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Once in a Lifetime

by Suzanne Mattaboni

In 1984, punk is rampant. Andy Warhol rules. And 20-year-old art student Jessica is sick of all the excitement going on without her. Hungry for the life she’s convinced is just beyond her fingertips, she sets her sights on an avant-garde study abroad program in London she can’t afford. Meanwhile, hometown boyfriend Drew wants to see other people if he’s not exciting enough to keep her stateside. Jess and her buddies rent a beat-up apartment, trolling new wave clubs and waitressing double shif... more

Ten Threads

by Richard R Becker

An Idaho farmer who earns a second chance at life finds that the past has a hard time letting him go. A young girl navigates funeral-goers, family, and the unusual circumstances of her grandmother’s death in Pennsylvania. A risk-averse young man must make a bold move after stumbling into a nightmarish government biohazard. An aging alcoholic vigilante is asked to find common ground with a teenager in a secret witness protection program. These and six more short stories continue and intersect ... more

Only the Brave

by Katie Roiger

Victoria is pretty sure she’s going to have the worst summer in history. It’s bad enough that her agonizing shyness keeps her from making friends her own age, but now that her beloved older brother is deploying to Afghanistan, she’s prepared to spend her vacation alone. That is, until an accident forces her to get a job working at her crabby neighbor’s ice cream stand on the shores of Lake Superior. To her surprise, Mr. Poller’s grouchy company turns out to be the very thing she needed to take a... more

Tangled Violets

by Denise-Marie Martin

Denise-Marie Martin’s debut novel exposes the greatest longings of the human heart: to belong and be loved. Tangled Violets is the shocking, heartbreaking story of an adoptee’s journey to find her biological family long before the days of the internet or consumer genetic testing made such reunions commonplace. A tale of redemption and the healing power of forgiveness, this novel demonstrates that no matter what we have done or where we have been, no one is outside the mercy of God and the healin... more

Alien Connection

by Alex Houston

'Alien Connection' is situated several hundred years into the future and is about an electrical engineer, Arthur Barthol, and his adventures after he is recruited to install communications equipment on the first space station, which will act as a meeting ground for humans and aliens from other worlds. The story covers his journey from Earth to the outer reaches of human existence in the solar system. His travels bring him beyond the limits of human experience and understanding while encountering... more

Antonia of Venice: Premium Hardcover Edition

by Ellyn Peirson

Very few knew Antonia, despite her fame as La Stella di Venezia. In decadent 18th century Venice, she develops from Vivaldi's star pupil into his musical colleague and the pride of Venetian music. After falling in love with Orlando Sagredo - master planner of the Palio - Antonia recognizes the emotional bondage she has never questioned. Antonia of Venice is inhabited by brilliant musicians, avaricious politicians, and ineffectual rulers of the Republic. Through it all, the people and music Ant... more

Coming Apart

by Karen Heenan

A woman who's lost everything. Her sister, who has everything. And a baby who means everything - to both of them. Ava has always been poor, so she doesn't think the Great Depression will change anything. But when her mother dies and her coal miner husband loses his job, Ava's certainty falters. The last thing she needs is a letter from her estranged sister, asking for the impossible. Claire has everything she could ever want, except the child she promised her husband. When her sister's li... more

Secrets In The Mirror

by Leslie Kain

Secrets In the Mirror is a literary multigenerational family saga. It is psychological fiction with domestic suspense; although it follows identical mirror twins from age 16 through 27, it is a story for adults, showing the impact of family dysfunction, abuse, crime and mental illness on each generation. Early reviews: •\tSecrets in the Mirror is a compelling story about Narcissistic Personality Disorder mixed with family patterns of abuse and addiction. Gavin, the hero, wants only to save his... more

Into the Dust - The Virgin - A Burning Man Story

by Jack Lyons

WHAT IS BURNING MAN? A place made sacred by people who need a sacred place. Why are people drawn to Burning Man, and what brings them back again and again? What actually happens at the maligned, misunderstood, an iconic event staged in the middle of a Nevada desert? More importantly, what happens to the people who go? Burning Man is just a hedonistic music festival, a decadent party for burnouts, druggies, and hippies. Or so Diane believes, until an unexpected invitation from her closest ... more

In the Shadow of the Apocalypse

by Dinu Pillat

In the Shadow of the Apocalypse was completed by Dinu Pillat in 1948 and then submitted for review to other writers and literary critics in 1953. Left unpublished, it became the corpus delicti against its author in the 1960 (in)famous trial against dissident intellectuals (the so-called Noica-Pillat batch: https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procesul_Lotului_Noica_-_Pillat, in Romanian). Pillat was found guilty of "plotting against the social order" and sentenced to 25 years detention and 10 years of ... more

Herman: A little story about spreading love

by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt

When Herman spread things, he noticed that it made people very happy. They smiled and said very happy words. That, Herman decided, was just like spreading love. Spreading love was Herman's purpose. But one day, Stanley, a brand new as-seen-on-tv blender shows up and disrupts Herman's whole world. Herman hardly gets used anymore. He loses his whole purpose in life. A book about learning that we have many purposes in this life. And maybe, our most important purpose of all, is spreading love.

Please Mind the Bear

by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt

Bear is an introvert who prefers to be alone. He is very clear about his personal rules. Rabbit doesn't like rules. Rabbit continues to push - even after Bear asks Rabbit politely to stop many times. What happens when someone continually ignores another's boundaries? There are consequences for our actions. Sometimes there can be a steep price to pay. When we respect what others are saying they want - and don't want - we all feel safer in our own skin.

Mundanity

by Jonathan Carreau

A young man in an alternate reality Earth moves into a new town and discovers how bigotry and economic inequality shape everything around him. He must learn how to navigate everything around him if he is to prosper.

The Healer

by Linda McClung

Noah is a child when he goes to the pasture to be with his father on that night the angels visit and tell the shepherds a story that would follow him through life. He made unwise choices and became a slave where he endured years of abuse but learned to help others. When he returns home, he meets Doctor Luke who shows Noah a different way to live. Together they pursue a traveling preacher who tells them of a great teacher who is coming. That teacher would change everything for Noah and the rest o... more

A Prospect of London

by Julie L'Enfant

It is 1980, and Caroline Landry has arrived in London to do research on a long-forgotten writer. But the last thing she wants is to sit for hours at a desk in the British Library. Eight years ago, she fell in love with London on a college trip, guided by a magnetic teacher, and the city has come to represent everything this bookish young professor loves. But her research will take her places she could never have imagined, into a world far more interesting than she hopes. Caroline is an assist... more

Hello, Old Friend: Awright Auld Mukker

by Joseph Tristan

"Hello Old Friend" is a story of a relationship between a nine-year-old boy and his new adult neighbor from Scotland. The relationship lasted twenty-six years. When Christian learns of the passing of his friend Kian, he begins the journey of reliving and sharing his memories of Kian with his family. Christian wishes that he could see Kian one last time to thank him for his friendship. But he doesn't know how he can make that happen, or does he? It is not a love story, but you can feel th... more

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