General Fiction


Cinnamon Beach
Suzanne Kamata
ASIN B0D85WJ4Y8

Author statement: "An American expat based in Japan returns to South Carolina to scatter the ashes of her recently deceased brother in the waning days of the pandemic. As her family comes together to pay respects, she struggles to maintain the carefully crafted facade of the 'perfect' life she has created. This was my pandemic book. My family is very diverse, so when we go to the beach together there is a very interesting mix of cultures and abilities. I wanted the book to reflect that."


Forget Me Knot
Tammie Adele
ISBN 978-1-922628-37-4

Author statement: "Forget Me Knot explores the bond between horse and owner as the protagonist, Trina, navigates adolescence, fickle friends, family tensions, heartbreaking loss, then into adulthood. While Trina's world is spinning in all directions her horse, Beauty, provides the stability she needs to get by. While a work of fiction, Forget Me Knot was inspired by a horse I managed to buy as a child and then, after 20 years together, had to be put down as an adult."




The Gourmet Club
Michael A. Kahn
ASIN B0F5755LX8

Author statement: "My wife and I joined three other colleagues and their spouses one night for a potluck dinner. We had a good time, decided to do it again, and soon those gatherings became a regular event. Long after Margi and I moved back to St. Louis, that seed continued to grow, and eventually the name for those potluck gatherings blossomed into the title of a novel that follows the lives of our characters over 25 years."


I Am Danvers
Kate Kaminski
ASIN B0F3RSVNX7

Author statement: "I borrowed Margaret Forster’s biography of Daphne Du Maurier from the library, and became fascinated by the ways in which the writer’s reputed bisexuality found expression in her work. I always thought Mrs. Danvers from Rebecca got a bad rap and I wanted to bring her out of the closet and give her the starring role I always thought she deserved."


I Promise to Be Better
Erinn Keala
ASIN B0D1DQCVFF

Author statement: "Teenage Emily, plagued by abandonment issues stemming from her parents’ failed marriage, finds desperately-needed comfort in Shane. Despite him being six years older, the pair form a hidden bond and fall madly in love. I Promise to Be Better is based on true events from the toxic relationship which took hold of my life from my teenage years into my early 20s."


Lost Boy
Jacob Blosser
ISBN 978-1-68329-447-4

Author statement: "After being kicked out of his childhood home, Jamie Perkins finds refuge with local Presbyterian pastor Pete Gailey and his wife, Meg. Impressed by Jamie’s work ethic and character, Pete offers him a job at the church. Life seems to settle into a peaceful rhythm… until people in the community start dying. They say that the best writing is, in part, autobiographical. In my case, I drew on a trove of stories and personalities from my northeastern Ohio childhood."


An Umbrella Made for a Man
Katherine Elberfeld
ASIN B0F9HHV6MJ

Author Statement: "My book is a fictionalized account of my experiences as a woman in the Episcopal priesthood. Experiences marked by microaggressions, sexual innuendos, and dismissive attitudes mostly from my male colleagues. It is a story of gender bias gone underground, morphing into a form of guerilla warfare. And, to me, a story that needed to be told."


Yes, No, & the Infinity in Between
Corrine Dalton
ASIN B0F7GKC997

Author statement: "Marlow used to believe she was wicked, but that was before her diagnosis of OCD. Now, she's on the quest to heal. This story originated from my own diagnosis of OCD and the stigma I immediately felt with it. Mental illnesses are rarely depicted accurately, but that's especially true for OCD."

Historical Fiction


Bards Sing of Love and War
Arianwen Nunn
ASIN B0D7QSYW1P

Author statement: "Bards Sing of Love and War is the story of King Gryffydd ap Cynan's visit to the English Court of Norman Henry 1 to account for his actions in supporting a Welsh patriot. Most of the characters are based on real characters from the 12th century. I was fascinated by the real stories behind the people of the time and wanted to explore their lives and adventures."


Land Shadows
R. J. Striegel
ISBN 978-0-9904141-6-2

Author statement: "In my initial research into the Maxwell Land Grant, I discovered that a number of settlers from the Hebrides ended up in northern New Mexico as ranchers. Digging deeper, I learned they had been forced from their homes during the Highland Clearances. The similarity between those evictions and the later displacement of people on the Maxwell Land Grant struck me."


The Road to Revolution
Chris Bennett
ASIN B0DQFGRK2D

Author statement: "Told through the eyes of a young soldier, the story chronicles a little-known but pivotal campaign: Benedict Arnold’s bold attempt to seize Quebec and bring Canada into the war as the 14th American colony with the help of legendary frontiersman Daniel Morgan. With this book, my goal is to depict often little known actual historical events as accurately as possible, immersing the reader in the action through the eyes of relatable fictional characters."

Poetry


American Entropy
Travis Hupp
ASIN B0FDMK2YMT

Author Statement: "American Entropy is poetry not to give up on. Poetry to remember what's worth fighting for. Poetry that knows how much you hurt, how much you love, and how much society is crumbling; how much we're all trying to hold it together, knowing that at some point we're going to have to feel the overwhelm. It brings a rock and roll swagger and sensibility back to poetry, and it finds hope glinting from even the darkest of places. It fosters empathy and resilience."


Everyone's Going: Poems on Grief and Mortality
George H. Northup
ASIN B0F4X12XP5

Author Statement: "I am a psychologist and poet who, throughout my personal and professional life, has acquired a compassionate ability to feel, understand, and express both the sorrows and the resilience of the human condition. My latest book offers a series of poems with a variety of perspectives on loss, grief, and mortality, leaning into what is deeply painful to realize that it can be endured and even form the foundation of transcendent emotional growth."


The Woman I Hold Dear
Amber Campbell
ASIN B0DW1PXGWM

Author statement: "I wrote this collection to highlight the transition from my 20s to my 30s and how society reshapes its view of women once they are no longer deemed youthful. I aimed to reclaim the feminine power that only age can bring."