and with no work in Huxton, Texas, Kevin is crushed by his father's misplaced disappointment and inability to recognize the brilliance that hides behind his son's autism. After accepting an invitation to a meal, Kevin goes missing . When he is finally found, his friends and parents are shocked and powerless at his situation. Then when the media find him, Kevin is unwillingly dr... more

The Family Wolf

by John Siclare

The life experiences of a European immigrant, from adolescence to adulthood, from 1892 through 1978, and of his participation in a New York City real estate empire.

A Journey Spared

by Alexandra Grace

Jackson Vane's story begins in book 1 of The Journey Series, A Journey Spared.

Finding a new path can be difficult when the darkness threatens to swallow you.When Jackson Vane and his three best friends joined the U.S. Marines after high school, he had big dreams. Not only did the service take him far away from his father and the city he refused to call home, it also gave him endless opportunities to see the world. But he never dreamed that eight years wo... more

Queen of Secrets

by E.J. Tanda

In this family saga that spans several generations, two women—a Alzheimer’s-stricken former mafia queen and her caretaker—form a united and unshakeable bond against the common enemies of greed, heartbreak, and unimaginable danger. Set against the rolling San Jose, California landscape in the 1940s and present day, Queen of Secrets is a triumph of the female spirit over forces determined to divide and destroy.

Silence of the Seamaid

by Ann Medlock

A Story of Love, Fear, and Misogyny

Dive into second-wave feminism, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, gurus, hippies, Mafiosi, the Pill, the Beatles, class distinctions, astrology, but most of all, the eternal mystery of what's going on between men and women.

Ann Medlock's roman á clef follows Lee Palmer, a smart woman swimming solo against the powerful tides of the Mad Men era—a t... more

The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies

by Leslie Johansen Nack

The true-life story of Marion Davies’ thirty-four-year relationship with William Randolph Hearst including a whirlwind courtship, a movie career spanning two decades and forty-four films, a secret child, and harrowing family excesses, not to mention a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin. The Blue Butterfly is a behind-the-scenes look into the opulent private life of Marion Davies and how the movie Citizen Kane stole her legacy and turned everyone against her.

Rode

by J. Adams

It’s a bad night not to have wheels. Stranded in the rain, pacing the sidewalk, Jack gradually confronts the events that led him there and just how far off-track he’s gotten. A former firefighter now involved in more questionable pursuits, he views his present with trepidation and his past with regret. Memories of the men and women who once cared for him are the company he keeps, but with each passing reminiscence, Jack inevitably reaches the point in the story where the relationship went wrong.... more

The Discontent of Mary Wenger by Robert Tucker

by Robert Tucker

Emotionally torn between the conflicting historical social forces of feminism and the traditional roles of women in post-World War II society, Mary Wenger struggles with a deep sense of despair. Spanning the continent during the decades of the 1930s, '40s and '50s to the turn of the century, her compulsive lifelong odyssey in search of an acceptable house in which to realize her personal and economic goals throws her out of balance with her family. A master wordsmith tells Mary's story with a... more

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