Feast
by L.M. Roberts

Two troubled orphans, Mike and Lynn, are adopted by a farmer and his wife known as the Hagerlys. Lynn is quick to anger; Mike refuses to speak. The feelings of abandonment and betrayal are quickly replaced with love and learning as the Hagerlys mend their broken hearts. The Hagerlys only warnings: Stay away from the crazy old man living next door and keep out of the haunted church.

But the church is too tempting and the discovery of a long-dead body leads them to the discovery of secrets that could destroy their little family. Mike and Lynn must find out the truth before it is too late!

That is, if they can get away from the ghosts in the church and the crazy old man!

Celeste's Painting
by Patricia Brandt

Celeste Connor, Chicago’s most celebrated artist, finds herself tormented by a painting she mechanically painted in the late hours of a Saturday night. It was as though the brush had a life of its own. Finally finished, it was far more than a mere oil painting. The compelling piece of art was the catalyst for countless strange events and adventures. Before the painting, her life was near perfect - a handsome, charming, rich lover and fame and fortune. But after Celeste’s painting, her life’s voyage truly began. Her staunch belief system made a 180 degree change.

This book is not a time travel book. It is not a period 1800 novel. It is not a modern mystery. Maybe it’s all of the above. I promise it will hold you spellbound until the final word of the last page.

From the Author: I have written three books that originate in the small village of Rockton, Illinois: The Octagonal Room, The Dead Lily and The Crystal Swan. If you enjoy period novels from 1800 England, read The Triad and Web Weavers. I promise they are neither typical nor stuffy.

78 Years in the Lost and Found
by Babette Williams

Life, like a roller coaster, has its ups and downs. In this book, Babette Williams relates the experiences she enjoyed-and sometimes had to cope with-during the past several years since she, her husband, and two dogs moved to Oak Hammock at the University of Florida. With her usual wry humor and quirky take on everyday happenings, Babette shares her hard-won insights into the adjustments of living at a Continuing Care Retirement Community. Readers of all ages who like to laugh and learn will find this a gratifying and diverting book.

To Ring Like a Bell That Has No Flaw
by E. Clayton Burgess, Jr.

The complexities of contemporary life call for mature spirituality. Many adults are finding it difficult to live out of the simplistic faith learned as children. This book offers a graduate level in depth understanding of religious faith minus a confusing theological vocabulary that simply muddies the waters. It deals with fundamentals such as how do I deal with knowing God in a high tech world? Who really was Jesus, how do I understand the Bible, what is the meaning of prayer, and what do I do when I am lost in the darkness and feel out of touch with God? This book is a celebration of faith in the twenty-first century. It leads the way to a whole new quality of life, to a wholeness and oneness with God who reaches out in unconditional love.

The Seagu11 Project
by T. Lee Baumann

The United Nations’ Consortium for Aeronautic and Space Exploration (UNCASE) has just selected Michael S. Gibraltar as one of the elite crew for its 11th in a series of secret governmental (Seagu11) projects. A recent discovery in the frigid landscape of the Antarctic has altered the mission’s target to a black hole at the very center of our Milky Way galaxy. At three million times the mass of our Sun, the hole is a behemoth of celestial proportions. Before embarking, however, Mike must complete space training and hone up on his sparse knowledge of the physics of black holes and the vagaries of light-speed space travel that the crew must endure. The enormous distances to be traveled will require the most advanced technologies that the 23rd century has to offer. The challenging experience will forever alter Mike’s former views on everything from God to that of universal design.

And There Would Be No Wolves
by Leatrice Lifshitz

This is the historically accurate novel of one of the most quietly extraordinary women in American history. The mother of thirteen, and the wife of John Brown, she is forgotten, yet integral part of the march towards the abolition of slavery. She watched and helped shape many of the major actors in that battle, from Kansas to Harper’s Ferry.

Who was Mary Anne Brown? A wife and a mother? Yes. Also, a farmer, cook, seamstress, nurse, teacher and single parent for much of the time. How did she survive her hardships as she moved from town to town, from state to state? How did she bury her four young children who died in an epidemic? What was she thinking, feeling, when Frederick was killed in Kansas? When Watson and Oliver were killed at Harper’s Ferry? When her husband was hanged? When she was widowed, with little resources?

Woven into Mary’s story are chapters about Prudence Crandall (who enrolled Negro children in her Female Seminary), Lucy Stone (feminist and anti-slavery activist), Araminta Ross (Harriet Tubman), and Mary Todd Lincoln.

Lord of the Loincloth
by Christopher Dow

It’s World War I, and the fate of Africa lies in the hands of a madman—an eccentric Royal Navy commander who sank his two previous commands in the most ridiculous ways possible.

Geoffrey Spicer-Simson is ordered to destroy two ships that give the Germans military control over the continent, but that may be easier said than done. The ships are on Lake Tanganyika, and to get there, Spicer-Simson and his men will have to drag two 40' gunboats over desert torn with ravines, through tsetse-infested swamps, and across a 6,000-foot range of mountains. Undaunted, Spicer-Simson forges ahead, but can his men accept the leadership of a pretentious braggart who names his gunboats Mimi and Toutou, is completely covered with tattoos, and wears a leather skirt instead of a uniform?

And if the journey to the lake isn’t bizarre enough, imagine what happens when they get there and meet the Germans in mortal combat on the high seas in the middle of Africa!

“Lord of the Loincloth” is the humorously adventurous account of one of the 20th century’s strangest heroes and his extraordinary quest for redemption.

Radha
by Shakuntala Rajagopal

On an idyllic afternoon in the breathtakingly beautiful Kovalam beach, among the waving coconut palms, rhythms of the ocean waves and hot afternoon sun, two young medical students, Radha, a young girl raised in the strictest Hindu traditions, and Danny, a Christian boy, fall in love.

In this classical story, we follow their lives intertwine and separate, their dreams blossom and wither, and as pawns in the game of fate they land back on the same shores of the ocean to experience their ultimate destiny.

Radha’s story is unique, and promises to evoke tender smiles, laughter and tears, anger and indignation, and above all, hope, despite all ups and downs.

As we journey along, we experience the exotic, wonderful and extraordinary lives of this duo set in India and in the United States of America as only one who has lived in both worlds can tell. A physician herself, the author brings an authentic voice to the medical details, while keeping our hearts and minds sympathetic to Radha’s personal needs and dreams, leaving us rooting for Radha’s happiness.