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Loss

by Jane Lightbourne

A charismatic hitchhiker haunted by a shameful secret and a flawed man, no stranger to life’s burdens of loss and guilt, collide on a road trip to Scotland, Jamie is mesmerised by the volatile, alluring Katy, until the darkness that spills from the core of his new companion moves from her life to his own, and threatens to overturn it entirely. Loss is a compelling and highly charged love story that uses the evocative backdrop of the Scottish Highlands to explore the redemptive power of relation... more

Robby Run

by Sutton Stern

Robby Run gives readers a full dose of action in the first of what promises to be a thrilling series of historical adventures. On the verge of leading a Revenue Marine station in the new state of Florida, Lieutenant Robert Chase Roebuck is forced to take command of the USS Savannah and its fifty-two guns on a mission to liberate the enslaved crews of two American merchant ships. Enduring subtle yet malevolent attacks from a powerful first lieutenant, treachery in the midst of savage civil wa... more

Orgy at the STD Clinic

by Johnny Townsend

Todd Tillotson is struggling to move on after his husband is killed in a hit and run attack a year earlier during a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle. In this novel set entirely on public transportation, we watch as Todd, isolated throughout the pandemic, battles desperation in his attempt to safely reconnect with the world. Will he find love again, even casual friendship, or will he simply end up another crazy old man on the bus? Things don’t look good until a man whose face he can... more

The Sixth Spell

by Michelle M. Pillow

Paranormal Women's Fiction & Romance from NYT & USAT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow.

You can always go home…but sometimes home won’t let you leave.

At forty, Kari Grove knows she should be over her strict childhood. The grandparents who raised her had never been loving people. But some feelings are buried deep and contain more dark secrets than even she realizes.

Even after death, it would appear her grandmother... more

Pony's Girl Parables

by Deborah Draves Legg

Pony's Girl Parables is a book for all ages Stories as parables share wisdom allowing us scope to relate to the content on a personal level. We can read or be read a parable as a child, glean one message, then reread it as a teenager or young adult, and other concepts surface. As adults, parables remind us to thoughtfully reflect upon our own lives, maybe even our reason for being. Join the Journey Travel along with Girl, guided by Pony and Bee, as she remembers whom she was born to be.... more

Cyril in the Flesh

by Ramsey Hootman

Once upon a time, hacktivist Cyril Blanchard’s passionate letters won the heart of the woman he loved. Unfortunately, he let his best friend take the credit—and the girl. Robin discovered the truth years too late, after a hacking exploit gone south left her husband dead and Cyril in prison.

Now he’s out, and Robin says she’s prepared to give him a second chance. Unlikely. Cyril may be pretty on paper, but in real life he’s a belligerent, foul-mouthed neckbe... more

Surviving Cyril

by Ramsey Hootman

When Robin Matheson’s husband is killed in Afghanistan, she has no choice but to pull herself together for the sake of their son. She finds some satisfaction in cutting ties with Tav’s obnoxious best friend, Cyril—a 500-pound hacker who didn’t even bother to come to the funeral.

Unfortunately, her three-year-old decides Cyril is now his best buddy, and Robin can’t bear to take anything else away from her son. A few hot dogs and video games won’t do an... more

Bride of the City Volume 1

by AK Kulshreshth

In the ancient republic of Vaishali, a childless couple discover an abandoned infant girl in a mango orchard. They name her Ambapali, one who sprouted from a mango. When she turns eighteen, Ambapali is forced to become a courtesan – the Bride of the City – under Vaishali’s laws which dictate that a woman as beautiful as her cannot be only one man’s wife. Ambapali bows before the iron law of her society, but does not allow herself to be crushed. She sets terms that make her residence, the Palace ... more

Skins of Lightning

by P. J. Christman

A substitute teacher and former runner inspires his sixth-grade class of underprivileged students of Santa Fe. He starts girls' and boys' cross-country teams to develop motivation and discipline that will apply in the classroom. Readers will discover a feel-good ending in a climactic middle-school race.

Life After Ali

by Rashida Tayabali

"Widows are bad luck. Everyone knows that!"

An unexpected phone call shatters Indian immigrant Tasneem Zain’s idyllic family life in Sydney, Australia. Her husband has been in a terrible accident. Doctors aren’t sure if he’ll make it. When Ali dies, Tasneem’s social status changes overnight and she becomes a social pariah. She's also expected to live out the rest of her life alone.

But life has something unexpected in store for Tasneem.

The Bookseller

by Peter Briscoe

Four stories about professors, students, librarians, booksellers, and early scientific explorers—all living literately, on journeys of the mind. The first story, "One of Our Stars," is about a professor so engrossed in difficult studies that even a blatant sexual invitation (accepted) merely distracts him. He concentrates with the mental force of a chess grandmaster, a zen roshi, or a musical virtuoso. The next story about a female college student is set in a Colombian jungle. The third story po... more

A Particular Friendship

by Paul Van der Speigel

Tom Morton is a gay Catholic priest whose closeted life is shattered when the man he fell in love with as a young man comes back into his life. A train of events is set in motion and Tom finds himself in a confrontation with a powerful bishop, a man who is a dark figure from Tom’s past.

Lakota Cowboy

by John Hafnor

Meet the last open range cowboy and the last nomadic Native American. Better yet, be present for their first handshake in the pages of Lakota Cowboy. Their stories become entwined in an unlikely friendship, but cannot change the inexorable march of history. You’ll witness that march from the back of a horse as they trot across the Little Bighorn, into the Canadian wilderness, past Wounded Knee Creek, to finally arrive in a homestead world of badlands hardship and romantic heartbreak. This unse... more

ANDROMEDA GRAPHIKA

by Robert Brace

Journalist Andromeda Chamberlain takes an assignment to discover what became of a teenage runaway, Margot Vaughn, ten years after the girl went missing. She learns that Margot appeared in a French art-house film that was based on the Dionysian rites as depicted on the walls of Pompeii. The director was Orlando Gidding, notoriously megalomaniacal, then unknown but now famous. The trail leads through Paris and Venice to an abbey on a rocky crag off the coast of Scotland, gothic setting for Gidding... more

Clean

by Michael Rebellino

Inspired by true events, Clean is the fictional story of Cameron, an independent, accomplished, and strong-willed young adult caught in the grips of alcoholism and drug addiction. The story is told through a stream-of-consciousness collage of spoken word/narrative poetry and letters, allowing the reader to inhabit Cameron’s mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical space as he stumbles toward acceptance and navigates the winding road to recovery.

Crown City

by John A. Heldt

In the finale of the Time Box series, the Lanes, a family of time travelers, settle in Coronado, California, in 1963 and make a stand against violent pursuers from the future.

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