R. E. Darhcs author of "Simple: Limericks, Poems and Musings"

R. E. Darhcs invites readers to discover poems inspired by a lifetime of observation, family, friends, and the beauty of the outdoors. Whether you're a birdwatching enthusiast or simply someone who appreciates thoughtful verse, you'll find words that resonate, perhaps even reflecting moments from your own life. This collection is a testament to the power of poetry to capture the essence of our world, one observation at a time.

Eugene J. Russell author of "A Thread of Time: The Divine Origin of the Declaration of Independence"

The Declaration of Independence is one of the great documents, after the Bible, to declare the rights of mankind. Thomas Jefferson is credited with the writing of this declaration, but did he have divine inspiration? Many men have used similar words to describe the rights of man, due to the ability to reason supplied to man by a divine spark. Could this collection of thought have guided Jefferson in his choice of words he placed on parchment in June of 1776? This story explores that possibility. 

Randolph Anthony Lark author of "The Fire-Fly Effect"

Our world is forever seeking solid substance to base our Christian Faith upon because of our ultra-modern cynical nature that demands our right to do that which is wrong but which also demands proof.

The Fire-fly Effect will add very positively to the knowledge of the universal Messiah,  Jesus Christ, who is the Word of all creation and God incarnate, just as we are the word of this universe possessing the power of creation because He ordained us here with this capacity!

Readers will learn about the lost eighteen years of Jesus that has sought a solution for centuries and now an analytical solution is discovered, a solution that may be scholarly questioned but cannot be factually denied!

Bridget Cox author of "Before I Forget Revisited: Some Personal Reflections"

Before I Forget Revisited: Some Personal Reflections is a collection of personal life experiences—some unusual, others simply interesting—shared with the hope that readers may learn, reflect, and perhaps even find inspiration in them. Woven through its pages are stories of service and resilience, offering a glimpse into a life lived with purpose and dedication.

The author takes special pride in the service to the country in various capacities. At the same time, the book acknowledges the present challenges and political struggles of the author’s country of origin.

Ray Kesling author of "Prince of Griffin Park"

Told through a series of interlocking stories between the past and present, Ernie Morrison recounts the significant moments of his life. 

In his youth, Ernie was focused on drinking and partying, choosing to spend his summer working in a summer camp with his friend. It was here he met the love of his life, Jamie. When Jamie becomes pregnant, their families rip them apart, neither side willing to let their child marry someone outside of their religion. 

After his time in the Navy during the Vietnam War, Ernie returns to Jamie, whisking her off to start a life together with their daughter. But it is here that Ernie’s life is thrust into the global scale after a fateful encounter with the Prince of Griffin Park.

Dr. Benjamin S. Akins author of "Thinking Outside the Box, but Living Inside the Lines! (Second Edition)"

Thinking Outside the Box, but Living Inside the Lines! (Second Edition) fully embodies the theme of “responsible thinking” that leads to greater self-awareness and personal accountability. With decades of professional experience in various areas of leadership, ministry, life-coaching, counseling, and character development, Dr. Benjamin S. Akins was compelled to share one thousand of his refined thoughts, concepts, and additional success strategies. His hope is for readers to embrace the purpose and power of “free-thinking,” while exercising disciplines associated with living an honorable life of character, class, and conviction governed by life’s restrictions.

Chimaram Egeruoh author of "Poor to Rich Story"

What if you had no home, no money, and no help… but still dreamed big? Poor to Rich Story is a fun and inspiring comic about a boy who starts with nothing, not even a home, but never gives up on his dreams. Through hard work, big ideas, and believing in himself, he goes from being poor to becoming a billionaire! This exciting story shows kids that no matter where you start, you can reach your goals if you keep trying. Full of colorful adventures and powerful lessons, it’s a comic that proves anything is possible!

I. M. Ramsey author of "My Mother Told Me Stories"

Megan is a ten-year-old biracial girl growing up in a small town in the southeastern corner of Washington state in the early 1960s. Megan has the usual struggles of growing up that most children have, but her concerns are complicated with the reality that she is half-Japanese and half-white. She also struggles with one concern that is unique to her, understanding why her mother, Hitomi, is overly protective and hovering, so different from the mothers of her friends. The mystery grows when she discovers her sister, a sister she never knew existed until she finds pictures of her mother standing with a little Asian girl she had never seen before in front of a drab and desolate looking building somewhere in an empty and arid landscape.

Adrian Candelaria author of "Down by the Hollow Creek"

Now that his mother, the Creepy Crawler, is locked in a secure institution, Mark is finally able to move on to college and leave the terrors behind him. Yet the Creepy Crawler is far trickier than he could have imagined, forcing countless nightmares to plague his sleep. 

With new details emerging from a similar case in Tokyo, Detective Wiseman and Yoakum uncover a dark truth that the Creepy Crawler is far from finished, and something much darker is behind her.

Raquel Rodriguez author of "My Temporary Home"

My Temporary Home is a heartfelt story about Lily, a young girl placed in foster care after being removed from her unstable home. Through Lily’s eyes, readers witness the confusion, loneliness, and emotional weight that children in the foster system often carry. Though she is now in a safer environment, Lily must learn to navigate the unfamiliar silence of stability and begin her journey toward healing. The book is a tender, emotionally honest exploration of trauma, resilience, and the search for belonging—and it's inspired by my own experiences growing up in foster care in the Bronx. The message behind My Temporary Home is urgently relevant today. With so many children still caught in cycles of trauma, neglect, and displacement, this story gives voice to their silent struggles. 

Kim Hansen author of "A Note to Find"

A Note To Find focuses on a newly graduated genealogical researcher out of Boston who has been invited to visit the family home of her mother in Seattle, WA. She is the only relative left in her family, or so she thinks. The story weaves in history and genealogy of the family coming to America back in the day, their life on the east coast, how the families traveled across country in covered wagons to get to Oregon and finally the main families settling in Seattle. We have a very friendly cook, a Morticia-type proprietor, a handsome gardener, the heroine of the story and a surprise house guest. The gardener and the heroine are looking for a note that will unlock the poem that has been left to decipher. They just need to make sure they find the note before the proprietor does and before they run out of time. Being set in Seattle, readers will be able to smell the salt air, feel the wind and see the clouds, visit Capitol Hill and surrounding areas, and revisit the neighborhoods of old. Kim’s hope is that readers will enjoy some historical genealogy, descriptions of life over the ages, connect with the two main families, help to decipher the poem, and ultimately enjoy a blossoming love as people are given what they have earned over time. 

David Bertagnoli author of "Memories of a Sea Service Veteran: From Mud to Nucs"

Experience twenty years of military adventures and misadventures spanning Vietnam, the Cold War, and Desert Storm. Follow a journey from infantry to tracking Soviet submarines, and ultimately, to nuclear command and control.

Michael Keaton author of "The Mongol Invasion"

The world was distracted—watching Russia in Ukraine, expecting a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. But the real war had already begun. China’s silent invasion had placed two hundred thousand military-age males inside the U.S., preparing to seize nuclear bases and cripple America before it could intervene in Europe. Meanwhile, China and Russia amassed fifty thousand tanks, poised to roll through Hungary, Poland, and into Spain. Iran’s sleeper cells ignited chaos, launching attacks across the U.S. and Europe. Suicide bombers hit shopping malls, and militants moved against Israel, drawing attention away from the real threat. China’s operatives targeted America’s energy supply and the Hoover Dam, aiming to bring the country to its knees.

Michael Chaos and his Shadow Legion team were the last line of defense. As elite covert operators, they would fight across multiple fronts—stopping the invasion, hunting Iran’s agents, and exposing the traitors within their own government aiding the enemy. The battle for survival had begun. And losing was not an option. 

Dr. Elleni Zemenu, MS, MBA, CNC author of "The Nutritional Composition of Black Seed and the Effect on Myriads of Chronic Diseases"

The Nutritional Composition of Black Seed and the Effect on Myriads of Chronic Diseases elucidates the impact of black seed on the immune system, lipid profile, and interconnected diseases. Specifically, it will analyze the mechanisms of action of black seed, exerting a positive influence. In analyzing lipid profiles, incorporating the potent benefits of black seed into one’s diet proves beneficial and essential. Based on these properties, black seed enhances cardiovascular health and optimizes lipid levels. Making this strategic addition to one’s nutrition allows individuals to take proactive measures toward improving current health conditions while significantly reducing the risk of adverse health outcomes. Embracing black seed as a fundamental component of a dietary regimen represents a significant step toward achieving lasting wellness and resilience.

SSgt. Jacob Parkinson author of "The Last Letter II"

After reconciling with the deaths of their close friends, Doherty and James, the former Marines of 1st squad 2nd platoon Bravo Co, must decide once again whether to follow Sgt. Parks into that familiar dark abyss of infamy. The guilt-stricken squad leader, coping with the loss of his men, sets out to begin his violent path of awakening retribution; but Parks will soon come to face the tortuous demons from his cruel self-inflicted past, resisting the inevitable fate that seems destined for the combat decorated Marine. 1st squad seeks the impossible; to save their beloved squad leader from his own demise and to complete an objective of unbridled vengeance. The squad knotted together by one desolate night outside Fallujah, zero-dark-thirty, that has since forever pledged the battle-fatigued Marines to one another for over two long decades, never loosening its grip, now threatens to upend the sanctity of their home and loved ones. How far down the rabbit hole will that war-torn bond take the Marines shadowing Sgt. Parks one final time into the desolate unknown?

Alex East author of "Scales"

They had taken a sounding, using the 90’ reel and with the second they had taken, using the electronic sounding device attached to the end, they had determined the depth to be around 140 feet. This excursion they were planning tomorrow would have been planned for a lot further into the future had it not been for the peculiar discovery they made, which led to even more strange findings when he brought what he found to Professor Stiles.

Dwight A. Owens MD author of "Am I in a Bad Relationship? 2"

A lot of people have been stuck in bad relationships, but really don’t know why. After treating hundreds of people, during my 30 years of practicing medicine, there are some anecdotal stories that I would love to share with you. It is sometimes very hard to say good-bye. However, it is a do-able event. Always remember that the most difficult part of breaking-up is starting over. You’ll have to breath deep, exhale, change your outlook and move forward. Remember, if you are in a bad relationship… this book should help you get out. 

Alice G. Gosfield author of "A Story of Fire"

In a faraway land, there lives a people who rely on a great, powerful sorceress to supply them with fire. Yet one day, the messenger bird delivers the grave news that her castle high upon the mountain is empty. It is then that a brave girl, Larissa, begins her journey up the mountain in search of the sorceress and to bring fire back to her people. With a new, unimaginable friend by her side, Larissa will face incredible challenges—and find a new power within herself.

In this book, the descriptions are so vividly visual that there are blank pages throughout the book for the reader to draw what is described, and be their own illustrator!

Jonathan Burdett author of "Connecting the Dots: Feel What’s Missing?"

A non-fiction book that presents a framework for achieving authenticity, purpose, and transformation in life. It is intended for "seekers" who feel a sense of incompleteness despite life's achievements and are looking for real, transformative change.

J. W. Dawson author of "You Were Born into Eternity and You Can't Get Out"

This book began as a short little paper for my family, specifically focused on my children and grandchildren and the generations yet to come.  I examined my life and how it has evolved over my seventy-plus years, and our culture in the past and now.  As I began writing to them, an idea of concern would arise, then another, and then another until the result is what you are now viewing.  It is about the impact one individual has on another, especially within the family circle and the future of that circle, but which can easily expand outside that circle to impact friends, social circles and potentially a much larger environment.  To be clear, it does have a spiritual focus as well, but that too focuses initially on the family and then expands well beyond that close circle. It addresses from the beginning of time to the end of time as we know it -- and beyond, and there is a beyond.  The most important aspect of this book is YOU – are you and your family prepared for the BEYOND?

Morgan Smith author of "Auroran Templar"

Andrew Reagan, whose eyes continuously visualize cosmic knights warring against a ravenous evil, is about to finish his senior year of high school with an uncertain burden to an obscure future. He is met by further resistance from home with his lack of college acceptances and reinforced self-doubt that seals his mind upon hopelessness. Until one celestial night, he is met by an envoy from a mysterious group known as the ArkenOrder, who offers a commission to the interstellar crusaders the Auroran Templar. Featuring a cryptic hint to his blood family’s history, young Andrew accepts receiving armor forged from the intensity of sunlight. A year later he's transported upon a ship transversing the universe where treachery thrusts him into the ocean of splashing stars among a fierce clash defying his perception of the practical. In this new world, he faces trials involving realms of anodized wasteland, war-ridden spheres with shattering jadestone, even leisure coral testing his nobility. But he soon encounters creatures peeled from the fringe of lore, and revelation that will define a new man or shatter him before a universal evil.

Alexander McLeod author of "Am I More Than You Bargained for Yet?"

Am I More Than You Bargained For Yet?  is not your typical psychology book. Blending raw storytelling with clinical insight, therapist Alexander McLeod brings readers inside the emotional chaos, vulnerability, and complexity of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Written by a former juvenile corrections officer turned therapist, the book offers a rare window into the inner world of emotional dysregulation, trauma, and identity disturbance. 

Timothy Church author of "Walter and Lou"

While trying to raise seven children over four decades, listening to and telling stories was always a highlight of evenings for author Timothy Church. Some stories at bedtime were read out of a book and some were told on the spot. Inspired by stories he told his children, the stories in Walter and Lou will touch your heart and bring out the storyteller that resides in each of us.

Join Walter and Lou, two tortoises who live on a beautiful estate, as they have marvelous adventures together, meet new friends, and eat as many strawberries as they want, all while making footprints throughout the estate.

James Abdulla author of "Formed Through Fire"

This powerful memoir is a testament to battling through adversity and holding onto your dreams, no matter the obstacles. From the outside, you’d never guess the depth of hardship the author has faced, but within these pages lies a journey of resilience, grit, and unwavering faith. In a world grappling with mental health struggles, discrimination, and a sense of hopelessness, this story offers a lifeline of hope.

What makes this book unique is the raw honesty and vulnerability with which the author shares his trials and triumphs. He doesn’t just recount challenges, he reveals how he overcame them. It is a message for anyone who has ever felt overlooked, underestimated, or ready to give up. Above all, readers will walk away knowing that their path is not dictated by circumstance or society, but by God.

Dr. Justin B. Clearsky author of "Stanley Kubrick's Faustian Bargain"

On July 16, 1969, at 9:32 a.m., Eastern Time, Apollo 11 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, an event watched by over 60 million American households. Four days later, on July 20, 1969, at 10:51 p.m. Eastern Time, Neil Armstrong descended the Lunar Module to become humankind's first man to step foot on the Moon, an event watched by an estimated worldwide audience of over 650 million people. 

Thirty (30) years later, in a seemingly unrelated event, March 07, 1999, Stanley Kubrick (age 70), an American filmmaker and photographer widely considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, died of a heart attack at his home in Childwickbury, England. Three days before his death, a man claiming to be Stanley Kubrick, granted an interview to an independent self-employed filmmaker, who, fifteen years Kubrick's death, posted segments of his interview with Kubrick on YouTube.

Bob Fulton author of "When Rooney Sold the Steelers"

When Rooney Sold the Steelers (yes, he actually did) covers key moments (and some little-known ones) in franchise history: how the Steagles, a team formed by a wartime merger of the Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, finished with a winning record despite dealing with two constantly bickering head coaches; how a spelling lesson inspired Terry Bradshaw to become a Super Bowl hero; how Joe Greene drained 27 16-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola during filming of an iconic television commercial; how a lopsided Steelers victory might have prevented casualties from a plane crash; and how head coach John “Blood” McNally missed a game because, incredibly, he didn’t realize the Steelers were playing that weekend.

Dr. Keith L. Marshall, PsyD, M.H.D. author of "FROM DUMPSTER TO DOCTOR"

From Dumpster to Doctor is a gripping autobiography by Dr. Keith L. Marshall, PsyD, M.H.D., chronicling his harrowing journey from trauma and addiction to redemption and success. The book paints a vivid picture of homelessness and despair, reflecting society’s perception of individuals trapped in cycles of suffering. Dr. Marshall opens up about his past, exposing painful memories of childhood abuse, addiction to crack cocaine for over two decades, abandonment, homelessness, incarceration, and near-death experiences, including being shot in the head and stabbed multiple times. His story is one of unimaginable hardship and survival. 

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