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Waiting for the Fall
This debut collection of nineteen interconnected stories follows the Woodstock generation—especially women—coming of age in the turbulent 1960s. With insight and wisdom, Rose Ann Findlen explores social class, American landscapes, and the shifting hopes and fears of her characters across decades. Their pleasure, pain, resilience, and determination to love fully despite loss will resonate with baby boomers and the children trying to understand them.
This book is full of surprises. It has celebration, it has sadness.
—Reader review on Amazon -
Water Wheels
Water Wheels is historical fiction following two immigrant teens in 1870s Minnesota. Halvor Dahl, the son of poor Norwegian Lutheran farmers in the Cannon River valley, and Emelia Meier, daughter of German Catholic merchants in St. Paul, meet and set off on adventures across the state by train, steamboat, and buggy. They face blizzards, fires, crimes, swarms of insects, and a comet while witnessing sweeping social and political change. Along the way they cross paths with figures like James J. Hill, Theodore Hamm, John Pillsbury, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Jesse James.
gives the reader insight into early farming and early merchant life from 1868 to 1882
—Barbara Parrish, review on Amazon -
Where You Come From Is Gone
After Army service in postwar Germany, Pete Brennan returns home to his father’s fishing boat—until a split-second accident costs him a leg and threatens the family business. His brother Wayne, a former hockey player turned mink farmer, sinks into alcoholism as feed fish vanish and animal-rights pressure mounts. Their father, Arthur, struggles to hold the family together as tragedy strikes again, forcing impossible choices. Where You Come From Is Gone is a multigenerational portrait of resilience, identity, and the cost of letting go.
An unforgettable novel about family bonds, the pleasure and pain of hard work, and the forces at work against rural communities.
—Peter Geye, author of A Lesser Light -
Wishbinder
Wishbinder whisks readers from Earth to Elvenswolde, a realm of elves and dragons where wish fulfillment is run by Ramón, the Wish Maker. When a dark power threatens to twist enchantments into malice, Septimus—half-elf, seventh son of a seventh son—must fulfill prophecy to restore balance. A mischievous dragon hatchling helps, bringing trouble, humor, and heart to this magical adventure.
one of the most delightfully imaginative books that has appeared in years
—Michael on Amazon -
Workbook for a Career in Wildlife Management and Natural Resource Conservation
This concise history traces how the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shifted from hunter-focused game management to an ecological, biodiversity-based approach with the creation of the Nongame Wildlife Program in 1977. A national model, the program supports surveying and restoring species from butterflies and bats to bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and trumpeter swans. Written for Minnesotans who donate via the Nongame Wildlife Checkoff—and all who use DNR guidance—it shows how citizen generosity has protected wildlife and habitats.
I plan to begin using it in my college wildlife classroom
—Bill Faber, professor of wildlife, Brainerd Vocational Tech -
Zandros in Love
Sam Zandros is a major-league poker player from a Greek-American family in the bookmaking business. He falls for Clare Russell, a gifted photographer with no one to protect her—and he vows to be that person. But Clare’s secrets draw danger: ruthless men target her for a cut of Sam’s winnings. Love or money? Family or lover? How far will Sam go?
Sexy, romantic suspense
—Bruce Rubenstein, #1 bestselling noir author of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -
Zandros Rising
Clare seems to have it all: a man who loves her, money, and freedom to pursue her art. But her future is bound to a haunting past—and to marrying into a not-quite-legal family business. Can she trust a gambler always looking over his shoulder to keep her safe from his world and her secrets? Love may not be easy.
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Zero God
A secretive Washington, DC foundation led by a charismatic charlatan pursues an apocalyptic future rooted in extremist religion. To accelerate its agenda, it plants a “Manchurian candidate” in politics—unaware of his dark past tied to Abu Ghraib’s rape culture. An emotionally wounded small-town lawyer becomes the last barrier to national catastrophe.
Birk’s passion pushes the boundaries of the thriller-suspense genre to produce a powerful, uniquely styled novel.
—Rick Polad, author of the Spencer Manning Mystery Series
