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Tinsmith Jonah has always longed for a wife and family, but his hopes died in war. He knows no woman wants a crippled man. He has taken in two young orphans and is raising them on his own. Anne has lived a hard life since her parents died, being taken in by her aunt and uncle who treat her like an unpaid servant. When she sees the ad from Jonah, she sees light in her life again and is happy to accept his proposal. But the children want nothing to do with Anne.

Step out for a Saturday night at The Q - the small town gay bar in Appalachia where the locals congregate. Whose secret love is revealed? What long-term relationship comes to a crossroad? What revelations come to light? The DJ mixes a soundtrack to inspire dancing, drinking, singing, and falling in (or out) of love.

This book of poetry is a cycle of work about the author's experiences and life on the Maine coast. The underlying subplot is a man's reflection on a broken relationship, lost love, and ideas on the "final stages" of living. There are 38 poems, approximately 5000 words total.

Carmella always knew she would find the love of her life in an exotic foreign country. But there’s a deadly catch to it, in “Souvenir”. Watching archaeologists unearth a mummified Iron Age corpse from a Danish bog gives a college professor an idea…how to commit the perfect murder, in “Bog Bodies”.

When her mother dies, 19-year-old Dana finds herself alone with her stepfather, a man who despises her. Desperate to find a better life for herself, she corresponds with widower, Caleb, who seeks only a mother for his son. A son who hasn't spoken a word since his mother's death. Dana lost her hearing at a young age and vows to help his son find his voice again. She falls in love with the boy, happy to be a wife to Caleb in name only. But when her feelings for Caleb begin to grow, she tries desperately to stop them. Can Caleb open his heart to Dana before he loses her?

Estella is left destitute after her husband’s passing, and accepts a proposal from a man in New Mexico. Excited for a stable home and someone to love her, her world shatters when she learns who the man is who proposed to her. Noah has been hunting the Jeremy gang for months, and unexpectedly crosses paths with Estella.

Nathan Basnight - a lifelong friend and current gubernatorial candidate - asks Herman to look into an assault. A group of masked strangers attacked a delivery driver, leaving the man drugged and locked in his vehicle with a message.

The decomposing body of a friendless slumlord is discovered in his mansion. His favorite granddaughter is a no-show at the funeral. In the blistering heat of a Dallas summer, Jake Tomek accepts the job to track her down, but is full of second thoughts about himself as a PI, wondering if he shouldn’t just stick to more pleasant things: morning walks, picking out great wine values, listening to jazz, and learning how to paint. Problem is, he just can’t keep his nose out of other peoples’ business.

A gifted but naïve sculptor from Canada settles in Lake Worth, a neighborhood near Palm Beach, attracted by the palm trees and content to sell his work at a nearby flea market. He’s joined by his brother, who is attracted to Palm Beach by the money. The brother sells three of the sculptor’s pieces through a local art dealer, who creates a market for the work among his wealthy clientele at absurdly inflated prices.

Milt Grabaur has left his life, home, and teaching career in Ohio to start anew. The Summer Winds trailer park in Palm Springs, butted up against the San Jacinto mountain range, seems the perfect place to forget the pain of nursing his beloved husband through Alzheimer's and seeing him off on his final passage. Billy Blue is a sexy California surfer type who once dreamed of being a singer but now works at Trader Joe's and lives in his own trailer at Summer Winds. He's focused on recovery from the alcoholism that put his dreams on hold.

The Water and the Wine is set on the Greek island of Hydra in a '60s artistic community. The author lived there as a child. The main focus is on Leonard Cohen and his lover/muse, Marianne Ihlen. Each night, the artists and writers meet and discuss their ideas about life, art, philosophy, and religion. The Silver family (loosely based on the author's own family) arrive on the island and are drawn into a world of creativity and excitement but also infidelity, jealousy, and dysfunctional relationships. Ultimately, the novel asks the question: What is the price of creativity?

It’s the summer of 1991 and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has been arrested. His monstrous crimes inspire dread around the globe. But not so much for Emory Hughes, a closeted young man in Chicago who sees in the cannibal killer a kindred spirit, someone who fights against the dark side of his own nature, as Emory does. He reaches out to Dahmer in prison via letters.

It’s been six months since the destruction of QNI’s headquarters. The aftermath has thrown Herman Ingram into a mental tailspin. Lauded as a hero for his part in exposing the company’s corruption, Herman finds himself struggling to maintain his sanity. Inching closer to his breaking point, Herman is recruited by Greg Schultz, a former QNI executive whose family was murdered. Now determined to eliminate the remaining corporate facilities, Schultz invites Herman to document his quest for vengeance. While Schultz is intelligent and driven, something darker is taking hold of him.

Multiple award-winning author Thomas J. Nichols continues his fact-based accounts of the Border War Series with We Were Young Once following the success of Color of the Prism, this second in the series continues the Castenada/Basurto families’ dedication of stemming the flood of human and drug trafficking. Centered in the near ghost town of Hachita, New Mexico, We Were Young Once, brings the listener into the Chihuahua desert where the federal/state task force comes face-to-face with the victims and perpetrators of the Juarez and Sinaloa cartels.

Hollywood in the 1920s: The motion picture industry is booming, and Irving Thalberg knows it takes more than guts and gumption to create screen magic that will live forever. He’s climbed all the way to head of production at newly merged Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and is determined to transform Leo the Lion into an icon of the most successful studio in town.

An apocalyptic preacher arrives in a sleepy Midwestern town hell-bent on installing a violent theocracy. Pastor Barker's dream is to fix America's moral problems through unflinching violence, while building a national movement. Each act of terror and mayhem pulls the fingertips of fanaticism closer around Avarice. To make matters worse, the town has been plagued with cartel violence and mass shootings by Bible-quoting assassins.

Martin the Guitar and his owner, the famous folksinger Robert, have been invited to perform at the most famous concert hall in the world! Joining them on stage will be Martin's new best friend, Morgan and her father, Archie the Archtop. Will Martin and Robert make great music? Will Archie finally accept Martin as a true friend? What if Martin breaks a string?

Martin the guitar has been purchased by the famous folk singer Robert and is now on the road performing for audiences everywhere. Martin loves to make music with his new friends, the Harmonica family, and is in Florida performing with them at a folk festival. Just before the performance, Martin and his little friends are kidnapped! Will Martin show his friends his courage? Who will come to the rescue? Is romance in Martini the guitar's future?

Short Story Five-Pack includes five short stories of murder, mayhem, and mystery to keep you entertained.

This charming children's story will delight music lovers of all ages. Little Martin the guitar lives in Mr. Beninato's Music Store in New York City. He wants so much to be adopted and taken home by a fine musician, but the other larger instruments in the shop are always picked before him. Every night after Mr. Beninato goes home, all the instruments play for each other and compete for a place of honor in the shop. The large and loud guitar known as Big D always wins the contest.