The Digby Emma Wong PhD

Set in the beginning of the 22nd Century, at a remote archaeological dig site bombarded by unsafe levels of radiation, an aging Jack Harrison must race against time and his own personal demons to make the discovery of a lifetime (known as the Revelation) and gain the recognition he feels he’s been denied for decades. Together with Long Shot, an AI unit stationed at the site to help him analyze the materials he finds, Jack recalls the events that lead him to this place in his life. All the while, a religious cult, the Svechi, are determined to stop Jack (and the Revelation) at any cost.

The Mezzanine: A Novelby Nicholson Baker

A National Book Critics Circle Award–winner elevates the ordinary events that occur to a man on his lunch hour into “a constant delight” of a novel (The Boston Globe).

In this startling, witty, and inexhaustibly inventive novel, New York Times–bestselling author Nicholson Baker uses a one-story escalator ride as the occasion for a dazzling reappraisal of everyday objects and rituals. From the humble milk carton to the act of tying one’s shoes, The Mezzanine at once defamiliarizes the familiar world and endows it with loopy and euphoric poetry.

Baker’s accounts of the ordinary become extraordinary through his sharp storytelling and his unconventional, conversational style. At first glance, The Mezzanine appears to be a book about nothing. In reality, it is a brilliant celebration of things, simultaneously demonstrating the value of reflection and the importance of everyday human experiences.

“A very funny book . . . Its 135 pages probably contain more insight into life as we live it today than anything currently on the best-seller list.” —The New York Times

“Captures the spirit of American corporate life and invests it with a passion and sympathy that is entirely unexpected.” —The Seattle Times

“Among the year’s best.” —The Boston Globe

“Baker writes with appealing charm . . . [He] clowns and shows off . . . rambles and pounces hard; he says acute things, extravagant things, terribly funny things.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Wonderfully readable, in fact gripping, with surprising bursts of recognition, humor and wonder.” —The Washington Post Book World

Picasso's Motorcycleby Marc Sercomb

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!

SPECIES of ONEby MATT McMAHON

Good-hearted loner Phil Kyle leaves his successful career for an isolated mountain cabin after reading a mysterious passage online.

Phil makes some tentative friendships in the mountains and a few enemies. Between internal and external skirmishes, he meets sages from the Himalayas, rescues damsels in distress, soars among the clouds, and falls in love — all within forty miles of his cabin.

After a violent incident exposes his dark past, Phil can no longer ignore the powerful voices that dictated his life. Deep bonds he has formed with friends and enemies help guide him when an unthinkable tragedy threatens to plunge Phil into hellish forever isolation.

Seeing truth as a potent cure that can be more dangerous than any evil, Phil fears he can’t stand up to his truth.

Dying Daysby Armand Rosamilia

Sunny Florida, beautiful beaches, no traffic on A1A… Zombies roaming the dunes in search of the living… Darlene Bobich in a fight to survive, find food, safety and ammo for her Desert Eagle before its too late… the undead are coming to exterminate the human race…

Dying Days are upon us… The Undead Roam the Earth… Searching for the living in an apocalyptic wasteland

Now includes both “Darlene Bobich: Zombie Killer” and the first “Dying Days” zombie novellas in one release!

Montrose Paranormal Academy Series: The Complete Box Setby Barbara Hartzler

SIX BOOKS, over 2000+ PAGES of action, paranormal romance, urban fantasy adventure, and supernatural shenanigans fill this clean academy YA box set.
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Welcome to Montrose Paranormal Academy–where the Three Societies rule all.
Hi, I’m Lucy. And I just found out I’m not normal.

Three years ago my brother went missing in Europe without a word. Until the strange postcard I got six months ago.

So I enrolled at Montrose to find him. I just have to play nice with the Three Societies long enough to dig up some dirt …

Before they figure out who I really am.

I must keep these three secrets to stay under the radar:

1. Don’t show anyone the cryptic postcard my brother sent me from Europe.
2. Don’t let anyone know the truth, that I can see angels and demons.
3. Don’t fall for one of the dreamy leaders of one of the Three Societies … or don’t let anyone know if I do.

Let them think my brother is the Seer. Because if any of these power-hungry secret societies find out the truth, they’ll never let me go.

For now, I’ll need to stay under the radar. But that’s hard to do when two rival society presidents take an interest in me.

Can I find my brother and master my surprise powers without getting caught?

I guess we’re about to find out.

Titles include:

• Montrose Paranormal Academy, Book 1: The Nexis Secret
• Montrose Paranormal Academy, Book 2: Crossing Nexis
• Montrose Paranormal Academy, Book 3: The European Conspiracy
• Montrose Paranormal Academy, Book 4: The Seer’s Army
• Montrose Paranormal Academy, Book 5: The Last Ruby
• Montrose Paranormal Academy, Book 5.5: The Secondborn Seer

Montrose Paranormal Academy is a 6-book Clean Academy YA Paranormal Romance series for young adults. It’s a saga full of slow burn romance, snarky dialogue, supernatural shenanigans, and urban fantasy adventure set in New York City. In the world of academy YA books, think Shadow Hunters meets Bloodline Academy with a dash of Darkblood Academy.

The Lonely Life of a Pornographer’s Wifeby J. Carol Johnson

(Those who enjoyed The Godfather and Fifty Shades of Grey will love this story.) If Carla knew her interior decorating career would involve pornography, Mafia, and murder, she could have taken other classes, such as Life Preservation 101. In 1973, Carla met Roy, a wealthy movie theater owner. He hired her to refurbish his theaters, and then their unique partnership led to marriage. Soon her work was admired by the boss of the West Coast’s most powerful mafia. Carla was hired by his wife to redecorate their Hollywood mansion. There, she befriended her and two other lonely women married to prominent members of that mafia. When Roy joined them, he became involved in more pornography, and then parental child abuse and murder. He dragged Carla into the depths of that underworld with him. Carla loved Roy profoundly but had to escape his deception, adultery, and control. She happened to find love with another man… a cop who set his sights on her husband. Roy never knew about this, but he later turned against her. This caused Carla’s extreme breakdown, and doctors feared the loss of her sanity. A wealthy secret admirer loved her from afar, but his hands were tied. Could he stop Roy’s rampages? Or perhaps a judge would curtail him. Or did Roy just dig her grave?