About Nineteen Hundred Days:
Twelve-year-old Ben panics when his parents don’t come home from work. Having been raised to believe that the police and CPS are the enemy, he will do anything to avoid foster homes for him and his sister. Unfortunately, their incredible journey to evade the authorities brings them into contact with people who may not have their best interests at heart.
About Through Darkness They Will Come:
This story is how the most unlikely of people can become something more than they could ever imagine. Love and loss, death and new life. All of these come together in a classic tale of good versus evil and who you thought would be the hero ends up being more than that. Omeera has been torn apart by invaders, what happens next will bring you on a journey of betrayal, love both lost and found. Unlikely allies and secret enemies. Wren goes on a trek that takes him to places he has never been and some he never wants to go back to. He meets great and terrible people and goes through changes he never thought was possible. Farm hand to Hero read to find out more!
About Sown in Tears: A Historical Novel of Love and Struggle:
Unyielding Love. Unshakable Resolve. In a world where hope is a precious rarity, join Leah on her journey to defy hatred and rewrite the fate imposed upon her. Will her love for Ivan prevail, or will the ruthless currents of history tear them apart? As the clash between two worlds unfolds, only one question remains: Who will emerge victorious?
About Doble Filo:
Basada en un hecho real sucedido en la ciudad de La Habana a finales de los años 40s(el asesinato de una prostituta llamada Lola a manos de uno de sus amantes), la novela Doble Filo nos conduce a través de sus páginas hasta este violento suceso.
La mayor parte de la novela está narrada en primera persona, desde el punto de vista de otro de los amantes de Lola, un abogado prominente cuya relación con ella comenzó cuando él era aún estudiante universitario. Un narrador omnisciente nos ofrece, en tercera persona, episodios de la niñez de Lola, los cuales hacen relucir su personalidad egoísta y caprichosa. Las conversaciones telefónicas entre dos de las vecinas de Lola –amas de casa que cultivan el arte del chisme— ofrecen al lector una tercera interpretación de esa misteriosa mujer.
Pero Doble Filo va más allá de la vida de Lola. Es un texto que explora minuciosamente la obsesión de un hombre por una mujer, obsesión que se impone por sobre todo lo que es importante en su vida, que lo conduce a una traición total, hasta convertirla a ella en el centro de su universo.
About The Successor:
The Successor and Other Odd Stories is a collection of ten short stories by award-winning author Carlos Rubio. All told in the first person, each one contains an unusual or unexplainable element which is certain to arouse the reader’s curiosity.
About The Butterfly: A Short Story of Life, Mystery, and the Impossibility of Endings, by M.G. Hawking:
Discover an enchanting story that takes you on a journey into the wonder and mystery of life. An unforgettable tale that explores the enduring power of the light that animates us all, this narrative will resonate in your heart long after the last words have been read. 5-Star reviews: “A beautifully written book…” “Deeply touching and enlightening…” “A beautiful little story that is a gentle reminder of the truth.” “A great view of life.” A Kindle Unlimited Book, includes a Bonus Anthology Section. For more information, please see the description on the book’s Amazon page. Thank you, and enjoy!
About Uptown Lovers:
Morgana Simmons was hopelessly in love with playboy, Stewart Brown. She got a commitment out of his that the three years that she will be away studying he will remain faithful to her. She promised to return during the holidays to be with him. No sooner had she left the island than he started playing around. She heard about him and other women and break off with him. She got involved with another man, but that didn’t last long. Just before she returned home, he and she rekindled their relationship. So, she returned home to be with him. They soon get engaged. But she is still suspicious that he was still playing around with Bobbette Green and April English. April migrated soon after she returned to Jamaica, but Morgana knew that she will soon return home. She knew that apart from Bobbette he has other women. She feels as if she is caught in a trap. Should she stay and fight the competition or move on?
About Prison of Loneliness (A Thought-Provoking Psychological Novel With a Heartbreaking Twist Book 1):
Trapped in trauma, alone abroad, and loathing the covid lockdown.
Japanese Kigaiko Wazawai knows: if she cannot feel whole, it won’t be the Corona virus that will kill her.
Guided by philosophical discussions with her grandfather, and metaphorical dreams, Kigai ventures into a journey of self-discovery and online dating, and the Korean-American Jacob Isdadi she gets to know soon becomes a close companion.
However, their path is full of obstacles: her unprocessed trauma pulls her back; the pandemic blocks them from meeting; and if the present wasn’t enough, the historically tense Japanese-Korean relation forms additional stumbling blocks.
Kigai fights through a labyrinth of different approaches to escape her inner prison until there seems no way past a compromise: not reaching her destination, or losing the man she loves.
This melancholic, yet hopeful novel with a heartbreaking twist will abduct you into the mind-swirling depth of psychological literary fiction and inspire your self-help journey.
Will she find freedom? Find out.
For which audience is it written?
Depending on the interests, the book can appeal to people:
– Fighting with or wanting to understand mental health (loneliness, trauma, PTSD, depression, rape, grief)
– Living abroad or intrigued by Asian culture (Japanese, Korean)
– Wanting to learn about relationship theory through a story rather than a textbook (toxic relationships, love languages, attachment styles, online dating)
Which genre do you attribute this book to?
The novel has all elements of upmarket fiction.
With psychological self-development as the backbone of the story, this is literary fiction.
The tragic love story brings an additional layer of modern romance and women’s fiction.
Real-life events inspired many descriptions and actions, so it could even be called auto-fiction.
Cultural differences between one’s home country and country of residence, as well as in the interactions with other people, justify the classification as world literature.
Available Bonus Material
Discussion Guide
Are you in a book club? The included discussion guide covers character development, mental health, Asian cultures, partner relationships and more.
The Prison Dreams Uncut
Kigai forgot many details about her dreams as she woke up. Relive the dreams of Kigai as if they were real. More details about this bonus in the book.
The Interpretation Help
Reading the novel you will theorise about the metaphors, but you won’t know if you are right. Check out this sheet and understand all the elements. More details about this bonus in the book.
The Deciphering Game
Participate in the deciphering game and win an invitation to a live stream with the author, an interview for your social media/blog/podcast, or a private conversation with the author, if you prefer. More details about this bonus in the book.
About Donald J. Trump: The Second Coming of Christ:
Update: March 30, 2023: America’s Savior, Donald J Trump, indicted on this day, marking a modern type of cruxifiction follwed by two failed impeachments. Update October 29 2020: As the charming sisters Diamond and Silk observed, “No weapon formed against” God’s anointed “shall prosper.” President Trump has withstood every weapon formed against him -from a plethora of slander and libel -to history’s largest American criminal investigation -to an unrighteous impeachment trial. Even the worst pandemic in a century couldn’t defeat Donald J. Trump after infecting him. Update December 15 2019: During the third week of December 2019, The United States House of Representatives is set to impeach Donald J. Trump, the 45th duly elected US president. While not as dramatic as the crucifixion of Jesus the Christ, impeachment brings to mind the justifiable fear of and unjustifiable hatred that both messiahs have had to endure. This follows on the heels of the mainstream media -the mouthpiece of the “Deep State” declaring that those that support Trump are a part of the largest and most powerful cult in world history. Update: On August 21 2019, in a live press conference, a journalist asked President Donald John Trump, “Are you the second coming of God?” While President Trump ignored this repeated question, he had just teasingly stated, “I am the chosen one.” This seems to have resulted from President Trump quoting radio host Wayne Allyn Root as having referred to Trump as “The King of the Jews” and the “King of Israel.” Donald J. Trump is likely the most divisive president to hold the highest office in the land and perhaps that can be attributed to the great probability that He fulfills the prophecy of the Second Coming of Christ. Most will be shocked at the concept, and many will wonder if Trump might not be the expected Antichrist, but anyone with an open mind that studies the scriptures and history will discover that Trump fulfills the prophesied return of the “Son of Man” which seems more than wishful thinking. After a quick reading of the brief analysis presented in “Donald J. Trump: The Second Coming of Christ,” one can easily begin to put the pieces of the puzzle together and find countless other support to come to this same outlandish conclusion.
About Life’s Touch: All Walks of Life:
This book is a collection of short stories, an assortment of human experiences and interactions that seek to express how the simplest parts of our humanity are often the most complex and vice versa. This is a book of stories about the joy, pain, love, loss, indifference, silence, and awkward realities that make up the human predicament. As you journey through the pages of this book, I hope you find yourself in the stories told herein; I hope you find your kin in these pages and feel less alone. Most of all, I hope you enjoy reading them every bit as much as I did writing them.
About The Sacrifice of Seven: Seven ordinary women would forever change the course of World War II.:
Answering Churchill’s call to “set France ablaze,” Seven ordinary women exhibited heroic courage that changed the course of World War II, as each joined a top-secret agency operating outside Britain.
Recruiting female agents was unheard of, but by 1942, it became inevitable. Ordered to create chaos and mayhem, they hindered the advancement of the Germans. Their legacy would become the blueprint for clandestine operations the world over.
Lysanders would leave the safety of British shores by moonlight tracing the Loire river in France to deliver agents. Assuming the role of everyday French citizens, they were anything but ordinary. Instead, they were highly trained, determined, and courageous spies.
What did a Romanian-born Jewess know about running a clandestine operation?
Why would an American amputee agree to be the first female SOE operative in France?
A Sufi Princess would defy every German interrogation tactic regardless of brutal torture for more than a year?
These are the stories of The Sacrifice of Seven. Each woman gave her life for the love of France. Some would fall, and some would return. None would remain unaffected by the atrocities of the war.
Seven unique women, seven missions, seven stories, one war to be won.
The Heroine Series is a cursory exposition of life as an undercover agent: An epic account of World War 2 Special Operations Executive as they work in the shadows yet hide in plain sight. While Agents were assigned to German-occupied territories; this memoir focuses on France.
About Featured Book: Surf’s Up in the City of Angels by James Scott LaFon
Doctor Richard Schmidt forms a “Generic Therapy Group”. All the good Doctor hopes to do is tip the scales of hate and chaos toward the side of love, mercy and forgiveness. When these characters meet, angels and devils are difficult to tell apart. With each comes a collection of friends, family and plots that confirm California is indeed the fated “Land of Fruits and Nuts”.
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About Featured Book: Tales From Beyond by John Hummer Jr
$11.95 Amazon – $9.49 Kindle
"Tales From Beyond" is an enthralling collection of six short stories that transport readers into the mystical and unknown. Each narrative, distinct in its own right, takes you on a journey into the realm of the eerie and uncanny.
Experience an unsettling walk through a cemetery, where the whispers of the past echo among the tombstones. Be captivated by the final performance of a seasoned magician, where every trick might hold more than meets the eye.
These tales delve into the heart of the supernatural, revealing glimpses of otherworldly beings and occurrences that challenge the mundane. From suspenseful narratives to chilling revelations, "Tales From Beyond" promises an unforgettable journey into the mysterious and the extraordinary. Perfect for fans of the uncanny and the supernatural, this collection of short stories is sure to keep you gripped till the very last page.
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About Sketches Of The Common Saints:
Sketches Of The Common Saints is a vivid portrayal of a Southern Italian family and the audacious but genuine world they inhabit. From the ominous beauty of Reggio Calabria, through the baroque cityscapes of Torino, to the promise and sometimes harsh reality of Toronto’s working-class streets, these interrelated sketches are reflections of common folk and their journey towards a kind of sainthood in the culmination of a dream.
Told from various perspectives, in clear and fast-paced prose that often dances with the poetic, each story is conveyed through an unfiltered lens of blunt realism imbued with imagery that evokes the common beauty of a working-class culture navigating the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of a willing and necessary diaspora. Where the suffocating beauty of the Catholic Church intermingles with the dark doorways of iniquity, and the beatitude of matriarchy crashes into the broken back of patriarchy, these common people face the emptiness of life and the fullness of life and the absurdity of life with a jaundiced eye and an unbridled passion, offering no apologies and putting on no airs. Taken on their own, or as a part of the larger narrative, the stories befit a boisterous Sunday table filled with heaping plates of pasta, carafes of homemade wine, and generous portions of attitude and emotion.
At moments poignant and poetic, at others savage and funny; wistful, nostalgic, ravenous for the fullness of life, each sketch adds a layer to the infinite fresco painted in the imagination of every pilgrim whoever left the past behind for a chance at a new life.
About Everything Here Belongs to You:
Everything Here Belongs to You follows Parul and Mohini through their early lives and coming of age. The two young women grow up under the same roof but live very different lives. Parul was six years old when her desperately poor father brought her from their village to live with the Sens, a middle-class Hindu family. Following common customs, Parul was taken in as a servant, asked to hide her Muslim idenity, and trained to do household chores alongside Mrs. Sen. By contrast, Mohini, the Sens’ daughter, who is a few years younger than Parul, has led a life of privilege and education.
As Parul grows older, she becomes increasingly unhappy and resentful with her lot in life. Mohini struggles with their relationship as well, never sure whether to treat Parul as a sister or a servant. When Parul has a passionate, secret affair with Rahim, a radical Muslim, the careful order the Sens have maintained is thrown into chaos. Parul must decide where her loyalties lie when Rahim asks her to betray the Sens and endanger a young American man who is staying with them and to whom Mohini is attracted. Parul’s choice will shock the family and determine everyone’s future.
Shit That We Should Never Pass Along And All That We Cannot Leave Behind by M.J. Boin De
There are stories meant to transport us out of reality and somewhere better, giving us a small reprieve from the harsh truths of our world. And then there are stories that reflect those harsh truths and amplify the messiness of reality. M.J. Boin De’s debut novel, Shit That We Should Never Pass Along, and All That We Cannot Leave Behind, is an exemplary model of the latter.
The story follows 15-year-old Mara along with her wildly dysfunctional family, often swapping perspectives between Mara and her mother, Gina. This wild mother-daughter duo seem to constantly be at odds with each other, partially because of Gina’s absence due to her working three jobs and Mara being left to care for her younger sisters.
And yet, despite their screaming, fighting and snarky comments — and monthly noise complaints — this is a family that deeply loves each other. While Mara and her mother’s relationship may be taut with many issues, they grow to slowly understand each other by the end of the story.
Long & Difficult Road to Healing From Trauma
In the late 1980s, Mara and her family move to rural Kansas to escape her stepfather — the biological father of her two younger sisters, and the man who abused Mara both physically and sexually for most of her life. Mara’s accusations cause a small rift in her family due to her mother’s denial. Unable to confide in her family, Mara is left to heal on her own.
Mara continues to withdraw further into herself, refusing to really let others in. This often leads her into troublesome situations — with her sisters, her boyfriend and her community at large. Feeling guilty for her perceived failings as a mother, Gina often lets Mara off the hook easy, and Mara only continues her downward spiral.
With the help of her younger sisters, a mischievous cousin, and her boyfriend, Mara mostly lives to taunt the three old women who live nearby and spill their family business to everyone at church. But when one particular prank goes wrong, Mara is left with an unpleasant feeling of guilt in her stomach. When she goes to make amends, she ends up making a connection with the most unlikely of people.
Complicated Characters, Messy Life, Touching Story
Part of what makes this story so engaging is the nitty-gritty details of the family, revealing their darkest moments — and making them feel that much more real in the process. Mara and Gina (as well as Mara’s youngest sister, Teeney) are, to be blunt, complete assholes, both to each other and to most others. Their language and attitudes are foul.
But there are so many complicated layers to dig through to really see the people underneath. Mara is an avid advocate for social justice, and Gina is an independent woman ahead of her time who just wants to hold her family together. These characters are far from perfect — and that’s what makes them perfect characters.
Life is complicated and dirty and messy, and often things aren’t simply black and white — and Shit That We Should Never Pass Along perfectly encapsulates that. This book is touching and heartwarming in the most unexpected of ways, and readers might find themselves dabbing away a tear or two.
About Featured Book: Picasso’s Motorcycle by Marc Sercomb
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France, 1940. An unexpected gift of an old motorcycle with a tragically romantic past hurls a young orphan into the thick of things as war breaks out and his life changes forever. Half-French/half-German Daniel must find a way to survive in a world that mercy seems to have abandoned.
This book transports the reader to Nazi-occupied France, where Daniel unwittingly and unexpectedly finds himself working for the Resistance, and ultimately to the Russian Front in a twist of fate so startling that no one can see it coming. In turn quirky, heartwarming, beguiling and uncompromising, author Marc Sercomb weaves together many moods and colors to tell young Daniel’s story. Beyond engaging, Picasso’s Motorcycle has been hailed as a genuine “page-turner” by those who have so far encountered it.
If you like “The Book Thief” and “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” you’ll love this book!
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Bluebird of Happiness by Mary Elizabeth Fricke
She was his best friend’s daughter, nearly ten years his junior. Was he too old for her? Would she accept, or understand his carefree, bad-boy ways? Would details of his wayward past really matter? Did she have a past? Certainly nothing such as his rough and tangled scars, visible edges of his demeanor. She was pure and innocent…wasn’t she? Or, was that sweet persona just a cover for harsh reality no one else knew she experienced?
Learn more about the writer. Visit the Author’s Website.
Harmony Behind Bars by Sylva Kanderal
How does it feel to sit in prison at eighteen? In solitary confinement? When at the same time the peers play football, computer games, go dancing, and for the first time fall in love?
Ramon is a young, impulsive, often aggressive man who is constantly in conflict with people around him and justice, too. Joye O’Reilly, a psychiatrist, keeps her helping hand over him. He has no education, no money, no job, and no home. He possesses nothing except extraordinary musical talent and an exceptional voice.
As he visits Joye, he finds her injured and unconscious, lying on the floor. He organizes help, and with the paramedic comes the police, too. They arrest him immediately. His criminal past speaks against him.
What happens to Joye? Will she die or wake up from the coma? Find the police the real culprit? Will Ramon live innocently behind the bars? Or will he sing on the open-air stage and earn applause and money?
About Jane Digby’s Diary: To Begin, Begin:
An Amazon Best Seller in Biographical Fiction. Now 99 cents!
“As the depth of truth of one’s life can only be penned upon the pages of a diary, Jane Digby leads us through her passionate life . . . A wonderful piece of historical fiction that will delight your senses as well as your heart.” – Peggy Lee Sprague, Author of The Truth Hunters series
Based on a true story . . .
Bright, beautiful, and bold, Jane Digby led a remarkable life. Born to privilege in 1807 at Dorset, England, she soon scandalized Europe with her reckless pursuit of freedom. She sacrificed home, family, and respectability for her passions. Kings, princes, barons, brigands, lords, and sheikhs were among her lovers. A gifted artist and musician, as well as a superb horsewoman, she spoke several languages, read widely, wrote eloquently, and embraced all manner of culture and travel.
An amusing, thoughtful, and moving work of historical fiction, Jane Digby’s Diary offers a compelling account of the life of a woman who truly lived all for love. In this opening volume to the series, we are introduced to Jane at seventeen. Spoiled and charming, she seems destined for the privileged life of a well-bred Englishwoman. Her early marriage to Lord Ellenborough begins as a love match until one of the greatest scandals of the Regency era destroys her future, or so it would seem. Jane is nothing if not resilient.
In To Begin, Begin,Jane tells her story in diary form, as if she is speaking to a friend, creating an intimate and compulsively readable look at her life and her times. Will she find the true love and freedom she so desires? There is only one way to find out. Come join her on her path to a life well lived.
This volume is the first installment of the series, Jane Digby’s Diary.The complete four-part series is now available in the Kindle store.
“Told in fictional diary form, this story based on the real life of a free-thinking, passionate woman who scandalized high-born society with her escapades is beautifully written and swept me into her world . . . An unexpected treat.” – Kristy Dark
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