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Riley Madison Discovers the Superpower of a List

by June Akers

Have you ever gone to brush your teeth but ended up looking like you should be in the circus? Or maybe you meant to go find your shoes but instead you won a hula-hoop contest? Do you ever have trouble staying focused on one particular task or completing things like homework, chores, or remembering all the things you are supposed to do in any situation... even something like getting ready for school in the morning? Riley Madison does. She finds herself in all kinds of funny situations because ... more

Fall: A Leaf Story

by Thomas Ashley

Bud has many strange friends on his tree, Mr Bark, Caterpillar and Elmer, but he has a special place in his heart for Holly. When Fall arrives and Holly finds herself swept from their tree, does Bud have the courage to Fall with her?

In Women We Trust

by N.H. Sakhia

Ateenager’s indiscretion becomes a family tragedy and threatens to become a national scandal in this Pakistan-set drama. Gul is the 15-year-old son of poor people who work for Sardar Timur, a wealthy and powerful man in Hayatabad, Pakistan. He’s suddenly pulled into a brief sexual encounter with Timur’s daughter, Farah, on whom he had a longtime crush, and the two are discovered in an unlucky moment that has extraordinary reverberations. Furious at what he feels is his mortification, Timur ca... more

Loving Modigliani

by Linda Lappin

A ghost story, love story, and a search for a missing masterpiece.

PARIS 1920 Dying just 48 hours after her husband, Jeanne Hebuterne--wife and muse of the celebrated painter Amedeo Modigliani and an artist in her own right -- haunts their shared studio, watching as her legacy is erased. Decades later, a young art history student travels across Europe to rescue Jeanne's work from obscurity. A ghost story, a love story, and a search for a missing masterpiece.

Loving Modigliani is ... more

Penny Pinching Tips for the Morally Bankrupt

by Libby Marshall

Penny Pinching Tips for the Morally Bankrupt is a fantastically funny, wonderfully weird, and surprisingly sincere collection of short stories, humor pieces, and miscellaneous bits. Debra, an unhappy billionaire’s wife, decides to resurrect the 18th-century trend of hiring a man to live on their property as an ornamental garden hermit. An elderly serial killer, bored by her dull nursing home existence, finds a deadly new purpose when her high school nemesis ends up living down the hall. In 1953 ... more

Late Side of Midnight

by JoAn Stevenson

A little boy is having trouble falling asleep when he suddenly has some surprise visitors. Who are these nocturnal critters and why are they in his bedroom? Suitable for ages 3 to 7 years.

Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex & Love Addict: A Novel

by Brianne Davis

"A powerful, raw and vulnerable read."—Olivia Munn, actress, The Newsroom, X-Men: Apocalypse

"Unflinchingly candid. Unspeakably sexy. And oh, so curiously entertaining."—Steven Antin, Golden Globe winner, Burlesque

Imagine if Sex and the City's Samantha discovered she was an addict and her drug of choice was MEN. Go on a hila... more

Marty: The Completely Unexpected, Absolutely Dangerous, and Rather Fun Adventure.

by E.W. Choate Jr.

Small Heroes - Big Adventure!

Marty knew it was going to be a strange morning. But she had no idea that her life was about to change forever—or possibly end. As her troubles compound, Marty learns the Castle of Light has fallen to a rogue Blue Witch and her monstrous Lutabeast army. With everyone’s fate hanging in the balance, Marty is thrust into an unexpected and dangerous adventure. Her only companion? Roger Ruzo—the unlikeliest of friends.

Only one thing&rsqu... more

Avocado La Tortuga: La Única Y Auténtica ( Avocado the Turtle - Spanish Edition)

by Kiara Shankar

Avocado no es una tortuga normal. Las otras tortugas la rechazan por ser demasiado amigable. Un día deciden que ya no es bienvenida en el grupo de tortugas, y la expulsan. Molesta al principio, eventualmente conoce a nuevos amigos y comienza a comprender que no importa lo que la gente quiera que ella sea. Únete a Avocado en su viaje para encontrar su verdadero yo. "Sé tú mismo y disfruta el momento, incluso si otros te rechazan." - Avocado la Tortuga ==== Avocado is not a normal turtl... more

The Hawk and the Rabbit: Bear Island

by JT Edelson

The Hawk and The Rabbit: Bear Island is an illustrated action-adventure novella about Ella and Etta, 24-year-old identical twins from Down East Maine. Ella and Etta escape prison and make their way to abandoned Bear Island in New Hampshire only to find that there is more to fear than being caught by the police. Fast-paced and bristling with dark humor, The Hawk and The Rabbit is a short, sharp tale of sisterly love and survival.

The Gracie Chronicles

by Irene Williams

The Gracie Chronicles details the life of Grace Mitchell and her unconventional family. She's raised by a loving father and a group of friends who become significant figures in her life; however, the tragedies she endures undermines the love and protection she previously enjoyed. Bewildered and stunned by a series of horrific events, Grace stumbles through life until her past threaten her future joy.

The Marauders Of Pitchfork Pass

by Clay Houston Shivers

It’s 1873, only a few years after the Civil War, and the West is changing. But there is still one town where good citizens can feel safe.

When the sheriff of Silver Vein is killed, it’s up to saloon keeper Curly Barnes - an admitted coward - to see that justice is done. Along for the ride are two legendary Texas Rangers, the soon-to-be-famous outlaw Johnny Ringo, and a couple of brothers who like to play with dynamite.

But after the dust settles, who will be the last m... more

What The Living Know: A Novel of Suicide and Philosophy

by Matthew C. Kruger

Science has advanced and humans can live forever, never aging past thirty; a unified world government maintains a peaceful, blissful existence for all; the struggle now is in finding a reason to live. This is a story about ten-thousand year old Warren Walker as he faces mounting pain in grief and loss. Suicide is now the only cause of death, and his friends and loved ones keep choosing to end their lives. With news that more loved ones are leaving him, he is forced to ask himself: after all... more

Starvation

by Molly Fennig

John Green meets Laurie Halse Anderson in this "haunting" and "incredibly real" book that "holds you there until the very last sentence". 16-year-old Wes McCoy is not the favorite child. He does not have a wrestling scholarship to Stanford nor does he live up to the family legacy as an athlete, unlike his brother, Jason. But when Jason dies in a car accident on the way to the state high school wrestling championship, Wes turns to food to give him the control over his life he didn’t have be... more

The Adventures of Spikey Boy: The Day I Met My Family

by Toni J Hammond

This book is about a little dog's determination to find a family to adopt him.

Behind Closed Doors

by Kingsley Adrian Banks

What would you do if you were a homosexual in a country where being gay is severely frowned upon and considered a taboo? What is the ultimate price to pay if you were different, gay? Lagos playboy, son of an ex-beauty Queen; and sole heir to the Johnson fortune, Henry Johnson, is facing a stunning controversy because of his sexual orientation . . . He loves men, yet the thought disgusts him and throws him into turmoil, that is, until he encounters Phoenix, a bisexual male stripper and prostit... more

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