Today's Featured Books

Domestic Arrangements by Norma Klein

Children and Young Adult

Domestic Arrangements is about a recognizable family facing a recognizable dilemma—how to respond to their daughter’s first affair. The Englebergs are not altogether ordinary though: Mom is Amanda, an in-demand actress whose specialties are TV commercials and soap operas; Daddy is Lionel, the director of an Emmy-winning TV documentary; Tatiana, our fourteen-year-old narrator, is a budding actress who just filmed her first ‘tasteful’ nude scene; and finally Cordelia, Tatiana’s acerbic and sharp-witted sister who is facing her own crisis of self-image. From $9.49 SHOP NOW


Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple by Gary Phillips

Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror

Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple is the first in a new exciting retro rollicking adventure series. This re-imagined pulp novel follows the Doc Savage-style adventures of the first black man to reach the North Pole —Matthew Henson. From $8.69 SHOP NOW


Serpent Rising by Victor Acquista

Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror

Ever since her great aunt left her alone in a cave when she was ten, Serena has been haunted by a traumatic incident. When her psychiatrist suggests she visit her great aunt to get to the root cause of her ailment, she reluctantly agrees. Accompanied by her friend Bryson, they travel to a Navajo Reservation to meet with her great aunt and return to the cave where it all began. But sinister forces oppose her. Can she expose dark secrets and a hidden conspiracy? Or will those who wish to remain in the shadows find her first? From $7.99 SHOP NOW


She Is Me: How Women Will Save the World by Lori Sokol PhD

General Nonfiction

In She Is Me, veteran journalist Lori Sokol, PhD, introduces readers to thirty-five women hailing from all walks of life who have successfully utilized qualities like compassion, empathy, introspection, and solidarity to create change and transform lives. From $8.99 SHOP NOW


That Man in Our Lives by Xu Xi

Literary Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

New York is the perch from which Xu Xi examines the shifting balance of power between China and the US, set against a tale of lifelong friendships between Gordon Ashberry—"Gordie" or "Hui Guo"—and his two best friends Harold Haight and Larry Woo and their families. That Man In Our Lives is Xu's metafictional answer to the late 18th Century Chinese classic novel, Cao Xueqin's Dreams of Red Chambers. From $9.99 SHOP NOW


When We're Grownups by Michael Washburn

Literary Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

The Uprooted and Other Stories (2018), Michael Washburn’s new collection, presents a vision that is hilarious and dark, bracing and terrifying. The daring, the adventurous, the hopeless, and the outcast people these tales. Here are failed geniuses and misanthropic extroverts. Here are individuals poised at a moment of desperate and exhilarating uncertainty. From $9.77 SHOP NOW


The Duke's Christmas by Anthea Lawson

Romance

Escape into the warmth of a Victorian Christmas, where the scent of fresh-baked gingerbread and the festivity of the season conspire to mend an old family feud and bring together a couple perfect for one another (if only they could see it), in this newest sweet tale from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Lawson. $0.99 SHOP NOW


Gia: Books 1-3: A Vigilante Justice Crime Thriller by Kristi Belcamino

Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror

Number one best selling series in Vigilante Justice, Noir, Hard-Boiled, and Heist. From USA TODAY bestselling and Anthony Award-nominated author comes this wildly thrilling and fast-paced yet heartbreakingly touching series. After learning her parents’ untimely deaths were the work of a murderer, free-spirited heiress Gia Santella reinvents herself as a vigilante warrior for justice. $0.99 SHOP NOW


Played to Death by BV Lawson

Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror

Still suffering nightmares from his last case, private investigator Scott Drayco considers retiring from crime solving altogether. When a client bequeaths Drayco a rundown Opera House in a Virginia seaside town - complete with a body inside - Drayco is soon ensnared in a web of betrayal, madness, and murder. From $0 SHOP NOW


Population: An Alien Invasion SciFi Romance by Elizabeth Stephens

Romance

Eleven years after the sky opened up and ruthless alien predators ravaged the world, Abel battles her way across what's left of the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, she finds herself locked in an unlikely alliance with one of the aliens and though he is her sworn enemy, he makes her feel forgotten emotions of a world long past. Trust. Desire. Hope. Free SHOP NOW


Cream Caramel and Murder by K.E. O'Connor

Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror

Sweet treats, revenge, and murder. I’m in so much trouble. I can’t think about baking cream caramel treats for the delectable Lord Rupert Audley, not after Meatball, my adorable dog, found a hand sticking out of the ground! And that hand is attached to a body. A very dead body. A body that didn’t die from natural causes. And things are getting stickier than a currant bun. I’m now number one on the suspect list for this murder. Should I stay, or make a run for it and risk everything? Free SHOP NOW


Werewolves & Whiskers by Keira Blackwood

Romance

Second chances at love. Deadly enemies. Two wolf shifter brothers, heirs to be alpha of their pack, strive to find peace after destruction and love after loss. This small town paranormal romance box set features scorching heat, adventure, fated mates, friends to lovers, and second chances. $0.99 SHOP NOW


Corona Daze: Eva's Time at Home During Covid-19 by Jennifer Angel

Children and Young Adult

When the Coronavirus pandemic hits, Eva has to stay at home. She can’t do any of the things she would usually be able to do, like go to school or see her grandparents. But, she can do her part by learning how to wear a mask, social distance, wash and sanitize her hands, and stay at home. As the bad news from the outside world gets worse, Eva starts to worry. With the angry politics and rising death tolls, will she ever learn to be brave and stay positive when there is so much to worry about? From $11.55 SHOP NOW


The Book of Old Ladies by Ruth O. Saxton

General Nonfiction

The Book of Old Ladies introduces readers to thirty stories featuring fictional “women of a certain age” who increasingly become their truest selves. Their stories will entertain and provide insight into the stories we tell ourselves about the limits and opportunities of aging. A celebration of women who push back against the limiting stereotypes regarding older women’s possibility, The Book of Old Ladies is a book lover’s guide to approaching old age and dealing with its losses while still embracing beauty, creativity, connection, and wonder. From $9.49 SHOP NOW


Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table by Carole Bumpus

General Nonfiction

Join Carole Bumpus as she continues the culinary journey of Book One in Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, with her incomparable guide, Josiane, as they head north from Paris to Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, and Brittany, then drop into the Loire Valley before ending in the Auvergne. A compilation of personal stories, memorable moments, family secrets, and mouth-watering recipes, this French culinary travelogue is sure to find a prized place on the bookshelf of readers who love France―its food, its people, and its history. From $8.99 SHOP NOW


Beulah Who Thought She Was Swimming: A novella by Francis Moraine

Children and Young Adult

Beulah thinks she is an all-powerful Queen. She travels through wondrous ‘Watery Realms’ where she encounters ‘loyal subjects’. All the while, she's blissfully unaware that those subjects are trying to tell her something: that she’s neither powerful nor a queen! Things change when Beulah meets unruly visitors who send her on a journey of self-discovery — a journey destined to explode her vision of reality and connect her with awesome powers of the Spirit. From $7.99 SHOP NOW


Captive Embers by Brian Mansur

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Operative Rafe Hastings has spent several tours trying to keep weapons traffickers from tearing the local space habitats apart. An informant passes him news about an infamous cartel boss named Lilith. The battleship Tsunami is dispatched to investigate and veteran operations Officer Sean Merrick soon finds himself caught in a conspiracy involving feuding Wardens. His only hope for survival turns out to be a junior combat nurse named Sarah Riley. As Rafe, Sean, and Sarah battle Lilith, they’ll be forced to rely on the unexpected to save the people they love. From $2.99 SHOP NOW


Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he dies. But all that changes when he encounters a fugitive named Grace in an alley and witnesses an assassination attempt gone wrong. Now the pair must navigate a web of treachery, beset on all sides by spies and poisoners, while a cryptic killer stalks one step behind…From $5.99 SHOP NOW


A Greater Monster by Adam Patric Miller

Literary Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

Miller's debut essay collection follows his insightful perspectives on various facets of life as he paints a portrait of the man he has grown to become. From $9.99 SHOP NOW


Meditations On The Mother Tongue by An Tran

Literary Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

In rich and vivid prose across twelve stories, men and women are displaced from their loved ones, their cultures and their homes, and look to the natural and spiritual worlds in search of anything that can offer a sense of belonging and lasting satisfaction. These are careful meditations on the desire to know one's self and be known by others, where parents and lovers alike appear as gods or as ghosts, dominating and unknowable, and where the bonds between fathers and sons and brothers, men and women, husbands and wives, are built, tested and found lacking. From $9.99 SHOP NOW


Literature – the Book, the Place and the Pen: A Teaching Resource Book by Andrea Ambler

General Nonfiction

Teaching Literature in a Clever, Fun Way – A Book For Classroom Teachers & Home Schoolers. Designed to educate students about good literature, applicable to all grade levels. With multiple activities engaging students in reading literature and writing about what they learned. Book meets national language arts standards and encourages students to become prolific, life-long readers of all types of literature, insightful thinkers and competent writers. "Highly Recommended!" (Midwest Book Review) From $6.49 SHOP NOW


As The Stars Fall by Steve N. Lee

Literary Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

When a young girl suffering with her own tragedy comes across an injured young dog, she can’t resist helping him. Both having braved the worst the world has to throw at them, the pair quickly form an unbreakable bond. They picture their future as an endless stream of adventures filled with love, laughter, and good times. But life has one last cruel trick to play…“A heart-warming, touching, and poignant novel about the love between a dog and a young girl.” From $3.99 SHOP NOW


Firefrost by Camille Longley

Science Fiction and Fantasy

She’s a huntress. He’s a monster. Sol and Kelan are enemies in an age-old war, forced to depend on each other to survive a perilous journey through the mountains. As fire melts the ice in Sol’s heart, she questions everything she’s been taught to believe, and Kelan becomes more desperate to fight the flames that consume him. Together they discover that their struggle will have repercussions for both sides of this burning war. From $0.99 SHOP NOW


Death in Paradise by J.E. Trent

Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror

A LAPD detective returns to the Big Island of Hawaii to investigate her father's death. While there, she must confront her family's dark past while resisting the help of a billionaire that wants more than to just help find her father's killer. From $0.99 SHOP NOW


Argemourt by Corinna Edwards-Colledge

Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror

Haute Vienne, France, 1944, and the retreating Nazis leave a trail of horror and destruction in their wake. 75 years later through twists of fate, young army widow, Michelle, and student, Paul, meet in the village of Argemourt and a shared dark history is revealed. Can Michelle and Paul find a way to help the dead rest; and themselves live and love; in a world that never seems to learn the lessons of history? From $2.99 SHOP NOW