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  • Eye of the Nomad

    by Umberto Nardolicci
    Author Umberto Nardolicci takes the reader to the 12th-century Eurasian Steppe in this heart-pounding tale of adventure. Book I, Eye of the Nomad, so begins the legend of Yasotay, a gifted young prince whose search for purpose takes a dramatic turn saving an illiterate nomad from captivity. He embarks on a hero’s journey far from home to learn the true meaning of life. Murder, kidnapping, and revenge soon find Yasotay in a thrilling race against time to save someone he loves from a fate worse... more

  • Grandmother Carried Her Pearls

    by Patricia Carney
    Set in the late 1970s, Trudy finds herself abandoned at a truck stop by Harold Faust, the attorney who counseled her through an unwanted pregnancy and private adoption. The plot doubles back to the prior year, finding Trudy full of hope with plans to enroll at the university after moving to the big city from her small farm town.

  • The Prince of Pirates

    by E. H. Casteele
    The Prince of Pirates: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Lots O’Loot is a captivating historical fiction novel that weaves a thrilling narrative around the legendary pirate Black Sam Bellamy, his unconventional young lover Maria Hallett, and the infamous ship, The Whydah Gally. Set against the backdrop of the 18th-century Atlantic, the story unfolds as a grandfather recounts the mesmerizing tale to his wide-eyed grandchildren in present-day Massachusetts. The grandchildren learn how their present-day l... more

  • Road to Eden

    by Tim Twombly
    Mild mannered Dewey “Doc” Ruggles needs to step it up. He and his wife Margaret Ann aren’t just drifting apart; they’re being pried apart by her Life Coach, a scurrilous, self-serving, arrogant blowhard. A real sleaze. Overwhelmed and exhausted, Doc looks to the stars for answers. A mysterious young nun appears. She tells him that if he wants his wife to fall back in love with him they’ll need to journey to the New Eden. Doc knows his wife won’t come along willingly, but she’ll come charging ... more

  • The Sisterhood of Motherhood

    by Darla Nagel
    As Bethany, the baby sister of the family, steps up to support her sister-in-law and brother through their infertility and cancer diagnosis, she steps into the role of a gestational surrogate. Determined to push herself beyond her comfort zone, Bethany faces a year of medical and legal challenges. She thinks she's prepared for the emotional, physical, and family changes that come with her decision but is soon surprised by shifting family dynamics and even questions her own motivations for surrog... more

  • The Cross Necklace

    by Alan Updyke
    In the small town of Walthem, Samuel Urban is known as the people’s judge. Once shown mercy, this magistrate feels obligated to grant unto those brought before him a second chance. Sam’s journey, one of pitfalls and recovery, is something people still talk about. It was the intervention of his predecessor that saved Sam from a penalty that loomed like a noose, determined to claim his young life. But his acquittal stirred resentment in one who, unknowingly to Sam, became his archenemy. His ... more

  • Self-Destruction in Small Doses

    by Tinamarie Cox
    Sometimes big things come in little packages. Self-Destruction in Small Doses is a chapbook-length collection of micro poems, with each poem consisting of 150 characters or less. Despite their short length, every poem packs a punch. Cox’s debut chapbook is a small peek into her personal struggle with anxiety, depression, and trauma recovery. Her constant battle against self-sabotaging behaviors. Each poem advances the journey through a self-destructive cycle she struggles to break free from. ... more
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    Grandmother Carried Her Pearls

    by PatricIa Carney
    Set in the last 1970s, Trudy finds herself abandoned at a truck stop by Harold Faust, the attorney who counseled her through a private adoption. The unlikely hero of the story, Mac, a trucker, offers to take Trudy back to Milson, a midwestern city where they both live. The plot doubles back to the prior year finding Trudy full of hope with plans to enroll at the local university.

  • My Genes Don't Fit

    by Amy Jarecki
    A deeply poignant novel about the resilience of the human spirit when two women face unforeseen catastrophes. Jane is at the height of her career, confident, fearless, and commanding. Her daughter Meg is loyal, hardworking, and a tad eccentric. Both women consider their lives to be perfectly on-target. Jane will become her company’s CEO. Meg will marry and own a quaint house in a picturesque Midwest town. Perhaps Mr. Right will be the doctor Meg meets on her birthday cruise? Yes. Everythin... more

  • Great Again

    by Bill Day
    Jack O’Mally despises liberal elites, fake news media, and everything else that has made America less than what it was. He also harbors a deep-seated prejudice against people of color and foreign immigrants. But this doesn’t mean Jack is a bad guy. Like old Scrooge, he just needs to have his eyes opened to the better side of himself. And who better for the job than Sofia Rivera, a 16-year-old undocumented immigrant drop out with a bad case of “failure to assimilate.” From the sparks of their une... more

  • Something About Lizzy

    by Robin Elizabeth Kobayashi

    Derbyshire, England, Summer 1826. In this highly immersive sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Sofia-Elisabete, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Colonel Fitzwilliam, is initiated into the idyllic, genteel world of her cousin-in-law, Elizabeth Darcy, mistress of Pemberley and mother of five. Lizzy, as she prefers to be called by her intimates, seems happily established in domestic country life and, naturally, still in love with Mr. Darcy. With beguiling candor,... more

  • Killing the Bordens

    by C. Cree
    Did Lizzie Borden really murder her parents? On the morning of August 4, 1892, Abby and Andrew Borden were brutally murdered in their home just a few steps from passersby on busy Second Street. No trace of the killer or killers was found. There were suspects, though. The daughters, Emma and Lizzie Borden, were suddenly wealthy women. Lizzie and the Borden family maid, Bridget, had both been home at the time of the murders but swore they saw nothing. Uncle John had stayed, unexpectedly, ... more

  • Dojo Dilemmas

    by Joseph Cucci
    “Where’s your loyalty?” By the time Nolan was twenty-three he had given over a decade of his life to the martial arts. He exists in a world where he is forced to grapple with the day-to-day trials of moving from adolescence to adulthood and his certifiable karate instructor, who looks to control his life both inside and outside the dojo.

  • Venator: Roman Equestrian I

    by A.M. Swink
    Britannia, AD 59. Decimus is a long-serving senior centurion who dreams of retirement in Rome. Luciana is a Cornovii princess devoted to the freedom and survival of her tribe. Connected only by a passion for horsemanship, the pair could not be more ill-matched. After a deadly conflict thrusts these enemies together, each is determined to fight their desires and triumph over the other. Who will ultimately control the other's heart? But Decimus and Luciana are not the only ones on the hunt f... more

  • Destiny Rides Shotgun

    by Duane Eastman

    Synopsis of Destiny Rides Shotgun by Duane Eastman

     

    Duane [20], an aspiring traveler, embraces the flow of freakish events that deliver him to Europe in the early 1970s. He meets Scott [23], the adult in the room, and Dave [20], the silent type, in Amsterdam. The events that occur during their journey from Amsterdam to Kabul, Afghanistan are too remarkable to be exp... more

  • In His Own Image

    by Jeremiah Cobra
    An aspiring artist seeks fortune as a sculptor but must hide his true identity as an escaped slave. To realize his dream, he must risk exposing his identity to those who hunt him, the anti-abolitionists, the bounty hunters, and his former master-–who is also his father.
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