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The quick brown fox

by claire white

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. while the lazy dog jumps over the lazy fox.

CRY SANCTUARY by Carole Kulikowski. The novel follows the trials of Anna, a young girl born with a facial deformity (like the author herself), who grows up in Nazi Germany and during World War II escapes their euthanasia program. At thirteen years old, Anna is taken from her family. She and another little girl, Liesel, in the program escape from the Nazis and flee through a war torn Germany finding sanctuary in Switzerland. After the war, Anna writes her witness statement because little has been... more

Eight Pound Cows

by Dr. Barbara Ten Brink

Cows are huge animals that weigh between 1,000 to 2,000 pounds. Wouldn’t it be fun if cows weighed the same as our pet dogs and cats? Wouldn’t it be fun if cows were also our fur babies? Eight Pound Cows is a story about imagining cows that only weigh eight pounds. As eight-pound cows, they would be the size of our other pets. If cows were smaller and lighter, it would be easier to care for them, to feed them, to walk them as they graze. It would be exciting to teach them some tricks as co... more

BabyWarrior and the Seven Deadly Grandmother Book II

by Emil Simeonov

“With horror, the baby realized these weren’t rocks . . . these were the TrunkNoses!! A horrible, merciless army, with big iron helmets, rubber uniforms, and rubber trunks they were breathing through. Their lifeless eyes hid behind the cold glass of their goggles, the filters of their trunks filtering out the clean air, letting only the poisons in. They were so evil, they were breathing only the poisons in the air!! “ The second book of the fantastical adventures of BabyWarrior and his faithfu... more

BabyWarrior and the Seven Deadly Grandmothers Book I

by Emil Simeonov

“The SpottedOnes! Enormous bear like creatures with horrible jaws full of shiny, sharp teeth, and small, red, bloodthirsty eyes looking at him without blinking. Everybody knew their spots were painted. The SpottedOnes painted spots all over their bodies every morning. They wanted to look at least as pleasant as hyenas, but it didn’t help. They looked hideous . . . horrendous . . . horrifying!! “ Book one of the fantastical adventures of BabyWarrior and his faithful sidekick, BullHorse. A ta... more

Pieces To Mend

by Clarissa Kae

In their small agricultural town, Scarlett’s family is the picture-perfect variety. The mother encourages juvenile delinquents at the local detention center and her father coaches the church’s youth group. All is right until Scarlett lets a shameful secret slip. Blaming her for the indiscretion, the family silences Scarlett’s accusation but the arrival of a new high school student threatens the delicate balance. Everett’s giant frame and fractured skull are compliments of his father, but h... more

The Innocent

by Heather Shaw

It's 1982, and a group of locals and ex-pats gather in southern Mexico for a little cuchi-cuchi. Someone is watching, though. Someone knows that the party is just an excuse... but for what? Murder? Or something even worse.

Escape from the Lower East Side

by Richard Peres

A murder in the old country. A husband and friend's dramatic betrayals. A forgotten tragic tenement fire. This book brings them all together in the true-to-life story of Harris Wolff, based on research of the author's great grandfather and actual events, including participation in Civil War battles. This deeply historical novel of 19th century America transports the reader into the dark, claustrophobic hold of a sailing ship and the dangerous confines of New York City's worst neighborhood. Ulti... more

Surviving Crazy

by Frank Crimi

After a gigantic solar storm plunges the world into the dark ages, a cast of borderline crazy characters find themselves stranded at a remote mountain diner. Cut off from the rest of the electricity-deprived world, the group, whose grip on sanity is tenuous, and whose coping skills leave much to be desired, are forced to rely on each other with laughingly absurd results. As their situation rapidly deteriorates, the distant town of Jericho becomes their only hope for survival. Only the road to Je... more

The Ninth Passage

by Dale O. Cloninger

Alec Driver, a WWII veteran earns an advanced degree in music from a prestigious university. At age thirty-seven with glowing recommendations in hand, he secures the post of choir teacher at a small town high school on Florida's west coast. Soon thereafter he falls in love with Tracy Ashbury a bright, talented and attractive student in his choir. Community outrage aroused by his courtship demands his dismissal prompting certain influential citizens to affect Alec's rescue. National recognition f... more

Seniors

by Thomas Quealy

Four bored senior citizens with shocking pasts — Fred the ex-assassin, Maureen the retired CIA spy, Ida the former dodgy entrepreneur, and Gabe the human lie detector — are all regulars at Pig Feet Sadie’s Cowboy Saloon near Wall Street, a rowdy watering hole for Old Wild West enthusiasts as well as for the modern-day bandits who brought us the devastating 2008 Financial Crisis. In search of a final great adventure before being summoned to that last big round-up in the sky, they instead find... more

Raines in the Day

by Gene Lee

Raines in the Day, is the story of one man’s life as it unfolds through the first half of the 20th Century with the state of Florida for a backdrop. Rich with the bittersweet gifts of life and infused with the beauty of the sea and the outdoors, Raines in the Day details John Raines journey through loss, love, and healing. With appeal to readers of Patrick Smith’s A Land Remembered, and Richard Powell’s I Take This Land, John Rain... more

Billy the Bat

by Patrick Henry Adams

Come join Billy the Bat on a trip through the craziest year in modern history- 2020! See where COVID-19 originated, see the Communists react to a horrific event, and show your children what they can do to keep our freedoms alive! A quick, fun look at a long hard year- and this is only the first half! Bonus coloring pages at the end

Lake Fun for You and Me

by Rinda Beach

This book is part story – part souvenir. Follow Zoe and her family on their lake vacation on the left side of each page. On the right side, there’s room to record your own lake vacation story. When Mom reveals Lake Hunt Fun, the adventures begin. Maddie, Nick, and Zoe explore the lake while they look for answers to Mom’s questions. The more answers they find, the more points they earn towards winning a prize. Zoe is the youngest in the family, but she’s determined to beat her older sister and br... more

Snakes and Lovers

by Anne Lovett

Can a snake give two stubborn people a second chance at love?

Beach bum Daisy needs to save her parents’ marriage. They’re the one steady thing in her twice-divorced life. But her trip home to a small Georgia town gets complicated by a disappeared friend, a small boy named Raj, a five-foot python named Bogart, a jewel thief, a cranky bus, a trip to New Orleans, and, oh yes—the guy who broke her heart in high school. Can Daisy risk a second chance?

Bikini Cowgirls of the Urban Legion

by Dave Agans

Years after Meg Brecker’s scuba-diving boyfriend is scooped up by a firefighting plane, she returns incognito to investigate the crime scene. Spear-gun-wielding dolphins attack; Meg escapes and collapses on a Galveston beach. So much for going incognito—she wakes up surrounded by the cast of the Next Bikini Cowgirl reality show, and the discovery launches her and the cowgirls into the viral stratosphere. Meg links the show to her boyfriend’s demise and joins as a contestant to find the mo... more

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