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Ten Thousand I Love Yous

by Lisa Slabach

At sixteen, Kimberly Kirby thought the only thing she needed to be perfectly happy was to spend the rest of her life with Jay Braxton. Twenty years later, newly divorced from Jay, and on the hunt for love, she moves to San Francisco and starts writing a dating blog for divorced women. Just as she falls hard for a talented young chef, Jay fights to win her back. Torn between her bold new life and the comfort of Jay’s strong arms, the ten thousand I love yous that have passed Jay’s lips can’t be d... more

Last Chance California

by Brian Price

Are We All Doomed to Become Our Parents?

Terrified he’s becoming just like his father, Wyatt Lewis, a disillusioned millennial, breaks up with his fiancée to chase his childhood dream – a fresh start in Southern California.

Once in San Diego, Wyatt reunites with an old friend, Summer Harrison, while falling hard for the elusive and free-spirited, Leah Murphy. Summer and Leah show Wyatt a dazzling world littered with lav... more

Dental School Debacle

by Jim P. Sandras, D.D.S.

Three rebellious dental students who meet the first day of school begin a series of unforgettable misadventures, creating havoc everywhere they go. The trio indulge in the carefree party culture of the Big Easy in the 1980's and let the good times roll as they turn their classroom assignments into dangerously funny fiascos. Will they successfully finish the long four years of dental school? Or will they end up in a New Orleans prison? Either way, you will never look at your dentist the same.

Siciliana

by Carlo Treviso

A family torn apart by conflict. An uprising of deadly magnitude. A nation altered forever. Inspired by actual events, Siciliana is the harrowing tale of a young woman’s courage in the face of unthinkable turmoil. In 1282 AD, the Kingdom of Sicily is under the rule of a tyrannical French king and subject to his brutal Angevin army. Daily acts of violence and persecution are commonplace in a once-prosperous realm. For twenty-year-old Aetna Vespiri, daughter of a revered Sicilian kn... more

The Energy Inside Valsin's Choices

by Ja-ne de Abreu

The Energy Inside Valsin's Choices is a hybrid historical and metaphysical fiction respecting choices and consequences, which pulse into the beyond. Nabella is a newcomer to New Orleans in 1862 just before the Union occupied the city during the Civil War. She becomes curious about her mysterious neighbor Valsin. The energy inside his choices has cumulative effects in his future lives as well as profound impact on Nabella and others. We travel with him around the globe through centuries and witne... more

Jackpot!

by Robin Bell

Kate Rayne rarely purchases Tattslotto tickets, but on the spur of the moment, she joins the multitude and purchases a quick pick for that evening’s three hundred million dollar super jackpot draw. She puts the ticket in her wallet and promptly forgets about it. It isn’t until a fortnight later, while Kate is reading the local paper on her coffee break, that she notices an article stating that the uncollected winning ticket was purchased at the local news agency where Kate bought her ticket. She... more

Coil Quake Rift

by Nathan Elias

“Coil Quake Rift deals, in an ambitious and imaginative way, with not only space, time, and memory, but also with the yearning we all have to love and be loved. Nathan Elias is a damn fine storyteller.”
— Donald Ray Pollock, author of The Devil All the Time and The Heavenly Table

“In Coil Quake Rift, four characters connected by a history of love, betrayal, and loss, come together and fall apart in the aft... more

Transylvania’s History A to Z: 100 Word Stories

by Patricia Furstenberg

In Transylvania’s History A to Z, a collection of 100-word stories sprinkled with breathtaking photographs, Patricia Furstenberg uses the confining rules of the 100-word story form to stirringly capture Transylvania, Romania's historical and geographical region. Transylvania's unspoiled natural beauty, its tumultuous history, and the people who touched it are depicted in this book. Written as snapshots, tall tales, and descriptive narratives, these 100-word stories are the espresso of creati... more

The Woke Iliad

by George Boreas

Helen, America’s Ambassador of Woke, has been abducted on the orders of the Moldovan President Bagrayev, the most politically incorrect head of state in the world. The outraged Americans, led by the conscientious General Womack, invade his small but nuclear-armed country. To gaslight Bagrayev and avoid triggering the Armageddon, they assemble a broad coalition of allies and sneak into Moldova overnight with a thousand submarines. Once at war, Womack must avoid escalation of violence at all co... more

Monet & Oscar

by Joe Byrd

It was the end of WWI when Oscar, an American soldier in a French Army hospital, learned of his mother’s death. With no reason to return home, Oscar decides to remain in France and sets out to find his father, an impressionist painter whose identity he never knew. Through a twist of fate, Oscar is offered a job working in Monet’s world-famous garden at Giverny. Hopeful the most renowned Impressionist can help him find his father, Oscar searches for clues as Monet, tired and ... more

Cape Henry House

by Jolly Walker Bittick

Based on a true story, Cape Henry House is a coming of age epoch about a ragtag group of sailors and their partying adventures from a bygone era, as told by former Petty Officer Third Class Bosner. When two of his best friends move into a house off base, they believe it will be a place to relax and have a few beers. For three weeks in early 2008, it's a place to roar and have a few kegs! From bars and diners, to dance floors and strip clubs, Cape Henry House proves to be the focal point where ev... more

The Village Feasts

by Izzy Abrahmson

Delicious Passovers in The Village

Izzy Abrahmson’s THE VILLAGE FEASTS warms the heart

Ten tasty tales adults and children of all ages will enjoy again and again. Delightful and amusing.

THE VILLAGE FEASTS is the follow-up collection to WINTER BLESSINGS by National Jewish Book Award For Family Literature nominee Izzy Abrahmson

Mrs. Chaipul refuses to cook.
The Gold family can’t afford matzah (unleavened bread).

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Broken Together

by Brenda S. Anderson and Sarah S. Anderson

How do you persevere when you have no more will to fight?

Jennifer and Chad Taylor had dreamed of opening a coffee and cocoa shop since before they said, “I do.” When Chad is sent to prison for murder despite claiming innocence, that dream—along with their family—is shattered.

After years of fighting for Chad’s release, Jennifer finally breaks free from her shame, anger, and hopelessness, and forges ahead with the dream the two of them once s... more

The Change Agents: Whispers in the Wind

by Sarah E. Lewis

Nature cries for help as the climate changes. Will you heed its whispers in the wind? Eliza fears for her sanity when an extraordinary collection of nature’s characters invite her to join their life-or-death climate mission. Struggling internally with how she can juggle their mission with her demanding job as a local TV reporter, she accepts the challenge and begins an epic adventure. Collaborating with a flamboyant array of creatures, including her previous canine companion, Bebop, they endeavo... more

The Wealthiest Woman in Afghanistan

by Sanaullah Momand

The Wealthiest Woman in Afghanistan tells the story of a poor young Afghan girl named Hawa who became the richest woman in the country. Hawa’s health is declining and she wants to share what she has learned with a younger generation. She meets with a young journalist and shares with him many things: small nuggets of wisdom, broad insights about human nature, and tips on practical subjects. All of these things, seemingly small details as well as widely applicable instincts and a... more

Hound Dog The Apostle

by Jedediah Clyde

An outrageous memoir by a preposterous and passionate pitchman.

“Now, during my first appearance on national television, something had gone wrong. The Souper was about to explode and kill me with sharp shards of stainless steel and thirty-two ounces of boiling cream of celery soup. Time to panic.”

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