ACHILLES’S WIFE
A Novel of Greek Myth Retelling
by Judith Starkston
Bronze Age Books

A Greek princess takes inspiration from a visiting young woman to challenge her father’s views and leadership—and then discovers her muse is a man.

 

"What was it like to be married to Achilles? Deidamia, princess of the island of Skyros, his wife before his fated journey to Troy, was the mother of his only child…Here at last she tells her own story…Unique, fascinating, and restores a long-lost voice…”

—Margaret George,  NYT best selling author

ISBN: 9798990249912 (Paperback) 9798990249929 (Ebook)
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FORTUNE AND GLASS
by John Mutter
Left Field Publishing

The Book Thief meets John Le Carré. How do you stay human inside a regime built to erase you?

 

Berlin, 1932. Germany’s fragile democracy is fracturing, its ideals cracking like thin glass as political violence and paranoia seep into the streets.

 

In the midst of this tension, Rudi, a young Foreign Ministry official, meets Sara, an unpredictable, morally fierce Jewish woman whose connection with him is immediate and combustible.

ISBN: 9781966883074 (Hardcover) 9781966883081 (Ebook)

9781966883159 (Audiobook)
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MUD MEN
A Novel of America at War
by J. A. Nunn
GFB

Author J. A. Nunn returns with Mud Men, a sequel to The Stuff What Actually Is.

 

Young GI Mervyn Gower, posted to a segregated base in 1942 Louisiana, must lead a squad of Black recruits.

 

Inspired by real events, this gripping World War II story explores race, social inequity, and the forging of American identity.

ISBN: 9781967510238 (Paperback) 9781967510221 (Ebook)
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BLUE MOUNTAIN ROSE
A Novel in Five Acts
by Julie Hammonds
Soulstice Publishing

 

 

As they prepare for a high-stakes production of Hamlet at the Blue Mountain Rose, three lovers of Shakespeare—a brilliant British actor hiding from grief and global fame, an acclaimed director seeking to burnish his legacy, and a young company manager finding her voice—struggle to save their beloved stage...and themselves. 

 

ISBN: 9781734989984 (Hardcover) 9781734989953 (Ebook)
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KILLER KOWALSKI TAKES THE MAT
by Don Eron
Contingency Street Press

All Biggie Bluestone, high school wrestler extraordinaire, wants, is to keep the world at arm’s length until the state championship. But the world has other ideas.

 

“As charming as it is wise...big-hearted, richly textured...Complex, tender, and casually hilarious.”

— BookLife/Publishers Weekly, Editor’s Pick

 

“A highly engaging read with a likeable character at its heart...even non-wrestling fans will eagerly turn the pages.”

— BlueInk Review, Starred Review

ISBN: 9781958015087 (Paperback) 9781958015094 (Ebook)
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THE RETIREES
Retirement has never felt so deadly
by Leah Orr
Orrplace Press

Sugar heiress Diana retreats to a 55+ community expecting peace but finds senior sleuths solving cold cases—tarot cards, a talking cat, dark web dives, and more.

 

" The Retirees celebrates chaos, absurdity, and courage in life's final act, proving that growing old can still mean raising a little hell." — BookLife/ Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 979899104208 (Hardcover) 9798991042031 (Paperback) 9798991042055 (Ebook)

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THOSE LEFT BEHIND
by Tom Deady
Greymore Publishing/Tom Deady

On a rainy summer night in 2009, eleven-year-old Danny Beecher survived as an intruder killed his family and best friend.

 

Ten years later, released from a mental health facility, he returns to Millfield, MA against his doctor's wishes. Blogger Donald Jacobs never believed the convicted man was guilty and renews his hunt for the killer.

 

But not all victims rest quietly — is someone reaching from beyond the grave before the killer strikes again?

ISBN: 9798883707611 (Paperback) B0CW19TMJH (Ebook)

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A DRY HATE
Power Versus the People
by Nancy Hicks Marshall
Nugget Press

"A suspenseful storyline brings current events to life as author Nancy Marshall, former director of the AZ Civil Liberties Union and defense attorney for a jailed activist, weaves fact into fiction, providing realistic, sometimes sympathetic characters and motives. She provides an excellent backdrop of First Amendment issues and a display of power and propaganda politics in action–especially on immigration."

—Terry Goddard, Former AZ Attorney General

ISBN: 9780982825945 (Paperback) 9780982825938 (Ebook)
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DEAR DEAD HUSBAND
by Carla Young
Tangent Ideas

This razor-sharp, darkly funny novel about love, loss, and finding your way back follows young widow Eliza on her unconventional journey through grief accompanied by her meddling mother-in-law, a judgemental therapist, her busybody neighbours and a spider named Hilda.

 

“A compelling novel with rom-com elements that alternates between pathos and humour.” 

— Kirkus Reviews

 

“Tragic and hilarious at the same time.” 

— Foreword Clarion Reviews, Five Stars

 

ISBN: 9781067533021 (Hardcover) 9781067533014 (Paperback) 9781067533007 (Ebook)

9781067533038 (Audiobook)
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THE WHITE WOLF
by E.M. Westbrook
Carrick Publishing

 

The attachment to home entwines the fates of three: Jade grieving the loss of her family farm, Conrad Lang, a hunting ranch owner, and Niko who longs for his birthplace on an Adirondacks mountain. But to survive, he must learn how to be wild again.

 

ISBN: 9781772422283 (Hardcover) 9781772422276 (Paperback) 97817724262252 (Ebook)
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COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN
by John H. Secondari
Studiolo Secondari

First published in 1952 and later adapted into the Oscar-winning film, Coins in the Fountain follows four American women exploring new opportunities in postwar Rome.

 

An “excellent and enormously readable book” ( The Philadelphia Inquirer), filled with “sparkling dialogue” and “crackling Americanese,” this witty, romantic classic returns to print after 50+ years, reissued by the author’s daughter with a new foreword and recipes.

ISBN: 9798992447804 (Paperback) 9798992447811 (Ebook)

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KEEPING THE COUNTESS
Damsels in Disguise, Book 1
by Lille Moore
Wildflower Press

Jonah Sinclair is determined to bring his father's killer to justice. At Ravenglass Hall he hopes to find the murderer—but finds himself drawn to the earl's countess.

 

Faith Trenton defends her estate disguised as a man, and Jonah's investigation could expose her secrets. When danger strikes, she must trust him, praying he won't unravel the truth or her heart.

 

"A luminous love story…forbidden love with…a mystery steeped in secrets."

— Independent Book Review

ISBN: 9781968031008 (Paperback) 9781968031015 (Ebook)
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LETA PEARL'S LOVE BISCUITS
by Arlon Jay Staggs
Koehler Books

Bailey Springs, Alabama, 1982—where secrets are baked into the biscuits. Trudy Beaumont has kept her head down since her teen pregnancy scandalized the town.

 

Now engaged to politician Haskel Moody, old ghosts resurface—including charming Coach Shug Meechum.

 

When new desires collide with old tragedy, Trudy must choose: play by the rules or risk everything for the life she wants. 

 

Winner IBPA Book Award:

Gold - Best New Voice (Fiction)

Gold - Romance 

ISBN: 9798888248454 (Hardcover) 9798888248430 (Paperback) 9798888248447 (Ebook)
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HOME IS WHERE OUR STORY BEGINS
by Dr. Omomaro Okekaro PhD
Williams and King Publishers

When Eliza Thornton returns to the English countryside after her mother's death, the Old Manor—her childhood home—becomes both a relic of her past and a mirror to her fractured heart.

 

What begins as a visit to settle her mother's affairs turns into a haunting journey, as buried letters and unspoken truths draw her into her family's untold story.

 

A novel about the threads that bind mothers and daughters, love and loss, silence and forgiveness.

ISBN: 9798994486900 (Paperback)
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STRAY
An Animal Affinities Novel
by Angélique Jamail
Memento Vivere Press LLC

Raqia knows the sting of loneliness more than most. She always relied on her neighborhood best friends, siblings Anabelle and Eddie, to keep from feeling like such a stray.

 

But while Eddie emerged as a wolf in seventh grade, neither Raqia nor Anabelle shows any trace of an Animal Affinity, a vital rite of passage into adulthood.

 

When emotions run high and homecoming weekend erupts in a life-altering event, will the trio’s friendship end in tatters? 

ISBN: 9781964501086 (Paperback) 9781964501093 (Ebook)
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