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May 2008


Murder, Madness & Love, Yolanda Renee
Murder, Madness & Love

Yolanda Renee

After a gritty Anchorage Detective, Steven Quaid, becomes involved with a beautiful widow, Sarah...
I Can Tap Dance, Sarah Ulmer
I Can Tap Dance

Sarah Ulmer

Have you ever been so fed up with parts of your life you wish you could take a sledgehammer and...
Timely Persuasion, Jacob LaCivita
Timely Persuasion

Jacob LaCivita

A struggling music critic goes back in time on a quest to save his sister from the relationship...


April 2008


Trapped, Judy Spurr
Trapped

Judy Spurr

TRAPPED will appeal to young readers who have struggled in school or had to deal with bullying. In...


March 2008


The Pen Is Mightier Than the Broom: Memoirs, Stories, and Poems, Barbara Shine (editor)
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Broom: Memoirs, Stories, and Poems

Barbara Shine (editor)

This unusual collection offers 52 short works by 11 remarkable everyday women. Writings are grouped...
Out of Time, Cliff Ball
Out of Time

Cliff Ball

The US government clones a famous scientist and he invents time travel so the government can change...
The Shaman and the Rose, Bill Haynes
The Shaman and the Rose

Bill Haynes

After 2000 years of imprisonment, Satan has been freed. Whose side will he join when the horsemen...
Writing as a Small Business, Nash Black
Writing as a Small Business

Nash Black

Writing as a Small Business is the perfect guide to help writers navigate the world of creative...

If I Were an Eagle: Book 2, D.L. Hale
If I Were an Eagle: Book 2

D.L. Hale

It's 1969 and life or death in Vietnam, but half way around the world, an elderly man is dying....
If I Were an Eagle: Book 1, D.L. Hale
If I Were an Eagle: Book 1

D.L. Hale

It's 1947 in Tennessee Moonshine stills, bootleggers dot the landscape. Karen Quincy, young and...
Tainted Hero, Michael Davis
Tainted Hero

Michael Davis

As a decorated Army Ranger, Eric Emerson is honor bound to defend the helpless, and trained to...
Some Glad Morning, Irene Steele
Some Glad Morning

Irene Steele

Mildred Johnson is orphaned when her parents are killed in a protest for voting rights in the...



February 2008


The Demon Inside: The Zone War, Book 1, Terry Cloutier
The Demon Inside: The Zone War, Book 1

Terry Cloutier

Everyone needs an escape from reality occasionally, but for Edward Fox, the fantasy world he...
Spirit Box, Michael Mordenga
Spirit Box

Michael Mordenga

No one can breathe on the icy planet of Taros-Avros, but that didn’t stop colonization. The...
Too Much, Linda Taylor West
Too Much

Linda Taylor West

Luke likes food a little too much. He wants to eat everything. When will he stop? Join Luke on this...


January 2008


Sexiest Man Alive, Diana Holquist
Sexiest Man Alive

Diana Holquist

Jasmine Burns has always wanted to know the name of her one true love. Her sister Amy is a gypsy...
Feel Happy Now, Michael Neill
Feel Happy Now

Michael Neill

In his bestseller YOU CAN HAVE WHAT YOU WANT, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) master trainer...
Riding a Stallion: Igniting the Fire, Robert P. Theiss
Riding a Stallion: Igniting the Fire

Robert P. Theiss

In his first book, Robert Theiss openly shares his spiritual journey which led him to develop a...
Mysterious Secret (After Death), Sabije Dervishi Veseli
Mysterious Secret (After Death)

Sabije Dervishi Veseli

MYSTERIOUS SECRET is about a young girls soul that carrying a mysterious secret. This tragic story...

Why Did You Fall in Love With Me?, Sabije Dervishi Veseli
Why Did You Fall in Love With Me?

Sabije Dervishi Veseli

WHY DID YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH ME? is a unique love story, about a spiritual path one can take...
Mary Magdalene, Her Legacy, Bettye Johnson
Mary Magdalene, Her Legacy

Bettye Johnson

The lineage of Mary Magdalene and Jesus has long been disputed, and now comes a novel based on...
Under the Liberty Oak, Paige Mercer Cummings
Under the Liberty Oak

Paige Mercer Cummings

A taut fast-paced mystery which adroitly shifts between the tumultuous events of the summer of 1964...
Paraworld Zero, Matthew Peterson
Paraworld Zero

Matthew Peterson

Twelve-year-old earthling, Simon Kent, stumbles upon a secret that thrusts him into a bizarre...



December 2007


Midori By Moonlight, Wendy Nelson Tokunaga
Midori By Moonlight

Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

Fresh-from-Japan Midori Saito gets lost in translation in San Francisco as she searches for her...
No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You, Louise Lewis
No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You

Louise Lewis

The author narrates the true story of her four-year journey of following messages received from...
Searchable Whereabouts, Tinisha Nicole Johnson
Searchable Whereabouts

Tinisha Nicole Johnson

SEARCHABLE WHEREABOUTS is the story of Rahkel Williams who’s trying to unravel the mysterious...
Dr. Zastro's Sanitarium: For the Ailments of Women, Ludmilla Bollow
Dr. Zastro's Sanitarium: For the Ailments of Women

Ludmilla Bollow

This beautifully written novel explores the joys and sorrows of passion during the 1880's. ...

The Seraphs, M.W. Briggs
The Seraphs

M.W. Briggs

THE SERAPHS is a compilation of time travel, alternate realities, parallel universes and alien...


November 2007


Tales of Tara, Lily Sparkletoon
Tales of Tara

Lily Sparkletoon

Imagine a post apocalyptic world where only a few dare fight for freedom and of those who would put...
Make Me a Match, Diana Holquist
Make Me a Match

Diana Holquist

Pick out wedding dress and ignore psychic sister who says I'm marrying the wrong...
The Dowry Bride, Shobhan Bantwal
The Dowry Bride

Shobhan Bantwal

Megha is sick with horror when she realizes that her husband and his mother are plotting to kill...
We Care About Golf, Thomas E. Warner
We Care About Golf

Thomas E. Warner

WE CARE ABOUT GOLF is a sequel to Mr. Warner’s first novel; he has increased his characters by...

Understanding Evangelicals: A Guide to Jesusland, Dave Jeffers
Understanding Evangelicals: A Guide to Jesusland

Dave Jeffers

One of the immediate results of the 2004 General Election in the United States was the notion of...
Neitherworld Book One Akiiwan, Scott Baker
Neitherworld Book One Akiiwan

Scott Baker

An extraterrestrial culture makes an urgent appeal to a powerful 17th century Ojibwe clan shaman...
Drive, Rob Roberge
Drive

Rob Roberge

In DRIVE, Rob Roberge brings together an eclectic group of characters bound by the Sarasota Sun, a...


October 2007


Family Acts, Louise Shaffer
Family Acts

Louise Shaffer

Louise Shaffer follows her beloved novels The Three Miss Margarets and The Ladies of Garrison...
The Mansfield Lighthouse Cats, Charlotte Barnes
The Mansfield Lighthouse Cats

Charlotte Barnes

The book is a collection of poetry covering everything from love and loneliness to genetic testing...
Real Solutions to Children's Health, Anne Arsenault
Real Solutions to Children's Health

Anne Arsenault

Real Solutions to Children's Health, is designed for busy parents who want health for their...
Of Doggerel and the Dean, Patrick O’Donnell
Of Doggerel and the Dean

Patrick O’Donnell

Private investigator Phil Oxnard is called in to investigate a rash of robberies at Garwood...

Tinna's Promise, Miranda Mayer
Tinna's Promise

Miranda Mayer

Aside from being forced to resolve such minor issues like figuring out why legions of dragons are...
Max and the Gatekeeper, James Todd Cochrane
Max and the Gatekeeper

James Todd Cochrane

A war has been waging for centuries; a magical and technological battle between good and evil. ...


September 2007


“Passing” For Who You Really Are, A.D. Powell
“Passing” For Who You Really Are

A.D. Powell

“Passing” For Who You Really Are: Twelve Essays in Support of Multiracial Whiteness is a manifesto...
As I Tarry Along Life's Road, Jerusalmi Streete
As I Tarry Along Life's Road

Jerusalmi Streete

As I Tarry Along Life's Road is a collection of contemporary poems, which reflects various...
One Is Fun, Leona DeRosa Bodie
One Is Fun

Leona DeRosa Bodie

One Is Fun follows a one-year-old as he enjoys the magic of daily activities until he finally says...
77 Urban Street, Annie Grant
77 Urban Street

Annie Grant

You Think You’ve Got Bad Neighbors?

When Annie and Pete moved into their new apartment,...

Catchers in the Sky, Mission: Korea, Jonathan Damien
Catchers in the Sky, Mission: Korea

Jonathan Damien

A revolutionary airborne weapons system barely off the drawing board. A diverse and divided crew...
The Ezekiel Code, Gary Val Tenuta
The Ezekiel Code

Gary Val Tenuta

Zeke Banyon, a Catholic seminary dropout, runs a homeless shelter in the old waterfront district of...


August 2007


Your Writing Coach, Jurgen Wolff
Your Writing Coach

Jurgen Wolff

More than just a how-to guide, YOUR WRITING COACH is a friendly coach and mentor, providing all the...
Of Ghosts and Magic, Alfred M. Albers
Of Ghosts and Magic

Alfred M. Albers

"In 1973, Alex Holloman got a job as a courier and met a wonderful lady. Suddenly, his world fell...
The Fortune Quilt, Lani Diane Rich
The Fortune Quilt

Lani Diane Rich

Carly McKay's life is going just fine until she produces a television piece on psychic quilt maker...
Devils in the Sugar Shop, Timothy Schaffert
Devils in the Sugar Shop

Timothy Schaffert

A failed erotic novelist; a hostess of prim sex-toy parties; an artist and a bookshop owner pursued...

Zeera, Mary Dombach
Zeera

Mary Dombach

Zeera is one of a dozen nubile young Argerians rocketed to Earth on a single-purpose mission: get...
Romeo and Juliet: A Modern Day Sequel, James Edwards
Romeo and Juliet: A Modern Day Sequel

James Edwards

Juliet's beloved Romeo dies for their love as does she. He chases her through time and awakens in...
Victory Song, Jeri Doner
Victory Song

Jeri Doner

The United States is a country at war. Andy Richardson sees enlistment as an opportunity to get...
The Balkan Secret Conspiracy, Barbara Shenouda
The Balkan Secret Conspiracy

Barbara Shenouda

For years, Canadian novelist Zlata Pierce remembered the horrible day when her Croatian family died...



July 2007


Foot Ways, Lynn Veach Sadler
Foot Ways

Lynn Veach Sadler

Lynn Veach Sadler weaves this coming of age tale with old wives' tales and a twist of menace to...
Partially Human, Dwayne G. Anderson
Partially Human

Dwayne G. Anderson

When a teenager from Los Angeles discovers that he is not entirely human, he becomes a social...


May 2007


Just a Season, John Wills
Just a Season

John Wills

JUST A SEASON by new author, John T. Wills is a luminous story into the life of a man who in the...
In the Wash: The Rona Shively Stories, Rebecca Benston
In the Wash: The Rona Shively Stories

Rebecca Benston

Rona Shively has seen a lot of things in her day, but nothing like the case brought to her by...
Men Cry Too: Poems & Prose, Wayne L. Misner
Men Cry Too: Poems & Prose

Wayne L. Misner

The poems help make sense of how people hold onto the thrills and memories of love, as they lose...
Jadwiga's Crossing, Richard J. Lutz, Aloysius A. Lutz
Jadwiga's Crossing

Richard J. Lutz, Aloysius A. Lutz

What kind of heroine did it take to build Twentieth-Century America? The people who built upon the...

Yesterday's Falcon, Tim Newman
Yesterday's Falcon

Tim Newman

YESTERDAY’S FALCON opens when Gawain, knight of Arthur's Round Table, collapses at the portals of...


April 2007


Flashes of Life, Jerry Dickens
Flashes of Life

Jerry Dickens

Flashes of Life is a collection of eleven short stories. Though mostly fiction, many of my stories...
Silent Whispers in Stone Garden, J.A.Z.I.
Silent Whispers in Stone Garden

J.A.Z.I.

Hot shot detective Matthew Bediker has struggled with feelings of abandonment all his life. When...


March 2007


These Are Our Stories, Paul Alleyne, Emma Alleyne
These Are Our Stories

Paul Alleyne, Emma Alleyne

These Are Our Stories represents a compilation: a collection of poems, images, and two short...
Dreamin' Dreams, B. Gerad O'Brien
Dreamin' Dreams

B. Gerad O'Brien

A collection of short Irish stories that take you from humour to romance, from sad to sinister,...


February 2007


Nobody Knows Me, Haydn
Nobody Knows Me

Haydn

‘A chameleon, a liar, a bitch, a slut, a fag, King of Sleaze, Virgin Queen, a manipulator, a...
Silent People: Hearing the Call of the Dodder, Yvonne Jerrold
Silent People: Hearing the Call of the Dodder

Yvonne Jerrold

Silent People: Hearing the Call of the Dodder is about the silent people who wander among us...
Swap, Sam Moffie
Swap

Sam Moffie

This hilarious novel explores Sheldon's desire to change his home life-and what happens when he...
Beach People, Judi Blaze
Beach People

Judi Blaze

A combination of mystery, suspense and romance, Beach People takes place on the Oregon coast where...



January 2007


Qualifying Laps: A Brewster County Novel, Nash Black
Qualifying Laps: A Brewster County Novel

Nash Black

Brewster County: Farm for sale, complete with brand new barn, old Corvette, and one dead body. It...
Write Your Self Well... Journal Your Self to Health, Ina Albert, Zoe Keithley
Write Your Self Well... Journal Your Self to Health

Ina Albert, Zoe Keithley

"Medical research demonstrates that when you write about what you feel, you feel better! This...
Jim's Bahamas Adventure: Small Boats vs. the Devil's Triangle, Stephen L. Blain
Jim's Bahamas Adventure: Small Boats vs. the Devil's Triangle

Stephen L. Blain

This is the story of Jim Spade’s humorous adventures and misadventures with eleven co-workers from...
Newport, Edward T. Duranty
Newport

Edward T. Duranty

The time period centers around the late 1950's when Newport was home to a large Naval presence. It...



December 2006


Information Systems 101: A Business Owner's Guide for Staying Afloat, C. Oakes Templeman
Information Systems 101: A Business Owner's Guide for Staying Afloat

C. Oakes Templeman

Designed specifically to empower and educate business owners and organizational leaders, Templeman...
The Every Day Living Of Children & Teens Monologues, Adra Young
The Every Day Living Of Children & Teens Monologues

Adra Young

The Every Day Living Of Children & Teens Monologues is a collection of 51 actual events that have...
Sarah's Brass Token, Ciara Gold
Sarah's Brass Token

Ciara Gold

When a lone woman tries to raise a child alone in 1874, she discovers inner strength through the...


November 2006


The Rest is Illusion, Eric Arvin
The Rest is Illusion

Eric Arvin

A coming of age story with a supernatural bent, set on the campus of Verona College. The story...
Tales of Brother Goose, Brett Nicholas Moore
Tales of Brother Goose

Brett Nicholas Moore

Mother Goose wrote tales and nursery rhymes which captivated generation after generation. Her...


October 2006


Cold Case, Christopher Ash
Cold Case

Christopher Ash

When an arsonist arrives in Spartika City, both the police and Sean Hubbard, the costumed crime...
Of Ice and Steel, D. Clayton Meadows
Of Ice and Steel

D. Clayton Meadows

It is autumn 1944. A German U-boat carries out a secret mission. Her course is north. She must make...
Return to Me, Fran Silver
Return to Me

Fran Silver

A relationship between Franklin and a younger Meredith when fate intervenes......for the second...
The Apron Book, EllynAnne Geisel
The Apron Book

EllynAnne Geisel

THE APRON BOOK provides full-color photos of new and vintage aprons from the author's collection,...

Split Indecision, Pierre Bateau
Split Indecision

Pierre Bateau

Jacob Livingston is a young man with problems. After losing his parents to a brutal murder, he...
Tomorrow They Will Kiss, Eduardo Santiago
Tomorrow They Will Kiss

Eduardo Santiago

Like her native Cuba, Graciela Altamira is beautiful, defiant, passionate, and constantly...


September 2006


Psychedelic Six, Paul Spock
Psychedelic Six

Paul Spock

Psychedelic Six is the story of Sylvester Wright, an insecure and immature young man at the...
small acts of sex and electricity, Lise Haines
small acts of sex and electricity

Lise Haines

Beauty and privilege, a charming, handsome husband and two promising young daughters, money, a...
In the Whirlwind, Tichaona M. Chinyelu
In the Whirlwind

Tichaona M. Chinyelu

Join me as I weave words about the death of California and the path from Stevie to Sankara. Dig...
Love's Reparations, Jackie Young
Love's Reparations

Jackie Young

If Love showed up bearing an IOU, what would you do? This is the underlying question and lesson...

Master Spies and Muzzy Spooks, Dan Speers
Master Spies and Muzzy Spooks

Dan Speers

In exactly five days, a terrorist bomb will explode beneath the White House. With intelligence...
My Life is all I Have, V. Anthony Rivers
My Life is all I Have

V. Anthony Rivers

Leesha Tyler is about to commit robbery when memories from her past start to consume her. Leesha...
Lincoln in the Basement, Jerry Cowling
Lincoln in the Basement

Jerry Cowling

Political intrigue fueled by arrogance and a lust for power propel a Civil War Nightmare in which...
Gailia; Healing From Grief, Toni Johnson
Gailia; Healing From Grief

Toni Johnson

Gailia, a little fairy child who lives in a perfect world, has her world shattered after the death...



August 2006


Defeated: Book One of Darkness Among the Stars, S.D. McKee
Defeated: Book One of Darkness Among the Stars

S.D. McKee

The year is 2271. Jonathon Quinn, decorated war hero and captain of the flagship ICS Intimidator,...
Climb Every Obstacle, Anita Jefferson
Climb Every Obstacle

Anita Jefferson

Turn an obstacle into an opportunity in one page. Climb Every Obstacle contains 101 everyday...


July 2006


Trilogy 104: It Must Be Love, Rebecca Ruger
Trilogy 104: It Must Be Love

Rebecca Ruger

Three short historical romance stories showing that some men will go to great lengths to get what...
Against a Crimson Sky, James Conroyd Martin
Against a Crimson Sky

James Conroyd Martin

A sweeping epic, AGAINST A CRIMSON SKY is an unforgettable tale of love, secrets, valor, and the...
The Devil Comes to Larkspur, Carol S. Neumann
The Devil Comes to Larkspur

Carol S. Neumann

The people of Larkspur have always enjoyed the simple pleasures that are associated with small town...
Men are all Murderers and Women are all Whores: A Satire, Justin Zaza
Men are all Murderers and Women are all Whores: A Satire

Justin Zaza

Men are all Murderers and Women are all Whores is a satire of a fictitious society that stereotypes...

Dropped! A Condition - Not A Character Flaw, Gee Jae Arnold
Dropped! A Condition - Not A Character Flaw

Gee Jae Arnold

Life is a journey that will take us from the highest highs to the lowest lows, and back again in an...
The Endless Evolving Trilogy - A Poem Cycle, Hudson Owen
The Endless Evolving Trilogy - A Poem Cycle

Hudson Owen

THE ENDLES EVOLVING TRILOGY is a collection of related poems, a generational mythology written over...
Weekends, Lindy Hudis
Weekends

Lindy Hudis

An innocent-sounding family reunion at an exclusive California beach resort turns into a weekend of...
A Thin Line, Suzannah Safi
A Thin Line

Suzannah Safi

Alvairo, the handsome Spanish doctor, and Alaina, the wildly beautiful Australian, share a...

Colored Snow Flakes, Helen Downey
Colored Snow Flakes

Helen Downey

A young girl in the sixties is out of touch with the Vietnam War, she is having those growing pains...
Camille Claudel, A Novel, Alma Bond
Camille Claudel, A Novel

Alma Bond

CAMILLE CLAUDEL, A NOVEL begins with a prologue in which Camille Claudel, an old lady confined to...
Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor, Marlys Marshall Styne
Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor

Marlys Marshall Styne

This book is not a chronological autobiography, but a book about aging, retirement, teaching,...
Many Faces to Many Places, Judy Azar LeBlanc
Many Faces to Many Places

Judy Azar LeBlanc

Happiness, fear, loneliness and love are all parts of a state of being that every person...

Past Imperfect, Present Progressive, Kerry Wood
Past Imperfect, Present Progressive

Kerry Wood

"Past Imperfect, Present Progressive" presents a gallimaufry of reminiscences by a vocal member of...
Death to Fool Boys Incorporated, Kenner Bisch
Death to Fool Boys Incorporated

Kenner Bisch

During the ‘dog eat dog’ fighting in ‘the heat of battle’ of war, many things happen that normally...
My Land Is Your Land, Debra Fulton White
My Land Is Your Land

Debra Fulton White

THE PAST

Back at the University of Berkeley, the commitment to dedicate his life to...
Three Weeks Last Spring, Victoria Howard
Three Weeks Last Spring

Victoria Howard

Computer expert Skye Dunbar finds it almost impossible to put the events of the previous year...



June 2006


Kwatee: Secret of the USS Kwatee, R. Allen Downey
Kwatee: Secret of the USS Kwatee

R. Allen Downey

Set sail for suspense when a supernatural ship goes on an evil mission. The suspense thriller...
Skye Dancer, Lila L. Pinord
Skye Dancer

Lila L. Pinord

Jessie Dancer is abducted from her home and held captive by a deranged mountain man when skye and...
Sea Changes: A Novel, Bill Branley
Sea Changes: A Novel

Bill Branley

A novel about grief, hurricanes, hiking, Pablo Neruda, Ella Fitzgerald, and two Northwest baby...
Liquid Kisses, Mocha Sistah
Liquid Kisses

Mocha Sistah

Lyrical ectasy as put forth by the pen of Mocha Sistah captures your mind, body and sensual spirit...

The Ride of Our Lives:  Roadside Lessons of an American Family, Mike Leonard
The Ride of Our Lives: Roadside Lessons of an American Family

Mike Leonard

More baby boomers than ever are struggling to cope with watching their senior parents face the...
The Rune Primer, Sweyn Plowright
The Rune Primer

Sweyn Plowright

A handbook containing factual information about the known historical sources. It explains what we...
Better Days Ahead, Charlie Valentine
Better Days Ahead

Charlie Valentine

It is America in the 1950s. Four different families play out their individual lives in different...
The Looming Fog, Rosemary Esehagu
The Looming Fog

Rosemary Esehagu

THE LOOMING FOG is about life in rural Nigeria as seen through the eyes of an abandoned intersexed...



May 2006


What If?, Gunnar Jensen
What If?

Gunnar Jensen

Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? It is important to understand our role in...
The Magic & the Mundane: A Guide for the Writer's Journey, P. June Diehl
The Magic & the Mundane: A Guide for the Writer's Journey

P. June Diehl

The writer’s world is both magical, the art of writing-and mundane, the craft. Journey with your...
Battleground Earth, Sherri Fulmer Moorer
Battleground Earth

Sherri Fulmer Moorer

Battleground Earth – Living by Faith in a Pagan World is an inspirational guide to applying...
No Woman is Allergic to Diamonds, Macabee Dean
No Woman is Allergic to Diamonds

Macabee Dean

One-liners, wisdoms, proverbs, quotable quotes--more than creative writing; they are a form of...



April 2006


Psycho Psychic, Betsy Gallup
Psycho Psychic

Betsy Gallup

Eva knows all your secrets. She can tell the future, but she can't stop the string of murders...
13 Days, Raven W. Night
13 Days

Raven W. Night

Sometimes revenge is carried out beyond the grave. Two men, John Savior and Colonel Justice, are...


February 2006


Behind a Timid Mask, Charles O. Uzoaru, M.D.
Behind a Timid Mask

Charles O. Uzoaru, M.D.

A West African Princess marries an irresponsible Commoner against her parents' wishes and pays a...
So Mammy Said, Patrick Burke
So Mammy Said

Patrick Burke

A powerful chronicle of a young Irish Catholic boy’s life in a small village in Southern Ireland...
Poems to Use When Hiding from the Shadows, Liz DeJesus
Poems to Use When Hiding from the Shadows

Liz DeJesus

With this collection of poetry, not only has Liz DeJesus won me over even more with her writing but...
The Quiet Canadians, Warren Thompson
The Quiet Canadians

Warren Thompson

A fast-paced thrill ride through the Canadian world of covert and clandestine activities, from the...



January 2006


My Everything, Denise Skelton
My Everything

Denise Skelton

Benjamin Harrison, needs a private investigator. He meets adventurous, PI, Deanna Myers and is...
Jimmie, Cut that Jigger Down, Vivcooper
Jimmie, Cut that Jigger Down

Vivcooper

The fast gun Sheriff gets fed up with an outlaw gang operating in his territory, so he and his...
The Missing Locket (Cynthia's Attic, Book 1), Mary Cunningham
The Missing Locket (Cynthia's Attic, Book 1)

Mary Cunningham

Best friends, Cynthia and Augusta Lee, or ‘Gus’ as she prefers to be called, are as “different as...
Ten Times Guilty, Brenda Hill
Ten Times Guilty

Brenda Hill

Ten Times Guilty is about a single mother's struggle for worth after a vicious attack. It's...



December 2005


Jacob's Monkey--The Trouble with Lying, Kristi Sayles
Jacob's Monkey--The Trouble with Lying

Kristi Sayles

Jacob liked the attention he got when he told everybody that he had a pet monkey-until his teacher...
Secrets of the Magdalene Scrolls, Bettye Johnson
Secrets of the Magdalene Scrolls

Bettye Johnson

A spellbinding tale of intrigue, historical information about Mary Magdalene, Jesus, adventure,...


October 2005


Tony Blair: The Wilderness Years, Ian Duncan Smith
Tony Blair: The Wilderness Years

Ian Duncan Smith

Tony “Bono” Blair is a bit confused. He believes he is the famed British Prime Minister of the...
Searching for Middle Ground, Cynthia Wilder Supnet
Searching for Middle Ground

Cynthia Wilder Supnet

Cynthia Supnet, wife for 33 years, mother of 7 children, author of 7 books & founder of two...
Never Ceese, Sue Dent
Never Ceese

Sue Dent

A vampire . . . A werewolf . . . Can two who were wronged make it right? Never Ceese is the story...
A World of Assassins, Neil Davies
A World of Assassins

Neil Davies

Humans are being murdered on the planet Dirve. No one seems particularly bothered, except the...



September 2005


Witch, Jennifer M. Wilson
Witch

Jennifer M. Wilson

At the time of her death she was one of the most prosperous tavern proprietors in the colonies, and...


August 2005


War of Angels: First of Days, Joe McSweeney
War of Angels: First of Days

Joe McSweeney

Is it his imagination or does there seem to be a clearing of the stale breath blowing from below? ...


July 2005


Cause for Murder (Hawkman Series, #7), Betty Sullivan La Pierre
Cause for Murder (Hawkman Series, #7)

Betty Sullivan La Pierre

When it’s discovered Burke Parker might have been poisoned, the suspicion of guilt falls on his...
The End of Time, Randall Towe
The End of Time

Randall Towe

The darkness comes because it always does. Now its time has come again. The endless struggle...
Arabian Tales, Cindy Vega
Arabian Tales

Cindy Vega

An exciting story about the young woman who worked as a flight attendant in a country that she...
Edges: O Israel, O Palestine, Leora Skolkin-Smith
Edges: O Israel, O Palestine

Leora Skolkin-Smith

The novel is set in the Israel of the early 1960's. Liana's mother and aunt tell lively stories...

Discount Heaven, Christine Hamm
Discount Heaven

Christine Hamm

Discount Heaven: the latest poems by Christine Hamm. This is a dark and amusing collection...


May 2005


Tours de Farce, Stephen Tanner
Tours de Farce

Stephen Tanner

In Tours de Farce -- Travel Travesties you'll chuckle through 28 chapters stuffed with the...
Sabrina's Destiny, Selena Robins
Sabrina's Destiny

Selena Robins

The right woman. The wrong man. The road to Sabrina's destiny is lined with a mystical force. Will...
The Jump, Ian O'Connor
The Jump

Ian O'Connor

The Jump examines the culture of big-time, big-business high school basketball by chronicling the...
Whatever it Takes, Paul Alleyne
Whatever it Takes

Paul Alleyne

At the tender age of four, Traci Adams is kidnapped by a crazed drug dealer. Paralyzed by the fear...



April 2005


The League, Mark Barnes
The League

Mark Barnes

It is a game that 15 million people play for fun.  But the men in Wall Street's newest league are...
A Choice of Love, Dean Robbins
A Choice of Love

Dean Robbins

Philip Cellars thought nothing interesting would ever happen to him.  When he finds his friend...
Harvesting Your Family History, Denyce Porter Peyton
Harvesting Your Family History

Denyce Porter Peyton

This informative book was written for young people of African American descent. It offers brief...
Note to Self, Liz DeJesus
Note to Self

Liz DeJesus

Hilarious and fast-paced, Note to Self deals with universal themes like loneliness, the...



March 2005


More Than They Could Chew, Rob Roberge
More Than They Could Chew

Rob Roberge

Nick Ray lives in a world where everything is for sale. University Ph.D.s, pig fetuses, bomb...
Mapping of Marakesh, Paul Tonks
Mapping of Marakesh

Paul Tonks

'The Ajya-Na-Ku are coming, and should this rock fall the dragons will also turn, and this time the...
Surrender, Dawn Rachel Carrington
Surrender

Dawn Rachel Carrington

Kira dreams of reclaiming the city the Timaran gods had taken from her at her birth and now, with...


February 2005


Bump, Diana Wagman
Bump

Diana Wagman

BUMP is the story of a trio of motorists and one policeman linked together by a tangled,...
Spire City, Derek Smith
Spire City

Derek Smith

The Tecs are millennia-evolved humans who live on tall Spire that dominates the native City...
Alien Log, Robert Farrell
Alien Log

Robert Farrell

Twenty-seven-year-old Wendy Ahearn is a brilliant, world-renowned linguist. Her passion for music...
M.P., A Novel of Vietnam, John Schembra
M.P., A Novel of Vietnam

John Schembra

JUNE 1967- As Vincent Torelli stepped off the plane at Bien Hoa Air Base, he had a hard time...

Riding on a Rainbow, Judi Blaze
Riding on a Rainbow

Judi Blaze

As descendants of Irish Travelers, Maggie and her family are unable to change a way of life that...
Unseen Forces, Ed Kovacs
Unseen Forces

Ed Kovacs

Maverick archeologist Dr. Sky Wilder has never been able to prove any of his outside-the-box fringe...


January 2005


Starlight, Starbright, Barbara Elliott Carpenter
Starlight, Starbright

Barbara Elliott Carpenter

Small town living at its best is portrayed in the pages of Starlight, Starbright…. The mysteries of...
Dream of Power, Dream of Glory, Terry Weide
Dream of Power, Dream of Glory

Terry Weide

Come and meet a beautiful witch named Cassandra, and a young champion, Eric Leafstone, who are on a...
No More Bobs, Cynthia Borris
No More Bobs

Cynthia Borris

Sexy, Complex and Satisfying!

Something is wrong in Pelican Point. No, it's not the...
Pelican Watch, Rose Senehi
Pelican Watch

Rose Senehi

Nicky Sullivan can't turn her back on an injured animal, but this time she came to the island to...

Men Don't Listen, Wayne L. Misner
Men Don't Listen

Wayne L. Misner

The title tells us this is a self-help book. The author has us climb inside of the head of men to...


August 2004


Conscience, Dr. Bifford Debs
Conscience

Dr. Bifford Debs

Doctor Debs works in numerous concepts and issues while telling stories that demand the attention...
Whispers of the Heart, Laurie Larsen
Whispers of the Heart

Laurie Larsen

For Cassandra Sloan, life smells like roses: her career is both financially successful and...
On Indian Time, Judi Blaze
On Indian Time

Judi Blaze

Raised by an abusive German Father and Sioux Mother in the windy railroad town of Deadrock,...
Adam: The Transformation, Dr. Norman W. Wilson, Ph.D.
Adam: The Transformation

Dr. Norman W. Wilson, Ph.D.

Adam’s struggle during his shamanistic transformation, his search for his missing adopted father,...



July 2004


Blackout, Betty Sullivan LaPierre
Blackout

Betty Sullivan LaPierre

A bingo hall mystery!! More than a game ensues when Destiny Wilson disappears from the White Oaks...
The Quest: Seeking the New Adam, Norman W. Wilson, PhD.
The Quest: Seeking the New Adam

Norman W. Wilson, PhD.

Even though he was nearly thirty, he still couldn't stop the gnawing in his gut. There had to be an...
Angels Crest, Leslie Schwartz
Angels Crest

Leslie Schwartz

Living in a small town in the mountains of California, Ethan Denton is a lucky man. Most things...
Push Not the River, James Conroyd Martin
Push Not the River

James Conroyd Martin

PUSH NOT THE RIVER is based on the diary of Anna Berezowska, a Polish countess who lived through...



September 2003


West End Gang, Peter A. MacArthur
West End Gang

Peter A. MacArthur

A sex-spiced romp in pursuit of a diamond through Montreal’s west...
Unfinished Business, Elizabeth Lucas Taylor
Unfinished Business

Elizabeth Lucas Taylor

After finding her husband with his lover, a distraught Lindsay jumps at the chance for a new life....
The Plot, Kathleen LaMarche
The Plot

Kathleen LaMarche

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The Butcher of Beverly Hills, Jennifer Colt
The Butcher of Beverly Hills

Jennifer Colt

Meet Kerry and Terry McAfee—identical twin sisters who have nothing in common, save their red hair...

OK, So Now I Know, Lorri Morgan
OK, So Now I Know

Lorri Morgan

Boom, cracked the thunder, almost immediately after the lightning had turned the sky from ink black...
Forever After: A Preplanned Passing Is A Precious Gift, Paul James, Judith Hayes
Forever After: A Preplanned Passing Is A Precious Gift

Paul James, Judith Hayes

Forever After provides an easy-to-read, step-by-step approach that offers you practical...


August 2003


The Second Highest World War: The Rama Theater, Anoop Chandola
The Second Highest World War: The Rama Theater

Anoop Chandola

An untold dramatic backside story of World War II from a remote Himalayan region of India that...
The One and the Golden Circle, Don Allen Beene
The One and the Golden Circle

Don Allen Beene

This book takes DNA sequencing one step beyond, into the hidden world of the human psyche. It...
The Mystery of Mind, Peter M.K. Chan
The Mystery of Mind

Peter M.K. Chan

The Mystery of Mind is a systematic and critical introduction to the philosophy of mind. At issue...
Romanian For Sale, Bogdan Tiganov
Romanian For Sale

Bogdan Tiganov

Romanian For Sale is a bullet through the heart of society. It explores the contradictions...

Rented Rooms: A Collection of Short Fiction, Linda A. Lavid
Rented Rooms: A Collection of Short Fiction

Linda A. Lavid

Fiction is about the “what-ifs”, about the message and the meta-message, about life’s symbiosis...
Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories & Other Stuff, Christine Louise Hohlbaum
Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories & Other Stuff

Christine Louise Hohlbaum

Cartoon Cathy meets Erma Bombeck in this hilarious collection of short stories that will keep you...
Sons of Heaven, Terrence Cheng
Sons of Heaven

Terrence Cheng

SONS OF HEAVEN is an epic novel set against the backdrop of one of modern history's most haunting...


July 2003


Zaida: Belly Dancing for Older Women, Phoebe K. Carter
Zaida: Belly Dancing for Older Women

Phoebe K. Carter

Older women and Belly Dance--you are never too...
What's Wrong With Dorfman?, John Blumenthal
What's Wrong With Dorfman?

John Blumenthal

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ChallengeTheWind, Debra Tash
ChallengeTheWind

Debra Tash

Matthew Smith seizes Sarah Lloyd and her family as prisoners on a clear autumn day. Leading a party...


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