A troubled teen with an unbearable father, and a woman grieving the loss of her son encounter an eclectic cast of characters at a local dog park. With nothing in common but a love of dogs, these strangers become friends and friends become family at Lake Woof, where everyone has a story. Free on Kindle.
Free: The Butler Did It!: A humorous dark comedy novella
Octogenarian Mervyn Ambrose’s acting career gets an unexpected new lease of life, but unfortunately, he doesn’t. His bucket list is modest. Make one last stage appearance. Hold a secret farewell party for his friends. Say what he’s always wanted to say to the people who annoy him. Bring the young woman he’s recently befriended into […]
Free: ‘Til the River Calms
A war criminal escapes execution only to be apprehended by a farming village. They intend to send him back to the city, but the flooded river is impassible. This war criminal will be in their hands ’til the river calms. A novella set in the fictional world of an alternate 1835. Free on Kindle.
Picasso’s Motorcycle
France, 1940. An unexpected gift of an old motorcycle with a tragically romantic past hurls a young orphan into the thick of things as war breaks out and his life changes forever. Half-French/half-German Daniel must find a way to survive in a world that mercy seems to have abandoned. This book transports the reader to […]
Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: A Novel
Bob Carson has been given the gift, or perhaps the curse, of living his long life two ways—both from birth to death and from death to birth. With insight and humor, Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart explores how we navigate life, the choices we make, and the question of whether our lives would be […]
The Fondling of Details
BRAND NEW RELEASE! “Peppered with lust and intrigue”, the story of a (predominantly) gay artist’s struggles with love, lust, and his art. “The bristling energy of Cacoyannis’s text is its forte, helping it stand out from the crowd, with its tantalizing characters an undoubted highlight.” Publishers Weekly’s The BookLife Prize $0.99 on Kindle.
Midnight Justice
Alexandria McCord is a Houston Inner-City high school history teacher by day and a justice serving vigilante by night, while on a mission to hunt down and execute the gang who murdered her parents. As she goes by, Alex becomes a champion of the school’s most troubled students, using her wits to protect them from […]
Free: Where the Heart Settles
Where the Heart Settles – A heartfelt story of love, redemption, and second chances. When small-town bakery owner Liz Goodliven meets Alex Steele, a reserved carpenter haunted by his past, an undeniable connection sparks between them. But when Alex receives a letter about his estranged father’s illness, he’s forced to choose between the life he […]
Until It Was Gone: A Contemporary Family Novel of Resilience and Hope
A poignant, hopeful novel: Four decades into their marriage, Laney decides to leave her husband. When she sets out to search for Roz, their estranged daughter, her family faces a series of impossible choices as they contend with challenges that test their bonds like never before… $0.99 on Kindle.
Under Brambles: A Short Story Collection
Literary short stories that seek to find beauty in the cracks of people’s lives. Elvis at the Casino on New Year’s Eve. A divorced mother who goes to teach in China. A one night stand that ends with the death of Nina Simone. For those who appreciate that short stories capture moments, not lifetimes. $0.99 […]
Just River
The Otis, an inconsequential river-not the Hudson-flows through Wattsville, a small city a few hours north but a universe away from the real City, capital C. You might think the everyday people who live here, in this land of scarce opportunity, are also inconsequential. Until you meet them. Sam, a cross-dresser with a voice like […]
How to Bury Your Dog
On the day Lizzy buries her longtime pet, news of a threat to her rural community brings submerged memories to the surface, opening her self-contained world to two young neighbors. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Enchanted Holidays
A short story collection of rich tapestries of life’s what-ifs and paths not taken. Delve into the intricacies of personal growth and relationships, all wrapped into the warmth of sweet, heartfelt stories. Free on Kindle.
Don’t Let Me Keep You
Hildy Halverson, a math and science genius, is pushed by her parents to enter a male-dominated field. Enamored with the human body’s power to create life, she marries young and raises a large family. She encourages her children to choose their own paths. The novel captures the struggles and joys of motherhood, with underlying […]
Games We Played
Games We Played is a powerful exploration of how trauma, bigotry, and personal history shape lives in ways both profound and unexpected. Through the intertwining stories of Rachel Goldberg, a woman facing vicious online harassment, and Stephen Drescher, a veteran struggling with a dishonorable discharge, readers will be captivated by the emotional depth and timely […]
A Thousand Flying Things
A love lost. A soul restored. A decade of secrets and separation. It takes a child to lead them home. American Dianna Calloway is committed to educating children in the thick of war-ravaged 1990s Southern Sudan. Hampered by disease, a corrupt government and a fierce tribal leader who is harboring a mysterious young boy, Dianna’s […]
Right: A Portrait of Controversy
In a 1980s America different from our own, both familiar and not, Congress passed and President Henshaw signed the Birth Cessation Act. Once it became law, no one was allowed to have a child for 25 years, any woman under 24 weeks pregnant was required to have an immediate abortion, and all men were called […]
The Love of Impossible Sums
Still grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Oliver reluctantly agrees to attend a poetry reading. The poet is Alex, who has also suffered loss, and soon after the performance she and Oliver embark on a whirlwind romance. But the past is never far behind, and a cast of meddling characters stir up tensions that […]
For the Love of Cards: Ace of Hearts
It’s a coming of age story about Nikkie, a massage therapist. She is following her dream to become an acupuncturist then finds poker massage. She falls in love with the game of poker and decides to change her career because of her passion for playing. $4.99 on Kindle.
Free: The Madness of Grief
London 1969. While men are walking on the moon, a series of dramatic events threaten to have lasting repercussions for 16-year-old Jane and the people she loves. “A richly complicated, and deeply engaging coming-of-age tale.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Best Books of 2018. “A rollicking good read” – Publishers Weekly’s BookLife Prize Free on […]
The Lion’s Den: A Novel (Sisyphus Book 2)
Father Daniel Patrick Murphy, in his sixties, must choose between staying a priest or embracing his love for Jonathan Slovanco, his partner of thirty years. Reconnecting with two former students, both young gay men facing their own struggles, he navigates themes of love, faith, and identity. This poignant story highlights the courage to live authentically […]
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We agree to disagree on how we got here in our own holy books, legends, and faiths. Each story changes, yet so much stays the same. We come from something, rise from somewhere. The one indisputable fact is that we are here, all of us. Consuming towards oblivion. We have used the waters we emerged […]
Free: Big City Secrets
“A raw and visceral journey through the alleys and penthouses of America, Big City Secrets is a striking tale of pushing through pain to discover ones potential. From an abusive childhood and early abandonment issues to complexes around sex, intimacy, money, and success, this book and its sympathetic protagonist shy away from nothing, turning a […]
Spearthrower
Love can be all drama, and God eats bugs. Kim, the human, invades the cosmos, traveling through vivid hallucinations and reality. Will she make it home or did she travel to begin with? $0.99 on Kindle.
Cutter Kauai Sea Adventures
Follow the exciting adventures of young Coast Guard Lieutenant Ben Wyporek and his heroic crew on board the U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat Kauai. Aging patrol boat USCGC Kauai is taken from the normal hurly-burly of Coast Guard operations and upgraded with the latest stealth, engineering, and electronic technology by the Director of National Intelligence. […]
Death on the Grand Strand
Death on the Grand Strand Maintenance men are during their routine of dragging the ponds, to retrieve lost golf balls, on an exclusive Golf Club in South Carolina. To their surprise and shock, they discover the body of a man, his mouth stuffed with golf balls. BJ Gleeson, residing in Louisiana, is called by a […]
Emma’s Perfect Puppy
Emma has wanted a puppy for as long as she can remember. She is eight years old, almost nine, and on a mission to achieve this long-standing dream. Its now or never, she believes. But her parents and older sister think she is not responsible enough to own a puppy. Despite the many obstacles in […]
Concerning Intelletual Suicide in The Human Race
Intellectual suicide corresponds to the more or less conscious decision to switch off the brain and renounce rational thought in favor of attitudes dictated by superstitions, by established habits, by prejudices, by common places. The effects of irrational choices made with the brain switched off can be devastating for oneself and for the others. Examples […]
Free: The Tales of Zren Janin boxed set
Three strangers race across two countries with only one goal: to survive. Kerek, Matasi, and Vikland are three countries squabbling like quarrelsome siblings. The Kerek King has allowed banditry against anyone with a different language or skin color, and the Vikland Empress has had enough of her travelers injured and killed outside of her borders. […]
Free: Surviving Jane
Dr. David Scholz is looking for a career change. He’s burnt out and is planning a year-long sabbatical to travel and reset before beginning his ophthalmology residency. During these last weeks, David is given a tough patient: young Jane Doe, a heroin addict, is brought in with severe injuries. Jane does not want to be […]
The Love of Impossible Sums
JUST OUT! Still grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Oliver reluctantly agrees to attend a poetry reading, and on the way a stranger asks him for a light. She is Alex, who is also the poet, and soon after the performance she and Oliver embark on a whirlwind romance. But an ever-present cast of […]
Long Story Shorties: Custody, Coins, and Conflicts
It’s fair to say we have heard stories about many other categories in the beauty industry hair stylist, barber, and even fashion designer. Now, through events based on a true story, let’s talk about a lash technician/makeup artist fighting to establish their lane in the broad industry. Parys Germane is determined to turn her life […]
Free: Chasing Rabbits
Award winning book about a medical student unwillingly coming face to face with life and death during an unexpected clinical clerkship. The Pediatric Oncology ward and its patients will show Rudy a side of his education he did not expect, finding the most courageous patients among the children of the ward. Free on Kindle.
Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters
Love and heartbreak interlace this powerful and moving” coming of age story about clashing cultures and complicated relationships. “Supremely readable…” ABROAD follows Skip, Maddie, and Rex as they explore new experiences and navigate romantic loves and friendships during the cultural upheaval and sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s. Bittersweet stories for fans of Sally […]
Puffs of Enlightenment: the 420 Pot Passport
Imagine holding in your hands a passport that doesn’t just take you to new places, but unlocks new states of mind. “Puffs of Enlightenment: Poems of the Pot Passport” is your ticket to a poetic voyage wrapped in the scents and smoke of the world’s most enigmatic plant. Each page is a trip, each verse […]
Free: Short Spanish Stories for Beginners: Learn Beginner Spanish With 20 Exciting Tales!
Dreaming of learning Spanish in a fun and engaging way, but having trouble finding the right reading material? Look no further! Start an exciting journey to learning Spanish with 20 engaging short stories! Language learning can often seem like a daunting task, especially when it comes to finding interesting and accessible reading material. Struggling with […]
Free: The Christmas Stocking
How a Christmas Stocking helps keep a family’s special memories alive. For those who have lost someone they love. Made me almost cry. Made me smile. A warm tender story about loss and love and Christmas mending broken hearts Amazon Review Free on Kindle.
Anne Frank on Tour and Other Stories
This imaginative short story collection starts fast as Anne Frank survives World War II and becomes a literary star, and Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson agree to an interview that becomes quite candid, and a lonely husband picks up the wrong female hitchhiker. There are also stories about speed dating, people in distress, and famous […]
Free: Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters
Fall in love with this powerful and moving” coming of age story about clashing cultures and complicated relationships. “Supremely readable…” ABROAD follows Skip, Maddie, and Rex as they travel overseas and navigate romantic loves and friendships during the cultural upheaval and sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s. Bittersweet stories for fans of Sally Rooney. […]
The Home I left
A journey home reveals more than John could ever have imagined secrets, loss, and the surprising power of redemption. After years of service, John Furst settled into a low-key bureaucratic post within the US military, coordinating funeral arrangements for soldiers. With a loving woman in his corner, and a punchy work crew he enjoys, he […]