Separation is the first book in Lives Apart. A WW2 Chronicle. The five part series is a mixture of fact and fiction inspired by the true story of Rifleman Ted Taylor and his fiancée Brenda, through WW2. All books have photos at the end and the final book, Retribution, has a summary of Ted and Brenda's lives after the war. As Joe Price heads towards Calais in May 1940 he has no idea how his life is about to change or how long it will be before he sees his fiancée, Peggy, again. Fortunately, he … [Read more...] about Separation by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Greetings from Asbury Park by Luigina Vecchione
Fifteen-year-old Mariella yearns for a new life. Since the Germans arrived in Rome, food has been scarce, and danger lurks around every corner. On top of that, she’s haunted by a childhood tragedy and weighed down with the responsibility of caring for her siblings. Everything feels impossible. But when she meets Jack, a handsome American soldier with an endearing smile, her future doesn’t seem so dark. She gives him a tour of the famed Colosseum, then takes him to dinner with her family. Despite … [Read more...] about Greetings from Asbury Park by Luigina Vecchione
FEATURED BOOK: Masaru by Michael Cibenko
Japan, 1637. Young Shiro Nakagawa is a teenage boy living with his parents and grandmother. They are a family of Christian converts whose idyllic life is about to dramatically change. Hostile toward their religion, the new shogun has enacted a ban on the practice of Christianity. When soldiers come to arrest the local priest, Shiro decides he must act to protect the faith and people he loves. This will set into motion a chain of events that will forever change the course of his life. A … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Masaru by Michael Cibenko
A Span of Moments by Robert Beech
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
MONICA’S WAR by Jo Horne
Monica Beresford Wichfeld lived life on her terms and without apology. As a young woman, she socialized with some of the most famous people of her era—Noel Coward, Tallulah Bankhead, Coco Chanel—using her connections to build a business that would save her husband’s familial estate from bankruptcy. Born in Great Britain, she married a Danish aristocrat and landowner and moved to his lavish estate on the island of Lolland, south of Copenhagen. Shortly after settling there, she began a nine-year … [Read more...] about MONICA’S WAR by Jo Horne
OF SHIPS AND SHAHS by NINA EMME
A spectacular tale that brings alive a turbulent period in India’s history through the eyes of a Portuguese priest. Adventures abound over land and sea as history is revealed through long-lost secret diaries. Meet Mughal princesses, visit exotic bazaars, and be captivated by a 17th-century travelogue in this thrilling historical fiction novella! Targeted Age Group:: 18-80 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I am an artist, and while doing a series of ocean and ship paintings, I was … [Read more...] about OF SHIPS AND SHAHS by NINA EMME
All the Queen’s Men by Darryl Gauci
Scattered across the globe, the Glover brothers serve the British Empire in the age of Pax Britannica. In 1859, they find themselves positioned against an establishment that is desperate to maintain the balance of power and their place in it. Peter works at the British Legation in Washington, safeguarding trade and peace between the empire and its former colony. The arrival of an escaped slave 'owned' by a prominent congressman creates a moral dilemma that threatens this fragile peace. In the … [Read more...] about All the Queen’s Men by Darryl Gauci
In A Town Called Paradox by Miriam Murcutt and Richard Starks
“I wasn’t looking for Marilyn Monroe when I bumped into her, even though I knew she was in town filming River of No Return…” So begins In A Town Called Paradox – set in Utah, in the 1950s, when the Big Five Hollywood studios were lured to that state by the fiery red-rock scenery that formed the perfect backdrop to the blockbuster movies they planned to film. Corin Dunbar – banished to live with her aunt Jessie, an obsessively religious spinster who runs a failing cattle ranch near Paradox – … [Read more...] about In A Town Called Paradox by Miriam Murcutt and Richard Starks
Jalopy by Wes Verde
New Jersey, 1928. All her life, Etta Wozniak has toiled on her family’s small farm, located on the outskirts of a lake resort town. After losing her mother and siblings to one misfortune or another, life has fallen into a rut of drudgery and predictability. That is, until the day she discovers something in an unlikely place; an old car. Energized by the prospects of a world beyond the one she knows, she decides to make this her last summer on the farm. However, disaster is not through with Etta … [Read more...] about Jalopy by Wes Verde
The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis
The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis Protagonist Kit Biddle is a rising prep school senior who finds himself tangled in a web of spiritual quandaries and intellectual absurdities. Kit’s angst is compounded by a unique psychological burden he is forced to carry: his intelligent but unstable Uncle Nat has committed an unspeakable act on what, according to the Uncle’s deranged account, were direct orders from God. An intelligent, clever, and captivating tale, The Essence of Nathan … [Read more...] about The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis
OJ’s Life Behind Bars: The Real Story by Vernon Nelson
In 1994, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL superstar OJ Simpson was arrested for the brutal murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. In 1995, after the “trial of the century,” he was acquitted of both murders, though most of the world believes he did it. In 2007 OJ was again arrested, but this time in Las Vegas, for armed robbery and kidnapping. On October 3, 2008 he was found guilty sentenced to 33 years and was sent to Lovelock Correctional Facility, in Lovelock, … [Read more...] about OJ’s Life Behind Bars: The Real Story by Vernon Nelson
Diamond Champion: Paradise Island, Book 1 by Ernoir Neuvostarr
On a sun-drenched, tropical, volcanic island, a group of villagers enjoy their peaceful lives in paradise. Some take it for granted whilst other cherish the beauty. Everything was perfect. Until one day a ship of explorers from a faraway land, in search of gleaming treasures, arrived on their pristine golden shores. The islanders are interested in exploring new opportunities and working with the Conquistador and his men. But the natives are not prepared to blindly accept strangers and reveal … [Read more...] about Diamond Champion: Paradise Island, Book 1 by Ernoir Neuvostarr
