Author: Chanel Brenner Vanilla Milk focuses on a mother’sand family response to the sudden death of theauthor’s six-year-old son. Characterized by unsparing honesty, clarity, and restraint, thepoems explore the limits inherent in“recovering” from the grief of losing a child, and the need to continue experiencing joy.
Author: M.P. Zarrella A Tangeled Web is a hopeful dystopia. The main character, Annelise, loved the outdoors, animals, and art. But the world around her was changing. Laws restricted pet ownership. Then, as technology accelerated, gardens and landscape were outlawed. Things were changing Annelise and her friends secretly planed something big….very big.
Author: Maggie C. Romero A Mother’s Story is an intimate portrait of addiction. Maggie is herself an addict, and when Angie’s drug addiction became apparent, she jumped into a recovery program to cope with her daughter’s illness. The subsequent thirteen years have been a poignant redemption journey, as she has found recovery for herself even…
Author: Ayn Cates Sullivan Sparkle And The Light is the second book in the Sparkle series, which includes the story of a young girl who is bullied at school and misunderstood by her parents. Ella can see energy and lives in colorful world. Eventually she learns to understand and share her unique gift.
Author: LeAnn Bednar My Final Ride is the story of Chuck Christensen’s epic mule-back Canada-to-Mexico journey while battling stage-three bone marrow cancer/multiple myeloma. Chuck faces mud bogs, giardia, broken bones, and deep discouragement. With food scarce, his mules begin to eat cowpies. Perseverance helps him triumph. Website: http://leannbednar.com/
Author: Suanne Laqueur From author Suanne Laqueur comes an astonishing debut novel: a young man’s emotional journey to salvage relationships destroyed in the wake of a school shooting. Spanning fifteen years, The Man I Love explores themes of love and sexuality, trauma’s long-lasting effects, the burden of unfinished business and the power of reconciliation.
Author: Ona Russell Los Angeles, 1928. Oil, oranges and a stock swindle to rival any in American history. Protagonist Sarah Kaufman is a victim of the swindle, but her chance encounter with a Mexican woman leads her to discover a far more sinister crime and a dark secret upon which part of L.A. was built.
Author: Icy Smith Based on true events during World War II, the book tells a compelling journey of hardships and human endurance of ordinary people in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation. A 10-year-old Chinese American boy secretly joins the war resistance group to help save the lives of thousands of prisoners of war. Grab…
Author: Barry Kienzle Captivating story of a boy and a dream set in 1932. His family struggles to survive the Depression and the father abandoning the family. A young Georgie succumbs to the stress of being the man-of-the-house and hops a freight train to travel to see Mardi Gras.
Author: Michael Brooks In his book, “This. Only This. Mindfulness Strategies for Discovering Peace in Every Moment.” author Michael H. Brooks begins with the knowledge that mental peace is ever present and always available to us, however it’s the habits of thought in which we constantly engage that cover up the peace we so desire….