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Kinetic Blue

by Paul Kevin Wood

Kinetic Blue is set in the 1980s, exploring the cultural aspects of the decade through characters and events, beginning with the song "Call Me" by Blondie as a cultural marker. The events of the decade show that a protagonist, no matter how much an iconoclast, cannot be divorced from his time and place. The first part, "Call Me," describes Hans' high school swim team's routine and an encounter with a teacher over the spelling of Barbra Streisand's name in a computer array. We meet Nielsen, wh... more

When the Mountains Wept

by Kendy Pearson

EXPLOSIVE CIVIL WAR FICTION In 1861, the Kanawha Valley of western Virginia is a hotbed of rebellion tensions and mixed loyalties. When hatred sparks tragedy, heartbroken and desperate, Augusta Dabney works to protect all she holds dear. Soon, her farm becomes a crossroads of colliding forces, and Union Surgeon, James Hill, commandeers the barn for a hospital. He is running from his legacy, seeking penance for his past. She is desperate to preserve hers, ... more

Pink Tuxedo

by C.D. Acosta

Tomasz, a young college student in the year 2093, is like most people his age. He does not have many friends, spends most of his time in a virtual world, and lives in a society that is so enmeshed in technology that people barely interact with each other. Even though this isolated existence is all he has ever known, Tomasz feels as if he is missing something important in his life, something that would bring him meaning. His one chance at finding any sense of normalcy is in attending his love int... more

The Heiress

by Kisane Slaney

In the glamorous world of 1970s London, Tiana, the heiress, appears to have it all. But behind her perfect life, she carries a secret that could tear it all apart. Her heart belongs to someone she can never be with: a man devoted to God, a Catholic priest. When he’s suddenly sent to the far reaches of Australia, she faces a choice that could change everything—stay in the life she knows, or risk it all to follow love across the world.

As she embarks on this daring journ... more

What The Heart Needs

by Natasha Karis

A mother desperate for revenge. A young man haunted by his past. One decision that will change both their lives. In the dark, Lorna Thomas watches a man with one intention. Revenge. Driven by a desperate need to avenge the pain her daughter Sara endured, Lorna won’t rest until she hurts all the people involved. But a discovery will trigger a chain of events that will force Lorna on an unexpected, emotional mission. Through heartache and healing, Lorna will learn revenge is not the answer.... more

Lost Seeds: The Legacy

by Teresa Mosley Sebastian

Shaped by the ghosts of their parents’ former enslavement, two brothers, Dub and Tim, must decide—confront the past or suffer the consequences forever? In this riveting continuation of the Brisco family saga, brothers Dub and Tim strive to persevere against their early 1900s post-slavery beginnings—clashing with their history of family trauma and their different coping mechanisms for living in a world that doesn’t accept them. While Dub becomes a respected coal miner and finds prosperity for... more

Dockyard Dog

by Lyle Garford

Antigua, 1784 In 1784 when Lieutenant Evan Ross is badly injured in a fight with British Royal Navy deserters his Captain abandons him in the Royal Navy hospital on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Upon recovering he meets Captain Horatio Nelson, newly appointed to command of the Northern Leeward Islands squadron and the Royal Navy Dockyard at English Harbour in Antigua. Nelson's primary task is stamping out rampant American smuggling activity. But to succeed, Nelson needs information. Lie... more

HOMEbound: Book 1

by Toby Adkins

What happens when America is suddenly plunged into darkness? Rob and Ann are about to find out. Rob is a middle-aged man in Texas who is self-described as an "avid hunter, outdoorsman, and sometimes hiker." He is married with two teenage daughters. His oldest, Ann, has recently started college. He is on his way for a fall hunting trip when the unimaginable happens. An electromagnetic pulse has just crippled everything and everyone around him. Rob recognizes he cannot stay and wait for someone... more

The Bent Tree Path, Book One: A Secret Trail of Tears

by Joan T Warren

From two different war-time eras in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., Lena, a Scots-Irish-Cherokee farmgirl from a loving family who marries young, and Becca, a lost teen in a large, dysfunctional family, must escape their abusive homes to save themselves and their children, but face larger obstacles that threaten to ensnare them in vicious cycles of shame and secrecy. How do these two lives intersect? What will it take to break the cycle?

Dropseed: The Story of Three Sad Women

by Nettie Magnan

Intertwining stories bring together three women and the heaviness of choice. In a small prairie town where the landscape is both beautiful and isolating, we meet an artist, a caregiver, and a dying woman, each bonded by their parallel struggles with fulfillment and the inconsistencies of human connection. Confined to monotony and caring for her mother, Sally enlists the curative elements of her art to ease a growing sense of guilt. An elderly Mary, meanwhile, grapples with a loss of independe... more

The Foreigners

by NEWAY ATNAFU

The Foreigners is a historical/generational fiction that highlights questions about culture, religion, education, relationship, family and origin and the impact of politics on people’s lives. It gives perspectives on African/Ethiopian traditions in contrast to western civilization. It tells the story of childhood friends who started from humble beginnings, the ups and downs they had to go through, their experiences as immigrants in foreign lands and their perspectives as they reflected on their... more

Steal Away

by Lance Levens

A literate 19 yr. old slave in 1830 Georgia attempts to teach other slaves to read the Bible. If he's caught, the punishment is death. Angels help; demons hinder. Eventually, he is caught and hanghed, but his life becomes a brigfht light for all those who are oppressed and hope fpr a better life.

mothers of the projects

by melissa winston

Urban housing projects are often thought of as places built by poverty and infested with crime. However, for Jamesetta and her family, the Henry Horner Homes become a beacon of hope, a source of comfort, and a place of refuge. While Jamesetta believes their situation is temporary, she soon becomes part of a tight-knit group of Henry Horner mothers, who are the pillars of the community. It appears Jamesetta has finally found a place she can truly call home, but has she counted all the costs? Will... more

Magda Revealed

by Ursula Werner

What would Jesus do? This wry, irreverent, fictionalized account of his life and ministry—told from the perspective of disciple Mary Magdalene—will implode everything you thought you knew. Jesus Christ—Yeshua, to his friends—is not happy. Two thousand years after his death, he sees Earth heading toward oblivion. Ever eager to save humanity, he asks Mary Magdalene (Magda) for help. It’s time to tell the real story of our time together, he says. Time to correct all the misinformation, misogyny,... more

Darkening of the Light

by Robert Hays

Although he misses Melinda, the girl he left behind, after his time as a homeless orphan on the streets of Paducah Jeter thinks being a groom in the White House stables, and life in general in the nation’s capital, is all he’ll ever want. His friend and mentor, Shakespeare-quoting Union Army Captain Joseph Emerson, is an advisor to President Lincoln. With the President just re-elected and the war with the Confederacy won, they all see bright days ahead. But an assassin’s bullet brings their ... more

979-8-9900358-0-5

by Sharon Curcio

There’s harrowing tension in being Asayi. But readers will be drawn to those who form Asayi’s circle to oppose a punitive regime. Court intrigues swirl, underbelly characters from different levels of society emerge, deceptions reign, yet truth emerges at the end. This work is not a simple “coming of age” drama. Layers of nuance unfold: the vulnerability of an autistic young woman in a merciless time period; political unrest, physical survival, secret identities, and finding one’s tribe and love... more

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