Quirky, heart-opening, funny, poignant, up, down, and everywhere in between—that’s life and that’s Life in the Hollywood Lane. Trish, an LA actor, is bereft with guilt after her best friend commits suicide. Glamorous yet tough-as-nails Hollywood is Trish’s backdrop and a reflection of her life as she stumbles on through an actor’s life of casting calls and premieres, rejection and acceptance. Slowly Trish releases the idea of how her life should be and embraces the messy, flawed, yet … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Life in the Hollywood Lane by Ann Crawford
The Kindle version will be slightly reduced on June 13, launch day. Quirky, heart-opening, funny, poignant, up, down, and everywhere in between—that’s life and that’s Life in the Hollywood Lane. Trish, an LA actor, is bereft with guilt after her best friend commits suicide. Glamorous yet tough-as-nails Hollywood is Trish’s backdrop and a reflection of her life as she stumbles on through an actor’s life of casting calls and premieres, rejection and acceptance. Slowly Trish releases the idea of … [Read more...]
The Second Cup by Sarah Marie Graye
Perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrell, Elizabeth Strout, Patrick McGrath and Nathan Filer. Would your life unravel if someone you knew committed suicide? Theirs did. Faye's heart still belongs to her first love, Jack. She knows he might have moved on, but when she decides to track him down, nothing prepares her for the news that he's taken his own life. Faye is left wondering how to move forward, and whether or not Ethan will let her down again. And when she tells her friends, the news … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Kelly Wilson
About Kelly Wilson: Kelly Wilson is a Portland author and comedian who entertains and inspires with stories of humor, healing, and hope. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Kelly writes and speaks about finding hope in the process of recovery. Through both stand-up and improv comedy, she brings laughter to audiences of all ages using a wide range of subject matter, including silly songs, parenting stories, and jokes and anecdotes revolving around mental health issues. Kelly Wilson is … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Sara Baker
About Sara Baker: Sara Baker's fiction has been published in Cleaver, Confrontation, H.O.W. Journal, The China Grove Journal, TheIntima.org, The Examined Life Journal, The New Quarterly, The Lullwater Review and other venues and has been shortlisted for the Bridport and Fish contests. Her poetry has been published in Stone, River, Sky: the Negative Capability Press Anthology of Georgia Poetry, The 2011 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine, The Apalachee Review, The Healing Muse, Ars … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: The Timekeeper’s Son by Sara Baker
Genre: Literary Fiction, Family Life, Coming-of-Age The Timekeeper's Son, a moving father-son tale, explores middle-aged grief and youthful yearnings, the price of hidden disabilities and wounds, and the claims and limits of community. In the small town of Milledge, Georgia, aspiring teenage filmmaker Josh Lovejoy hits a jogger while driving late at night. But this is not just any jogger: the victim is prominent local activist and historian David Masters. The accident not only puts Masters … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Kristina Widener
About Kristina Widener: Widener, who loves to read, cook, crochet and resides in Ohio with her two children, the love of her life and his three children, is a writer and an editor who is passionate about her family and her cause. She aims to break the silence of child, infant and pregnancy loss to give angel parents a voice and to teach the rest of the world how to handle it when someone they love loses a child. What inspires you to write? My children inspire me in everything I do, but in … [Read more...]
Surviving Anna by Hazel Buchanan
Surviving Anna tells the story of Laura Vine as she embarks on the most important journey of her life. Outwardly, Laura is devoted to her career and embraces her independent Sydney lifestyle. But a childhood tragedy has left its mark and Laura has a secret she has never dared to share. Her grief lies deeply buried, unexplored and unresolved. Meeting businessman Adam Moretti shakes Laura's composure and disrupts the status quo, triggering the return of her recurring childhood nightmare. Adam … [Read more...]
Tragedy at Silver Creek by Belinda G. Buchanan
Guilt is a powerful thing, and former deputy Jack Collins is mired in it. Unable to forget the events that have taken place in the town he was sworn to protect, he feels as if he is slowly drowning as he tries to cope with the aftermath of a serial killer's reign of terror, as well as his new--and unwanted--job as chief of police. When the body of a young woman, having the same puncture wounds as the serial killer's previous victims, is discovered, Jack must determine if this is a copycat … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Tragedy at Silver Creek by Belinda G. Buchanan
Genre: Mystery Guilt is a powerful thing, and former deputy Jack Collins is mired in it. Unable to forget the events that have taken place in the town he was sworn to protect, he feels as if he is slowly drowning as he tries to cope with the aftermath of a serial killer's reign of terror, as well as his new--and unwanted--job as chief of police. When the body of a young woman, having the same puncture wounds as the serial killer's previous victims, is discovered, Jack must determine if this … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Belinda G. Buchanan
About Belinda G. Buchanan: I am an author of edgy, women's fiction & mystery. My books include: After All Is Said And Done: A Novel of Infidelity, Healing, & Forgiveness, The Monster of Silver Creek, Seasons of Darkness, and Tragedy at Silver Creek. My books are filled with emotion, drama, and angst. If you don't mind a few intimate scenes and a sprinkling of profanity here and there, then my books are for you. I create stories that deal with very personal and social issues: … [Read more...]
Falling Water- Stories & Poetry by Blaine Coleman
This is a collection of short stories and poetry that take an incisive look at both the suffering and grief we all face in life and the renewal of faith, the personal and spiritual growth that suffering confers on us, even when we don’t recognize it ourselves. Most of the works collected here examine life in all of its highs and its lows, its joys and grief, and find the underlying good that permeates all of life. The poems were compiled especially for this book from handwritten journals I’ve … [Read more...]
