Bastards of the Revolution, Pres Maxson
Erin Ashford, a historian, finds the diary of a colonial-era woman who claims she slept with every American founding father. Erin tries to authenticate the diary and find the woman’s vault of souvenirs from every affair, but she’s not alone. As her journey unfolds, she meets a gaggle of inept treasure hunters, an army of
LO, Bradford Tatum
Willoughby, known back on Earth as “the East Hamptons of the Kuiper Belt System,” is the first sustainable colony on Mars. Built by the mysterious geneticist Carlos Yakamura this settlement encourages the rich to live as they please. They can enjoy decadent homes, physically modifiable partners, meals based on their best memories and even boutique
Wake Up the Night, Kenneth A. Silver
This is a collection of stories, of words and ideas that flow like a dream, but is there anything less predictable or quite so fickle as a dream? Ken Silver creates narratives that are decidedly daring, and he is never afraid to reach, but never beyond the point at which (with lawyerly precision) he is
The Martial Art, Dane Andrew
Amid a brutal epidemic, a business executive enacts his nefarious plan to honour a neglected son and make himself billions. But when those plans result in the death of an unintended, an unlikely hero emerges. Forged in the fire of ancient traditions; Adam Emerson, armed with hard-earned skill and inherent mental prowess, disrupts those plans
A River of Ill Wind, Christopher Baird
There are times when a single decision, something done or left undone, alters the lives of all involved. A River of Ill Wind is one such story. It tracks the joys, sorrows, accomplishments, and vulnerabilities of six young men who futures are changed forever by violence. Despite profound misgiving, Paul Bennet embarks on a weekend
Valley Fliers, David Boito
Jay Smalley, seventeen, loves remote control aviation. He spends most of his time with model planes at the San Fernando Valley miniature airfield near his home. When a newcomer to the field arrives and boldly practices flight maneuvers with a military-issue drone, Jay suspects he may be an assassin who uses drones to kill. Jay
The Secret of Four Notch, Tracy Sabin
Mom and dad decided to move us from our home in California to middle-of-nowhere Washington state. Goodbye forever, best friends! Exploring our sopping wet new neighborhood, our weird “sort of” new friend, my sister and I discovered Four Notch. Was the legend true that it could take us back in time? I know it sounds
A Marriage to Die For, Gerri LeClerc
Jane Phelan knows the odds. Women who leave don’t always survive. The day Jane wins a prestigious award at work, her husband’s psychological abuse escalates to physical violence. He’s always threatened vengeance if she ever were to leave him. Despite his exceptional resources to find her as a DEA agent, Jane knows she must risk
Resumes for Children, Donna Kristine Manley
Resumes for Children – 17 Years Old and Under is a detailed guide of sample resumes that show how children’s talents, skills, abilities, and challenges can propel them to success. This book takes the guess-work from parents and children about what to put on a child’s resume. This book also provides great ideas on activities
The Fallacy of Materialism, Steven L. Richheimer
For people today, materialism is the most common lens through which they view reality. This is despite the fact that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that disproves this morbid worldview.The evidence includes the important part that consciousness plays in how we perceive and experience reality; the “observation problem” and nonlocality of the quantum realm; the
A Scattering of Leaves, Patricia Reynolds
Following his Vision Quest in A Scattering of Crows, Hidden Spirit continues the journey after an unsettling vision of his sister, Chasing Rabbit, in danger. He races against the clock to find the boarding school where Preacher Jim continues to indoctrinate the Sioux children. He fears he will be too late and wonders about the
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder – and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of
City of Bones, Cassandra Clare
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It’s hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible
The Silver Linings Playbook, Matthew Quick
Meet Pat. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure a happy ending for him — the return of his estranged wife Nikki. (It might not come as a surprise to learn that Pat has
Room, Emma Donoghue
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it’s where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick
The Adventures of Dan and Tina, Dan McGrath
Narcissistic women really hate this book. Intelligent and good-natured men and women alike can be seduced by narcissists, borderlines, histrionics and sociopaths. The results are often tragically similar. This is especially true when codependents mix with cluster B disordered people, like in the astonishing case of Dan and Tina. The secrets of a narcissistic relationship
From Darkest Skies, Sam Peters
After a five year sabbatical following the tragic death of his wife and fellow agent Alysha, Keona Rause returns to the distant colony world of Magenta to resume service with the Magentan Intelligence Service. With him he brings an artificial recreation of his wife’s personality, a simulacrum built from every digital trace she left behind.
The Sacred Vagina: My Portal into the Soul, F. Sam Gleason
“The Sacred Vagina is about life after death-a journey into the life of my soul, after the death of my marriage. Yes, a phoenix would arise from those ashes.” In this spiritual memoir, Sam shares his spiritual experiences, personal insights and professional conclusions from a career as a therapist and a lifetime as a man. Sam’s
Secrets in the Palazzo, Kathleen Reid
Newly minted artist Rose Maning is thrilled with the positive reception of her first gallery opening. Her success is empowering, yet the constant demands of work make planning her wedding to Lyon impossible. To complicate matters further, her conservator friend Beatrice uncovers a mysterious clue to a centuries-old mystery that involves a lost Leonardo da