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Opal's Story

by Phyllis Moore

Opal Evans has lived a long life, but faces a terminal illness. She wants forgiveness for her actions in a traumatic event during the 1940s, a family murder/suicide. Opal's brothers have supported her, respecting her silence on the incident, and kept their remaining family close. They're not sure Opal's search for redemption is justified or necessary. When, Opal's niece, Joy, discovers there's a family secret, she pushes Opal to tell her the details. The revelation creates new family dynamics an... more

The Mozart Conspiracy

by Susanne Dunlap

A murder. A disappearing body. And someone wants to make sure Mozart’s opera never sees the light of day. Theresa Schurman leads a double life, as a sweet, young Viennese girl from a respectable family, and as a the professional violinist Thomas Weissbrot, who performs in pickup orchestras throughout the Vienna of Haydn and Mozart. When she stumbles on a murder on her way home from one of her gigs in disguise, she becomes involved in a complex conspiracy that rocks the musical world. With th... more

Mr. Misunderstood: A Tale of Trust (From Alone to A Home Collection)

by Lisa Spaulding

When a stray cat is picked up off the streets and brought to the local animal shelter, he is forced to rely on humans... something he is not comfortable doing. The shelter staff find him feisty and angry and unwilling to cooperate. One member of the staff becomes determined to befriend him. Will she is ever gain the trust of this scared stray cat?

A Dog Called Meatball: And His Brother Chicken Nugget (From Alone to A Home Collection)

by Lisa Spaulding

Two stray puppies have been on their own since they were born. These brothers have been fending for themselves on the streets... until things suddenly change. One puppy is whisked off by an unknown man and he is forced to figure out how to get by without his brother for the first time in his life. He finds himself in an animal shelter where he learns all about what it means to be adopted into a loving family. But, will he ever see his brother again?

Shadow Work: Poems

by DANIEL WARNER

Shadow Work is an exploration of the shadow self, which refers to an unconscious aspect of the self that the ego does not identify. In his chapbook Woke, Warner’s surrealist writing style paints a vivid picture of dreamscapes and phantasmagorias. In his debut full length collection Shadow Work, Warner realizes the actual awakening of his shadow self. In Jungian psychology, encountering one’s shadow is central to the process of individuation. Warner invites the reader to witness memories of his f... more

Turn the Page

by Christopher Shiple

An eclectic collection of short stories that runs the gamut from thriller and horror to humor and heart-warming.

A Christmas Story

by Emi Taran

The very well known story of the Nativity Scene with a twist. The manger scene with all the usual characters plus an unexpected one. The journey of an old man from being hard-hearted to becoming one of the children's most adored characters in the world.

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by Badr Zahzouhi

From Rabat to Jerusalem: The epic of the Moroccan contingent in the Holy Land

The Nurse's Story

by Carol Gino

The Nurse’s Story is a unique amalgam of real experiences and true stories, creatively merged into the character of Teri Daley, a young nurse with idealism, who feels a genuine “calling” to help others. Teri is a new nurse, a real nurse - a nurse like you - who encounters people and situations she could never have imagined when she dreamed of being a nurse. Teri wanted to help people, to save people, but what she fo... more

The Bend in Redwood Road (Missing Pieces Book 1)

by Danielle Stewart

Most days it's manageable. No more than a quiet wondering around the edges of her mind. What has become of the baby she left behind? Smiling through the pain and suffering in silence, Leslie Laudon marches forward. Embracing the life skillfully designed by her husband Paul. Living right could be penance for an impossible choice made with an uneasy heart. Dutiful and anchoring, Leslie poured herself into her other children. Nurturing them through infancy, protecting them as toddlers, guid... more

Sands Rising: The California Ballot Killings Book I

by H. M. Wilhelmborn

Janet Whitaker Virdis is a New York State transplant to San Diego at the very beginning of the longest drought in California’s history. Years after her arrival, she is happily married with four children and a very well-paid job at an elite San Diego law firm. Her work grants her unparalleled access to the rise of the firm’s most powerful client: an extremely wealthy political party with its own beliefs, uniforms, and hierarchy that is determined to lead California and the nation in a moment of c... more

Little Mouse Adventures: Yoga at the Zoo

by Teresa Anne Power

Lovable, curious Little Mouse is here to help kids use yoga to solve problems and manage emotions. Little Mouse lives in a cozy burrow nestled in young Tammy McDoodle’s backyard. Tammy and her mother love to practice yoga together, and Little Mouse loves to follow along. In this beautifully illustrated picture book, Little Mouse, along with Tammy’s wise and lovably lazy cat, Mr. Opus, follow Tammy on a field trip to the zoo and meet new animal friends, while learning simple yoga poses along the ... more

Olohana: In the Service of the King

by kevin o'leary

Synopsis of Olohana: In the Service of the King By Kevin O’Leary It has been ten years since Captain James Cook was murdered, at Kealakekua Bay on the island of Hawai‘i. The eight major islands in the chain have descended into a state of nearly constant warfare, as competing nobles jockey for power, sending large armies into bloody battles increasingly fought with modern weapons. Kamehameha, who was but one of several young princes that fateful morning on the Kealakekua shore, is now a power... more

Goats in Coats: Patsy and Delores Go Exploring

by Michele Cook

Two little goats, Patsy and Delores, want to stay inside and watch TV, but their mom says no way. Follow Patsy and Delores as they go exploring and learn how fun playing outside can really be.

Me and Caesar: The Lost Chronicle (Also, Perhaps Accurate)

by John Hoffman

Paul is a social outcast with a single ambition for life. To sneak through it unnoticed. Not on Paul’s wish list: Stumbling into a treacherous conspiracy with only one way out. By teaming up with the most legendary and blustering conqueror who's ever lived.

To stay alive, two unexpected companions will need to unite their entirely opposing urges. While facing unthinkable peril. To say nothing of the trash chute, bridal costume and first-ever texting scandal.

The mayhem p... more

When I Was Your Girlfriend

by Nikki Harmon

How can you be sure that your first love wasn’t your true love? Dee Armstrong leads a seemingly charmed life. She has a successful midwifery practice, a supportive family, and an exciting romantic life. But when Dee mistakenly believes she will have to confront her first love and first heartbreak, Candace, it sends her tumbling back into her memories to re-live the terrifying and exhilarating joy of being a teenager in love … with another girl. Suddenly convinced that Candace was her ... more

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