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Debt and Disregard

by Julie Genisot

Debt and Disregard is about the hard-drinking, rough talking, and sexually pragmatic inhabitants of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with characters defined by the region where they live. Once a booming mine town, Superior Point has turned into a tourist destination anchored by a ski hill. The locals, who once earned good wages in the mines, have become bitter and blame their lack of opportunity on one man. When a mining company offers ski hill owner Lyn Pryce millions for his hill, the decision cou... more

How I Became an Ambassador

by Jeffrey Martin

I can be kind

by Rainbow Gal

I can be kind is about a Piranha named Oscar, who has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. But when one bold little goldfish named Marla decides to confront Oscar and even goes to the extent of befriending him, the outrageously bitter Piranha starts to feel happy for the first time in his life. Oscar will learn what kindness means and understand what it is like to be kind, caring, and generous.

Heiress and Epithet

by Leigh Rose

Legends on the Rise Novel Series: Heiress and Epithet – Book 2 14 – 20 July 1980 Bastille Day (Monday 14 July 1980) Paris, France (Monday 14 – Sunday 20 July 1980 Toulon, France (Tuesday, 15 – Wednesday, 16 July 1980) Claude Freedman arrives in Paris, France, on Bastille Day, with the intention to reconcile with Juliette’s parents, but instead of finding a warm welcome, Claude finds a family of double-dealers: Juliette’s mother, Adrian Reiss-Marsto... more

Mistaken Legacy

by Leigh Rose

Legends on the Rise Novel Series: Mistaken Legacy - Book 1 1 June – 7 July 1980 St. Augustine, Florida (Sunday 15 June – Sunday 29 1980) Paris, France (Monday, 30 June – 7 July 1980) Juliette Reiss-Marston’s life seems like a fairytale come true. Her college sweetheart, William Fourier, just announced their engagement to marry! Even with the good news, Juliette’s suspicions mount about their future together when an overseas letter arrives from a mysterious cousin she hadn’t met. ... more

One Afternoon in April

by Pete KJ

"One Afternoon in April" is brisk multi-cultural literary fiction in 63,000 words. Comedic and urgent, it carries beefy undertones of race and social justice. When a Black Woman, Asian Man, and White Older Woman collide on a hiking trail, a tug-of-war ensues between conflicting cultures and cravings. Genie searches for a deeper life experience than her CEO-track career can provide, but is hung up by her dependence on metaphysics. Max yearns for an adventurous life in the Peace Corps, but c... more

The Treasure of Peril Island

by C.W. James

Young, penniless Jack Drayton lives on a barge, anchored in the Thames River in 1903 London. One night, Jack comes to the assistance of an old man, who claims to be the infamous pirate Black Juan Gaskara, on the run from several men who want him dead. Jack finds that hard to believe, since the real Gaskara would have to be over 100 years old, but he can’t help but be curious. Black Juan tells Jack that he has millions in treasure hidden on the secret Peril Island. The problem is that know on... more

The French Baker's War

by Michael Whatling

“Absence isn’t a hole. It’s a presence living inside you, eating its way out.” Occupied France, 1943. Returning home from the daily hunt for the rationed ingredients necessary to keep his family pâtisserie open, André Albert finds his four-year-old son in the street, his wife gone, and a Jewish escapee cowering behind the display case. Without Mireille, the foundation of André’s world crumbles. He desperately searches for her, but finds more trouble than answers. Lives are further jeopardi... more

CHICAGO MAY

by Harry Duffin

Sixteen-year-old peasant girl, May Sharpe, steals from her abusive father, and flees Ireland, to chase her dream of a new life. Arriving penniless and friendless in 1919’s America, May has to choose between honest poverty, or crime. Beautiful May is charmed by successful con-man, ‘Society’ Eddie. With her new lover’s guidance, teenage May soon becomes the city’s ‘Queen of Crooks’. But Joe, a stubborn local cop, has fallen for the spirited May. He is determined to save her from herself, and hav... more

My Heart was shattered

by William Walters

Christopher Hall already has his life mapped out for him when the American Civil War suddenly puts everything on hold and he finds himself in a uniform, fighting for his life. Despite the horrors of the battlefield, Christopher somehow manages to stay alive and when he meets Callie it is love at first sight. At wars end the two decide that they want to be together, get married and prepare to settle in rural Kentucky. But other forces are at work and none too happy about the new arrivals. On thei... more

Death Actually

by Rosy Fenwicke

Death. Love. And In Between. Maggie never wanted to go into the family business but when her parents die suddenly and her husband abandons her and their two small children, what choice does she have? With the support of her best friend Elka and her mentor Betty she has to accept becoming a funeral director. Now her children are grown and Maggie faces the prospect of a future without them. It is the middle of winter and Queenstown New Zealand is full of skiers. Betty has just died and Elk... more

As It Should Be (They Loved Collection Book 2)

by Shawna James, Award-Winning Author

Andrew and his wife, Stephanie, thought they had bought their safety and freedom. Just as they had settled into an idyllic life in Norway, the tables turn again into a living nightmare. They are forced to move back to Canada and run through yet another convoluted maze. Upon arriving back to the country in which they met, a man in a blue Jetta begins following Stephanie and their daughters. Can Andrew protect his family from the looming threats? And who is following Stephanie? Even in the mids... more

Of Darkness and Light

by Heidi Eljarbo

In this first book of a new historical mystery series, a young art historian faces a tough choice in German-occupied Norway. Oslo, 1944. Soli Hansen’s passion for art history is and always has been a way of life for her. While she spends her days working in an art shop, WWII is taking its toll on everyone. Apprehensive of the consequences, Soli avoids becoming entangled in the war resistance efforts. She closes her eyes in hopes the enemy will retreat and leave her beautiful country for good.... more

Nineteen Hundred Days

by Florence Osmund

When twelve-year-old Ben’s parents don’t come home from work one day, he doesn’t know what to think—they’ve shown lack of responsibility before, but nothing like this. His six-year-old sister Lucy is more scared than he is and clings to him for support. Unwittingly fearful of the police and Child Protective Services, the children don’t want to end up in foster homes and will do anything to avoid being separated. Their journey—fraught with obstacles and people who may not have their best interest... more

The Ring