This book is an invitation to embark on a journey into the limitless expanse of the human imagination. In a world with technology and inundated with preconceived notions of possibility, this book serves as a beacon, reminding us of the boundless potential within our minds. It is a celebration of creativity in its purest form. Through a collection of imaginative micro-stories, readers are transported to worlds both familiar and fantastical. Every story is accompanied by striking black-and-white photographs, serving as visual prompts to ignite the creative spark within. As renowned photographers eloquently express, there is a certain magic inherent in black-and-white imagery. Far from being restrictive, monochrome photography allows for a level of abstraction that transcends the confines of reality, inviting readers to explore realms of fantasy and emotion beyond the limitations of color. The book urges us not to passively consume the stories fed to us by the world but to actively engage our imaginations to tear down the barriers of what we believe to be possible and to embrace the unknown with open arms.
Echoes of Solitude: A Final Goodbye in the Cold
About Echoes of Solitude: A Final Goodbye in the Cold:
In the heart of a bustling city, an elderly homeless woman named Martha and her loyal dog, Shadow, navigate the harsh realities of life on the streets. Once, Martha had a home, a family, and a future filled with love, but the loss of her husband and the relentless tide of misfortune left her with nothing but the cold pavement beneath her feet and the warmth of Shadow by her side.
Through the biting winds of winter and the indifference of a world that has turned its back on them, Martha and Shadow share an unbreakable bond, finding solace in each other’s company. Together, they face the day-to-day tribulations of hunger, exhaustion, and the constant search for shelter. Despite the cruelty of life, small moments of kindness and fleeting connections with others remind Martha that there is still humanity left in the world.
But as winter tightens its grip, Shadow falls ill, and Martha is confronted with the unbearable reality of losing the one being who has been her lifeline through years of hardship. As she struggles to keep Shadow alive, Martha is forced to confront her deepest fears and the overwhelming loneliness that threatens to consume her.
Echoes of Solitude: A Final Goodbye in the Cold is a poignant and heartbreaking tale of love, loss, and the enduring bond between a woman and her dog. It is a story of resilience in the face of despair and the quiet strength found in the simplest of connections. As Martha faces the ultimate test of her spirit, she discovers that even in the darkest moments, the echoes of love can light the way through the cold.
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Luminous by Samantha Wilcoxson
About Featured Book: Luminous by Samantha Wilcoxson
The tragic true story of a radium girl.
Catherine’s life is set on an unexpected course when she accepts a job at Radium Dial. The dial painters forge friendships and enjoy their work but soon discover that an evil secret lurks in the magical glow-in-the-dark paint. When she and her friends start falling ill, Catherine Donohoe takes on the might of a big corporation and becomes an early pioneer of social justice in the era between world wars.
Emotive and inspiring – this book will touch you like no other as you witness the devastating impact of radium poisoning on young women’s lives.
It’s too late for me, but maybe it will help some of the others.
~ Catherine Wolfe Donohue
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Becoming More Engaged: Good Intentions and Second Chances (In Her Thirties Book 2)
About Becoming More Engaged: Good Intentions and Second Chances (In Her Thirties Book 2):
Fans of Phoebe Macleod and Portia MacIntosh will love this lighthearted, entertaining book for women packed with laughs and love!
Elva’s on a mission to win back her fiancé, Patrick, but he’s not ready to forgive her because of what she did at their engagement party.
And since that wasn’t her only careless mistake, it’s not long before she finds herself alone, miserable and quite possibly unemployed. To distract herself from heartbreak, she flies from Ireland to Chicago to support her family. On her return, her secret dream comes true when Patrick wants to rekindle their romance.
But to her surprise, terms and conditions are attached as he embarks on a local political campaign. As pressure mounts, their renewed relationship becomes strained. And when the media makes false claims, Elva questions the integrity of the whole campaign.
Armed with a few targeted therapy sessions, she begins to assert her independence and newfound principles. But with a boyfriend who refuses to engage, together with problematic future in-laws, Elva reconsiders the prospect of marriage for the first time since Patrick’s proposal. And, like, would a life sentence of singledom really be that bad??
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Escape Plan (In Her Thirties)
About Escape Plan (In Her Thirties):
Fans of Sophie Kinsella and Maxine Morrey will love this quirky, coming-of-age story about a young woman’s desperate attempts to discover her worth.
When party-girl, Elva Maguire, almost gets fired for herout-of-control binge drinking, she decides to confront her demons. But the problem is, she just can’t say no to a shot of tequila.
She tries to curtail her drinking. And fails. Then she tries harder and fails better. But when her one true advocate, her grandad, falls ill, she steps up, without hesitation, to face her responsibilities.
This act of courage inspires her to take control of her life and ditch her futile escape efforts. Then, almost by accident, a bright future emerges as a possibility—one filled with love, romance, job satisfaction and a new, handsome boss.
But with a history of attracting unwanted drama, together with poor decision-making, can she ever really move forward? Or will her boozy, reckless past persist, and haunt her forever?
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Vivid Visions: Tales Woven from the Threads of Diverse Imaginations
About Vivid Visions: Tales Woven from the Threads of Diverse Imaginations:
Vivid Visions is a collection of tales that explore the fragile line between reality and the unknown. Each story delves into human emotions—grief, regret, fear—unraveling dark truths and eerie encounters that blur the familiar with the surreal, leaving readers questioning what lies beneath the surface.
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The Crimson Triangle by John J. Fife Sr.
About Featured Book: The Crimson Triangle by John J. Fife Sr.
In the shadowy depths of the Puerto Rican Trench, far below the tranquil surface of the ocean, lies a realm where the ancient secrets of the sea whisper among the dark currents. Here, in the foreboding expanse known as the Crimson Triangle, Eliana, a gifted marine biologist, leads her team into the heart of the Bermuda Triangle's mysteries on a perilous quest that will challenge the very essence of their understanding of nature and the supernatural. As sinister darkness begins to rise in the coastal town of Canto Coral, terror seizes its residents, and the stakes soar higher than ever before. Eliana and her team find themselves in a desperate race against time to decode the enigmatic forces at play in these haunted waters.
Their journey will force them to confront not only a chilling evil emerging from the depths but also the ethical shadows of their scientific endeavor. "The Crimson Triangle" is a chilling narrative that plunges readers into the eerie abyss of the ocean-a terrifying fusion of science, suspense, and unseen forces. As Eliana's team delves deeper into the unknown, they face their deepest fears and the monstrous realities that dwell beneath the waves. Will they unveil the hidden terrors of the abyss, or will they fall victim to the dreadful fate that awaits them?
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The Dead Mall Diary
Something isn’t right at the Shoreland Mall. The golden era of the American mall has long past, but many of the malls aren’t ready to go yet. Things are happening, disappearing, and being found. Come check out the first story in the Dead Mall Diary series.
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The Thirteenth Child by Mark deMeza
The Thirteenth Child by Mark deMeza
Inspired by the true story of the author’s ancestors, this enthralling World War W2 novel tells of the Kisch family’s heart-wrenching struggle against Nazi oppression.
When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in 1940, the Jews of Amsterdam know nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. As the measures imposed by the cruel SS become ever more repressive, sister and brother, Rachael and Hendrik, join the Dutch Resistance. Meanwhile, their parents, Franck and Elizabeth, strive to keep their younger brother, Hannes, safe, but time is against them all, as every day more and more Jews are being deported to unknown camps in Eastern Europe. Will the family be able to stay together and survive?
Readers moved by Schindler’s List, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas will be gripped.
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London for immigrant suckers; so long Yugoslavia
About London for immigrant suckers; so long Yugoslavia:
Yugoslavia was happily breezing along with the one-party system when the dark cloud of democracy came and suffocated it in its deadly embrace. Can anyone contain this new breed of democracy now when it has tasted blood? Who is next? Having just escaped one, Peter Kovach, an immigrant without a cause, was heading to face another in London, but one thing stood in his way—a German strip joint.
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Regarding Anna
After recovering from the shock of her parents perishing in the basement of their home, Grace Lindroth discovers a box in their attic that contains enough suspicious items to cause her to believe that the people she had called Mom and Dad her whole life may not have been her real parents. Tormented by the uncertainty of her identity, Grace searches for answers, and when certain clues draw her to a boardinghouse once owned by Anna Vargas, she becomes convinced that Anna was her real mother. Grace believes the boardinghouse walls have been harboring vital secrets over the years that could help her in her quest for the truth, but when she meets up with the cantankerous old woman who had bought the place after Anna’s death, she questions whether she’ll ever be able to peel back the layers surrounding her parentage. But she does, and no one is more stupefied by the truth than Grace.
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The Coming
It had been a long day, and the drive home proved to be even longer as freezing rain and subsequent black ice quickly turned into wet, heavy snow. Snow on black ice is treacherous, but going slowly, I made progress. As I approached my turn, I looked across the valley; a car spinning out of control crashed into the guardrail and stopped! Flames flickered from under the car as it hung precariously over the cliff.
Throwing caution to the wind, I raced up the hill, slid to a stop, jumped out of my truck, and as I ran to the woman standing there, another woman was slumped over the wheel, eyes open but not moving, and both of them, pregnant! Immediately, I knew them, Mareilene and Dareilene, twins from high school. As I grabbed the door handle, Mareilene yanked me back, looked at me, almost insanely, with blood dripping down her face, screamed,
“Dareilene and baby are dead, and ‘He’ doesn’t know that she was traveling with me. Damn it, Joe, help me! I need to push the car off the cliff and let it explode with them in it.”
I yelled,
“What the fuck! You can’t do that!”
Mareilene, scared to death, yelled,
“He’s coming, Joe, and the only way we live is to let him think it’s me and my baby that are dead at the bottom of this cliff. Damn it, Joe, decide! Both my baby and I live, or we all will die! Dareilene and her baby are dead, and Joe, I now know that God sent you here to save me and my baby!”
Her eyes told me the truth, and then, with one shove, the car with Dareilene and her unborn baby plunged off the cliff and exploded in flames. We climbed into my truck, and as I hit the gas, Mareilene, rapidly going into shock, cried,
“Drive like the Devil is on your heels, Joe because He is!”
The Coming . . . God and man, versus the Devil and his minions.
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The Coming
It had been a long day, and the drive home proved to be even longer as freezing rain and subsequent black ice quickly turned into wet, heavy snow. Snow on black ice is treacherous, but going slowly, I made progress. As I approached my turn, I looked across the valley; a car spinning out of control crashed into the guardrail and stopped! Flames flickered from under the car as it hung precariously over the cliff.
Throwing caution to the wind, I raced up the hill, slid to a stop, jumped out of my truck, and as I ran to the woman standing there, another woman was slumped over the wheel, eyes open but not moving, and both of them, pregnant! Immediately, I knew them, Mareilene and Dareilene, twins from high school. As I grabbed the door handle, Mareilene yanked me back, looked at me, almost insanely, with blood dripping down her face, screamed,
“Dareilene and baby are dead, and ‘He’ doesn’t know that she was traveling with me. Damn it, Joe, help me! I need to push the car off the cliff and let it explode with them in it.”
I yelled,
“What the fuck! You can’t do that!”
Mareilene, scared to death, yelled,
“He’s coming, Joe, and the only way we live is to let him think it’s me and my baby that are dead at the bottom of this cliff. Damn it, Joe, decide! Both my baby and I live, or we all will die! Dareilene and her baby are dead, and Joe, I now know that God sent you here to save me and my baby!”
Her eyes told me the truth, and then, with one shove, the car with Dareilene and her unborn baby plunged off the cliff and exploded in flames. We climbed into my truck, and as I hit the gas, Mareilene, rapidly going into shock, cried,
“Drive like the Devil is on your heels, Joe because He is!”
The Coming . . . God and man, versus the Devil and his minions.
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Under the Northern Lights
About Under the Northern Lights:
In the heart of a small, secluded town nestled in the vast wilderness of northern Norway, the Northern Lights dance across the night sky, casting an ethereal glow over snow-covered landscapes. This remote town, known for its stark beauty and tight-knit community, becomes the backdrop for a transformative journey of love, healing, and self-discovery in Under the Northern Lights.
Anna Carter, a New York City native and renowned travel photographer, is at a pivotal point in her life. Reeling from a painful breakup and facing unexpected career setbacks, she yearns for a change of scenery and a chance to rediscover her passion. On a whim, Anna embarks on a trip to Norway, tasked with capturing the awe-inspiring Northern Lights for a magazine feature. What she imagines as a brief escape soon turns into something much more profound when she meets Erik Anderson, a rugged local guide with his own emotional scars.
Erik, a lifelong resident of the town, runs a wilderness tour company, sharing the untamed beauty of the region with visitors from around the world. Beneath his calm, reserved demeanor lies the burden of a tragic loss that has kept him emotionally distant and rooted in solitude. When Anna arrives, her curiosity and free spirit awaken long-buried feelings in Erik, forcing him to confront the ghosts of his past.
As Anna and Erik spend time together, exploring the wild, breathtaking landscapes of Norway, they discover that the beauty surrounding them mirrors the potential for healing within themselves. The majestic aurora borealis becomes more than just a natural wonder—it becomes a symbol of hope, renewal, and the possibility of new beginnings. But as Anna’s time in Norway draws to a close, both are faced with difficult choices: Will Anna return to her fast-paced life in New York, leaving behind the peace she’s found in this remote town? And can Erik overcome his fears and allow himself to embrace love once again?
Under the Northern Lights is a poignant, heartwarming romance that takes readers on a journey through the serene, icy landscapes of Norway, exploring the depths of love, loss, and the resilience of the human heart. With unforgettable characters, a breathtaking setting, and a story that will resonate with anyone who has ever sought healing from the past, Henry Nwaneshiudu weaves a tale as beautiful and timeless as the Northern Lights themselves.
Perfect for fans of emotional, atmospheric romances, Under the Northern Lights is a story about finding light in the darkest of times and discovering that sometimes, love can guide you home.
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Why in Paris?
In the late summer of 1936, Anders is a budding young photographer from Vienna who travels to pre-war Paris. His mother sends him ostensibly to attend art school… and to survive as a Jew. But Anders is ready to explore his other secret: his sexuality. Anders soon falls for Jean, and captures Jean’s beauty with his camera, selling the photos by the Seine. A wealthy American socialite, David, sees the work and presents Anders with a scandalous new venture.
With David’s movie camera, they set up a secret film studio, capturing incriminating reels of the rich and powerful committing all manner of compromising acts. As Paris falls to Hitler and the occupation takes hold, senior Nazis commandeer David’s mansion as their personal brothel. Anders and David begin secretly filming the Nazis’ trysts, scattering the evidence across Paris. Anders’s old flame, Eilas, returns as an SS officer. Jean hatches a plot with the Resistance to assassinate Eilas’s superior, the head of the SS in Paris, where blackmail and betrayal, love and survival are all part of the answer to the question, Why in Paris?
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Abundantly Clear: Secrets And Lies Disguised As A Perfect Couple (Midlife Secrets)
About Abundantly Clear: Secrets And Lies Disguised As A Perfect Couple (Midlife Secrets):
On the surface, Beatrice has it all—three angelic children, her ideal job, the house of her dreams and an even dreamier husband.
But when poor communication at work causes professional problems, she discovers such issues with communication extend to her personal life too. With that, she embarks on a journey of self-improvement and sets off from Dublin to the windy west coast of Ireland.
However, the Atlantic sea air seems to play tricks with her mind, as does a local friendly fisherman who delights in charming her. And the more time she spends with him, the more her career and once solid marriage begin to suffer.
Beatrice battles to hold on to her job, save her marriage and avoid spiralling further into a midlife crisis. And when she’s faced with the prospect of losing everything, can she find the strength within to communicate and make her true feelings abundantly clear?
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HOBOMAN – THE HIGHMAN CUT
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“Isn’t that the superhero code? ‘Help everyone, including the douchebags’?”
Hobart Mann didn’t ask for the superhero life. In fact, it was thrust upon him by a woman who may or may not be the physical manifestation of his conscience. But when his trolley is stolen, Hobart must take on the alias of ‘Hoboman’ and definitely needs to engage in beating people up and damaging property in order to retrieve it. Really, there’s no other way.
Hoboman is joined on his epic quest to save his trolley – when he remembers to focus for more than two minutes – by his long-lost Irish relative, an American country singer, and a potato-human abomination. Hoboman is about to learn that when your parents rob an ASIS agent’s house and accidentally make a covenant with God for your child to save Heaven, sometimes you have to pull up your big-boy trousers and go to the pub instead.
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A Cowboy’s Fortune by E. Joe Brown
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The cutthroat world of big oil is very different from the life of a humble cowboy, but if anyone can succeed among all the treachery and danger, KELLY CAN!
It’s 1919 and Charlie Kelly has married the love of his life, Susan, and together the newlyweds hope to grow the business empire that Susan’s father, Walter Kramer, built. Charlie’s dream of starting his own oil company becomes a reality, and Susan takes over the leadership of the Kramer Group, but tragedy soon follows triumph. Charlie discovers that the trail to becoming the best oil man in Oklahoma is not as easy as becoming a top hand at the 101 Ranch. It will take more than just financial backing to be a success in the Oklahoma oil fields, especially when family, competitors, business opportunities, and sabotage all compete for Charlie’s attention. When the success of Kelly Oil puts Susan’s life at risk, Charlie will take the bull by the horns and find a way to save Susan as only a cowboy can.
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Southpaw by Dennis Sweeney
About Featured Book: Southpaw by Dennis Sweeney
There seemed to be a huge gaping hole inside of me. I wanted some answers but didn’t know where to look. I felt like there was a huge worldwide conspiracy afoot to keep me in a state of utter confusion, making me so numb that I had no choice but to give up and let the experts get on with it. What a wonderful thing democracy is. You can say what you want as long as you do as you’re told. It all seemed so superficial, so inadequate. Where would it all lead? Lying in some hospital bed in thirty years’ time, dying of some ‘disease of civilization’; up to my neck in debt, alcoholism, depression, loneliness and insanity.
There had to be more to life than this.I am talking about liberation here. Freedom from the bondage of self. Freedom from our blinkered, prejudiced, opinionated thoughts. If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got. The more stoned I got, the more abstract yet somehow meaningful it all became. We were one and the same. I was he. He was me. That bald little Chinese monk on TV was beckoning me to follow the path, the way of the warrior, the way of the Grasshopper. The monk was right; change was the natural way of the universe. Things were not always as they appeared to be. A young Scottish boxer breaks away from the shackles of his environment, only to find himself mixed up with heroin smuggling in Asia. A story of violence, prison, fear and desperation, which leads to inner reflection and finally redemption.
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