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The Black Attaché
The Black Attaché blends history, travelogue, and reflection, tracing Jatinder Cheema’s journey from childhood in India during Partition—nearly dying on the last train out of Pakistan—to a career as an American diplomat in hardship posts worldwide. With honesty and warmth, she recalls life and work in places like Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Burkina Faso in this singular memoir.
a human story of compassion and reflection
—PD, verified review on Amazon -
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 -
Letters to the Chief
In this enchanting memoir, Judi Lifton revisits luminous childhood years in a small Minnesota town, when days meant books, bikes, and neighborhood discovery. Her memories unfold as heartfelt letters from her fourteen-year-old self to a beloved, terminally ill friend—Chief White Feather, an American Indian storyteller and rights advocate. Never written then, these “letters of the heart” arrive now in sepia-toned prose, rich with family affection, 1950s nostalgia, and the ache of loneliness and loss.
a beautiful melding of memory and imagination by a talented writer.
—Patricia Averbach, author of Painting Bridges and Resurrecting Rain -
This Sucks! I Want to Live
When a seizure sent Nick Spooner’s limo-for-hire off the road, he lost both his livelihood and his life expectancy. The terminal diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme turned him to his Facebook page where his voice is heard for two months until his last entry, “It sucks.” There read the extraordinary story of this strong, caring, spiritual human who made himself into the man he became.
Fascinating… how he lived through things beyond my experience
—Judy Handke -
My Father’s House
In 1910, twenty-year-old Karl Artur Johan Gustafsson leaves Sweden for America, becoming Carl Arthur Gustafson at Ellis Island. Settling in Forestville/Bristol, Connecticut, he marries Jennie Anderson and builds a family. Told by their third child, this multigenerational story follows them through WWI, the Great Depression, WWII, shifting technologies and roles, and the upheavals of the 1960s and 70s.
The potent story of the Gustafsons is also the story of America
—KIRKUS REVIEWS -
The Sweet Spot
If you align business strategy with positive psychology and faith, you can find your “Sweet Spot”—where integrity elevates everything you do. Shaped by lessons from the 2008 financial crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, and Mike Ferrell’s work as an executive coach, The Sweet Spot offers principles to help leaders endure disruption, make values-driven decisions, and survive—and thrive—through any crisis.
how best to integrate the timeless principles of faith into a winning leadership approach
—Bob Keith Co-Founder, The Ciocca Center for Entrepreneurship -
Harbor Nights
Spencer Manning’s latest case takes him from Chicago to charming Door County, Wisconsin, when an old girlfriend is accused of stealing her own painting—and then vanishes. Spencer suspects something darker than art theft, and the murders begin. A second ‘worthless’ painting is stolen in Chicago, linking two crime scenes miles apart. Chasing the connection draws Spencer into a web of a Chicago crime boss, a hostile police chief, and slippery suspects—until kidnapping raises the stakes. With unexpected allies, Spencer sets a trap for a daring rescue.
This is a great summer read!
—Michael J. Walsh, verified review on Amazon -
Ukrainian Nights
Ukrainian Nights is a gritty noir that drives its protagonist to the edge of obsession. Hunter, a young New York Times journalist, heads to post-Soviet Kyiv to investigate sex trafficking and money laundering. Not a tough guy, he falls hard for Alina—the mistress of Karasov, Ukraine’s most powerful mob boss—and refuses to let her go. Their doomed romance unfolds amid brutal violence in Kyiv and New York, fueled by geopolitics, drug money, human trafficking, crooked banking, and the spoils of oil and gas—leaving readers unsure who’s right or wrong.
One page in, I couldn’t stop reading
—John Wirth, Executive Producer/Showrunner of Hell on Wheels and The Sarah Connor Chronicles -
Protecting Mama
Léonie Rosenstiel battles a court-appointed guardian for her mother, who has Alzheimer’s, while centuries-old family myths and miscommunication complicate every step. Her mother wants their story told, but the courts insist guardianship records remain sealed—forever. After years of Kafkaesque struggle, Léonie and a brilliant, unconventional attorney go to war with the system to expose the guardianship swamp and help others navigate it.
It reads almost like a thriller
—Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series -
Dance of Light
Dance of Light portrays the spiritual life as a captivating dance—sometimes effortless, sometimes disorienting. In a clear, compelling voice, McDowell guides readers through stages of realization, from bewilderment and detachment to renewal, awakening, illumination, the dark night of the soul, and ultimately divine union or self-realization. Each chapter explains a “step” and closes with open-ended reflective questions, blending ancient wisdom, contemporary teachers, and personal experience for seekers at any level.
a gem worth exploring
—Rev. Anita Cummings on Amazon -
Damascus Street
In Damascus Street, the sequel to The Syrian, Middle East expert Cathy Sultan crafts a tense web of intrigue in post–civil war Lebanon. Idealistic American physician Andrew Sullivan becomes an unwitting pawn in a deadly spy game, drawn into a maze of deception by a cast of shadowy players. When his fiancée, Nadia Khoury, is kidnapped by Syria’s former intelligence chief, Andrew fights to rescue her in a thriller of passion, survival, and lost innocence.
heartbreaking…
—Rick Polad, author of the Spencer Manning Mystery series -
The Syrian
Set during the 2006 Israeli–Hezbollah war in Lebanon, The Syrian is a tale of passion and betrayal. Nadia, after thirteen years, declares her “disappeared” husband dead to marry American physician Andrew Sullivan. On the eve of her engagement, journalist friend Sonia claims the husband may be alive in a Syrian prison. Jealous and manipulative, Sonia enlists Syria’s secret police chief, unleashing violent twists as Nadia races to uncover the truth.
a master trifecta of political thriller, historical fiction, and romance.
—Antonia Felix, New York Times bestselling author -
Sixty-ninth Street Suicide
After a catastrophic event at seventeen, Sharon Greenwald believes she’ll eventually take her own life—until she survives the attempt. Years of trauma follow: an eating disorder rooted in an abortion, the deaths of her father and best friend, and postpartum depression that fractures new motherhood. After divorce, a small trigger unleashes her long-held plan. When Sharon wakes from a five-day coma, she must face the consequences and her loved ones’ stunned demand: “Why?” Sixty-ninth Street Suicide is a raw, candid exploration of the thoughts that led her there—and the surprising truth behind her answer.
supplies hope for those who are vulnerable
—Ian Graham Leask, author of The Wounded and other stories about sons and fathers -
An Ambassador to Syria
An Ambassador to Syria plunges into the shadowy rise of ISIS and the Syrian conflict, continuing Sultan’s The Syrian and Damascus Street. New ambassador Robert Jenkins arrives in Damascus with a covert mission: spark civil unrest and engineer regime change. As Homs erupts in bloodshed, the novel asks whether Bashar Assad is brutal dictator, nationalist defender—or both—in a land where multiple truths collide.
Characters that feel like they live in the real world.
—Jack Rice, radio host & ex-CIA officer -
A Breviary for the Lost
What is prayer but acknowledging one’s relationship to the Divine—and what is poetry but prayer in image and metaphor? This collection offers intimate poems as testimony to the author’s spiritual life, from entering religious vocation in 1965 through the pandemic pause of the 2020s. These are prayers for times of transition, vivid metaphors of lived experience, and reflections on what it means to be human.
He is at the top of his game
—Bill McCarthy, author of Past Sins and Fall Risk -
Sangre Cove
Born in the Bible Belt, Maria knows she’s different—gifted with powers few would understand. After her father is murdered, her family fractures and her mother turns to drink, leaving Maria to face a centuries-old Tonkawa–Apache feud. Protected by an alpha-led wolfpack and a fierce eagle, she uncovers dark ancestral secrets and embraces her destiny as the last healer of her tribe.
Sangre Cove was an addictive read
—Moore F. on Amazon
