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Dahlia in Bloom

by Susan Koehler

It’s 1933, and Dahlia Harrell lives in a hand-me-down mountain cabin built by her Grandpap’s Uncle Zeke. At eight-and-three-quarters, Dahlia knows all about being scared. She’s scared of snakes, high-up places, dark nights, and a mean ol’ sister named Celia. What she doesn’t understand is the new president’s nonsense: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Dahlia decides that enough money can buy away any reason she has for feeling afraid, and she sets her hope on the rumor of a treasu... more

Silly Rhymes for Boys and Girls

by B. Craig Jones

A book of original 'Nonsense Rhymes' that children will love to hear and read. Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll popularized this style in the 19th century, and others have  continued it up to the present day.  Silly Rhymes for Boys & Girls is sure to get a giggle out  of the young ones and those that are young at heart.

A Conversation With A Radical: A New Dawn/ISBN: 9781790234158

by Shathani Manako

They knew a secret that, if revealed, threatened the very fabric of the order. Joshua and Linda's summer fling turns into a journey of hard knocks and self-revelations. The lovebirds met in Mojave University, a million miles away from Alkebulan, their homeland. An attempt to address their society's problems find them entangled in an intricate political drama. Secrets and betrayals, not everyone seems to be who they claim to be. How did it start? Is it Joshua's undying love for the unattaina... more

The Longest, Darkest Night!

by Peter B Lewis

On the rarest of all nights – a total eclipse of the moon occurs on Winter Solstice. Mrs. Owl, Madam Opossum, Young Weasel, Mr. Raccoon and Brother Fox are scared. The wise old storyteller, Grampa Cedar, who has seen it all, guides his nocturnal neighbors through a night they’ll never forget. The Longest, Darkest Night! is an illustrated children’s story about the wonders of nature, celestial cycles and the “humanness” of animals. Fear of the dark and the unknown, collaboration, generosity an... more

Caroline and the Not-Mamma

by Barbara Leary

A toddler alternates between terror and fury when her parents leave her in the care of her Grandmother for the day. To Caroline, “Grandmother” is “Not-Mamma." She screams at the woman’s every attempt to make her happy and imagines the worst about the kindly woman: Terrifying teeth that could eat her! Hair like wild worms! A lunch of red snakes! But as the day goes on, Caroline’s fears fail to materialize and she finds it harder and harder to remain grumpy.

A Goddess Among Men

by Daniel Davidsohn

From the primitive ruggedness of the Amazon rainforest to the privileged society of New York, three generations experience triumph and tragedy in this saga of loyalty, corruption, greed . . . but one woman has the power to change it all.

In 1907, Julian Welch and Alan Reid meet by chance in the jungles of the Amazon attracted by the riches of the rubber boom. Pioneers in an era of uncertainty, they form an unlikely alliance and establish the foundation for a successful ... more

Fending off a Dragon from Hebe Haven

by Zen Cheng

Jeff Li lost his parents after his father was wrongfully accused of spying for China. Years later he was working as a double agent in Hong Kong and feeling the need for a change to cope with isolation and self-doubt. The year of 2019 presented opportunities for him to advance his CIA career and his relationship with his girlfriend who did not know about his secret occupation. Several assignments during this year placed Jeff on the scenes of police brutality against the protesters in Hong Kong an... more

The Cowboy & the Cheerleader

by Mary Allen Redd

Elle of Portuana

by Samuel Narh

Elle of Portuana is about environmental stewardship. Assist Elle to plant more trees across the world.

Elle is from a small town by the beach named Portuana. She loves trees, nature, and saving money. This picture book takes a child into Elle's world. The child then sees how Elle ties all her passions together.

From The Wolf's Den

by Kirsty Campbell

Stefan Gundelach, a six-year-old Jewish boy, is forced to flee from Berlin, Germany after SS officers destroy the orphanage he resides in during Kristallnacht. With very few other options, Stefan is sent via the Kindertransport scheme to Britain where he enrols in the Grimley Institute For Boys, a boarding school situated in Gravesend, Kent. Having left his father-figure, Frank Falkenberg, and his best friend, Jens Wintermeyer, behind, Stefan struggles to adapt to British life and is left fe... more

Collected Plays

by Jonathan Land Evans

The book gathers together all of my seventeen short plays and skits written to date; mostly humorous in nature. It is presented in series with my 'Collected Stories' {which was recently given a favourable review by The U.S. Review of Books}.

A Tuesday Kind of Love

by Lyndsi Richards

A Tuesday Kind of Love is about a beautiful gorilla named Lani which means "heavenly" in Hawaiian, and a handsome monkey named Kanoa which means "the free one". They live in a tropical jungle and fall in love very quickly. They have twins together but end up realizing when the twins are very young they don't want the same life. So they decided splitting up would be the best decision for the family. They continue to show gratitude towards each other knowing it is important for the children to see... more

White Lightning Don't Strike Twice

by Nathaniel David Knox

The choice was simple—moonshine or die. Ralph Honeycutt wanted nothing to do with hauling illegal moonshine for the local bootlegging syndicate—but he soon learns things ain’t that easy in Prohibition country. When a brood of masked, machine-gun-toting devils threaten to kill him and his whole family, it soon becomes clear Ralph only has one way out. Roped into smuggling moonshine in exchange for protection, Ralph finds himself working for the Waterloo Shiners—a clandestine group of outlaw... more

Enticed by Love

by Lynn Lawler

Henrietta Bailey is a mysterious woman who has spent her entire life living in the town of Crescent, a sleepy beach community in Central Coastal California. She loves the beach, the ocean air, and the town itself. Her simple life fulfills her. However, she spends much of her time reminiscing about her long-lost love, a woman who left her devastated.

Now, another woman awaits on the horizon; a wise, intelligent, and sexy lady who is sophisticated beyond her years. This woman yearns for h... more

Exposure

by Adam Cliff

After the passing of their father in 1992, Harold Pritchett’s children take control of high quality photographs that Harold took in the Dealey Plaza area on November 22, 1963. One son, with guidance from an unscrupulous reporter, has the photos evaluated by a Kennedy assassination historian who identifies known government operatives in incriminating circumstances. Sonny’s attempt to deliver “Box 63” to researchers unravels as his family is exposed to vicious attacks from the Kansas City mob an... more

Just Before Too Late

by Mel Currie

Paul McCarahan has killed twice. The first time it was in Germany, his Afro-German mother’s country. The second time the theater was Pittsburgh, his hometown. The latter killing made him something of a hero to the local African American community, from which he nonetheless has drifted away. However, it is the violent struggle in the Rhineland when he was nineteen years old that has marked him, apparently for life. This “victory” remains his dark secret. He muses that it might be his guiding lig... more

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