What Once Was Promised by Louis Trubiano What One Was Promised is a multi-generational family saga that chronicles the diverse paths taken by three young Italian immigrants and one American-born Italian as they navigate the challenges presented them in early 20th century Boston. Love, friendship, treachery and betrayal are intertwined against a backdrop of political intrigue and decades long personal vendettas. In the end, the four old friends must come together to right a wrong visited upon … [Read more...] about What Once Was Promised by Louis Trubiano
Sons of the Sphinx by Cheryl Carpinello
Sons of the Sphinx by Cheryl Carpinello He has been given back his human form. Allowed to return one last time to restore honor to his family. One last time to find his true love. Rosa, who hears the dead, is summoned to solve a mystery in 1330 BC Egypt. To discover the truth. To stay alive. Thrilling time travel. Gripping action. Unforgettable characters. Edge of your seat story of battling good and evil in an ancient world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL-HtUuJpl0 … [Read more...] about Sons of the Sphinx by Cheryl Carpinello
Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters by Greyson Bryan
Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters by Greyson Bryan Come along for the ride with this “supremely readable" coming-of-age story about clashing cultures and complicated relationships. ABROAD follows Skip, Maddie, and Rex as they travel overseas and navigate romantic loves and friendships during the cultural upheaval and sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s. Booklife praises ABROAD saying, “In this literary novel centered on travel and the lessons we can learn from crossing borders … [Read more...] about Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters by Greyson Bryan
The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic
The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic The story opens with the discovery of a mysterious box from the distant past. Its makers are five orphaned friends who hope to help civilizational knowledge survive disruptive climate change centuries in the future: the ending of the Ice Age. The bar is continuously raised as the box traverses more than a dozen settings to the present day. Readers are tacitly encouraged to partner with the author and fill in the blanks by considering their metaphorical boxes, … [Read more...] about The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic
The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic
The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic “Plural identity is where respectful practice begins.” Who are you? Just the one body and mind? Does your story begin with your birth? Or how far back would you go? The Oldest Word spans ten thousand years and more than a dozen settings. Human contradictions are reconciled time and again, with tragedy and humor feeding off each other. From the twin mirror mazes of history and psychology, amid ever-shifting social and natural landscapes, enduring patterns … [Read more...] about The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic
The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic
The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic “Plural identity is where respectful practice begins.” Who are you? Just the one body and mind? Does your story begin with your birth? Or how far back would you go? The Oldest Word spans ten thousand years and more than a dozen settings. Human contradictions are reconciled time and again, with tragedy and humor feeding off each other. From the twin mirror mazes of history and psychology, amid ever-shifting social and natural landscapes, enduring patterns … [Read more...] about The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic
Lafitte’s Chance by Michael Roberts
Lafitte's Chance by Michael Roberts Thomas Cain puts it all on the line again in this exhilarating alternative American History time travel adventure novel! Thomas has managed to rescue Aden, but his futuristic gear is still missing while the Pirate King, Jean Lafitte, is breathing down his neck. In his efforts to track his items down, will Thomas keep his agreement to bring the pirates to Jackson's aid and achieve America's first victory as a new country? Or will pride bring them all to … [Read more...] about Lafitte’s Chance by Michael Roberts
The Maiden of the Storm by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple
The Maiden of the Storm by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple When the power of love is stronger than the chains of bondage . . . She's a powerful Scottish Highland Celtic woman. He's a Roman warrior, captive in her village. When their passion for each other grows, can they find a way to be together? Or will the conflicts between the Celts and Romans drive them apart? In the Caledonii village, Riana is the chieftain’s oldest daughter and accustomed to position and authority. Until the day a … [Read more...] about The Maiden of the Storm by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple
Beyond the Song by Carol Selick
Beyond the Song by Carol Selick "Beyond the Song" is an autobiographical novel, based on the author's coming of age in the 'sixties and early 'seventies. A singer-songwriter like her alter-ego Carol Marks, Carol Selick begins each chapter with lyrics she wrote and still performs today. There's a lot of nostalgia for that time period. In many ways, my character's search for her voice expresses the search of a whole generation of women. The settings in New York and Berkeley, are immediately … [Read more...] about Beyond the Song by Carol Selick
Phantom in the Pines by R.K. Latch
Phantom in the Pines by R.K. Latch Henry Lawton is a young man in 1930's Mississippi. He works for his father in the family moonshining business and is one of the best bootleggers around. He is secretly in love with the granddaughter of a woman the locals consider a true-to-life witch. So he has plenty to keep him busy. But, when a relentless federal agent enlists the aid of the corrupt local sheriff, things take a turn for the worse. Lives and families are destroyed. As the death toll … [Read more...] about Phantom in the Pines by R.K. Latch
