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Once There Was Fire: A Novel of Old Hawaii

by Stephen Shender

A work of fiction informed by history, Once There Was Fire is the story of Kamehameha the Great, who rose from inauspicious beginnings on the Big Island of Hawai'i in the mid-1700s to conquer the entire archipelago by 1810. As a young man, Kamehameha witnessed the arrival in the Islands of the English explorer, James Cook, in 1779--a culturally seismic event for the Hawaiians. Kamehameha was the first among his people to grasp the transformative implications of Cook's visit, an understanding he ... more

Zen Creoles

by Zachary O'Neill

A finalist for the Tartts Fiction Award and semifinalist for the Subito Press Prize, this debut collection takes the reader across America, from California to Houston to New Orleans to South Carolina. The characters seek out meaningful connections with others while struggling with their blurred identities and instincts for personal transcendence. Whether it is a couple in counseling for a husband’s obsession with little league baseball, a modern-day satire of Mary Rowlandson’s captivity narrativ... more

Super Rooster and Wonder Cat

by Alma Hammond

Besties Rooster and Cat ramble down to the beach to practice their superpowers! There they meet up with Ray, Crab, and Shark. At first the two friends are frightened, but soon realize the other creatures are deserving of respect and have pretty special superpowers of their own, and all of them are real! The book is interactive and helps kids find the answer to, "What is My Super Power?" Bonus is additional fun facts about the creatures at the end of the book.

The Trouble with Antlers (a.k.a. Melvin's Rampant Rack): Season 1, Episode 1, Special Illustrated Edition (Shifter High)

by A.J. Culey

In a high school full of shifters, it's the one inquisitive human who poses the biggest threat. When a human is the only applicant for town veterinarian and moves to Shifterville with his teenaged daughter, Amelia, the town residents conspire to keep the humans in their midst from discovering their secret. If only they can keep Melvin away from Amelia. Melvin Moose has a problem. Anytime a girl gets too close, his antlers go on walkabout, popping out of his human head at the most inopportu... more

Revenge of the Tiger (Tyrabbisaurus Rex Book 2)

by A.J. Culey

The tiger's been gone for ten gazillion years, which is great news for T-Rab. He successfully defended his territory from the tiger spy. Yes! Wait a minute! How'd that tiger get back in the classroom? And why are the students so happy to see him? Don't they know he's up to no good, plotting against their beloved Tyrabbisaurus Rex? Well, it's a good thing T-Rab's got a plan to save the world from that dastardly spy of a tiger! Warning: This book contains bunny poop, fierce Tyrabbisaurus ... more

How to Get on the Naughty List

by Nic Rock

It's nearing Christmas time and Chooka Chunk is about to have her name written on the Naughty List. Santa already warned her after she ate his cookies last year but it seems as if she can't help but misbehave. Will she end up on the list or won't she?

Motel Sepia

by Dale Kueter

"Motel Sepia" is historical fiction based on a real motel of the same name owned by a black Iowa couple. In the early 1950s, this family took a trip to the West Coast and discovered the reality of the time: Between Chicago and San Francisco there were only six places that would accept black guests. Upon return, they begain their own motel business, accepting everyone. That included a fictional mob killer and fictional black and white guests who had to deal with racial intermingling as well... more

I Like You Like This

by Heather Cumiskey

In 1984 Connecticut, sixteen-year-old Hannah Zandana feels cursed: She has wild, uncontrollable hair and a horrid complexion that she compulsively picks, and as if that weren’t bad enough, her emotionally unavailable parents mercilessly ridicule her appearance and verbally shame her. Wanting to change her pathetic life, Hannah attempts to impress a group of popular girls—an ill-fated effort, except that she captures the attention of Deacon, a handsome and mysterious boy who also happens to be... more

Glad One: Starting Over is a ...! (Val & Pals Book 2)

by Margaret Lashley

How Many Do-Overs Do You Get in One Lifetime? One crazy old lady. Two gin and tonics. Three derelict beach-bum friends. Will Val’s fourth stab at starting over add up to a big fat zero? St. Pete Beach attracts weirdos like mosquitoes to a bug zapper. But when broke, divorced Val feels the tug to fly back to her old stomping grounds, she finds everyone and everything she knew squashed under the heels of change. With nothing to go on but her own dry sense of humor and the life coach advi... more

Bonds

by Leesa Joy

The humidity that blankets the city of Clearwater, Florida, is no comparison to the steam that’s about to blow from this pot. Evy, quirky and fierce, capable of truly getting under a man’s skin, has the world at her feet, and after meeting Nathan, a sense of impending doom in her nightmares. Nathan is quiet and severe and the most beautiful thing Evy has ever seen, yet she keeps her walls up, certain that he's too good to be true. Nathan, so determined to disarm Evy’s shields, doesn’t notice he’... more

How I'm Spending My Afterlife

by Spencer Fleury

Alton Carver has a problem. A cocky lawyer in his mid-30s, he’s under federal investigation for embezzling and securities fraud. Instead of spending the next three to five years behind bars, he’s got a plan: stage his own death, take the money he stole and light out for Central America, leaving behind wife Nicole and daughter Clara. But when he sticks around town long enough to watch his own funeral, he makes the unpleasant discovery that the life he’s leaving behind isn’t the life he thought... more

A Bird in the House

by Lynn Arbor

Sometimes Dee shuts her eyes and imagines flying like a bird, simply floating high above everything. But that’s impossible without wings. And besides, she has to take care of her mother, Bessie, which is ironic, since her brat brother, Georgie, was Bessie’s favorite child. Bessie has a constant refrain, “Tell me if I did something bad, Dee. I must have done something awful, otherwise why wouldn’t Georgie come see me or even call ... more

The Kurdish Woman

by Luis Rousset

The Kurdish Woman is a story of love found and lost between a US military officer and a foreign agent who are worlds apart. John Davenport, an American Army Special Forces officer, belongs to a family with a proud military history. Arya Sintesi is the beautiful and sophisticated daughter of a Turkish politician, and an agent of MIT, Turkey’s secret service. The story follows them as they meet, fall desperately in love, and are then forced apart. It chronicles their parallel adventures and danger... more

Seeking the American Dream

by Heidi M. Thomas

As a nurse, Anna Schmidt deals with the aftermath of a war-torn Germany on a daily basis. The destruction and suffering of WWII frame her existence until she meets American GI, Neil Moser. His stories of ranch life in Montana, his quiet kindness and compassion, and the attraction that blossoms give her hope for a different life. Before their relationship develops, Neil is suddenly shipped out of Germany, and Anna is left with nothing but a yearning for what might have been. Anna’s dreams are re... more

Tim on Broadway: Season One (the Full Season)

by Rick Bettencourt

A Pardon for Tommy

by Patricia Nmukoso Enyi

Chelsea is a survivor – she watched her city self-destruct during Hurricane Katrina and watched her father become swept away by floodwaters during the aftermath. After relocating to Houston, Chelsea begins a new life, but she never lets go of the hope that one day her father will return to them. Meanwhile, her loyal companion, Tommy the turkey, is due to end up as Thanksgiving dinner unless there is some type of divine intervention. Will Chelsea save Tommy in time, or will Tommy be the one to sa... more

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