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The Grand Promise

by Rebekah Anderson

Published on June 1, 2022, the 80th anniversary of the Grand Coulee Dam, "The Grand Promise" is a work of literary fiction about the real communities that were impacted by the dam's construction on the Columbia River in the 1930’s during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. Called “a gripping debut” by best-selling author Jonathan Evison and “an ambitious saga” by Washington state book award winner Peter Mountford, "The Grand Promise" was the #1 fiction bestseller at Small Press Distribution in M... more

GOLDDIGGER

by Kathleen Morris

Nellie Cashman was a woman ahead of her time – independent, resourceful and adventurous, flinging away the restricting conventions of her day. Still, all who met her became intrigued by this determined petite Irishwoman who became known as the Angel of the Cassiar, the Miner’s Angel, the Saint of the Klondike, and few ever forgot their encounters with her. Fueled by gold fever, she traveled the West, and her reputation grew with every restaurant, boardinghouse and store she established to suppor... more

Her Own Legacy

by Debra BORCHERT

A Woman Fights for Her Legacy as the French Revolution Erupts

Headstrong Countess Joliette de Verzat prefers secretly managing her family’s Loire Valley château and vineyards to the cut-throat politics of Versailles. For nearly three centuries, generations of families have toiled to produce Château de Verzat wines, and their homes and livelihoods depend upon Joliette. But ancient laws block her from inheriting property—unless she is widowed. Revo... more

Courting Fate

by A.R. Kaufer

When she’s not working at the bank or playing video games with her best friend, Ana’s nose is in a book. She is comfortable with her simple life until one night, on her way home from work, she is mugged and left for dead. Fate or luck, army medic Rafe was passing by and saves her life. Grateful as she is, she can't shake the feeling she knows him from somewhere. Their lives become intertwined as she learns more about him and more about herself. Is she ready to face the truth? Will it answe... more

Fed Up to Start - A Story of Strength and the Value of you connections

by Robbie Hardy

Sunrise in Saigon

by Patrick Greenwood

With echoes of Tom Clancy and Jack Higgins, "Sunrise in Saigon" is Patrick Greenwood's first book in a new series about cybersecurity, passion, and international espionage. Intrigued by the country of Vietnam since 11, Jack Kendall long remembered the fall of Saigon in 1975 and its painful aftermath. Jack learns from eyewitnesses about the long shadow of the Vietnam war, its atrocities, and its aftermath. He knows a couple who met under the most extreme circumstances, one on the helicopters le... more

The Distance Between Us: A Novel (HomePort Chronicles Book 2)

by A. C. Burch

The suspicious death of an elderly widow on the grounds of the HomePort Estate sends shock waves through the seaside resort of Provincetown.

Wrongly accused of the murder, beloved female impersonator Helena Handbasket forsakes her oceanside mansion and goes undercover to track down those responsible. Aided by her chosen family, she uses her comic genius and extraordinary talent for impersonation to navigate a maze of deception and greed that includes a museum break-in, ... more

Teak Lord

by Ron Emmons

A tale of piety, greed, debauchery and equanimity in a remote Asian kingdom It’s 1875 and Chiang Mai, capital of Lanna, is a cultural crossroads of Buddhist monks and Christian missionaries, of spirit doctors and opium smokers, of seductive dancers and Western adventurers. A sharp rise in teak prices sets off a mad rush for logging concessions, and the forests of Lanna resound to the thwack of axes and the trumpeting of elephants as the mighty trees are felled. Enter Doctor Marion Chee... more

The Good Time Girls

by K.T. Blakemore

A novel of wild women, the bonds of friendship, a harrowing road trip, and help found in the least likely places.

In 1905 Kansas, ex-dancehall girl and outlaw Ruby Calhoun has settled into a (mostly) quiet and (mostly) lawful life. But out of the blue her past comes hustling into town when her ex-friend and ex-dancehall partner, Pip, shows up with a grim message and dangerous mission: Cullen Wilder, an old enemy with a long memory, wants them dead and the only way to su... more

REIMAGINING BEN

by Panayotis Cacoyannis

Feeling strangely elated after a phone call arranged by his gay non-identical twin brother George (author of sensationally semi-fictional biographies of dead celebrities) in which he has agreed to spend an hour naked in bed with a stranger, 33-year-old Jay (assistant librarian, allegedly straight) embarks on a short, sharp journey of belated self-discovery. In the midst of a hot London summer's explosive encounters, dramatic revelations and unfolding chaotic events, old broth... more

No One's Viking

by Megan Formanek

Raised on tales of glory, bound to question it all 882. Aldeigjuborg, Gardarike. Astrid has worked hard to become the well-respected textile merchant known as Signe. She wants to expand her business, support her daughter, and take full advantage of her new life. Her husband is long overdue from his trade mission and, with no word from him; Astrid turns to the gods for answers. As mysterious gifts begin appearing at her door, she questions if these are signs to guide her or a threat more sini... more

Goodnight Mr. Knight

by allan davis

Goodnight Mr.Knight

by allan davis

After living in many different foster homes, Owen and Martha are suddenly moved to Toronto, where Sister Charlotte comes to take care of them. When Sister Charlotte limps through the front door, they shouldn’t have been surprised. But they are. Her face is lined, her skin is grey, and her is hair dead and stringy. She’s not wearing a nun’s white head-cover; her plain blue dress with black socks and flat black shoes is the nun uniform for the Sisters of Sorrows. The first thing she says, b... more

A Numbers Game

by Rapp Fenstermacher

Young Blockführer Gottschalk, ambitious, ambiguous, has set his mind on achieving what his crooked-legged father never could: to become a distinguished officer in the SS. One December evening, an unsigned letter reaches him in his barracks. He is summoned to the camp commander’s eerie hill-top mansion to partake in a high-risk card game with some SS big shots. The game could mean a boost for Gottschalk’s career, but whoever loses the game must face the consequences. As the game reaches its clima... more

Telling A Thumper

by Paul M. Fleming

A blind teenager helps a misplaced ghost unravel his dark past only to discover the chilling truth about his own missing father.

It’s 1970, and Colin, blind since birth, is leaving for college -- still devastated by the strange disappearance of his father four years before. He also harbors two present-day burdens: a simmering resentment about his mother’s new marriage, and the mysterious arrival of Pete, a peculiar ghost who has revealed himself only to Coli... more

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board

by Kyle "Trigger" Coroneos

A propulsive story that is just as much an adventure as it is a self-help guide, Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board is much more than child’s play. It’s the key to unlocking the mysteries and meaning of life. When a professional thief chooses to reverse his ethical alignment and starts using his skills for altruistic purposes, it leads him to unlocking hidden wisdom that dramatically elevates his physical capabilities and awareness of man’s place in the Universe, while concurrently leading ... more

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