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The Taciturn Sky

by Cinzi Lavin

An inheritance changes Bryce Parnell’s world in ways he never imagined. As a traitor to his class, he struggles to find his place somewhere between his Old Money upbringing and the uncultivated world he has come to know. Dividing his time between Larchmont, New York and Norfolk, Connecticut, he inexpertly navigates romantic relationships and interacts uneasily with wealthy friends and family, all the while hoping to outrun a reality of which he is becoming increasingly aware: that he is witnessi... more

Dying To End It

by Joey Sanchez

When Frank’s wife of many years is killed in a car accident and he is left badly injured, he quickly grows tired of life. No longer wishing to be a burden on his daughters who are missing out on their own lives by having to care for him, he hatches a plan. Heading off out onto the mean streets of New York, the city he grew up in, Frank decides that he will find a way to end his life there without resorting to the sin of taking it himself. However, his plans are thrown into confusion when h... more

Bridging Between

by L T Bailey

Come along for the journey of seven individuals, one chosen from each continent, when they receive a vision and words. Who were these chosen individuals, why were they chosen and what would become of their interaction with the vision and words? The individuals will experience a transformational time of the Earth for betterment of humankind, the animal kingdom, the plant life, and Mother Earth herself. They will travel to a destination where they will meet to learn and experience through each oth... more

Hold Your Breath...Breathe

by Todd Michael Gent

Bracky Kinsloe graduated in 1967 from Jiba High School, a small Texas town. To get out of the hay fields, he ends up in the medical field-all this while his brother and others are in Vietnam on the battlefield. With the help of many different characters, Bracky uses his sense of humor to get through loss, changing emotions, and basically growing up in the sixties. It doesn't take long for him to lose the green behind his ears.

The Day Ain't Over Yet: A CF Dad's Journal

by Todd Michael Gent

In February 1992 Todd and Coby Gent went to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, so Coby could be evaluated for, and hopefully have, a double-lung transplant. Transplants were a new way to prolong the lives of cystic fibrosis patients, and this major surgery was Coby's only hope for living beyond his twelve years.

Todd, Coby's dad, kept a journal from day one of the Gent family's journey from borrowed lungs to new life. The journals include other patients from all o... more

The Evil Inclination, a novel

by Daniel Victor

Lev Livitski, devoted son and upright young man, walks the path of Jewish observance without giving it a second thought. But one day in college, Lev encounters Angela Pizatto, a dark-haired knockout, and suddenly, what used to mean everything to him is no longer enough. Angela pulls Lev from a prudish existence into a passionate romance that must remain a secret because she is Catholic and he is Jewish. As the young lovers gallivant throughout Brooklyn, and as their devotion to each other build... more

The Misadventures of an Imperfect Woman

by Bela Gary

A spiritual journey that reminds us that within the tapestry of life, we are all woven together by threads of divine possibility and infinite magic.

She looks for him in every man she meets, but no one can compare to her former love. Just as she begins to accept that she will spend the rest of her life alone, she receives life-changing news. She devises a plan and sets out on an unexpected quest for the "perfect man.”

Simultaneously heartbreaking and humorous, ... more

Best of Timothy Gager: Poems, Essays, and Stories

by Timothy Gager

350 pages of poems, fictions, essays, novel exerpts, ranging from 2002-2033 with over 150 pages of new material

Mushroom Cloud: Book I of the First Strike Series

by Thomas Joseph Yeggy

Caleb Young ,chief Science Officer for the CIA must falsify National intelligence estimates to forestall a First Strike by the US military during the Early years of the Cold War. It becomes increasingly difficult when the US creates intercontinental bombers like the B-36.

The Path to God's Promise

by Ahuva Batya Scharff

One of the last things Elinor Simentov wants is to be a prophet of God, but God has other plans. A Jewish woman of no particular renown, Elinor is asked by God to give a warning to all who will listen. Will she serve as a prophet, sacrificing her goals for herself, self-image, and reputation in order to do something that may be completely useless? God’s message is simple. Humankind must radically change course or face extinction. To give warning, God uses prophecy to urge humans to change... more

Extended Capacity

by Elena Graf

A small town in Maine wakes up thinking it’s just another winter day, but a tragedy has been set in motion by dark secrets from the past and an unfortunate series of recent events. The horror that every town fears is about to come to Hobbs. Dr. Liz Stolz is preparing to teach a gun safety class. Police Chief Brenda Harrison is heading to present her new conceal carry requirements to town manager, Olivia Enright. The principal of Hobbs Elementary, Courtney Barnes, and the new teacher, Susan Ge... more

Pleasant Bay

by Emily Wakeman Cyr

In alternating point-of-view and timelines, PLEASANT BAY follows Sarah in 2002, who is falling in love with Luke, a charming baseball player on Cape Cod, and her teenage daughter Madelyn in 2019, who is struggling to understand why her father has never been a part of her life, and why her mother won’t tell her anything about him. While on Cape Cod for the summer with her grandmother, Madelyn stumbles upon clues to her father’s identity and decides to invite him into her life against her mother’s... more

The Sum of All Parts

by Sara Sheeran

The Sum of all Parts is a shattered story of life, love, pain, memories, betrayal, and hope. Told through the eyes of six women, it reflects on how our thoughts create feelings, our feelings create behaviour, and our behaviour creates feelings: the endless cycle that drives life.

American Pied Piper

by Sam Foster

At the dawn of the 20th century, Beardstown, Illinois, is a city of contradiction. A town of river rats, gamblers, and rail-yard workers, it’s also filled with the accoutrements and refinements that accompany wealth . . . whatever its provenance. In Beardstown, the God-fearing don’t just live side-by-side with the sinners—they often are the sinners. Throughout the first half of the century, the state’s attorney is the formidable James McHugh, who makes his home in Beardstown and has spent his... more

Take Me Back to Cairo

by Pamela Paterson and Tarek Hussein

Yousef's aspiration to fit into his new country of Canada is upended by the lies he hears from both sides-his traditional family trying to keep him entrenched in Egyptian Muslim culture and his new motorcycle-riding girlfriend Janelle, who disguises her fear of commitment as a freewheeling lifestyle. Yoga-pant-and-flipflop-wearing Janelle is the living embodiment of the adventurous life that camel-hair-coat-and-shiny-shoes Yousef has long craved. Yet his desire to enjoy life with her can only be... more

Spots In Your Love Feasts

by Dawn N. Evans

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