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Marriage and Other Monuments

“A fascinating and audacious novel about family, marriage and a society in flux.”-Kirkus Reviews “A suspenseful family drama with powerful themes of social justice.” -Bruce Holsinger, author of Culpability, an Oprah Book Club pick In the summer of 2020, social justice protests and the removal of Confederate monuments rock the city of Richmond, Virginia, as the marriages of two estranged sisters implode. When Cynthia’s husband, Bobby, can no longer hide his dire fin... [Read More...]

How Hot It Be in Hell

How Hot It Be In Hell descends into the hidden impulses people try to outrun—jealousy, obsession, violence, desire, and the quiet urges that twist a life off course. Each poem opens a door into a different human fracture: a lover’s fatal rage, a predator’s watchful hunger, a drunk stumbling toward chaos, a homeless man recounting the slow collapse of everything he held dear. Even the act of writing becomes a reckoning with the shadows that shape meaning, rendered through Drummond’s surr... [Read More...]

The Luck We Found

After an unexpected turn in her life, Hannah Brooks finds herself passing through the small town of Angels Crossing just before St. Patrick’s Day. What was meant to be a brief stop begins to feel like something more when she meets Connor Hale, a man whose work keeps him moving from place to place. As their paths continue to cross, both must decide whether to follow the plans they made long ago—or take a chance on something neither of them expected. The Luck We Found is a clean slow-burn rom... [Read More...]

Mommy’s Boy: How My Doggie Soulmate’s Love Rescued Me

Love was waiting at the shelter, not on Match.com. What does a single woman do when she longs to be a mother and hears her biological clock tick, tick, ticking away, but she keeps dating Mr. Wrong? She adopts a baby, of course. In the author’s case, it was a fur baby named Benny. For fans of Marley & Me, Birdie & Harlow, and Must Love Dogs, Mommy’s Boy is the tale of two lost souls finding the unconditional love, companionship, and emotional support they need, in the process forging... [Read More...]

How to Run a Ballroom

Is the PM a Cold Case killer? Who tried to kill former US President Lyndon Johnson on his 1966 visit to Australia? Only one man knows the answers, if you can find him. Among the news crews covering Johnson’s visit was young TV sound recordist Harry Hansen. Now it’s 2019 and Harry, long retired, discovers his original sound tapes from that day and evidence of what he believes is an attempt to kill the President. Harry assembles the other members of his former crew and they set out to... [Read More...]

Hardtail Strat: Guitars, Heroin, Songs and Stories

“One of the best books by a rock musician I’ve ever read . . .” -Danny Goldberg, author of Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain A gritty and melodic memoir of a guitarist’s coming of age amid the electric pulse of the Greenwich Village and Los Angeles 1960s music revolutions, when he encountered legends like James Taylor, Jim Morrison, Joni Mitchell, and Ken Kesey. A Jewish kid born in Queens in 1947, Peter Gallway grew up with caring but emotionally aloof parent... [Read More...]

Free: What Matters: We Are the Sum of Small Moments

What if the key to a more meaningful life is simply remembering what truly matters? In a world filled with constant noise, endless distractions, and competing priorities, it’s easy to lose sight of what actually brings purpose, connection, and fulfillment. What Matters helps you cut through that noise and rediscover the values that give life real meaning. Author Brent M. Jones offers a thoughtful and practical guide for anyone seeking greater clarity in their personal life, relationships, and... [Read More...]

Prince Charming Is a Myth

Mary Louise Cason doesn’t believe in Prince Charming; she just writes about him for a living. But when her meddling mother sets her up on a blind date and an old flame moves in next door, she soon finds herself caught between two very charming men who are scrambling for her attention. That’s when the notes begin to arrive. “Tick Tock. I’m watching you.” As tensions rise and the threat escalates, Mary struggles to separate fact from fiction. Though one thing is certain: she will need t... [Read More...]