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Mermaid on the Mountainside

by Sherri Eri

True love … scales … an enchanted mountain What if you’re a mermaid, banished to the top of a mountain, and only your true love’s kiss can bring you back home to the deep blue sea? But what if you can’t even remember who your true love is, nor he, you?!

Never Human

by C. P. Serret

Through a schism, the Abyss finds a Maya American boy gazing back.

Never Human interrogates the American Dream of the trampled, in cost and consequence. An exigent self-critique of the colonialistic American novel by the American novel, Serret confronts indigenous and immigrant anomie, the coloniality of voice, and the effacement of identity within the post–Cold War milieu.

Circumstances of War

by Robert John Gardner

Four young men try to survive in a world gone crazy. One story of the Holocaust wrapped in an epic war story.

Diver

by Lewis Buzbee

On the morning that his father, Navy deep-sea diver Mac Macoby, dies of a heart attack, 12-year-old Robert is engulfed by the memories that tie them together. The memories come in fragments, some broken, some incomplete, but together they form the portrait of a man shaped by the tides of history, not a hero’s life but a heroic one, nonetheless. Diver is about one California family in the 1960s, and about every family, a novel about the rigors of military life amid the turbulence of the countercu... more

Darkness Falling

by Patrick MacDonald

From 1845-1847 the British government reshaped Irish society, with disastrous results. Ultimately, a million lives would be destroyed, and another million people would flee. These are two stories of those lives.

Theodore, The Sloth Who Wants to Race

by J.L. McCreedy

Theodore YEARNS to race, to EARN his wins, to prove his WORTH. There’s just one catch: He’s the slowest mammal ON THIS EARTH. What’s a sloth with the need for speed to do? And how will he ever succeed as a champion sprinter, when no one in the rainforest takes him seriously? Against all odds, Theo is determined to keep training. He’s got the drive, the golden dream. But is that enough to grow into a fearless race machine

Stay Center

by Shannon J. Curtin

This is supposed to be 16-year-old Paige Race’s year. Paige knows it, her best friend and teammate Savannah (Van) Raguzzi knows it, and even her coach thinks she’ll earn the league title. But when transfer superstar Keith Nicholson beats out Van for a place on the team, Paige’s plans are, well, shot to hell. And Keith? He just happens to be the same arrogant and annoyingly attractive shooter who beat her last year (and was a giant ass about it). All Paige wants is to beat Keith for the league... more

Walker's Way

by William Greer

Joe Walker is born into slavery in the 1850's and is sold away from his family at the age of nine. He eventually escapes from his new master and joins the Union Army at age 17 where he serves as a trooper in the 5th Colored Cavalry. After the war, he goes in search of his family and reunites with his older brother Amos, on a wagon train west. Once settled, Joe pursues the occupations of farmer, bounty hunter, cowboy, and rancher in an attempt to recreate the family he had lost. His journey from ... more

Pericles and Aspasia

by Yvonne Korshak

Two lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Athens: Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter, and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more than flotsam cast up on Athenian shores. Their love transcends social sanctions, enduring and deepening despite the grave threat it presents to Pericles' reputation as a leader of the Athenian democracy. The novel unfolds against the backg... more

Jamestown - A New Life

by Joyce Crawford

Richard de Burton is a prisoner of his own mind. His past haunts him. He did not complete knights’ training due to physical limitations. Consequently, each time he walks down the endless corridor of his ancestral home, he feels deep despair. Portraits of his knighted and venerated ancestors seem to peer down at him and hiss their condemnation. He would never earn the title of knight of the realm nor live up to their expectations. Adding heartbreak to his self-loathing, he lost the love of his l... more

Maplecroft

by Mary-Clare Terrill

Best Beloved, \tAre you up in your room this afternoon, I wonder, or are you sitting here beside me, looking out over the water — with your head resting on my shoulder...? Told with original love letters, Maplecroft, the first book in the Maplecroft family saga series, tells the story of Austin and Errington who lived and loved in the once budding industrial town of Preston, Ontario, Canada. A love, troubled by long-enduring absences, mysterious illness, and an overbearing father whose port... more

Braided Love

by Jo Pinto

Summer on the ranch seems safe and predictable for Brenda. All she has on her mind are trips into town with Nick Haynes and the horsehair rope she’s braiding so she can start training her Morgan colt, Tenacity. Then Cathy arrives from the city with a troubled past and an uncertain future. As Cathy adjusts to life in the country, both girls begin to figure out what family bonds really mean to them in a world that isn’t as simple as it appears.

Frank Lloyd Wrong

by Frances Grote

Fourteen-year-old Christian Ricardo, whose grandmother has burdened him with the nickname "Darling", is the oldest of three kids being raised by a single mother. Responsibility has forced him to become very mature, while circumstances have kept him incredibly naive in some ways. He can feel that something is "not right" about Mother, but he has no context to help him understand she has a spectrum disorder. After Mother and her menacing boyfriend suddenly take off, Christian has to choose between... more

My Father Once Told Me

by Blas Telleria

My Father Once Told Me" is a heartwarming children's book that bridges the realms of imaginative storytelling and cultural heritage, serving as a tender homage to Native American creation stories. Through the captivating narrative of a father and son hidden in the warmth of a campfire conversation, readers are transported into an enchanting world where the animals of the constellations spring to life, weaving the fabric of our world with their celestial magic. This story, inspired by the author'... more

Lessons in Teenage Biology

by Jim Provenzano

A lot can happen in two days. For Tom Mollicelli, passing out in gym class, being saved from a bully by his sister, getting drunk at a party, going camping with his straight crush, and almost ditching a speech tournament, all lead up to his first kiss from a guy. Set in a small Ohio town at the peak of the 1970s, Lessons in Teenage Biology offers a searingly honest depiction of a gay youth struggling to just get through another day or two. Lambda Literary Award-winning novelist Jim Provenzan... more

Destiny Uncharted

by Tim Scott

The year is 1972, Jack Higgins returns from Europe, relieved that his number was not called for the Vietnam War. But his plans for a promising future are derailed when his girlfriend Kara's vicious, controlling mother attempts to force her to return home. Fleeing to San Francisco for solace, Jack discovers a new purpose in helping others while also learning to forge his own path. Emotions run high and conflicts arise as Jack navigates his journey towards his destiny. Set in the tumultuous... more

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