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Ice Fishing for Alligators
A short anthology of previously unpublished short stories by multiple authors
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In the Exile Zone
In these stories, a shaman’s egg acts as a divorce arbitrator, a tour guide holds visitors hostage in New York’s most unique cemetery, the boyhood friend of a monstrous Latin American dictator tries to set the record straight, a teenage girl loses her mother in Cancun, a high-powered career couple spies on their Mexican nanny, the wrestler El Santo is unmasked. The stories are funny, frightening, speculative, haunting, and provocative.
Crossing borders and boundaries to glimpse nannie-cam style into human nature
—Cass Dalglish, author of Ring of Lions -
John Ross
Thirteen-year-old John Ross leaves Scotland for Africa to earn money for his mother’s medical treatment. Shipwrecked, hunted, and captured by Zulu warriors, he is brought before Shaka—who offers respect instead of death. To survive, John must learn a new language, navigate unfamiliar customs, and prove his courage, forging friendships and discovering who he is in this true-based historical adventure.
Touching and exciting at the same time
—Gabriel Rio -
Jungle Kings
Jungle Kings follows an unlikely friendship between Bentley, an elephant calf, and Carson, a lion cub. After they play and learn from each other, Bentley returns to a frightened herd as a pride of lions prowls nearby. When Carson slips into the protective circle, adults on both sides fear the worst—until the friends plead for acceptance. Through consultation, the herd and pride learn to coexist in harmony. Includes “Word Power,” “Turning a Phrase,” and a family consultation practice.
a delightful tail of friendship and acceptance
—DLB on Amazon -
King’s Bishop
Once inseparable, Henry II of England and his chancellor Thomas Becket become bitter enemies after Henry forces his favorite to also serve as Archbishop of Canterbury—and Becket shifts allegiance from crown to church. Was their quarrel driven by politics, pride, position, or jealousy? In a fresh retelling of this famous 12th-century conflict, Judith Koll Healey reframes the legend as intimate historical fiction, exploring king and bishop as complicated humans rather than untouchable icons.
brings Henry, Eleanor and Becket to life in vivid color
—Motime, verified review on Amazon -
Law Firm Confidential
Law Firm Confidential chronicles the rise of Paige Turner, a studious young lawyer with all the credentials to succeed—until corporate euphemisms like “teamwork” blur into manipulation. As her image opens doors, it also attracts predatory attention and nonverbal demands that pierce the firm’s polished policies. Provocative and disarming, this novella follows Paige as she navigates ambition, power, and sexual coercion in a workplace where language hides the truth.
made me feel as though I were right there with the author
—Nadine G., verified review on Amazon -
Leif’s Legacy
Newsman Boston Meade meets Leif Nielsen, an ex–forest ranger determined to keep his Tarn Lake farmstead wild. Leif’s brother, Dr. Harald Nielsen, and his politically connected wife, Regina, see lucrative development and maneuver for control with a suspect will and power of attorney. Leif instead leaves the land to Sandy Brewster, prompting a ruthless legal challenge. As Harald questions Leif’s sanity and Regina targets Brewster, Boston must shape public opinion to defend Leif’s final vision.
A legal thriller with… a satisfying conclusion.
—KIRKUS REVIEWS -
Little Rex
Once a beloved pet, Rex ends up hungry and alone in Boston—until he wanders into Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord. Under Authors Ridge, four legendary writers return for one night: Louisa May Alcott, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Emerson. Following them from Old North Bridge to Walden Pond, Rex discovers history, language, and courage, encountering John Brown and a Salem “witch.” Told from the afterlife, this witty, tender prequel is a love letter to literature and loyalty.
A joyful read for dog and history lovers alike, Little Rex is another playful and charming entry in Porter’s repertoire.
—Jan Turnquist, Executive Director, Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House -
Mintwood Place
Mintwood Place refreshes noir with a contemporary Casablanca set in Washington, DC. Narrated by Renaissance man Joe Green, it blends romantic suspense with sharp reflections on love, politics, and the male psyche. Running a bookstore and bistro while enduring divorce, Joe is drawn into a Senate Intelligence Committee probe over his bond with Cosmo, an ex-con tied to a disputed killing. Tender father, armed survivor.
an underrated gem
—L Short on Amazon -
Missing Boy
In this fourth Spencer Manning mystery, Chicago’s famed Riverview Amusement Park becomes the backdrop for a sixteen-year-old worker who disappears after his shift. Hired to find him, Spencer’s questions make powerful enemies as the case spirals from missing person to murder. What seems like a simple search becomes a fast-growing, impossible puzzle—and a sinister plot far larger than one boy—delivering a rollercoaster of surprises for mystery fans.
A rollercoaster ride full of surprises for fans of great mysteries.
—Gary Lindberg, author of The Shekinah Legacy -
Mothers Hurling Bricks
After his first novel, Crude, Bill Nemmers turns to a different absurdity: the US Army’s Cold War occupation of West Germany. In Heidelberg, an expatriate Czech rock band—the Mothers Hurling Bricks—memorializes the Prague women who flung paving stones at Soviet tanks during the 1968 invasion. Narrated by a US soldier who knew the musicians, the novel becomes a darkly comic, humane tribute to mothers—including his own—driven to defy mechanized war.
a fascinating story of military intrigue and humanitarian daring
—Marge on Amazon -
Moving in Stereo
Wimbledon 1996: tennis journeyman Richard Blanco rides a late-career surge into the quarterfinals—and a million-dollar endorsement—while secretly hearing voices again. His dead punk-rock friend Luke Scream returns to taunt his scarred psyche, and Blanco’s “mature” tennis collides with reckless choices, tangled affairs, and escalating absurdity across London, L.A., and New York. Back at his Florida academy, a charismatic rookie threatens to steal his mojo—and unravel him entirely.
A compellingly dysfunctional tennis-playing protagonist
—KIRKUS REVIEWS -
Muskeg
In 1922 Savannah, Hazel and Theda’s love is shattered by a speakeasy raid. Forced apart, Hazel flees to a remote Lake of the Woods island. By 1937 she is running a fishing resort when Theda arrives with her twelve-year-old son—hunted by an enraged husband and detectives—forcing Hazel into a perilous, life-changing choice.
A story of forbidden love that resonates even a hundred years later.
—Sarah Stonich, author of Laurentian Divide -
Ollie’s Cloud
In the fervent years before 1844, two Persian boys vow to be first to recognize Islam’s Promised One. Ali is torn away—smuggled to London, renamed “Ollie,” and raised Christian—then hardened by tragedy into a bitter persecutor of faith. Meanwhile, his boyhood friend helps ignite a new, persecuted religion. Their paths collide on opposite sides of a climactic battle.
Great historic fictional journey
—Jacqueline M. Piepenhagen -
Omar’s Choice
Omar’s Choice continues Cathy Sultan’s thriller series into the shadowy rise of ISIS. Omar, now an ISIS member, and John, a CIA operative, ignite a nightmare across Syria. Against a landscape of perpetual war, the novel exposes the brutal consequences—present and future—of Western intervention and “forever wars” in the Middle East.
This book is a rare accomplishment. Bravo!
—Jack Rice, ex-CIA officer -
Our Jewish Robot Future
Meet the Haralsons—retired, eccentric, and perpetually discontent. Margarita, a libidinous post-menopausal narrator who longs for a baby, and her heroic husband Alex, obsessed with the missing 11th commandment, are approached by John Chapman, a Max Headroom–style cyborg from the far future. He begs them to save his race of Jewish robots from extinction, launching a madcap journey through time and space to Airets, Earth’s mirror planet, amid gossips and hypocrites.
it’s the definitive Jewish robot novel of our time!
—Michael Rubens, author of The Sheriff of Ymameer
