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My Heart Beats V. Maree Childhood trauma versus poor adult choices. What's the connection? Emotional and behavioral problems are among the most prevalent chronic health conditions of childhood that largely go unrecognized and undiagnosed until a child grows into adulthood. My Heart Beats is a... |
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A Moment of Fireflies John McCluskey An unimaginable event from years past in Ireland is kept locked up in the heart of an alcohol abusing dad who truly only wants the best for his children and wife. But can he survive without dulling away hard memories with drink? Can love from his family bring him back from the brink? |
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A Story of Bad Edward M. Krauss The relationship between the police and the media has always been a strange one; adding romance creates serious complications. A Story of Bad is the tale of a cop and reporter entering into a controversial romance, where they both try to stay loyal to their employers' rules and ethics, while... |
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Some Rain Must Fall The fifth book of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s powerful My Struggle series is written with tremendous force and sincerity. As a nineteen-year-old, Karl Ove moves to Bergen and invests all of himself in his writing. But his efforts get the opposite effect — he wants it so much that he gets... |
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Court Appointed Priscilla Audette Books about death are invariably about life. In her book Memento Mori, Muriel Spark says: "Death, when it approaches, ought not to take one by surprise. It should be part of the full expectancy of life. Without an ever-present sense of death life is insipid. You might as well live on the whites... |
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This Is Your Quest Joanne Reed An exciting journey through history, socio-economic discourse and philosophical discussion. This book will guide you, using a holistic approach, to finding true happiness. It has the potential to change lives, not by giving advice as to how you should lead your life but by exposing you to concepts... |
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King David the Great Victor D. Sutch David is one of the great figures of the Old Testament. For one thing, he does what no one else could do: he conquers the Middle East. That fact alone makes him an important figure for all times, since very few people have ever been able to do that. And yet, despite that, he remains a bit... |
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Anonymous Caller Susan Parker Caitlin Rourke is a young, restless reporter who feels like she's going nowhere fast, that is until she gets a fateful phone call from a woman reporting a rape, which propels her into a world of corruption and organized crime. Her car is torched and her dog is poisoned to scare Caitlin off the story. Her... |
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The MacBrides: Logan and RJ J.L. Petersen Logan, the eldest of the MacBride clan, is thrilled at his brother Clay's pending nuptials to Sandy. But when Sandy's sister RJ arrives at the family's ranch, Logan's world is turned upside down. However, the sisters' shared past has created scars and barriers against love... |
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Godmother Odile Atthalin Odile Atthalin was a young woman from a prominent, bourgeois family in Paris when she decided to leave home in search of meaning. All she knew was that she wanted to go East; but once she had separated from France and committed to creating a new life for herself, opportunities fell into... |
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Heist during the Rio Games Dexter James From a desolate cell located at a remote, state-of-the-art prison facility in Northern Ontario, inmate Brian Beasley plans his escape. Convicted of embezzlement when he masterfully infiltrated a bank's computer system, Beasley and a would-be journalist assigned to... |
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Alex and the Druids’ Eclipse Carolyn Griffin After witnessing a total solar eclipse high on the Cornish cliffs with his father, Jory, ten-year-old Alex Pitts tumbles from the familiar, safe world he knows into one filled with uncertainty and danger. Summoned by the ancient druids to the time of Merlin and King Arthur, Alex is sent to... |
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Smoke from Small Fires Anne Powers It's the 1950s. Picture Blackshale, Tennessee, with its home fires, small town ways, and postwar innocence - the perfect place for a girl to grow up. From her earliest days, an artistic spark has been smoldering in Anna Grace Tollett, and when the mountain turns dark and unnerving... |
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Wicked Game of the Hunter Tracey L. Ryan Finally, everything seems to be falling into place for Emma Sharpeton. Her new marketing company has just won the bid for the Boston Children’s Hospital Gala event. Little does she suspect that this good fortune will bring her face-to-face with her past... |
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Love Imperfect L. Lee Shaw Colton Williams and Mya Parker weren’t looking for love when their paths unexpectedly crossed. Burned out from a series of relationships that ended up going nowhere, Colton had stepped away from getting involved again. But in meeting Mya, he believes he may have found the special one... |
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Faithfully Religionless Timber Hawkeye Discover the difference between feelings and emotions, the disparity between truths and facts, and the countless benefits of mindful living. When his pursuit of happiness in Corporate America feels counterproductive, Timber Hawkeye escapes the flourescent-lit hell of his cubicle in... |
