As a fashion buyer at one of New York’s most glamorous department stores, Dana McGarry is a tastemaker, her keen instinct for fashion trends and innovative ideas coupled with a razor sharp business sense. But like the elegant and conservative store that employs her, Dana is caught between two eras—between being liked and standing her ground, between playing by the rules and being a maverick. Dana is sensitive and beautiful, but what you see is not what you get. Behind the cool and attractive facade, Dana is both driven by her need to control yet impeded by her expectation of perfectionism. As she competes to replace women at the top of their game, she is challenged by jealous colleagues. And when a wealthy love interest wants to open doors and support her ambition, she embraces Coco Chanel’s mantra of “never wanting to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.” As the women’s movement paves the way, Dana finds a path to the career she wants at the expense of happiness that will have to wait. Free on Kindle.

For the troops fighting in Vietnam, knowing who the enemy was, wasn’t always easy. At times it was the NVA and other times the Viet Cong, or seemingly innocent villagers. It was the jungles, the rice paddies, the heat, the monsoon rains, the mosquitoes, the rats, the snakes, and the malaria. It was the politicians that never allowed the military to do what was needed to win. It was the American public that turned its back on the war and their young men that were fighting. In truth, it was all these things. It was the war. That was the real enemy, the Vietnam War. Bobby Mitchell and his crew on track One-One, A Troop, Third Squadron, Fifth Armored Cavalry, faced that enemy in 1968 and 1969. But when it was all said and done, their sacrifices had been for naught. Their deaths were in vain and their nation had all but forgotten them. $3.99 on Kindle.

Young Daniel is stricken with trauma by the tumultuous relationship between his parents and their contaminated marriage. The troubled boy develops severe anxiety and suffers from seizures, having to be placed on medication at the age of eight. The story quickly turns to Penelope, a young girl who is molested at a very young age by her troubled school teacher and soon after witnesses the death of her brother. Parallels follows two characters as they venture along their separate lives, which are riddled with continuous confusion and suffering until they finally meet and find that together they are able to conquer the relentless nature of life. And just when you think they have finally found serenity, they are faced with the most terrible of events, which proposes a final choice between everlasting love and the destruction of all that is sacred. $0.99 on Kindle.

Winner 2022 PenCraft Book Awards 2022 BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
Winner at the Literary Titan Book Award 2022
Winner at the FAPA 2022 President’s Book Awards
Winner at the American Fiction Awards
Finalist at the Maxy Awards
Distinguised Favorite at the Independent Press Award/NYC Big Book Award

With an important test quickly approaching, Rudy is sure he is more than up to the challenge. Nevertheless a forthcoming trial unrelated with his academic abilities will test his very soul.

As a driven fourth year medical student, Rudy Dell is all about numbers and school standing. Having previously scheduled a non-demanding clerkship to complete his studies; an unexpected turn of events finds him assigned to the Oncology unit of the University Pediatric Hospital. On unfamiliar territory and answering to a demanding attending physician, things are not as expected.

On a desperate struggle to find time to study Rudy is now surrounded by patients and situations very different to what he has faced before. Still confident in his abilities, Rudy believes he will tackle this new challenge as he always does, head on. Unbeknownst to him, he will face a most unexpected test, as the children of the oncology unit show him he might not be quite prepared for the upcoming weeks, and maybe not quite prepare to become a doctor.
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Set in a small town during the 1900’s, The Gingerbread House is a Romance/Mystery grounded in nostalgia, mirth, and true love. When a journalist comes home from Europe to take over the town newspaper from his sister, he becomes infatuated with the local people and their stories. From an orphaned young girl to a threatening politician to a mysterious and beautiful woman, each individual has a tale to tell in this anthology of brief yet captivating fictional vignettes, each of which rings all too familiar. The Gingerbread House is very much like gingerbread itself – just as tasty whether one delves into it a bit at a time or all at once.

Forced to choose between cultivating a satisfying life for himself and rescuing his dysfunctional family members from their certain demise causes Marc to question the importance of family. Does Marc save his relatives from their ill-fated lives, or save himself from entering into a life of self-sacrifice and missed opportunities? Painful soul-searching and late-night talks with the captivating tenant downstairs guide him to an unexpected decision and discovery of his true purpose in life. Free on Kindle. 

Orphan in America is a compelling fiction that follows three generations across vast distances and the impact of a dark and unfamiliar episode of America’s past; the Orphan Train. Avery’s expressive language and fully realized staging enrich this literary work with an authenticity that brings the saga to life.

“Reviewers’ Choice 2015”: a selected Indie release favorite. – Foreword Reviews $2.99 on Kindle