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Return to the Lion's Den

by G.S. Treakle

When eighteen-year-old Daniel MacRae escaped his father’s alcoholic abuse in 1981, he left his Indiana hometown, uncertain he would ever return. In the years that followed, he pursued an education and embarked on a very successful career in broadcast journalism.

In April 2005, as Daniel is settling into his new role as a senior network news executive, he receives a desperate plea from his estranged mother to come home and help deal with the affairs of his dying father, Jerome. Des... more

The Only Girl on a Motorcycle

by Lisa Changadveja

This is a short picture book about a girl who was told that girls couldn’t ride motorcycles. After a family trip to Thailand, she learned that many girls ride motorcycles and that she could be one of them someday. She eventually meets other girls who ride and goes on adventures with them. Available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLRCXMTY

The Douglas Bastard: A Historical Novel of Scotland (Archibald the Grim Series Book 1)

by J R Tomlin

King Robert the Bruce and the Black Douglas are dead — and Scots must once more must fight for their freedom. Young Archibald, the Black Douglas's bastard son, returns from exile to a Scotland ravaged by war. With treachery and danger on every side, he must learn to sleep with a claymore in his hand and one eye open because even his closest friend may betray him...

Private Admission: A Black Comedy

by Antonio Robinson

“Famous? … Being famous don’t mean much nowadays if it ever did. They’re making murderers famous now."

Private Admission is a dark comedy about a man named Jimmee who's trying to write his breakout novel to elevate his stalled writing career. He uses Muffin and the other unsavory characters that he encounters during his day as his muse.

Reading With Matthew

by S. D. Turner

Into the Maelstrom

by Douglas Cornell

1922 - OKLAHOMA: Oil-rich Osage Indians are being murdered one by one. It's up to a veteran US Marshal and a young FBI agent to catch the killer and solve one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

Mama's Secret Strength

by Vanessa lim

"Mama has a secret superpower. Not many people know about it, but I know about it. And now I'm going to tell you about it too." Vanessa Lim's debut children's book on themes of diversity, inclusion, and the powerful love of a mother. Brought to life by the gorgeous illustrations of Josephine Satyakrama.

A Very Smelfy Christmas

by Edward Hargreaves

Here is a heartwarming Christmas tale, a story yet untold, of a kind little elf and her reindeer friend Bob who find themselves in a truly peculiar and challenging snowy situation. You and your children alike will be taken along with our two characters on their journey to find something unexpected and even transformational. The story brings to light the importance of inner peace and harmony, forgiveness, and that it is never too late for personal growth and also just having fun! Smelfy in her un... more

Strange Child

by G. J. Daily

Marvin Johnson was an influential author before his daughter was murdered nearly three decades ago, and now with the death of his wife, he is contemplating suicide. Until Samantha Wilkins, a homeless 16-year-old, invades Murphy's sheltered existence in an impoverished neighborhood in Boston and forces him to face parts of his past he would rather forget. Known as the neighborhood recluse, Marvin is a man whose mystery and eccentricity border on the mythical, especially when he begins talki... more

Oversight

by Dennis Batchelder

A young adult tale of friendship, betrayal, and destiny, Oversight depicts one girl's journey to observe her past lives-and how they will shape her future. Zelly is a seventeen-year-old computer geek growing up in present-day Seattle. She's also one of the last three reincarnated leaders of Soul Identity, an ancient organization that promises to pass people's fortunes and memories to their future selves. Along with her two closest friends, she'll ascend to power when she turns nineteen...if s... more

Fish Patty

by Cindi Handley Goodeaux

Eight-year-old Patty is a friendly kid who dreams of becoming a marine biologist, has survived her parents' divorce, and a big move to a small town. She needs a friend and finds one in an unexpected place. When the new friend suddenly disappears, Patty learns lessons of friendship, love, and letting go.

The Courtesan's Daughter

by Susanne Dunlap

What happens when a daughter's dream and a mother's sordid past collide? New York, 1910. Seventeen-year-old Sylvie and her French-immigrant mother Justine eke out a living doing piecework in a tenement on the Lower East Side, while Sylvie attends school so that she can escape their life of poverty by becoming a teacher. At least, that's what her mother believes should happen. Sylvie, though, has a different dream. She wants to be a star in the new moving pictures, just like the beautiful V... more

THE VOYAGE OF A DRESS

by Amy Hartman

HA! (Humanity's Absurdities)

by Remo Perini

From the mind of a retired harpsichord psychologist, HA! (Humanity's Absurdities) touches upon the meaning of life in much the same way that a misplaced moist towelette does not. HA! is a sardonic parody, rife with irony, satire, and lampoons of every-day drivel-laden gibberish. Complete with a glossary of insightful and meaningless original vernacular, this volume will exercise your mind and keep you laughing, grinning, or smirkingly amused as you try to discern fiction from fabrication or mere... more

Phoenix Revived

by Judy McCluney

When teens Sami and Robby become friends in eleventh grade they discover problems in each of their families that could destroy their future goals. Sami’s mother criticizes her college plans, and Robby’s father excessively restricts him from practicing guitar and performing as a singer-songwriter. They’re also threatened by a bigoted, clever bully in their school, health problems from air pollution in their South Phoenix community, and their own uncertainties about themselves. This is the stor... more

Baby Worries

by Frances Mackay

Baby meets his extended family for the first time and starts to worry what he might look like when he grows up! Will he inherit the huge bushy eyebrows of Uncle Max or the wild hair of Cousin Fern? The ending is an unexpected surprise.

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