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With prose that flows like poetry and emotions that linger like a familiar melody, Macario Jackie invites listeners into a world where silence speaks volumes, where past and present gently collide, and where the most profound truths often live in the smallest moments.

Luke and Hannah live a happy and stable life in London, working in jobs they love as they prepare for the arrival of their first child, Samuel. All his life, Luke has known he was adopted, but he’s never felt the need to seek out his birth mother—until he becomes a father himself.

If someone you love was assaulted, abused, or was a victim of a crime—you are a secondary victim. If the perpetrator is also someone you love, there are no words. Madeline and Summer are more than best friends. They might as well be sisters; they've claimed the title, anyway—and sisters tell each other everything. But Summer has a secret she's been hiding for years. Someone's been hurting her, someone close, and when it comes out, it destroys everything around her with the force of dying stars.

In a small Southern town, two teenagers find themselves falling into a once-in-a-lifetime love affair, while the people around them watch with hope or despair. Flora Jean is a young Black girl who daydreams of leaving the segregated caste system of Mississippi far behind her. She's being raised by her single mother, Lily, a no-nonsense woman who is willing to do whatever is necessary to raise her daughter to be smart and independent. Bobby Jr. is the oldest son of the richest family in the region. He has learned at an early age that money does not buy happiness, nor does it guarantee love.

As the story begins, it’s been five years since Eli Atkins, betrayed and abandoned, fled Charleston to avoid punishment for a crime he did not commit. Landing in the Bahamas, he sought refuge in a new identity. But angry, lonely, and adrift, he remained aloof, a stranger to all, never allowing anyone close enough to hurt him.

Steven Mills has reached a crossroads. His wife and son have left, and they may not return. Which leaves him determined to find out what happened to his own father, a brilliant, charismatic professor who disappeared in 1984 when Steve was twelve, on a wave of ignominy. As Steve drives up the coast of California, seeking out his father’s friends, family members, and former colleagues, the novel offers us tantalizing glimpses into Steve’s childhood—his parents’ legendary pool parties, the black-and-white films on the backyard projector, secrets shared with his closest friend.

Funny, whip-smart, and often tender, Bitter Texas Honey introduces us to the unforgettable and indefatigable Joan West: ambitious, full of contradictions, utterly herself. As she wades through it all—addiction, politics, loss, and, notably, her father’s string of increasingly bizarre girlfriends—we witness her confront what it means to be a person, and an artist, in the world.

Welcome to Angel Falls, a deep-south small town in the heart of L.A. (That’s Lower Alabama, y’all.) Injury shatters Casey Alexander’s dream of becoming a prima ballerina, so she opens a dance studio in her home town of Angel Falls. Among her students are the daughters of her high-school sweetheart Ben and his wife Melody, Casey’s ex-best friend. Witnessing Ben and Melody’s happy-ever-after on a weekly basis fuels her determination to find someone of her own to love. But eligible men are scarce as hen’s teeth in the quaint little town on the backside of nowhere. Until a sexy ...

When I used to ask my father how he was doing he would always say, “Getting old, but it beats the alternative.” But he never talked about what it is like to get old. Now that I’m doing it, I know, and it ain’t pretty. This is a fictional story about a seventy year old man who lost his wife to cancer, contact with his children due to misinformation, is feeling all the ills of being older, and is left alone in the world without a support system other than his dog. But mostly it is a story about what it’s like to be an old man. It’s about all the things my father didn’t talk ...

When two best friends hit a major road block in their life, the solution seems obvious; take a road trip and hope all their issues solve themselves. Unfortunately for Jack and Devon, the world doesn't work that way. This is a story for anyone who has hit rock bottom, and needed a boost from friends and family. The great thing about true friends and family is they're always there for you, even when you act like an idiot and try to push them away.

رواية تقارب عالم أسرة متواضعة في أحد أحياء مدينة تونس وهي تتدبر امر عيشها اليومي. من هذا العالم الصغير الذي تمتلك فيه المرأة حضوراً قوياً، تنفتح الرواية على عالم أكثر رحابة وثراء وتعقيداً تتجلى فيه تناقضات الذات التونسية والعربية عموماّ وهشاشتها وشروخها في مجتمع يتأرجح بين تقاليد دينية ثقيلة وحداثة مربكة.

Would-be movie producer Emily Bennett didn't believe the legend of a lost movie, starring James Dean and John Wayne. But when she meets two uncannily talented celebrity impersonators-Jimmy Riley and Tom "Duke" Manfredo, and stumbles upon the elusive film editor who stole the master negative of Showdown, it dispels her doubts, fills her with a courage she didn't know she had, and she sets out to complete the movie.

Rita Pearson has two young children, a full-time job, a self-absorbed husband, and an alcoholic father who suddenly moves in with her while he is being treated at the VA hospital. What she doesn’t have is time to breathe or time to pursue her long-postponed dream of painting. Rita struggles through frustration, self-doubt, depression, and anger as she moves forward in fits and starts towards her dream of becoming an artist. Will she succumb to the depression that drove her mother to suicide? Will she give in to the anger she fears will destroy everything she loves? We follow Rita through ...

What would you do if you had a second chance at first love? That’s Sally’s dilemma. Sally Lieberman chose to become an Orthodox Jew in her twenties because it was comforting, calming and full of community and family. It didn’t hurt that religious observance brought her to the man of her dreams—her patient, sexy husband, Barry.

A collection of short stories based upon some of the characters from the author's first book, An Unlikely Source. Quaint, down-to-earth and some quirky - these people will grow on you. They represent a simpler life in a small town called Gretchen Falls. Allow yourself to temporarily escape the hectic world that we live in by transporting to a town that is refreshing and its people, charming. If you enjoy this story, consider reading "An Unlikely Source" and "Back To Gretchen Falls". Those are the first and third books in the series.

The arc of one man’s life, through love and divorce, via crime and punishment, from Lincolnshire to a cookhouse on a Thai island, told in a diary kept for only one day every five years, Boxing Day. This story first appeared in the collection Mango and Sticky Rice and Other Stories.

After growing up in the heart of the Midwest, Jonny's parents moved to a small town on the eastern side of Wyoming. He always felt like an outcast and felt he had bully-bait tattooed somewhere on his face, along with faggot. He only wanted to disappear and get through school. This ginger boy comes to his rescue after getting punched by a bully. Their friendship began from there. They would soon realize they really liked each other, however it was not something to be talked about openly or it could get them killed. Being gay was not a good thing. Their friendship turned into a love affair ...

Can two lonely hearts find their way to each other...and God? Chris Morgan is the black sheep of the family. He’s leaned into the title, finding as many ways as he can to distance himself from his perfect parents and siblings. When he receives shocking news that rocks his perception of his sinful lifestyle, he needs help. Fast. Brandi Blakely knows exactly what kind of person Chris is. When he comes to her begging for help, she agrees to marry him with one caveat. The marriage will have an expiration date. As the two work together to get custody of the little girl he has just learned ...

A marriage ends. A life begins. In between is Charlie’s story of our journey home, breath by breath. His canvas is a life cracked open, to reveal the cost of freedom and the power of love. Set in backwoods British Columbia, Charlie Utopia is a cautionary tale with a redeeming outcome. Chasing Utopia—from community, to relationship, to success itself—Charlie loses all, then finds himself torn between two new loves. Does he need to heal first in order to love, or does he need love in order to heal?

Book 4 of 4 Parenthood. Is here again and Cherish Gabot couldn’t be happier with the news! With the terrible threes on the horizon for their tiny tots, Cherish is more than ready to settle down and enjoy what the new pregnancy has to offer. Yet, their lives are just getting started. On top of doctor’s appointments, and major familial decisions, Simon’s brand-new business is thrown the biggest loop he’s ever seen. As Simon’s anxiety grows with Cherish’s stomach, so do his worries about making the right decisions for his family. But, when a ghost from the past finds themselves too...