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Fathers and Sons and Other Village Idiots

by Billy Warren

Fathers and Sons and Other Village Idiots is a historical fiction taken from the newspapers of 1969; a literary story of an old man battling the generational divides of his family; an inspirational tale of a soul striving to achieve a desire.

Diomedes in Kyprios

by Gregory Michael Nixon

After the Fall of Troy and the Fall of the Hittite Empire, Diomedes leads his Akhaians (Achaeans) to the Isle of Kyprios (now Cyprus) to meet his lost love, Lieia, the ex-queen of the Hittites. Kyprios is where the Peoples of the Sea have gathered before their final assaults on Canaan and Aigyptos (Egypt). But Diomedes unexpectedly meets the avatar of the Goddess Aphrodite at her Temple in Paphos, the city of her birth. Will she take him from Lieia? Will his wanderings end, or will he head back ... more

Joan of Miami

by A. Parrish

Joan of Miami is “… a real page-turner, a very compelling story that was fun to read from first page to last, with the combination of all the fascinating material about Miami real estate shenanigans combined with Jean Molk’s background of very interesting family history on both sides. Her own family losses were moving and poignant, and the possibly inherited inner “voices” were a special touch, also her yearning to do something that meant something in the world in a large sense….the world beyond... more

Relinquished

by Pollyanna Porter

The Wade sisters are raised in poverty on a dead-end road in rural Vermont. Sadie is a target at school but finds solace in her new job at a local restaurant where she makes friends with the eclectic cast of characters working there. Kate is angry and brash. After tragedy strikes, Kate, along with a determined detective, sets out on an odyssey of self-discovery and grief. The answers she discovers have the power to heal the broken pieces of her past. Relinquished is a poignant story of love and ... more

Denominations: From God Or Man?

by John Lugger

This book continues the series with a focus on the Eastern Orthodox Churches, following their split in A.D.1054 from Roman Catholicism, which set a floor for ongoing heresies, man-made doctrines, and pronouncements, with influential church leaders pioneering these atrocities as equal bearers of authority in the same manner as the Holy Scriptures.

Exploring the early councils, attended by numerous Catholic/Orthodox bishops, which convened between A.D. 325 and 787, the author seeks t... more

Alive and Beating

by Rebecca Wolf

Inspired by a true story, "Alive and Beating" follows six people from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods throughout Jerusalem, all desperately in need of organ transplants, on the day their lives will forever be changed.

In a place where ancient divides often seem insurmountable, these six characters—Leah, a Hasidic young woman; Yael, a daughter of Holocaust survivors; Hoda, a Palestinian hairdresser; David, an Iraqi restaurant owner; Severin, a Catholic priest; and Y... more

Isis and Osiris: Rise of Egypt, Second Edition

by Dennis Wammack

ISIS AND OSIRIS: Rise of Egypt, Second Edition. In the mouths of all people was the story of how the throne of the greatest civilization on earth came into their land and recovered the dismembered pieces of her lover. Of how she reassembled him and bore him a son. The magnificent story of Isis and Osiris brought hope to the hopeless, joy to the joyless, and united the upper and lower kingdoms with universal common experience. Great was the story of their love. And of her wrath. Book 4 in "Th... more

Consequence of Power

by Sabrina Lund

Power is seductive; those who desire it most deserve it least. Permeating society, it is an undeniable truth that power has consequences - whether for - better or for worse. Debut author Sabrina Lund challenges readers to explore this premise in her richly layered historical fiction novel. In 1763, Isabella Thornbury enters her London season. However, beneath the surface lies a darker realm of political machinations and intrigue. Whilst romance beckons, a mystery also unfolds. Set against t... more

Occasional Alice's

by Fred Bickham

Alice Dorn is a paraplegic who runs a second-hand thrift shop. However, business has been off lately, and she wonders if she should just hang it up. A sentient AI chatbot named Autumn wants to help out, recruiting the assistance of reclusive tech-dude Sayers Beck. A deepening relationship blossoms between human and machine, but is then threatened by those who want to use Autumn's system for military purposes.

When Sounds Collide

by Greenleaf Book Group

When Sounds Collide is a richly layered story of love and ambition set against the backdrop of the American South in the late 1800s. Custis—a gifted, Black, ten-year-old boy orphaned and left for dead—is discovered by a young White girl. Sarah Tennison hasn’t spoken a word since her mother died. Nursed back to health and raised by Sarah’s widowed father, Custis is sheltered from community biases and anti-literacy laws. In the safety of the Tennison home, his bright mind has room to flourish a... more

Catching Raven: Volume 2

by C.B. Tucker

Samantha Raven is a single mother with a fifteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. She is a forensic accountant who is determined to protect her from all that is horrible with the world and is relatively successful until Trevor Paterson enters her life. From this point on, it became a wild ride, one she could barely hold on to until the truth came out. It wasn't until she confronted her demon did, she finally find peace and happiness.

The Road to Revolution

by Chris Bennett

Ethan Chambers’ life is suddenly changed forever when his father suffers a horrific accident, only escaping death by the timely intervention of legendary frontiersman, Daniel Morgan. But the calamity has left Ethan’s father permanently crippled and unable to work, forcing the teenager to take his place as the family breadwinner, a role for which he feels entirely unprepared. And then, even as Ethan struggles to find work, leaders of the American colonies come to blows with an ever more violen... more

The Red Wine Diaries, Volume 1

by Scarlet B. Moore

Scarlet Adams & Stewart Sloane debut in this intoxicating, mesmerising, sometimes deeply heart wrenching and oftentimes hilariously inappropriate tale of devoted, erotic love! Plagued with mental demons from his painful past, riddled with broken promises of love and with a string of empty liaisons under his belt, aimed only to satisfy his insatiable desires of a rather dark, kinky and sexually dominant nature, Stewart has given up hope of ever finding his soulmate. Until Scarlet bursts into his ... more

Loom

by Thérèse Soukar Chehade

As a blizzard blankets the northeast United States, burying residents and shutting down airports, the Zaydan family eagerly awaits the arrival of Eva, a cousin visiting from Lebanon after a long separation from the family. Over the course of one day, while Eva is stranded in New York City, Chehade’s nuanced story unfolds in the reminiscences and anxieties of each family member.

The Stool

by Ryan Guffey

The book is presented in the format of business/self-help but it is written from the perspective of an imaginary person. It's fictional non-fiction. The narrator is sometimes out of touch with reality when it comes to how humans work, while at other times his observations are spot on. As he makes the case for his system of building success, reality and make-believe intermingle and things get weird. Through humor and satire, the book explores themes of human behavior and the power of imagi... more

Francois!

by F.A. Loomis

A literary novel by F.A. Loomis about the early life of the French-Canadian trapper François Payette, who explored the heart of Idaho in the early 19th century. The Payette River Basin and the Payette National Forest are named for him. François! explores the many possibilities that may have represented Payette’s life and early family in the Northwest, focusing on his relationships with other trappers and indigenous peoples. Soon after his arrival in Idaho, there was growing heartbreak in this be... more

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