An Amazon Village faces Big Oil. A conflict could cost lives. It could also save the Earth. Deep in Ecuador’s Amazon Basin, seismic waves rock the ground. A new road slices the rainforest. It rushes toward an Indigenous Kichwa village, threatening its land and its people. It is a tendril of oil exploration by corporate giants poised to suck the black gold from the Earth. Oil spills. Rampant disease. Starving wildlife. Dying villagers. All are imminent. The Kichwa must either confront the … [Read more...] about Jaguar Dreams by Susan MacBryde
No, You’re Crazy by Jeff Beamish
When sixteen-year-old Ashlee Sutton's home life falls apart, she is beset by a rare mental illness that makes her believe she's clairvoyant. While most people scoff at her, she begins demonstrating an uncanny knack for sometimes predicting the future, using what could either be pure luck or something more remarkable. And when she helps her drug-addict father win enough casino cash to accidentally overdose, she becomes the target of violent people determined to exploit her, and she goes on the … [Read more...] about No, You’re Crazy by Jeff Beamish
The Grass Sweeper God by Doug Howery
Precocious, effeminate, gender-confused, fragile, articulate and unforgettable 16-year-old Smiley Hanlon, observes the world with a dry detachment. A wise sense of what is right, wrong, and just plain mean; a voice, albeit, self-indulgent that says more about gender-based biasness and violence than anyone. The book centers around a close-knit family of drinking, fighting, womanizing with mental and physical cruelty to women forming a main theme, juxtaposed beside nation-wide societal change: … [Read more...] about The Grass Sweeper God by Doug Howery
The Ring by Florence Osmund
The Ring by Florence Osmund Paige West is a well-educated, financially stable business owner who mourns the death of her father and misses the closeness she had with him throughout her life. Jessivel Salter is a high school dropout who had a child out of wedlock at sixteen and is now a single mother on the brink of becoming homeless. She also misses her now-deceased father, but for very different reasons. When fate unites them, Paige is drawn to Jessivel from the start and wants to help her. … [Read more...] about The Ring by Florence Osmund
ORION by Shane Cowden
After returning from war, Jason, also known as Orion, is tormented by severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. No longer able to deal with the stressors of society, he flees to a cabin in the isolated backwoods of Alaska, hoping to find peace in seclusion. During this isolation, Jason's symptoms worsen, and the manifestation of his darkest demons will surface to confront him about the past, striving to ultimately break what is left of his spirit and end his life. To continue living, … [Read more...] about ORION by Shane Cowden
They Called Me Margaret by Florence Osmund
They Called Me Margaret by Florence Osmund Margaret Manning has spent the better part of her life conforming to the expectations of other people—first her father, then her husband. Breaking away from this ruinous tradition, she becomes a cozy mystery writer and decides to open her own bookstore—The Indie Book Nook. But when her husband mimics the behaviors of some of the more unscrupulous characters in her books, she fears that she is losing him, or even worse that she is losing her mind. … [Read more...] about They Called Me Margaret by Florence Osmund
FEATURED BOOK: Nineteen Hundred Days by Florence Osmund
When twelve-year-old Ben’s parents don’t come home from work one day, he doesn’t know what to think—they’ve shown lack of responsibility before, but nothing like this. His six-year-old sister Lucy is more scared than he is and clings to him for support. Unwittingly fearful of the police and Child Protective Services, the children don’t want to end up in foster homes and will do anything to avoid being separated. Their journey—fraught with obstacles and people who may not have their best … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Nineteen Hundred Days by Florence Osmund
Rosen by Michelle Hall
Most people love Thanksgiving. Then again, most people have things to be thankful for. Six years ago, around this time, Leonard Rosen lost his daughter to a drug overdose, leaving behind his only grandson, Jackie. This year, he’s about to be dealt another devastating blow when Leonard learns Jackie’s father plans to take his son and move halfway across the world. Crushed by the news, Leonard goes back to doing what he does best: He meets the perfect woman. As the two spend Thanksgiving in a … [Read more...] about Rosen by Michelle Hall
Two Weeks on the Eastside: The Play by Kipe Lyan
This is a play about a guy that loves a gal and what he does to try to keep her. There are two endings to this play about what happened after two weeks on the east side and how it impacted their relationship. One person's happiness can be another person's worst nightmare. This play was written to highlight how domestic abuse doesn’t have to be physical to be considered abuse. … [Read more...] about Two Weeks on the Eastside: The Play by Kipe Lyan
Dreams of Success by Fj Jefferson
This is the story of a young man named Jaycen, he started his journey in the wrong direction which had his life in shambles until one day he decided to do things his way. With no support from his biological mother, he turned to his dad and stepmother to get put back on the right track alongside the help of his sister Jada and significant other Bri. 14 year old Jaycen was on his way to reaching his dreams, he made some drastic changes and had to sacrifice a few things but it was all worth it in … [Read more...] about Dreams of Success by Fj Jefferson
FEATURED BOOK: On the Wings of a Prayer by Ajagunte Kupoluyi
This is five short intriguing stories from Africa the motherland. It involves the adventures of regular folks as they navigate through life. It is a mixture of fiction and real life events, some which relates to the author. There is suspense, crime, spirituality and a brief remembrance of someone who can best be described as an accidental activist. This is an exciting piece and hopefully the first of many. Link to buy book … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: On the Wings of a Prayer by Ajagunte Kupoluyi
The Blue Moon Day by Santhosh Sivaraj
Things were never the same for five ordinary individuals who got struck at cross roads and there was no way they can run back. They had no other choice but to take a plunge into their deepest fear and leave the rest to destiny. Their characters was tested out of their comfort zone and it witnessed abstruse results ; a PhD scholar fights to win a pizza making contest and a tennis prodigy running for his life in a war torn , bloodied Island. Extreme circumstances and their consequences made … [Read more...] about The Blue Moon Day by Santhosh Sivaraj