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Rolling Pigeons
A successful businessman, devout husband and father, and most importantly, the town of Gilmore’s legendary star pitcher, Sy Todd, is a 63-year-old pillar of this colorful rural midwestern community and is respected and liked by all. Two weeks before being inducted into the County Baseball Hall of Fame, he inexplicably begins to falter. Is it a nascent streak of lechery brought on by a troubled marriage, a fear of aging into a life unfulfilled? Or is it something deeper that the usually steadfast Sy, for once in his life, cannot control. Rolling Pigeons is named after a colorful breed of pigeon selected for its inclination to inexplicably tumble or roll in the air. As a hobby, Sy is raising a coop full of these oddball birds, which become a strong metaphor for his own incomprehensible actions.
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The Cutter’s Widow
Set in 1915 Saint Paul amid urban poverty, The Cutter’s Widow follows Ella Byrne, a young widow struggling to survive grief and destitution. She becomes a milliner’s apprentice, a baby broker, and a partner to a local pickpocket—until she’s drawn into a murder investigation led by one of Saint Paul’s first female police officers. A heartrending tale of hardship and purpose.
reminds us that the issues women face today are not new
—Ann Bauer, author of The Forever Marriage -
The Dancers of Sycamore Street
In 1955, fourteen-year-old Meredith can pinpoint the end of childhood: a famous choreographer arrives and upends her quiet life of high school and ballet in Middleton, Louisiana. His professional ballet world feels exotic and suspect in a town ruled by propriety. The Dancers of Sycamore Street vividly captures a bygone era and delivers a poignant, witty coming-of-age story.
a wonderful escape back to a time we like to think of as simpler, easier
—Reader, review on Amazon -
The French House
At the University of Wisconsin’s French House—meant to simulate study abroad—tragedy keeps striking. For freshman Simone Duchamps, an American of French descent, it’s her first true home—until bohemian dreams curdle into hierarchy and segregation. When a resident is found dead, Simone fears she’s unraveling like her mother did, linking the investigation to family hauntings and rumors of psychedelic mind-control research. A twisty, ambiguous thriller about suggestion, simulation, and reality.
Atmospheric and haunting
—Gregory Lee Renz -
The High Cost of Flowers
Rachel Kemper Kelsey, a psychologist, gets a late call: her parents’ crisis has exploded. Her controlling mother, Katherine, estranged from Rachel for years, is declared a vulnerable adult and removed from home as dementia advances. Rachel’s father, Art, turns to her, while her alcoholic, narcissistic siblings fight to bring Katherine back. As Art rebuilds a bond Katherine once forbade, the family fractures toward tragic consequences. The High Cost of Flowers is a sharp, recognizable portrait of suburban, multigenerational confrontation and loss.
A study of a family adrift, anchored only to itself by the individual memories of a shared past.
—Charles Locks, author of Greater Trouble in the Lesser Antilles -
The Man in the Mountain
After his beloved grandfather dies, Yosh—an orphan—spirals into depression and considers ending his life. A cracked, mysterious medallion found among his grandfather’s things pulls him into an investigation that leads to a ranch near Santa Fe and the friends who shaped his grandfather’s hidden past. As Yosh learns their philosophy, he begins to awaken from despair and seeks deeper wisdom from Mideol, a reclusive “man in the mountain.” A philosophical quest with echoes of Hesse, Camus, Gurdjieff, and Castaneda.
This novel will stick with you for a lifetime.
—Gary Lindberg, author of Ollie’s Cloud -
The Man Who Found His Moniker
Haunted by a tragic past, an unnamed man wanders city streets and foreign towns, plagued by half-clear visions that warn of coming violence. He follows them like a mandate, desperate for redemption yet unsure he deserves it—and afraid that happiness would betray the pain he cannot release. As his past slowly surfaces, the visions sharpen, pulling him toward a final chance to stop a tragedy. When he’s led to a threatened group of schoolchildren, he may finally save lives he once couldn’t—and, perhaps, himself.
captures the main character’s unbearable loss of a child through violence
—John Nugent, verified review on Amazon
