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  • Half Notes from Berlin

    by B. V. Glants

    Berlin, 1933. Hans believes he and his family are safe from persecution.

    Then, he discovers his family's dirty secret: his maternal grandparents were Jews who converted to Christianity.

    Driven by the desire to understand who he is and whether his mother's blood really is tainted, Hans befriends Rebecca, the only Jewish girl he knows. Perhaps if Jewish blood isn't evil, his mother will be ok.

    To be a Jew in Hitler's Germ... more

  • Booked to Death, An Author's Guide to Publishing and Murder

    by PJ CAMPBELL
    Booked to Death is a commercial novel for anyone who has ever thought to write or be published and for booklovers. Two desperate misfit writers, devise unthinkable acts to secure a publishing contract. They’ve tried and failed to go the traditional route of seeking an agent and publisher representation. When they continue to read about ‘criminals’ contracting publishing deals, they decide it’s time they get into the ‘game’ in a completely inconceivable way. Despair and financial pressures catapu... more

  • Between the Causeways: Inspired by a true dog story

    by Jeremy Campbell
    A dog can change everything. Three strangers become unlikely friends as they spend a year searching for a stray pup and find each other along the way. Once the winds of change blow through their small Southern town, nothing remains the same. Can a four-legged friend help its people find their own path back home? “Between the Causeways” is a heart-warming novel inspired by a true story about how a lost dog can bring a community together.

  • Mexican Rhapsody: Having a Second Chance

    by Shogo Onoe

    Embark on a soul-searching adventure and discover one man’s quest to Mexico for a better life. Artfully written with flowing prose and profound personal insights, this uplifting novel delves into the rich life and culture of Mexico, following author Shogo Onoe’s remarkable story as he casts aside his old life in Japan for the vibrant cities and landscapes of Central America. Blending thoughtful philosophical and spiritual wisdom with an undying message of living your life to the f... more

  • The Prisoner's Cross

    by Pastor Dr. Peter Unger
    The "Prisoner's Cross" delves deeply into Christ's transforming nature through faith and perseverance. An eighty-year-old true story of the tragedy of POW camps and the resilient faith of the men who endured years of mistreatment saves Don Campbell, a seminary student, from the torture of his own doubts and misgivings. When everything else is stripped away, Christ's love is all we need to thrive!

  • Operation Blackbird: A Cold War Spy Novel

    by Ellen Butler
    Her mission could tip the balance of power…or spark World War III. When fellow CIA operative Jake Devlin tracks Miriam Becker down in Argentina, where she is recovering from a mission that almost killed her, she is forced to push her troubled past to the back of her mind for the next mission: help a highly prized rocket scientist defect from Soviet-controlled East Berlin. Their plan goes like clockwork—until betrayal forces Jake to sacrifice himself to get Miriam out alive. Now he’s trapped be... more

  • Place of Cool Waters

    by Ndirangu Githaiga
    When Jude Wilson decides to travel halfway across the world to visit the graves of his childhood Boy Scout heroes, he unwittingly signs up for a lot more than he imagined. Growing up in the placid little Pacific Northwest town of Clarksville could never adequately prepare him for what he encounters in the vibrant, mercurial streets of Nairobi, where context defines meaning and words alone are not always sufficient to communicate across a cultural gap. He meets Qadir Mohamed—the affable manager a... more

  • The Paris Scandal

    by J. Martinez Brown
    John Singer Sargent’s disabled sister, Emily, narrates this saga of deception surrounding the Madame X portrait: the catalyst for revealing the family’s darkest secret. An aspiring artist, Emily is determined to study at an atelier and forge a career like her brother’s. Better than being relegated to her aging parents’ caregiver. Seeing Amélie Gautreau at the opera, John vows to paint her. Having been subjected to her cruelty, Emily is relieved when the socialite’s husband, Pierre, refuses Jo... more

  • Until I See Stars

    by Marisa Recker
    Karina and Dan think their marriage is unshakeable... until the strains of long-distance test their loyalties. Kayla and Bethany believe that the bond of sisterhood is unbreakable... until a shocking betrayal creates lasting damage for their friendship. Until I See Stars follows the Fitzpatrick family for over 30 years and two separate timelines. The first is that of Karina and Dan, a young married couple struggling to navigate a long-distance relationship with two young children. ... more

  • A Kind of Hush

    by JoDee Neathery
    A Kind of Hush explores whether there is a gray area between right and wrong. The Mackie family of four is finally recovering from the tragic loss of their young son and enjoying a June outing at a nearby park close to their Buffalo, New York home when they plunge off a shale cliff. One parent survives along with their teenage daughter and seven-year-old son found hiding in the woods. Was this a horrendous accident or something more heinous, and if so whodunnit and whydunit? The heart of the nov... more

  • Silver Bottle

    by Joan Spilman
    As marginalized cultures step to the fore, one such group remains shadowed: West Virginia's many-faceted sub- culture of small mountain towns and of the women who live in them. Silver Bottle explores four generations of West Virginia women who "speak their piece," their separate stories bound together by a curious family heirloom, a silver bottle. Lorraine: a woman abandoned by her mother. Carmen: the mother who, after many years, re-establishes contact and tries to explain. Jenna: Lor... more

  • Holy Parrot

    by Angel A

    The compelling mystery of phenomenal paranormal events occurring in the Caribbean fishing village of Buritaca.

    Buritaca, Colombia: Mary, sixteen, insisted the parrot, known as Gabriel, told her she would be the mother of the new Christ. She said she was a virgin. Pablo, suspected as being the child's father, mysteriously disappeared. Leo Lumière, a student from Australia, was torn between exposing a crime and protecting Maria from harm. Was Maria lying to hide a despicab... more

  • Squeeze Plays

    by Jeffrey Marshall
    A contemporary tale about money and power and its corrupting influences. Set principally in New York and London, it finds a bank chief executive and a tabloid publisher at odds over a loan the bank has given the publisher. Enter a cunning Russian oligarch eager to expand his influence in New York; he makes the publisher an offer he can't refuse. An investigative reporter, acting on a tip, then probes this financing and delivers a front-page expose that puts the main characters in a negative ligh... more

  • The Fearless Moral Inventory of Elsie Finch

    by Laura Bartnick
    THE FEARLESS MORAL INVENTORY OF ELSIE FINCH – recreates a three-generational narrative of a peculiar American family blending intimacy and loyalty with the revelation that a parent who, failing in marital intimacy, lives vicariously through a favored child. What Elsie covets is the truth. Her courage unfolds the secrets of a lifetime enraging and sending Elsie reeling, but will she forgive unconditionally, or will someone pay? With oppositional perspectives, mother and daughter seek to re... more

  • Sexy Lemons (and Other Snacks)

    by Nabeel Mohan
    Enjoy this saucy (and thoroughly intellectual) journey through the world of food poetry complete with colour illustrations - you'll never look at a tomato in the same way again. Get it for your mum ... or not.

  • Addicted to Stupidity: a flavor of consciousness

    by Voltwain Collective
    To All Those Between the Rich on the Left and the Rich on the Right You are Invited To Level the World Welcome to Philosophy Farm and Truth Nursery. Come on in and think awhile with the Fini's and their many friends, neighbors, farm patrons, and, yes, even enemies. The Finis are a three generation Vermont farming family whose daily habits are to laugh, think, farm, and work for the creation of the Common Good for the Good of All. Gramspa and Nina, political refugees of the Spanish Civil W... more
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