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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 -
One Split Second
After losing his 19-year-old daughter, Shreya, to a distracted driver on November 1, 2007, Vijay Dixit transformed grief into a mission: ending distracted driving. With a foreword by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, this book combines expert insights from safety professionals and researchers, current data, and personal stories to explain the scope of the crisis and practical solutions. Dixit examines technology, education, and laws, and introduces a student-led model for distraction-free driving clubs in high schools, launched in Minnesota in 2015.
an important contribution toward raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving
—US Senator Amy Klobuchar -
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 -
Prisoner of Hope
In 1993, Ashley Cooper and his daughter Annie arrive in post-Soviet Moscow, continuing their quest to become ‘Of the Iskandarov’ after The Hidden One. Set in the newborn Russian Federation and ending in a wild, magical Arctic scarred by Stalinism, the second People of the Blood novel follows Ashley—alongside the love of his life—through deadly Iskandarov trials in a demonic realm as he hunts his father’s gulag diary, proof of the “Iron Cage.”
wild ride with well-developed characters… and loads of adventure
—B.C., review on Amazon -
Mark of an Eagle
This book is about leaving your mark on the world by discovering the purpose you were created for—and learning how to fulfill it. It helps you clarify your vision, turn it into reality, and build relationships that are rich and enduring. You’ll explore how to rise above adversity with courage, reconnect with your creative and transcendent spirit, and take charge of your one precious life. Spread your wings and soar into new realms of possibility.
a highly inspirational book
—Tom Huberty on Amazon -
Fur Bearers
An updated, ingenious werewolf saga blending Gangs of New York grit with classic wolf-man horror. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, two city-bred werewolf clans wage a bloody war, risking centuries of secrecy once maintained through five-year feeding frenzies. As battles escalate and bodies pile up, humans near the awful truth: werewolves live among them—and they’re hungry.
The way a werewolf book should be written
—Michael, verified review on Amazon -
Now That I’m Here, What Should I Be Doing?
We’re in a decision-making crisis: life’s growing complexity is outpacing our ability to choose well. In response, a life coach/consultant and a psychotherapist present a transformative process that engages the whole person—spiritually, intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Designed for individuals, families, organizations, and communities, it strengthens relationships, surfaces latent capacities, integrates diverse viewpoints, deepens understanding, and produces creative, resilient decisions that rise above partisan bickering—aiming ultimately at greater justice and unity.
Powerful, with multiple layers of meaning…
—Carol J. Dahlen on Amazon -
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 -
Fur Bearers: The Montana Saga
Butch and a handful of werewolves survive the clan war—only to face a worse enemy: the police and FBI now know they exist. Hunted and desperate, they flee toward Montana, hoping to rebuild their pack in peace. Instead, they collide with an ancient force that considers werewolves sworn enemies. To avoid extinction, they’ll need every scrap of courage and cunning.
these werewolves can kick butt
—Michael, verified review on Amazon -
A Song in My Heart
A Song in My Heart, book one of a trilogy, follows Alejandra Stanford, born into a privileged bicultural family in early-1900s Minneapolis. Immersed in American, Hispanic, and European influences amid turbulent national events, she discovers music as her calling. A gifted pianist and budding composer, she dreams of becoming a conductor. Chasing that ambition through the great cities of the U.S. and Europe, she encounters legendary music, formidable obstacles, and two intellectually matched suitors—each offering a different future—until love and passion shape her destiny.
flows softly and rhythmically
—Ana Luisa Fajer Flores, Consul General of Mexico, St. Paul, MN -
Josef Myslivecek, il Boemo
Josef Mysliveček (1737–1781)—Italy’s “Il Boemo”—is one of eighteenth-century Europe’s most enigmatic composers. Born in Prague to a wealthy milling family, he began serious composition study only as an adult yet rose rapidly to prominence. Friend to Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart, Mysliveček appears in their correspondence as a charismatic figure “full of fire, spirit, and life,” shadowed by scandal. This study assembles the documentary record of his life and offers a detailed account of his compositional style, revealing his underestimated influence on the young Mozart.
one of the best composers of opera in the second half of the 18th century
—Dr. Mike J. Storek on Amazon -
Inter/views
These poems boldly appropriate lines from interviews with famous and infamous artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers and architects, and with these found lines construct small literary objects with something new to say. The pattern of intense repetition creates an incantation in which shifts in meaning occur as the repeated lines are slightly revised and given a new context. The sampled lines reverberate between stanzas, creating echoes that slow us down, providing startling sonic views.
The reader is likely to be fairly well impressed at first.
—August Moon -
Granite Facts
These poems by Minnesota writer June Skjervold celebrate nature, music, love, and loss—plus a charming short story—creating a mid–twentieth-century snapshot. Dedicated to “everyday poets,” the collection reveals how the seemingly mundane is wrapped in natural and supernatural beauty. Drawn from close observation and rendered with surprising craft and stylistic range, the work invites readers to hear the music in the lines—best read aloud—and discover magic at the edge of daily life.
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The Long Surrender
In 1970s Alabama, Brian Rush McDonald becomes a “Jesus freak” and is formed by fundamentalism at Bob Jones University. He becomes a minister, husband, and father, then moves his family to Taiwan as a missionary—learning Mandarin and a wider worldview. Back in America, he pastors Chinese American churches while earning a Ph.D. After thirty years preaching, he leaves the pulpit. The Long Surrender chronicles losing religion to find freedom.
still thinking about it weeks later
—Random Reviewer, verified review on Amazon -
Ultimate Breakthrough Planning
Most business plans are static documents for bankers and investors. Ultimate Breakthrough Planning replaces that with Mike Ferrell’s Business Funnel Approach—a step-by-step system to build and execute real growth. You’ll analyze six key business elements, set priorities, create an actionable game plan and six-month framework, and align employees with your vision. Based on Ferrell’s workshops, it removes the guesswork so you know exactly what to focus on—and why.
the right formula for making your business soar!
—Connie S., review on Amazon -
Roots of Elvis
Much of what you’ve been told about Elvis’s early years is wrong. The Roots of Elvis argues his true origin was concealed by family and handlers—and reclaims it through new research. It explores how ancestry shaped Elvis, correcting myths and uncovering surprises: Cherokee and Jewish links, an unmarried Presley matriarch with nine children, an unknown great-grandfather, Gladys’s middle-name mystery, a hidden birthplace, and a possible genetic mutation.
tells the true story of one of the greatest icons in the music world
—Pete Carlson, author of Ukrainian Nights
