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B in the World

by Sharon Mentyka

B and his friends Rudy and Grace are super excited to be starting second grade. But when they find out that Ms. Hitchings will be their new teacher, everything changes. Then Mia, the meanest, bossiest girl that New Horizons School has ever known, arrives. When B and Mia both decide they want to try out for the leading part in the spring play, B wonders how he’ll ever survive the year.

Seeds of Vengeance

by Mark Rogers

Seeds of Vengeance, By Mark Rogers

A near-death mining accident triggers J.B. Smith’s quest for the impossible – IMMORTALITY.

“Give me wealth, power, and offspring. I’ll destroy anyone challenging my empire.”

Impassioned union activist Stash Taluski protests: “We are children of the earth’s black bowels, Mr. Smith. You must look out for your brothers.”

“Never!”

Sally Pursells loves both men. She... more

Mama, Talk About Our New Baby

by Toni Olson

"Mama, Talk About Our New Baby" is the story of a young boy who, with the help of his mother, learns what life will be like after his sister is born. Imaginative and detailed illustrations guide parents and children alike through a variety of gentle and responsive parenting themes such as breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and baby wearing. "Mama, Talk About Our New Baby" provides children with a beautiful and unique introduction to the attached family and helps prepare young readers for life with a n... more

The Illusion of Being Here

by David Hutto

"I'll Look to the Sky!"

by M. Anthony Martin

A RETRO TALE OF STAR-CROSSED HOLLYWOOD Long before such relationships became acceptable in today's society, a beautiful and talented thirty-six year-old divorcée with two daughters fell in love with an aspiring acting student of twenty-two. Faced with the prospect of being the older woman in a tenuous relationship, she entered a world of the dreams and passions of young Hollywood hopefuls; finding love, disillusionment and resilient self-discovery. Told from the perspectives of two men and tw... more

Fifteen

by Carolyn Doyle

Fifteen is set in the Bronx in 1967, in a time of conflicting emotions—light-hearted expressions of freedom, and angry displays of turbulence. The revolution of the 60’s is not only an exterior uprising in the world, but an upheaval at home in this traditional second-generation Italian-American household. The story is told in two viewpoints of a mother and her daughter. Maria is a young mother married to Luigi who is fifteen years older and set in his ways. Angelina, a typical teen of the tu... more

Elvis the Penguin

by Kara Casanova

Join Elvis and his friends as they land themselves into one, hot mess after another on his madcap adventures to become as famous as his namesake, Elvis Presley! Elvis the Penguin is a delightfully illustrated romp that will amuse and entertain adults and children alike. Fast-paced and full of happy penguins, panicked flamingoes and a bevy of beautiful showgirls, it's a reminder that dreams, and dreamers, come in all shapes and sizes.

Quarter Past Midnight

by C.J. Asher

All she wanted was a fresh start…

For Kate Ariel, taking a job as a dancer at Silhouettes, Philadelphia’s hottest gentlemen’s club, was only supposed to be a temporary fix to pay the bills and escape her painful past. As the days, suited up for job interviews, and the nights, spent working the pole, nearly push her to the breaking point, Kate receives an opportunity to work as personal assistant to Gretchen Lambert, a hard-drinking and eccentric former socialite ... more

Gentlemen and Fortune (The Pirate Empire)

by TS Rhodes

It's 1717, and all pirate captain Scarlet MacGrath wants is a glass of rum, a decent meal, a good-looking man waiting for her in the next port. Too bad life never seems to work out that smoothly. If it isn't the lawless Donnelly brothers or the bloody British Navy, it's Red Ned Doyle and his band of cut-throats. Scarlet needs all her feminine wiles to keep one step ahead of them. And in the meantime, she comes across an East India Company plan to kidnap Irish peasants and sell the... more

Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise

by Maria Berg

A noise disturbs Gator McBumpypants' happy day, so he decides to investigate. This book, filled with colorful photographs, introduces the adventures of a fuzzy, bumpy, friendly stuffed alligator in the world outside.

From Iran to America: Mahnaz and Shirin - A Love Story

by Reza Mashayekhi

This is a fictional story that is loosely based on true events that have taken place beginning in the 1950's in Iran and continuing up until the present in the United States. Some of these events have happened in the author’s life, and the rest are what he is aware of. The story is delivered in the first person, however, and fictional elements and characters have been incorporated, in order to better convey the author’s intended message in a smooth storyline. The main purpose of the book is t... more

The Christmas Garden

by John Alexander

Two sisters one year apart in elementary school investigate wild rumors of a witch in a haunted house. Enjoy their exploits as they discover the truth and bring the whole town together in the process.

LIFE AIN'T KIND

by Nelson Donley

Nathaniel Cosgray is a musician with oodles & oodles of talent. There isn't anything he can't play on either the piano or the violin. He just can't make a career of it. Carnegie Hall is about as far away as the moon, but Nat is ready to take on the challenge, hoping for some lucky break along the way. The journey begins in the late 1970s. Fresh out of college, he sets out to make a loud noise in the musical world, but soon discovers that musicians, highly talented or not, are a dime a dozen. Mo... more

American Messiah

by Aaron Lamar

At the dawn of the new century, media mogul Billy Lansky observed outside forces, currents moving in curious directions. Pockets of skilled, well-financed social engineers were popping up all over the globe. The zeitgeist was red-hot, stoking a unique moment in time. An exceptional turn in human events would be lost, he’d say, if someone didn’t “close the deal!” A twenty-first-century renaissance, in which public consciousness could rise to the level of our mind-numbing technology, was possi... more

Squeaker and Marty: The Lucky Escape (The Tales of Squeaker and Marty) (Volume 1)

by Cynthia Smith

Squeaker is a little mouse who lives in 'Bluebell Wood'. Squeaker has a best friend called 'Marty' and together they have lots of adventures. In this book Squeaker and Marty go to 'Buttercup Farm' and that is where their adventure begins.

The Aviator Owls and the Dancing Skeleton

by S. A. Porcher

It's Halloween night and the Aviator Owls begin to follow a strange noise. Join them on their adventure as they discover a haunted house, and the noisy thing that lurks inside.

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