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White Night

by Kathi Haacke Morehead

Jo Campbell lived a brilliant life, or so she thought until she died. Denied entrance to heaven, adrift in darkness, she meets an unwilling guide: her own sarcastic Soul. Soul takes the unwilling Jo on a journey back through her life, a review that angers, humbles, and ultimately enlightens her. Jo’s ultimate lesson teaches her that her imperfections are her salvation.

My Friend Moose'r McDan

by Sky Danley

An aggressive hunter bear meets a gentle moose who is looking for a new friend. The moose is so friendly that the bear decides to drop his gun and stop hunting altogether. Instead, the bear learns that it's more fun to just hang out with a new friend, playing games and enjoying nature. However, after the fall colors change, it's time for the bear to go back home. The gentle moose is sad because he lost his play friend, so he is again looking for a new one. He invites whoever is reading the book ... more

Cocodrie

by Sky Danley

A young kit raccoon named Cocodrie can't swim and is terribly afraid of the river running past his cottonwoods home. When evil poachers suddenly appear and start capturing all the riverbank animals, their gunshots startle Cocodrie. He jumps away from his mother and lands on a riverbank log only to be taken downriver on a scary adventure. The river eventually turns into a bayou, where he meets a friendly pelican, alligator, and green water snake. They teach him how to swim and guide him back to h... more

A Walk with Cooper

by Debbie Gonzalez

A beautifully illustrated picture book about curiosity, action, mindfulness and the tremendous joy found in the simple things around us. Join fur baby Cooper and his mommy as he explores the world around him. Immerse into the adventure of this imaginative and playful dog with his loving mommy. Cooper’s enthusiasm taking in his surroundings is sure to bring a smile to all who read this children’s book. The warmth and security he experiences with his mommy is heartwarming.

Lament: A Soviet Woman and Her True Story

by Liz Mackie

Based on remarkable real life events, a modern epic centers on a young Jewish woman struggling to survive the 20th century's most pitiless decades.

Echoes of Nam

by John Morris Benson

Reading the 2017 obituary of Brandon Wosk gives Hacker Lee Goor echoes of Vietnam. Later, after a routine mental health checkup, he briefly meets Adam Brax and his wife Annie whom he’d seen at the VFW memorial. Wosk and Goor shared an ambush at Dak Bla Bridge 4 days after the start of TET-1968. They met again when both were homeless on the streets of Portland, OR. Goor said, “The many times we talked and shared mind and memory altering street product, I probed and gave details, but he couldn’... more

Loving Maria

by T. R. Robinson

Though Maria longed for a family of her own, she was not prepared to allow the conventions and expectations of society to manipulate her into a marriage of convenience. To her an arranged marriage or one without love were anathema. However, will she be able to withstand the pressures, demands and expectations of society and church doctrine? Her natural beauty combined with her caring, loving and intelligent character as well as her marriageable age do not help. While some quietly admire and hope... more

Felina

by T. R. Robinson

Had it been a mistake? Had it been motivated by love? Or had it been lust? For him it had been a marriage with potential. The potential for a happy loving family. For a contented life surrounded by those he would love and who would love him. For her it had been the opportunity for a new life. A life of ease and comfort. A chance to escape the poverty of her own people and land. Had there been anything else? Love? Respect? Attraction? Had it all just been a daydream? Would they... more

Money, Blood and Conscience

by David Steinman

An idealistic American TV producer starts a charity for famine victims amid Ethiopia’s civil war. “You’re not in California here,” Ethiopia’s rebel leader-turned-prime minister reminds him. “This is a different world.”

In 1993, a prince and princess from Ethiopia’s 2,500-year-old Solomonic Dynasty reached out to an international revolutionary who’d played a behind-the-scenes role in the overthrow of Haiti’s notorious &... more

Isabel Is Unhappy

by S Zellinger

Isabel is a little girl who has moved to a new town and will be starting school soon. However, she has trouble reading and her grades are poor. This is a beautiful book with stunning pictures, celebrating the joys of reading. The first in the Isabel Stories series, this book gently explores the stress of school and combines it with warmth, hope and determination. Read on to find out what happens to Isabel and the adventures she encounters.The print version is 38 pages (ebook is 30 pages) due to ... more

Isabel Makes A Wish

by S. Zellinger

Isabel is a little girl who has a birthday wish. However, her parents cannot afford to give Isabel her wish. This is a beautiful book with stunning pictures, celebrating the joys of friendship. The second in the Isabel Stories series, this book gently explores the hope of making a wish and combines it with warmth, hard work and generosity. Read on to find out what happens to Isabel and the adventures she encounters.

The Trumpet Lesson: A Novel

by Dianne Romain

When Callie Quinn became pregnant at seventeen in 1960s rural Missouri, her outraged father, with her mother’s acquiescence, insisted that no one know―and Callie complied. She went away, and she gave up her baby. But not for their reasons. She did it to protect the baby’s father―a black teen―from the era’s racist violence. Decades later, now a translator in Mexico, Callie and her closeted gay friend, Armando, search for his missing dog. Worried that Armando will lose his Paris love, too, if ... more

Rescued (JT Thomas Book 1)

by E. Alan Fleischauer

John Thurgood Thomas wasn't looking for trouble, treasure, or love. But when JT came across a wagon of kidnapped women, his Sharps .50 caliber would put him on a path to all those, along with murder, mayhem, and mystery. From the Colorado plains and mountains of the Old West to the gilded hotels and restaurants of New York, ride with a man who stands up to evil with his guns, fists, brains, and heart. Through it all, JT stays true to his friends and lethal to his enemies.

Trust and Believe

by Richard C. Loban

Charlene Riley is a typical hard working single mom, who's striving for a better life for her and her young son Robert. But it seems like every time she takes one step forward, she falls two steps behind. She's constantly navigating in and out of difficult situations, problems, and relationships, and she drags Robert along with her for the ride. Even though she tries her best to keep him protected, the ill effects of her behavior start to rub off on him, and soon trouble comes knocking at their ... more

The Rain Man Murders

by Nancy E. Brown

Solving crimes in the 1970’s wasn’t an easy task, but Detective Mark Wilder was the heartbeat of the Dallas PD, and murder was his specialty. When a body washes up on the banks of the Trinity River during a torrential rainstorm, all evidence gets washed away. Likewise, when other dead bodies are discovered at two other lakes in Dallas, rain curses the crime scenes. So, what does a clergyman, a drug dealer, a beautiful woman, and the rain have in common? Could it be the Rain Man? Maybe, maybe n... more

Ten Thousand Tongues: secrets of a layered kitchen

by Nandita Godbole

Featured on BBC-Future, Forbes, NBC-News and NBC Asian America, this biographical fiction is based on the authors' family stories of strong matriarchs who inspired "Ten Thousand Tongues."

These are stories of perseverance, and of a deep-rooted appreciation of family legacies that inspire and shape reverence to one’s culinary heritage.

This biographical fiction is about eight women who find refuge, solace, and strength in their constantly evolving relationship t... more

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