Fiction books.Cuddle up with an award winner.
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2019 Independent Book Publisher's Association-Benjamin Franklin Silver Award
The Artist and the Soldier by Angelle Petta 2017 Reader's Favorite Silver Award Winner White Lake by Susan Amond Todd 2014 Midwest Book Review Honorable Mention Icy Shadows by Rob Robertson |
When an infertile woman finds herself pregnant, it’s a cause for celebration. When that woman is approaching her fifty-fifth birthday, it’s practically a miracle!
Hannah Murrow certainly thinks so in the wake of her (very) belated blessing. But she is disappointed that no one—not her husband, eager for retirement; not her longtime friends from her infertility support group; and least of all her moody, difficult adopted daughter Natty—seems to share her excitement. That all changes when Natty and her boyfriend turn Hannah’s improbable pregnancy into a marketing opportunity, and Hannah into an unlikely social media celebrity. In the process, Hannah reconsiders what it means to be a mother, both to the child she’s expecting and to the one she has already raised.
Much to her mother’s dismay, Carolina girl Livie Green has long resisted the Southern débutante lifestyle, opting instead for cheap cigars, Ernest Hemingway novels, and Jimmy Buffett’s early albums. But when her career as a college professor becomes a drudgery of meetings and reports, she realizes that academia might not be for her, either. In a leap of banana-colada fueled faith, she heads to Key West, Florida in search of Buffett and a carefree lifestyle. What she finds instead will reshape and revitalize her life and her heart.
When Ruthena Gentry escapes an abusive marriage and finds herself homeless and alone for the first time in her
life, she realizes she may not be emotionally or financially prepared to care for herself, her adult daughter, or her maturing granddaughter. She, along with many of the women in her rural Georgia book club, faces familial and
financial challenges including elder care, widowhood, college planning, a single-income household,
unplanned guardianship, and minimal retirement resources. After the newest member of Ruthena’s book club learns the women are operating a frivolous rotating savings pool, she suggests they restructure it into a wealth-building trust fund. Ruthena and her friends embark on a quest for financial literacy in hopes of creating a new legacy for their families. As the unexpected arises, the womenlearn that trust runs deeper than dollar signs.
After a family tragedy, Cynthia Lewis finds herself on an extended stay in England, with no indication of when she might be able to return to her home on St. Simons Island. How can she leave when she knows her brother’s family needs her? To Cynthia, needing to be in England is a sign—her budding relationship with Daniel Benton isn’t meant to be. After all, her heart is still recovering after the loss of her husband, Philip.
When she finally returns home, Cynthia expects to fall into her same old life—but when you’re out of touch, people and places change. Her family, her best friend Purvell, her friends on the island, and even Daniel have changed—but she hasn’t. Why can’t she move forward? And why does she keep running away? Once again, tragedy lurks at Cynthia’s doorstep when someone from her past returns to darken her world. Suddenly, Cynthia is forced to face her fears—and her future—head on.
Return Home is a heartwarming story of family, friendships, home, and second chances that you won’t want to end.
Mitchell Bellison always had an agenda. As a college student at the University of Florida, he didn’t let the fact he lived in a trailer deter him from getting what he wanted. Now, with intelligence and looks, he cunningly charms his way into the life–and arms–of unsuspecting Southern belle Kate Canterfield. Mitchell plays his part to perfection, but it isn’t long after their marriage that Kate begins to see his facade crumble and the abuse begins. Still, due to her upbringing, Kate feels obliged to do her best and fix what’s wrong, no questions asked. With money and power as an attorney, Mitchell eventually decides he no longer needs Kate in his life, and embarks upon a journey of self-satisfaction. Kate thinks it is enough she escaped an abusive marriage, but she can never totally break free of his control now that they share three daughters.
Where Have All Our Daughters Gone is a story of contrasts from love and compassion to narcissistic revenge and resilience, set against a backdrop of the wealth and privilege of Naples, Florida to the quiet charm of the Southern Low Country of South Carolina. Kate’s is a story of compassion, resilience, and survival against the odds.
At twenty-one, Nicole joins the Navy and excels through basic training and the rigors of firefighting school. She even proves herself a real-life G.I. Jane by passing every arduous physical and mental text for qualification into the elite field of Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
All she has to do now is persuade her current command to authorize a transfer into her dream job. But soon trapped aboard a ship and the target of sexual predators, Nicole must find a way to survive, and her survival means ultimately facing the internal demons from a troubled childhood.
Darker Than Navy Blue is the true story of a scandal the Navy kept hidden, until now, and of a young sailor’s remarkable resiliency despite every attempt to dehumanize her.
Yasmine had been Jonas’ biggest supporter long before they were married. Their love marked by a mutual devotion that allowed them both to succeed. Now, after years of selflessly allowing his aspirations to drive their lives, Yasmine finds herself blindsided and alone stateside while her husband hastily pursues his dream of taking his career international. Filled with a sense of betrayal and utter disbelief, she’s faced with juggling his absence, delicate family tensions and unresolved grief of her own. Will she keep putting others first at the sake of her own dreams or will Yasmine have the courage to put herself first for once and follow the desires of her own heart?
