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In the Shadow of Green Bamboos

by C. L. Hoang

In the Shadow of Green Bamboos is a series of snapshots in the lives of a cross-section of people, Vietnamese and American, whose worlds were torn asunder by the Vietnam War:

A fortuitous encounter at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; a father-and-son outing that echoes a childhood trauma; a harrowing haunting finally laid to rest; two young brothers at their innocent play; the recovery of a lost family keepsake; Grandma sharing a fairy tale with her granddaughter... more

Tell Her She's Lovely

by Dhara Singh

A transformative anthology that traces a South Asian millennial woman's journey from inner conflict and confrontation to ultimately peace. Laced with minimal illustrations and refreshing poetry, Tell Her She's Lovely by journalist Dhara Singh demonstrates what it means to find self-love in adversity.

The Art Dealer's Wife

by Joe Hilley

Jack Frazer is an award-winning New York journalist, but he’s in a slump. And his wife is fed up with life in the big city. With his marriage in trouble, and his career stalled, Frazer is on the hunt for a big story that will turn things around. A friend suggests he investigate an art gallery where the deals seem too good to be true. At first, Frazer is reluctant—he isn’t an art critic—then he meets the art dealer’s wife and the story gets more interesting Before long, Frazer is swept up in a... more

Once You Know

by Madeleine Van Hecke

Feisty, Irish-Catholic Colleen Moretti thrust the letter into the back of a drawer. Her plan: ignore the fault line until the tremors pass. But her husband’s betrayal is far worse than Colleen suspects. In this complex story of a family unraveling, both Colleen and her college-age daughter Rachel struggle to maintain their balance amidst feelings of love and loss, anger and betrayal. A gifted cellist, Rachel escapes into her music and her campus life, including her burgeoning romance with her fi... more

The Vagabonds of Dublin

by Patrick Martens

Dublin, Ireland is a city rich in character. John Doyle, second-hand bookseller, is a kind man, a noble fellow, and a lousy businessman. Mac Malone, a vagabond living rough on the streets, is a ridiculous oaf whose personality is defined by jealousy, lust, gluttony, sloth, greed, fear, and pride. As John’s passion is corrupted by outside influences, Mac runs through the city like a ramshackle knight errant, battling the Seven Deadly Sins that hold his soul hostage. The stories of John a... more

The Janus Affair

by Lilla Csorgo

Janice's husband, Ric, has gone missing. The police are at Janice's door,and so is the media. Pictures of Ric and the seductive but unstable daughter of the prime minister have hit the news. “Have you ever suspected your husband of leading a double life?” asks the detective. To make matters worse, Ric’s former fiancée, Justine, is alluding to even more secrets. Two women, practiced in avoiding each other, find their lives interwoven as they both try to find out what happened to Ric. ... more

Kingdom Of Fiends

by Jeffrey Walters

THE KINGDOM OF FIENDs, is a fictional story about the gangs in Central America and the abandonment of members of a missionary youth group in a church located in the Slums of Torocagua in the fictional capital of Tengenalpa in the republic in Central America. The Mission group is witness to an assassination of a young boy by the 18th street gang- a violent group that rules over the kingdom. The missionaries are threatened by the gang and depart for the safety of a Hotel, but four lonely souls –t... more

Hack

by SGM Ashcroft

TRUST ME. I’M A JOURNALIST. Portsmouth, England. Early 90s. Reckless Llew Sabler is a newspaper journalist like no other. 'You're meant to write the news, not bloody well make it,' blasts his long-suffering editor, after Llew's unique approach to newsgathering sparks yet more controversy. As Llew lurches from folly to misdeed, he ends up being charged with defecating on an altar, in a bid to generate some red-hot fake news. Now a public hate figure, he does what anyone would in the circu... more

Rort

by Tab Jaeger

rort: /rɔːt/ noun INFORMAL•AUSTRALIAN/NZ: a fraudulent or dishonest act

In this gritty contemporary novel set in Australia, an ex-con, his paraplegic accomplice and her one-eyed dog roam the streets of Brisbane's West End, each looking for a way out.

Dan Dyer emerges from 15 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit, with a gangland debt he can't possibly repay. Dan has forgotten what it’s like to be normal. To wak... more

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Bob E. Bear Goes Fishing

by A.J. Sullivan

Bob E. (pronounced Bobby) Bear is anxious to go fishing with his father and grandfather. His parents have been waiting for him to be old enough to manage the ride, the worms, and the fish. He's five now and Gram P. says that's when Daddy first fished. Now we'll see if he catches anything! Bob E. Bear was born one night when I was putting my sons to bed. They always wanted a story. On a whim I just started talking about a little bear named Bob E. From there, the stories just kept coming. Bob E... more

Love, Schemes & Murder Scenes

by Darius ollie

Doeboy makes the jump from organized crime to corporate America starting his own company in the sex industry. However the game will not let him go that easily. Doeboy's cousin Karon is still in the drug trade and finds himself in a violent turf war unable to figure out who's firing the shots that are killing off his crew. He deplores Doeboy's help unmasking this treacherous foe. All the while Doeboy takes a risk of his own in his love life with Sharee.

The Monster Dog - Tasse's Diary of Secrets

by CARMEN TRIBBETT

Secrets, secrets, secrets! So many of them! In the third book of The Monster Dog series, Tasse shares her private thoughts and stories with her best friend, ‘Dear Diary.’ Sometimes a little bit naughty, this slightly high-maintenance Shih Tzu spends her time and energy fooling her person, Carmen. “Ha, Ha, Ha,” she says, “I have fooled her again.” She confesses “I often pretend I cannot hear Carmen when she calls me!” When she is found in her secret hiding place she admits, “I smile to mysel... more

Katherine Mansfield

by Joanna FitzPatrick

Like Colm Tóibín in THE MASTER, Joanna FitzPatrick captures the extraordinary mind and heart of a great writer. A woman who leaves her country, New Zealand, in the early 20th century to live in London alongside the Bloomsbury Group, driven to make her own mark amongst these literary giants.

She was succeeding with her ambitious plan, until on October 14th, her thirtieth birthday, when her doctors advised her to move to an open-air sanatorium, and quietly die ... more

Goodbye

by Lisa Rousseau

Lisa was taken away from her father when she was six years old, forcing her to grow up in foster care. She was placed in a good home with two other children who eventually became her family. This story, inspired by true events focuses on Lisa's complicated relationship with her father and biological family who chose not to be a part of her life. When Lisa finds out unexpectedly that her father passed away and no one told her, she is forced back into her childhood that she tried so hard to escape... more

The U.S. Navy's On-the-Roof Gang: Volume I - Prelude to War

by Matt Zullo

THE US NAVY'S ON-THE-ROOF GANG: VOLUME I - PRELUDE TO WAR is an historical novel based on the unknown true-life story of the "On-The-Roof Gang," the U.S. Navy's fledgling radio intelligence organization in the years leading up to World War II. It is based on the real life of Harry Kidder, a U.S. Navy radioman who first discovered and deciphered Japanese katakana telegraphic code while stationed in the Philippines in the 1920s, discovering the he was listening to Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) radi... more

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