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  A Cullenden of Virginia - From...

  Thomas Wolf

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  Thomas Clayton Wolfe was born at the family home, 92 Woodfin Street, in Asheville, North Carolina on October 3rd, 1900.  
  Aged 15, Wolfe began his studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) where he enrolled in a playwriting course. Wolfe graduated in 1920 and enrolled at the Graduate School for Arts and Sciences at Harvard. Here he studied playwriting under the tutelage of George Pierce Baker. In 1922 he received his master's degree from Harvard.  
  Wolfe now began the transition from studying to commercial playwright. He went to New York in November, 1923 trying to sell his plays to Broadway.  The Theatre Guild came close to producing Welcome to Our City but in the end declined.  Wolfe now believed his style of writing was more suited to fiction.  Grasping the opportunity this afforded him he sailed to England in October 1924 to write and from there on to France, Italy and Switzerland. 
  In 1926 Wolfe began writing a novel, O Lost. This would eventually become Look Homeward, Angel. It was based on his years in Asheville. The original manuscript of O Lost was over 1100 pages. Maxwell Perkins, one of the great book editors of the age, worked at his publishers, Scribner’s and he began to focus the book, cutting and re-shaping it to center it on the character of Eugene.   
  The novel was published in 1929. It was a success.   
  Wolfe now committed the next 4 years to writing a multi-volume epic entitled The October Fair.  At Scribner’s Perkins once more decided to edit it down to a single volume; Of Time and the River.  It was even more successful than his first. It was hailed as the literary event of 1935 and cemented his reputation as one of America’s foremost novelists.  
  In 1938, after submitting his new opus, which ran to an incredible one million words, to his new editor, Edward Aswell, Wolfe left to tour the West, a part of the country he had never before visited. Whilst travelling Wolfe became ill with pneumonia and spent three weeks in a Seattle hospital. Complications arose. The prognosis was serious.  He was diagnosed with miliary tuberculosis of the brain. 
  On September 6th, he was sent to Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment. The ensuing operation revealed that the disease had overrun the entire right side of his brain.  
  Thomas Clayton Wolfe never regained consciousness and died shortly before his 38th birthday on September 15th, 1938.

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  Comfort Zoned

  Allison Speka

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  What does it matter if I'm a bit reserved? 
  So what if I’m a touch socially awkward? 
  If I don't break free from my shell now, I'll be sentenced to a dull, monotonous existence, where nothing exciting ever happens to me. Maybe it's not the smartest decision to move into a house with a group of strangers I found on the internet, but can you blame me for wanting a change? And there's no better way to branch out than to throw myself into a situation that causes me intense discomfort. 
  That’s what I’m telling myself anyway… 
  And then there's the complication that is Dean. This insanely attractive, charming—albeit cynical—guy that has inserted himself into my life. Everyone has made it their mission to warn me that he doesn’t do commitment and I’ll only end up getting hurt. But it seems with him, I’ll need to find out for myself. Because no matter how much I try to resist, I can’t seem to stay away from him...

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  A Pail of Air

  Fritz Leiber

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  A Pail of Air” by Fritz Leiber is a haunting and poetic science fiction short story set in a frozen, post-apocalyptic Earth where the sun has gone dark. Written in the early 1950s, this atmospheric tale follows a resilient family struggling to survive in a world turned to eternal night, where even breathable air must be collected by hand. Told through the eyes of a young boy, the story captures the stark beauty of isolation, the desperation of survival, and the enduring hope that flickers in humanity’s darkest hours. When unexpected visitors appear bearing news of a thriving colony powered by atomic energy, the family’s icy solitude melts into the promise of connection and renewal. A powerful meditation on human endurance, family bonds, and the spark of civilization in a cold and quiet world.

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  A Hidden Hope

  Suzanne Woods Fisher

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  With the arrival of three unexpected newcomers to Stoney Ridge comes an array of secrets and emotions brewing just beneath the surface. 
    
  Supervising two newly minted medical residents might be the toughest challenge Ruth "Dok" Stoltzfus has ever faced. Wren Baker, sharp and ambitious, graduated at the top of medical school with a hidden agenda in tow. Charlie King, at the bottom of the class, is determined to succeed—though Dok isn't convinced he's got what it takes. Then there's traveling nurse Evie Miller, whose quiet love for Charlie doesn't go unnoticed, especially by Wren. 
    
  Boarding at Windmill Farm, the trio struggles to balance modern medicine with Plain living. Between medical emergencies, cultural misunderstandings, and brewing romantic tensions, Dok finds herself juggling far more than she bargained for. Soon the stage is set in the small Amish community of Stoney Ridge for plenty of professional and personal complications.

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  Defending Isabella - A Protector...

  PJ Fiala

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  GHOST: Government Hidden Ops Specialty Team. They eliminate the threat when no one else can. 
  GHOST operative Josh Masters loves his life and the excitement of his job. Saying he's married to it, would be accurate. Taking down criminals one by one is the thrill of a lifetime.  
  Dr. Isabella Martinez will do anything to help others, she's dedicated her life to it. Planning her own clinic while building her medical practice is her passion.  
  But after her brother disappears, Isabella must enlist the help of the sexy stranger she met at a wedding to locate him before it's too late. 
  Helping the gorgeous Isabella find her brother is only the start. Unearthing the criminal enterprise her brother founded sends her and her family reeling. 
  As the kidnappers turn their attention toward Isabella, Josh's new mission  is to protect the tantalizing doctor from a predator hellbent on revenge. 
  Can he do both? 
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  Entire series complete! 
  USA Today bestselling author PJ Fiala brings you the full and complete GHOST series—heroes willing to sacrifice everything in service to their country, and for the women they love. Full length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed.

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  The Siren's Sister

  R. M. Dilleen

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  A graduate student is drawn into an adventure to another world she never dreamed existed. Deandra discovers things about her past and the person she is destined to become. Impossible fantasies become her new reality as she battles with unseen forces and enemies she has never met. Ultimately, she must choose which fate to embrace. All she wanted was to return to the safety of her previous life until she makes new friends and follows her heart in a different direction.

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