Magic City Murder (A John Lockhart Novel Book 1)by C. S. Davis

What would you do if a prospective client committed suicide? Private Investigator John Lockhart can’t shake the feeling that foul play was somehow involved in the death of Stephanie York. The coroner is not convinced. The victim’s sister isn’t even convinced. Yet, something keeps pushing Lockhart to keep asking questions. Maybe it’s guilt. Maybe it’s the chance of redemption after ending his career in the FBI on a low note.

Set in Billings, Montana, this fast paced debut novel by C. S. Davis follows Lockhart as he deploys unconventional methods during his investigation. Following the law is not always the best way to find the truth.

Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trashby Elizabeth Royte

A “fascinating [and] downright entertaining” look at what we throw away–and where it all goes (Booklist, starred review).

Out of sight, out of mind? Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight-track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels…. But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away?

In Garbage Land, science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on a wild adventure to answer that question. Along the way, we meet an odor chemist who explains why trash smells so bad; garbage fairies and recycling gurus; neighbors of massive waste dumps; CEOs making fortunes by encouraging waste or encouraging recycling–often both at the same time; scientists trying to revive our most polluted places; fertilizer fanatics and adventurers who kayak amid sewage; paper people, steel people, aluminum people, plastic people, and even a guy who swears by recycling human waste. With a wink and a nod and a tightly clasped nose, Royte takes us on a bizarre cultural tour through slime, stench, and heat–in other words, through the back end of our ever-more supersized lifestyles.

By showing us what happens to the things we’ve “disposed of,” Royte reminds us that our decisions about consumption and waste have a very real impact–and that unless we undertake radical change, the garbage we create will always be with us: in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we consume. Garbage Land is a brilliant exploration into the soiled heart of the American trash can.

“The author’s adventures in waste management provide a riveting travelog punctuated by a scathing indictment of American consumption.” —Wired

“A thorough, perceptive, graceful, and often witty writer.” —Washington Monthly

Reinventing Rachel: A Novelby Alison Strobel

God let Rachel Westing down. For twenty-six years she’s done everything by the book; she figures He should have her back. But then she learns her fiancé is cheating on her. Her parents are getting a divorce. And her Christian mentor has a pill addiction. Where is God in all this? Nowhere, as far as Rachel can see. Wounded, bitter, and with a shattered faith, she quits her job and moves across the country to live with Daphne–her childhood best friend whose soul Rachel once thought she was meant to save.

Confident, successful, fun-loving Daphne sets about helping Rachel reinvent herself, and for a while it’s exciting. But when another tragedy shakes Rachel to the core, what little bit of self-possession she has left begins to unravel. A true-to-life story that will draw you in and keep you biting your nails until the end.

The Wanderersby Jessica Miller

What do you do when you learn your family is the one who’s holding all the secrets. Secrets that could get you killed…

Ella is looking forward to starting college in the fall with her best friend Josie. She’s looking for a place where she can get away from her overbearing parents and two older annoying brothers. Unfortunately Ella realizes that sometimes the past comes back to haunt you.
Ella soon learns that the man who terrorizes her dreams is in fact real and coming after her.
When one of her classmates is murdered, Ella slowly recognizes this is not some strange coincidence. Ella fears that the boy she’s falling in love with is the one who stalks her dreams and no longer knows who she can trust.
When she finally learns the truth of her families deepest secret, Ella has to face her demons by taking out one of the people she thought she could trust…before they kill her.

Dying Days: Family Ties: A Zombie YA Novellaby Armand Rosamilia

A YA novella set in the Dying Days world from Armand Rosamilia!

Emalee and Mason are brother and sister, differently abled teenagers, both with Down Syndrome, trying to survive during the zombie apocalypse.

They both have unique powers that will be tested because sometimes it isn’t just the zombies that are threatening.

Will they be able to protect one another and find safe haven from a world turned upside down?

Nightprowlerby Tyson Clayson

Ex-boxer Lucas Briggs knows two things: First, the man he hunts works for the largest crime ring in Foxgloves Creek. Second, that same man killed his family. By night Briggs is the Nightprowler. He dons a mask as he takes down the syndicate one man at a time. Is Briggs a vigilante? Probably. Is he a hero? Maybe. Is he pissed off? Absolutely.

Dirty Deedsby Armand Rosamilia

I get paid to erase problems.

Did your extramarital affair produce an unwanted complication? Family problems? Just want to enjoy your midlife crisis by yourself?

That’s where I come in. For a fee I’ll take care of it. A big fee.

Only, I’m not going to do what you think. I’m not going to save you from them, I’m going to save them from you.