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The Summer of Crud

by Jonathan LaPoma

The summer after graduating from college, troubled 22-year-old Danny Wolinski takes a cross-country US road trip with his friend, Ian Perez, hoping to find the inspiration to reach his songwriting potential, start a band, and avoid student teaching in the fall. Danny is tormented by intense physical and psychological pain and sees music as his only relief, but the more he searches for this inspiration in an America filled with endless parties, heavy drugs, and lost souls, the more he question... more

Charmer Boy Gypsy Girl

by Mr. Victor Harrington

The essence and meaning of a transcendent love between two people-the kernel of human existence-is often found in the crucible of war. Such was the love between Bosko, a Serbian boy and Admira, a Bosnian girl who were caught in one of the most barbaric and brutal periods of the last century-the breakup of Yugoslavia. Unwilling to ever be parted they lived like animals among the dead and the dying, even as they hid from those who sought to destroy them. Bosko would not leaved Admira when he had ... more

The Unusual Suspects

by Dominic Carrillo

When fourteen-year-old Nia ditched her elite international school and jumped on a train from Sofia, Bulgaria to Berlin, Germany, she didn't expect to cross paths with elderly Kurt Chavez. But once they meet, and become unlikely murder suspects, a new and unexpected adventure begins.

Hourie Syrup

by Soro Hattie

Within the ravages of constant war of annihilation, Firehead reminisces about his relationships with the most dellllllicious women to have ever existed. Living in an occupying and dominating Muslim Arab culture, while being a heathen Kurd also experiences his own rotten to the core Kurdish culture, Christianity, fun and games, hilarious subhumans and alien sprites, verge of daily death traps, torments, incalculable losses with indelible mental scars.

Missing Mr. Wingfield

by E. Christopher Clark

Veronica Silver confronts a salesman pitching memories, pretty pictures of her past reframed by his haunting question: what if?

Decades of Deception

by Patrick J. Callahan

Patrick Callahan receives shocking news. His late parents concealed a dark family secret from him for forty years. Repressed memories of childhood trauma flood his mind, forcing Patrick to open an obsessive investigation into his unknown past. An incredibly convoluted tale of deceit, extortion, abuse, and police corruption unfolds before Patrick learns the truth about his early life.

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Degrees of Love: A Novel

by Lisa Slabach

Like the shiny new BMW parked in the driveway of the Silicon Valley home she shares with her husband, Matt, and their two boys, Susan Sinclair is the picture of personal and professional success. Yet with each advance in her career, Matt has grown more distant. When Susan meets her new boss, Reese Kirkpatrick, their working relationship slowly turns into something more. Now, unable to stomach the façade her marriage has become yet unwilling to decimate her family by moving forward with Reese, Su... more

The Painter's Apprentice

by Laura Morelli

Would you rather sacrifice your livelihood, your lover, or your life? When the Black Death comes knocking on your door, you’d better decide quickly.

Venice, 1510. Maria Bartolini wants nothing more than to carry on her father’s legacy as a master gilder. Instead, her father has sent her away from the only home she’s ever known to train as an apprentice to Master Trevisan, a renowned painter.

When the painter’s servants uncover the real reason why Maria h... more

Corey's Peaceful Heart

by Judy Henry

When Corey wakes, he knows something is missing. Uh Oh! He has to have it in time for school. Is it a buzzy bee or a big brown bear? Will he find it in the bathtub or under the bed? In this engaging story for 3-7-year-olds, readers search with Corey until he discovers what makes his heart smile. Corey’s discovery will make readers’ hearts smile, too. Corey’s Peaceful Heart follows HeartMath’s Shift and Shine Technique® for strengthening positive feelings and coping skills in children.

When Honeysuckles Fall: A Short Story Collection

by Carmen Hendrix

This short story collection is one of many books to come and introduces the readers to Michelle, Chase, and Donna. All of these women find strength in their circumstances as they face tough issues. The book explores deception, death, and pain in a way that allows you to connect with each of the women and make you want more.

SEO Secrets by Umer Ali

by umer ali

SEO is becoming more and more difficult by the passing days. Some SEO Techniques are now totally a part of history as they are no more practice, however, new and new methods and advanced SEO techniques are introducing day by day.

The Harvard Square Mob

by Neil Mahoney

As the Vietnam War wore on, peace marchers were becoming disillusioned. The protests were larger than ever, and yet Washington was deaf to their cries. A small group of students and a professor plot a drastic move to call more attention to their protests. The plot becomes successful; and the plot thickens. A change in their intention leads to problems and provides a surprise ending. . .

Term Limits

by Paul Holbert

The political atmosphere in America is poisoned with acrimony and partisan bickering. People are sick of the ineptitude and dishonesty of their elected representatives and a cry for change echoes from every corner of the land. The problem is no one knows how to affect the revolution so many constituents desire, until one person steps forward and begins a personal campaign to recall the sitting members of Congress. However, it’s not a political, but a lethal form of removal he has in mind. Follow... more

Saba & Nisha: A Love Story

by Lakshmi Raj Sharma

Saba is a child of nature. Her Muslim mother, Meher, has had accidents in life, the first of which is finding a lover in a man whose religion she does not know and then falling into the steep space at the edge of the river with him, in heavy rain, where there is scarcely space enough for the two to stand; they couple together as though driven into the act by Nature. But then, Meher’s lover is forced into marrying his neighbor, the wily, Mohini who falsely accuses him of having used her, when she... more

In Black & White

by Catherine Lavender

Micah Winters always knew that she was different. It was the pigment of her skin and the texture of her hair that revealed that she was a woman from biracial parents. For five decades, Micah’s African American mother has remained silent about Micah’s estranged father (Sidney Irving). It is not until after Sidney Irving’s death that Micah learns that she is the daughter of the legendary novelist and screenwriter. Now with her mother’s memory fading away from Alzheimer’s disease, Micah can only re... more

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