INDIE AUTHOR CORNER
This month's recommendations
Mission in Paris 1990
by Bill Pearl
Summary: Set during the normalization of relations between the U.S. and Vietnam, this novel explores reconciliation among people and nations while telling a powerful love story—between a man and a woman, and a father and a son.
Nimue: Freeing Merlin
by Ayn Cates Sullivan
Summary: Nina is a seventeen-year-old girl who is living with her mother in modern day Manhattan. But when they travel to London for the summer, Nina realizes that she was a Mage in a previous life. Traveling back in time to 5th Century Ynys Witrin, she discovers more than she ever imagined possible.
The Knife with the Ivory Handle
by Cynthia Bruchman
Summary: The fortunes of two orphan train riders, the black man they rescued, and a young priest finding his way to adulthood become intertwined in this work of historical fiction set in 1900.
Recent Indie Author Corner Books
February, 2021
The Walter Integral
by Walter Smith
Summary: Walter the Younger is completely insecure; an evolving amorphous blob, a forever nerd, unconditionally loved by delusional parents, he’s simply trying to survive adolescence and move on.
The Lightning Knight (The Knights of Nine)
by Sean P Valiente
Summary: 16-year-old Oliver Quartermain doesn’t believe in magic anymore. But who cares? He has it all: he comes from a rich and noble family and doesn’t have a care in the world. The Lightning Knight is a gripping epic fantasy that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Roya
by Elnaz Moghangard
Summary: A coming-of-age story of a twenty-two-year-old Iranian-American woman confronting the shadows of her past in search of lion-hearted strength.
January, 2021
Dust on the Altar (A Lighter Shade of Darkness Book 1)
by Michelle Winkler
Summary: Dust on the Altar is a dark urban fantasy where cities are ruled by technology and Witches have been marginalized to the outskirts.
San Gabriel Valley Girl: Fighting to Be Me Again
by Rosemary Beatriz Montoya
Summary: The true, inspirational story of a young woman’s recovery from a traumatic brain injury that left her with the mindset of a five-year-old after waking up from a coma.
Welcome to Brookville
by Kelly Ennis
Summary: An old man is held prisoner in a secret laboratory; two friends journey to a deserted lighthouse; a young actress’s new role begins to mirror her own existence. These and other tales make up the dark, unsettling town of Brookville.
About the Books
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