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Settling the Wind
by Kari August
The harsh and rugged Colorado frontier of 1875 is not the type of place most would consider suitable for a recent widow to establish a home of her own. Yet that is exactly what Henrietta Schodde determines she will do as she impetuously buys a cabin in the newly forming settlement of Estes Park. Her relatives are concerned and recruit the assistance of long-time family friend Collan Wallace, who unbeknownst to Henrietta, has also just begun homesteading in the area. The last thing Collan desires is to watch over the woman who has been his nemesis since childhood. But the pair quickly realize that there is more than each other to fight about when they discover an unscrupulous Englishman, Lord Dunraven, is hungry for their land. Based on actual events. ''Great read.''
Forever Finley
by Holly Schindler
If you like Stars Hollow, you'll love the magical small town of Finley.
Good Neighbors
by Joanne Serling
In an idyllic MA suburb, four young families quickly form a neighborhood clique, their friendships based on little more than the ages of their children and a shared sense of camaraderie. When one of the members of the group adopt a little girl from Russia, the group’s loyalty and morality is soon called into question. Are the Edwards unkind to their new daughter? Or is she a difficult child with hidden destructive tendencies? As the seams of the group friendship slowly unravel, neighbor Nicole Westerhof finds herself drawn further into the life of the adopted girl, forcing Nicole to re-examine the deceptive nature of her own family ties, and her complicity in the events unfolding around her.
What Remains Unsaid
by Audrey Kalman
In a California suburb, a mother ends up at the wrong end of her son’s Colt .45. Sean’s lifelong mental illness has spun out of control and he’s reaching out to Ginny the only way he can. ''I don’t want to hurt you,'' he says. ''I want you to listen for once.'' Can Sean’s desperate act bring mother and son together after thirty years of missed connections? This dark literary novel of psychological suspense explores the stories that hide behind familiar faces and considers whether forgiveness can ever be enough to save the ones we love. Readers who like contemplating relationships from different points of view, who don’t shy away from serious topics, and who enjoy character-driven fiction will appreciate this meditation on the tragedy and hope of the human condition.
The Occupation of Joe
by Bill Baynes
Tokyo, 1945. A young American officer befriends a local boy at the beginning of the American Occupation of Japan. As post-war pressures mount, he becomes entangled in the lives of the boy, his infant sister and his beautiful mother – at the risk of their lives and his own. The Occupation of Joe is an emotionally powerful page-turner, a gripping post-war tragedy from Top Hat Books, publisher of quality historical fiction.
All Roads
by Holly Schindler
One Thanksgiving. One family's mysterious, heart-wrenching story. One answer they all seek. They'll never guess who holds the key to it all...
A Very Furry Christmas
by John Ottini
Finalist in the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Competition. (Florida Writers Association) This book contains four heartwarming Christmas stories about our feline friends and the humans who love them. Slipper's Last Breath: A story about love, companionship and triumph over tragedy. Some might call it a Christmas miracle, but I call it the power of unconditional love. The Unwrapped Gift: Sometimes the best gifts are the unexpected ones. When she least expects it, Beth rediscovers love and the magic of Christmas A Charcoal Christmas: A bittersweet tale of survival, hope and loving companionship. Christmas Mourning: When Father Pedro decides to provide warmth and shelter for the lost creature, he has no idea how this simple act of kindness will impact his life forever.
The Golden Tup
by Leslie Garland
As the tale opens we learn that a few years previously a young couple were arrested for killing their new born baby. How could such a nice pair have done such a dreadful thing? Through a series of flashbacks we are told how they bought an old derelict farmhouse and commenced renovating it - creating their own paradise - but the felling of an old tree changed everything. Gradually their paradise was lost, their relationship fell apart and as we already know, they killed their own child. What dark secret was lurking there? Slow burn, adult speculative literary fiction for those who like to think about what they are reading.
Who She Is
by Diane Byington
In the fall of 1967, Faye Smith’s family moves to Florida to work in the orange groves, and she has to start a new school… again. She tries out for the track team, knowing her mother would never approve because of Faye’s epilepsy. When Faye discovers she has a talent for distance running, she decides to enter the Boston Marathon, even though women aren’t allowed to compete. Desperate to climb out of the rut of poverty, Faye is determined to take part and win a college scholarship. After the school bully tries to run her down with his car, a strange memory surfaces—a scene Faye doesn’t recognize. Her parents insist that it’s a symptom of her epilepsy, but Faye thinks they might be lying. To get her life on the right path, she’ll need to figure out what her parents are hiding and never lose sight of the finish line.
Zaremba, or Love and the Rule of Law
by Michelle Granas
Cordelia is disabled and painfully shy but none of that matters when a stranger needs her help. Shaken out of a routine that centers on caring for her odd family in Warsaw — her father is an academic with no life skills, her brother never leaves the villa, and her mother has dementia — she is forced to act. Zaremba, a wealthy businessman, is fleeing arrest when he stops to save her father’s life. He claims to be innocent and wants a favor as he seeks to turn the tables on the authorities. Cordelia is grateful but wary. Is he truly being persecuted or is he deceiving her? Her reluctant agreement to aid him plunges her into new realms of emotion. It is when he disappears, however, that she must gather all her courage and pursue the truth. Touching on human rights issues and real events in Europe, this is a heartwarming love story and an Amazon bestseller. Free for Kindle Unlimited members.
Tiny Shoes Dancing and Other Stories
by Audrey Kalman
This collection of short fiction from novelist Audrey Kalman opens a door on ordinary worlds turned extraordinary, where deeper meaning hides beneath everyday conversations and the possibility of tragedy—and redemption—is always close at hand... Jody catalogues her parental failures as she worries whether her ballet-crazed teen daughter will make it onto the stage. C.J. adopts his dead grandmother’s dog, risking eviction but opening himself to the possibility of love. Judy begins a secret life as an erotica writer. Jake’s Bar Mitvah preparations reveal tensions that threaten to split his family. The women, men, children, dogs, and cats in these stories fight their worst impulses, circle each other warily, and occasionally connect. They struggle to make sense of the world and their place in it, with results sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, and always relatable.
The Dark Lives Series
by Ross Greenwood
Find out today why over 125,000 of Ross's books have been downloaded in 2018 alone. Do you love unforgettable thrillers? Then discover a thought-provoking crime series you'll struggle to tear yourself away from. THERE ARE THREE STUNNING NOVELS IN THIS GREAT VALUE BOX SET: BOOK 1 - FIFTY YEARS OF FEAR BOOK 2 - THE BOY INSIDE BOOK 3 - LAZY BLOOD
Tangled Lights and Silent Nights
by Kelly Stone Gamble
Read for a cause! This holiday season, twenty talented, award-winning, and bestselling authors have crafted never before released Yuletide-themed tales about their most beloved characters. From murder to magic, love to loss, the past and the future, this multi-genre collection of stories has something for everyone. In the spirit of giving, the authors have generously opted to donate all profits to The LifeAfter-Visions of Hope Project, whose passion is to shatter the stigma and spread awareness to three taboo topics that underscore society today: Suicide, Substance Abuse, and Domestic Violence.
Remembering Eternity: The Game Begins
by Richard Dietrich Maddox
The path to enlightenment often takes a detour through the past… Skylar Seequn has left behind him wife, job, money, and status. He has vowed to rediscover the timeless bliss he knew as a child. As he visits the California paradise of his glory days, he finds shaggy surfers, washed-up hippies, and a deranged Vietnam vet. Little does he know, he’s only at the beginning of an astonishing and wonderful adventure. Through the wisdom of spiritual Masters, he’ll take a wild ride through past, present, and future. Experiencing his first love and the loss of everything he held dear all over again, Skylar’s new view on life may never be the same… ''Remembering Eternity: The Game Begins'' is the first volume in an inspiring series of spiritual and metaphysical novels.
The Fine Point of His Soul
by Julie Bozza
He was the shameful cause of his sister Elena’s death and he stole state papers from England, yet Adrian Hart is feted by the best of society in Rome, and boldly dubs himself ‘Iago’. Determined to avenge Elena, his unrequited love, Lieutenant Andrew Sullivan asks the advice of poet and Shakespearian John Keats, and his artist friend Severn. Soon Percy and Mary Shelley join them, then Lord Byron and his servant Fletcher. But how can the seven of them work against this man, when they can’t even agree what he is? The atheist Shelley insists that Hart is an ordinary man, while Byron becomes convinced he’s the Devil incarnate, and Keats flirts with the idea that he’s Dionysius… As death and despair follow in Hart’s wake, Sullivan knows he must do something to stop Hart before even Sullivan himself succumbs – but what…?
Downward Cycle (Catalyst Book 1)
by JK Franks
In the first five minutes over a million people will die… that’s just the beginning of the nightmare. The super solar-storm wasn’t supposed to hit Earth—the odds were against it. And yet with barely a warning it did, and everything changed. In a remote oceanfront town, life begins to spiral downward after the storm causes a global electrical blackout. As planes begin falling from the sky, Scott Montgomery watches helplessly as pandemonium consumes the world around him. But the loss of electrical power is just the first of the problems facing the survivors in the chaos that follows. Social order crumbles as a steadily growing number of people realize that there are no longer any consequences for their actions. Soon Scott discovers the truth: Not just about the extent of damage to the world's infrastructure, but also the draconian plans one group has for regaining control.
Porcelain Faith
by Anthony Civiletti
James is a middle-aged high school teacher who is worried because of all the disturbing cultural changes that he sees taking place around him. He is very conservative and believes that homosexuality goes against God's law. Meanwhile, James' new girlfriend, Leah, a 34-year-old real estate lawyer, has a problem. Her former prom date, Daniel, has apparently been disowned by his ultra-conservative Lutheran pastor father because he is gay. Can Leah convince James to join her in helping Daniel to re-establish a relationship with his estranged parents? Enter Sylvia, the perky twenty-something-year-old MSW student that Leah enlists to help out with her own struggling relationship with James and...well, let's just say that things get complicated! At the very heart of this compelling literary story, however, is the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world.