A decades-old scandal. A mysterious inheritance. Can a young woman survive a family desperate to keep their past buried? 2010. Anne Huang never cared to call anywhere home. But her carefree lifestyle of blogging and travel is interrupted when a stranger with ties to her family bequeaths her a fortune. And with no knowledge of her history, she soon finds herself thrown in with a nest of billionaire vipers determined to lock away their skeletons. 1946. Seventeen-year-old Rose Chen’s quiet life … [Read more...] about Forbidden Blossom (Skyline Mansion Book 1) by Nola Li Barr
Both Sides of the Border by Terry Overton
Both Sides of the Border won the Firebird Book Award for Cross-Genre, Socio-Political Fiction, and Women's Fiction. In this story, three young Hondurans travel on the death train through Central America and Mexico in the quest of coming to the United States for a better life. Dolores, Ernesto, and Emilio Sanchez love their family and risk their lives to work in the U.S. to improve the lives of their parents who remain in Honduras. They endure confrontations with gangs, the cartel, and the … [Read more...] about Both Sides of the Border by Terry Overton
With All My Love, I Wait by Gloria Panzera
In a remote village in Post-World War II Italy, Liliana is the best baker in town and life is looking up until the love her life, Raffaele, leaves seeking economic opportunity elsewhere. She promises to wait for him so she can finally leave the stone walls and stifling town of Gildone. After years of waiting and not hearing from him, Liliana marries Domenico, a strong and accomplished soldier. After the couple experience a distancing, both physically and emotionally, Liliana discovers she is … [Read more...] about With All My Love, I Wait by Gloria Panzera
Bargain Book: Illegal by John Dennehy
A raw account of a young American abroad grasping for meaning, this pulsating story of violent protests, illegal border crossings and loss of innocence raises questions about the futility of borders and the irresistible power of nationalism. Illegal tells the true story of love and deception, revolutions and deportations as it chronicles the trials of John Dennehy. Naïve New Yorker, Dennehy refuses to be part of the feverish nationalism of post 9/11 America. His search for hope takes him to … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Illegal by John Dennehy
A Character in Reality by Nicholas Bridgman
One of the narrator’s fictional characters, Detective Gladstone, has gained consciousness and stepped out of a novel into reality. He gradually adjusts to the real world with the narrator’s help, picking up insights along the way about what it means to be human. But an anti-illegal immigrant group does not want him in reality, and he must face down its leader to self-actualize as a real person. Targeted Age Group:: all ages What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I was inspired by the … [Read more...] about A Character in Reality by Nicholas Bridgman
Forgotten Objects by Carlos Rubio
Forgotten Objects traces the life of Anna d’Amio, daughter of opera singers Louis and Francesca d’Amio, from Mussolini’s Italy to the city of Pittsburgh during the mid sixties. The novel proper is made up of three parts: Italy, Cuba and United States. Married at seventeen and widowed at twenty, Anna leaves war-torn Italy to find her fortune in Cuba, she eventually meets Ramón Contreras, a wealthy tobacco grower who later becomes her second husband. The idyllic world that the couple had so … [Read more...] about Forgotten Objects by Carlos Rubio
The Representative by Matt Minor
A terrorist attack on the Texas border, attributed to Mexican drug cartels, coincides with the federal government’s passage of a sweeping amnesty bill. This becomes fodder for the Texas Legislator, which pressures a weak governor to create a Select Joint Committee on Immigration Reform. A handsome, charismatic former rocker and poet, John David (JD) Dothan unexpectedly wins his district when the long term Republican candidate goes down in disgrace. The night of the election the … [Read more...] about The Representative by Matt Minor
Interview with Author – Matt Minor
About Matt Minor: Matt Minor presently serves as a Chief of Staff in the Texas House of Representatives. He has worked as a political campaign manager and is a well-regarded public speaker. Matt has authored official state publications, oversees syndicated editorials, is a speechwriter and district radio legislative commentator. Prior to his life in state politics Matt was a professional musician and entertainer; his numerous recordings receiving wide critical praise. Matt practices numerous … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Matt Minor
Silk Legacy by Richard Brawer
This book is bargain priced from 11/06/2013 until 11/12/2013 In early twentieth century Paterson, New Jersey, dashing twenty-nine year old Abraham Bressler charms naïve nineteen year old Sarah Singer into marriage by making her believe he feels the same way she does about the new calling of a modern woman. He then turns around and gives her little more respect than he would a servant, demanding she stay home to care for “his” house and “his” children. Feeling betrayed Sarah defies him … [Read more...] about Silk Legacy by Richard Brawer
