Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 77 self-published titles below, with descriptions provided by their authors. Some of these writers are waiting to be discovered; others have a track record and a following and are doing it on their own. If you are a self-published author interested in listing titles in this section, please visit publishersweekly.com/pw-select for more information.
Fiction
The Distance to the End
Michael Casares. Serasac Press. $14.95 paper (156p), ISBN 978-0-692-66783-5
Amazon, Baker & Tayler, BN.com, Ingram
Raoul and Nick have been invited for a weekend trip to Las Vegas, but Nick must deal with Raoul’s newfound love for drugs and excess while trying to control his own attraction to vice.
Dog Gone
Diane Moat. Outskirts Press. $14.95 paper (306p), ISBN 978-1-4787-7559-1
Outskirtspress.com, Amazon, BN.com
An animal rescuer turns to crime in her efforts to tackle those who harm and abuse animals, while never losing her focus of finding the man who killed the dog she found.
Featherless Wings
Ray Fraser. iUniverse. $18.95 paper (304p), ISBN 978-0-595-38571-3; $6 e-book, ISBN 978-0-595-82949-1
Amazon
Sean Thomas and his associates were tasked with finding the murderer of a socialite’s daughter. As Sean searches for answers, the pursuit of truth will send him careening through time.
Full Circle: A Refugee’s Tale
Joe Vitovec. CreateSpace. $19.30 paper (516p), ISBN 978-0-692-59431-5
Amazon
The story follows the protagonist through the labyrinth of refugee camps in Germany, France, and Italy, until he finally attains his dream, America, alas, at a price.
Murphy’s Path
Madeleyn Questman. Questman Tales Publishing. $14.95 paper (402p), ISBN 978-0-9973041-9-0; $5.99 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9973041-3-8
Amazon, Abebooks, BN.com, IndieBound
Patrick leads a safe, abstemious, dull life. He meets Hero, a student whose unconventional ideas lead him down a new, emotionally charged path. Can his heart and mind follow?
The Old Guy Goes
Keith Elkins. Outskirts Press. $16.95 paper (403p), ISBN 978-1-4787-6058-0
Outskirtspress.com, Amazon, BN.com
An older man fights a cognitive and physical decline.
Remembrance of Blue Roses
Yorker Keith. BookBaby. $11.99 paper (300p), ISBN 978-1-4835-6219-3
Amazon, BN.com
An intricate relationship between a man and a married couple in New York City oscillates between friendship, love, love triangle, and even obsession.
Shattered Lies
S.J. Francis. Black Opal Books. $15.99 paper (400p), ISBN 978-1-62694-356-8; $3.99 e-book, ASIN B016H9HAXC
Amazon, BN.com, Books-A-Million, Kobo, Smashwords
What happens to a family when age-old lies and secrets are revealed? Kate Thayer wants to know the truth behind the lies her grandmother tells her, but some secrets are better left alone.
Sugar Mountain and the Descendants of a Man and a Woman Who Died Building a Wall
Yong Hon Loon. Partridge Singapore. $12.97 paper (92p), ISBN 978-1-4828-6527-1; $3.99 e-book, ASIN B01EXLXYPY
Partridgepublishing.com, Amazon, Google Play
A nostalgic, erotic, and personal journey of a family of an enduring people witnessing inexorable historical events and changes that would tear it forever apart.
The Town and the Troublesome Strangers, 1880–1980
M.H. Neuendorffer. Xlibris. $23.99 paper (400p), ISBN 978-1-5144-1323-4; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5144-1321-0
Amazon
A poignant tale of the recurring interaction between the permanent townspeople of the beloved small New England town of Northfield, Massachusetts, and their often troublesome excursionists.
The Virtuoso: Her Life Is Her Cadenza
Virginia Burges. Satin Paperbacks. $15.99 paper (460p), ISBN 978-0-9930777-1-5
Amazon, BN.com, Kobo, Waterstones
A world-renowned violin virtuoso struggles to recover in the aftermath of a career-ending tragedy at the hands of her jealous conductor husband.
Where the Love Light Gleams
Roberta Kennedy. Outskirts Press. $19.95 paper (458p), ISBN 978-1-4787-7316-0
Outskirtspress.com, Amazon, BN.com
This story of love, faith, loyalty, and deception follows 34-year-old divorcée Rowan Grace Brown as she takes a leap of faith and moves to her father’s native Scotland to begin a new life.
Mystery/Thriller
Carby’s Fate
Thomas J. Rice. Barrow River Press. $9.95 paper (217p), ISBN 978-0-9862216-1-3
Barrowriverpress.org, Amazon
This family saga set in 1990s Kilkenny, Ireland, is a story about a family dispute over land ownership, with a dark secret at its core.
Cuban Exile
Sandy Mason. CreateSpace. $7.99 paper (170p), ISBN 978-1-5330-5994-9
Amazon
When Florida sailor Johnny Donohue is asked to deliver a 38-ft. sailboat to Cuba, he and his ex-cop buddy, Lonnie Turner, run straight into some unexpected problems.
Death on Canvas
Mary Ann Cherry. CreateSpace. $14.95 paper (418p), ISBN 978-1-5238-2911-8
Amazon, BN.com
Jessie O’Bourne searches for two lost masterpieces that connect the cold-case murder of her aunt and the present-day murder of a Native American grad student.
Dog Gone Lies (Pacheco & Chino Mysteries, Book 1)
Ted Clifton. PurpleSage Books. $3.99 e-book, ASIN B019IZZO6M
Amazon
Sheriff Ray Pacheco returns after his introduction in The Bootlegger’s Legacy to start a new chapter as a private investigator, along with his partners, Tyee Chino and Big Jack.
Edwin’s Reflection
Ray Deeg. Amazon. $12.68 paper (352p), ISBN 978-1-5238-1955-3
Amazon, BN.com
When a wealthy man kills himself starting a strange machine, a decades-old government cover-up starts to unravel, pushing a New York City tech CEO into a preordained course with destiny.
Faithless Elector
James McCrone. CreateSpace. $8.99 paper (216p), ISBN 978-1-5301-1705-5
Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Ingram
December 2016: An idealistic young researcher uncovers a series of deaths among Electors, and must race against time and a secret, deadly conspiracy.
Hunting in the Zoo: A Detective Pete Nazareth Novel
R.H. Johnson. Hampton, Westbrook Publishing. $17.95 paper (264p), ISBN 978-1-5323-0214-5; $3.99 e-book, ASIN B01FURPHDM
Amazon
The Republican presidential candidate finds himself in a serial killer’s crosshairs. This is book 3 in the NYPD Detective Pete Nazareth series.
Rise of the Iron Eagle: The Iron Eagle Series, Book 1
Roy A. Teel Jr. Narroway Press. $29.95 hardcover (385p), ISBN 978-0-9887025-0-9; $14.95 paper (358p), ISBN 978-0-9887025-1-6
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo
The Iron Eagle is a surprising antihero in the form of a vigilante killer. While the guilty beg his mercy, the Eagle extracts justice and himself becomes hunted, but should he be?
Veil of Deception
Michael Byars Lewis. Satcom Publishing. $15.99 paper (444p), ISBN 978-0-9914764-2-8; $5.99 e-book, ASIN B01EEW0C02
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo
What if the company building America’s most expensive weapons program secretly belonged to one of our enemies?
SF/Fantasy/Horror
Blood Lake
R.L. Herron. CreateSpace. $14.99 paper (222p), ISBN 978-1-53312018-2; $2.99 e-book, ASIN B01FETUWNQ
Amazon, BN.com, Smashwords
A modern horror thriller based on an assassinated Cherokee prophet whose 1838 dying curse has followed one American family for eight generations with relentless, supernatural horror.
Otherland
Almondie Shampine. NewAge Publishing. $12.49 paper (364p), ISBN 978-1-5330-2016-1; $3.49 e-book, ASIN B01D2CBGBY
Almondieshampine.com, Amazon
Aliyah’s power is love; the Light knight’s is his duty. Aliyah had crossed the Forbidden and set their eternal paths. Now she just wants to escape from being Hunted.
Smartbrain
G.F. Smith. Confluential Press. $17 paper (495p), ISBN 978-0-9833612-3-7; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9833612-1-3
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo, Smashwords
Sarah Whiting joins a product market analysis team for the final evaluation of the believed technological breakthrough of the century.
Why Edward Morley Didn’t Win the Nobel Prize in Physics: A Fantasy About Science
Les Hardison. Archway Publishing. $12.99 paper (142p), ISBN 978-1-4808-1217-8
Archwaypublishing.com, Amazon
Even the great names in physics had doubts that have ceased to trouble their successors. Some are worth reexamining.
Romance/Erotica
Feels Like Summertime
Tammy Falkner. Night Shift Publishing. $3.99 e-book, ASIN B01BVU88IS
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Google Play, Kobo
Jake is a cop on forced leave when he gets a call from his dad to come home, where he runs into his first true love, Katie.
Heat
Holly S. Roberts. Four Carat Press. 99¢ e-book, ASIN B0165WFX2Q
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo
Sometimes it takes a very bad man to fight true evil. Join Moon’s deadly world of crime, lust, and love.
Leaving Oxford
Janet W. Ferguson. Southern Sun Press. $13.95 paper (352p), ISBN 978-0-9974822-0-1
Amazon, BN.com, Ingram
A year after a tragic accident flipped her world upside down, a case of agoraphobia traps a Los Angeles advertising guru in her charming hometown of Oxford, Mississippi.
Midnight Quest: A Men of Midnight Short Novel
Lisa Marie Rice. Lisa Marie Rice. $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9962554-7-9
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo
Jacko’s relentless search for the truth of his past will unleash a deadly enemy hell-bent on destroying everything he loves most.
Song of the Blackbird: Albatross Prison Series, Book 1
D.B. Michaels. Dream Tower Publishing. $14.99 paper (331p), ISBN 978-0-9972798-1-8; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9972798-0-1
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo
Dr. Emma Edwards takes a job in prison to protect her inmate brother and falls in love with the warden in this Pride and Prejudice meets Orange Is the New Black tale.
Inspirational
The Great Creator, the Creation and His Creatures
Rony Michel Joseph. Xlibris. $15.99 paper (164p), ISBN 978-1-5144-3547-2; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5144-3548-9
Amazon
Joseph reveals to readers their way back to eternity through the message of fraternity.
Life: Efficacious Thoughts in Rhyme
R.J. Russell. AuthorHouse. $14.95 paper (116p), ISBN 978-1-4772-6291-7; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-4772-6289-4
Amazon
Russell shares life experiences and testimony as he pens lyrical pieces that discuss his relationship with God above and the people around him.
Lifting the Veil: A Fairie Tale
Philip J. Grimm. AuthorHouse. $14.95 paper (124p), ISBN 978-1-5049-6461-6; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5049-6460-9
Amazon
Grimm shows how the human soul is the forgotten piece of the puzzle about humanity. Not for children.
The Magical Guide to Bliss: Daily Keys to Unlock Your Dreams, Spirit and Inner Bliss
Meg Nocero. CreateSpace. $19.95 paper (460p), ISBN 978-1-5061-8368-8
Amazon
A journey of discovery to help fully realize personal passions. Organized into 366 steps, daily quotes and reflections are paired with magical keys to help unlock the doors to bliss.
My Inner Child Must Be Heard: From Despair to Dancing on the Clouds
Corina Zalace. Xlibris. $29.99 hardcover (178p), ISBN 978-1-4990-3929-0; $19.99 paper (178p), ISBN 978-1-4990-3930-6
Amazon, BN.com, Xlibris
Life has not been easy, living with a body disabled by polio. Yet Corina has maintained a positive attitude through every situation. She has chosen to become better.
Nonfiction
Been There, Done What! Romantic Escapades and Other Misadventures in China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Australia
John Cameron Smith. Publish Green. $5.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-63505-142-1
Beenthere-donewhat.com, Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com
Romance, travel, Internet dating... One man’s search for self-fulfillment in dangerous foreign places. What not to do and how to survive doing it. Just!
Boomer Tales: Hula Hoops, Hippies, Hemp, and Hijinks
LaRue Agresti. Amazon. $9.99 paper (186p), ISBN 978-1-5170-8921-4; $7.99 e-book, ASIN B017M7RK06
Amazon, BN.com
With raw honesty and droll humor, Agresti tells of growing up in an eccentric Italian family with a mother with mental illness, hippie life, single parenting, and aging parents.
Covenant Betrayed: Revelations of the Sixties, the Best of Time; the Worst of Time, Book 2: Despair and Dessent
Mark Dahl. AuthorHouse. $28.95 paper (512p), ISBN 978-1-4208-0568-0; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-4634-7252-8
Amazon
This book charts the lives of different people navigating their way through the rapidly shifting landscape of the 1960s; offering intimate glimpse into one of the most fascinating U.S. eras.
Divorced and Scared No More! Book 1: Emotional Support for the Newly Divorced
Tasher. Xulon Press. $24.99 paper (284p), ISBN 978-1-4984-6585-4; $9.99 e-book, ASIN B01F4C19WQ
Divorcedandscarednomore.com, XulonPress.com, Amazon.com, BN.com
The first in a three-part set aimed at helping readers in post-divorce-related matters.
Embracing Cancer—Embracing Life: The Guide for the Journey Beyond Diagnosis
Larry Martel. AuthorHouse. $19.95 paper (292p), ISBN 978-1-5049-5578-2; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5049-5579-9
Amazon
This book provides the necessary tools for those who are undergoing their journey to go beyond anxiety and fear to peace, joy, and a life well-lived.
Final Days of Judgement
Beverley Buckley. Xlibris. $24.19 paper (232p), ISBN 978-1-5144-4292-0; $4.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5144-4291-3
Amazon
Buckley describes how information relating to the laws of universal creation, channeled from the Elohim, ascended masters responsible for Earth’s ascension, is relevant in today’s world.
Letters from a Soldier
Susan Mowry. iUniverse. $18.95 paper (228p), ISBN 978-1-4917-7863-0
Amazon
Mowry shares her husband Jim’s touching and honest letters of love and longing, as their love for each other keeps them both brave.
Married for Five Minutes: Hope for Living Inside Real-Life Marriages
Shundria Riddick and Michelle Stimpson. M.L. Stimpson Enterprises. $9.99 print (210p), ISBN 978-1-943563-05-0
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Ingram, Kobo
A husband who won’t work. In-laws who let a child watch sexy movies. A wife who’s been dishonest in bed. Take a five-minute peek into these marriages and learn how they can still thrive.
A Matter of Survival: The Story of Frances
Arleen Patricia Mercorella. Springtime Press. $15 paper (370p), ISBN 978-0-615-99360-7
Arleenmercorella.com, Amazon, BN.com
When do life’s troubles become too much to handle? For Frances, it started when her father abandoned her at age six and she had to spend the next 10 years in an orphanage with stern nuns.
Memoir of a Jaded Woman: Tainted Love
Emunah La-Paz. Ingram/HSP. $15 paper (211p), ISBN 978-0-9665400-9-3
BN.com
Judie is a beautiful model who turns to social media after her husband has an affair with a strange woman.
The Memoirs of I
Yolanda De Iuliis. Lumphanan Press. $19.05 paper (388p), ISBN 978-0-9935971-0-7
Yolandadeiuliis.com
Philosophical, thoughtful, and soulful with reflection on a daily basis. De Iuliis takes the reader through many questions and different concerns with life and this planet in which we all share.
More Civility, Please: Make Your Corner of the World a Better Place
Glenn Dromgoole. Texas Star Trading. $9.95 paper (82p), ISBN 978-0-9973706-0-7
Texasstartrading.com
This collection of short, upbeat inspirational pieces also applies to families, workplaces, churches, relationships—and, yes, politics.
Moving Beyond Duality: Enough for Us All, Vol. 3
Dorothy I. Riddle. iUniverse. $20.99 paper (292p), ISBN 978-1-4917-8274-3; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-4917-8275-0
Amazon
Dr. Riddle draws on research to expose the embedded habits that hold the harmful illusion of us/them duality in place and provides strategies for lasting change.
My Extraordinary Life
Monica Sucha Vickers. Xlibris. $19.99 paper (194p), ISBN 978-1-4797-6047-3
Myextraordinaryamputeelife.com
A congenital triple amputee shares her ordinary, yet extraordinary, life. Vickers’s perspective is practical, honest, and inspirational. With the right attitude, nothing is impossible.
The Naive Woman and Mother: Love, Children, Money & the Incorporation
Tricia Rintoul. Xlibris. $15.99 paper (88p), ISBN 978-1-4568-1854-8; $9.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-4568-1856-2
Amazon
Rintoul, a registered nurse, candidly tells her own story in a grateful way and emphasizes reality. She reveals the importance of trust and its effects without it.
Orchid Care: For the Beginner
Barb Schmidt. Barbara A. Schmidt. $18.95 paper (84p), ISBN 978-0-692-62711-2
Amazon
With more than 30 photos, this book covers basic orchid care, including watering, nutrient requirements, light levels, instructions for repotting, and a useful troubleshooting guide.
Part of the Family: Christadelphians, the Kindertransport, and Rescue from the Holocaust, Vol. 1
Jason Hensley. CreateSpace. $19.99 paper (422p), ISBN 978-1-5327-4053-4
Amazon
The Holocaust decimated families. And yet, in the midst of this terror, some Jewish children found safety in Great Britain in the homes of a small Christian group: Christadelphians.
The Rantings of an Uneducated Reactionary
Oscar J. Phillips. Outskirts Press. $16.95 paper (234p), ISBN 978-1-4787-6211-9
Outskirtspress.com, Amazon, BN.com
A thought-provoking analysis of sundry topical and philosophical issues that is far different from most conservative books.
Scars & Make-up
Shantay Williams. Outskirts Press. $20.95 paper (76p), ISBN 978-1-4787-4891-5
Outskirtspress.com, Amazon, BN.com
For those who have gone or are going through the struggle, do not let anything deter you from what you want in life and what you have been striving for.
Sing Every Morning: An Inspirational Guide to Take on Your Life’s Journey
Gwyneth Moss Bragdon. AuthorHouse. $22.99 paper (58p), ISBN 978-1-5049-7881-1; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5049-7883-5
Amazon
Bragdon’s explorations in words become transcendent as she expresses her joy with life and living, her quest for spiritual balance, love for people, and hope for the future.
Talk to Me: Changing the Narrative on Race, Religion, & Education
Qasim Rashid. AyHa Publishing. $16.95 paper (366p), ISBN 978-0-9893977-4-2
Amazon
A memoir on how the power of dialogue can overcome racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and violence.
Undiagnosed, Unscrupulous and Unbeatable: The Paul Haber Story
Monty Nereim. BookBaby. $29.99 hardcover (198p), ISBN 978-0-9968916-0-8
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo
A quick-witted Jewish kid battles child abuse, manic depression, and alcohol to become one of history’s greatest and most controversial handball players.
Veterans’ Reflections: History Preserved
William R. Graser. iUniverse. $21.95 paper (302p), ISBN 978-1-4917-7285-0
Amazon
Prepare to walk in the combat boots of veterans in this collection of true stories. Step back in time to World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
What Tennis Pros Don’t Teach (WTPDT): Wisdom Tennis 101
Manuel S. Cervantes. Xlibris. $34.99 hardcover (562p), ISBN 978-1-5144-2092-8; $9.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5144-2091-1
Amazon
This book encompasses a world of information threading tennis and life at work. It talks about the forces of tennis under all different scenarios.
Who Is Hunter Thompson’s “Counselor”
W. Chenault Smith, illus. by Hunter Thompson. Cheryl Perez. $9.95 paper (111p), ISBN 978-1-5331-4101-9
Amazon
An account of Smith’s friendship with Hunter Thompson. Smith reached out to Thompson with the love, grace, and mercy of Christ to bring a wandering sheep into the fold. Thompson came in and took Christ as his counselor.
WordPress Business Success: Interviews and Insight from Those Who’ve Done It
Karen Dimmick and Steve Dimmick. Freelancing Evolution. $8.99 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9894757-0-9
Amazon
New clients, consistent income, or happy customers—this book will help you with a collection of 14 inspiring interviews with some of the most successful people in the WordPress space.
You Are Enough: Thirty Mini Mantras for Self-Transformation; Be Empowered, Enlightened, and Inspired
Zoe Summer. Balboa Press. $12.95 paper (56p), ISBN 978-1-5043-3776-2; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5043-3777-9
Amazon
A one-of-a-kind, innovative, fun, and easy method that unlocks the key to joy and success for accelerated results to love, health, happiness, and wealth.
Children’s/YA
The Dragon Whistler: Secrets of the Soul Treasures
Kimberly J. Smith. Lulu. $13.99 paper (222p), ISBN 978-1-329-57986-6; 99¢ e-book, ASIN B0167ASOFY
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo
Willow thinks dragons exist only in fairy tales, until she accidentally wakes one from hibernation with a magical pfife that may have greater powers than simply controlling dragons.
Elf Mastery
Bryant Reil. Bryant Reil. $2.99 e-book, ASIN B01DUVV0MM
Amazon
Kyla Nim’s attempt to navigate her first year away from home is disturbed when she runs afoul of Erebus, the god of darkness.
Emoji Adventures, Vol. 1: The Horse Party
P.T. Evans, illus. by Jake Tashjian. Montage Publishing. 99¢ e-book, ASIN B01C398FFM
Amazon
Obsessed with emojis? LOL with your favorite emojis as they come to life in this new series. See what life behind the screen is really like for the kids of Emojiville.
H.A.L.F.: The Makers
Natalie Wright. Boadicea Press. $17.95 paper (362p), ISBN 978-1-5238-2092-4; $3.99 e-book, ASIN B01BLRM2HO
Amazon, BN.com
At the edge of the galaxy, the M’Uktah evolved from wolflike creatures into an advanced society of interstellar travelers. They’re sophisticated, technologically savvy, and hungry.
Have You Ever?
Laura Spearman. Trafford. $12.68 paper (18p), ISBN 978-1-4907-4687-6; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-4907-4686-9
Amazon
A fearlessly imaginative child journeys through wild, witty, wondrous adventures in the world’s greatest “getaway” spot: the human mind.
Let’s Vote! A Fruitful Election Tale
Anita Iaco, illus. by Chiara Civati. Mascot Books. $14.95 hardcover (32p), ISBN 978-1-63177-732-5
Mascotbooks.com, Amazon, BN.com
It’s Election Day, and Miss Jenn’s students have to vote for the official class fruit.
The Lie They Told: A Young Adult Novel
Jean S. Arbeiter. Full Court Press. $16 paper (219p), ISBN 978-1-938812-59-0
Amazon, BN.com, Ingram
In 1920s Chicago, 15-year-old Carola and her mother are involved in a sensational murder case. Can the shy Carola meet the demands of her mother, the public, and the boy she loves?
The Mouse in the House
Kathleen Ziska. Archway Publishing. $12.45 paper (22p), ISBN 978-1-4808-2029-6; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-4808-2028-9
Amazon
In this children’s poetry book, a tiny field mouse embraces his adventurous side, scurrying to find fun, food, and 40 winks inside a family’s warm home. With colorful hand-drawn illustrations.
My Brother Came Home with a Cone on His Head
Paul Warnke. CreateSpace. $12.99 paper (26p), ISBN 978-1-5307-4852-5
Amazon
A leg injury and visit to the doctor leads to a scary time for one little dog, who just wants to play with his brother.
Resthaven
Erik Therme. Kindle Press. $2.99 e-book, ASIN B01C3FFIYC
Amazon
It was supposed to be an innocent scavenger hunt. They thought the building was abandoned. They were wrong.
Riven: My Myth Trilogy, Book 1
Jane Alvey Harris. Jane Alvey Harris. $12.99 paper (286p), ISBN 978-1-944244-16-3; $9.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-944243-71-5
Amazon, BN.com
Triggered by the return of her childhood abuser and unable to cope with reality, 17-year-old Emily slips into an elaborate fantasy world.
Search (Seek, Book 1)
Candie Leigh Campbell. Amazon. $2.99 e-book, ASIN B01EKKTZT2
Amazon
As a trained Seek hunter, 17-year-old Keira thinks she knows what’s going on in her world; the shadows called Khayal are real and they bite. But the truth is more complicated.
Vinyl: Book 1 of the Vinyl Trilogy
Sophia Elaine Hanson. Calida Lux Publishing. $12.95 paper (352p), ISBN 978-0-692-56983-2
Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Books-A-Million, Kobo, Smashwords
A gritty YA fiction of an unlikely rebel struggling to save her family and aid a revolution against a tyrannical government that uses hypnosis called the Music to repress its citizens.
When Mommy Is in Heaven
Wendy L. Hackey, illus. by Dan Drewes. Authorhouse. $25 hardcover (28p), ISBN 978-1-5049-8016-6
Wlhbooks.com, Amazon, BN.com
Micha’s school is having a Mother’s Day tea. He believes that because the party is for mothers and grandmothers he can ask God to allow his mommy to come.
