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  The Old Man and The Sea

  Ernest Hemingway

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  The Old Man and the Sea is a 1952 novella by the American author Ernest Hemingway. Written between December 1950 and February 1951, it was the last major fictional work Hemingway published during his lifetime. It tells the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman, and his long struggle to catch a giant marlin. The novella was highly anticipated and was released to record sales; the initial critical reception was equally positive, but attitudes have varied significantly since then.

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  The House on the Bend

  M.E. Reach

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  Davis Allen's life changes the night he loses control of his truck and destroys the fence of the house on the bend. It's the same night he sees his old man remove his hat to speak to the elderly woman in the porch light. 
  Liam King has tried to live honorably in the eyes of the folks of Harrison since the accident, but when he sees a car stop an' dump a young woman on the side of the road before it speeds away a choice must be made. 
  As the past creeps into the light, bringing clarity to Davis, an' lies and false accusations to Liam, an old story finally finds an ending to heal the entire town. 
  What Others Say About This Book: 
  The characters just jump off the page! They are compellingly complex and exceedingly relatable. Reach has an uncanny ability to wrap the reader up in their world. This coming-of-age story reminds us of the power of love, and that we are never too far gone to be changed by it. Eagerly awaiting the screenplay! 
  -Hannah Mwangi, Author of Just Because We're Different, Artist, Educator. 
  With this raw, emotional, passionate storyline, M.E. Reach will have you unable to put the book down. The House on the Bend is a story about guilt, shame, reconciliation, and the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ. A story everyone can relate to in one thing or another, and something every believer should read at least once. 
  -Rhonda Wheeler, Social Media Manager, B.S. English 
  About the Author: 
  M.E. Reach was born and raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He is a decorated U.S. Army veteran and has worked with teens, young adults, and adults for sixteen years in a variety of contexts, across five states and in two foreign countries. He enjoys creating random songs with his wife to annoy his five children, drinking root beer, traveling, and occasionally writing books.

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  Navigating the Storm

  Sarah Branson

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  Kat Wallace is back in Bosch and as brash as before. 
  All Kat wants to do is run her own life. But it seems as though everyone else has competing plans for her. Her commander of the Bosch Pirate Force wants her to lead. Her husband wants her to abandon her pirating ways. Her mother-in-law wouldn’t mind seeing her dead. And her past enslaver, Rob Abernathy, wants her back.  
  As readers of A Merry Life know, Kat is fearless, principled, and determined to settle old scores. When a face from her past spurs a dangerous mission, she jumps at the opportunity, unaware that it will have explosive results. 
  Follow her swashbuckling adventures as she learns to captain her own life through unexpected storms. The choices she makes may put her on the path to end enslavement on New Earth, but at what cost?

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  The Lost Legion

  Rudyard Kipling

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  The Lost Legion by Rudyard Kipling is a gripping tale of mystery, honor, and supernatural folklore set against the backdrop of the Indian frontier. Blending the stark realities of colonial military life with haunting legend, Kipling recounts the story of a rebel cavalry regiment that vanished into the Afghan hills—only to return as ghostly riders, eternally paying for their betrayal. When a daring night operation to capture a notorious tribal outlaw stirs echoes of the past, British soldiers confront the eerie presence of the lost regiment. This atmospheric story explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the inescapable weight of history.

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  Hit List

  Lawrence Block

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  Keller is a regular guy, a solid citizen. He goes to the movies, watches the tube, browses the art galleries, and works diligently on his stamp collection. But every now and then a call from the breezily efficient Dot sends him off to kill a total stranger. He takes a plane, rents a car, finds a hotel room, and gets back before the body is cold. 
  He's a real pro, cool and dispassionate and very good at what he does. Until one day when Dot breaks her own rule and books him for a hit in New York, his home base. She sends him to an art gallery opening, and the girl he gets lucky with steers him to an astrologer. He's a Gemini, his moon's in Taurus...and he's got a murderer's thumb. 
  Then the jobs start to go wrong. Targets die before he can draw a bead on them. The realization is slow in coming, but there's no getting around it: Somebody out there is trying to hit the hit man. Keller, God help him, has found his way on to somebody else's hit list.Read by the author.

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  Baba Yaga’s Bag - Storytelling...

  Susun Weed

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  Susun S. Weed, a green witch and wise woman, is an extraordinary teacher with a joyous spirit, a powerful presence, and an encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and health. She is the voice of the Wise Woman Way, where common weeds, simple ceremony, and compassionate listening support and nourish health/wholeness/holiness. She has opened hearts to the magic and medicine of the green nations for over five decades. Ms. Weed's six herbal medicine books focus on women's health topics including menopause, childbearing, and breast health.
   
  From Baba Yaga’s Bag is an evening of stories about herbal medicines, in which we will accompany Vasa Lisa as she seeks fire from a witch, listen in as Old Woman knits cozy mittens and gloves for Old Man, cheer as the plants fight back when insects threaten to end the “problem of man”, and journey to China for a bittersweet tale of lovers and herb gathering on a wild mountain.

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