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  • Louie on the Rocks

    by Meredith O'Brien
    For fans of Tom Perrotta, Maria Semple, and Elinor Lipman, a dark comedy about family dysfunction fueled by bitter Trump-era politics, vodka, and a reluctant daughter’s guilt. Set against a backdrop of bitterly partisan Facebook feuds and a Trump flag set aflame in a driveway, Louie on the Rocks follows the disintegration of the Francis family six months after the premature death of their matriarch, Helen. In his wife’s absence, retired MAGA patriarch Louie descends into an alcoholic spiral a... more

  • The Attenuating Puritan

    by Robert McGuiness
    Embark on a contemplative journey with our altruistic hero, a reflection of purity in words and deeds, yet occasionally marked by ancestral toxins. With unwavering conviction, he dances under the world's weight, marching into the unknown, his steps marked by hope and staunch faith. Bound by a noble quest to restore the splendor of Eden, his every gesture is a sacrifice, a stride towards the pristine and divine. Amidst adversities, he stands a fortified pilgrim, mastering the shackles of mind and... more

  • Acorn Man Savior of the Forest Omnibus Trilogy

    by Maxwell Hoffman
    Oliver and Emma Roy decide to dawn their superhero personas of Acorn Man and Mighty Maple facing off against the Nordic Timber Company! Join them as they go on their exciting adventure against the illegal loggers! Much to the distain of their Mountie fathers!

  • Angels of the Dusk

    by A. Kastanis

    In the shadows of a city, hearts break, radical plans are hatched, and secrets refuse to stay buried. In 2014, Paris is a place of stark contrasts and simmering tensions. A lawyer schemes to escape a life of extremism, while his associate—an ex-convict—spreads chaos and feeds his own wife's suspicions. A grieving woman encounters a queer American who offers hope at a steep personal cost. In the suburbs, a young musician discovers that his little brother is being radicalized by... more

  • 1737953420

    by Michelle Fogle
    In Belle Époque Paris, starving bohemian Erik Satie longs to overthrow convention. Expelled from the Conservatoire for his overly unique approach, the frustrated cabaret pianist vows to prove his critics wrong. He finds a kindred spirit in the also floundering Claude Debussy. The duo launches a radical crusade against the entrenched musical order. Enduring ridicule, exclusion from venues, and personal demons, they pioneer an art form steeped in the green haze of Absinthe and mysticism. Yet, succ... more

  • Proximity Factor

    by S.S. Jung
    Meet Cynthia Austen, a brilliant 32-year-old PhD neurologist whose career has taken her to the forefront of high-security scientific experimentation within the US Pentagon. Recently promoted to Scientific Project Manager to report and evaluate DARPA's most classified projects, she finds herself thrust into the intrigue and cutting-edge world of arctic region scientific research. Assigned to evaluate a mysterious project gone wrong in the remote community of Gakona, Alaska, Cynthia soon dis... more

  • Outrage: Sister Molly Cleary vs. The Catholic Church

    by Avery Michael

    Sister Molly Cleary, a tough, no-nonsense nun from a poor, southside Chicago Irish-Catholic family, understands women’s struggles all too well. Faced with a choice between motherhood and the convent, she chooses religious life but never forgets that her mother died in childbirth after too many pregnancies, leaving nine-year-old Molly and her six siblings motherless. As Vatican II and the women’s liberation movement blow gale-force winds of change through the Catholic Church and wi... more

  • The Slave Maker

    by Kathleen Morris

    On any given day in 1883 New Orleans, at 416 Royal Street, you will find a black door and a discreet bronze plaque engraved with “S&H Investigations”, should you need such services. Within, you will be offered café au lait and beignets, and taken down a softly-lit passageway to meet Fiona Shanahan, a pretty young Irishwoman, and her associate, Michael Henley, a gentleman with a hard face but a kind smile. You will leave assured your troubles are in good hands. However, whil... more

  • Goldberg Variations: The Redemption of the Damned

    by Jonathan Taylor
    Jamie Goldberg, newly out of the closet in 1980 Detroit, thinks coming out would solve his problems. Yet, allusive darker traumatic secrets seem to linger. He discovers human sexuality is more complex than merely gay vs straight. He also learns the struggles of suicidal thoughts, low self-esteem, and sexual acceptance only begin with coming out. In short, he realizes coming out appears to pose more problems than it solves. Sometimes he is sustained only by his own wry sense of humor, love of mus... more

  • 978-1-964171-99-9

    by Kat Caldwell
    After his band falls apart, Tristen moves back to his hometown with his mother who is still trying to quit drinking while hiding from debt collectors. Tristen's pursuit of his dream is put on hold when his mother is faced with losing everything. Themes of family, addiction, and perseverance in a small, American town.

  • Some Hero

    by Ted MacVeagh
    Romance, Comedy, Superpowers. It should be a snap, right? When Jason unexpectedly acquires superpowers, he figures he has it made. He’ll become a superhero, sweep Penny off her feet and earn a mint in endorsements. All while inspiring a great love of literature in his students and leading his pub trivia team to victory. But it turns out that being a hero is harder than he thinks. Even when he's "more powerful than a locomotive," it's hard to find locomotives that need stopping. And his powers of... more

  • American Graphic

    by JoAnne McFarland
    Multimedia poetry

  • The Middle Generation

    by M. B. Zucker
    The Middle Generation is about John Quincy Adams when he served as Secretary of State. Following Napoleon's defeat and the War of 1812, he wants the US to take advantage of the Spanish Empire's disintegration to become the dominant country in North America. To do this, he must outmaneuver his political rivals, including those in President Monroe's cabinet, and Europe, which is led by the shrewd Prince Metternich of Austria. Adams also confronts the rise of slavery as a crisis which threatens to ... more

  • Inner Pathways: A Poet's Journey into the Soul

    by John C. Winchell
    Explore the true depths of your emotional heart with Inner Pathways: A poet's journey into the soul. Author John Winchell helps readers unlock its secret chambers where past-life love stirs, dormant feelings awaken, and solemn oaths of soul contracts are fulfilled. John painstakingly handcrafts every poem, applying ultimate brevity to viscerally expressive metaphor and symbolism. This unique writing style evolved from necessity, as poetry was his primary form of emotional release for many yea... more

  • Emotional Fissures

    by John C. Winchell
    During nine months in 2008, author John C. Winchell experienced a broken longstanding love relationship, principal job/housing loss and the death of his youngest sister Elizabeth. Emotional Fissures explores the raw, unfiltered feelings he negotiated during that fateful chain of tragic life events. The breadth of subject matter is diverse and utterly personal. With no intimate support system, poetry became John's primary coping mechanism, creative outlet and confidant. Blending sublime metaph... more

  • The Remembering: Of Leather & Stone

    by Charles Collins

    This fact-based fictional account, composed of three personal journals written as if by Collins' ancestors nearly two hundred years ago, contains their intimate, emotional stories, firsthand experiences, and traditions of old-world craftsmanship.

    The legacies of these two Boston Irish and Italian families make it a perfect story for fans of historical Irish fiction by authors like Jean Grainger, Andrew Wareham, and Daisy O'Shea, fans of historical Italian fiction by Daniela Sacerdoti an... more

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