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  • The Cherokee Bride

    by Stephen Enna
    The Cherokee Bride takes place in the year 1850. It is the story of a 17-year-old woman whose name is Maggie Carter. Maggie is an out-of-control kid who is half Cherokee Indian and halfwhite. She grew up in Fayetteville Arkansas and was the child of a single parent Cherokee Indian who was rarely around to give her guidance or support. Her mother died when she was 14 and from then on, she was on her own without support from anyone. In 1850 an article was posted in town that got her attention. ... more

  • Ruins, Book One, Corpses in Armor Complete in One Volume

    by G. D. Giles
    We Can’t All Be Heroes Libya 1942 A German officer conspires with a French-Algerian priest and a Jewish Resistance leader to return a young prisoner to her people on the Allied side of the line.

  • From the Soul of Blackwell's Quill Whisper

    by Johnathan Blackwell
    Witches, warlocks, priests, and wizards, from the cycle of creation unto birth, all have a special calling. A silent, mystical purpose predestines them to achieve an unknown feat. Fathar, a young orphan boy, is guided by an Elder Wizard on his magical journey to become the most powerful being in the universe. On this journey, Fathar is guarded by a fearsome dragon of unfathomable might, Whisper! To understand life—past, present, and future—step into this illusional experience, a small sliver of ... more

  • Xylene X Band: A fictionalized chapter in the history of X Band (Interior design)

    by Jasper Harvey

  • Xylene X Band: A fictionalized chapter in the history of X Band (Illustration)

    by Jasper Harvey

  • Our Man in Mbabane

    by K. E. Karl
    In 1977, an idealistic young American, Frank George, travels to Swaziland and gets a job at the government’s statistical office. On weekdays, he is a typical expat in Mbabane, enjoying a comfortable lifestyle of hikes in the beautiful countryside and raucous parties with friends. But on weekends, he is a covert agent for the African National Congress, delivering weapons into South Africa for the ANC’s fight against apartheid. His encounters with the apartheid regime and its supporters continuall... more

  • Love, Lizzie

    by John Zaiss
    It’s 1952 . . a time when many choices for women were limited, if theirs to make at all. Emma is a young housewife living a seemingly perfect life with her husband Frank during the post-World War II economic boom. Yet beneath that idyllic veneer is a sobering reality: Emma, stricken with rheumatic fever as a teenager, faces pressure from her husband to start a family even though bearing a child may very well kill her. When Frank escalates his demands, Emma refuses. Fast-forward fifty yea... more

  • The Mother Gene

    by Lynne Bryant
    Dr. Miriam Stewart works tirelessly to help Appalachian women gain control over their bodies—to make a deliberate decision whether to be a mother. Bone-weary, but with a nagging fear of the obsolescence of retirement, Miriam is sandwiched between two frustratingly independent women; neither will listen to her advice. Her aging mother, Lillian, a locally beloved, retired mountain midwife, refuses to leave her farmhouse nestled deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Olivia, her thirty-year-old daughter... more

  • Alligator Lake

    by Lynne Bryant
    For the past decade, Colorado has been Avery's home--the place where she found refuge as a pregnant teenager, full of anger and shame, and the place where she chose to practice nursing and raise her mixed-race daughter, Celi. Now an invitation to her brother's wedding offers her the chance to return to Greendale and seek the long-delayed reconciliation with her family that she wants for Celi's sake. But will introducing Celi to the independent-minded grandmother whom Avery adores bring solace or... more

  • Catfish Alley

    by Lynne Bryant
    Roxanne Reeves defines her life by the committees she heads and the social status she cultivates. But she is keeping secrets that make her an outsider in her own town, always in search of acceptance. And when she is given a job none of the other white women want-researching the town's African-American history for a tour of local sites-she feels she can't say no. Elderly Grace Clark, a retired black schoolteacher, reluctantly agrees to become Roxanne's guide. Grace takes Roxanne to Catfish All... more

  • The Hideaway Equinox

    by Terri Lorah

    As the Summer ends and Fall takes over Hideaway Lake, Tiffany Quinn returns to her family cottage, a place of solace and rest. She's there to make one of the most important decisions of her life when she meets a troubled young woman that needs a helping hand. Can she make a difference in someone else's life when hers is such a wreck?

    The moment she turns 18, Autumn Monroe leaves a terrible situation at the foster home where she lived. Alone and homeless, she finds a spark o... more

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    Ko-Foe

    by Lande Yoosuf
    Kofo is a Nigerian-American bride-to-be from Brooklyn who straddles between making decisions to appease her parents’ vision of success, and secretly finding her true identity outside of their world views. Maintaining this balance was manageable until she meets the male version of herself—a British-Nigerian named Tunde. Ko-Foe is the story about a family that builds its identity on a false foundation in Western society in pursuit of assimilation. Kofo’s impending marriage forces the entire fa... more

  • Running from the Dreamland

    by Tulasi Acharya
    Deepak comes to America immediately mesmerized by the immensity of its abundance. After leaving Nepal to earn a graduate degree in the U.S., his plan is to make his fortune in the land of opportunity. He quickly learns America is more than he bargained for, especially his newfound “friends.” He questions whether he can even survive, much less succeed, in this new country. The challenge seems even more insurmountable when he settles into his new residence and job, where situations occur that test... more

  • Squid Season

    by Maithy Vu
    An enchanting tale of grief, friendship, and the beauty of transitions Four troubled twentysomethings board a ship in search of a mysterious squid only to discover their captain has gone missing. As they take turns steering the vessel, these newfound companions begin to reveal their natures and unearth the events that have inextricably bound them together. Featuring narration in prose and dialogue in rhyming verse, Squid Season dares to defy genres—reflecting the dualities of early adultho... more

  • Sailboat of Words: Poems about love and sense of life

    by Ekaterina Yakovina
    Poems about love and sense of life.

  • Where David Threw Stones: A Haunting WW2 Tale of Courage, Love, and Redemption

    by Elyse Hoffman

    West Germany, 1968 When ten-year-old David Saidel's parents are murdered, he is sent to live with his grandfather in the anti-Semitic village of Brennenbach. Miserable and lonely, David finds solace in his kindly Grandpa Ernst, who has one strict rule: never go out after midnight. When David breaks curfew to search for his missing dog, he discovers why Ernst is so serious about his curfew: Brennenbach is cursed. When midnight strikes, the town is thrown back to 1943, the height of Hitler&... more

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