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Between These Walls

by John Herrick

At 26 years old, Hunter Carlisle has a successful sales career, a devoted girlfriend, and a rock-solid faith. But Hunter also guards a secret torment: an attraction to other men. When a career plunge causes muscle tension, Hunter seeks relief through Gabe Hellman, a handsome massage therapist. What begins as friendship takes a sudden turn and forces the two friends to reconsider the boundaries of attraction. Along the road to self-discovery, Hunter’s secret is exposed to the community. Now Hunte... more

The Blue Folio

by Matt McMahon

Conspiracies throughout the 2037 Second Constitutional Convention and the new US Constitution's most perilous application in 2059 threaten the president's job, her life, and the new people centric government in this near-future political thriller. Has taking control of the government away from corporate and wealthy special interests created a utopia or a dystopia?

When You Were a Worm (and Other Stories and Creepy Crawlies!)

by Neil Roy McFarlane

In these stories, your child learns what it's like to change into and live the life of a creepy crawly! In the process, your child will also learn a lot of amazing facts about these unpopular creatures. For example, did you know that rats can run as fast as humans, they are sociable creatures and devoted to their babies, and they're really good at robbing banks!? The stories contain heavy doses of humour and can be enjoyed by parent and child alike. Contents: 1. When You Were a Worm... more

The Second Coming, The Last Parable of Jesus

by Luigi Enrico Pietra d'Oro

Synopsis: There is much said and written today about “The End of Days.” Christian evangelists, right wing politicians, fundamentalists of all faiths are all eagerly anticipating and encouraging, the destruction of our lovely planet and the eternal torment of the ‘unbelievers.’ This novel tells a different story. What if this whole Jesus the savior story is wrong, totally absurd? What if the second coming is not about believers and unbelievers, not about being saved at all? What if Jesus actual... more

Under The Mango Tree

by Chris Field

HOW CAN WE RAISE CHILDREN WHO ARE INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? This children’s book is the true story of Mercy Project’s innovative process of partnering with fishing villages who own trafficked children and of walking alongside people who need help rather than offering quick fixes or band-aids. It’s written in a way that will spark meaningful conversation between parents and children and encourage young ones (and their parents!) to use their lives to make a difference. The... more

Saving Miner's Gulch

by Kimberley Troutte

SAVING MINER’S GULCH is a middle-grade boy adventure. A miner forty-niner ghost joins forces with two young brothers searching for gold in an attempt to stop dangerous mobsters from turning a mining town into a giant cow pie. In 1849, Jack Boyd was a fifteen-year old miner seeking his fortune in California. After several mining camp misadventures, Jack blasted a hillside and struck it rich. When the evil Harrington brothers tried to steal his claim, Jack plunged into his caving-in goldmine a... more

Deadly Misfortune : Book Two in the Quintspinner Trilogy

by Dianne Greenlay

A land whose name is no longer remembered, in a time no longer recalled. Five spinner rings, inlaid with crystals, and fashioned from precious metals and lodestone are sent out into the world by the Ancients, to be summoned by the presence of the one with the mark of a Quintspinner. WEST INDIES, 1718 Tess Willoughby and William Taylor have lived through worse times: they didn’t drown in the shipwreck that brought them to this island, and they survived a harrowing escape from the hands of ... more

The Souls of Beasts (The Animal World) (Volume 1)

by Permdeep Singh

Slithers the snake has had enough. Enough of Animal City, and enough of being an animal altogether. What he wants is peace and solitude, and there's only one way he's going to get it. By transforming himself into a Human Being. Slithers isn't alone. Mane the lion's cub, Trunkie the elephant, and Fury the ferocious border collie, all want to be transformed into humans too, but it isn't as simple as that. First the four must travel through the dangerous Animal World and get to the Human World, but... more

Private Messages

by Haydn Grey

Kenzie and Parker, Facebook friends in love, communicating by private messages, while unhappily married to other people. Hunter, the private detective mourning the murder of his wife, and battling his own private demons. Lily and Kathy, best friends forever. But forever was not as long as they thought. The serial killer plotting his next strike. The circumstances that bring them together. And that tear them apart.

Shaken Awake

by Allen Madding

When a homeless man freezes to death on the steps of the sanctuary of a church in downtown Atlanta, the church is challenged to re-examine their mission and priorities.

Beyond the Attic Door

by Tracy Del Campo

Faith, history, and humor collide in this hair-raising time-travel adventure story.

The year is 1925, and the nation is at odds as the "trial of the century" approaches. Mr. John Scopes, a schoolteacher, has been arrested for teaching evolution. Creationists and evolutionists are debating the existence of God and the authority of the Bible. Many believe religion may be doomed.

Meanwhile, eleven-year-old Lulu and her seven-year-old brother, Buddy, are visiting ... more

The Night Before Christmas

by Christine Brallier

'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's late night visit has a man and his curious kitty investigating. Mosaic artist Christine Brallier has created fifteen stained glass mosaic illustrations in her unique rendition of the classic The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore.

The Beaver Papers 2

by Dermot Lawrence

For decades, Will Jacobs and Gerard Jones’s cult classic The Beaver Papers has been the only published chronicle of how the world’s literary, artistic, and intellectual communities rose up in a doomed crusade to stop the cancellation of the iconic sitcom, Leave It to Beaver. Now, at long last, it can be revealed that the story did not end that day in 1963 when ABC TV finally pulled the Cleaver family’s plug. In The Beaver Papers 2: The Fall of the Beaver, Jacobs and Jones detail the heroic quest... more

Other Lesser Men

by G. A. Di Cintio

A returning war veteran finds the issues that sent him off to war still remain and fester. Once accused of a crime, there are those awaiting who yet, seek vengeance. Suffering from a morose sense of loss and the shock of war, reprized scenes of his experiences haunt him. He realizes, he is still the subject of past scorn and now with a changing public attitude, a new form of ridicule has emerged. There is a long awaited confrontation coming.

Random Shootings

by Frank Drury

This new novel introduces John Watson, a crime reporter for the Denver Times, and his wife, Diana. We see how they struggle with a cancer diagnosis that has stricken her while she is still a young woman. At the same time, they are confronted with seemingly never-ending episodes of gun violence in their personal lives. Unable to have their own children, they adopt a nine year old boy and a nine year old girl. Their daughter, Trish, loves playing soccer and does very well in school. Their son, Bri... more

The Ribs and Thigh Bones of Desire: A Novel

by Sandra Hutchison

It’s the summer of 1977 in a small town in Western Massachusetts. Physics professor David Asken has just lost his young family in a plane crash he somehow survived. Sixteen-year-old neighbor Molly Carmichael used to be the babysitter, but now will be keeping house for him while he recuperates. He’s quietly planning to end his life just as soon as he can drive again. She’s trying to cope with being known as Tampon Girl, thanks to her notorious artist mother. Both man and girl are going to have... more

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