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Rigatoni

by Jeffery F. Dow

The complete life and times of actress Sarah Bartlett, told humorously and with plenty of vegetables. Her childhood in Iowa, her formative years in Chicago and her successes (including the TV series Broccoli Fudge and Earth to Mom; the movies Carpets of Death, French Fries as Bread and The Science of Squirrels; and the Broadway plays Endeavour: The Musical and Underwear of the Damned) are all included here. But her many triumphs were sometimes overshadowed by self-doubt, the aspirations of ma... more

The Ballad of Ricky Risotto

by Marc Cavella

Ozark Championship Wrestling is struggling to stay afloat. The only way to turn their fortunes around is to crown a new young champion. But Bruising Brady Lockhart, the current champ, refuses to drop the title. With the biggest show in OCW history a mere two days away, Waylon Pritchards--aka Ricky Risotto--has been given an ultimatum: Convince Brady to drop the title, or lose everything Waylon's worked so hard to build for himself over the past thirty years.

God's Best When Things are Worst

by Davin Bradley

God's Best When Things are Worst is a book about seeing God's purpose even during a Christian's darkest day. Seven chapters counsel the believer through biblical insight to experience God's kindness through life's trials, tragedies, and challenges. Author and Bible teacher Davin Bradley directs the brokenhearted to seek God's will, no matter the cost, and to rise above the sufferings of this world by clinging desperately to what eternity holds for the faithful. God is not missing from the equat... more

Bitter With The Sweet (by debra phillips)

by Debra Phillips

Chaos breaks out between three once-close sisters when their ailing mother summons them to a mandatory family meeting to ask them to do the unthinkable

Zackery Grim Investigates: The Peculiar World of Billy Peanut

by CD Field

Zak and his young cousin Amelie are enjoying a holiday in the mysterious, seaside town of Whitby, high on the windswept cliffs of North Yorkshire, England. A town famous for ghosts and legends. Amelie meets the strange old man, Billy Peanut. Who is he and who are the weird twins, Pearl and Boyd? Do they even exist? Zak is forced to use his magical powers when Amelie suddenly disappears while out riding on the windswept moors. Zak faces the anger of the ocean's terrifying Selkie and must ride ... more

My Aunt Zoe

by peter ross

A young boy is studying the life cycles of different animals in school. When he encounters the 'anteater' he believes his Aunt Zoe who he has never met before is an 'aunteater" like in his textbook. In the story he mentions various facts about anteaters. When he meets his aunt they do things together and fall asleep together. The boy realizes he is also special even if not in a textbook.

Northern Lights

by Michael Chatlien

Stranded in the Canadian Rockies, political opposites Greg and Sarah forge a bond that deepens into love as they face dangers on the trek back to safety. But can their relationship survive the harsh divisiveness of the civilized world?

The Wake

by NP Cunniffe

Oxford student Michael has been summoned to the will reading of his old music teacher, Miss Callahan, in the remote West of Ireland. But not everyone is pleased to see him return. As mourners gather around the deceased, secrets Michael thought were long buried are unearthed, and with them a past he realises he can never escape... Quietly compelling and deeply chilling, The Wake is a haunting story about the inescapable power the dead continue to wield over the living.

A Man of Honor, or Horatio's Confessions

by J. A. Nelson

A Man of Honor tells the fictional tale of how one man's oath gave birth to the legend of Hamlet. How far would you go to keep a deathbed promise? Surrounded by the bodies of slain monarchs, a dying prince extracts a promise from his friend, Horatio: “Tell my story.” Rival kings of warring nations strive to lay claim to the throne, now vacant, but what will happen to the people who live there, at Helsingør’s Krogen Castle? How will Horatio preserve his honor and the prince’s legacy while surv... more

Girl Tracy

by Nerissa Martin

Tracy June Leonard needs money now.

She's sending out applications and doing what she's supposed to, but her résumé is full of lies that she can't keep straight.

And it's hard to concentrate at the interviews with Gemini in her head, a loud and brutally honest alter-ego that won't shut up.

It's been years since Toronto legalized sex work. After the last disastrous job interview, Tracy takes weeks to prepare to become a c... more

If You Can Get It

by Brendan Hodge

Jen Nilsson has an MBA, a nice condo, and a fast-track job at a tech start-up in Silicon Valley. If her big product launch goes well next month, she may finally land the marketing director job she's been gunning for. But then her younger sister, Katie, just out of college and estranged from their newly devout parents, blows through the front door, dumping cardboard boxes and a lifetime of personal drama onto Jen's just-swept floor. Family is family, and Jen lets her sister, the embodiment o... more

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by Neil Nitin

This children's picture book is an introduction to the game of cricket using beginner level vocabulary and often hilarious illustrations. The book provides an introduction to reading with super short phrases and sentences suited for the rookie readers as well as children who prefer less wordy books. The book features full-page, vivid illustrations that involve young children playing the game of cricket.

Romeo & Juliet: That's A Rap: Shakespeare

by Mockster Zeus

If Shakespeare is not clear have no fear

Who could take this old text and make it new?

Mockster Zeus - that boy can put words to use

Mapped in rap he'll navigate it all in a snap

So tap your feet, pick up the beat, and get ready to meet

Two teens who are about to steal scenes and join dreams

For Romeo and Juliet must dodge destiny's net

Which tries to kill what they feel when love gets real

Macbeth: That's a Rap: Shakespeare

by Mockster Zeus

Reading the words of the Bard can be hard

He used verse which sounds like a curse

But Mockster Zeus has cast a different spell

And rave reviews show he’s done it well

So tap your feet to the beat and get ready to meet

A wordplay that’s delicious

And a rhyme scheme that’s vicious

In this game of gambles lives are turned to shambles

For the story of Macbeth shows kings and underlings

Acting out ends that don’t always ... more

A Vast, Untethered Ocean

by RD Pires

Ollie died five years ago, but his lingering ghost makes moving on difficult.   Haunted by his late husband’s spirit, Brooklyn has become increasingly disturbed and teeters on the brink of suicide. But as a last attempt at revitalization, he decides to drive their beloved Ford Ranger to the place where they met, hoping that retracing their life together will somehow free him from Ollie’s ghost.   Along the road, Brooklyn meets the free-spirited Zinnia, feisty Dahlia, and a dreamer named ... more

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