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  Another War Another Peace - A Novel

  Ronald J. Glasser

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  The powerful story of an unlikely friendship and a doctor’s re-education on the battlefields of the Vietnam WarFresh out of medical school and planning to enter academia, David pragmatically applies to serve in the US Army, thinking he would rather work in a stateside military hospital than get drafted. But when he gets reassigned to Southeast Asia, he suddenly finds himself on a base in Vietnam. He joins a civilian aid mission on a supposedly secure plateau, and spends his days dispensing pills to villagers. As David comes to terms with the unexpected factors that brought him to Vietnam, he must adjust to many more twists and turns—among them his relationship with his driver, Tom, a young, rough-hewn Southerner whose reticence feels unnervingly like indifference. Gradually, however, David sees that there’s far more to Tom than he initially thought. As their friendship grows, David also realizes that his fellow doctors and the troops on base hold widely diverging opinions about the war and its objectives. As it becomes clear that their base is located on a key strategic route—the notorious Ho Chi Minh Trail—and thus a vulnerable target, it’s only a matter of time before battles break out . . .

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  Delivering Virtue - A Dark...

  Brian Kindall

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  A magnet for trouble. A dubious destiny. His quest for true love could succeed if only his moral compass didn’t point South. 
  The American West, 1850. Former French dandy Didier Rain’s weakness for saloon girls, money, and whiskey keeps derailing his plan to join the pantheon of epic poets. So, when he’s approached by holy men claiming he’s part of a prophecy, he agrees to transport an infant bride for a soul-selling sum of $30,000. But to fulfill his foretold role, he’ll have to succeed at two tasks at which he's always failed: keeping the cork in the bottle and his pants buttoned. 
  Unable to resist lustful impulses and outrageously depraved detours, Rain wreaks havoc through his augured misfortunes. Riding the treacherous pioneer landscape, his non-existent survival instincts send him down a trail littered with his own sin and probable doom. 
  Will Rain’s questionable care deliver the girl to her groom unsullied by his unsavory pursuits? 
  Delivering Virtue, A Dark Comedy Adventure of the West is the first book in the sublimely twisted historical magical realism series, The Epic of Didier Rain. If you like absurdist fiction, witty wordplay, and sordid humor, then you’ll love Brian Kindall’s quirky foray into a reimagined American Frontier.

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  Shadows From the Sky

  Eva Seyler

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  Oregon, 1927: Twelve-year-old Louise Pearson wants to fly. Her mother doesn't think it's ladylike; her best friend George Graham doesn't think it's safe. 
  But Louise doesn't feel safe on the ground. Her mother seems to be holding her at arm's length. George is preoccupied with a religious identity crisis. Worst of all, terrifying anonymous notes keep popping up where Louise least expects them. 
  Charles Lindbergh's celebrated crossing of the Atlantic provides some much-needed distraction for a while, but as the summer goes on and the notes grow more threatening, Louise knows she needs to figure out who is targeting her… before her worst nightmares become reality.

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  The Tudor Heritage

  Lynda M. Andrews

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  From “an outstanding storyteller,” a historical novel inspired by the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth I (Woman’s Weekly).It is 1559, and Elizabeth Tudor has just succeeded to the throne of England. Beside her are the family who will share the momentous triumphs and setbacks of her reign: the Allgraves. As the Spanish Armada descends upon the country and Mary Stuart lays claim to the English crown, together Elizabeth and the Allgraves will create the Tudor Heritage—a nation whose power was to be feared and respected for centuries to come. Will the queen’s determination not to marry sabotage her family’s monarchical legacy? And will the Allgraves survive the perilous trials of the Tudor Court? A tale of kinship, loyalty, heroism and reward. Told with Lynda Andrews’ trademark vibrant storytelling panache, The Tudor Heritage will appeal to readers of Phillipa Gregory, Emily Purdy and Anne O’Brien.

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  The Outlaw Takes a Bride

  Susan Page Davis

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  Johnny Paynter flees Denver to escape being hanged for a murder he didn’t commit. At his brother’s ranch in Texas, where he thought he could take refuge, he finds his brother, Mark—dead. Taking advantage of his strong resemblance to his brother, Johnny assumes Mark’s identity. Soon Johnny discovers that Mark had been corresponding with a widow named Sally in St. Louis, and she’s en route to be a mail-order bride to Mark. Seeing no other option, Johnny makes a fateful decision to go through with the wedding, posing as his brother. But Sally has secrets she's hiding too. How will a marriage survive with so much deception?

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  The Students Who Fought Marcos

  Jonathan Foe

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  Students revolted worldwide in the 1960s and 70s. Filipinos were no different. This is a story about a group of students, who defied the dictatorship of President Marcos. This is a novel, narrated by Alex, a gay boy, describing the group's adventures, fun and setbacks in the early days of the martial law. This is historical fiction, the characters themselves are fictious, but the events are real. Through entertaining stories, the book pays tribute to those who sacficed much for freedom.

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