The last few chapters of Emily's life have been a disaster, and unfortunately, it's not as easy to take control of her story as she thought…

Inheriting a crumbling Brownstone in New York City after her parents' devastating loss was supposed to be a fresh start, not another page in her ongoing disaster. She doesn’t know what to do with it, but her controlling boyfriend does.

Andy, sees the Brownstone not as a beacon of hope but as a quick fix for his spiraling debts—and he's scripted Emily's future as a domestic backdrop to his ambitions, sidelining her dreams of becoming a writer.

Determined to revise her fate, Emily's first edit involves ejecting Andy from her narrative.

And her second edit involves taking a gamble on four vibrant women who need a place to stay while they chase their own dreams, and hope they can at least get close enough to scrap together the rent money Emily needs to turn the nearly uninhabitable house into a home.

Just as she's warming up to the ladies, life throws her another plot twist: Sebastian.

He's a charismatic, sensitive bad-boy who even cures her anorgasmia by giving her the elusive orgasm she’s been yearning for...but is he really as perfect as he seems on paper? Or just a one-night stand?

Or will the secret he's keeping leave her wishing life came with a backspace key?

A story of empowerment, self-discovery, and resilience, the first book in this fun, clever, and emotional women’s fiction series for fans of "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and "The Bold Type" is a must-read.
 

When you can't trust the law, you make your own.

Former black ops specialist Tom Rollins is trying to live a quiet life in Newark when his friend Dennis witnesses a brutal crime. Reporting it to the police only puts them in greater danger—the lead detective is in the pocket of a powerful and ruthless family—The Penneys.

They have money, influence, and a deadly secret tied to their pharmaceutical empire—and they'll kill to protect it.

Now Tom, Dennis and Tom’s girlfriend are on the run, with no one to trust and nowhere to hide. Outnumbered and outgunned, Tom must rely on every lethal skill he has to keep them alive—and to take the Penneys down, no matter the cost.

Deep Water – Book 17 in the outstanding Tom Rollins action thriller series. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Jason Kasper and David Archer.


What readers are saying about Deep Water:

“5 stars. Well worth your time… recommend you read the book.” -Booksprout Reviewer

“Relentless action… it just doesn't stop. If you like the one-man army that can take them all on… you will love this.” -Netgalley Reviewer

“If you like fast paced action thrillers starring people who fight for justice till the very end, then this book is for you. …a page turner with an interesting plot and great characters…” -Booksprout Reviewer

“Another hit. This one was crazy good. Action packed and vicious. Each book in this series continues to blow me away… one of my top 5 series.” -Booksprout Reviewer

“This is the author's best novel yet. This is a real page turner and I found it hard to put down… Highly recommended.” -Netgalley Reviewer

"I laughed my tail off right up to the very last page, which I read in a local cemetery for just the right ambience. Hats off to you Tom Strelich." –Tom McCaffrey, author of The Claire Saga

That dystopian future they always warned us about?

It turns out we're already in it.

Hertell Daggett isn't what he used to be-he'd once been married, he'd once been a physicist, and he'd once been shot in the head. The doctors got the bullet out, but a few tiny specks of copper stayed behind, floating inside his brain, connecting parts that aren't connected in the rest of us, filaments of species memory going back to the beginning of time. He remembers the yodeling sound of dinosaurs and the rubbery smell of trilobites. He once had a future, but now he's the damaged caretaker of a failing pet cemetery where he discovers a lost civilization, well not lost so much as just misinformed-a time-capsule full of people living beneath his pet cemetery since 1963 due to some bad information they got about the end of the world.

But the world didn't end after all but had wobbled on, while that misinformed civilization stayed where it was, back in the world of 1963. Until Hertell finds them and leads the duck-and-cover civilization into our glorious, mystifying, but often dismaying world, and in the process finds a past he never quite remembered, a love he'd never quite lost, and a future he never quite imagined.

Book of the Year Winner - Humor/Satire - Independent Author Network

Book Of The Year Silver Winner - Science Fiction - Foreword INDIES

Bronze Winner - Literary Fiction - Readers' Favorite

In the summer of 1920, nineteen-year-old Sarita’s younger brother, JJ, bleeds to death in her arms after being shot by Javier Salsito de Ortega, a ruthless tequila smuggler. The Texas Rangers have their hands full with Prohibition and border issues. Still, Sarita is stunned when they refuse to help.

JJ’s death devastates her father. Without a male heir, Sarita fears he will give in to the oil prospector intent on buying their family ranch, La Barroneña. Even in his despair, she knows her father yearns for justice, but he is too ill and weak to seek it.

Sarita isn’t.

Determined to prove herself and change her fate, she crosses the Rio Grande into a world of deadly threats––from rattlesnakes to Pancho Villa’s rebels to the very killer she’s hunting. Quickly, Sarita realizes she’s stumbled into a web of danger far bigger and more sinister than she imagined. If she is caught, the consequences could jeopardize innocent lives and put her father’s safety at risk.

In a tumultuous landscape of social and political upheaval, what lines will Sarita have to cross to survive? Will her relentless pursuit of justice exact a price too steep to bear? If she succeeds––if she gets home––will she have earned her father’s respect? Will she have secured her family’s future?

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MARTIAN Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard

Winner of the 2022 Audie Awards' Audiobook of the Year

Number-One Audible and New York Times Audio Best Seller

More than one million audiobooks sold

A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Martian.

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, he realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Alone on this tiny ship that's been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space, it's up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance.

Part scientific mystery, part dazzling interstellar journey, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian - while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.

This secret could swamp her.

Miranda Crandell, the Head of Strutthorn Academy, has a brilliant idea to one-up the other elite New England prep schools with their piddling plots of organic veggies for experiential learning: She'll buy a swamp. Yes, a bog, a quagmire, an oozy acre, where she intends to build a special science center. What she doesn't account for is Paul Dickersen-her newly hiredfreshwater biologist, who is strikingly handsome (even in cargo pants) and turns out to be an irresistible lover.

Miranda's days are fraught with student and personnel issues, but soon she becomes her own big problem. The Head of School is supposed to be a steadfast and principled role model for impetuous teenage students. Instead, Miranda becomes crazed with lust, spiraling into a wild and messy journey of self-discovery. Funny, sexy, and irreverent, The Head's Tale is a delightful tromp through the muck of prep school drama-and a reminder that the process of growing up never truly ends

Vera DeSoto runs a cafe in Marfa, Texas in 1968. The cowboys and truckers who come in every day fantasize and hope for a chance with her, but she enjoys her solitary life and isn’t ready to settle down with anyone. Yet somehow, Vera seems to collect strays, lost and wayward people looking for second chances. A 14-year-old girl, two hippie boys, and a scared young artist manage to find their way into Vera’s life and suddenly, she’s joining them in a search for buried treasure in the badlands of the rugged desert of Southwest Texas.

They will learn what finding treasure really means.

A classic yarn, full of surprises, with all the right elements: love and loss, hope and despair, drug dealers and cloned cows, and the mysterious Marfa Lights.

From the author of the award winning “Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America”.

The Other Ones opens with physicist Damon Devereaux beginning a new life in Greenough Park. In the middle of a contentious divorce from his abusive wife, he relocates to be near his sister, Nancy, and her son, Torrance. But as the old saying goes, you can move, but, unfortunately, you must bring yourself with you.

Damon tries to start fresh as a co-founder of the Greenough Park Institute of Mathematical Physics, a burgeoning company he dreamed into existence with his best friend and colleague, physicist Dawson Kauffman. Having inherited money and successful in his career, he lives in a beautiful, luxurious townhouse with all the amenities. But deep under the surface, Damon’s past abuse and emotional neglect are building into a tempest that will demand recognition.

Despite possessing no fundamental skills other than his brilliant intellect, he uncharacteristically purchases a grand old turn-of-the-century farmhouse in the nearby countryside, slated to be torn down. He hires an unpopular outsider to live on the property and undertake the enormous task of restoring the house. Damon also adopts an unwanted mutt about to be euthanized, all to the puzzlement and chagrin of his friends and family.

To the surprise of everyone, the house slowly returns to life, and Damon along with it. However, the consequences to everyone involved are anything but satisfactory.

Wilton and Grace Goodbow' s long marriage was frequently marked by political disagreement— she was the progressive activist, he the conservative, successful businessman. But their love was deep and bonded by a common passion for the sea aboard their ocean sailing yacht, The Sails of Grace. About to die, Grace elicits her husband' s promise to set aside his political beliefs and take on her last cause: the reunification of Central American parents separated from their children at the El Paso border. Will risks his own freedom to keep his word.Sometimes the letter of the law and the right thing to do meet head-on. Sailing for Grace is a suspenseful exploration of the intersection of law, morality, and personal choice.

"A breathless, at times dark, tale of life on the road. It might well be one of my favourites of the year so far. And for that, I award it a five-star review." Reedsy Discovery ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, rated 'Must Read'.

Danny McAllister has finally made it to the top. His out-of-control cocaine habit has fuelled his rise to fame, allowing him to tour the world and rub shoulders with the biggest names in the music industry. But success comes at a price, and when his bandmates start stealing the spotlight, Danny's fear of being forgotten drives him to desperate measures. He's willing to do whatever it takes to stay on top, even if it means destroying every relationship in his path. But as his world spirals out of control, Danny realises that the price of fame may be higher than he ever imagined.

If you enjoy a high-stakes and hard-hitting satire, you'll love The Next Big Thing. Don't miss your chance to delve into the cutthroat world of the music industry and explore the lengths one man will go to in order to stay on top.

"We kissed again, this one different, with a subtle feeling of urgency behind it that reached way down deep into me, like a hook, pulling on something soft and very tender. I pulled away, fighting an urge to leap up and run."

Shy and introverted Amber begins her first job out of high school cleaning kennels for Helping All Animals, moving quickly into their writing/researching staff using skills gained at her high school's newspaper. Tom, a one-eyed cat Amber rescued from a hoarder's house, becomes her best friend and confidant. Hikes into the surrounding New Mexico hills provide her with some solace.

Surrounded by people who speak out against cruelty, Amber gradually awakens to the insidious and pervasive effects her relationship with an older man is having in her own life. Revealing her story to others, even in the face of horror, disgust, and rejection, is her first step towards healing. With the help of Tom's non-judgmental ear and a friend from work, she fights to peel herself away from the abuse and its effects.

Gradually, Amber learns how to connect with the world, discovering along the way her own inner strength and wisdom.

“...an inspirational exploration of family, friendship, and indomitable strength of the human spirit.” –Troy Hollan, author of Clucked

It's been two years since her 4-year-old son... her baby... her Owen... disappeared from his bed in the middle of the night.

Every day Eleanora waits for news that he's been found. And every day she lives with the nightmare of knowing that she failed to protect her son.

Intuition tells her that Owen is alive, and Eleanora shuts out everyone who doesn't believe. But she fails to see that her single-minded hope has come at the expense of everything else she used to care about. With her career ruined, her marriage disintegrating, and her family coping with the loss in ways she can't understand, Eleanora is left trying to claw her way out of the black hole her world has become.

When an unexpected surprise suddenly offers Eleanora a second chance at happiness, she is shocked to feel...nothing.

Doubting her own worth, questioning her right to find peace, and still praying for her son's return, Eleanora struggles to see that life, ugly and painful as it can be, might still be worth living.

In this satirical glimpse into the world of psychology, a young man is exposed to the dangers of psychiatric care.

Since the day he lost his mother, everyone tells Robbie he needs psychological help. He is cursed with intelligence and lacks relationships to cope with his trauma. He is reminded every day to seek out psychiatric treatment, and certainly, the world around him endorses its benefits wholeheartedly.

With a heart full of fear, Robbie begins therapy with Dr. Robert, a renowned psychiatrist beloved by all his patients and peers. As they begin their work, Robbie’s resolve is tested and he begrudgingly puts his faith in Doctor Robert’s hands. But as time progresses, Robbie discovers that Doctor Robert is not as benevolent as he appears. He uncovers a web of criminal deceit that shakes his beliefs in psychiatry.

But surely a doctor, a paragon of mental health and normality, could not be nefarious? Could he?

France, 1940.
An unexpected gift of an old motorcycle with a tragically romantic past hurls a young orphan into the thick of things as war breaks out and his life changes forever. Half-French/half-German Daniel must find a way to survive in a world that mercy seems to have abandoned. This book transports the reader to Nazi-occupied France, where Daniel unwittingly and unexpectedly finds himself working for the Resistance, and ultimately to the Russian Front in a twist of fate so startling that no one can see it coming. In turn quirky, heartwarming, beguiling and uncompromising, author Marc Sercomb weaves together many moods and colors to tell young Daniel’s story. Beyond engaging, Picasso’s Motorcycle has been hailed as a genuine “page-turner” by those who have so far encountered it.

If you like “The Book Thief” and “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” you’ll love this book!

What if you had one hundred years of wisdom and experience-on the day you were born?

Your attitude about life is different now than it was years ago. And it will be different years from now. Have you ever remembered a choice you made and wondered what your life would look like today had you chosen differently? Bob Carson has been given the gift, or perhaps the curse, of living his long life two ways-both from birth to death and from death to birth. "Forward Bob"-who's aging chronologically-goes through life figuring things out through the usual ages and stages, with the successes, failures, and mistakes we all make while experiencing life. "Backward Bob," who has the presumed advantage of approaching each day with the wisdom of a long and well-lived life, takes a different path.

With insight and humor, Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart explores how we navigate life, the choices we make, and the question of whether our lives would be objectively better if we could change what has happened. The two Bobs wind up with different wives, kids, friends, and dogs. But will the wisdom of hindsight make life richer and more adventurous, or is the more compelling journey one of discovery?

Three unlikely allies unite on a lonely stretch of Galway Bay, Ireland.

Clint Westerly has it all; that is, until he makes a fateful decision that turns his life upside down. He no longer knows how to live with himself and with the awful knowledge of what he has done.

Tanya Wilshire has sheer determination to fulfill her mother's dying wish, although she seemingly has now lost the means to do so.

Seamus Harrington, eighty-four years of age, is determined to right an old wrong before it is too late, even though the odds are heavily stacked against him.

As the three unexpectedly find themselves bound together in an attempt to bring hope to the tiny village of Gailemore, Ireland, where none has existed for way too long, they might just find it themselves.
 

"Don't Let Me Keep You is a lyrical meditation on motherhood seven times over, gestating, unfurling with rhythmic, poignant prose." –Maggie Ginsberg, author of Still True

Hildy Halverson, a genius in math and science, is pushed by her parents to step into a male-dominated field and change the world for women. But Hildy, enamored of the scientific force of the human body, and her own body's ability to create and sustain life, decides to go against contemporary expectations. She marries young and raises a houseful of kids.

Hildy wants her children to choose their own life paths. As each child is born, she tells them, "You can be whatever you want to be, and whatever you want to be will be great." Despite her efforts to not influence her children, Hildy does so, often in unexpected ways. Each child is introduced in that first private moment between Hildy and her new baby. This is followed by a chapter revealing that child's life, years later. Woven throughout is an underlying grief over the death of the sixth baby soon after birth. That grief is more pervasive than any of them expect.

In this ambitious novel, the struggles and joys, fatigue, and exhilaration of motherhood, are captured in the full panorama of family life. Hildy lovingly raises her children, then lets them go, finding herself along the way.

At the height of the Cold War, Roy Chisolm arrives at the edge of the free world.

An idealist in less-than-ideal times, Chisolm’s military orders have taken him to the Bunker, an underground fortress in West Germany where intelligence and war footing operations convene. Within the impenetrable concrete walls, he finds a complete lack of military protocol, a total disregard for the stakes of the game, and a life of soul-crushing absurdity.

Under constant threat of Russian annihilation, those assigned to the Bunker grapple with the inescapable futility of their posting. Chisolm struggles to maintain his moral compass in the face of disturbing apathy and chaos. But even as he plots his escape, he begins to form enigmatic bonds with his fellow warriors—and a romance outside the Bunker walls—unearthing a new understanding of trust, conviction, and love.

Inspired by true events, Bunker Mentality is Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 meets David Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs, exploring the meaning of war, morality, madness, honor, and courage in a world of utter insanity.