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Mavericks, Mystics, and Misfits Arthur Hoyle Mavericks, Mystics, and Misfits takes the reader on a journey across American history, from the colonial period to the present, through the life stories of exceptional men and women who have responded in unconventional ways to the challenges and circumstances of their time and place. The journey begins in... |
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Louisburg Square A. Dudley Johnson, Jr. How does a woman divorce her husband in a time when only men had the right to "grant divorces?" It’s the Gilded Age and Anna Tattersall has taken her two boys and left her husband who was seen in the embrace of one of her closest friends. She’s now staying with her true love, a wealthy... |
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Phoebe's Money Rhonda Kings Maddie Montgomery and her mother, Phoebe meet the charming and mysterious Jack Stone at an expenses-paid weekend getaway. Completely flattered by Jack, Phoebe invites the man to a family gathering in their hometown of Quinn Dixie, Maryland. Not all are as impressed with Jack, especially Adam, a local detective who... |
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Becoming Nadia Brown Becoming is an uplifting poetry collection of inspirational poems and articles about living a life of fulfillment. The author draws upon her own experiences, inspirations, and what she feels most passionate about. The poetry in this book is written about various topics; however, its... |
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The Spa at Lavender Lane Phyllis Melhado From her elegant atelier office, Nadia Demidova discreetly monitors the arrival of her latest guests. Legendary doyenne of the fabled Palm Springs getaway, she can always tell from the moment the women arrive, which ones will be problems. This group will not disappoint: a burned-out Fifth Avenue retail executive, a... |
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Pearls Dot Nuechterlein What's it like to grow older? More than 80 American women from across the country, aged middle 50s through late 90s, offer thoughtful insights on many aspects of advancing in years—the ups as well as some downs, joys along with sorrows, happy memories from the past plus... |
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In Search of Courage Steve Friedman Loner. Anti-social. Broken! These words are often used to describe over 40% of Americans who consider themselves introverts today. Do you struggle to voice your opinions at work? Do social situations drain your battery? Friedman's award-winning book is more than a compelling memoir. It offers a... |
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All Is Well With the Tribe Michael Gudeman The rite of passage into adulthood is sacred in most cultures, predictable and looked forward to, but what happens when it does not go as planned? An odd series of events or Divine intervention, who can tell for sure. Little Bear starts down this road from the known to the unknown, not knowing what once... |
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Traumergy Patrick Carberry Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Peter Morley is a retired FBI Intelligence Officer and Christian who becomes a neutrino physicist at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He started using new technology which identified a new form of energy based on traumatic past events he calls "Traumergy"... |
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I Guess We're Heroes A team of scientists discover intelligent alien life, and start a dangerous race to capitalize on the opportunity. As the decades pass, however, first contact fades from living memory, and is mysteriously absent from any official historical records. For the next five centuries humanity ventures out to the stars, their... |
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Forgotten Ellis Island Lorie Conway "How rare it is to find an absolutely fascinating story that has never been told," wrote noted historian Doris Kearns Goodwin about Forgotten Ellis Island. The book tells the lost story of the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital that saved tens of thousands of lives as immigrants flooded onto Ellis... |
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The Universe in 3/4 Time Leona Francombe When a mysterious World War II piano appears on a Brussels street one winter’s night, no one could have imagined the events it would set in motion... least of all Audrey Nightingale, the pianist who comes across it. The instrument, of finest rosewood, bears the name of an obscure Czech manufacturer... |
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Breathe for Me Donna B. Comeaux Robert Aaron Jaeger no longer has the emotional fight to outlast his grief. Less than a month ago, his wife and four-year-old daughter were in a terrible accident on the downtown streets of Seattle. The four-year-old came away with scratches. His wife, Christina, succumbed to her injuries. Under the disguise of rafting through the Glenwood... |
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Onslaught K.O. Samuels An impulsive decision. A chance to gain a lot or lose everything. An odd discovery catapults Sam Whayler into a world of crime and intrigue. Just when he thinks he's on the verge of a breakthrough the worst happens. Sam finds himself on a spine chilling quest for answers. He soon realizes that nothing is as it seems. Onslaught... |
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Saving Eric Mary Burns Mary's nightmare began when her seven-year-old adopted son inexplicably screamed before dinner one night. From that point on, her son's struggle became her struggle. Mental and physical illness, along with drug addiction, turned her life upside down. The love Mary had for her son, though, never waned as she desperately tried to... |
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The Journey to Worthington House Tracie Hickman Jessica Scott is bright, beautiful, and talented. Due to the death of her older brother in the Great War, she is also about to lose her home. Giving into desperation, Jessie pretends to be a soldier and she sets out fix the situation. Discovering her society life has done little to prepare her for the rough existence of the... |
