Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
A Thousand Mothers fictionalizes the horrors that befell thousands of women in the early 1940’s at Ravensbruck, the infamous female concentration camp. Helene Dvorak is one such prisoner who manages against all odds to survive the imprisonment and torture. She is also integral in the preservation of a child born into this impossible environment. Eventually […]
Farya Navurian has inadvertently destroyed much of the world. Carrying such a forbidding secret, it is little wonder she struggles with depression. Farya lives in a world where only she can remember the Greater Anointed Imperial Ohioan Commonwealth. Each time she has a mental breakdown, not only are time and space inexplicably altered, but also
It is the mid 1980’s and Buddy Schwartz is an ambitious TV producer looking for purpose in his life beyond his next fix. He decides to embark on something more meaningful than producing vapid television programs. With a desire to give back, Buddy sets out to make a documentary about the famine in Africa. Once
History can be thrilling. It gives us perspective on the choices we make today. But it can also be bleak. In this fictional story, William Cone explores a dark segment of modern history and adds dramatic literary flair. The story begins in Germany in the spring of 1944. Hitler’s team has just worked out a
Sorrowfish is a fantastical novel that hits all the right notes. Sorrowfish is two stories wound together in one book. Our modern day protagonist, Sara Moore, is a heartbroken art major with family issues. Her twin sister has been comatose for months leaving Sara anxious, guilt-ridden, and sleepwalking. Trystan dan Tenkor lives in Canard, a
Rei is destined for great things. At least that’s what her mother Hotara keeps telling her. Rei is isolated from the rest of her family hiding out on far-flung planet evading a threat her mother tells her little about. Stuck in a dusty little town on earth that is divided by religious politics, Rei yearns
“It all started with a nuclear war…” Arid takes off from there with some unfortunate drought and some more sinister ambitions. Greedy companies and slimy politicians climb in bed together and their offspring is nothing but misery for the masses. The country’s water sources are now official property of the moneygrubbing water barons. For those
Aimee Tredeaux is intelligent and ambitious, albeit a bit impetuous and reckless. She is heiress to her adoptive father’s company and feels she has a lot to prove. On a whim, Aimee decides to go on a kayaking trip managed by a rival company that she plans to intern for. An incident during the trip
Adrienne is 15 years old when she is given the most cataclysmic of diagnoses. The primary story deals with how she, her sister Andrea, and various friends deal with the catastrophic upheaval that is stage 4 cancer. Similarly intriguing, however, is the secondary storyline that chronicles how Adrienne got to be living under her sister’s
Keira Serasul is a shape shifting Sentry, pledged to serve the Nixans for life. Her best friend Cassatia’s life is threatened by her own domineering father, who just happens to rule the province. Keira is given the outrageous task of infiltrating the headquarters of her people’s enemy, stealing a magic sword, travelling back across the
Dimensional Detective Manny Levels is a true intergalactic sleuth. Dragons, werewolves, Illuminati conspiracies and the composition of dark matter are all within his purview. Ms. Tierra De Arcana, a self-appointed princess, glides into his office and gives Manny the biggest assignment of his career; to answer the not-so simple question, “What is reality?” With this
Money. Politics. Big Pharma. What could go wrong? Claire Wilheit and Robert Kingston are about to find out… Set initially in Phoenix Arizona in the near future, Claire and Robert are therapists dealing with PTSD patients at the VA center. Lucident is an unpleasant company to work for and Owen Block is an even worse
In this futuristic novel, Donald Aldingford is a barrister employed by the wealthiest residents in 2106 London. But in A Bloody Arrogant Power, the future isn’t too bright. Unless of course you are one of the privileged few. Donald has always been satisfied with his life and doesn’t concern himself with the disagreeable facets of
Since the early part of the 20th century, the Plague has not been a mortal threat to humanity at large. But sometimes nature has a way of awakening things mankind thought was all but eradicated. Red Death is an eye-opening novel that explores the spread of an extremely virulent disease from New York to London
On Gamma Ceti, fun can be hard to come by. The Pleiadic Catholic religion rejects modern technology and most items of interest are considered contraband. Dex is a bit of a loner, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t lonely. When Tabitha Tempest storms into his life, Dex finds more than a friend. He finds the
City of Dark will keep you guessing until the end! Paris is a city renowned for its haute couture and its gourmet cuisine. To Toni Corrigan, a grad student and self-proclaimed cataphile, Paris is her oyster waiting to be explored. With her own official access to the quarries granted through FranceTech, Toni can sate her
With her career path clearly laid out ahead of her and a perfect fiancé waiting to marry her, Olivia Douglass looks to have everything going for her. But looks can be deceiving. Olivia feels like becoming a priest isn’t compatible with the curse surrounding her. And her fiancé ridicules her spiritual calling at every opportunity.
Kimchi McQuade is an American gerontologist and the titular ‘furious ginger’ looking to discover the proverbial fountain of youth through scientific research. Although brilliant, Kimchi lives a less than refined life with his pet robot, Flyboy, to keep him company. A clandestine group arranges for Kimchi to meet Dr. Daitsuke Endo. Intrigued by the secrecy
Will Sherman is a tough Wyoming rancher with a soft heart. The story begins in early 1900’s New York where Will is looking for solace after having lost his son in a tragic horse accident. While resting in Gramercy Park one humid afternoon, Will has a run in with a street thug named Tom. Not
She speaks six languages, can disarm a bomb in under two minutes, and has been a trained spy for the U.S. Government for years, but what Lily really wants is to make it through her freshman year at Pulaski High without making waves. Though her school friends are non-existent and her family life is dysfunctional
Dr. Joshua Gibbs is a doctor who learned his trade during the atrocities of the Civil War. Although he survived the war, Joshua left the battlefront with scars. Unable to relate to his family in Philadelphia, he sets up a medical practice in the small town of Cowbird Creek, Nebraska. Dr. Gibbs hopes to find
Inside the walls of a glass prison, sixteen year-old Rose is compelled to live out her days. With a brute of a father and an overly controlling mother, Rose’s only option is to risk the safety of her gilded cage. When Rose ventures out to taste freedom for the first time, she learns the hard
Devil’s Lake begins in a most dramatic way. Allison Halse steps into the lake with the idea that she may never come out. Although her suicide attempt is thwarted, Allison is left more troubled than before. A traumatic event from her childhood has left her with emotional scars and debilitating anxieties. Her only family includes
The Meerkat Murders is exciting and surprising and even heartwarming. At the bequest of a dear friend, Kea Wright finds herself in the middle of a generously funded expedition documenting meerkats in the Kalahari desert. The faculty and students study not just the meerkat colonies of Botswana, but also rhinos, African bullfrogs, and more. Although
