13th Annual Finalists | National Indie Excellence Awards

Evil Winds: Tradcraft Phase II
Michael Shusko
www.michaelshusko.com

DANCING WITH DEATH: An Epic and Inspiring Travel Adventure
Jean-Philippe Soule
www.caske2000.com

Chasing the Red Queen
Karen Glista
karenglista.com

The Rose Colored Glasses
JayBee Ortiz
www.jaybeeortiz.com

Shadow Resistance
B.J. Cyprian
www.bjcyprian.com

Kindred Spirits
Kevin Christopher Brown

E.A.T. An Unconventional Decade In The Life Of A Cancer Patient
Kathy Mydlach Bero
www.kathymydlachbero.com

The Soul of a Dog
Richard A.M. Dixon
www.richardamdixonbooks.com

Animal Rescuers
C. J. Ma
animal-rescuers.com

A Belgian Assortment
T.D. Arkenberg
www.TDArkenberg.com

Wandering in Cuba: Revolution and Beyond
Linda Watanabe McFerrin
wanderlandwriters.com

Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends
Tom Johnson & David Fantle

To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence
Lisa Kohn
www.lisakohnwrites.com

One Maestro's Journey: A Celebrated Life of Music & Ingenuity
Heinrich Hammer
www.stilllifeenterprises.com

Carl Van Doren: A Man of Ideas
Robin K. Foster

Everyday Enchantments: Musings on Ordinary Magic & Daily Conjurings
Maria F. DeBlassie
www.mariadeblassie.com

In the I: Easing through Life-Storms
teZa Lord
tezalord.com

A Joyful Pause: 52 ways to love life
Nicole Taylor
ajoyfulpause.com

CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
Little Moss, Big Tree
M. Yap-Stewart
www.myapstewart.com

CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
Your Greatest Adventure
Mande Buckmaster
mandebwrites.com

The Fourteenth of September
Rita Dragonette
www.ritadragonette.com

Blood Moon Redemption
Judy DuCharme
judyducharme.com

Riding Standing Up
Sparrow Spaulding
www.sparrowspaulding.com

Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels
Isabel Sun Chao & Claire Chao
www.rememberingshanghai.com

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
L. Ronald Hubbard
www.lronhubbard.org

Norman
Michelle Olson
www.michelle-olson.com

Homecoming at Crescent Lake High School
Matt Smith

We Sit: Paintings by Marley Kaul, Poems by Taiju Geri Wilimek
Marley Kaul & Taiju Geri Wilimek
marleykaul.com

50 Ways to Love Wine More: Adventures in Wine Appreciation
Jim Laughren, CWE
jimlaughren.com

VENICE Keys to the City
Patty Civalleri
ItalyTravelBooks.com

& SMALL BUSINESS
The Employee Millionaire: How To Use Your Day Job To Become A Millionaire With Rental Properties
H. J. Chammas
www.employeemillionaire.com

& SMALL BUSINESS
Cadence: A Tale Of Fast Business Growth
Pete Williams
www.CadenceBook.com

& SMALL BUSINESS
Small Town Big Money: Entrepreneurship and Opportunity in Today's Small Town
Colby Williams
smalltownbook.com

& SMALL BUSINESS
Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small Business
Fabi W. Preslar
fabipreslar.com

The Entrepreneur's Framework: How Businesses Are Adapting in the New Economy
Joshua H. Davidson
https://.entrepreneursframework.com

Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small Business
Fabi W. Preslar
fabipreslar.com

Every Day Is A Gift: A Couple's Cancer Journey
Margaret P. & John F. McEwan
www.CardinalGifts.net

90 Days to Live
Rodney & Paige Stamps
attackingcancer.org

What to Eat During Cancer Treatment, Second Edition
Jeanne Besser & Barbara L. Grant, MS, RDN, CSO w/The American Cancer Society

Here We Grow: Mindfulness Through Cancer and Beyond
Paige Davis

Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations
Mark C. Perna
www.markcperna.com

Case Master: Thoughtful Cases for Competitive Future Consultants
Valentin Nugmanov & Ronald Clouse
www.casemasterbook.com

The Care Giver
Caroline Johnson
www.caroline-johnson.com

Life's Final Gifts: A Guide for Aging and Dying with Grace
Richard P. Holm
prairiedoc.org

Fitting Out: The Friendship Experiment
Sarah Giles
www.sarahgilesbooks.com

Thumperino Superbunny and the Laser of Doom
Amber L. Spradlin
www.hocksout.com

Fiasco at the Fair
Pamela Traynor
pamelatraynor.com

#Toots: Swipe left on everything you hate.
Linh Le James
www.linhle.co.uk

Turn the Paige: Book One, Love Hurts Series
Roseanne Beck
roseannebeckwrites.com

Seaper Powers: The Red Cap
Kim Cameron
www.seaperpowers.com

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Adventures of One Up Max: Runic and the Crystal Cave
Lisa Shawver
Oneupmax.com

Hickory Doc's Tales: The Pack, First Generation
Linda Harkey
www.hickorydocstales.com

Penny Penguin Finds Her Way Home
Philip J Damiani

The Dirt Girl
Jodi Dee
www.jodidee.com

Grady Gets Glasses
Dede Rittman
www.gradygetsglasses.com

The Sunflower Squirrel
Laara C Oakes with Christina Allen (Illustrator)
www.CornCribStudio.com

The Adventures of Vince the Cat: Vince Goes to Paris
Heidi Bryant
www.catnapstories.com

Creativity Finding your Art
Christian Gomez

Black Fathers Are Real: We Do Exist
Jerry McRae
www.itsinfallibleentertainment.com/online-store/Black-Fathers-Are-Real-We-Do-Exist-Paperback-p94802086

Not A Purse
Stephanie Dreyer
stephaniedreyer.com

One Million and One Amazing Pets
Connie Goyette Crawley
conniecrawley.com

forgiven.
Alison Smallwood
www.spiritualmilkmedia.com

The News about Jesus and How He Saved the World
Benjamin Morse
www.biblebeautiful.com

Abigail's Search for God
Kelly Coulson

Max and the Multiverse
Zachary Wheeler
www.zachrywheeler.com

Follower Follower
Tabitha Cartwright
dragoneaglepublishing.com

Astral Genesis
Ivan M. Cohen & Jay Magnum
www.petpiranhaentertainment.com

The Rescuer's Tale: Mary Morgan's Journal, Book 2
R.M. Wilburn
www.iamrmwilburn.com

Sea Cliff: A Love Story
Mary Deal
www.marydeal.com

An Eternity In A Moment
K. Carothers
www.kcarothers-books.com

Tilda's Promise
Jean P Moore
www.jeanpmoore.com

Season's Shadows
Wendy Black Farley
wendyfarley.com

Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona
Historical League, Inc.
www.HistoricalLeague.org

Inspire: from the art part of my heart
Mary Chernoff
www.theartpartofmyheart.com

The Water Tower Club
B K Mayo
www.bkmayo.com

Second Story Man
Charles Salzberg
charlessalzberg.com

Off The Well-Lit Path
M. S. Holm
www.sentrybooks.com

Come To The Lake: Reflections On A Cottage Life
Anne Goodwin
www.pleasurablepausepress.com

The Internet President: None of the Above
P.G. Sundling
www.pgsundling.com

Lost Arrow, Books 1, 2 & 3 of The Kalelah Series
Marshall Ross
marshall-ross.com

Coffee & Cedar: Finding Strength from Memories
D.H. Cermeño
www.dhcermeno.com

Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief: Spiritual Insights Expressed Through Art, Poetry and Prose
Diamante Lavendar
diamantelavendar.com

Your Keys to Moving On: A Guide to Navigating Divorce and the Marital Home
Joan Rogliano
www.wildflowergroup.net

The Buddha at My Table: How I Found Peace in Betrayal and Divorce
Tammy Letherer
www.TammyLetherer.com

Deciding on Joy: My Journey from Break Up to Breakthrough in 30 Days
Dr. Stephanie D. Barnes
www.decidingonjoy.com

The Brain Pioneer: The True Story of How Barbara Arrowsmith-Young Used Brain Science to Help Children with Learning Disabilities
Howard Eaton with Kezzia Crossley (Illustrator)
www.howardeaton.com

Are Your Kids Naked Online
Chris & Lisa Good
www.areyourkidsnakedonline.com

Reconfiguring the Nigerian Education System: A Historical Reappraisal and Cultural Renaissance
Charles I. Anemelu MA, EdD

Maharishi & Me: Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles' Guru
Susan Shumsky
www.drsusan.org

Beneath Deception: An Unbreakable Series
A.L. Long
www.allongbooks.com

Behind The Door
A. Gavazzoni
www.agavazzoni.com

Heartaches Bad Boy Vibes
H M Irwing

UNfatally Dead: to thaw or not to thaw?
Wayne Edmiston
www.wedmiston.com

Of Knights and Dogfights
Ellie Midwood
elliemidwood.com

The Ghost: An Assassin's Story
A.E. Sawan

The Plot to Cool the Planet
Sam Bleicher

The 19th Bladesman
S.J. Hartland
www.sjhartland.com

Purgatorium
J.H. Carnathan
www.jhcarnathan.weebly.com

The Rose Colored Glasses
JayBee Ortiz
www.jaybeeortiz.com

The Afternoon King
Rebecca Creos

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JORDAN
Victoria Landis
www.VictoriaLandis.com

The Endless Mile
Andrew C. F. Horlick
www.andrewcfhorlick.com

More Than Bones
Craig David Singer
craigdavidsinger.com

My Brother George
Robbie Polack

Of Knights and Dogfights
Ellie Midwood
elliemidwood.com

Silent Ties
Dawn Day-Quinn
dawndayquinn.com

More Than Bones
Craig David Singer
craigdavidsinger.com

What Matters
Phil Rainwater
whatmattersbooks.com

An Essential Song
Amy R. Saltz

We Lost Her
Ellen Krohne

What to Eat During Cancer Treatment, Second Edition
Jeanne Besser & Barbara L. Grant, MS, RDN, CSO w/The American Cancer Society

Fiery Star: The Journals of Emma Rose Lightfoot
Leslie Rivers
www.leslieannrivers.com

A Call to China
Jeffrey Meyer
www.ingramelliott.com/call-to-china

The Beauty Doctor
Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
www.ehbernard.com

Brotherhood of the Mamluks: Book One, Chains of Nobility
Brad Graft
BradGraft.com

The Storm over Paris
William Ian Grubman

She Was a WW II Photographer Behind Enemy Lines
Jeane Slone
www.jeaneslone.com

WWI Crusaders: A band of Yanks in German-occupied Belgium help save millions from starvation as civilians resist the harsh German rule. August 1914 to May 1917.
Jeffrey B. Miller
wwicrusaders.com

Dead Serious and Lighthearted, The Memorable Words of Modern America, Volume III (1994-2015)
Mack W. Borgen
mackwborgen.com

Away at War: A Civil War Story of the Family Left Behind
Nick K. Adams
www.Civil-War-Letters.com

WWI Crusaders: A band of Yanks in German-occupied Belgium help save millions from starvation as civilians resist the harsh German rule. August 1914 to May 1917.
Jeffrey B. Miller
wwicrusaders.com

Dead Serious and Lighthearted, The Memorable Words of Modern America, Volume III (1994-2015)
Mack W. Borgen
mackwborgen.com

Tiny Tim and The Ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge: The sequel to A Christmas Carol
Norman Whaler
www.normanwhaler.com

The Other Side of Easter
Beth Gully
www.btgraphics.com

Rosie and Mr. Spooks
Alexa Tuttle with Carlie Tuttle (Illustrator)
www.alexatuttle.com

Inspire: from the art part of my heart
Mary Chernoff
www.theartpartofmyheart.com

Gaelan's War
Thaddeus McGrath
www.thaddeusmcgrath.com

Angela's Arm
Roland Allnach
www.rolandallnach.com

The Departing: The End Time Saga, Book 4
Daniel Greene
www.danielgreenebooks.com

My Dog's POV and How He Sees the World
Howard Upton
www.howardupton.com

Cockloft: Scenes from a Gay Marriage
Kyle Thomas Smith

Beneath the Ancient Dust: Inspirational Stories from Nine Years in Afghanistan
Melissa Meyers
www.melissa-meyers.com

We're Good: The Power of Faith, Hope & Determination
Meg Keeshan McGovern
www.megkmcgovern.com

What Matters
Phil Rainwater
whatmattersbooks.com

Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief: Spiritual Insights Expressed Through Art, Poetry and Prose
Diamante Lavendar
diamantelavendar.com

Ms. Mulligan and the Enchanted Ice Cream
Tiffany Elaine
www.msmulligan.com

The King of Pawleys
David Bernstein
www.davidbernsteinbooks.com

The Adventures of Seymour & Hau: ITALY
Melanie Morse & Thomas McDade
seymourandhau.com

Daisy, Bold & Beautiful
Ellie Collins
authorelliecollins.wixsite.com/mysite

Better Decisions, Better Thinking, Better Outcomes: How to go from Mind Full to Mindful Leadership
Steven Howard
www.CalienteLeadership.com

Awake Leadership
Hilary Grosskopf
www.awakeleadershipsolutions.com

You're Leading Now! A Six-Step Strategy for Building and Leading Dynamic Teams
Tiffany Timmons-Saab
tiffanytimmons.com

The Company of Demons
Michael Jordan
www.michaeljordanbooks.com

Enemy in the Shadows
Russell Pelton
outskirtspress.com

The Association
Sharon Ann Ziegler

What You Don't See
Livi Hallahan
www.tellmeastorypublishing.com

ESCAPEMENT: An Exquisite Tale of Love and Passion
Kristen Wolf
www.kristenwolf.com

The Way You Smile
Kiki Archer
www.kikiarcherbooks.com

Pickles + Ocho
Dan Wellik

Songs from an Imperfect Life
J. Ronald M. York
www.jronaldmyork.com

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Maja and Me: My Journey with My Lesbian Daughter
Mary Rose Knutson

Easing Out: Accepting My Gay Self
Seth Vicarson

Living Off the Edge: A Memoir of Alienation and Advocacy
Tom Weise

ALL HAT
Stephen W. Long
www.stephenwlong.com

The Building
Richard Snodgrass
www.RichardSnodgrass.com

Sentencing Silence
Kathleen Cecilia Nesbitt
www.kathleencecilianesbitt.com

Llywelyn
Michael Hill
michaelhillwriter.com

A Parent's Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision: How Technology Affects Eyesight and What to Do About It!
Dr. Nicholas Despotidis, Dr. Noah Tannen & Kimberly Lee
www.healthyeyesforchildren.com

Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth about Electronic Health Records
Twila Brase
bigbrotherintheexamroom.com

Boot Language
Vanya Erickson
www.vanyaerickson.com

To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence
Lisa Kohn
www.lisakohnwrites.com

Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America
John Egenes
www.johnandgizmo.com

CHASING THE MERRY-GO-ROUND: Holding on to Hope & Home When the World Moves Too Fast
Kelly Bargabos
www.chasingthemerrygoround.com

Pursuit of Glory
John Hansen
www.john-hansen.com

The German Half-Bloods
Jana Petken
janapetkenauthor.com

Of Knights and Dogfights
Ellie Midwood
elliemidwood.com

Finding St. Lo: A Memoir of War and Family
Gordon Cross, Robert Fowler & Ted Neill
www.tenebraypress.com

Left For Dead At Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II
Marcus A. Nannini
chameleonsthebook.com/left-for-dead-at-nijmegen

Mortal Men, Immortal Warriors
Steven London

Behind The Door
A. Gavazzoni
www.agavazzoni.com

Broken Pieces
Lindsi McIntyre
linzauthor.com

Coffee & Cedar: Finding Strength from Memories
D.H. Cermeño
www.dhcermeno.com

The Art of Being a PITA
Shannah Bell
www.adaptivenourishment.com/the-art-of-being-a-pita

What Matters
Phil Rainwater
whatmattersbooks.com

Red Carpet Rivals: A Novel
Bobbi Kornblit
www.RedCarpetRivals.com

Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends
Tom Johnson & David Fantle

The TRIBAL Case
Theresa M. Janson
www.theresajanson.com

A Child is a Piece of Paper
Lance Crossley
www.lancecrossley.com

Gazelle in the Shadows
Michelle Peach
michellepeach.com

Silent Ties
Dawn Day-Quinn
dawndayquinn.com

The Last Surviving Child: A Memoir
Thuy Rocco
www.thuyrocco.com

Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story
Michelle Layer Rahal
www.keepstrainingforward.com

Hoosier Hysteria: A Fateful Year in the Crosshairs of Race in America
Meri Henriques Vahl

The Moving Blade
Michael Pronko
www.michaelpronko.com

For Better or Worse
Donna Huston Murray
www.donnahustonmurray.com

SECRET AGENDA: Who's Castrating the Wolves of Wall Street
Barbara Brett
www.brettbooks.com

Cold Case No. 99-5219
Betta Ferrendelli
www.bettaferrendellibooks.com

The Invisible Heiress
Kathleen O'Donnell
www.authorkathleenodonnell.com

Ullr's Fangs: Book Two of the Incarn Saga
Katharine E. Wibell
www.katharinewibellbooks.com

Love: A Tangled Knot
Eichin Chang-Lim
www.eichinchanglim.com

Commitment
R. C. Cord

Love, Music, Madness
Tabitha Rhys

Radical Revolution: The Fight For Animal Liberation
Stephen Saunders

White Monkey Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy
Isabella Ides
www.whitemonkeychronicles.com

The LoveLock
Eichin Chang-Lim
www.eichinchanglim.com

THE LIGHT OF DISTANT SUNS
Peter Canova
popeannalisa.com

The Psychic Detective Guidebook
Dan Baldwin
www.fourknightspress.com

Conversations With Spirits of the Southwest: More Adventures Into the Paranormal
Dan Baldwin, Dwight Hull & Rhonda Hull
www.beelieveparanormal.com

Silent Whispers: what one thinks is crazy, another knows is true
Tami Urbanek
empowermentthroughhealing.org

Beguiled: A Novel
Karma Kitaj
www.KarmaKitaj.com

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The Rose Colored Glasses
JayBee Ortiz
www.jaybeeortiz.com

Man Mission
Eytan Uliel
manmissionthebook.com

An Ambition to Belong
James Sniechowski
jamessniechowski.com

The Fourteenth of September
Rita Dragonette
www.ritadragonette.com

My Brother's Keeper: A Thirty-Year Quest to Bring Two Killers to Justice
Chris Russo Blackwood
www.mbkbook.com

Reframing Poverty: New Thinking and Feeling About Humanity's Greatest Challenge
Eric Meade
www.ericmeade.com

Every Day Is A Gift: A Couple's Cancer Journey
Margaret P. & John F. McEwan
www.CardinalGifts.net

To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence
Lisa Kohn
www.lisakohnwrites.com

Are Your Kids Naked Online
Chris & Lisa Good
www.areyourkidsnakedonline.com

Be Cool: a memoir (sort of)
Ben Tanzer
tanzerben.com

Radical Revolution: The Fight For Animal Liberation
Stephen Saunders

Roots And Wings: Childhood Needs A Revolution
Alex Koster
www.rootsandwings.pub

A Father's Life
Joseph Sarosy
www.offgridkids.org

A Parent's Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision: How Technology Affects Eyesight and What to Do About It!
Dr. Nicholas Despotidis, Dr. Noah Tannen & Kimberly Lee
www.healthyeyesforchildren.com

Ten Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids: Creating the Relationship You Want with the Most Important People in Your Life Isecond Edition)
Paul Axtell
paulaxtell.com

Road To Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History
Manny Pacheco
www.forgottenhollywood.com

Master Your Superpowers
Alice Inoue
masteryoursuperpowers.com

Less Stress Life: How I Went from Crazed to Calm and You Can Too
Jamie Sussel Turner
LessStressCoach.com

AWAKEN: 6 Sacred Steps to Remember Who You Are & Why You're Here
Julie Santiago
juliesantiago.com

Your Body is Your Brain: Leverage your somatic intelligence to find purpose, build resilience, deepen relationships and lead more powerfully
Amanda Blake
embright.org

On a River Winding Home: Stories and Visions of the Petaluma River Watershed
Scott Hess & John Sheehy
www.riverwindinghome.com

Too True: Essays on Photography
K.B. Dixon
kbdixonimages.com

Little Moss, Big Tree
M. Yap-Stewart
www.myapstewart.com

Norman
Michelle Olson
www.michelle-olson.com

Piccadilly and the Jolly Raindrops
Lisa Anne Novelline
lisaannenovelline.com

Pickles + Ocho
Dan Wellik

The Dirt Girl
Jodi Dee
www.jodidee.com

Rowdy Randy
Casey Rislov
www.caseyrislovbooks.com

SANTA'S DOG
JoAnn Sky
info@dogsandbooks.com

Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons
Joseph Goodrich
www.josephgoodrich.com

HOME
Adam Leitman Bailey
www.homechildrensbook.com/

Your Greatest Adventure
Mande Buckmaster
mandebwrites.com

Baby Squashy Face
Becky Carlyle
beckycarlylebooks.com

Cowboy Meditation Primer
Mary McCray
www.marymccray.com

Confessions of a Barefaced Woman
Allison Joseph
www.allisonjosephpoetry.com

Ghost, Like A Place
Iain Haley Pollock
carolinebertaudbooks.com

Not Your Mama's Melting Pot
Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley

Deliverance From Stupidparty Land
Patrick Andendall
www.stupidpartyland.com

Dead Serious and Lighthearted: The Memorable Words of Modern America, Volume II (1977-1993)
Mack W. Borgen
mackwborgen.com

Corruptus
Phil Parker
byphilparker.com

Gazelle in the Shadows
Michelle Peach
michellepeach.com

Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom
Kam Karem
www.tkread.com/kamkarem

Jamhuri, Njambi & Fighting Zombies
Ted Neill
www.tenebraypress.com

Lucky Costasaurus and the Golden-Winged Vultures
Nomita Khanna
amzn.com/author/nomitakhanna

The Crowns of Croswald: The Girl With The Whispering Shadow
D.E. Night

Thomas Wildus and The Book of Sorrow
J.M. Bergen

Second Chance: A Mother's Quest for a Natural Birth after a Cesarean
Thais Nye Derich
www.thaisderich.com

Permission to Roar: For Female Thought Leaders Ready To Write Their Book
Marni Freedman
www.marnifreedom.com

Tornados, Rattlesnakes & Oil: A Wildcatter's Memories of Hunting for Black Gold
Thomas E. Cochrane
www.RiverBeachPress.com

CAN I GO HOME YET?
Rob Loos
www.CIGHY.com

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Long Walk Home
John L. Lansdale
www.bookvoicepublishing.com

The Kithseeker
M.K. Wiseman
mkwisemanauthor.com

You Can't Force Love
Marie Drake
www.mariedrakeauthor.com

Murder beyond the Precipice
Penny Goetjen
pennygoetjen.com

Split Rock: A Martha's Vineyard Novel
Holly Hodder Eger
hollyeger.com

Patterns: Stories
Sandra Worsham
www.sworsham.com

Hickory Trail
Scott Douglas Vaughan
www.scottdvaughan.com

Shadows
A.V. Arms
avarmsbooks.com

His Name Was Ezra
Craig Moody

Zebra Skin Shirt
Gregory Hill
www.gregoryhillauthor.com

Quicksilver
A. Cort Sinnes

Far from Glory
Bruce Coyle

The Ashokan Way: Landscape's Path into Consciousness
Gail Straub
www.empowermentinstitute.net

Excavating Memory: Archaeology and Home
Elizabeth Mosier
www.ElizabethMosier.com

Front Porches to Front Lines
Simon Perlsweig

Florida Made: The 25 Most Important Figures Who Shaped The State
George S. LeMieux & Laura E. Mize
floridamade.net; lauramizewriting.com

Wildflowers and Train Whistles: Stories of a Coal Mining Family
Lillian "Sissy Crone" Frazer

Boot Language
Vanya Erickson
www.vanyaerickson.com

Shaping the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast: Exploring the Coastal Geology of Northern California
Thomas E. Cochrane
www.RiverBeachPress.com

Loved: Relationship Rules for Women Who Thought They Knew the Rules
Julie Shafer, PhD
www.drjulieshafer.com

Lost in the Reflecting Pool
Diane Pomerantz
www.dianepomerantz.com

Married to Mr Nasty
Annie Kaszima
recoverfromemotionalabuse.com

Discovering Love Online: Love May Be Closer Than You Think
Chuck Miller
discoveringloveonline.com

Worship Of Hollow Gods
James Sniechowski
jamessniechowski.com

Whispered Truth: A novel based on harrowing true events of abuse, forgiveness and hope
Cindy L. Smith
www.whisperedtruth.com

Blood Moon Redemption
Judy DuCharme
judyducharme.com

Island of Promise
Amy Schisler
amyschislerauthor.com

We Should Be One: United in the Word of God
Thomas David Rothbauer
www.weshouldbeone.com

God Down Under: A Year With An Aussie Traveller
Richard Berlach & Linda Berlach
www.mosaicwhisper.com

Child of Grace: A Death Row Story
Dr. Chris Brown
www.childofgracebooks.com

Simple. Enormous. Love. Or, Everything I Ever Needed to Know About God I learned in Romans 8
Steve McNitt
stevemcnitt.com

Threads of Passion
TK Conklin
www.tkconklin.com

Nora's Promise
Sedona Hutton
www.sedonahutton.com

For the Love of Mandy: Book Two, The Mandy Story
Judith Ann Kohnen
judithkohnen.com

Atheena
Katrina Renee

The Modern Seller: Sell More and Increase Your Impact In the New Sales Economy
Amy Franko
www.amyfranko.com

Fid's Crusade
David H. Reiss
www.davidhreiss.com

Athena's Choice
Adam Boostrom
twitter.com/AthenaChoice

Operation Blackout
J.L. Middleton

Resistant
Rachel Sparks

A Mother's Heart: Memoir of a Special Needs Parent
Eichin Chang-Lim
www.eichinchanglim.com

Breaking Bonds: How to Divorce an Abuser and Heal, A Survival Guide
Rosemary Lombardy
www.breakingbonds.com

Erotic Love & Marriage: Improve Your Sex Life and Your Emotional Connection
Frederick D. Mondin

From Dream to Delivery
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