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  • Beyond a World Apart

    by Caitlin E. Myers
    As the world enters an era of uncertainty in 1928, a hidden queer community struggles to find love and acceptance in this compelling LGBTQ+ women’s literary fiction novel. Beyond a World Apart tells a story of a grossly misunderstood and underrepresented period of history. Cara O’Shea encounters her first look at a fully nude female figure in Die Freundin, and her life is never the same again. When her strict Catholic family finds the magazine in her closet, she is forced to flee to the libe... more

  • The Celestial Contract

    by W.B. Dineen & Elizabeth Boyer
    Thousands of years ago, Earth was hijacked by a self-appointed group of puppet masters. Their objective? To keep humanity from remembering why we have incarnated onto our planet—to keep us ignorant of the contract we signed with God before we came. The powers-that-be have created and perpetrated falsehoods, distractions, and illusions, so we no longer have any idea what life on Earth is supposed to be—what reality truly is. We struggle with the most basic principles of living, unaware the gam... more

  • The Girl of Many Crowns

    by D. H. Morris
    King Charles, the first king of France, is beset by Vikings, rebel lords, and his brother, all seeking to take his kingdom. To strengthen his kingdom, King Charles marries his twelve-year-old daughter Judith to elderly, widowed Aethelwulf, King of Wessex. When Aethelwulf dies unexpectedly, Judith is pressed into marrying Aethelwulf's cruel eldest son. When her second husband also dies, twice-widowed Judith refuses to accept a third arranged marriage. As punishment for her refusal, King Charles... more

  • MINNESOTA POEMS from the OUTPOSTS

    by Hari Hyde
    Minnesota Poems from the Outposts A poet explores the astonishing small towns, indomitable freethinkers, astounding legends, inquisitive Christians, and glorious watery wilderness abiding in the Minnesota heartland. Dr. Hari Hyde, a native of Middle River, Minnesota, recounts the poetical precincts of farms, villages, lakes, and forests that vivify the North Star State. With humor, homage, wonder, and wit, Hari’s poetry journeys from Minnesota’s outposts to the expansive wilds wandering our m... more

  • Heidi's Faith

    by Jill Dewhurst
    God uses a painting and a young man helping his neighbors to strengthen a young woman’s faith and enable her to overcome debilitating fear following a harrowing event. When God uses Jacob to renew Heidi’s trust in God, his traumatic accident gives her the opportunity to encourage him, and they find that unconditional love conquers fear.

  • Beneath the Draper Moon

    by Kent Parker
    Until 1861, Grace Henry lived a quaint and quiet life with her adopted family in Southern Maryland despite being the child of an Iroquois man and an enslaved mother. Amid the turbulent backdrop of the times, external forces ripped her from everything she’s known and delivered her onto a remote plantation in Southwestern Virginia. Now oscillating between hope and despair on an hourly basis, Grace must become comfortable with commanding her fierce independence if she’s ever to find peace again. O... more
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    Misfit Lenctum

    by John Bancroft
    David joined the rock-art pilgrimage to get some space from Claudine. He didn’t know that a small environmental disaster would send her to search for him. Or that they would help two Mormon kids in their escape from home. Misfit Lenctum is a braided ensemble novel of literary or upmarket fiction, complete at 87,000 words. It’s a story of three road trips across the Great Basin of Nevada that converge during one week in April. The protagonist couple, David and Claudine, are pulled apart by the... more

  • Matched in Merriweather

    by Michelle Cox

    A delightful 1930s retelling of Jane Austen’s beloved classic Emma.

    After receiving a desperate letter reporting her father to be gravely ill, inveterate matchmaker Melody Merriweather leaves college and rushes back to her small hometown of Merriweather, Wisconsin—only to discover that she’s expected to take over the running of her family’s general store, the Merc, until he recovers.

    There, Melody tries to liven up the dusty old shop by selli... more

  • The Shattered Bones

    by David Santana
    Army veteran, Rylan "Rye" Beam, struggled to find balance after the Iraq War, reaching for a version of himself that no longer existed. With his boots back on American soil, he began building a family, convinced he was "maintaining" by drowning his demons in a bottle of whiskey. Unaware of how delicately he teetered on the brink, a devastating tragedy suddenly collapsed the ground underfoot and sent him headlong onto a murderous path. Unable to cope with the loss of his family, Rylan resolve... more

  • Growing into Greatness

    by Tanya E Williams
    In the sun-soaked vineyards of Napa Valley, a daughter’s destiny is held hostage by a father’s secret. In Growing into Greatness, Tanya E Williams paints a vivid portrait of family and the enduring power of the human spirit. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Napa Valley, this sweeping saga will take you on a journey through time, where vines whisper secrets of love, loss, and the unbreakable bond of family.

  • The Forager Chefs Club

    by Rita Mace Walston
    When the enigmatic Forager Chefs Club accepts a contract to host a year-long terroir cooking competition, Dane Randall is tasked with recruiting the five people selected to participate in what could be a life-changing event. Each has motivations and histories that could help or hinder. There is Celeste, young and sheltered, raised on an island by her hippie mother and relegated to prep duties in a prestigious resort hotel; Christian, who left culinary school to care for his dying mother in a cit... more

  • Quick and Quirky Stories and Photos

    by Lorin Cary
    Imagine you’re sitting at the airport laughing out loud. People around you want to know what’s going on. That’s what happens when you read this book. It’s an absurd world, and comic relief is at hand. Quick and Quirky Stories and Photos is a quick fix; laughter is always good. This is a collection of short short stories. These are fast reads that introduce you to some interesting characters. For instance, a superhero with a flatulence issue and a man diagnosed as “bland.” The photos provoke... more

  • The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War, Book One

    by Jaroslav Hašek

    Like Diogenes, Švejk lingers at the margins of an unfriendly society against which he is defending his independent existence. - Peter Steiner

  • The Faraway Mountains

    by Radu Guiasu

    A dark chapter in human history. The first part of this novel follows the adventures of three young friends during a memorable last mountain climbing trip to a remote area of a country under the control of a ruthless authoritarian regime. During their journey, the young men have to cope with with: bear encounters, venomous adders, colorful locals, dangerous climbs, flooded caves, and other challenges, as the main purpose of their trip is gradually revealed. A second story, intertwined... more

  • Killing Hannah

    by Hailee Taylor
    At just 13 years old, Hannah’s world is turned upside down when her father passes away, forcing her to move in with her distant mother. Struggling to adapt, she soon finds herself ensnared in a nightmarish world of addiction, human trafficking, and homelessness on the streets of California. As she faces nearly insurmountable dangers and life-threatening situations, Hannah's resilience is tested to the limit. With a fierce will to survive, she fights for a second chance at life, discovering both ... more

  • A Good Day and Other (Mostly) Humorous Stories and Lists

    by Radu Guiasu

    This is a diverse collection of thirty-six humorous short stories focusing on a wide variety of topics: from growing up under a dictatorship, to the challenges of academic life, hiking in the mountains, exploring nature, encountering bears, analyzing the perils associated with trying to save a little known endangered fish, life on a desert island, the requirements for a successful writing career, cautionary tales of dentists and other health care providers, dinosaurs, running bulls, w... more

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