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Skinniness is Next to Goddessness? Lacey's Story

by Julia Keanini

In the wake of her parents ugly divorce, Lacey Steele is forced to choose to stay with her dad in the home she loves or to move to California with the woman who has never had time or patience for Lacey, otherwise known as her mother. When Charity, Lacey's sister, choses their dad and home, Lacey knows she has to side with her lonely mother.

Yet, four years later, after having no contact with the father or sister she left behind, Lacey is sent back to them when her mother decide... more

Screw the Devil's Daiquiri

by Rayme Michaels

When womanizer, and possible schizophrenic, John Hazel, is suddenly offered a serious job promotion by the CEO of his company, David Wall, under the condition that John help him kill his wife, John finds himself between a rock and a hard place when Mr. Wall’s wife, Victoria Wall, asks John to do the same for her.

John, an office temp, photographer and university teaching assistant of philosophy, has more than enough on his post-traumatic, hyperactive mind, without something as abs... more

The Story of an Intern

by Ratnesh Dwivedi

The Story of an Intern tells you the story of a young boy who manages to get an internship in a global media giant. His struggles and amazement begins when he finds himself out of an internship and fighting to get a foothold in the media. Even though he rarely finds acceptance in the media industry he fights against odds trying to figure out the Indian media and media tycoons so he can find himself a toehold. His experiences while in search of a job carries him to different places and allows him... more

Hot Box in the Pizza District

by Thomas Keech

Tim excels at running, bodybuilding and academics and has made himself an expert on an obscure Shakespearean play. He supports himself entirely on his salary as a bike messenger. He and his two 20-year-old housemates search for sex, love, and a place in the American economic system. But Tim's passion for Eileen, a beautiful graduate student, is distorted by the aftereffects of a wrenching betrayal in his past.

Propositum

by Sean Curley

It is a chaotic time with the Roman Republic being overwhelmed by an insidious Empire and Caesars being proclaimed Gods when a visionary ex-Senator embarks on a lifelong path to salvation. While envisioning a better future, Proculus forms a plan, Propositum, to merge Judaism with Rome in order to create a more sustainable and compassionate government. From just before Saul’s vision to the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 72AD, this epic story delivers an intriguing and illumina... more

Ghost Orchid

by DK Christi

When a Ghost Orchid began to bloom at the Audubon Society sanctuary, Roger knew this was the opportunity he'd been waiting for. Neev, his mentee and photo assignment partner, was reluctant to visit Florida, for personal reasons, but he convinced her to accompany him on the trip. After a series of odd coincidences, they soon discovered this sensuous flower wasn't just rare and beautiful, it also had a strange, mystical power... A touch of mystery, a touch of the paranormal, a touch of romance ... more

The Uninvited Visitors (Starfoot and Brown Books) (Volume 2)

by Rhoda Canter

Back on mysterious Bald Head Island, North Carolina, a teenage girl and eleven-year-old boy are in trouble, and Chihuahua detectives Starfoot and Brown are on the case. Isabel is a gifted, fifteen-year-old saxophone player, whose scientist father is in danger on the other side of the world. He texts Isabel a frightening message that sends her into hiding on Bald Head Island. Jordy is a boy unlike other boys. On a school trip to the island, he follows his curiosity into the woods and fi... more

The Adventures of Starfoot and Brown

by Rhoda Canter

Cora Howder didn’t know what she was in for when she adopted a second Chihuahua. Nor did she know that her trip to write a book while staying in a Bald Head Island beach house would set off a series of hair-raising, tail wagging events that could put her pooches in harm’s way. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, aren’t we? Let’s begin at the beginning. Cora first adopted Bennett and then Lola. After a bit of jealousy and pretending to ignore Lola on the part of Bennett, the two join ... more

A Huntsman Spider in My House

by Michelle K Ray

THE SAVAGES OF YELLOWSTONE, a Coming of Age Story

by Millie B. Mehnert

It is late summer in Yellowstone National Park. The Miss Old Faithful Pageant in the gym has standing room only. At exactly 11:37 p.m., August 17,1959, the floor shifts. The audience moves with it. Contestants fall. A man shouts, “The building is exploding!”

Early in the summer of 1959, Ellie Sue Clayton embarks on a plan to change her life. At age 22 she longs for adventure and the courage to be more independent. A cousin ... more

Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest Episode 1: The Quest for Screen Time (Volume 1)

by Marti Dumas

Jaden Toussaint is a five year old with a giant afro and an even bigger brain. In this illustrated chapter book Jaden Toussaint uses all his super-powered brain power to convince the grown-ups to let him have more screen time.

La petite fille et la Lune (French Edition)

by Bella Woodfield

Waiting for the enemy

by Brandon Davis Jennings

The linked stories in Brandon Davis Jennings’ Waiting for the Enemy take readers from the Middle East to the Mojave Desert and back again, revealing a cast of characters that find themselves, unrelentingly, at the intersection of expectation and desire.

Too Hot to Moo

by Karyn Henwood

Gracie the cow lives in a hot and steamy field. One particular day when the heat has all but overwhelmed here, she notices activity close to the farmhouse beside her field. She slowly creeps closer to the fence to see what all the noise is about - oh my! A swimming pool is being installed! Gracie dreams of taking a dip in that cool water and she's driven crazy by the possibility of cooling down her hot leathery skin. She eventually manages to take an udder flop right into the sparkling ne... more

Whispers from the East

by Amie Ali

Ammi, a pregnant 24-year-old, flees New Delhi with millions of Muslim migrants in the early hours of the 1947 Partition of India, clawing her way through a controversial caste system and into the heart of Lahori society. A family broken by betrayal. Two of Ammi's beloved sons immigrate to the United States and secretly marry dazzling, contemporary American brides. One bride converts to Islam. The other commits apostasy, the sin of all sins. Three women who stand to lose everything. T... more

The Cross Of Santiago

by Evie Gaughan

'Two couples separated by four centuries are bound by one golden cross...' A mysterious heirloom, once worn by a Knight of the Spanish Armada, holds the secret to a past life. When Amanda Morrison receives this unusual gift, it marks the beginning of an extraordinary journey into the past, which will challenge her beliefs and open her heart. An epic story full of historical intrigue and parallel lives, The Cross Of Santiago is a book for anyone who believes in the transcendent power of l... more

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