Books

You can feel it the moment you walk in.The air is tight. The stakes are high. The room is reading you before you speak. And somewhere along the way, you learned to survive by being “professional,” which often means quieter, smaller, and easier to manage.The Flame Game is for the leader who is done playing small to keep the peace.Paula Fontana delivers a clear framework for mastering high-stakes environments without burning out, losing your voice, or negotiating your identity. This...

Along the trails of endless pines, I search for truth and follow signs.How’s your summer going? Mine is ruined.Hi. My name is Ri. I’m the kind of delinquent teenage girl you hear horror stories about.My parents thought they could reform my “bad” attitude and get me away from my “troublemaking” friends in the city by shipping me off to my grandparents’ house in the countryside for the summer. I’m supposed to stay clear of the “forbidden” forest and piss away...

Apparently women are supposed to decide between a man or a bear in the woods. When I find a gorgeous woman in the forest, I hope she chooses me. Having Wolfe as a last name is dramatic enough. My nickname is Bear. Which complements my grouchy persona, and the way I keep to myself in the woods, avoiding strangers. Until I meet Joy. She’s the sugar in the black coffee of my life. A beautiful, thoughtful ray of light… who...

Why does he keep choosing everything except you? Hi, I’m Chase. Let me tell you something most women don’t realize… A man doesn’t choose you because you’re there. He chooses you when he feels he could lose you. If you’re stuck in a situation where things feel good… but he hasn’t made you a priority, this book will show you exactly why. Maybe he:texts and spends time with you—but avoids commitmentkeeps things comfortable but never moves forwardsays he cares, but...

Some scars never heal. They only wait.Evan Williams appears to be an ordinary man; intelligent, disciplined, and quietly successful. He has built a respectable career in information technology, lives comfortably in upstate New York, and shares a long marriage with his wife, Jenna. From the outside, his life looks stable, even enviable. What no one sees is the carefully buried past that shaped him a childhood defined by fear, silence, and a single irreversible act of violence.When Evan’s mother is...

What would you do if a tree started talking to you?When nine-year-old Beau Johnson learns that his Navy family is moving from California to Florida, his perfect world suddenly feels anything but perfect. Leaving behind his friends, his neighborhood, and everything familiar is harder than he ever imagined.Then Beau meets Knot.Hidden among the trees in his new community, Knot is no ordinary tree. Wise, funny, and surprisingly insightful, he becomes Beau's closest confidant during a season of change and uncertainty....

When Burt is surprised by a magical guide, and says he wants to become a hero in a fantasy realm, he discovers a more complex world than he’d expected.“A keen and delightful multi-genre tale about a hero grappling with two worlds.” ~ Kirkus Reviews“...a delicious and thought-provoking book full of introspective questions and the choices one makes in the moment.” ~ Feathered Quill Book AwardsBurt Higgins’ retirement is not going well. With too much time on his hands, he broods...

... My name is Alan Ashe, Third Sergeant, Fleet Marines, attached to CST-148 (Cyborg Support Team 148).... I was born on Sept. 2, 2324, in Washington State, Earth.... I died on Jan. 28, 2351, on the planet Insubri in the Pegasus Spur.... I was reborn on Feb. 17, 2351, at the Combined Allied Hospital at Cygnus Station on the planet Manados.And so begins a thrilling new science fiction series by T.R. Harris: The Last Cyborg.When Alan Ashe died and his...

Into the fog A Victorian psychological suspense short story—perfect for a one-sitting read. Whitechapel, 1888. A vivid dream leads seventeen-year-old Annie into the fog-shrouded streets of Whitechapel in search of a mysterious signet ring. But as the night unfolds, she discovers that some mysteries are better left untouched. Into the Fog features a haunting mystery and an ending that lingers long after the final page.

My billionaire landlord was supposed to take my shop. Instead, he became the one man fighting to save it.Harlan Woodson is all polished cuffs, quiet commands, and boardroom silence.I am borrowed boots, stubborn hope, and a vintage shop full of things everyone else gave up on.He owns the building that holds my business, my apartment, and the last piece of Blakely Bay that still feels like mine.Which makes him completely, painfully off-limits.I am not the kind of woman who needs...