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My Name Is Edward

by Annmarie Topel

Unwanted and neglected since birth, Edward struggles to find his way in the world. With the death of the grandmother who was raising him, Edward is left with no one. Eventually, he is forced to take to the streets where he finds that his struggles are more than just surviving. Battling internal demons and unable to trust anyone, the hope he fought to hang onto fades, and he begins to lose his grip. Ann, a high-powered businesswoman with barely enough hours in the day to manage her own busy li... more

The Student Panopticon

by Canisio Mudzimu

Gift Wagona grows up under debilitating poverty in the People's Republic of Zvevanhu, which is under the tyrannical rule of the Supreme Leader who clings onto power by hook and crook. Gift fortunately gets a bursary until he enrolls at the University of the North where meets Stella who has secrets of her own. Gift is subsequently recruited into the Intelligence Organization where he assumes the name Agent Foxtrot but he goes on not only to date two more women but to also sell state secrets to th... more

The Wild Fields

by Paul D. LeFavor

Lying at the crossroads of Europe, Ukraine has long struggled to forge an independent path between the West and Russia. So great has been this conflict that a prominent theme in Ukraine’s history is its struggle for freedom from foreign rule. The Wild Fields is a story about a man and his struggle between good and evil and the decisions he must make for his family, and most importantly, his own sanity, in the war ravaged Donbas region of Ukraine.

The Caroler

by Liza Martini

In a dark basement one July afternoon, a nutcracker awakes in his excelsior crate and is surprised to see two other figurines, Carol and Glory, staring back at him from the opposite end. He’ll have to get used to much more than shared space before long. When toys and dolls with human likeness are animated by an itinerant Grace Light, their stories become intertwined. The story of bacon and sausages, greed and gluttony, curses and a need for redemption is the backstory of The Nutcracker told thr... more

Treble Damages

by David Elkind

TREBLE DAMAGES SYNOPSIS A leading New York lawyer reaches the top of his career through brilliance and ruthlessness, but his life is ruined because of his fatal flaw. Jack Pressler is considered the top antitrust lawyer in the country. His partners respect and fear him, and make him the firm’s first name partner since the 19th century. Jack’s pitfall is that if anyone crosses him, he reacts with an unmatched fury. He strikes back at anyone who fuels his anger... more

Love Me On Purpose: Book 7 in Hetty Series

by Martha Sears West

In this tender and humorous love story. Pippa comes home from college to find her childhood friend Val is no longer. a little boy. Pippa feels both confused and thrilled at the change in him. At sixteen, he handles tragedy with wisdom and maturity. If Val declares his love, will it destroy the friendship they treasure?

Hope Is A Six Letter Word

by Kit Derrick

When Will Stark’s parents died together in a tragic accident, it felt like his whole World had fallen apart. And then the realisation came that the woman he’d thought he would marry was drifting away too. So Will began a journey around the country, visiting and sketching all the places that held special meanings in his past, to try and regain a sense of his own identity and honour the memory of his parents. That’s what he told himself anyway. It wasn’t avoidance, he’d found a worthwhile purpose.... more

Adventures at Almosta Farm

by Heather N. Quinn

The second heartwarming tale from the authors of Journey to Juniper Junction in the My Country Cousins series. Ten-year-old Gemma Merriman is beginning to feel at home at Almosta Farm. She loves the goats, and she can handle the chickens, but turkeys are too much for this city girl! Their arrival during the building of a tree castle sets off a chain of events that forces Gemma and her cousins to cooperate and learn the meaning of true friendship.

Journey to Juniper Junction

by Heather N. Quinn

Ten-year-old Gemma Merriman longs for adventure. Leaving her home in England to spend the holidays with her Canadian cousins, she hopes she'll have the best summer ever. But will she? Right from the start, Gemma faces challenges she never imagined. If you love fun-filled, lighthearted adventures, you'll love Journey to Juniper Junction, Book 1 in the My Country Cousins series!

Dandelion Child

by Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco

Authored by human trafficking expert Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco and human trafficking survivor Jennifer Lowery-Keith, this book reminds us that some children aren't given all they should have to grow. Some children are mistreated and deprived, but they flourish and thrive anyway. This fable is about recognizing the perseverance and determination of those Dandelion Children and all of the wonderful things they can accomplish in spite of their circumstances. A beautifully illustrated story of ... more

Underneath The Honeysuckle Vine: Beyond Cedar Cove, Book One

by Cynthia Ulmer

Meg Evans grew up privileged and special. The whole world was open to her. She was destined to become a model. And then, she got pregnant. Shamed and thrown out of school, she returned home refusing to tell who the father of her baby was. Her family shunned her by making her live in one of her grandfather's rental homes. As a result, Meg constantly fought to regain her special status in life. She despised her illegitimate daughter Carin, putting the blame of her misfortune on the child. Unde... more

Déjà vu

by Angela Grey

Eighteen-year-old Ivy Lancaster has a bad dream of a local murderer. Later, Ivy, out for a run, visits Amber’s murder site, which feels familiar. Dad, Finn, equates it to déjà vu. Ivy experiences the mania and depression of bipolar disorder as she works her job as a framing carpenter and attempts to solve the murder. As she gets closer, her house is ransacked, she almost gets run off the road, and her best friend is injured. Is she putting the lives of her loved ones in harm's way for nothing, o... more

Tsiu Blue: Salmon Fishing in the Gulf of Alaska: A Fable

by Richard Bard

Tsiu Blue blows away the boundaries between humans, animals, and objects. In the mountain-ringed seascape of the Alaskan Gulf anything---a sea lion, a rockfish, even a glacier, may have a point of view. As a salmon fisher pursues kings, silvers, and enlightenment through the wave-tossed ocean reaches, his mind-bending encounters make the idea of animism---that spirit may inhabit any entity---begin to seem perfectly reasonable.

The Bastardo

by Steve Kravetz

A perfect storm of events hit 1850's Sicly to created the Mafia. It is going to take Don Leonardo's perfect plan to save his family from the threat with in and re-gain control of the LA Barbra's families businesses. He only had to breed a perfect man and he might change the families fate, and future.

Possum Boy Battles The Mulefoot Menace

by Swifty Slowpoker

Eleven-year-old Delphus V. White lives a pretty idyllic life at Clover Bottom Hospital and School with his pals, the Blount Brothers. That is, until The Mulefoot boar came into their lives. Named for his single, fused hooves, The Mulefoot wreaks havoc at Clover Bottom’s hog farm. The situation heats up when the CIA orders Delphus to terminate The Mulefoot with extreme prejudice! OR did Delphus just dream up that part?

The Adventures of Mel & An

by Nija Morenike' Matory

Wordplay for melanin, The Adventures of Mel & An tells the story of 8 year old, Meldrick Thompson, and his sister, 6 year old, Anaya Thompson. Affectionally nicknamed, Mel & An, readers embark on a journey as these siblings adjust to a new school after moving away from their hometown of Jackson, MS. Will Mel & An make friends as easily as they did back home? Will the pizza taste the same as their old school cafeteria? Will they have to do more homework? Join Mel & An on their first advent... more

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