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The Education of Crazy Jane

by Steven B. Sandler

In my novel set in the late 1960s, a college student named Sam falls in love with Jane, who is an ardent anti-war protester. Sam wants to support her activism, but he also wants to keep her safe. The two of them struggle to survive as a couple as they deal with her arrest, her trial (inspired by the trial of the Chicago Seven), and the police violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

HIS FINAL ANSWER

by Christopher D White & Jennifer Curran

The protagonist a 68 year old man named Daniel Pallson who is one of the wealthiest men in the world is suddenly put in the position of facing all he has shunned over the last 20 years since tragically losing his beloved son.

When a Stranger Knocks

by Peggy Ann Shumway

After witnessing a stranger murder her father and brother, Joaquina Souza struggles to trust an old hobo, Noah Gabriel, and his young companion, Michael McCallister, who come to the Souza farm looking for work on the heels of the tragedy. Joaquina’s mother is mourning her loss in an unconscious state, while Joaquina and her younger brother Manny battle for power over family and farm. Even Michael, Noah’s handsome apprentice, brings additional concerns to the Souza’s door: a ... more

Hitler Here

by George Thomas Clark

Adolf Hitler and his intimates and his enemies have bylines and thus the opportunity to reveal what they did and how they felt during an era of unparalleled destruction.

Daughters of Green Mountain Gap

by Teri M Brown

Appalachian granny woman. A daughter on a crusade. A granddaughter caught between the two. Maggie McCoury, a generational healer woman, relies on family traditions, folklore, and beliefs gleaned from a local Cherokee tribe. Her daughter, Carrie Ann, believes her university training holds the answers. As they clash over the use of roots, herbs, and a dash of mountain magic versus the medicine available in the town’s apothecary, Josie Mae doesn’t know whom to follow. But what happens when neith... more

The Adventures of Burnie & Chloe: Burnie Makes a New Friend

by Andrea C. McLean

In this heartwarming tale of "The Adventures of Burnie & Chloe, Burnie Makes a New Friend,” Burnie, an easygoing and happy dog, meets Chloe, a spirited newcomer. When Burnie suffers a leg injury, Chloe becomes more than just a playful companion—she transforms into a source of inspiration and encouragement. Through patience and persistence, Chloe teaches Burnie a valuable lesson about overcoming challenges, and Burnie realizes that friends can be different from you yet still be your greatest alli... more

American Renaissance, Book 1: Missions Dangerous

by Amory Patrick Blaine

Analyzing heinous hidden historical crimes from the recently retrieved declassified documents and diaries of a compromised government informant, American Renaissance, Or Inquiry Into Political Justice In the Arts & Its Influence on Morals and Happiness (Book 1; Missions Dangerous) traces the sudden rise and tragic ambition of the late artistic and political revolutionary Sean Dorian Knight, a brilliant young American artist whose radical theory of art history at the tur... more

Where Love Lies

by Greenleaf Book Group

When Ella Davidson’s world is turned upside down, and she is forced to transition from her picture-perfect all-American life to two years of mandatory military service abroad, the last thing on her mind is finding love. Then she meets the officer in charge of her unit, Liam Levine. Mysterious, confident on the verge of cocky, and unbearably gorgeous, Liam is everything Ella never knew she needed. And the spark between them? Magnetic. Undeniable. Dangerous. But as she and Liam navigate their secr... more

See Sadie Jane Run

by Kelly Elizabeth Huston

Whoever said you can't go home again didn't know Sadie Jane Klein.

When mechanically-minded Sadie Klein, Ph.D., finds herself poufy dress-deep in a well-meaning scheme gone awry, she escapes from a riverboat casino with the help of Dutch Holland, an old teenage crush she hasn’t seen in fifteen years. Sadie runs to her childhood home intent on settling down in coastal Georgia’s Canaan Cove, where her Jewish grandparents raised th... more

When I'm the Prime Minister Activity Book

by Samantha Pillay

Embark on an enriching adventure with the companion Activity and Colouring Book to "When I'm the Prime Minister," a captivating exploration to inspire young minds across Australia. This unique book goes beyond conventional activities, offering an array of word searches that not only entertain but also expand the vocabulary of bright young minds. Immerse your child in the intricacies of Australian politics with words like accountability, advocacy, altruistic, and more, setting the stage for a fut... more

The Star Poolroom Boys

by Edwin Charles

This coming-of-age story centers on the bond between a mother and her son--and the son’s world after losing her. After his mother’s death when he was thirteen, Fast Eddie descents into a debilitating depression. His sisters and father fail to deal with the tragedy much better. By the time he’s eighteen, Fast Eddie is experiencing hallucinatory psychotic episodes which force him to see a psychiatrist twice a week. The psychiatrist is sixty miles away over a two-lane highway winding through th... more

The Carbon Credit Crusader

by Monty Nereim

Clayton Shultz became obsessed with Carbon Footprint calculations. The dire threat of Climate Change (formerly Global Warming) dominated his concern, fueling an ambitious effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save the planet. The unlikely celebrity stumbled onto the climate crisis bandwagon and devised a money-making scheme that replicated the corporate Carbon Credit/Offset Exchanges, an industry fraught with red flags. He rose in popularity and unexpected wealth relying on customer ho... more

Not The Same River

by W.A. Polf

These stories involve ordinary people confronting extraordinary circumstances. A paperboy's favor for an elderly man on his route faces him with a profound ethical dilemma. A woman cannot decide whether to marry a neighbor who witnessed her husband's tragic fall from the neighbor’s roof.

The central theme these characters face is timeless: Do we shape the future, or does it shape us? On a mountaintop encounter, a man meets a mysterious stranger and must decide whether to f... more

Downriver

by Jennifer M. Lane

It’s 1900. In a Pennsylvania coal town tainted by corruption and pollution, Charlotte's world collapses when her parents meet a tragic end. Sent to a foster family in a Maryland fishing village, she’s fueled by grief and embarks on a relentless quest for justice against the ruthless coal boss, Nels Pritchard. But Charlotte is no ordinary girl. She shares the fiery spirit of her father, whose powerful speeches inspired worker riots. With a burning desire for vengeance, she sets out to uncover ... more

Bird of Paradise

by Emily Hughes Johnson & Marilyn Anne Hughes

It has been 10 years and now it is time. Only she has the power to write her story...but will she have the courage? Seventeen-year-old Arianna Heywood is a hopeless romantic who dreams of one day sipping Bellini’s with her love in Italy and when a trip home to the Island reveals that her innocent childhood crush no longer looks at her as his kid sister, Ari is eager to step into the world of womanhood. But as is so often the case, you cannot always choose what happens in life. Facing immea... more

Apricot Marmalade and the Sangsuwan Equation

by Lon Orey

Well, those Apricot Marmalade guys are at it again! In this sequel to Apricot Marmalade and the Edmondson Transmittal, Special Agents Reynolds, Bonner, Wilson, Dunn, and Cooper are once again matching wits with Soviet spies and other enemy agents in Vietnam-era Thailand. Ed Reynolds faces new challenges that keep him on his toes but seemingly just one step ahead of a court martial. Irv Bonner gets a new assignment in the northern part of the country that puts his life at risk but also gives... more

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