GREAT INDIE READS

Pregnant and with a whole new list of enemies to kill, Izzy and Baal flee south.

Venice, 1710, Poinsettia Girl is based on the story of Agata de la Pieta, an orphan musician of the Ospedale de la Pieta.

Grabtown is a gripping dual-timeline thriller that exposes the dark underbelly of small-town secrets, where sisterhood and courage become the only weapons against those who prey on the vulnerable. Perfect for fans of Kellye Garrett's Like a Sister, Shari Lapena’s Listen for the Lie, and Amy Gentry's Good as Gone.

John Reuther offers a deeply personal and historically rich account of a life spent striving for mutual respect between two superpowers. His fluency in the language and culture earned him trust on both sides of the divide. This is the untold story of an American who dared to build bridges where others saw walls.

Margaret Stone appears to be the perfect military spouse-supportive, resilient, and respected as the wife of Brigadier General George "Rocky" Stone. But beneath her carefully composed exterior lies a past shadowed by tragedy and one fateful night that could destroy everything she's built.

When a blackmail letter signed "Swimbuddy1980" arrives, Margaret is forced to confront the truth about what really happened during a late-night swim at Coronado Beach nearly thirty years ago. As the threats escalate and her husband faces a career-defining deployment to Afghanistan, Margaret must navigate the complex loyalties of military life while fighting to protect the life she's crafted from the ashes of her troubled youth.

From a San Diego tattoo parlor to the formality of Marine Corps ceremonies, Margaret's journey reveals the resilience of the human spirit and the unique bonds forged through shared sacrifice in the military community.

In this compelling narrative of love, betrayal, and redemption, one woman discovers that while the past shapes us, it need not define us-and that true strength comes from facing the most painful truths of all.

At last the women speak. While the crucifixion/resurrection event is traditionally told through men's eyes, The Day After His Crucifixion brings Yeshua the Nazarene's story alive through the testimony of women who knew him and followed his teachings.

Shocked by his brutal execution, these New Testament eye witnesses gather to comfort one another and remind themselves of how Yeshua set them free, bringing them life abundant.

Peter's mother-in-law, the woman with the flow of blood, the crippled woman bent double, the bride whose wedding feast was saved by Yeshua playfully changing water into wine, and several others gather to share food and tender memories of their beloved Promised One.

Through their words familiar gospel stories spring to life.

The Day After His Crucifixion is packed with the inspiring, heart-felt accounts of New Testament women he healed and helped and drew into his circle. Their personal reports reveal Yeshua's ministry of love, his message of God's kingdom come, his courageous, life-affirming actions, and his eternal victory.

A soldier fights for his soul in the trenches of France. A field hospital nurse battles death every day. When duty and honor are not enough of a reason to go on in the hell of a world at war, love gives purpose to their lives.
 

"The Great Dane is both literary and approachable, a modern love story distinguished by its literary prose and comedic dialogue. Laqueur has crafted an unusual love story with heart, humor, and enough narrative mystery to keep readers turning the pages."

-Kirkus Reviews

From the award-winning author of An Exaltation of Larks comes a chimerical novel of romance, drama, identity, power and hope, woven with art and folklore to make a magical journey of human emotion. Through the vehicle of a video game mystery, two queer men negotiate their individual grief in the aftermath of profound loss.

After the sudden death of his only child, Liko Greenman is adrift, killing time until a mystery hidden inside his son's favorite video game, Three Hares, gives him a reason to move forward. When a cryptic clue from the game's maker leads him from the digital world to a secluded farm in rural New York, Liko meets Danelaw Strong, an intersex man with a layered past and a life shaped by love that defied convention.

As Dane guides Liko through the game's unanswered questions, the search becomes something deeper: a journey through grief, identity and the ways people find belonging when traditional labels fall short. Set against legends, folklore and the evocative symbolism of the Three Hares triskelion, The Great Dane is a luminous exploration of connection, chosen family and the healing power of love. Blending romance and drama with psychological and philosophical depth, Suanne Laqueur shows us that while we view the most profound human connection in pairs, three is often love's most magical number. Perfect for fans of John Irving, Fredrik Backman, Matt Haig, John Boyne, and lovers of emotional, thought-provoking fiction.

Now Includes A Reading Group Discussion Guide and Original Tragic Ending.

"A realistic, gripping portrayal of family, trust, and the value of self-improvement."-Kirkus

A single mother's desperate attempt to protect her daughter from potential danger draws them into a web of secrets and hidden identities-raising the haunting question: how far is too far when a parent is fighting to keep their child safe?

When Laura first fell for Steven, she believed she'd finally found the life she'd always longed for. But after an unexpected pregnancy, the distant, simmering anger she'd once brushed aside in him becomes impossible to ignore. The birth of their daughter Amanda is a dream come true for Laura-until a violent outburst sends her fleeing to the safety of her affluent parents' home.

As Laura navigates a tense and uneasy co-parenting arrangement, subtle changes in her daughter's behavior suggest that Steven's connection to Amanda may not only be strained, but sinister. Consumed with the need to protect her child, Laura flees across the border into Canada after a court disagrees with her suspicions-leaving the FBI and a grieving father in pursuit.

A mother's love and a father's anguish have left a trail of frayed lives and fractured hearts and the devastating consequences of a young child's attempt to take matters into her own hands.