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A Gathering of Broken Mirrors: Memories of New York Survivors

by Anthony E. Shaw

“I search for answers to questions that, I suspect, are as old as human time itself.”

This collection presents memories, from a variety of New Yorkers, in different places and times. These are the lessons of life in the city:

· Can people whose lives are filled with wicked acts also be loving and kind?

· Why do only some people suffer cruel and unexplained tragic events?

· Who will help when someone is slipping blindly into harm?

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THE M & M BOYS

by LARA REZNIK

A tender tale of coming-of-age meets baseball heroes. Who wouldn't want to be in that kid's cleats when two of sports' greatest legends move in next door? In the summer of 1961 a Little League player’s joy of making the All-Star team evaporates when his father, too busy with a girlfriend, misses his triumphant opening game, and his mother spirals into a bed-ridden depression. Then, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle move next door as they battle to break Babe Ruth's home run record. Based on hi... more

Fighting To Breathe, Third Edition

by Jong Yi

A gripping story of one nurse's fight against racism in the medical industry, set against the horrific backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Fourth Power

by Michelle M. Pillow

Parnormal Women's Fiction with Romantic Elements
NYT & USAT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow

In the past, Heather’s used her gift to help her two best friends. The time has come for her besties to return the favor.

Heather Harrison sees ghosts. It's not something she brags about. In fact, she wished she didn't. Communicating (or not communicating) with the dead only leads to heartache, and for her it led to a divorce. For the... more

Third Time's A Charm

by Michelle M. Pillow

Parnormal Women's Fiction with Romantic Elements
NYT & USAT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow

Friends don’t let friends séance drunk.

A new Paranormal Women's Fiction series from NYT & USAT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow!

Vivien Stone lost the love of her life over twenty years ago. Now that she’s in her forties with a string of meaningless relationships under her belt, she can't help but pine for wh... more

A Spell of Rowans

by Byrd Nash

With their magical talents twisted by a traumatic past, the Rowan siblings must face the deadly fallout of blackmail, murder, and magic after their mother's death. An emotional page-turner.

Tatiana and the Russian Wolves

by Stephen Evans Jordan

A family saga that follows the Russian Revolution’s reverberations into the 1980s as Alexander Romanovsky confronts his mother’s shadowy past in Russia and France to her suicide in San Francisco. His psychological journey involves three themes: the plight of Russian émigrés; the devastating impact of suicide for loved ones left behind; and family secrets—the painful discovery and hopeful reconciliation.

The Lives of Cat

by Barbara Jean Ruther

The day comes when Xander's zealous protection of Cat fails. The hostile leader of the multi-billion dollar drug cartel in Mexico, knowing Xander has a relationship with the Russian President, kidnaps Cat, aggressively demands cleared entrance into Russia, a thriving drug market he plans to take over from Afghanistan.

The Chapel St. Perilous

by Michael Rands

Believing the universe is sending him secret signs, Marcel Swart puts his meagre savings into a high-leverage investment. Overnight, Marcel becomes a millionaire, but these winnings come at a great cost—such as the demon that seems to be following him, leaving carnage in its wake. In a quest to set himself right with the universe, Marcel travels cross-country, finding himself in a small town in Alabama, rife with political tension surrounding a mysterious cult and a sheriff's election that ma... more

Legacy's Road: The Red Path

by M. Daniel Smith

LEGACY’S ROAD SERIES, BOOK ONE THE RED PATH In this enthralling historical novel, Harold Knutt, a young British officer, arrives in Western Pennsylvania in 1758 near the end of the French and Indian War. Thrown into the chaos of battle, he proves himself a capable strategist. After leading a one-sided victory against extreme odds, he is given the honorary title of Red Fox by the men who follow him. He meets his match in Meghan O’Malley, a strong-willed colonist. She is one of dozens of camp... more

The Quality of Promises

by John Cravens

The Quality of Promises is a collection of seventeen stories, eight of which have been published in literary journals and reviews; all have been published singularly as Kindle ebooks. They take place across a broad sweep of years and places--Paris, Amsterdam, Ireland, Michigan, New York City, California, Vietnam--and reflect people's reasoning and reactions as conflicting choices are faced or a new understanding of circumstances is confronted. These stories consider the social, political, and cu... more

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by Chuck Augello

For aspiring indie filmmaker Kevin Stacey, it’s another day on the set of his first film, but when his estranged father, a failed Hollywood actor, arrives unexpectedly with a bundle of cash, a gun, and a stolen capuchin monkey, he’s propelled toward the journey that will change his life. The monkey, Henry, has been liberated from a research lab by animal rights activists. Inspired by his friend Veronica to reevaluate his relationship with other species, Kevin learns about the pain and suf... more

The ReGender App

by Jass Richards

What if there was an app that could cloak you in a cross-gendered hologram? And it had a voice modulation module? Women could present as men and get better-paying jobs. Men could present as women and get groped in the subway. Cool.

Atlas

by Jack Dorian

When his father commits suicide, Ian Blair is hurled into a numbness, forced to confront a feeling he can’t describe. Dr. Ellis, his college professor and mentor, attempts to help him process his struggles with personal therapy, but after a year without progress, Ellis sends Ian out into the world on his own with a mission to find his purpose. Moved by an idea, Ian reconnects with his best friend, Conor, and forms Atlas, a research start up with a lofty goal—to solve the world’s greatest problem... more

One Search for All

by Derrick McBride

ONE SEARCH FOR ALL is a true story of a retired Navy veteran in his quest to find a lost woman, and reclaim her determined search for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness. Miss Willie Swanson Edwards played a heartwarming role in the life of Jack McBride, but when she went missing one frigid February morning, the lives of everyone she touched would forever be changed. Past friendships would be called upon and new relationships would be discovered. As the search for her turned from ... more

The Butcherbird Tree

by Steven Richard Harris

Set in 1994, The Butcherbird Tree tells the story of Simon Webb, an eighteen year-old fighting an internal battle of guilt and self-harm, and his conversations with his psychologist. Secret desires, self-effacing feelings, personal and professional doubts and gruesome nightmares all reveal themselves in the emotional meetings between client and therapist, until the true meaning of Simon´s dreams become astonishingly clear.

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