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Circus Rex: A Novel
Doctor Buzz signs on as ringmaster of the one-ring Rex Terrestrial, Celestial & Nautical Circus—then steers a ragtag troupe from the Mississippi headwaters to New Orleans. Along the way: alcoholic camels, broken boats, chaotic cooks, and his own crisis of confidence—plus a shot at love if he chooses wisely. Loosely based on the author’s life, this comic novel blends poetic imagery, carny patter, and offbeat humor.
Enjoy the hell out of Loren’s brilliance as a storyteller.
—Hank Roubicek, Professor, Radio Personality, Storyteller and Author -
Holding Court
When an aging Supreme Court justice is abducted on the eve of a landmark ruling, Washington’s hidden alliances begin to fracture. Investigative reporter Mort Ahrens and environmental-law professor Danni Rose are drawn into a dangerous puzzle involving corporate power, political ambition, murder, and betrayal. Smart, timely, and fast-moving, Holding Court launches the Danni and Mort Mysteries with a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the courtroom.
Both suspenseful and thought-provoking, Alan Miller’s outstanding…novel plumbs today’s headlines to tell a twisty story filled with desperate characters and a ticking clock.
—David Housewright, Edgar Award-winning author of Something Wicked -
A Reluctant Madonna
A foreign land grab in the Dakotas, a strangulation, a lecherous artist, a psychotic stalker, a Ponzi scheme, illicit lovers, and an ovulation cycle—all combine to lead our young heroes on a dizzying path, capped off in a frightening climax.
…more twists and turns than the Pikes Peak Highway.
—Bob Junghans on Amazon -
Off the Record
Off the Record is an unauthorized, real-time journal of an Army nurse’s year-long tour in Vietnam, written within hours—sometimes minutes—of the events it records. A budding photographer, she includes private images that deepen the immediacy. The diary reveals how combat conditions, weather, cultural divides, and isolation shaped morale and performance, while lives—soldiers, civilians, POWs, and children—were altered or lost. Moving and unflinching, it transports readers to 1967 and the realities of trauma care.
Truly a Pepysian effort!
—Colonel Nickey McCasland, Ret, US Army Nurse Corps -
Ramblings from the Trail
Ramblings from the Trail explores the audacious spirit of Midwest exploration and the surprising connections among people and landscape. At its center is Elizabeth Fries Ellet—namesake of the Minnesota River interpretive trail and famed author of The Women of the Revolutionary War. Her evocative travel writing and nature observations place her alongside Emerson and Thoreau, pioneering an early “walking text” tradition.
allows the reader to explore as Ellet did, fully immersed in a sense of place, its habitat and its history
—–Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Eden Prairie Mayor -
In the Cobwebs of My Mind
Inspired by an essay written in early recovery after Megan Bacigalupo survived a spontaneous ruptured brain hemorrhage, In the Cobwebs of My Mind becomes a vivid, theatrical, avant-garde healing journey. Teetering between ghost-dancing hallucinations and the daily rituals of hospital life—staff, family, friends—it offers a poetic, imaginative ride through two worlds, rich with possibility and hard-won hope.
That this eclectic soul was able to remember the juxtaposed visions and hallucinations is our gift.
—Tim Miejan, editor of The Edge (1996–2020) -
She Left the Party Early
Life felt nearly perfect: back in the city, walkable pleasures, launched kids, good neighbors, careers on track. Then, one sunny August afternoon, she’s diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Their storybook life becomes a cascade of setbacks, and within months she is gone. She Left the Party Early is a heart-wrenching, heart-warming portrait of death, dying, and grief.
a gut-wrenching story about a wife’s valiant fight
—Erica, Verified review on Amazon -
Those Who Can’t
New teacher Dave Legnagyszerűbb is determined to thrive at Maple Valley High, convinced education can transform even indifferent students and hard-nosed administrators. But the suburban school hides a secret magnet program for gifted students on a covert vocational track. Nina Dos Santos Pandlay works to keep her brilliance invisible. When Mr. L—her favorite teacher—realizes he was hired by mistake, the stakes shift fast, and homework becomes the least of their worries.
captures the essence of the first year of teaching and the loneliness and doubts that come with it
—Allison A., verified review on Amazon -
Standing at the Grave
Weeks before Queen Victoria’s birth, Anna Christina Schmidt is born to a German settler on a Polish noble’s estate. Unlike the Queen, her life is marked only by a moss-covered tombstone and a hollow in the grass. Standing at the Grave tells the true story of a forgotten mother who watched her children leave for America, never expecting their return—and follows their journey from Poland’s Wielkopolska plains to North Dakota’s prairies.
Striking settings, apt descriptions and lively dialogue reveal this family
—Barbara Pieh, Past President, Germanic Genealogical Society -
Estevanico
This book tells the story of Estevanico (“Little Stephen”), enslaved scout and ambassador of Spain’s Narváez expedition. Likely born Musthapha Zammouri (1499–1539), he became the first known person of African descent to reach the present-day continental United States. One of only four survivors, he traveled with Cabeza de Vaca across northern New Spain—today’s US Southwest and northern Mexico—reporting on pueblos and towns.
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Sell Like a Monk
Sales is struggling amid economic uncertainty, turnover, and rising stress and mental-health strain—yet most organizations keep using the same old playbooks. Mike Ferrell proposes a new, comprehensive sales approach inspired by principles from a 1,500-year-old monastic document. Step-by-step, he shows how to build happier, healthier, more successful salespeople—and stronger, thriving sales organizations.
I love the idea of taking the Rule of St. Benedict and applying it to a sales job.
—Andreas Widmer, author of The Pope and the CEO -
Toxic Spirits
Toxic Spirits is a richly atmospheric thriller set in Thailand’s expat underworld, blending dark humor, macabre violence, and meditations on nature and biodiversity. Benton, a widowed African-American intelligence analyst, retires to Thailand and is drawn to Siri, a tribal singer who vanishes after protesting drug trials on her hill-tribe. His search leads to a disturbed doctor—and into the trials himself. Genetically engineered drugs transform Benton as love, tribal healing, and high-tech science collide in the Golden Triangle.
complex and enthralling international intrigue
—Frederick Barthelme, author of There Must Be Some Mistake -
A Prophet and a Scribe
In this third installment, Michael Lutterschmidt—a self-described “Targeted Individual”—recounts an apprenticeship with Daniel Collazo, a young man he believes has extraordinary perception and access to unseen realms. As Michael’s sense of reality shifts, he reframes his life as an apostolic calling: to share hard-won insights, the “bounties” he says await everyone, and warnings about looming threats he insists demand attention.
this book is going to change the future of how we perceive our universe
—Lori, verified review on Amazon -
Extrajudicial Execution
TARGETED INDIVIDUAL defines a person allegedly singled out for covert surveillance, intimidation, and harm. In this candid memoir, a self-described TI recounts six years of psychological, emotional, and physical torment—methods he believes were used to destroy his health, finances, reputation, and family, driving him toward suicide. Framed as a cautionary tale, he argues thousands worldwide suffer similar targeting in silence.
Riveting…. an amazing story
—Lori, review on Amazon -
Souls Speak
This updated second edition of Souls Speak revisits the 1967 disappearance of three boys in Hannibal, Missouri—case that sparked the largest cave search in U.S. history, yet found no trace. A later investigation draws in three psychics who independently point to serial killer John Wayne Gacy as an early suspect. The mystery culminates in a newly discovered deathbed confession that expands Gacy’s known victims—and finally reveals what happened to Hannibal’s missing boys.
a likely resolve to an unsolved mystery
—Mike Daak -
A Sapien’s Conundrum
Pollution, famine, pandemics, extreme weather, social unrest, and inequality stem from humanity’s collective choices. Drawing on research on the Anthropocene, David Walter explains how our drive to survive—paired with our unique capacities—made us a threat to our own future. Blending science and cultural history, he traces Homo sapiens from tribal origins and stone tools to the atomic age and internal combustion, then offers a rational path toward a sustainable future—and the role each of us can play.
Thorough, well-written, and a bit scary.
—Wanda Isle on Amazon
