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The Algorithm

by Julian Mercer

In The Algorithm, Julian Mercer profoundly explores a future shaped by digital dominance and curated realities. Set in a world where the omnipresent Veritas Corporation controls every aspect of life through a vast computational system, the story follows Justin Larkin as he uncovers anomalies that question the very nature of truth, freedom, and identity. Through vivid storytelling and thought-provoking narratives, Mercer examines the philosophical implications of technology’s grip on human... more

Ghastly and Ghoulish Tales from the ER: A Saga in Sixteen Parts

by Mitch Goldman

Take a trip between Heaven and Hell with a small group of docs and nurses as they journey through a big-city ER. There they will dance with Death in a sixteen-part saga, laughing, crying, loving, screaming and talking with God. And by the way - the stories are true, mostly. You'll meet Dean Miller, a veteran with near-terminal burnout; Bob Finkel, a sarcastic doc with hopeless cynicism; Peter Moore, tired of life; Karlita, the Body Snatcher, and Jeff Sanders, King of the Morgue. They and many ot... more

Rainbows and Lollipops: Friendship is the New Family

by Mo Fanning

When Jake met Tom, he waved goodbye to trawling Birmingham's gay bars. He didn't reckon with sleeping under glow-in-the-dark stars in his childhood bedroom. Hot-shot lawyer Vicky's corner office comes with a view ... and threats that can't be fixed with a power suit and a clever argument. Lucy has planned her wedding down to each perfect petal on each perfect flower. If only 'happily-ever-after' didn't come with a question mark.

The Three Heirs

by Monique Desrosiers

Three people receive an invitation to journey to Philadelphia to be present for the reading of a Will in which they are named as beneficiaries. Emily Thordeaux is anxious to come back to Philadelphia to hear the reading of the late Delilah Neustat’s Will and discover her connection to this benefactress, a woman she has never heard of nor met. Lilith Breat is also surprised that she is called to the reading. Tragedy has cost her everyone she once loved, how could she possibly be related to someon... more

Epiphany, Final Book in the Lowell Trilogy

by Jacqueline Cayer Nelson McDonald

EPIPHANY is the final book in bestselling novelist, Jacqueline C.N. McDonald’s Lowell Trilogy. Following the series’ beloved heroine, Jackie, her detective mentor, and beloved family, EPIPHANY rolls readers through grief, humor, mystery, shock, and romance. True to the award-winning, page-turning style of THE PAPER ROUTE and HUMMING BRIDGE, EPIPHANY is a fast-paced and action-packed ride to a soul-satisfying closure. The challenge is how to categorize EPIPHANY. Is it a mystery, an on-going fa... more

Diarios De Un Cura Moderno: Volumen I

by John Scissons

El libro narra en forma de ficción la vida de un sacerdote católico recién ordenado que ha sido destinado a una pequeña comunidad rural del oeste de Canadá a través de las entradas que escribe en su diario. El protagonista se convirtió en sacerdote ya en la mediana edad, después de su matrimonio con su novia de la infancia, tras haber estudiado Trabajo Social en la Universidad y haber trabajado en el desarrollo de viviendas asequibles y haber sufrido la pérdida de su esposa a causa de la ELA. Es... more

Shanghai'd

by Curtis Stephen Burdick

The California Gold Rush left increasing numbers of merchant sailing ships short of crew in San Francisco harbor. Desperate captains resorted to kidnapping drunken men from saloons, gambling emporiums, brothels, even opium dens and forcing them into service on their ships. Many of these ships traversed trade routes across the vast Pacific Ocean; along the western coast of North America to Russian Alaska, the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), remote South Pacific archipelagos, and notorious Dutch E... more

The Bone Sculptor

by A.S. Mink

During the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, a loving family is torn apart as the male half collaborates with the Nazis and the female half fights for morality and what it means to be human. The story follows the mother, her two teenage stepsons and their teenage half-sister. The main protagonist, Kees, the oldest and most vulnerable child, is shipped to Russia to fight on the Eastern Front, where he navigates a thin line between insanity and survival.

The Vault

by Stuart Z Goldstein

A Thrilling Heist Beneath the Surface \t \t \t\t Three levels below a street in New York City lies the world’s largest securities vault. For 40 years, Andy Russo has been its devoted steward. But after decades of mistreatment, Andy reaches a breaking point. Leading his disgruntled team of employees, he devises an audacious plan to steal $100 million in bearer bonds—an inside job no one ever expected. As the heist unfolds, Hurricane Sandy barrels toward the city, threatening to flood the vau... more

To Die is Different than Supposed

by Alissa Butterworth

"We died by bicycle, by a breakfast gone bad, by a fist, a broken promise, a rowboat, letters no one else was supposed to see." Twenty years ago, the Gable family was nearly perfect—five siblings growing up in an old farmhouse in Pennsylvania with supposedly loving parents. But when a series of devastating events rocks the family—a house fire, the death of their young brother, infidelity, and betrayal—the siblings are left shattered and lost. Jackson is the oldest, the distant wanderer. Le... more

Arctic Shadows: A Lenin Aslanov Story Book 1: The Finnish Incursion

by Maxwell Hoffman

Lenin Aslanov finds himself being forced to lead an incursion into the Finnish borders near Russia. His abusive brother - Dmitry Aslanov forces him to join forces with a Palestinian known as Salem Barid and other rejects of the Oasis Defenders. Lenin must trust his new friend Salem and escape his brother. Would Lenin succeed? Find out!

This Way to the Light

by Lawrence J. Epstein

Daniel Summerhill gets up one day and walks out of his college class. This novel takes place in the chaotic year of 1970 in Greenwich Village. Daniel is confused. He has to face the draft, angry parents, newly-liberated girlfriends, and total uncertainty about his future. Carefully, he decides to explore being a writer. He gets advice and meets a variety of famous and rebellious people. There is the painter who lives in a treehouse, figures in the music business, writers among the Beatniks... more

Magnetism: The Revelation

by H. W. Shake

Imagine a world where there is no need for gasoline to run your car. You drive a car that never runs out of fuel. When you get stuck in a snow drift you simply turn off the drive engine, turn up the heat, get some food from the refrigerator in the back seat and wait to be rescued. Conversely, if you break down in the desert, you turn off the drive engine, turn up the air and get a cold drink out of the refrigerator. In your home in the winter as the temperature goes below zero you turn up the... more

The Color Of Dreams

by Michael Zajaczkowski

The Color of Dreams By Michael Zajaczkowski What if the key to saving your dreams—and your family—came in the form of a tiny, mystical angel? Ben Davidson’s life is unraveling. His career is at a standstill, his family is slipping away, and the dream he once shared with his father—building a thriving business—is on the verge of collapse. Just when it seems like all hope is lost, a magical encounter with a glowing angel reveals six powerful spiritual truths. But will it be enough to help Ben t... more

The Pale Flesh of Wood

by Elizabeth Tucker

For fans of Celeste Ng and Dani Shapiro, this lyrical debut set in twentieth-century Northern California offers a multigenerational braided narrative examining the rippling effects of trauma and perceived fault after a loved one’s suicide. 1953. WWII veteran Charles Hawkins sweet-talks his daughter, Lyla, into climbing the family’s oak tree and hanging the rope for their tire swing. Eager, Lyla crawls along the branch and ties off a bowline, following her father’s careful instructions, becomi... more

Indelicate Deception

by V.S. Kemanis

Caty Robertson arrives in the world physically fragile and abundantly loved, destined to grow tall and strong like her parents. She’s raised in the glow of Daddy’s generous embrace of humanity and his entertaining stories about Caty’s mother, Lenore. But Caty doesn’t remember her mother, and Daddy is vague about the reasons for her absence.

By young adulthood, Caty creates an idealized vision of her parents’ romance in Berkeley of the early ’70s, a ho... more

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