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The Peruvian Book of the Dead

by Roger J. Florschutz

“It’s been fifteen years since Brisdon vanished into thin air…” So begins a story that will take you from post-war Scotland to the art-world of London and New York, across the Peruvian countryside during the rise of Shining Path, and to a secluded Ontario summer resort during its darkest hours. The Peruvian Book of the Dead weaves four separate narratives into a single tale of mystery, love, and horror as it examines the effects of guilt and regret, secrets and lies, and shows us how the enigma ... more

Black Dove

by Carrigan Richards

Some people use drugs to escape pain. Some drown their sorrows in alcohol. Alisa cuts herself to FEEL. After her mom dies, sixteen-year-old Alisa moves with her father back to the small town in Alabama where she grew up. Alisa hopes the familiar setting will give her grieving dad a shot at sobriety and that she can refocus on the goal she's saved toward for years: attending culinary school. Alisa rekindles her friendship with her childhood friend, Sarah, and even though it's been years, she r... more

Copper and his Rescue Friends

by Pam Atherstone

Copper is a big red dog abandoned by his owner on a country road when his little girl became ill. When he is found, he is sent to a pet rescue. Here he meets the other animals at the rescue and is curious about how they came to be there. He interviews them and learns their stories and some valuable life lessons along the way. Copper is the narrator, and each pet tells their own story.

The Ballerina, ISBN 979-8-9875877-0-6

by Catherine Follestad

Alina (our protagonist) loves to dance and has great passion for the art of ballet, but she finds herself struggling to stand out in her dance class. She is competing hard for her place in the upcoming spring performance. One day, while helping her mother in her vintage shop, Alina finds an old enchantingly beautiful costume. This begins her adventure which helps her gain her confidence, Alina finds herself through some magical time travel, connected to a famous prima ballerina from time pa... more

Esperanza's Way

by Cindy Maynard

Motivated by the memory of her mother dying in her arms, Esperanza resolves that she will one day walk the halls of the Scola Medica at Salerno and train to become a doctor. Fate brought Amika, a talented herbalist, into her life. She rescued the orphaned Esperanza and helped her take her first steps toward gaining the knowledge that would fulfill her dream. Unfortunately, a tragic accident forced Esperanza to flee Amika's home. Her journey toward finding the path to success is littered with stu... more

When You Give a Girl a Puppy...

by Deborah C. Mortimer

What happens when you give a girl a puppy? The answer is simple...everything! Discover the wonderful bond that grows between a girl and her pup. From their first meeting to going on pretend adventures, follow as they learn the true meaning of unconditional love. This little girl may even learn a thing or two about responsibility along the way. When You Give a Girl a Puppy... is sure to delight the dog lover in everyone!

Freedom's Just Another Word...

by Len Joy

Jake Doyle used to be famous. Twenty years ago, his Chicago political column was syndicated in two hundred papers, but he had an affair — and a son — with his intern, and lost it all. Now he writes a local column and drives for Uber to pay his bills. Jake is playing out the string when his tranquil world is turned upside down. His biracial son — an ambitious entrepreneur — is marked for death by a street gangster, his alcoholic daughter is pregnant and wants an abortion — which his ex-wife... more

Bland Loafer

by Billy McCoy

A young man, the bland loafer, has been traduced because of his special talent and his excessive sense of initiative.

The Good Barrister

by Diane Coia-Ramsay

Sparks fly in Glasgow, Scotland in 1910, when upper middle class and highly educated barrister, Benedict Cochran, falls for a shopkeeper’s daughter, whose family he considers to be well beneath his station in life. He does everything in his power to kill the strong attraction he feels for the beautiful Sophie Sullivan, who has learned all of her manners from self-improvement books and her manner of speaking from elocution lessons, However Sophie has her own plans that will take her to New York,... more

Red Rain

by Lara Bernhardt

Olivia Montag is a professor who doesn’t have all the answers. The devastating loss of a child ended her marriage, and she’s been overlooked for a job promotion one time too many. Not sure what comes next, she leaves it all behind and volunteers to teach English to schoolchildren in India. Ten thousand miles away, she connects with fellow volunteers and finds purpose in teaching. Until one by one the girls in her classes stop showing up. Then she meets Mukesh, an Indian man with a heart for i... more

Summer Island

by Deborah C. Mortimer

Pack your bags and grab your passport! School’s out and we’re headed to a beautiful Caribbean island to meet new family, listen to Granny’s stories, play with cousins and make amazing memories. You’ll want to visit this Summer Island again and again!

Travels with Ariel - What's up in Baker Lake?

by Laurie Anne Zaleski

Meet Ariel, 10-year-old geologist, who along with her fearless companion, Champ, a 110-pound Akita, travel the globe solving geological catastrophes. She uses scientific method and deductive reasoning to solve urgent geological problems. Ariel is fearless and tenacious; tackling each mission with aplomb. In “Travels with Ariel - What’s up in Baker Lake?” Ariel and Champ travel to the tip of the Arctic Circle to solve a problem with erroneous permafrost data and migrating caribou. While ther... more

The Which of Shakespeare's Why

by Leigh Light

The controversy over who really wrote Shakespeare’s plays has been around almost since they were written. Was the genius behind the plays really that obscure glover’s son from Stratford? Or was it someone else entirely—a man whose class, background, education, and peculiarities make him a more than plausible candidate? In The Which of Shakespeare’s Why, a 21st-century playwright named Harry Haines makes the case for a major contender via a play he himself is writing for a struggling New Jerse... more

Chronicle of the Lake

by Roderick Saxey

Chronicle of the Lake is a story about mankind's interaction with nature and how it has changed through time. It starts with two modern scientists playing chess beneath a maple tree next to a lake. They speculate on how previous civilizations regarded the lake and forest and how they made use of the resources around them. Their conversation topics range from primitive hunter-gatherers to classical philosophers to medieval warlords to modern businessmen and developers. The scientists finally find... more

The Greatest Thing

by Patti Flinn

His mother told him he was God's greatest thing. Then he was stolen, sold, shipped to France, and re-named Louis-Benoit Zamor. Stripped of his esteem as efficiently as a fox's coat in a royal hunt, Zamor is reared by Du Barry—with a love as false as her smile—and a king with unsavory proclivities. He soon realizes his mother lied. Because, in this place, King Louis XV is the world's greatest thing, second only to God.

But Zamor was loved, once. This fact, alone, ... more

The Tale of the Animals' Christmas in Crouch End: a Fable for Children and Their Parents

by Lance Lee

A year of unusually heavy rains spark a series of events that lead the Animals of Crouch End in North London to decide to celebrate Christmas for the first time. These begin when Rufus Fox hires Marvin Mole & Sons to repair his flooded home. As he wanders Crouch End and sees Christmas decorations appear soon Belinda, a wood pigeon, Hilda Hedgehog, The Magpies, Silas Squirrel and family, Franklin Frog and his family, and the large, fierce, tiger-striped tabby, Goya, who overhear Rufus' bew... more

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