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The Passage

by Michael Hurley

Jay Danforth Fitzgerald, known as “Fitz” to his few remaining friends, has learned from long and painful experience that there is no such thing as love that lasts. A failed an aging stockbroker, full of angst and self-loathing, he fritters away his nights in Tiddly’s Bar and his days aboard a derelict sailboat stuck in the mud of Charleston Harbor. But when he meets a much younger woman named Gemma, his world changes forever. Award-winning author Michael Hurley has crafted a tale for the ages... more

Let Go

by Simon Linter

Mark Gallachi is the CEO of the company. He doesn’t really know how he got there, but believes writing a company memoir will boost the morale of the company’s workforce. When he starts to tell the story about his rise to the top, he uncovers strange memories about the company, confessing his deep secrets and recounting bizarre situations. Follow Mark Gallachi’s rise from the bottom rung of the corporate ladder to the top of the company.

Cotton Candy Sally Finds a Home

by Karen Belove

A horse finds a new home in the first installment of debut author Belove’s “Sally Horse Chronicles” for middle graders. It is a fine-paced, character-driven story that will appeal to an audience beyond horse lovers and middle graders.

In Council Bluffs, Iowa she was a beloved, talented quarter horse. But when Cotton Candy Sally arrived in New York City, they started calling her a nasty, mean, sour nag. The girls at Bernadette’s riding school were afraid... more

Boone

by Robert Philip Crane

The novel is called Boone and relates the tale of two friends forced to confront the consequences of their particular upbringings as they try to navigate through the modern world as adults. The novel poses the question: How long can you blame your current life situation on your past mistakes?

Upside Down in a Laura Ingalls Town

by Leslie Tall Manning

It has been a long and difficult year for the Decker family, especially for sixteen-year-old Brooke. Her grades have plummeted. She deliberately breaks curfew. She makes out with boys she hardly knows. And now her father has totally lost it. When Tim Decker signs up his family of three to be contestants on a Hollywood reality show, Brooke’s life turns upside down. The place: The North Carolina backcountry. The year: 1861. Brooke is forced to trade in her Victoria’s Secret bra for a ri... more

Shattering Glass: The Life and Strife of the First Female President

by Christina Higgins

Shattering Glass tells the coming-of-age story of Samantha Palmer, who loses her mother at an early age, the struggles she faces as an adolescent and teenager, and how she overcomes them to become the first female President of the United States. Throughout high school, college and her professional life, Sam tries to hold onto the love of her life and fights against those who put a price on their principles and values. But most importantly, Sam tries to be a good role model and inspir... more

Voyagers into the Unknown

by Ruchira Khanna

In the historic Indian town of Agra, you can find a very unusual tour company, which is owned by a charming young man named Raj. Although Raj’s official job is to show off the historical landmarks of Agra, including the legendary Taj-Mahal, his true mission is to heal the souls of his broken “birds,” as he affectionately refers to his tour participants. His business operates purely upon word-of-mouth referrals, ensuring that all of his tour members arrive in Agra with their ... more

Flexible Wings

by Veda Stamps

"Flexible Wings" is a contemporary middle-grade novel which explores the lives of military children. The book delves into themes of sports, community, and volunteerism as a way to support families through difficult times. In "Flexible Wings," Summer Stevenson is an eleven-year-old girl who dreams of swimming competitively like her idol Olympian Lia Neal, but her dreams seem out of reach as she struggles on a new neighborhood swim team while her fighter pilot mom is away on a military deployme... more

Dance of the Broken

by Jacob Grovey

Like I Used to Dance

by Barbara Frances

“Oh, Grace, our kids,” laughed Bud. “Where did we go wrong? One marries God, another a Jew and the last one, the devil!” Texas, 1951. The Wolanskis—Grace, Bud and their three grown children—are a close-knit clan, deeply rooted in their rural community and traditional faith. On their orderly farm, life seems good and tomorrow always holds promise. But under the surface, it’s a different story. Grace is beset by dark memories and nameless fears that she keeps secret even from Bud. Their son ... more

The Boy Who Sailed to Spain

by Paul O'Garra

Set in North Africa and Spain in 2015. Masuhun´s family have been Christians since before Islam was born, since the time of Augustine of Hippo and the presence of the Romans. They live in North Africa where he follows his father´s every footstep loving him and his company at every opportunity. Till one day after the celebration of house mass, in the night hooded men come to their home. In spite of the boy´s reckless intervention, they brutally slay his father, Afra. The tribe comes belatedly to ... more

The Angel Spoke In Parables

by Felix DeTrolio

The story of Jack Gaston's search for a haunting memory and a man, a painter, who has entered his life through a back door and now seems intent on destroying his previously well ordered, successful life. And when all seems lost he finds himself engaged in the recording of the memories of one of the worlds most famous artists and hearing the truth of what happened in the field where a supposed suicide was committed. What he hears will change to history of art.

The Odyssey Of Joshua Robinsoin

by Felix DeTrolio

How do you distill the story, the agony, the rage, the love and hate, the power of one mans will that took 150,000 words to tell, into a paragraph? I cannot do that. Maybe there are people who can, or maybe, just maybe, it cannot be done. Maybe even those who believe they can do it, really cannot. Or maybe, as Joshua said, "I'm too filled with it all, Jessica, too filled with too much to be stupid enough to try and convince you, here, right now, tonight, why you should feel the way I believe you... more

ABC's With Lighties

by Michael Spencer

This book provides and fun and colorful way to learn words and letters. For every letter there are three words accompanied by descriptive illustrations that help the reader understand what the word means. The colorful characters make learning fun for young readers and they are sure to pick up letters and words in no time!

Notes from Trillionaire Island: Fearkiller (Volume 2)

by Chris Maley

Fearkiller (Volume 1) was a story about fear, uncertainty, panic, doubt, ignorance, and misery transforming the workforce during the first decade of the new millennium.

Notes from Trillionaire Island: Fearkiller (Volume 2) takes place three years after the ending of the first book. It is about mischief, optimism, joy, happiness, elation, and inspiration—and making trillions of dollars.

Where's Lighty?