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General Fiction (including literary and historical)

  • For Roger

    by Laura Drake
    An emotional look at the right-to-die that looks at both sides, similar to the books of Jodi Picoult. Her much-loved husband is terminally ill, unable to take action, and asking for help, but his situation forces Joan to choose between mercy and the law. Can she grant him the peace he desperately wants and needs? With empathy and a keen understanding of all points of view, this is a story about family, love, and acceptance of tough consequences.
  • The Pinch of the Crab: and other stories

    by Barbara Southard

    These ten short stories, set in Puerto Rico, delve into personal crises in the context of social challenges posed by high divorce rates, political corruption, domestic violence and excessive use of force by law enforcement. A small boy feels bewildered when the tiny crab he befriended on the beach pinches him, and his confusion deepens after witnessing the violent arrest of a teenager. A mother is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from her son who has been jailed f... more

  • Spirit Gift

    by Jeffrey A Wellman
    Everyone has a gift. Each of us was sent back to earth with a mission to discover and use that gift to help humanity. In this book, Qaletaqa’s near-death experience transcends him through seven spiritual planes where he learns secrets to living a beautiful life and sharing a gift with the world. During his journey he is introduced to his life partner who he desperately wants to find on the earth plane. Can he survive the return journey and find Aki before she is hunted down by a jealous warrior... more
  • The Hidden Pull: Adventure Tales of Forbidden Harvests, Uneasy Money, and Learning to Tie My Shoes

    by Theo Polo
    Suffocating from boredom and bureaucracy in a low-level corporate job, he was starved for adventure. By fate or happenstance, a hidden door led him into a secret underground room the likes of which he had never imagined possible. Surrounded by cascading waterfalls of reflected light and oddly sentient plant beings, he knew he'd found his new obsession. There was just one problem: it was all against the law. What follows is a decade-long coming of age journey in an obscure and forbidden indust... more
  • Don't Blame Me: Save the Triton

    by JOHN PATERSON
    “Don’t blame me,” said the little boy. “The problem with our oceans is that they’re huge.” “That’s what I’ve been telling them for 60 years,” said Paddy the Starfish. “I’m just a baby, so don’t blame me” said Junior to Bubbles the slug. “The problem is up there”. “Something must have changed, but what was it?” said Angel Fish. “I suspect lots of things”. “I know that you’re talking about me,” said Thorny passing by quickly for good reason. “I know that you’re here somewhere, Thorny” said Da... more
  • The States

    by Norah Woodsey
    Tildy Sullivan is the middle child in an elite yet fading Manhattan family. Her quiet practicality hides her deep, profound longing for childhood summers in western Ireland. She also carries a secret regret. After her mother’s death 8 years ago, she was persuaded to abandon Ireland and the love of a local boy. Now she believes happiness is lost to her. When Tildy volunteers for a lucid dreaming experiment, it gives her all she wants – a life lived for her family during the day and a secret, p... more
  • AfterLife

    by E. Vince
    Over-all AfterLife is a novel that explores the problem of human pain and suffering juxtaposed to a good God. The exploration of the theodicy problem progresses on Earth and in Paradise concurrently. The main proposition is that our free will is the foundational cause of the problem. Other premises presented include that God does not ordain our suffering and that God loves us. An angel is the main character who travels between Paradise and Earth to witness the various storylines play out. Bo... more
  • Equinox

    by Michael Geczi

    Project manager Nancy Carruthers never met a project she couldn’t manage, starting as a teen and culminating in her husband disappearing 12 years ago and leaving her with a one-year-old and no explanation.

    But then an August weekend rolls around, Nancy’s mother has a stroke, and her ex shows up at the door saying he wants to get to know their son.

    Nancy doesn’t do overwhelmed. It’s never penetrated the walls.

    But one more surprise awa... more

  • The Reluctant Conductor

    by Tim Turner & Moisey Gorbaty
    Feeling stifled as a Jew living in a shtetl in pre-WWII Moldova, a young violinist just wants to find love and eventually succeed his father as conductor of the family band and hardware business. History grants his wishes in ways he never dreams but he doesn’t let the horrors defeat him or hate to overcome him.
  • Dying to Live

    by Robert Perrin
    When India holds more than just history and culture… It perhaps holds the love of a father that one daughter is terribly missing. The love of a parent is a unique kind of love. It has nothing to do with success or acceptance. It has to do with care and support that is given without conditions. It is a love that is joyfully born, nourished through hardship, and reaffirmed every day and every hour. It is a love entwined with anticipation and fear. In the novel, Dying to Live, Caitlin Clark... more
  • Trigger Point

    by Juliet Rose
    Zoey Sanders is completing her internship as a paramedic with the Mountaintop Search and Rescue in the Beartooth Mountain range of Montana, when a new dog handler arrives to join the team. The handler, Micah Byrne, is deaf and he and Zoey form an immediate connection, even though she only knows the sign language alphabet and a few words. They are drawn to each other through friendship, their love of dogs, Search and Rescue, and something deeper. An avalanche ties the team together through an ... more
  • Epigenesis or serendipity? Shit just happens, doesn’t it?

    by Shawanda Stockfelt
    Virtue is a highly intelligent 'womanist' from Dominica who has emigrated to the UK for postgraduate studies. A whiz at statistics and an excellent scholar, Virtue is on her way to fulfilling her academic dreams but is derailed by a passionate relationship with 'the-Finnish-Swedish-love-of-her-life', Daavid. The two form an intense and sensuous bond, but their paths to happiness are thwarted by ominous forces... themselves. Their painful struggles play out against the backdrop of a serene Swedis... more
  • The Honey Tree

    by Jo Sparkes

    Maggie has always accepted life's constraints: that is, until she witnesses a breathtaking moment of liberation as a butterfly breaks free from a spider's web. And this small, defiant act sparks a fire within her soul. That’s a dangerous thing for a field slave in 1850 Missouri.

    As her daughter ascends to the coveted position of personal maid to the Mistress, Maggie's family is thrust into the intricate dynamics of power and privilege within the House. But in the shado... more

  • Issa the Engineer

    by Kenyata Senu
    In Issa the Engineer, readers embark on an inspiring journey with a spirited young girl fueled by a deep curiosity about how things work. Guided by the unwavering support of her parents, Issa embarks on a quest to unravel the magic behind engineering, illuminating a path of limitless possibilities.
  • Tranquility Bight

    by Bahr Burr

    A thought experiment in novella form, Tranquility Bight poses a simple question: What would it take for a good person to commit an unforgivable act of evil? For a model community of upstanding citizens, the answer is shocking in its brutal mundanity.

     Follow one resident as he navigates a series of events likely to alter both his attitude toward others and his understanding of his own human nature. Will reason triumph, or is a deliberate act of irrational self-sabotage the... more

  • Finding Imogene

    by Teri Case
    Frances Jerome has been tormented by the disappearance of her childhood best friend, Imogene, for decades. Despite her best efforts, Frances hasn’t built honest or intimate relationships with anyone since, including her son and daughter, and she’ll never forgive her father for the role he played in Imogene’s disappearance. Worst of all, she blames herself for turning her back on her best friend when she needed her most. After 43 years of remission, Frances’s cancer returns with a vengeance, and ... more
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