We’ll Always Have Poison
BJ Magnani
In this series finale, pathologist Dr. Lily Robinson races around the globe to hunt an assassin who, like her, finds poison the weapon of choice.
A world-renowned climatologist is found dead off the Great Barrier Reef of northern Australia weeks before he’s set to deliver his earth-shattering findings at the international Climate Council conference. Was it greed to maintain the status quo of fossil fuels—or revolutionary new science—that motivated his murder? Can Lily Robinson stop the killer before another climate scientist dies?
With operative and lover JP Marchand at her side, Lily uncovers a cunning plot that endangers world order, and changes the trajectory of her life—forever.”
Notes from the Porch: Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better about the World
Thomas Christopher Greene
“Covid-19 stole so much. But one of the things it couldn’t steal was the power of stories.”
From the author of the international bestseller The Headmaster’s Wife and other novels comes a collection of essays written during the Covid-19 pandemic while the author sheltered in place in his tiny Vermont town. While in isolation, he observed a small town at its best: neighbors helping neighbors, the joys of gardening, the pleasure of a small boy riding his bike, and walks in the park with his dog Hugo. Childhood memories and stories of family life are intertwined, and what the reader gains is a sense of community, family, and belonging.
Chris Anderson
The divine meets us in the real world and nowhere else, Anderson suggests in these poems, coming without fanfare and often startling us with its presence. When and where should we look for these encounters? Here and now. In our ordinary lives. In those everyday moments, now and then, when something suddenly stirs within us, a reality we can’t quite put into words. The quiet poems of this collection, through their clarity and craft, invite us to enter this mystery, offering us glimpses of a beauty we never expected, a wordless radiance rising in the dark. In Anderson’s poetry, hope takes shape in the ordinary; wisdom lingers between the lines. In each of the poems collected here, Anderson helps us taste the mystery hidden in our lives and invites us to trust it—to dare joy and risk hope in these difficult times.
Michael W. Stern
The Shark Investor is a personal finance book written to help individual investors discover the next NVIDIA, Apple, and Facebook by leveraging the same principles utilized by “Shark Tank” investors. While the “Shark Tank” TV show focuses on venture capital-like investments in privately-held startups, The Shark Investor teaches that much of the investment wisdom distilled on “Shark Tank” can be utilized in public-market stock picking.
Ellen Melissa Cohen
Ben was never supposed to find out about his father’s mysterious past, but when a school project forces him to confront his mother, she can no longer ignore the secrets she’s kept all these years.
With the help of his best friend Cooper and his new dog Blue, Ben embarks on a wild journey to uncover the truth about his dad’s past–and what he discovers may be stranger and more unexpected than anything he could have ever imagined.
A heartfelt story of family, loyalty, and surprise.
Ann Goltz
Isolated from the world except for their church community, Hope has little exposure to anything outside of her father’s beliefs. That all changes when her father, Michael, marries the worldly newcomer to their church.
Jennifer has always wanted a close-knit family that lives according to traditional family values. But after her marriage to Michael, Jennifer’s life becomes a nightmare of inadequacy and futility as she tries to embody her husband’s idea of a virtuous woman. Michael will stop at nothing to ensure his wife and daughters fulfill their God-given roles as helpmeets and mothers, and does everything in his power to eliminate the dangerous ideas his new wife has introduced into his family.
When Jennifer finally rejects Michael’s authority over her, she launches the family into a crisis. Now, to escape the future her father has planned for her, Hope must find the courage to leave the only world she’s ever known and pursue a life she’s never been given the tools to manage.
Alice Heiserman
The 101 puzzles are based on words that have the same meaning and spelling in English as in 19 foreign languages, including French. Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Haitian-Creole, Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch, Celtic, Croatian, and various African languages. Puzzlers must unscramble words to create the mystery word at the bottom. Answers are provided. Languages with non-English alphabets (Russian, Hebrew, Greek, Yiddish, and Arabic) are transliterated into English characters.
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Joseph Carrabis
“The only rules that bind us are those we place on ourselves.”
Such is the great revelation which Gio “John Chance” Fortuna discovers during one of the most tumultuous periods of his life.
In college and having spent most of his life avoiding his grandfather’s trainings, he finds himself called to remember and practice his grandfather’s ancient ways to save children from human monsters.
But every step into The Old Ways drives a wedge between Gio and Jess, the woman he loves and wants to spend his life with. Originally relishing the idea of her own personal Superman, she grows increasingly fearful each time Gio manifests an ability beyond her comprehension.
And when both he and Jess realize he can use his grandfather’s teachings to force Jess’ to spend her life with him without her knowing he’s done so? Even though doing so violates everything he’s ever been taught?
“A great murder mystery, and so much more.”
The Adventures of Myron and Swimmy: “One for Myron”
Hop along with Swimmy, a small canyon tree frog, and his new friend Myron, the cactus elf, as they travel across the desert in search of an ostrich egg. Adventures, critters, and friendship await!
Goode Vibrations of the Wresting Place
Amy Safford
The supernatural shift of Penelope Goode begins after a near-death experience. When she wakes up in recovery, the world around her is more vivid and intense. Strange visions creep up on her like a dream, and Pennie fears for her sanity, especially while surveying a graveyard where she senses her first vibrations—spirits of the Malaga Island settlement reinterred on these very grounds after a forced exile by the state, a chapter of racism and eugenics. Through a slow unearthing of the past, she awakens to the haunting history of Malaga Island in her fight for justice and the truth.
Drawn from Life
Sarah P. Blanchard
A life-changing tragedy. Conflicting memories. Is she a killer or a victim?
Emma Gillen is haunted by guilt. Almost a decade after surviving a deadly car crash on a remote Appalachian mountain, she’s held hostage by long-term damage to her body and no recollection of that tragic event. Then her volatile cousin Lucy—the only other witness to the crash—returns, needing money and bringing chaos. Emma must decide if she should bargain with the beautiful, untrustworthy Lucy to uncover their shared past.
All bargains carry risk. As Lucy grows more desperate and greedy, Emma suspects there’s more at stake than just money. Struggling with shame, night terrors, and her own unreliable memory, Emma accepts help from a compassionate detective. But the choice remains hers alone. Can Emma find the strength to free herself from her cousin’s destructive power, or will Lucy bring everything crashing down?
Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Novel
S.M. Stevens
Winner of 7 awards including 2024 Best Literary Book of the Year, Indies Today; Gold, Reader Views Literary Awards, LGBTQIA+; Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Finalist; and Sarton Award Finalist, Cont. Fiction.
“Brilliantly relatable…a compelling exploration of friendship, individuality, and the shared struggles that make us who we are.” – Booklife Editor’s Pick
“Much like finding love when you’re least expecting it, sometimes a book comes along and literally takes your breath away.” – Reader Views
Charley Byrne isn’t living. She hunkers down in her apartment above the bookstore she manages, fearing a 7-year curse. Then a quirky activist lures her out of social exile with the prospect of friendship and romance. Charley joins his circle of friends diverse in heritage, race, gender and sexual orientation. She thrives until the new friendships bring back-to-back betrayals that threaten the bookstore and propel her into a dangerous depression. Can her friends save the store? And Charley?
