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The Duzy House of Mourning

THE DUZY HOUSE OF MOURNING is the compelling story of a young woman who survived an unthinkable accident the night she was born, an accident that claimed the life of her father, and forever altered her mother who sustained a traumatic brain injury. The book opens 22 years later. January Duzinski has been raised by her Polish paternal grandparents and works as an embalmer in their mortuary. She’s a bit of an introvert, completely comfortable with the dead, completely brilliant (like her mother... [Read More...]

Moody Black Chick: A Collection of Poems

From the writer of the celebrated paranormal thriller Hallowed Ground comes a collection of poetry that takes you on an inimitable journey through sin, salvation, pain, bliss, love, and heartbreak. Moody Black Chick celebrates the range of emotions that make us wonderfully complicated beings and bares witness to the evolution of the human soul. $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Poetry, a Beauty

All my life, I was taught to follow the leader, as they coerced my thoughts, scrubbed my mind, confined my thinking, grabbed my attention and molded my every idea, like locking a bird into a cage. Poetry came to the rescue as it released those birds from the cage; every bird flew into the sky, chose its own paths, encountered its own winds, witnessed its own colors… As a child at night lying in bed, I saw the stars twinkling back at me, scintillating, sparking something in my young mind. They... [Read More...]

Classic Short Stories by Trailblazing Women

This book brings you stories by women who broke new ground over 100 years ago through their literary brilliance, activism or ideas that were ahead of their time. The stories cover a variety of themes including relationships, loss, justice and freedom. There’s an insightful look at a relationship between two artists in ‘Coming Aphrodite’; a murder mystery with a unique twist in ‘A Jury of Her Peers’; and a tale of music, passion and loss in ‘M’sieu Fortier’s Violin’. Also inclu... [Read More...]

Heartbreak Epiphanies and Justified Lust

Crazy world, so here’s a crazy book. Eccentric alienation, chaotic love and sex. Dedicated to passion for creative writing and essential freedom of expression, two irrepressible young characters seek to truly satisfy legitimate emotional and physical needs. Exorbitant beer drinking, rock music, travel, humor, hardship, all culminate in a collision course through exciting Las Vegas, a proven haven for outcasts, misfits, loners, and misunderstood nonconformists like them. $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Free: Haunt: A Novel (Loveletting Book 1)

Darkly romantic and wickedly twisted; a young woman who learns to become strong in the face of impossible circumstances, and a man who finds light in the midst of overwhelming darkness. Prepare yourself for the first book in a haunting new series…Loveletting. GOLD WINNER FOR GENERAL FICTION IN THE 2023 NEXT GENERATION INDIES AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR ROMANCE IN THE 2023 FEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR ROMANCE IN THE 2023 BESTSELLERS WORLD AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR ADULT FICTION IN T... [Read More...]

The Poems you’d have written

Poétish believes “you’d have written these poems” because we go through same emotions as we live. This is the first publication of this upcoming Australian Poet slash song writer. Much love to all Poetry lovers. $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Motion of Intervals

Kenna is the daughter of a celebrity America loves (if only they knew…) Rachel was her surrogate mother and she’s now a grieving widow. Kenna needs help and needs it now, Rachel needs a reason to keep going. Together they’ll embrace an epic road trip toward new places and new lives. $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Exits

Stephen C. Pollock’s poetry collection Exits nods to the literary traditions of years past while simultaneously speaking to the present moment. Multilayered and musical, the poems in Exits have drawn comparisons to the work of Eavan Boland and Seamus Heaney. With bold imagery, attention to form, and a consistent through line rooted in the theme of mortality, Pollock’s collection responds to contemporary anxieties surrounding death and the universal search for meaning in life’s... [Read More...]

SPECIES of ONE: A Novel

Explore the neurotic mind of gentle loner Phil Kyle as he retreats from society but finds unexpected friendship and romance. Unthinkable tragedy brings him to crossroads where newfound happiness meets his savage past. Will Phil find the path to happiness, or will his past consume him. A “thoughtful journey towards mental health and self-actualization.” -Booklife Reviews. -Reader’s Favorites $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]