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The French Baker's War

by Michael Whatling

“Absence isn’t a hole. It’s a presence living inside you, eating its way out.” Occupied France, 1943. Returning home from the daily hunt for the rationed ingredients necessary to keep his family pâtisserie open, André Albert finds his four-year-old son in the street, his wife gone, and a Jewish escapee cowering behind the display case. Without Mireille, the foundation of André’s world crumbles. He desperately searches for her, but finds more trouble than answers. Lives are further jeopardi... more

CHICAGO MAY

by Harry Duffin

Sixteen-year-old peasant girl, May Sharpe, steals from her abusive father, and flees Ireland, to chase her dream of a new life. Arriving penniless and friendless in 1919’s America, May has to choose between honest poverty, or crime. Beautiful May is charmed by successful con-man, ‘Society’ Eddie. With her new lover’s guidance, teenage May soon becomes the city’s ‘Queen of Crooks’. But Joe, a stubborn local cop, has fallen for the spirited May. He is determined to save her from herself, and hav... more

Death Actually

by Rosy Fenwicke

Death. Love. And In Between. Maggie never wanted to go into the family business but when her parents die suddenly and her husband abandons her and their two small children, what choice does she have? With the support of her best friend Elka and her mentor Betty she has to accept becoming a funeral director. Now her children are grown and Maggie faces the prospect of a future without them. It is the middle of winter and Queenstown New Zealand is full of skiers. Betty has just died and Elk... more

As It Should Be (They Loved Collection Book 2)

by Shawna James, Award-Winning Author

Andrew and his wife, Stephanie, thought they had bought their safety and freedom. Just as they had settled into an idyllic life in Norway, the tables turn again into a living nightmare. They are forced to move back to Canada and run through yet another convoluted maze. Upon arriving back to the country in which they met, a man in a blue Jetta begins following Stephanie and their daughters. Can Andrew protect his family from the looming threats? And who is following Stephanie? Even in the mids... more

Of Darkness and Light

by Heidi Eljarbo

In this first book of a new historical mystery series, a young art historian faces a tough choice in German-occupied Norway. Oslo, 1944. Soli Hansen’s passion for art history is and always has been a way of life for her. While she spends her days working in an art shop, WWII is taking its toll on everyone. Apprehensive of the consequences, Soli avoids becoming entangled in the war resistance efforts. She closes her eyes in hopes the enemy will retreat and leave her beautiful country for good.... more

Anneliese

by Dee Miller

A life filled with twists and turns, Anneliese Doyle can never seem to catch a break. Born an only child, Anneliese thinks she can finally escape her strict, controlling mother when she becomes engaged to the love of her life. Her world is turned upside down after receiving the devastating news that her fiancé has died from the Spanish flu after returning from fighting for his country in WWI. Anneliese does her duty during the pandemic but as soon as the flu and the war is over, she is ready ... more

Points in Time

by J. Nolen Clements

It is 1950 when Daren and Jayson meet in the first grade. They form a young friendship that is brought to an early disruption which separates them for eight and one-half years. Then they are reunited into a strengthened friendship that lasts a lifetime. From the beginning, we get to know each of them, their friends, families and others by experiencing with them the points in the times of their lives that shape and mold them into the individuals they are destined to be; the happenings, the relati... more

The Mrs. Tabor

by Kimberly Burns

Every age has its iconic blonde bombshell. In the 1880's it's Baby Doe, America's original gold digger. At a time when genteel ladies starved to death, Baby Doe seeks her fortune the best way she knows how - marrying a rich man. She joins the Colorado silver bonanza , smashing social dictates and battling tabloid journalists along the way. The Mrs. Tabor is a fictionalized telling of the of her true, scandalous story.

Out of Anywhere

by Andrea Nourse

Having lived as a nomad for most of her life, Shay Lane is desperate to find a place to call home. Yet, she follows in her estranged mother’s wandering footsteps and bounces from town to town, never settling down, because it’s the only way she knows. That is until her car dies outside Wishing, Missouri, and she finds herself stranded in a small town filled with nosy neighbors and too many questions. Shay is eager to leave as soon as she can but when random gifts start appearing, her curiosity... more

That Kid From California

by L.F. Nielsen

Based on Some Adventures of the Author In the Summer of '78... I really do wonder how I let Leon talk me into doing this kind of nonsense. — C'mon, Vinny. It'll be fun, he said. Right, that I'm not so sure about. But here I am, kneeling in the shadow of a concrete snowshed, waiting for an eastbound freight we're 'catching'... Spanning two different years, three seasons, and five states in North America, this coming-of-age road adventure follows young Vinny, as his mother urges him to ... more

Through the Eyes of Blue

by Catherine Matsalla

Ellie and Blue have been running their entire lives. An internationally recognized ultraendurance athlete, Ellie has competed in the world's most difficult races, with her faithful canine companion, Blue, never far from her side. Beyond running, they've navigated life's most daunting challenges. But locked behind Blue's soulful eyes is a secret—a secret that will change their lives forever. A timeless story exploring the depths of love, loyalty, and perseverance between Ellie and her dog, Bl... more

The Blacksmith

by James P. Barber

Carl, a German immigrant, comes of age in the early years of the 20th century. While Carl develops his talents as a blacksmith, his expertise is weighed against alcoholism. Looming over his weakness for drink is the Nazi Duquense Spy Ring targeting Carl to obtain plans for a secret project under development for the impending war. Embroiled in a situation which makes him appear to be a Nazi spy, Carl is placed in grave danger while his past comes flashing back to him.

Children of Violence

by Luke Gherardi

The book is about kids that grow up around violent adults and how that shapes their lives. There’s Gracie, Robbie, Cole, and Reeves. Gracie’s life in the Suburbs is perfect from the outside, but her dad is an abusive drunk that moonlights as a hitman for the mafia. Robbie lives in a project in the inner city, his mother is a prostitute, his mother’s boyfriend is a drug dealing pimp. Robbie is set on getting enough cash to get him and his little brother out of the hood, and where he gets that mon... more

Saved as a Painting

by Tali Geva

In 1889, a Jewish girl attends the opening of an exhibition in a new art gallery in Budapest. A young artist named Gábor Pahl notices her, and his stare makes her flee. Eighteen years later she visits the National Salon of 1907 in Budapest to see Gábor Pahl’s paintings, accompanied by her two daughters. This time the painter fixes his gaze on her elder daughter, Kata. Those two encounters – and one painting – are at the foundation of this novel, the story of Ka... more

Consequences

by Nicole Evelina

Famous for her hospitality, Venerable Catherine McAuley only ever turned away one woman who came to her for help, and that decision haunted her for the rest of her life. This is that servant’s story. Dublin – 1824. When a fellow maid is forced to temporarily vacate her position under scandalous circumstances, Margaret finds herself in an elevated position under the watchful eye of their master, the infamous Lord Montague. He believes in total obedience from those in his employ and when she... more

When the Tamarind Tree Blooms

by Elaine Russell

Genevieve (Vivi) Dubois, a half-Lao/half-French métisse, turns eighteen and leaves the French orphanage where she has lived for fourteen unhappy years. (The colonial government forced many native mothers in Indochina to give up their mixed race children after the French fathers abandoned them and returned to France. The system tried to keep the children’s origins hidden from them.) Vivi is determined to discover the story of her parents. She finds herself immersed in the deeply divided world of ... more

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