Set in 1950 in the rural Midwest, and inspired by real events, this gripping novel explores what happens when an African American railroad repair crew is dropped into a tiny, tight-knit farm community. Will frictions build to an all-too familiar American tragedy, or can tensions be overcome in that uniquely American way, with balls and
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Winner of the 2023 U.P. Notable Book Award In 1842, every resident of Copper Harbor, MI disappeared without a trace. In 2019, Bill Hitze and his son Brandon make a gruesome discovery while fishing on Lake Superior that starts to shed light on the old mystery. According to Professor Stephanie Crowe, an Ojibwa legend predicts
As the new owner of the Coral Shores Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Emily Benton is in over her head. When she makes a house call at the home of her client, Mrs. Eliza Klein, she finds the woman’s terrier, Elvis, in a state of distress and Mrs. Klein face down on the floor-dead. Emily immediately contacts
“Fifty Years in a Foxhole” is an episodic account of the author’s seven months in combat in Vietnam. He and his platoon were in several major engagements including the Battle of the Hills and Operation Utah. The main focus of these operations are the lives of the marines and attrition through action and “friendly fire”
For six minutes Wisconsin husband, farmer, and writer Philip Hasheider was dead. He met all the requirements: heart not beating, lungs no longer breathing, skin an ashen-color turning blue. He was lifeless, flat on the floor. This extraordinary story of his Near Death Experience (NDE) is about the events on an early October morning leading
“What is shown to us each time is an idea, a little piece of speculative universe, and we peek into it …”–Russell Meredith, author of The Psychic Battery A mysterious church, a man’s humorous visit to a megastore, disappearing images from a photograph, missing chocolates, a search for a house from a grandfather’s memory, ghosts
1897. August Simms—explorer, soldier, world traveler—returns to Rhome, Texas to chase one last adventure. Hundreds of UFO sightings have been reported, seven years before the Wright brothers’ initial flight, and August intends to solve the airship mystery. Instead, the past comes calling. A murder, a lynching, and the death of his wife 15 years earlier
Ooh-la-la! This magical first-person novel poignantly captures the quest for love, truth, and meaning in a tumultuous world. Chances are you know someone like Camille—tenderhearted and ambitious, yet free-as-the-breeze. An American portrait artist in Paris, Camille Portraro leads an enchanting existence until her life forever changes when everything she loves crashes in a flash. Camille’s
Ishmael was the sole survivor of the ill-fated Pequod that Moby Dick attacked. We know that Captain Gardiner and the whaling ship’s crew, the Rachel, saved him. But whatever became of him once he was saved? Days after being rescued the Rachel was set upon by the pirate ship, the Flying Dragon. She was captained
Good men take the Hippocratic oath, and evil ones break it. Sweet Jane learned that firsthand. Young, beautiful, and brilliant, Jane Carter was on the verge of achieving her PhD in quantum physics when they first appeared, visitors from other universes that no one else could see. Desperate to hold on to her dreams, she
“The Last Dollar Princess is a skillfully-written and engaging historical novel about a unique young woman struggling against the constraints of society.” -Sublime Book Review It must be said. Scandal follows her family like an ever-faithful hound. No matter how hard they kick it away, it comes slinking around time-after-time. Although her relatives are obsessed
Action Thriller of the Year (BestThrillers.com Book Awards) Working with a joint multi-law enforcement task force, Detective Pat O’Connor infiltrated a Ukrainian crime family headed by Dmitry Andruko. O’Connor and his control, Detective Paul Eiselmann were the linchpins in the guilty verdict. The two detectives thought it was over. Eiselmann planned for a quiet weekend
As seen in Moment Magazine. It’s been a week since the funeral, and Mali is at her mother’s Manhattan apartment, ready to pack it up. At least that’s what she thinks, until she discovers a manila envelope propped up against the back of her mother’s desk, and filled with a mass of unsent letters. Her
Take a bribe, meet your maker. Imagine if someone recorded politicians accepting bribes. Or, an execution squad murdered corrupt legislators on camera, then broadcast politicians’ wrongdoings. What if politicians actually feared retribution for accepting payola? Consider the seismic reverberations which would occur within the DC infrastructure if politicians feared dishonesty and graft. Could our current
In June 1798, President John Adams signed the now infamous Alien & Sedition Acts to suppress political dissent. Facing imminent personal risks, a gutsy Kentucky newspaper editor ran the first editorial denouncing the law’s attempt to stifle the freedom of the press. Almost immediately, government lawyers recommended his arrest and prosecution. That editor was William
The Diary of Anne Frank is a seminal piece of 20th-century literature. It recounts the tragic and moving story of a young Jewish teenager faced with the horrors of Nazism. In it, Anne establishes a bond with her listeners that transcends both time and space, making them her friends and confidants. Listeners feel a connection
Countless reports from credible individuals suggest that something shocking may be stalking the woods of the southern United States—something massive, bipedal, and covered in hair. Tales of these Southern Sasquatch creatures—such as the one made famous by the 1972 horror movie The Legend of Boggy Creek—date back to the very origins of Deep South history
When Detective Maddy Reynolds escapes street violence by leaving her job to live in the Adirondacks, she builds a house on Berry Lake, across from The Glades. Avery Jordan, its founder, operates a sex trafficking operation out of the sprawling retreat. He and his minions are on a collision course with the renowned detective when
When the Democrat Party’s attempts failed to amend the Constitution at least eight times in two years solely to make US Senator Barack Obama a constitutionally “eligible” presidential candidate, DNC leaders realized that the thing that disqualified him from being eligible to be president was too difficult to overcome. If he was to become president
Can she tame the beast within? Resigned to a life of solitude, Jasper Rogue knows he is not meant to be king. His scars have left him shunned by his own people, and unloved by anyone left in his afterlife. Love had become a distant memory, an idea that he knows he will never be
Housewife and mother with a loving husband to take care of her—that’s all Liz, a ’50s gal, ever wanted. Over her father’s objections, she drops out of college to marry Rick, who dreams of living off the land. They buy a farm on a verdant hillside in the Hudson Valley, but can’t agree on what
With a tankful of gas and a passion for baseball history, Jason Love hits the road to discover some of the most and least famous baseball sites in America. On the way, he shares some stories of American baseball, along with the romantic connection between the sport and our everyday lives. As much as it’s
Learn how to overcome codependency with a holistic approach and reinvent yourself in a positive, powerful way. Learn how to overcome the toxic thinking and behaviors of codependency with this unique book’s meditations, affirmations, and inner child healing exercises for personalized healing. Each meditation has a YouTube recording for you to listen along with. By
An evil cult is abducting girls from a university campus. No one ever sees the girls again. In another case, someone is stealing the bids of an old Hokee client. This case has Hokee visiting Englad, Japan, and Egypt, where he nearly loses his life. When Hokee’s friend, Glory, returns to Pocatello, the two cases
“River Sisters, the Strangers” completes the “River Sisters” trilogy. Great-granddaughter of Nancy Hilderbrand, Eliza McNeal, with her husband and former river boat pilot, Josh, are settled in their city home, enjoying the blessings and challenges of rearing teenaged children-Nancy Jewel, namesake of her foremother Hilderbrand, and John Henry, better known as “Hank,” named in remembrance
Finally, there is an audiobook that reveals the truth about the worst air disaster to strike a Marine Corps fighter squadron during the Second World War. Marine Fighter Squadron 422 was a group of 24 typical young Americans trained to fly the famous F4U Corsair into combat with the legendary Japanese Zero. When they arrived
What’s a girl to do if she’s dumped by her husband in her 60s? How about writing a book documenting her journey and collecting role models of inspirational women from their 60s through their 90s? The humorous yet educational memoir of a therapist’s journey and the experiences of her inspiring interviewees – women who’ve been
In 1842, every resident of Copper Harbor, MI disappeared without a trace. In 2019, Bill Hitze and his son Brandon make a gruesome discovery while fishing on Lake Superior that starts to shed light on the old mystery. According to Professor Stephanie Crowe, an Ojibwa legend predicts that the town’s residents will be lost again.
Time is running out for Investigator Anne Quinn and Detective Doug Bateman. An ESPN-sponsored powerboat regatta is coming to their tranquil lake in central Maine, but a shadowy environmental group is fighting back with nighttime attacks on race planners and participants. Most of the nocturnal attacks by the “Water Rats”, who consider the two days
The untold story of the founding of the Olympic games… In ancient Greece and across the Mediterranean, kingdoms strive for dominance. The great powers of Carthage and Egypt look on with avarice as the might of the Greeks is spent warring between themselves, oblivious to external dangers. Year in and year out, the people suffer