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make believe

by Tom Epperson

Make Believe is a light-hearted love story, set in the cynical, cutthroat world of Hollywood. Dustin Prewitt is a handsome screenwriter with a taste for women, money, big houses, and hot cars. His life is turned upside-down after Laura Keene, his beautiful but crazy movie star wife, apparently commits suicide by drowning herself in the ocean. But Dustin's not exactly broken-hearted, because Laura comes from one of the richest families in America, which... more

The Mary Jane Gambit

by Sam B. Waite

Can crypto currencies threaten the all-mighty dollar? A privately held U.S. banking chain aims to use a marijuana stable coin to do exactly that. It faces reprisals from U.S. authorities until a lithium cartel backed by China raises a challenge that forces foes into uneasy friendships. The dollar’s role as the primary currency for international reserves and invoicing gives the nation extraordinary advantage in the global economy, including its ability to impose economic sanctions for po... more

Jupiter

by John Carney

Giovanni Alberto is in Hell. His hometown of Jupiter, Florida is as close to paradise as any place on Earth, but perception is reality — or, in Giovanni’s case, perception is surreality. On Halloween, as all his worst nightmares come to life around him, he must overcome his fears and find a way out. ————— Containing the irreverent hits Aichmalatoi and The Atlantiad, John Carney’s Jupiter tells a tale of contemporary American society using all the tropes of Ancient Greece and Rome. Giovanni... more

Comfort in the Wings: A Novel Inspired by Love That Will Not Die

by Jennifer Collins

Larissa, floundering in the wake of unimaginable loss, realizes her former life has evaporated. As she slowly and reluctantly tries to resume some semblance of living, unexpected encounters and signs begin to bring moments of hope. She is challenged by long held secrets and emotions, then startled to find joy where she thought there could be none. Can her battered heart open to new possibilities?

The Price of Salvation

by John Anderson

When an outlaw find himself at the ends of the west, the ways of the old are found to be quickly replaced by the ways of the new. Living in a world that no longer wants outlaws, Thomas St. Hart and his family, The Brothers of Boudiclare are forced to commit to sinister acts of evil in order to attain their freedom. However, when Thomas doesn't go along with the plan, morals and loyalty begin to be questioned, as the concepts of family, faith and freedom are brought into play. All will discover w... more

The Secrets That We Keep

by Titus Johnson Sr.

“The Secrets That We Keep “ is a work of Literary fiction illustrating the dynamics of sexual abuse by showing how this dilemma plays out in society, and behind closed doors.

Travel with the Aunts

by Barbara Linsley

Twenty-two-year-old Allison, just finishing college, is told by her parents that they want her to escort her three octogenarian, great aunts on a road trip. Wait a minute! These are the same women her father has kept her away from. They’re wild. They’re loose women. They’re ….well, terrible! Josie, who has been married four times….at least, and is on the hunt for number five. Daisy, who travels with her no-good husband in one of those ‘tin-can’ trailers. And Rosie, a singer, who has... more

The Bird that Sang in Color

by Grace Mattioli

A moving family saga about the secret to living free! Donna Greco wants nothing more than happiness for her bohemian brother, Vincent, whom she perceives as sad and lost as he remains single, childless, living in boarding homes or cramped apartments, and working low-paying jobs she thinks are beneath him. She subscribes to a conventional view of life and despite her tireless efforts of encouraging him to do the same, he chooses to go his own way. She harbors guilt for her supposed failure to ... more

Three Coins

by Kimberly Sullivan

American expatriates Emma, Tiffany and Annarita all meet up by chance at a 1950s movie night while on a restorative holiday at an Italian beach resort off-season. The triumphs and hardships of these three very different women become intertwined as they form an unlikely friendship and work to better their messy lives.

Night Maze

by Paula Baysinger Morhardt

23 poems about the things that keep you up at night, from Wolves to cabin fever, from giving birth to children leaving home.

Days of Daze

by Paula Baysinger Morhardt

23 poems of every day life, the things that make you go "Huh?" These are little short poems, about daily life, from stopped up sinks to overly full calendars.

Never a Mere Mortal

by Devon Dial

As thirteen characters walk the aisles of their local supermarket, their stories gently intersect as each hurting soul struggles to find its way in the world. Reflecting on themes like love and innocence, brokenness and redemption, Never a Mere Mortal considers the spectrum of the human experience – in both its beauty and its pain – as courses are charted, one choice at a time.

My Queen, My Love: A Novel of Henrietta Maria

by Elena Maria Vidal

The youngest daughter of Henri IV, the first Bourbon King of France, Henriette-Marie always knew she would have to marry a prince. When the Prince of Wales, Charles Stuart, travels through Paris he sees her dancing at the Louvre and within two years a marriage is arranged. However, Henriette is Catholic and Catholicism is banned in England. In preparing to become Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, Henriette has no idea of the obstacles that must be overcome before she can find happiness wit... more

Permission

by Marc Kristal

Set in the crime-, riot-, and earthquake-racked Los Angeles of the 1990s, Permission tells the story of a screenwriter on the brink of success, derailed by a destructive marriage that drives him into a breakdown. Medicating his condition with a bottomless plunge into prostitutes and cocaine (his unlikely vehicles for self-analysis and personal revelation) he uses what he learns – and the new relationship he finds in this underworld – to come to terms with his nature, and to change his life. ... more

A Matchbox Full of Pearls

by Kamille Roach

A homecoming. A secret. A fight for her life… Twenty years old and drifting without purpose, Lola return to the ramshackle house of her childhood in the tiny Western Australian Wheatbelt town of York to attend her foster mother’s funeral. Once there, she’s quickly pulled back into her old life through the familiar surroundings and a familiar man she once loved. When a parting gift from her foster mother reveals clues to a long-forgotten murder, Lola begins to piece things together and is compel... more

We are the Kings

by Books Forward Author Publicity

A tribute to family history, We are the Kings (Bold Story Press, March 1, 2022) shows the difference in women's struggles across two generations of women. While Marcella is sifting through her family’s conflicting and fading memories, she puts into words what no one else will say out loud, revealing not only what may or may not have happened, but what is truly at stake when a woman tells her story. “He responded by shrugging back at me with the kind of male indifference that is indicative o... more

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