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Love & Loss in the Time of Covid

by Phil Dourado

“A moving and funny memoir of love & loss in a time of turmoil.” Love & Loss is the first novel set during the time of Covid to be written and published in real time, as the events described in it were happening in the real world. Part grief memoir, part Covid chronicle, it tries to make sense, through the experiences of one family, of the world turned upside down that we have all lived through, and are still living through. Love & Loss starts with three sudden losses for the central character i... more

Buffalo Hunting: and other remblings

by Lee Wiech

RACISM...pits one Christian community against another, rips a family apart, drives to young lovers to find happiness. The story starts with a boy, Marcus, wanting to be his own person and meets a girl, Quanah (Qua-nah) about the same age. Marcus, a second generation German immigrant and Quanah, a Comanche, their friendship blooms into love. This tail demonstrates how the practice of Christianity is different from one community to another. One community embraces all people while the other defi... more

The Shopping Flip

by Kristin Wegner

Brody the Lion is an Award Winning Children's Book Series to teach behavior strategies to little humans experiencing big emotions. Brody the Lion is a children’s book series that aims to entertain, educate, and empower children and families while spreading awareness and acceptance of different abilities. Each book in the series portrays how Brody and his Buddies face the challenges of autism and other special needs with the help of his family, friends, and community. The books are written by... more

18

by MEGDAD ZAATREH

My novel, 18, takes place in the near future. A talented psychiatrist, Dr. Theodore Parker’s life changes irrevocably the day he meets James Grady, a billionaire known for his robotics and supercomputer technology. Grady was impressed by Dr. Parker’s idea to radically change the healthcare sector: under certain insurance plans, patients would be able to opt out of any medically necessary operations and instead receive the cash equivalent of eighteen percent of the would-be medical costs; they ca... more

Gallant: The Call of The Trail

by Claire Eckard

Gallant and Gracie have a special bond, rarely seen between human and horse. Separated by a bad accident when Gallant is five, each gets a second chance of happiness pursuing the long-distance sport of endurance riding, neither knowing they are leading parallel lives. Gallant's arch-nemesis, The Almighty Flash, threatens to destroy all that Gallant has worked for. His misguided ambition and greed, developed at the hands of an abusive owner, have created a darkness in his soul that turns to blind... more

Coming of Age in Sulawesi: A Tale of Tolerance and Friendship

by Karin Jensen

On the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, life is all about community. Subaeda’s Grandpa Mohimbi died 3 years earlier, and only now has her family saved enough money for an elaborate ceremony to send him back to the stars from where he came. Subaeda’s world begins to crumble when her beloved servant girl and best friend Rakyat moves away to work in a hotel in the city. Her elder brother is attacked by thugs from the mining company and subsequently loses his job, and with it, his income. The gr... more

Turn Of The Silver Wheel

by Shawn Keller Cooper

Suspicion, deception, and fear are chasing Penelope Prince from her picture-perfect life. As the dark energy escalates, she realizes her sanctuary is a trap she willingly walked into decades ago to escape the paralyzing pain of a college nightmare. Stalked by secrets from her past, Penn is discovering her greatest battle may be with herself. The pursuit to reclaim the free-spirited artist she once was quickly deteriorates into a desperate and dangerous fight to save her life. Two years after Dr... more

50 States

by Richard R Becker

An Idaho farmer who aches for absolution after a tragedy is given one more chance at redemption. Two runaways cross paths in a Tennessee bus station with only one ticket between them. A family sees looters racing toward their home as they escape an Oregon wildfire. A young couple takes a reckless turn off a state highway in Utah and find themselves in a nightmarish government biohazard area.

These and 46 more shorts make up an anthology that will surprise readers with each new thou... more

The Covid Chronicles

by Stu Whitney

As coronavirus rages through South Dakota, a newspaper editor blasts the Republican governor’s hands-off approach while forming an ethically dubious alliance with a Democratic mayor. When the editor’s son joins a potential state champion football team and militia members attack the mayor’s policies, the editor is caught in the crossfire, exploring how far he can go before his own freedom is in doubt.

A House in the Wild Berry Tundra: A Story of an Iranian Woman Emigrating to Alaska

by Akram Didari

This heartwarming novella celebrates one woman’s emotional journey to joy, with the story of a journalist who flees her home in war-torn Iran to emigrate to the United States. Starting her new life in a small town in Bush Alaska, she takes on a Native newborn baby found abandoned during a blizzard by their mother. Now she must explore what it means to be an immigrant in Alaska, navigate cultural differences, and come to terms with the memories of her own violent past, to find home and h... more

Crazy Free

by Tori Starling

There have always been glaring holes in Emily Sharp’s family history. Her mother, Pam, a high-strung attorney, rarely speaks of the father she despises or of the mother she never knew. But when Emily, a journalist for a local magazine, receives an assignment to investigate the sale of an old mental institution in a nearby town, Pam reluctantly opens up and shares that her mother, Kora, was a patient there and died shortly after she was committed. As Emily digs deeper into the tarnished asylum’s ... more

A Gathering of Broken Mirrors: Memories of New York Survivors

by Anthony E. Shaw

“I search for answers to questions that, I suspect, are as old as human time itself.”

This collection presents memories, from a variety of New Yorkers, in different places and times. These are the lessons of life in the city:

· Can people whose lives are filled with wicked acts also be loving and kind?

· Why do only some people suffer cruel and unexplained tragic events?

· Who will help when someone is slipping blindly into harm?

... more

My Brother is an ALIEN

by Anita Zurbrugg

What on earth has arrived at Sam’s home? Everything has changed. Sam needs to act fast! Will you join Sam on his mission? My Brother is an Alien is a children’s picture book with a humorous take on the arrival of a baby into a family from a big brother’s perspective. This book carries a heartfelt message to children who are expecting a new arrival into their family and the emotions that can sometimes arise during this change in the family dynamics.

THE M & M BOYS

by LARA REZNIK

A tender tale of coming-of-age meets baseball heroes. Who wouldn't want to be in that kid's cleats when two of sports' greatest legends move in next door? In the summer of 1961 a Little League player’s joy of making the All-Star team evaporates when his father, too busy with a girlfriend, misses his triumphant opening game, and his mother spirals into a bed-ridden depression. Then, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle move next door as they battle to break Babe Ruth's home run record. Based on hi... more

Fighting To Breathe, Third Edition

by Jong Yi

A gripping story of one nurse's fight against racism in the medical industry, set against the horrific backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Fourth Power

by Michelle M. Pillow

Parnormal Women's Fiction with Romantic Elements
NYT & USAT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow

In the past, Heather’s used her gift to help her two best friends. The time has come for her besties to return the favor.

Heather Harrison sees ghosts. It's not something she brags about. In fact, she wished she didn't. Communicating (or not communicating) with the dead only leads to heartache, and for her it led to a divorce. For the... more

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