You should be aware of holes you never know what’s inside or who needs help getting out. Readers of plays, dramas and short stories might be interested in “hole searching.” $0.99 on Kindle.
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Yellow Crocus
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father. As she grows older, Mattie becomes more like family to Lisbeth than her own kin and the girl’s visits to the slaves’ quarters—and their lively and loving community—bring them closer together than ever. But can two women in such disparate circumstances form a bond like theirs without consequence? This deeply moving tale of unlikely love traces the journey of these very different women as each searches for freedom and dignity.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Flowers Don’t Cry
He belonged to many worlds and was rejected by as many. War, fate and curiosity dragged him into a life he never wanted to live. He knew he could never leave. So he decided to help others escape, those who still had a choice. Born in Lebanon, he grew up in the Scottish Highlands and London but was sucked into the Syrian civil war. Did he escape?
Imaginary Lines
Kyle Conway is about to make a breakthrough for Conway Brothers Construction Co.—a long sought after opportunity for a major real estate score. His wife and two boys will prosper, his brother-partner will do the same. And the Conways are delighted that friend and business colleague, Mauricio Solares, will have the chance to rise higher in society than other Mexican immigrants trying to realize the American Dream. But all is not what it seems… ($0.99 on Kindle)
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Free: “The Next Boston Band”
Mekhi’s dream was to manage rock and roll bands. Real bands that wrote and performed actual music. But Boston hasn’t had a band break out into fame for over a decade. When the chance of a lifetime appears for Mekhi to launch his favorite band onto the national stage, the only thing between Mekhi and his dream are the Tygers, the highest profile gangsters in the city. The Tygers have their eyes on the same national prize, and they figure Mekhi is in hock to them, anyway.
Now finding himself in a fight for his life, and holding on to the dream he has had since a kid, Mekhi’s entire life is about to come undone. Free on Kindle.
Fateful Encounters
Knife Skills: A Novel
It’s all burners on high for Chef Molly Price, who’s about to start her first restaurant job on her aunt and uncle’s Long Island vineyard. But it’s hard to focus on the perfect bread pudding with a no-good ex who won’t leave her alone and a best guy friend who’s as cranky as he is kissable. Love, family, and career all come to a boil in “Knife Skills.”
Words of the Winding Road
Matt Gardner’s poetry is a little untamed, sometimes a little unorthodox and absolutely always packed to overflowing with meaning and story. Then again coming away from those intense and often dangerous years on the frontline of trauma work, rehabilitation, and aboriginal empowerment it’s impossible to not look at things at least a little differently.
Inspired by his experiences Matt’s work is a mixture of uplifting moment, deep appreciation for those small things in our everyday, and crystal clear reflection. His work is highly emotive much like the man himself and his ability to capture a complex feeling in words is second to none. $0.99 on Kindle.
Hell No, We Won’t Go
The 1969 college football season is coming to a close and Touchdown Tony McIntyre couldn’t be riding higher. He’s in the running for the Heisman Trophy, on the cover of Sports Illustrated as “The next Joe Namath,” and about to be drafted into the NFL. He’s two wins away from taking his team to the Rose Bowl, when receives a letter from the Selective Service… This must be a mistake. Tony can’t get drafted, he’s about to get the biggest signing bonus in NFL history. Tony has to find a way out.
As anti-Vietnam war protesters make their voices heard on campus, Tony finds himself caught in the crossfire of one of the most decisive issues Americans have ever faced. All he ever wanted to do is play football, but he discovers he’s now in a much bigger arena. It all comes down to one Saturday in November, when Touchdown Tony McIntyre is thrust into a game where the stakes are life and death. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: “The Last Stoic”
The Last Stoic is a story about Marcus, a young man who leaves his home in the northern hinterland for opportunity in the heart of an empire. It takes place both in the time and place of Ancient Rome and modern America, with the chapters alternating from setting to setting. Marcus is mistakenly jailed for the crime of treason and is interrogated. Only the words of the stoic, philosopher-king Marcus Aurelius give him the strength to survive his ordeal. Free on Kindle.
Historical Fiction: “Storykeeper”
Raindrops on Roses
Grief-stricken after the sudden loss of her beloved grandmother, an enduring but reclusive Hollywood icon, young Priscilla Bauer finds herself adrift and looking to find solace in the arms of her vast inheritance, when she meets the kind and considerate corporate brand designer, Michael Frost—a drop dead gorgeous beacon of light in her all too dark night.
Free: “I Met Him in the Ladies’ Room”
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Alpha and Omega: 2014 short stories
Alpha and Omega is a collection of contemporary short stories from the Writers Anthology Group of authors from the Moreton Bay Region of Australia. $2.99 on Kindle.
Free: “Thimblerig’s Ark”
After having vivid nightmares of floods and unicorns, Thimblerig the groundhog comes up with the ultimate con: convincing some sucker animals that he can save them from the disaster to come – for a price. But when the flood comes, Thimblerig has to really save them, or he loses everything. Free on Kindle.
Free: “Living in the Seventh Day”
Jasmine Davis, Leeza Manchester, and Cristal Richardson are thrown together by a chance meeting at the Atlanta Airport during Hurricane Allee. During the long layover caused by the killer storm, these three, diverse women, who appear to have very little in common, form a lasting bond. They go their separate ways, but it’s not long before their own well-ordered plans spiral out of control. Will their lives be blown away like their broken dreams and the six-day reign of Hurricane Allee, or will they find the faith and courage to hold on and begin again…Living in the Seventh Day? Free on Kindle.
Drawing Breath
Art teacher Daniel Benedetto has cystic fibrosis. At thirty-four, he’s already outlived his doctor’s “expiration date,” but that doesn’t stop him from giving all he can to his students and his work. When he takes on Caitlin, his landlady’s daughter, as a private student, the budding teen painter watches in torment as other people, especially women, treat Daniel like a freak because of his condition. To Caitlin, Daniel is not a disease, not someone to pity or take care of but someone to care for, a friend, and her first real crush. Convinced one of those women is about to hurt him, Caitlin makes one very bad decision. $0.99 on Kindle.
THE ANGEL IN LA
THE ANGEL IN LA is a gripping, nonfiction novel combining absolute realism, humor, and a moving, supernatural twist. While on the tennis tour, Merritt is confronted by an angel in Los Angeles who guides him with a directive. From this point forward Merritt is haunted and oppressed by his heinous nemesis alcohol in a clash of Darkness versus Light. If you have ever been curious what really goes through the mind of a chronic alcoholic/addict, then walk with Merritt and get a firsthand peek into the secret underworld of alcoholism, which lured him into boundless depths of assorted self-indulgence beginning in Los Angeles. Unlike the movie Leaving Las Vegas, this true story is about hope and a strong will to live. $2.99 on Kindle.
Then Like the Blind Man
Free: What About Love?
They say leopards don’t change their spots, but can the love of God change the leopard? Patrick sure hopes so, because if he can clear up all the issues from his past, he might have a shot with the girl on the praise team. But will people ever stop thinking of him as “Junior” and begin to see him as a new man in Christ? Katrice has found the love of her life in Desmond, but a rumor threatens to undermine the trust between them. Should she confront her beau or wait until he confesses…if the rumor is true at all? Free on Kindle.
Purgatory of Phobos: Chasing Whispers in the Theater of Ghosts
‘The author’s impressive ability to bring such a nightmarishly surreal world to life, not to mention crawl so deeply into the mind of the unraveling protagonist, is note worthily enough to make the book a sure bet for any fan of Dante’s Inferno or Lovecraft’ – Brent Dillard, 3GG Entertainment ($0.99 on Kindle)