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Harper's Rescue: A Novel of Redemption in the Civil War - 2nd edition

by Sean Kevin Gabhann

Harper’s Rescue consists of three interwoven character-driven plot lines.

In the first plot-line, James (Jamie) Harper risks the trust and respect of his men, which he earned in the Harper’s Donelson, by giving the appearance of a lazy, profligate, whore-hound, while operating under secret orders to investigate potential espionage in the brothels owned by the Bosleys and Miss Eleanor. He develops an affection for one of the working women, Maggie, who is the... more

Texas Quest

by Betty Willis

Christian Schulz takes a treachereous voyage from Germany to Texas in 1872 in order to avoid almost certain death in the German military. He meets with many trials and triumphs in this journey to find a new life, friends and love, in the early history of Texas.

Lala Rosa Girls

by Najoua Martin

Lala Rosa is a lively hair salon in urban Rotterdam. Amidst the chaos of fuming hairdryers, loud music and endless cups of coffee, Souad and Layla expertly wield their scissors. Hatim, the charming owner of the place, comes and goes as he pleases. Other men are not allowed in the salon, except as a topic for gossip. At Lala Rosa, women are able to reveal their true selves and cut loose. One day Hatim introduces the girls to F’dila, their new colleague. She has come to Rotterdam with the same des... more

Second Chance Magic

by Michelle M. Pillow

Parnormal Women's Fiction with Romantic Elements
NYT & USAT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow

Secrets broke her heart... and have now come back from the grave to haunt her.

Lorna Addams’ life is not turning out like she expected. After a very public embarrassment, she finds it difficult to trust her judgment when it comes to new friendships and dating. She might be willing to give love a second chance when she meets the attractive Wil... more

River of Forgiveness

by K. Lorraine Kiidumae

“ i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)…” Painted against the backdrop of e.e.cummings poetry, Chopin’s Nocturnes, and the unleashed passions of the times, River of Forgiveness is a coming-of-age story set at the close of the Second World War. Eighteen-year-old Sydney Archumbault’s chance encounter with an older British stranger awakens her longings to the exuberant power of her one true love, forever altering the course of her life. Intrigued by this educated, artistic man, whom she late... more

An Old Picture and Other Stories

by Sarah Key

A short story anthology. An old picture a young girl wanted to show is received by bitter reactions. A young, tormented man decides to join a nationalist party. Two detectives are on the hunt in a brutal murder case. Another day in the city leads to a violent end.

A Small Hotel

by Suanne Laqueur

It’s the summer of 1941. Europe is at war, but New York's Thousand Islands are at the height of the tourist season. Kennet Fiskare, son of a hotel proprietor, is having the summer of a lifetime, having fallen deeply in love with a Swedish-Brazilian guest named Astrid Virtanen. But the affair is cut short and the young lovers permanently parted, first by Astrid’s family obligations, then by America’s entry into the war. The rigors of military life help dull his heartache, but when Kennet’s bat... more

Silhouettes of Time

by Maya Mitra Das

These intriguing tales by Maya Mitra Das take us on wildly imaginative journeys to exotic and sometimes alien landscapes - introducing us to inﬁnitely curious moments in time, space and memory.

Thursday Night Special

by Chandra Steele

In this collection, love and grief pass each other in the night and sometimes on train platforms. Occasionally they find themselves mingling at the same party or mixing in dreams. A woman memorizes her new identification numbers in a waiting room in the afterlife. A man transcribes letters for a living but cannot find the words he needs. A couple sells everyone, including themselves, on their lifestyle. A sex club is an unexpected setting for a sweet encounter.

Life of Right

by David O. Strickland

LIFE OF RIGHT depicts the dramatic conflict between Pro-Choice and Pro-Life protesters in Washington, DC in the days leading up to the landmark 1992 Supreme Court decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, that upheld Roe v. Wade. From Atlanta, Boston, Dallas and Foley, Alabama demonstrators descend on the nation's capital to maker their voices heard by the Supreme Court. Ultimately, Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Anthony Kennedy and David Souter find the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Ame... more

Flower Still Blooms

by Shukdeb Sen

Flower Still Blooms, his first published work of fiction, is a collection of short stories written over a fifteen-year period. The stories describe many aspects of the human experience. Magda describes how a Budapest prostitute's life is changed by kindness and compassion shown by a stranger; a chance encounter on the train reveals one man's horrific experiences in Dachau concentration camp. Flower Still Blooms is a collection of stories that can move you to tears of both despair and joy, a wond... more

Monica's War

by Jo Horne

Monica Beresford Wichfeld lived life on her terms and without apology. As a young woman, she socialized with some of the most famous people of her era—Noel Coward, Tallulah Bankhead, Coco Chanel—using her connections to build a business that would save her husband’s familial estate from bankruptcy. Born in Great Britain, she married a Danish aristocrat and landowner and moved to his lavish estate on the island of Lolland, south of Copenhagen. Shortly after settling there, she began a nine-year a... more

Betsy and Catherine An Uncommon Friendship, A revised and revisited edition

by Helen Gailey

Set in eighteenth-century London, England, this fictional novel touches on the life of the upper crust and those who served them. As they both come together, foolish choices and harrowing consequences take two women—one an aristocrat and the other her servant—into a storm of trial, scorn, and tribulation. Stripped of title, recognition, and value, one wonders who the heroine really is, Catherine or Betsy? Catherine repeatedly asks, How will Lord Edward find us? A twisted and perverse judge cond... more

Life in Motion

by Michael McCullough

SEAN MATHEWSON is hoping his drunken decision to hitchhike across the U.S. and Canada with his friend PAUL DAVIS, a college football center, will be the best adventure of his 19 years. Sean is filled with angst and needs to get over his girlfriend dumping him, figure out how to stay in college for more than a semester at a time, and what direction his life should take. Does he finally pick a major and stick to that decision or give up, go to work in a local factory, or even decide to join the mi... more

All Good Tova Goodman

by Mary E. Carter

"All Good Tova Goodman" is my novel published April 2021 It is available through Ingram or on amazon The story features Tova Goodman who seeks the meaning of the word "good" throughout her life. She lives to be one hundred years of age. To some extent this book, and Tova Goodman's story, seek to answer the question that is posed from my award-winning debut novel "I, Sarah Steinway": What happened to Sarah Steinway at the end of the book?

The Parable of Rust

by Amos Williamson

The Parable of Rust tells the story of the boom, bust, and recovery of the fictitious factory town of Rust principally from the perspective of three generations of the family which builds, owns, sells, and re-acquires the factory. The factory's lifespan (c. 1970-2010) forms the central plotline and the principal themes are its (and the town's) decay, collapse, and abandonment by its leading family

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