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Rest Now, Beloved

by Blake S. Lee

Seven-year-old Christopher Abkhazian refuses to be forgotten. This child's death took place during the waning days of Prohibition in San Diego. Some said it was accidental death; pathologists disagreed. Unsolved, it gathered dust on cold case shelves for over sixty years. When a team of forensic detectives reopens the investigation in 1990, it expects to put the case to closure. But this victim demands justice, not obscurity. An unlikely duo begins an investigation of their own. Ex-police... more

The Mystery of the Magical Bwa Bwa Fruit

by Devon Kondaki

In The Mystery of the Magical Bwa Bwa Fruit, Winzlow’s friend Grimble Crumble, an orange ground gnome, discovers a magical Bwa Bwa fruit and eats it whole. His skin turns all the colors of the rainbow and he begins to glow! As Winzlow helps Grimble Crumble discover how to lose his glow, they embark on an adventure across WinzlowNation where their explorations reveal the value of diversity.

All The Clues Are There: "...And The Earth Did Move"

by Germaine R. Fournier-Longpre

Genre: Creative Non-Fiction "It'll knock your socks off!" Scott, controlling the podium's cockpit command module, interjected. Although his 87 year old grandfather, astrophysicist Doctor Thomas Charles Blackthorn, is resigning as chairman of Global Scientists' Symposium (GSS), he was going to make certain his final public appearance was unforgettable. Professor Blackthorn, or Old Jack to many, is championing the author's cause by revealing innumerable scientific discoveries unearthed ove... more

The Epic of Dexter The War Dog: Getting Out of Afghanistan Was Just The Beginning

by Jean Vives

Dexter the war dog searches for his master Marc after a deadly ambush tears them apart in Afghanistan. Once stateside, Dexter must cross 1,500 miles of dangerous wilderness in his quest to find his lost master. The story begins when Marc. Sergeant Marc Majors, a trainer of military dogs meets the street dog Dexter while having coffee at an outdoor café. The dog enters Marc’s world of intrigue and stealth. Dexter becomes a Special Ops dog. In Afghanistan, Dexte... more

Tyler's TALL Tales Chasing the Moon

by Ashley Richer

Tyler's TALL Tales 'Chasing the Moon' is the first children's book in a series. The story is about a boy and his dog who go on a nighttime adventure to catch the moon. See what animals come along to help the duo on their adventure! The story takes place in Narragansett, RI! To learn more visit: www.facebook.com/tylerstalltales - See more at: http://www.bigrhody.com/tylers_tall_tales/#sthash.reNBfqt1.dpuf

The Magic Rock

by Rochelle Shamaley

The Magic Rock is a rhyming children's picture book. Chuck, the main character, is a young boy with a run of bad luck. One day Chuck is given a magic rock that changes his belief in himself and the outcome of his misfortunes. The Magic Rock illustrates the how a child can change his bad luck through the power of positive thinking in a fun and creative way. Is it magic or is it believing in yourself?

Abhaya

by Saiswaroopa Iyer

An assertive and idealistic Princess Abhaya meets the enigmatic Krishna Vaasudeva. A bereaved Dhatri, hounded by her own family is saved by Lord Bhauma. When subverted religion becomes a tool in the hands of power thirsty and strikes Bharatavarsha, the land of Aryas, Abhaya finds herself face to face with the impending doom. “Can we combat the fear with faith? Can we keep our faith undeterred when the last traces of hope melt away? Can we receive blame and adulation, accept them and yet not ... more

Maiden General

by Mike MacCarthy

The year is 1429 and the English have been attempting to annex France since long before Joan can remember, and since 1419 trying to illegitimize its crown prince (the Dauphin). Joan, 17 years old and a pious young woman, runs away from home in order to attempt an impossible mission from God—have herself appointed as a French field general and lead her country to victory over the English. She knows she’s small in stature, of low birth, illiterate, and has no knowledge of war or politics. Nonethel... more

Sons of the Sphinx

by Cheryl Carpinello

Travel back to 1330 BC Egypt--When15-year-old Rosa agrees to help the ghost of King Tut find his lost queen Hesena, she doesn't count on falling for him. Once back in Ancient Egypt, Rosa discovers that finding Hesena is not all she must do and is not as easy as she thought it would be, even though she carries part of that lost queen in her soul. She must also keep out of the reach of the living Horemheb--who crosses mortal boundaries using Seth's evil magic--if she is... more

Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend

by Cheryl Carpinello

In Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend, 12-year-old Guinevere finds herself having to make the decision of a lifetime: Will she choose wisely?

Somewhere Between Here and Heaven

by Jovan Roseboro

Somewhere Between Here and Heaven peers in the life of a beautiful mulatto woman named Love. Who after finding out her life came with an early than expected expiration date has to make critical decisions for herself and her children. Born in an era where ugly racism plagues society, especially, in the south, Love is faced with a life filled with prejudiced grandparents, a mother fighting against her parents to support her bi-racial daughter and grandchildren. Love and her three children are faci... more

The Lady of the Tower

by Elizabeth St.John

Orphaned Lucy St.John, described as "the most beautiful of all," defies English society by carving her own path through the decadent Stuart court. In 1609, the early days of the rule of James I are a time of glittering pageantry and cutthroat ambition, when the most dangerous thing one can do is fall in love . . . or make an enemy of Frances Howard, the reigning court beauty. Lucy catches the eye of the Earl of Suffolk, but her envious sister Barbara is determined to ruin her happiness. Exilin... more

Wild Raspberries (First Printing)

by Connie Chappell

When Callie MacCallum sews her first quilt after the death of her lover, Jack Sebring, she doesn’t realize she’ll be drawn into a Sebring family battle between his wife and daughter-in-law. Callie only wants to fulfill her promise to Jack that she return to their weekend cabin in the West Virginia mountains, the place where their twenty-year love affair was safely hidden. Instead, her emotional and reminiscent trip becomes crowded with the two Sebring women, a grief counselor, and the massive ro... more

The Girl

by Kathryn Grey

New Yorker and editor Thomas Mallory leads a simple life after a childhood trauma left him scarred. That is, until the Fall of 1918, when strange articles begin to pass through his hands–articles talking of a viscious malady sweeping the globe and killing millions. Against the backdrop of such tragedy, a strange turn of events thrusts Thomas into the lives of two poverty-stricken children who appear destined to succumb to the sickness. But when he discovers one of them may hold the key to the wo... more

A Northern Gentleman

by Lane Everett

Handsome and quick-witted Drucker May is miserable in the privileged life that he leads working at a bank in Atlanta. So he runs away. He wants to find what it is that he’s really supposed to do with his life and he wants to have a good time doing it. Because the year is 1890, the people who he meets after he leaves Atlanta have no easy way to find out who he really is, allowing Drucker to reinvent himself in each stop that he makes along the way to California. As he travels, he explores late 19... more

Revealing Hannah the Myth of Cassandra

by Laura Fedolfi

A week away from graduating and all Hannah Summers has to do is make it across campus in high heels without falling over, turn in her senior thesis, and meet Carl, her very nice boyfriend, for dinner with his rather awful parents. A straightforward plan. What could possibly go wrong? Unfortunately for her, quite a bit. The Greek gods she’d studied in school are about to put a major wrinkle in her carefully crafted future. Though the Olympians are no longer worshiped, they are immortal and ne... more

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