Early on a May morning in South Africa, a woman’s body is discovered on a stone wall beside a highway outside of Cape Town. The investigation stalls, so the case is referred to Captains Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido. The woman is an American named Alicia Lewis, an expert in old Dutch Masters paintings. Discovering the two men she contacted before coming to South Africa reveals what she was seeking—a rare painting by Carel Fabritius, Rembrandt’s finest student. But how Lewis died, why, and at whose hand shocks even the two veteran detectives, in this compact jewel of a thriller from a multiple award-winning author. Starting at $9.99 from Amazon / Kobo / Google Play /
Honey and Leonard are in their seventies when they fall in love. Leonard is in the early stages of Alzheimer's and Honey thinks her love will cure him. When their heirs try to keep them apart, they flee to France in violation of court orders. Pursued by police, press, and private investigators, they become an international media sensation. In a time just before cell phones and the Internet, they become the Bonnie and Clyde of love. And through it all Honey begins to wonder, "Can love really conquer all?" From $7.49 at Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Apple /
Author Marco Ocram has a supernaturally reckless way with words. And when a corpse is discovered in the local shipyard, he can’t help but write himself into a true-crime mystery. Frantically scribbling each line to assist his best friend the police chief in solving the case, the hapless author accidentally invites the attention of a dangerous criminal gang. And after he’s abducted and stuffed into a car trunk, he’s horrified to discover his crazy characters have taken on their own homicidal existence. Paralyzed by a terminal bout of writer’s block, he fears hitting a very dead end. Starting at $6.95 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo /
Dr. B. and Dick, two osprey scientists in Massachusetts, observe ospreys and their offspring, tagging one special fledgling with a transmitter to better study migration habits. Follow Belle as she attempts her first flight, conquers her first fishing endeavour, and heads south for her first migration all while her tracking device transmits information about where's she been. Based on information garnered through twenty years of research by the author, Belle's Journey will soar into reader's hearts. $8.99 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo /
Surefooted and emotionally deft, the stories in River Talk introduce an unforgettable array of characters. A woman reconsiders her decision to enter a polygamous marriage; a taxidermist plies his trade to woo the woman he loves; a Somali refugee takes a job at the local mill to support her family. In spare yet vivid prose, Anderson explores loss and desire, regret and hope. From $2.99 at Amazon / C&R Press /
Creative expression through writing helps us uncover gems of hope and serenity, enabling us to navigate difficult times. Sharing stories with one another fills the space between us, inspires us, helps us forge stronger relationships, and teaches us that we’re more alike than different. A guidebook for transformation through self-expression, Your Turn will spark readers’ creative thought and offers them a space to document their own self-reflection—helping them overcome challenges and move forward. $8.49 at Amazon / Barnes & Noble /
Spiritual Rebel: A Positively Addictive Guide to Finding Deeper Perspective and Higher Purpose draws on ancient wisdom and modern pop culture to help anyone connect with their true calling. This book is for anyone who desires meaningful experiences without having to commit exclusively to one path or fear they might be “doing it wrong.” The diverse collection of interspiritual practices and resources will inspire the Force within you, by whatever name you call it. $8.49 at Amazon / Barnes & Noble /
The children of educators at America’s most prestigious prep schools are commonly referred to as “faculty brats.” At nine years old, Dominic Bucca’s music teacher stepfather began sexually abusing him in the campus housing their family shared at one such school. Twenty-five years later, Bucca exposed his stepfather to the rest of his family. Faculty Brat tells his story. Winner of the 2019 Iowa Prize for Literary Nonfiction from the University of Iowa Press, Faculty Brat is a powerful, heartbreaking, and fearless story that takes narrative prose to a new level. From $14.34 at Amazon / University of Iowa Press / Author /
Maximilian and Leroy are two circus mice who think they’ve got it made in the shade at the old, shuttered Farnsworth Circus Museum. But when a new generation of Farnsworths move in, things start to shake up. And when eight-year-old Lucy finds a tiny rescue kitten and hides him in the barn because her dad is allergic to cats, the mice need to think fast if they’re going to be able to stay. Inspired by a real-life rescue kitten, this heartwarming book will delight children and adults alike! $0.99 from Amazon / Author /
Twelve kids. A dozen bedtimes. Endless sweet ways to say goodnight with science! Spark curiosity and exploration with this innovative bedtime story for budding scientists that introduces eleven branches of science. From astronomy to physics to chemistry to geology, this STEM picture book will help kids get excited to explore. Includes further information about each branch of science. $9.99 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo /
What do teachers do for summer vacation? Mrs. Hartwell's students worry that their teacher will miss them while they are gone for the summer. The class comes up with a way to make sure Mrs. Hartwell won't be too sad. But Mrs. Hartwell and the other teachers have some plans of their own. Once again Julie Danneberg and Judy Love bring to life the crazy antics of Mrs. Hartwell and her class and show that teachers and students are more alike than we sometimes think. $5.99 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo /
On a disastrous August night in 1924, 14-year-old Tenny flees from a sharecropper's shack on a Georgia plantation, determined to find her brother and a job in order to save her family. Author Anne Lovett follows Tenny’s as she runs away and fights every impediment on her path to following her dreams. The work is a heartfelt recollection of the drawbacks women in the early 1900s endured, yet they chose to hold on to their dreams and pave the way for others behind them. "This engrossing tale of a determined young woman escaping poverty in 1920s Georgia will capture readers’ hearts." - Book Life. $3.99 on Amazon /
Déjà vu All Over Again is the story of a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter who believes life would have been better if he hadn't dumped his high school sweetheart on the eve of their prom. So he writes a script that he uses to return to his old high school creating a second chance to win over the girl who got away 40 years ago. "An observant comedy with a dose of heart." - Kirkus Reviews. $4.99 at Kobo / Amazon /
Journalist and armchair thrill-seeker Jan Richman gets a freelance assignment to write about the nation’s old-fashioned wooden roller coasters. Jan takes off across the U.S. to report on a fanatical sub-culture. This picaresque research junket dovetails with the wedding of her Tourette’s-riddled father, whom she hasn’t seen in years. Brazen and stingingly funny, Thrill-Bent zooms from Coney Island to New Orleans to the San Fernando Valley as our heroine learns how to be truly impulsive in a buttoned-down world. Starting at $7.26 on Amazon / Kobo / Barnes & Noble /
We face a crisis of trust because people feel there is no longer any truth. Misrepresentation, exaggerated truths, and outright fake news have become a world-wide phenomenon. Finding truth is like searching for a needle in a haystack and it is only getting harder. Savvy makes it easier. A Finalist at the American Bookfest Best Book Awards, Savvy is a highly-readable analysis of how it happened and how we might return truth to it's necessary prominence. $9.99 at Amazon /
An alien ship rests over Water Island. For five years the people of the US Virgin Islands have lived with the Ynaa, a race of super-advanced aliens on a research mission they will not fully disclose. They are benevolent in many ways, but meet any act of aggression with disproportional wrath. After the death of a young boy at the hands of an Ynaa, three families find themselves at the center of the inevitable conflict, witnesses and victims to events that will touch everyone and teach a terrible lesson. Starting at $8.69 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / Google Play /
Without a doubt, Preser Tech is the most bizarre office he’s ever been in. The employees wear tattered clothes. Receptionists answer pretend phones, and the CEO wants everyone working for the rest of their lives. Literally. When Toby tries to leave and security threatens his life, he realizes he’s in trouble. Sadly, only a deranged secretary with a fetish for poisoning coworkers is willing to help. Now Toby must pry her secrets while avoiding being her next victim if he’s going to get home alive. What happens as the day wears on is hilariously disturbing and completely out of this world. Starting at $3.99 from Amazon / Kobo / Google Play /
After five years abroad building up a business as something of a private investigator, the handsome, stuttering Fandorin is back in Moscow—and on a case that entangles him with the highest echelons of Romanov royalty. When kidnappers take a Grand Duke's son on the eve of the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and demand a large diamond from the royal scepter as ransom, it's up to Fandorin to find the boy before the coronation. Starting at $7.38 from Amazon / Google Play /
Private Investigator Frank Harken’s worldwide fame has only made him more cynical. And living in a giant mall covering the entire USA only serves to drive him nuts on a daily basis. So when a femme fatale barges in asking Harken to track down her sister, he knows when he’s heard an offer too good to be true. But as he digs deeper into the missing dame’s disappearance, he uncovers a deadly plot that could take down the best part of a society gone bananas. $6.95 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Google Play /
Willingly is an exploration of identity, memory, and alarm and their interactions with the natural world. It is a full-length collection of contemporary poetry. As one critic put it, "Each poem a gem cut and polished to a fierce brightness. It is about that yearning for something more and about the meaning of what we have." $7.99 at Adelaide Books / Amazon / Barnes & Noble /
The financial complexities we face in retirement can be daunting. The landscape of Social Security, Medicare, insurance, benefits, investments, and planning for long-term care presents many choices, challenges, and opportunities. The Complete Cardinal Guide gives you the tools you need to understand how to make informed decisions that are right for you. $1.99 at Amazon / Barnes & Noble /
After a devastating fire pitted their families against each other, high school sweethearts Phoebe and Aidan were torn apart. Twenty years later, Aidan is called back to Blessings, Georgia, nervous about confronting his painful past. As Aidan tries to make up for lost time with the family he didn't know he had, Phoebe and Aidan rediscover long-suppressed feelings. But the past won't lie buried, and old enemies threaten to destroy the peace they've fought so hard to find. Starting at $5.98 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo /
Cady, a 13-year-old girl of Native American heritage, has experienced big changes in the past year—her father’s marriage to a much younger woman, a new baby brother, and a move from Minnesota to Michigan where she is attending a reservation school for the first time in her life. One day at school Cady finds an eagle feather on the hallway floor and reports it to the principal. He thanks her for this act of honor and tells her that a mystery might soon appear in her life. $5.99 from Amazon /
A remembrance of love in a time of war: 92-year-old Henry Budge defies most of his family by escaping a rehab hospital to make his way to France for the ceremonies of the 70th observance of D-Day. Before he dies, he hopes to at last address a grief he has allowed to simmer for decades and to rekindle memories of Élodie Bedier, the French Resistance fighter with whom he fell in love 70 years earlier. $1.99 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo /
Captain Marta Ramos, the most dangerous pirate in the Duchy of Denver, is back, and she and Simms are up to their goggles in trouble. Has General del Toro found a way to use the Infected as an army, and can Captain Ramos work with her arch enemy, Colonel Geoffrey Douglas, to stop him? And what about the Rail King and his nefarious plans? Check out the next installment of the exciting adventures of Captain Ramos and her valiant crew to find out more! $4.99 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble /
Captain Marta Ramos, the most dangerous pirate in the Duchy of Denver, is back, and she and Simms are up to their goggles in trouble. Has General del Toro found a way to use the Infected as an army, and can Captain Ramos work with her arch enemy, Colonel Geoffrey Douglas, to stop him? And what about the Rail King and his nefarious plans? Check out the next installment of the exciting adventures of Captain Ramos and her valiant crew to find out more! $4.99 from Amazon / Barnes & Noble /