The summer of 1944 - a sleepy little town in Southern Appalachia. On the surface, life seems simple and uncomplicated - but, people are not what they seem. Secrets and a dark heritage lurk just beneath the surface and suddenly erupt in danger, death, and destruction. Some characters, when challenged with life altering situations, rise to the occasion heroically 0 others, sink into the dark abysses of depravity. Many lives will never be the same following this long, hot summer. Targeted Age … [Read more...] about Secrets of Sand Mountain by Philip C. Elrod
Interview with Author – John Rachel
About John Rachel: John Rachel has a B.A. in Philosophy, has traveled extensively, been a songwriter and music producer, and is a bipolar humanist. He has spent his life trying to resolve the intrinsic clash between the metaphysical purity of Buddhism and the overwhelming appeal of narcissism. Lately, that has translated into a lot of travel and writing. Following his impulsive and poorly planned departure from the U.S. in 2006, he has visited and lived-in 32 countries. At first as he bounced … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – John Rachel
Interview with Author – C.T. Griffith
About C.T. Griffith: A long-time fan of sci-fi and fantasy, C.T. Griffith began developing the world of The Gilded Shackle in the 1980's as a setting to run Dungeons and Dragons games. She has a total of nine books planned for The Gilded Shackle project, which will be the first of many other series set in the world. An avid tabletop roleplaying gamer and artist, she still plays and draws when she can. Ms. Griffith lives in the Midwest with her three borzois. What inspires you to write? I'm … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – C.T. Griffith
Interview with Author – Vicky Kaseorg
About Vicky Kaseorg: Hi! I was born in Pennsylvania in 1956, studied art and writing at Binghamton University, and became a professional artist early in my career. I went on to graduate school at USC Los Angeles where I studied Occupational Therapy. I owned my own Occupational Therapy practice for many years in NY, and with the birth of my prodigiously gifted first son, began homeschooling. I have bicycled across the USA, run a marathon, completed a biathalon, learned to ski at age 50, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Vicky Kaseorg
To Enter The Path by Stephanie Flores
A prophesy has been strummed by a drunken minstrel about a Vendrix finally controlling their greatest power called the Victus Lameit. If someone actually learned to tame this sentient magic that craves carnage, and kills families and strangers alike, it could be used to annihilate the sorcerer that’s been wreaking havoc everywhere. There’s three things wrong with this notion, though: 1. No one knows who the Vendrix is. 2. To get to the sorcerer you must survive his path which is just one … [Read more...] about To Enter The Path by Stephanie Flores
Interview with Author – Stephanie Flores
About Stephanie Flores: Stephanie Flores was born, and still continues to live in Miami, Florida with her husband and pain-in-the-neck mutt. When she's not swatting the thousands of mosquitoes in the area, she's teaching science and art to middle school students. What better person to envision a fully imaginary world than someone who teaches pre-teens all day? As a child, her obsessions were turtles, dragons, Greek mythology, and pizza-not much has changed in adulthood. 'To Enter the Path' is … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Stephanie Flores
Nobody’s Goddess by Amy McNulty
In a village of masked men, magic compels each man to love only one woman and to follow the commands of his “goddess” without question. A woman may reject the only man who will love her if she pleases, but she will be alone forever. And a man must stay masked until his goddess returns his love—and if she can’t or won’t, he remains masked forever. Seventeen-year-old Noll isn't in the mood to celebrate. Her childhood friends have paired off and her closest companion, Jurij, found his goddess in … [Read more...] about Nobody’s Goddess by Amy McNulty
Interview with Author – Amy McNulty
About Amy McNulty: Amy McNulty is a freelance writer and editor from Wisconsin with an honors degree in English. She was first published in a national scholarly journal (The Concord Review) while in high school and currently writes professionally about everything from business marketing to anime. In her down time, you can find her crafting stories with dastardly villains and antiheroes set in fantastical medieval settings. What inspires you to write? I love spending time in imaginary worlds … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Amy McNulty
Buyer’s Guide: Journey Between Worlds by Sylvia Engdahl
Targeted Age Group: 14 up Category: Women's Fiction eBook price range: $2.99 About Journey Between Worlds: Melinda Ashley has a plan for her life, and a trip to Mars isn't part of it. When she receives a spaceliner ticket as a high school graduation gift from her dad, who has business there, she is dismayed. But she has longed for a chance to get to know him, and she's infuriated by her fiance's high-handed declaration that she can't go; so reluctantly she agrees to accompany him. Though … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: Journey Between Worlds by Sylvia Engdahl
Bargain Book: Dirty English by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Now a Wall Street Journal Best-Seller From New York Times best-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a new stand alone romance.... A scarred fighter. A girl with rules. One night of unbridled passion. There are three things you need to know about Elizabeth Bennett: she's smart as a whip, always in control, and lives by a set of carefully crafted rules. She's learned the hard way that people you love the most always hurt you in the end. But then she meets Declan Blay, the new … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Dirty English by Ilsa Madden-Mills
On the Way to Everywhere: A Novel by Kirsten Bloomberg Feldman
Though she’s nicknamed for the magical Harry Potter, six-foot, dreadlocked Harry Kavanaugh doesn’t find any wonder in her daily life at an exclusive girls’ school outside of Washington, DC. In fact she wants nothing more than to chuck her lot and enter the wilds of public school—too bad she didn’t reckon on a trip to the hospital, a runaway, and a renegade or three, which just might show her a different path to everywhere. Targeted Age Group:: 10-14 plus crossover adult appeal as coming of … [Read more...] about On the Way to Everywhere: A Novel by Kirsten Bloomberg Feldman
I Have Lived Today by Steven Moore
England. 1960s. A cold, harsh autumn. On an isolated island, an abusive man forces his wife to run for her life. Their son Tristan, young and afraid, also flees the island and sets out into the world to escape his demons and find his mother. Hitchhiking beneath the backdrop of a wild and loveless November, Tristan encounters every possible character, from the genuinely kind to the inherently wicked. Beaten, robbed and stripped of even hope, Tristan finds himself on the gritty streets of London’s … [Read more...] about I Have Lived Today by Steven Moore
