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The Forbidden Love by Aria Emend

The Forbidden Love by Aria Emend

She loved him first. He was always off-limits. Now, years after heartbreak, Zarayah and her brother’s best friend find their way back to each other—and this time, he chooses her. But one confession changes everything, forcing her to question the man she loves and whether the life she dreamed of could cost her everything.

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Saving Uncle Paddy by Paul Ashford

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In 1942 an improbable hero and future Uncle set out to rescue the very posh Governor of Burma with an Austin 7, an Irish passport, and Marco Polo’s map. Aided only by a feisty French Resistance fighter, a young professor whom Hitler once babysat, and India’s first woman lawyer, he accomplished the dangerous journey against incalculable odds. Crossing steppes, mountains and jungles as they outwitted hoodlums and hostiles of every kind, the companions reached their goal in a confrontation that might turn the tide of History.

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Corn Sweat by Toby Babcock

Corn Sweat by Toby Babcock

In the Iowa countryside, the corn keeps growing. People keep working. And some things are easier left unsaid.

Corn Sweat is a collection of twelve short stories and ten interwoven vignettes exploring contemporary rural life across the fields, gravel roads, river bottoms, small towns, bars, farms, and forgotten corners of Iowa and the Great Plains.

Corn Sweat is regional realism without nostalgia. It looks beyond the postcard image of the American heartland to the complicated people who live there, the exhausted, the lonely, the stubborn, the wounded, the funny, the reckless, and the resilient.

Raw, intimate, darkly humorous, and at times haunting, Corn Sweat is a portrait of working-class survival and psychological isolation in a place where beauty and brutality can occupy the same stretch of road.

For readers drawn to literary short fiction, regional American writing, rural realism, working-class stories, and fiction that explores the hidden lives beneath seemingly ordinary people, Corn Sweat offers a stark journey into the contemporary Midwest.

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Last Camino by Mackenie Rhodes

Last Camino by Mackenie Rhodes

One woman. 500 miles. A secret waiting at the finish line. Julie Byrnes sets off on the Camino de Santiago, where unexpected friendships, difficult choices, and a surprise left behind by her husband turn an ordinary journey into an unforgettable adventure. Along the way, Julie discovers that sometimes the biggest changes begin with simply taking the next step.

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I YAYU: A NOVEL by Seventeen Alexander

About I YAYU: A NOVEL by Seventeen Alexander:

If someone you loved could come back for fifteen minutes — and truly know you — would you say yes? After the clock hits zero, grief is not the only thing left unsaid. A novel about family, love, the words we leave unsaid — and what we would risk for one last chance to say them. Kindle Unlimited. Regular Kindle price $5.99. Published by 1017 Publishing.

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Empires Cost: Forged in Paper by William H Brothers

Empires Cost: Forged in Paper by William H Brothers

Amsterdam, 1595. The Dutch Republic is rising—and a new kind of power is being forged in contracts, ledgers, and shares.

Willem Jansen Schutt inherits his family’s forge and the memory of persecution that drove them from their home. When the newly formed Dutch East India Company invites ordinary citizens to invest, Willem sees a chance to secure his family’s future. But war, shipwreck, ambition, and speculation draw the Schut family from Amsterdam’s counting houses to dangerous seas—and every profit carries a hidden price.
Step into the thrilling rise of the Dutch Golden Age through the lives of one unforgettable family. Rich in period detail but always driven by human stakes, Empire’s Cost: Forged in Paper makes history vivid, immersive, and deeply entertaining.
A sweeping novel of faith, family, ambition, and the human cost of empire. Book Two of The 500-Year Journey; it can be enjoyed as a standalone or in the series which begins with The Night the Bells Burned.

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Tears from a Journal by George Arau

Tears from a Journal by George Arau

You don’t need to lose a loved one to appreciative those still around you, like your family, close friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even strangers. Let go of the elements that divide us the notion of countries, federal agents, 007’s, religions, borders, and walls! These are mere illusions compared to the deeper values rooted in humanity.
I know we are all very busy, caught in the habitual chaos of our own realities. But when was the last time you used your love and strength to help a complete stranger without expecting anything in return?

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In the Day of the Flood: Book One of the Four Lights series

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In the Day of the Flood is the first novel in the Four Lights series, a historical fantasy set in a prehistoric world inspired by ancient civilizations and flood myths. The story follows Deghóm, a young woman exiled after breaking a sacred law to save an abandoned baby. As a devastating flood threatens to destroy the world, she journeys with her companions to warn others, gradually becoming a legendary figure. Rich with reconstructed ancient language, unique traditions, and immersive world-building, the novel explores themes of survival, courage, leadership, forbidden love, and the birth of new civilizations.

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The Prophet’s Brand (Elias Shaw Series Book 1)

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Seven years ago, Elias Shaw should have died.The sacred brand seared into his chest was meant to kill him. Like it killed every other man who dared bear the mark. But Shaw survived. And the cross with its serpent still burns with the intensity of that first moment.Now he’s a bounty hunter in the lawless American Southwest. Running from a past he doesn’t understand. Hunting men for money instead of facing the truth about what he’s become.But the truth has a way of catching up.When Shaw takes a job tracking a mysterious outlaw through the desert territories, he discovers more than just another criminal. He uncovers a conspiracy that reaches back to his own branding. A secret society that believes he’s the key to an ancient prophecy.The only person who might have answers is Clara Vale.She’s intelligent. Deadly. And she’s been keeping secrets about that night seven years ago. Secrets that could destroy everything between them. Or save his soul.Because Shaw isn’t just a survivor.He’s the prophet they’ve been waiting for.And in the unforgiving Southwest, where water is scarce and justice is scarcer, some destinies can’t be outrun.

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Choices West

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More than a century after the total collapse of civilization, a group of music-obsessed marauders kidnaps a young violin prodigy.
When the boy’s father sets off to track down his son’s captors, he is thrust into a stunning, violent journey across a visceral wasteland.
The end of the world cannot keep us from what we love.

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Spirited Wanderings: 2026 Spirited Ink Society Anthology

About Spirited Wanderings: 2026 Spirited Ink Society Anthology:

No matter which path you take, you’ll still end up in a good story.

In the back dining room of a rural Idaho coffee shop, a group of women gather around a rectangular table, sharing words that haunt, herald, and humorize. Their polished works—spanning genres and styles—fill this collection, ready to carry you on deeply human and truly unforgettable journeys.

Ride and rescue dragons from foes past, and escape a goblin’s curse on a mist-rail train.

Hurl into an alternate future during a Daylight Savings glitch.

Mentally stumble through memories, unsure if you’re sad or insane, and whether this is the end.

Recover a dilapidated toy house from a dumpster, and wonder more than once if the figurines and their ghostly movements too closely resemble you and your family.

Follow lovers through adversity and guilt, stanza by emotional stanza.

Help an elfmaid find her destiny, overcome temptation, and take up her minstrel power to fulfill a world-saving prophecy.

Muse through personal history and emotionally charged dialog between friends.

Get ready to enjoy these unique writings from award-winning and up-and-coming authors from the Inland Northwest of the United States.

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91-Day Sanction by George Veck

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Gwynedd, 2024. It’s the hottest June on record, and much of the county has run out of homeless accommodation. Job opportunities are scarce and renting is no longer an option for many.

The savage battle for shelter sees an unlikely group of scammers, addicts, sociopaths and innocent bystanders with nowhere else to go cross paths at Morywelon Hostel. Never will they be the same again…

Hostel manager Denise offers the warmth and love missing from their lives, back for a second spell in the job, missing the connection and chaos such a demanding role provides.

Most lose the will to live in such sorry conditions. Not Aled ‘Sinj’ Maxwell, grafting through life as an affable door-to-door handyman. His hopes simply can’t be dashed. Whether it’s magic mushrooms, cider or physical labour, he can supposedly find and sell it all.

But sadistic work coach James Burgess has finally bagged his dream job, right on their doorstep, ready to slash the jobcentre’s wage bill at any cost…

Brutally honest and disarmingly comic, George Veck’s compelling, page-turning anthology is a poignant dive into the soul of a tight-knit area and a critical look at the political, emotional, and financial battles facing those of all backgrounds as opportunities dry up.

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***** Anyone who has read the author’s books will know, 100%, that the writing style, rawness, emotion and ‘realness’ is unique, I would say truly unique, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who writes with such passion on social issues.

***** Besides being a book that is impossible to put down, the subject is simply touching. This should be a must-read. It is strong, honest and shakes us to reality. We live our lives and we don’t even stop to think about what happens to those who are left helpless and without any kind of help. I shed my first tear right at the preface, so you can see how much this book touched me.

***** This book shows what is happening at the moment in the UK, what people dealing with on a daily basis, and the system that is there but not there to help.

**** Just think how much more empathic the world would be if everybody read this inciteful book.

***** This is one of those books that should be read to start conversations that need to be had!

***** 91-Day Sanction is another great book by George Veck. I was saddened, happy, laughing, disgusted, disappointed and disturbed by what I was reading, I am amazed that the people didn’t actually get the help they desperately needed and deserved.

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Decline & Fall of Macready’s Club by a gentleman

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Famous actors, playwrights, judges, and royalty once graced Macready’s Club, an exclusive British gentlemen’s institution steeped in tradition. But behind the grandeur lies an outdated rule that threatens its very existence: women are strictly excluded from membership.

Set in a modern London gentlemen’s club, Decline & Fall of Macready’s Club is a clever feminist farce and witty British satire. The story pits old-world privilege against modern society as Brigit “The Scorpion” strikes fear into the heart of the club’s members. With her relentless campaign for gender equality, Brigit launches a media storm that exposes hypocrisy, power struggles, and the dark comedy of a crumbling elite. From courtroom clashes to sharp social commentary, this novel explores political correctness, anti-woke movements, and the battle between tradition and progress.

Will Macready’s reform before Brigit’s sting delivers the coup de grâce ? Or will this once-great club fall victim to its own privilege and pride? Find out in this unconventional, darkly humorous tale of power, satire, and societal change.

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For The Love Of You

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How does one navigate past traumas and the death of their childhood best friend? In this novel set in Boston, Sheena sits down with her psychotherapist for her final session as she reflects on pivotal life moments that caused her to seek help, as she takes the reader on a journey throughout her childhood. Delving into her tumultuous relationship with her mother, navigating childhood friendships, her first romantic love, grief, and then, finally, being blindsided by the ultimate betrayal, which triggers Sheena to do the unthinkable. What would you do when the people closest to you deceive you?

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An Imperialist Era: Kopp Chronicles

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Enter “An Imperialist Era” of extravagant wealth and romantic royal pageantry, where the world’s imperial leaders stand at the pinnacle of their power, their political influence extending even into the secretive deliberations of a Vatican papal conclave.

Beneath the veneer of pageantry, desperation is rising among their subjects. Peaceful protests fail to improve their day-to-day lives, so strident activists are encouraging a worker’s revolution against these authoritarian regimes. A continent away, an immigrant American family faces the same hardships, struggling to afford life’s necessities as labor unions strike for better pay and safer working conditions. Their confrontation with business owners’ hubris results in a frightening tragedy.

In the midst of this global maelstrom, the dashing British agent Richard Cordwell and the beautiful French spy Madame Duvernay are recruited by the King to navigate the courts and palaces of Europe to blunt the growing threat of world war and help lay the foundation for a fragile alliance while shadowy figures try to stop them. Their mission intersects with the young United States President, thrust into the high stakes of geopolitics as his nation takes its place among Old World powers while facing the shocking threat of invasion.

Experience the next exciting volume of The Kopp Chronicles—an epic and sweeping saga of romance, political intrigue, and the triumph of the American dream.

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The Smallest Of Miracles

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A gripping coming-of-age psychological drama about power, redemption, and the darkest corners of human nature.

On the surface, Ted Carrington is a self-made billionaire philanthropist—a man admired for his intelligence, influence, and success. But beneath that polished exterior lies a past shaped by cruelty, shame, and a relentless search for identity.

On the day the story unfolds, Ted returns to the private elementary school he once attended—an institution now on the brink of bankruptcy. Officially, he is there to offer a lifesaving donation. Unofficially, he has a far more complex purpose.

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The Smallest Of Miracles

About The Smallest Of Miracles:

A gripping coming-of-age psychological drama about power, redemption, and the darkest corners of human nature.

On the surface, Ted Carrington is a self-made billionaire philanthropist—a man admired for his intelligence, influence, and success. But beneath that polished exterior lies a past shaped by cruelty, shame, and a relentless search for identity.

On the day the story unfolds, Ted returns to the private elementary school he once attended—an institution now on the brink of bankruptcy. Officially, he is there to offer a lifesaving donation. Unofficially, he has a far more complex purpose.

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The Tyrant’s Fall by Habara Nacer Eddin

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In a world where power is absolute and silence is survival, a single spark can ignite a revolution. “The Tyrant’s Fall” is a gripping journey through the corridors of power, exploring the fragile nature of authoritarian rule, the weight of choices, and the relentless human desire for freedom. When the walls of oppression begin to crack, who will stand, and who will fall?

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The Dream She Chose by Coselle Everly

The Dream She Chose by Coselle Everly

In the quiet corners of a bookstore, dreams aren’t just stories, they’re messages waiting to be understood.

Cara has a gift, subtle but undeniable: she can glimpse the threads of possibility through dreams. Every day, she shares small, meaningful messages with the customers who visit her shop, guided by intuition she doesn’t fully understand. But when a mysterious newcomer, Jace, walks into the shop, everything shifts. His presence is calm, grounding, yet impossible to ignore, and the dreams begin to grow stronger, clearer, and more urgent.

Everly, Cara’s observant friend, watches as the ordinary rhythm of the shop unravels. Dreams once small and comforting start to hint at something larger, something dangerous, and the certainty of their daily lives begins to fracture. As Cara leans into a connection with Jace, Everly senses that the boundaries between fate and choice, reality and dream, are blurring.

The Dream She Chose is a luminous tale of intuition, longing, and the subtle magic hidden in everyday life. With every turn of the page, readers are drawn into a world where dreams hold power, love feels both consuming and tender, and the line between what is real and what is possible is never quite clear.

Will Cara understand the message before it’s too late? And when the dreams intensify, will she choose the life she was shown—or the one she’s willing to live?

For readers of magical realism, gentle romance, and stories that linger in the mind long after the last page is turned, The Dream She Chose is a hauntingly beautiful journey into the unknown.

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The Salt Road

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Some debts are paid in coin. Others are paid in the telling.

When Mira’s grandmother dies, she leaves behind almost nothing: a donkey named Osso, a set of salt-worn trading tools, and a single line written in the back of an old ledger — a debt, unpaid, owed to a stranger in a town six days’ walk away.

Mira has never left her village. She doesn’t know the debt. She doesn’t know the town. She doesn’t even know, until a neighbor says it aloud at the graveside, that her grandmother had a whole life before she became simply “grandmother.”

So she loads the donkey, tucks the ledger against her chest, and walks.

Along the ancient salt road that stretches between her village and the distant town of Verano, Mira meets a ferryman who teaches her the cost of impatience, a soldier who teaches her the weight of quiet courage, a merchant’s widow who teaches her that value and price are never the same thing, a child gathering salt who teaches her to truly see the ground beneath her feet, and a blind musician who teaches her to listen for what words are actually saying. Each one carries a fragment of the same six words her grandmother repeated across a lifetime, never once explaining them:

Salt remembers the water it came from.

By the time Mira reaches Verano, she understands that the debt was never about money — and that the real ledger her grandmother left behind was written in a currency far harder to spend, and far harder to earn.

Why readers are falling for THE SALT ROAD:
• A single-sitting fable in the tradition of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist and Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
• Six waypoints, six unforgettable mentors, and one refrain that means something new every time it returns
• A quiet, aching story about inheritance — what we’re given, what we assume, and what we choose to carry forward
• Spare, lyrical prose written to be read in one afternoon and remembered much longer

Perfect for readers who love literary fables and parables, coming-of-age journeys, quiet wisdom stories, and stories about grandmothers, inheritance, and the things we never asked while we still could.

THE SALT ROAD is a short story of approximately 10,000 words — a single, unhurried sitting.

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