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The Rowdy Randy Wild West Show

by CASEY RISLOV

Rugged action. Daring stunts. Spectacular showmanship! Rowdy Randy is back, and this time instead of aggravating all the creatures in her path, she’s rounding them up to put on her very own Wild West Show. Now critters from every rock, den, and tree are lining up to audition. And what a show it is! From rope stunts to high jumps, and aerial tricks to climbing competitions, this cowgirl’s show has got it all. But there is one unwanted character lurking in the shadows who is ready to take c... more

Neither Out Far Nor In Deep

by Leah T. Williams

Seventeen-year-old Kadeem is suspended after yet another fight at school. Frustrated, his single mother takes him to her native island, St. Kitts, where she leaves him with her father. Away from his video games and distracting city life, Kadeem must either sink or swim in his new environment. Neither Out Far Nor in Deep, explores Kadeem’s peculiar journey in his mother’s homeland with an even more peculiar man sporting a heavy Caribbean accent. While navigating his new environment, Kadeem connec... more

You Were Meant For Me

by Sheri Sturniolo

Growing a family isn't always easy and sometimes mommies and daddies need a little help. See how the love and generosity of others can grow into the most wonderful gift. You Were Meant For Me is a look into the unique ways that some families are grown and the journey of love that brings them together.

Hiding in the Open

by Suzi Katz

When Chloe Jacobs made her first official Witness Security move becoming Caiden James, life was supposed to be perfect. However, her need to follow every lead to learn more about her buried past made it anything but that. Even with the protection of U.S. Marshal Christopher Chase, her secret obsession turns into a living nightmare. With the rare chance to start over, Caiden begins her new life. Despite the fear that follows her around every day, she is determined to live on her own, even if c... more

Tales Of A Traveling Nurse: Is This My Home?

by Sheri Sturniolo

Follow Nanette, the little traveling nurse, on her journey to care for children across the country who find themselves needing a nurse's love. Is This My Home?, the first book in the Tales of a Traveling Nurse series, gives an interactive look into the adventurous profession of travel nursing. Kids will have fun searching for Nanette as she enjoys a new city while following the children who find themselves needing a nurse's care. With her big smile and fun bubble necklace, Nurse Nanette helps ma... more

One Wave

by Lauren Martin

An inspirational and uplifting children's book that simplifies concepts of spirituality, manifestation, universal oneness and love to make them accessible to young kids (age 2 - 5) as well as older children and even adults. Help the youngest readers, older kids, teens and adults understand that they are connected to their loved ones, the Universe, Heaven and God. One Wave is designed for anyone of any faith who wants to empower their children (or inner child) to choose their own path, and to ... more

The Twenty-Third Hour

by Joseph Steinagel

A few college friends, one of which is himself a novel novelist, met up one evening as per their usual every-other month custom. They talked with each other for a time but all the while there was an elephant in the room. The novelist, Lucas, had just written and published a novella in under a month and all eyes and ears, for the most part, were caught up in his success. The English major of the group, Avery, however, was not at all impressed as she addressed the fact that Agatha Christie, under ... more

Baggie's Big Adventure

by thomas schwendler

It’s every bag’s dream to see the world. And it’s every travelers’ worst nightmare to lose their luggage. Sometimes you just need to ‘carry on’ which is exactly what Baggie does as ‘unclaimed baggage.’ Based on what really happens to lost airline luggage, this original story of an enchanted carpet bag prepares young travelers for an airport experience while packing a few puns for any adult reader to enjoy. If traveling is your bag, this story is for you!

Peyton's Promise

by Susan G Mathis

ABOUT PEYTON’S PROMISE: Summer 1902 Peyton Quinn is tasked with preparing the grand Calumet Castle ballroom for a spectacular two-hundred-guest summer gala. As she works in a male-dominated position of upholsterer and fights for women’s equality, she’s persecuted for her unorthodox ways. But when her pyrotechnics-engineer father is seriously hurt, she takes over the plans for the fireworks display despite being socially ostracized. Patrick Taylor, Calumet’s carpenter and Peyton’s childhood ... more

Between Two Rivers

by Tina Beattie

“Msasa trees provided dappled shade for Jenny’s tea party. April sunshine dribbled through the leaves onto suntanned arms. The frangipanis were in bloom ...” This is the scene that greets Scottish doctor Morag soon after her arrival in Salisbury in the 1950s. Jenny is an English wife and mother trapped in an increasingly violent marriage and secretly in love with another man. Soon, Beatrice will come to work as Jenny’s maid and nanny to her children. Over the next twenty years these three wom... more

The Birth of Adam

by Paul Brown

Laura and her four lovers, in the early 1960s, come to realize that humanity is on a course of self-destruction due to overpopulation, mass extinction, and global warming. Over the decades they are frustrated in their efforts to avert the end of life on Earth. In their letters to Adam, Laura’s son, they recount their lives, loves, and careers, in an effort to restore Adam’s humanity. In the end, their efforts having failed, they leave to Adam a bitter legacy: in his hands rests a faint glimmer o... more

Do You Speak Fish?: A Story about Communicating and Understanding

by DJ Corchin

Teach kids about cross-cultural communication and reaching out to others with this simple, heartwarming story Perfect for those looking for: stories about connection colorful, engaging art books about communication and respecting others classroom picture books When a boy comes across a fish and says hello, the fish does not respond. The boy is shocked. What a rude fish! But soon he realizes that it isn't up to the fish to speak Boy. Rather, if he wants to communicate, it's up to the boy ... more

Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law

by Amy Flanagan

Mrs. R. Snugglesworth is 70 pounds of low-to-the-ground PRECIOUS. She is the Best at Finding Slightly-Used Sandwiches and The Best at Loving Ham -- and now she's looking for her next big challenge. To her surprise, she finds it at the local Bark Park, when she discovers a passion for the law. Dog law, that is. In two wags of a tail, she enrolls at Wagsworth Legal Academy, eager to become a lawyer. Turns out, it's not that easy learning to be The Best at Law School. But when Mrs. R. find... more

With Your Friends

by William Grant

Peter Hansen feels like he’s suffocating. His home is a battleground for his parent’s fights and the lonely world around him in Haverty, Illinois is filled with the problems he could face upon entry into adulthood at the end of his senior year of high school. Everything around him feels like it’s slowly closing in and he doesn’t know where to look for help. And then the divorce comes. When his parents marriage finally falls apart, Peter thinks things will get better. What he begins to realize i... more

Relative Consequences

by Jody Herpin

Relative Consequences tells the story of a retired teacher who is on a mission to find the truth about her past no matter what the cost. Jessy Tate buries her husband on a chilly day in October 2005. That’s when the nightmares begin again; but this time, the scenery is clear, and the fear is real. However, the puzzle pieces in her head make no sense. These vivid flashbacks reflect what her mind has forgotten—a drama starring a childhood friend and a giant banyan tree set in a time in history ... more

And Go to Innisfree

by Don Eron

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree… I shall have some peace there --W.B. Yeats A cheerleader touches a high school wrestler's face, running her finger along his two-day beard. Thus begins their covert affair, one so understated he can't be certain she's aware of it, from which he will date his sexual life. A cynical greeting card writer, who becomes America's best-selling poet, seeks redemption on tour. Enchanted by a woman at a party, a man at loose ends recalls Call... more

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