A Span of Moments by Robert Beech A profound story of coming home to an old Florida island and struggling to save its way of life and native beauty: Midsummer 1994,a disillusioned Jake Crawford quits a prominent scientific career and retreats to the island home of his youth, longing for its old Florida way of life. Within hours of his arrival, he becomes entangled in a deadly series of events involving a billionaire real estate developer and a reclusive bridgetender with a long-hidden past. … [Read more...] about A Span of Moments by Robert Beech
FEATURED BOOK: Amy, Angel Creek Christmas Brides by Caroline Clemmons
A desperate woman on the run… An overwhelmed sheriff who needs a wife… A tragedy that threatens their fragile relationship… Amy Gordon is a swindler escaping from a deal gone bad and the former partner who blames her. Determined to stay out of trouble and out of his clutches, she takes the first train leaving Chicago. When the train derails, she steals the ticket of a crash victim headed to Angel Creek in Montana Territory. Amy believes if she can make it to Angel Creek, she can evade the … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Amy, Angel Creek Christmas Brides by Caroline Clemmons
The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles Brothers In Arms by Angel Giacomo
Duty – Service – Love of country – Honor – Dreams – Family. Those words mean everything to young Michael “Mikey” Roberts. From a small Kansas town, Mikey wants to find his path in life. To accomplish that he joins the United States Army. During his first tour of duty in Vietnam, he found his path…medicine. He became a Special Forces medic. However, in war that path can fork many times. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worst. Mikey finds more horror than he expected and learns more … [Read more...] about The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles Brothers In Arms by Angel Giacomo
The Last Sketch by Gosia Nealon
They both hold tight to a terrible secret. When they cross paths in war-torn Europe, will their destinies lead to ruin… or victory over evil? Poland, 1944. Wanda Odwaga will never stop resisting. As the Nazis occupy her beloved homeland, the twenty-three-year-old artist vows to do whatever it takes to help the underground movement mobilize against Hitler’s forces. But she’s devastated when the Gestapo storms her house in search of rebel leaders, killing her heroic father and leaving the face of … [Read more...] about The Last Sketch by Gosia Nealon
The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles Broken Valor by Angel Giacomo
Duty. Honor. Country. The motto by which Major Harry Russell lived as a United States Army Special Forces officer. How does he move forward when his entire life has been turned on its head? Everything Harry worked toward all his life is gone. Gone like his foot in a nighttime mortar attack. Gone like his career since the Army kicked him out as worthless dead weight. Gone like his friends, missing on a secret mission. All he has now is himself. And as a Vietnam veteran, that may not be … [Read more...] about The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles Broken Valor by Angel Giacomo
Clochan by Lawrence O’Brien
KEVIN NEAL, as a young child, survives what happened in 1798 but loses everyone. When he is older and again evicted by a landlord, he still holds onto the memory of the crumpled remains of Anastasia Kelly’s letter. He has found her, but ANTY is as much a stranger as the tenants who live around an Abbey. He finds her aloof and part of a different world. The orphans try to hide from the past, but the violence encircling threatens what little they have left. Can the orphans survive the wake of an … [Read more...] about Clochan by Lawrence O’Brien
Masaru by Michael T. Cibenko
In early 17th century Japan, Christianity was outlawed under the harsh rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. Those who refused to renounce the faith were abused, tortured, or put to death. One young convert and samurai, prompted by an assault on the girl he loves, and the arrest of his priest and mentor, stands up to resist the persecution. What follows is a rebellion that threatens the political stability of the region and the lives of all who are involved. Based on the events of The Shimabara … [Read more...] about Masaru by Michael T. Cibenko
The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles Forged in Fire and Blood by Angel Giacomo
USMC Camp Pendleton, 1951. Jackson Joseph MacKenzie, a seventeen-year-old with a calling, enlists in the US Army. He finds himself hip-deep in the muddy trenches, machine gun nests, human wave attacks, and artillery barrages in the Korean War. Does he have the resiliency to keep moving toward his dream after watching his friends die? Is he a leader or a follower? Will he fold under pressure? Or rise to the top? Questions he must answer before reaching for that coveted prize, an appointment to … [Read more...] about The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles Forged in Fire and Blood by Angel Giacomo
The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles Peace at a Cost by Angel Giacomo
War – What happens to the soldiers who fight them? Do they just go home and ride off into the sunset? Do they return to their families and a normal life? Or do they have an internal war? Trying to come to terms with what happened to them and their buddies in a war that no one wanted. Scars made not only outside but inside. Called baby killer, murderer and so many others vile names. Ignored and sometimes abused by the very system they gave their oath and sometimes their lives to protect. Lt. … [Read more...] about The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles Peace at a Cost by Angel Giacomo
Stone Heart by Peter J Merrigan
Ireland, 279 BC. A nation at war. For two boys, it will be gruelling. For Ireland . . . it will be bloody. When the first raiding skirmishes of a foreign army are crushed and Ireland mourns her dead, one king knows their newfound peace is destined to fail. As Overking of Ailigh, Keeper of the North, he calls for the boys of his Celtic tribes to train as formidable warriors under his command. For Áed, it begins as a fantastical quest. For Rónán, it helps him escape a cruel chieftain. Together, … [Read more...] about Stone Heart by Peter J Merrigan
The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles In the Eye of the Storm by Angel Giacomo
War - It changes everyone and everything it touches. But especially the men who live in the trenches. Who fight the battles. Lt. Colonel Jackson Joseph MacKenzie is one of those men. He grew up in the shadow of a legendary Marine. Part of a family tradition to serve, he joined the United States Army. His first war - Korea -taught him death the hard way, both personal and professional. His second - Vietnam - never-ending pain. And betrayal by those above him. Those he trusted. His superiors. … [Read more...] about The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles In the Eye of the Storm by Angel Giacomo
Dead Reckoning by Michael Corbin Ray
An exhilarating and heartbreaking reimagining of true events from nearly a century ago, when seven US Navy destroyers and two dozen men were lost in a single night off the coast of California. Dead Reckoning follows the adventures of a group of enlisted sailors on liberty in Prohibition-era San Francisco through the tragedy and its aftermath as their lives are changed — and in some cases ended — by mistakes made far above their pay grade. Targeted Age Group:: 16-99 What Inspired You to … [Read more...] about Dead Reckoning by Michael Corbin Ray
