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Low Hanging Branches

by Cee McAdams

This is a collection of short stories which tend more toward the real that the unimaginable. These stories are meant to entertain as well as stimulate the imagination, but some may give you the feeling that you have been there before or something similar happened to you or you may have known someone just like that. As you read each story, you may want to stifle a giggle or you may want to laugh out loud, but hopefully one or more of the stories will speak to you and you will know the very moment... more

Confessions from the Pumpkin Patch

by Karlyle Tomms

A promiscuous, head-strong girl of the 1960's from a small town in Pennsylvania has a terrible relationship with her controlling mother, and thinks she knows about life until she goes to college and falls in love with an ugly hippie who shows her a side of life she never imagined. Their connection forces her to face issues related to politics, race, wealth, drugs, alcohol and family. She also has to face the fact that there was more to her own family than she had ever expected.

Dandy Daddy Long Legs

by Anat Tour

Meet Dandy! He's not a spider! Follow him as he meets new friends and learns how to tie his shoes. Beautifully illustrated hardcover book with a jacket sleeve.

shadows and dreams

by joseph lucilla

A semi-historical novel of the forties, fifties and sixties, narrated by the main character, one John J. Rosko, the 1st., who, seeing life in this world as not much to crow about, trades it in for life in the next A sort of 'travels with charlie' without charlie. Not a exactly a comedy, but comedic

The Maine Coon Life

by Reka Komoli

Richly illustrated with art photographs of two beautiful Maine Coon cats, Artemis and Apollo, this short book comprises the witty banter that the author imagines between the two cats. Based loosely on the real-life adventures of the cats in their travels around Britain and overseas, the book is an intelligent and witty exception to the usual run of 'cat books'. For all ages, but mostly for cat lovers!

The Book of Joy: A Christian Novel That Was Too Real for Christian Publishers to Publish

by Monique Jesiolowski

Have you ever had God grab you by the ankles, pick you up, and shake all the change out of your pockets? Joy did. She is a young, faithful Christian woman, engaged and headed towards the life she always dreamed of. When everything goes topsy-turvy, Joy finds herself doubting God; wondering why He would allow her dreams to be ruined.

From this place of imbalance, Joy starts a job as an advocate for rape survivors in a new town filled with odd, inspired people. Joy w... more

All Our Girls

by Laurie Loveman

Linda Marie Newman and Jenny Donnelly have been rescuing young girls from sex traffickers in 1930s New York City. Wealthy, politically and socially prominent Alderman Jayden Wallace has been enjoying the income from trafficking until his operation is threatened by Linda Marie and Jenny. With help from the Mob, Wallace goes after the women, desperate to stop them from destroying his secret business, but Linda Marie and Jenny have their own resources and an equal determination to see Wallace br... more

Naughty Week

by Matt Donnelly

Naughty Week… That time between Christmas and New Year’s when Santa goes on vacation and kids are allowed to be as naughty as they want to be. Or is it? For Harrison and his brother Max, it most certainly is because they found the travel itinerary that proves it. When one of Santa’s misfit elves arrives to collect the evidence, she further fuels the boys’ naughty adventures. But when Harrison takes Naughty Week too far with a literal cat burglar and hatches a plot to “fake rob” a bank, things... more

Stuck at Thirteen

by Rosemary Feld

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to simply stop aging? The idea of youthful immortality can be appealing. But what if you suddenly discovered that you were stuck at a certain age… mentally, emotionally, and physically? And what if that age was that of a young adolescent? You’d never be able to become a legal adult, get a full-time job, marry, or raise a family. How would others react to you? And what if the government was very interested in this unique ability that you ha... more

Shadow Ballet: Betrayal

by Izabell Key

"I'm trapped. They want my blood. They want my head.
I feel a rat walking on my corpse. The blood on my skin… I can smell the soil. There is a song in my ears disturbing with insolence the silence of the forest. It is not your beautiful voice. I want to cover my ears… but I can not move."

Jerry opens his eyes in a cell, accused of the murder of the most feared gangster in Atlantic City: His dad.
On his way to jail, Jerry bursts out for vengeanc... more

The Colour of Things Unseen

by Annee Lawrence

When Adi leaves his village in Indonesia to take up an art scholarship in Australia, he arrives in the bewildering Sydney art world, determined to succeed. Following his first solo exhibition at a smart art gallery, Adi dares to reveal his true feelings for his outgoing friend, Lisa, and a passionate relationship unfolds. But will their differing expectations of one another drive them apart?

This is a deeply felt love story between people — of different nations, cultures and relig... more

Westward Lies The Sun

by Robert H Kono

Greg Sonoda, a Japanese American attorney, embarks on a quest to seek an understanding of God's influence on his life. For a humanist, it seems a fruitless task, especially since his doubts about the existence of God are buttressed by his experience of growing up in the concentration camps during WWII. But he persists. His story takes the reader to an uninhabited island in Micronesia where he is trapped with his family as a result of a shipwreck. The experience forces him to consider his rel... more

Multiverse: Pain and Turmoil

by Rosemary Feld

The Multiverse Series revolves around a boy existing in parallel realities of varying circumstances where he struggles with physical, emotional, and mental challenges, working his way through Darkness into the light on his path of self-discovery and spiritual enlightenment. Join Raven as he travels the earth paths of pain and turmoil…birthed through Darkness, born into Light.

The Ship's Carpenter

by D. E. Stockman

The Ship’s Carpenter features nautical adventure during the mid-18th-century wars between Great Britain and France. The story unfolds as Abraham, an English shipwright, flees to France to avoid impressment and to find permanent employment. There he meets his French love, Yvette. However with the start of war, he loses his love and position and returns to England only to be pressed into the navy. Sea battles, dramatic escapes, and heroic and chivalrous deeds follow. From old London to the citade... more

Riddled Prophecy

by L. Marlene Payne

Riddled Prophecy is a fascinating collection of short stories spanning 1200 years. The first five are historical fiction, all based on genealogical information from the author’s ancestors. The next eight are autobiographical and are arranged chronologically. The last one springs from a love of horses.

Milkman

by Kelvin C. Bias

What happens when everyman Calder Boyd starts to lactate? The Manhattanite becomes a media cause célèbre nicknamed the Milkman and old and new problems spill forth. The son of a former NBA star and a Norwegian artist, Calder copes with his strained marriage, losing his copywriting job at a boutique ad agency, a male-empowerment espousing mailman and a porn-star performance artist who wants to exploit him. He also deals with his late father's legacy and his wife's past indiscretion—all while brea... more

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