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Luke Under Fire: Caught Behind Enemy Lines

by D. C. Reep

It’s 1914 when Luke Sawyer finds himself in the first major battle of World War I when his regiment is ordered to “resist to the end.” Luke fights to save his friends, dodge enemy bullets, escape a German prison, and evade heart-pounding danger behind enemy lines.

SONGS OF A PRODIGAL SON

by Steve Grandinetti

Songs of a Prodigal Son is a new American novel by Steve Grandinetti. Set in 1992 our young musical protagonist Tony Benedetto experiences an epic Saturn return triggered by his estranged mother Sofia's death which forces him to make a cross country journey from Los Angeles back east to the Bronx, NYC for her funeral and wake. We join Tony on his trip meeting new and old friends alike; Blues legend Moses Law, The Rabbi our narrator, Isabella Della Croix, and many more fascinating characters as ... more

L.E.T.H.A.L. Short Stories

by Elaine Dodge

A sharp, witty, and sometimes heart-warming selection of stories. Original retellings, hilarious witches, tales that taste of old legends, murderers getting caught or getting away with it, dark comedies, mad scientists, tragic love-affairs, fantasy, and magic realism - L.E.T.H.A.L. has it all.

The Duplex

by Lucky Stevens

Los Angeles, 1956. Shangri-La. Palm trees, swimming pools, movie stars. And if you’re gay—persecution. In a society that demands conformity and lockstep conventionality, gay people find out quickly and the hard way, how difficult, dangerous and downright terrifying it is to be different. So, when the constant fear of arrests, evictions, job loss and ridicule become too much, four gay friends and lovers pull together to hatch an ingenious scheme designed to allow them to live freely, wit... more

The First Sin

by Jessica Brawner

Espionage! Sabotage! High profile heists, unexpected twists, and daring escapes! Captain Jac and her airship crew of misfits are the best at what they do. When an unknown agent offers them a job with a payout too good to be true and a heist that will go down in history, Jac can't refuse. Against the backdrop of 18th century Europe, Jac soon finds herself pitted against the might of Rome, on a collision course with the Pope, and poised to unleash a dark secret the Catholic church has been hid... more

Lamar's Folly

by Jeffrey Kerr

\tMirabeau Lamar seeks nothing less than a Texas empire that will dominate the North American continent. Brave exploits at the Battle of San Jacinto bring him rank, power, and prestige, which by 1838 propel him to the presidency of the young Republic of Texas and put him in position to achieve his dream. Edward Fontaine, who works for and idolizes Lamar, vows to help his hero overcome all obstacles, including the substantial power of Sam Houston. Houston and Lamar are not only political, but ... more

978-1980797715

by Tom Krengel

When the old city zoo closes for the night, Brrr, the new, little snowman springs to life. He slides along a frosty walkway on a snowy evening visiting the zoo's residents - Brrr is looking for something important. Can you help him find it?

January River

by Bernard Jan

Five friends. One dog. One river carrying a secret.

When one of their friends goes missing, everything comes crashing down for the small group of childhood friends in the small town of Greenfield. Ethan takes it hard. Then he loses his dog, his only consolation.

Hoping to start anew, Ethan leaves Greenfield and moves to New York City. Far from the ghosts of his childhood and the river that gives and takes life. There he finds his one true love and builds a career ... more

A Beastly Kind of Love

by Cynthia Cebrun

A newly orphaned and wounded little bird experiences fear, loneliness, anger, and failure. But a shape-changing beast comes to the rescue. Throughout its journey, the little bird heals and learns that love leaves a helpful force that can never be erased.

The Last Resort

by Emily Gallo

An old sixties musician and his trim mama run a pot farm in the Emerald Triangle of northern California and welcome an exonerated ex-con, a Las Vegas prostitute, a union organizer from the Bronx, an escapee of a sex slave cult, a retired carney with Parkinson’s Disease, and an old Mississippi blues guitarist down on his luck. Together they create a last resort, a modern version of home and family.

The Republic of Jack

by Jeff Kerr

THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS RIDES AGAIN! Jack Cowherd will do anything to win the Texas governorship, even flirt with 21st century secessionists in the Texas Patriot Party. Victory is achieved, but only at the cost of Texas being tossed out of the United States. The Republic of Texas lives again! And Jack is its president. Jack’s friend and political advisor Tasha Longoria has long warned him of the dangers of his demagoguery. Now the worst has come to pass: Jack is impeached, arrested, and c... more

The Calling

by Michael Kott

A varied group of new plebes, first-year students at the Naval Academy, find themselves sent not to the storied school in Annapolis, Maryland, but instead to an experimental civilian-run version: The Chesapeake Naval Academy. They include Anastasiia Lashkova, a young woman from the Russian Federation who seeks the opportunity to be a military pilot; David Lavelle, a French student who seeks the father who abandoned his mother when he was born; and Autumn Pilsner, who overcomes her prejudices and... more

Frog Meets Small White

by Antonina Novarese

Frog is desperate to impress his peers. Luckily, he finds a small white butterfly and the chance to prove he is good at catching bugs! But when Frog and Small White become friends, Frog discovers he doesn't need his peers' approval. The seeming enemy can become a best friend if he opens his heart.

Poetry Motion: An LP Novel (Franco Book 3)

by Tom Sheridan

Franco’s last fight. Forever. One last chance to set an example for his kids. Either fight until the clock is out. Or get knocked the f*** out. One last chance to be there for his best friend Joey. The duo on a cross-country road trip with kickboxer Khloei. A knockout with knockout power. And an affinity for Franco. The married driver at the helm goin psycho. Headed west for a final fight. And. To take someone’s life. His son’s attacker out on early release. Franco carryin a... more

Temple Gates. Benjamin Franklin's Grandson

by Michael Gates

The year is 2030. Temple Gates, son of the president of Elysian Enterprise, and Bet– an employee at Elysian – gain unauthorized access to Elysian's research labs and experimental drugs. Every Sunday they conduct reckless experiments into the nature of consciousness. One Sunday, in Elysian’s Virtual-Reality lab – primed by visual cues and a drug known to induce out-of-body experiences – Temple is, unwittingly, bilocated through space-time to London, January 29, 1774. The first man he encounters ... more

THE TESTAMENT OF LEOFRIC THE BLACK

by Edward Beard

1066 Arguably the most famous date in English history. The Norman conquest of England. How did it happen? What were the circumstances that led to such events? How did around seven thousand Normans and their allies conquer a nation of over two million people? LEOFRIC KNOWS, HE WAS THERE. The year is AD 1071. William the Conqueror and his Norman army have taken the Isle of Elig. After eighteen months of bloody siege, someone showed them the way through the secret paths of the treacherous m... more

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