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Claude: A Dog of the Sixties

by Katherine L. Holmes

Perry has his own misadventures when the standard poodle Claude comes to his house. Because of a defect, Claude can’t be a show dog. But he fetches beyond his training, opens doors, and attempts to roam the neighborhood. The spring before the moonwalk, Perry plans a group project about UFO’s, space travel, and the Dog Star. During this, Claude makes escapes like a canine Houdini. Perry’s father has enough to worry about with the anti-war protesters in his history classes. Can Perry turn Claude’s... more

Being Davante: FROM THE 'CHILDREN OF LIGHT' SERIES (Children of Light Book Series (R) 1)

by Michelle St. Claire

Davante William's family life is about to change forever. Can he reunite with an elusive father whom he has never known? Will he be able to continue on without his loving mother by his side? Is the promise of a future career in art enough to push him through high school? Journey with Davante through his struggles and triumphs into young adulthood. Laugh with his hilarious friends. Grieve over his family trials. Witness Davante's growth and development in this gripping debut novel from the Ch... more

The Last Princess of Saint-Domingue (Book 2 of the Children of Light Book Series (Registered Trademark))

by Michelle St. Claire

The Last Princess of Saint-Domingue:

The queen prays to the gods for her first and only girl child. The gods readily grant her wish conditioned upon the queen's payment of a great sacrificial price. Sadly, the queen pays this price after her daughter is captured by slave merchants. The queen's girl child, Bibi, continues on a journey of struggle and pain in the strange land of Saint-Domingue. She develops courageous tenacity and strength along the way.&nb... more

Cilla's Dilemma, A cautionary tale about fitting In

by Donalie T. Sheldan

Coming back to school after a long absence Cilla finds her friends all behaving and dressing very much alike. Cilla feels pressured to conform and she must decide what to do.

The story is written in verse; it has 50 full color illustrations with an index and a glossary.

Gena Trusts God

by Karen Sherrill

Follow Gena's adventure as she trusts what she's learned about God when some kids don't seem nice. Little children can have big faith!

Niki Owl: Leap of Faith

by Karin Pinter

In the first book of the Niki Owl series, our faithful explorer takes a major leap of faith by journeying from his home forest in Spain to find adventure in Canada. Niki finds far more than he ever imagined as he explores a new culture and environment, and encounters many of the typical situations we often find ourselves in as the result of change. He approaches them with as much positive thinking as he can, sharing what he already knows and learning much more from the new friends he makes along... more

my name is tookie

by Chariss K. Walker

"my name is tookie" is an intense, first-person narrative account of early childhood and adolescent memories by a fifteen-year-old survivor. It's a dramatic coming of age novella about the shocking adversities and inhumane traumas Tookie suffered at the hand of the 'system' in charge of her protection. Due to the nature of this book, some descriptive scenes are not suitable for those under the age of 13; parental guidance advised.

Streets of Broken Hearts (A Justine Bryce Novel Book 1)

by Sydney Bristow

September 1927, Chicago - Al Capone is not a patient man. So when Justine Bryce, a college student who funds her education by moonlighting as the most successful cat burglar in Chicago, refuses to pull an all but impossible job for him, he tracks down her father and threatens to kill him if Justine doesn't cooperate. She is determined to save her dad, even if it means trusting a man she is doomed to love forever, a charming but unattainable nightclub owner who agrees to help but only because ... more

Sedahlia

by Cynthia D. Toliver

Sedahlia explores the human cords that bind and the racial lines that divide two families, the Masters and the Lindseys. When Johnny Masters and Rachel Lindsey dare to blur those lines, personal needs and mores collide, rumbling through the families and the post-Civil War communities in which they live. Sedahlia is a riveting ride challenging readers to examine race relations both then and now.

Crown's Jewel

by Cynthia D. Toliver

Born with a harelip, consigned to an orphanage, Crown McGee comes to Colwin County, Texas in 1923 to claim his estranged father’s estate, a thriving rice farm and cemetery. He is soon smitten with beautiful, spirited, tenant Carrie Giddings. When Crown offers complicity in a murder in exchange for Carrie, the Giddings flee, abandoning their daft daughter Jewel in Carrie’s place. Forced together, Crown and Jewel form an odd and painful union. On the road to love and acceptance, Crown suffers hard... more

In Search of Tom Candy

by Dairl M. Johnson

The Lincoln Conspiracy In 1904, journalist JOHN STANTON, son of Abe Lincoln’s secretary of war, seeks to clear his father of being implicated in the death of America’s towering sixteenth president. A trove of incriminating documents and the secretary’s own admitted reliance on a devious war correspondent have led revisionist historians to accuse him of being at the heart of the assassination plot. But John believes he’s found the key as to why his father is being smeared: a large, far-rea... more

YOUNG TALENT

by John B. Daniels

Investment is a practice for the brave hearted, the ambitious, and the courageous. It is a practice that is for those who are ready to discover new ideas, try them out and exploit to the maximum. Investment is for those who yearn to be successful. These are individuals who focus on achieving the best where others shy away. It is a practice for which most would want to be participants. It’s such a great privilege and honor to say hello to you. Oh, and below are my books’ links. Please access t... more

Every Word an Arrow

by Leona Silberberg

A woman goes through an epic divorce to protect her children and discovers strength and humor she didn't know she had. She has help along the way from her powerful visionary dreams and the eclectic, colorful tribe of friends she finds when she returns to live in her Montana hometown.

Cirkus

by Patti Frazee

In Patti Frazee's astonishing debut novel, enchantment and illusion casually commingle with reality as the Borefsky Brothers Circus makes its way across the American Midwest in the summer of 1900. Mariana, the fortune teller, makes herself invisible and drifts through the nighttime circus, listening in on conversations and watching over her beloved Shanghai, a fire-breathing dwarf who closely guards his secrets, even from Mariana's second sight. Conjoined twins Atasha and Anna cling to each o... more

A Fool Rides the Wheel of Fortune

by Steven M. Fernand

May Day, 1970... Annabelle, nineteen and disheartened with her coal-town prospects, meets Walt, who runs a game in a traveling carnival and wins a date with her after the show closes. Later, at a bar in town, he boasts of life on the road, and she confesses a yen to be elsewhere. Taking a shot at adventure and romance, she goes to his hotel room, and the next night rolls out of town with Walt and the show—joining a bizarre troupe of characters, who allegorically embody symbolic aspects of the Ta... more

River of Painted Birds

by Tessa Bridal

When Isabel Keating flees 18th century Ireland after killing her abusive husband, she dresses as a man so that she can board a ship bound for America. It is on the journey that Isabel meets the ship's owner, Garzón Moreau. Like Isabel, he, too, is something of an outcast, albeit a wealthy one, thanks to his skills as a smuggler. They both have strong reasons to resist a relationship that goes any deeper. Garzon is half Indian and well aware that the Catholic Church forbids mixed marriages. An... more

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