Synopsis As both a teacher and school principal, Meredith Essalat has lived the daily challenges of helping children navigate through their young lives. She has seen the struggles that parents have as they balance longer working hours with the demands of home life. Essalat offers hard-won pointers, enabling parents, teachers, and students alike […]
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Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco Young Adult Cozy Mystery Grade Level: 10 – 12 1st in Series Publisher: Pinata Books (May 31, 2020) Paperback: 248 pages Synopsis Holly Hernandez, voted “Miss Bright of ’79” and valedictorian at her previous school, is excited to start fresh at Flatbush […]
Synopsis Why does this keep happening? A shooting at a Chicago beach leaves several dead and dozens injured. In the year before the attack, four individuals emerge as possible suspects. An apathetic computer programmer. An ex-college athlete with a history of head injuries. An Army veteran turned Chicago cop. A […]
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October 19, 2020
Synopsis 2019: Alison Wiley, a once-idealistic biotech CEO, is processing her new reality: she’s the last bud on the last branch of her family tree. On the heels of her mother’s illness and crushing death, she’s pulled into a seventy-four year old mystery by a chance discovery on a Norwegian glacier. 1945: RCAF […]
The Killer Outdoors (A Southwest Exposure Mystery) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Indendently Published (October 5, 2020) Synopsis Welcome to Bushwhack, New Mexico: home to tourists, the great outdoors, and murder… Tourist season has hit Bushwhack and Andie Sullivan–owner of Sullivan’s Adventure Company–is ready for her town to […]
Synopsis A Wild Modern-Day Quest for King Arthur’s Magical Sword, Excalibur! Insurance adjuster Edward Stone’s quiet life is completely upset when he’s drawn into a wild search for King Arthur’s fabled lost sword, Excalibur. From the towering monuments of Stonehenge to the dark mists of Loch Ness, Stone finds himself battling evil […]
Synopsis I do not need some man to come riding in on a stupid white horse to save me, thank you very much. When I run into a teensy weensy bit of trouble, who should show up but Aiden – my high school nemesis. Unfortunately, Aiden doesn’t realize he’s my high school […]
Synopsis Two lives. Two stories. One fateful afternoon the family secrets are uncovered from the hidden depths of the yesterdays of the past. Maggie ~ 1966: “I never thought my life would fall apart in the way that it did. Nineteen, alone, and with a baby on my hip, I fled from […]
Synopsis When Kannada Khan, an investment banker turned homeless man, saves the life of Robert Prosperi, a struggling hedgie, he is repaid with a unique yet risky job offer that could change his fortune forever. With plans for a theft on Wall Street, Robert aims to undermine his rival, the head of […]
DRAGONWATCH: CHAMPION OF THE TITAN GAMES by Brandon Mull Release date: 10/13/20 Middle Grade Fantasy Synopsis As the war with the dragons intensifies, all eyes are turning to Titan Valley for help. A dragon sanctuary unlike any of the others, this one is home to enslaved dragons […]