The Georgia plantation known as Magnolia Landing has been an ideal place to grow up for Malayna and Hattie, two girls of different races born just hours apart. They have been best friends from their first breathes due to the unusual and unpopular beliefs of Malayna’s father that all men are created equal regardless of skin color. Their idyllic youth is shattered by a Civil War that takes their fathers away from home, leaving the girls to survive on their own as they learn to navigate their new … [Read more...] about Magnolia Landing by Tamara Mallimo
Pulling God’s Teeth by Anthony Delstretto
PULLING GOD'S TEETH (1882-1886) Twenty-four-year-old Carlo Como goes out fishing one dawn on the wide river near his northern Italian village of Castrubello. The Pirino has provided a living for the Como family for generations, but this morning Carlo hauls in a very different catch: three large white rocks known as "God's Teeth." The valuable stones, coveted by local ceramic-makers, will allow him to marry his love, Tonia Vacci, a worker in the town's dismal silk mill. But the fisherman's good … [Read more...] about Pulling God’s Teeth by Anthony Delstretto
The Exile of the Glen by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple
Banished from his home. Sent to a forsaken island on the edge of the world. A criminal highlander in a strange land. What will become of Alistair when he is exiled to his distant kin? After Alistair falls ill, he is nursed back from the brink of death by an angel named Lioslaith. She and her daughter live on the edge of civilization, and they shelter Alistair in this new land. He befriends her sisters, adores her daughter, and falls in love with the fairy-like woman who sacrificed much to … [Read more...] about The Exile of the Glen by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple
Orphans, Assassins & the Existential Eggplant by JT Gillett
Smart, fun and quirky medieval adventure features a gorgeous alchemist, teenage prodigy and 600-year-old, shrunken talking eggplant. From the Children's Crusade to hashish-fueled assassins, you'll explore bizarre 13th century history and discover new truths about the origins of mysticism and more. Targeted Age Group:: 16 to 100 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? Inspired by bizarre history and fanciful, fun possibilities. … [Read more...] about Orphans, Assassins & the Existential Eggplant by JT Gillett
Interview with Author – Kathy L. Brown
About Kathy L. Brown: Kathy lives and writes in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Her hometown and its history inspire her fiction. When she’s not thinking about how haunted everything is, she enjoys hiking, crafts, and cooking for her family. What inspires you to write? When I was ten, I was captivated by a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories. Somehow that was when I realized that every story has a maker, and I could be a maker, too. I immediately wrote a knock-off Sherlockian story, which was … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kathy L. Brown
Interview with Author – Michael K. Smith
About Michael K. Smith: MICHAEL K. SMITH is the award-winning author of The Postwoman, a novel based on the true story of World War II resistance fighter Andrée De Jongh, as well as two previous Civil War novels, Scarred and Home Again. Before finding his calling as historiographer, he trained as a mechanical engineer and built a highly successful auto parts business, which he sold in 2000. Upon retiring, he took up fishing, golfing, cooking, and playing bridge. He also took on editing a local … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Michael K. Smith
A Touch Of Silver by Lynne Connolly
Gerald Dersingham, the new Earl of Carbrooke, is captivated by the woman who storms into his house demanding an explanation for a letter he had no idea he sent. Gerald never wanted to be an earl. He was happier living in seclusion with his sisters. About to become betrothed to the icy daughter of a duke, he meets the vibrant, alluring Annie, who captivates his heart. But if he gives in to his desires, he risks a happy ending for his sisters, and they deserve their chances. Annie Cathcart is a … [Read more...] about A Touch Of Silver by Lynne Connolly
Maggie: A Journey of Love, Loss and Survival by Vicki Tapia
** Solo Medalist: New Apple Literary Awards for Historical Fiction 2018 ** Finalist, Historical Fiction: Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2019 Mt. Clemens, Michigan, 1887. Seventeen and headstrong, with marriage on her mind, Maggie is sure she has found her one true love. But when she collides head-on with betrayal, overwhelming loss and ill-treatment, her life unravels. In a time when women had few rights, Maggie rises above adversity through rare determination and grit, becoming an … [Read more...] about Maggie: A Journey of Love, Loss and Survival by Vicki Tapia
The Day to Eternity by Joanne Monte
A sweeping story filled with scenes of love, war, and great personal sacrifice, "The Day to Eternity" follows three characters who struggle to find their place, and one another, against tremendous odds. Set in the early 1950s against the backdrop of chaotic, war-torn Korea and and an enchanting but fragile postwar Japan, the reader is taken deep into the lives of characters whose responses to present adversity and the tortuous pull of the past crucially shape their destinies. Targeted Age … [Read more...] about The Day to Eternity by Joanne Monte
Beauty & Grace, A Historical Novel by Christina M. Abt
Beauty & Grace is an intensely moving work of historical fiction telling the stories of Teagan Cormick and Grace Reid, women from different worlds and different eras, brought together within the haunting confines of Midland’s Wood Haven asylum. Teagan leads readers through her early life in Queenstown, County Cork, through to her youthful immigration to America and her chilling, involuntary commitment to Wood Haven following The Crash of 1929. Grace arrives at Wood Haven in 1978, hired as … [Read more...] about Beauty & Grace, A Historical Novel by Christina M. Abt
