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Matamoros

by James Kahn

Matamoros is a rousing Civil War adventure romance set on the Rio Grande in 1863. By 1862 the Union had blockaded all Confederate ports. Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, Matamoros – a foreign port – was the only harbor where the South could ship its cotton to Europe, and smuggle in arms for the rebellion. So it became a haven for Yankee and Rebel spies, gunrunners and cotton smugglers, runaway slaves, Mexican guerreros, Texas Rangers and rogues of every stripe. But Matam... more

Presidential Spirits

by Dan Coonan

A political Field of Dreams.
A moderate president struggling to lead amidst the country’s dysfunctional polarization suddenly stumbles upon a mystical, vintage, centuries—old saloon where he can drink at a nightly party with every former president, living or dead. He relishes this escape and the camaraderie with his new drinking buddies who understand his problems and sympathize with him. When he realizes that they all want only the best for both him and the country, unlike w... more

Unflappable: A Novel

by Suzie Gilbert

Twenty-five-year-old Luna Burke is on the run . . . with a full-grown Bald Eagle. Licensed to take care of injured and orphaned wildlife, she is determined to smuggle the bird from her husband’s private zoo in Florida to an eagle sanctuary in Canada. Hot on her trail is her furious soon-to-be-ex-husband, his bodyguards, the police, state conservation officials, and an expert tracker from the federal Fish & Wildlife Service. Aiding and abetting her is a smitten young tech guy, a lethal Navy S... more

Adventurous Olivia's Alphabet Quest

by Florenza Lee

Ms. Blom, Olivia’s teacher, has given her a homework assignment to complete an alphabet list, for free passes to the zoo. Olivia has two words that begin with each letter, but needs your assistance finding the third! When you see or hear a word that starts with the letter of the alphabet she is searching, SHOUT IT OUT! With your help, Olivia will be able to enjoy an afternoon with her family at the zoo!

Coming Home to Hudson

by Kimberly Rae

Woman of a Far Castle

by Don Dussault

Devout Species

by WJ Sulder

An excavation, ancient island folklore, and a discovery Chloe would never forget... After the excitement of her first trip to Indonesia while studying abroad in college, Chloe and her friends later return to the Island of Flores. They journey to a volcanic cave in hopes to find ancient hominid skeletal remains. But who will make it back home alive? The Big Bang, our Earth, the dinosaurs, the evolution of man – discover in this book the current scientific evidence supporting the origin on ho... more

Clara's Way

by Roberta Carr

The year is 1904. Nurse Clara Tyler happily spends her days tending patients in rural Ohio. Her brother, who is working in Panama on the great canal, informs the family he must return home due to illness. Too sick to travel alone, he begs Clara to come and get him. Anxious about going but determined to save her brother, Clara makes her way to the Canal Zone. She is quickly drawn into a web of heartbreak, controversy, and friendship that keeps her there. When her father demands she return... more

Circus Planetaria

by Robert Tyler

Information is money. Information is power. Information is the fundamental currency. A dark faction of the Global Information Bureau (GIB) keeps climate information very close. It profits from the secrets. But Global Awareness in Action (GAIA) is good at getting at that information anyway. The GIB uses its formidable resources—from Assassin to Zeitgeist—to protect a powerful cabal of profiteers who aim to maximally benefit from the collapse of the global environment. But GIB also carries a debi... more

Ramblin’ Red

by Michael Easterling

It’s tough being the new kid in school, especially when you’re the smallest and the smartest. The combination of all three is like a sign on your back saying, “Kick me!” to every passing bully. No wonder Milton Mickelsen escapes into the stories he writes about Ramblin’ Red. Ramblin’ Red is a hard-riding, straight-shooting cowboy straight out of an old Western movie. Tall, strong, resourceful and confident, Ramblin’ Red is everything Milton yearns to be. But when the school van crashes in a remo... more

Radha's Revenge & Other Stories

by Gopal Ramanan

A collection of a dozen short stories set in India, ranging from the poignant to the humorous, that introduce the reader to a host of unforgettable characters and situations in that colorful land. With vivid descriptions and masterful prose that bring the characters and surroundings to life, these stories provide a delightful insight into India's culture and people.

Ruined by Murder Addicted to Love

by Ronald Joseph Kule

Millennial Carlos Almarón struggles past the devastating and unexpected loss of his recent lover murdered the night he was to propose to her. Unable to come back to battery, his jet-set, Manhattan friends abandon him, except for three women. One alone, Carmela Ariana, his childhood tomboy friend, who walks among the wounded-in-love after coming-of-age abuses nearly have shattered her hope forever of finding true and everlasting love, knows why Almarón's lover rejected him, and what has happ... more

Thundercloud: (The Oddities of a Young Man's Journey to Manhood)

by Ronald Joseph Kule

ThunderCloud, a late-teen, excommunicated Cherokee, must learn to become a man in a world completely foreign to him. With the aid of an Amish clan which takes him in, he realizes how to understand and work better with other people, and that he must return to his Principal People to atone for his shortcomings. His return journey leads him through several harrowing experiences from which he collects a motley gaggle of young people, who may or may not be welcome upon his arrival home!

Dear Aunt Catherine

by Laurie Ann Pokin

1852: An impoverished Irish orphan flees to America in search of her estranged, rich uncle. When the obsessive Master of her uncle's mansion forces her into a life of servitude, the orphan must again fight for her freedom.

Be: Be Unique. Be Courageous. Be Kind.

by Michelle Tate

We always ask kids, " What do you want to BE when you grow up?" They always respond with "firefighter, astronaut, teacher, and doctor." And that's what we expect to hear from that question. But this book encourages kids to BE humble humans and just plain good people. Be challenges kids to think bigger than a profession when asked "what do you want to be." The author encourages all kids to BE unique. BE accepting. BE courageous. Be kind to ALL. With simple wording and a profound message, "Be" all... more

Vacaciones Con El Huracán: Un Libro de Preparación Sobre Huracanes

by Heather L. Beal

Prescolares Lily y Niko descubren repentinamente cómo lidiar con lo inesperado cuando sus vacaciones cambian de natación y castillos de arena al prepararse para un huracán. Pero al prepararse para evacuar con su prima Emma y su familia, el peluche preferido de Niko se pierde. ¿Lo encontraran a tiempo de evacuarse o se quedará perdido el peluche familiar?

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