Nine New Titles for Winter 2018: Disco: A Novel by Mike Baron Coming of Age Publication Date: December 22, 2018

You Will Believe a Dog Can Fly. In Gunderson, Wisconsin, Donnie is starting his fourth school in four years. Divorced mom Kate hopes her new position at Werner Meats will give them some stability. Donnie’s only friend is old Nate, who runs a bait shop down on the river. One day while fishing from a skiff, Donnie sees someone toss a sack into the water. The sack contains a mongrel pup that Donnie wants to adopt. His mom refuses, but the feisty little dog sticks around, and one day she snatches a plastic flying disc out of the air. Donnie names the pup Disco and soon discovers the world of disc dogs. From that moment, Donnie is a driven boy, and he finds a soul mate in Keely Van Metre. Yet before Donnie and Disco can get to the World Disc Dog Championships, the trio must navigate the treacherous currents of adolescence and face the creep who threw Disco off the bridge.

The Undergraduate: A Novel by E. Scott Lloyd Literary Publication Date: December 22, 2018 The rule for students at Montpelier is simple: party hard; nurse your hangover, and graduate into your place in America’s best and brightest. But Will Ferguson is not one for rules. When he drinks, he goes all out – generally until he blacks out, leading to many escapades he can brag about later. No big deal…except one night’s drunken bender ends with a very unwanted pregnancy for Kristen, Will’s occasional friend-with-benefits. A typical college life of wild campus parties, morning after remorse, a semester abroad in Italy, and high expectations comes to a crashing halt as Will must come to grips with Kristen’s reluctant and pained decision to have an abortion -- and for his part in bringing her to such desperation. Crushed and lost, he turns, haltingly, to the Catholic faith that he has ignored since childhood. The Undergraduate is Less Than Zero for the Millennial generation – a painfully relatable tale of how privileged youth can be torn asunder by the sudden intrusion of adult responsibility and burning questions of moral culpability. Will’s journey stands in for the struggle so many who are raised with impossibly high standards for success, a sad tolerance for delayed adulthood, and a shallow sense of morality. Will’s search for redemption is not just personal; it’s the hero quest of an entire generation.

Red Line Blues: The Passion of Owen Cassell, Closet Conservative by Scott Seward Smith Literary Publication Date: December 18, 2018 Owen Cassel has a secret: he works at a conservative Washington think tank. What will his liberal girlfriend say when she finds out? Recently denied tenure at an Ivy League university, mild-mannered scholar Owen Cassell takes a job at a small, right-leaning academic institute in Washington. In his mid-thirties, divorced, and feeling lonely, he temporarily moves into his widowed mother’s apartment while she is away. It’s just as well because her strident liberalism leaves little room for dissenting opinions. One evening he meets Audrey, an attractive young woman staying in the same apartment building. Owen quickly falls for her and as the hot, Washington election summer drags on, the two grow closer. She too is a liberal, and he keeps his conservative views to himself lest she withdraw from him.

Meanwhile Owen finds himself drawn into the shadowy orbit of Chilton Stiles, a retired CIA agent who is also the institute’s main benefactor. Stiles was a friend of his grandfather, a controversial American writer who died in exile in Italy. Through Stiles he learns more about his grandfather’s role in the CIA’s anti-communist culture war, ultimately discovering the shocking truth behind his family’s inherited wealth. As Owen’s love for Audrey deepens, his fear and guilt about concealing his conservative values gnaws at his conscience. When the truth is finally revealed, Owen is released from his secret. But he pays an ugly price.

Skills to Kill: A Steve Dane Thriller, Book 1

by Brian Drake Action-Thriller, first in an ongoing series Publication Date: October 24, 2018 Lovers. Spies. Killers. Steve Dane should never have set foot in Italy. After witnessing a young woman's kidnapping, the former agent turned rogue mercenary is hired to get her back by the girl's father and soon finds himself drawn in to the decades-old vendetta behind the crime. Racing against time as her life hangs in the balance, Steve battles the mafia who want him dead and the police and international agents who want him out of the way. With the help of his lover, former Russian spy Nina Talikova, he rushes down a path that leads into an ever-more complex world of deception ruled by a powerful and mysterious woman known as The Duchess. Life, it seems, is getting cheaper by the minute. And The Duchess has put a price on the ultimate weapon that will make it all but worthless. Only Steve and Nina have the power to stop a clock that is ticking away the life of the missing girl--and the world.

Another Way to Kill: A Steve Dane Thriller, Book 2 by Brian Drake Action-Thriller, second in an ongoing series Publication Date: November 1, 2018 Monaco was a nice vacation—until Steve Dane and Nina Talikova witness a secret agent’s murder. Now they’re loose ends in a Russian conspiracy to steal a direct-energy weapon from the U.S. But the assassins pursuing them have made a grave miscalculation. Dane and Nina are former spies who know all the tricks and invented a few themselves. Their trail of vengeance leads from Monaco to Texas to a showdown in the Gulf of Mexico, where Dane is taken prisoner by an opponent who intends to settle old hatreds long thought buried. Outgunned and alone, Steve Dane doesn't soft-sell his brand of payback. He negotiates the only terms the enemy understands: certain death.

Live to Kill: A Steve Dane Thriller, Book 3 by Brian Drake Action-Thriller, third in an ongoing series Publication Date: November 10, 2018

Steve Dane faces a day of reckoning long coming when he finally stands face to face with the truth about his father. Was Richard Dane really a traitor who committed suicide, or was he framed and murdered? But the truth is a bitter pill when he discovers an enemy within the US intelligence community has used Agency assets to further his own agenda. With the battle lines drawn, Steve Dane and Nina Talikova do what they do best: attack. From the shores of Maryland to the blistering heat of a South American jungle, Dane and Nina destroy each tentacle of the enemy before finally coming face to face with the top dog himself. And then comes the moment of truth. Will Dane be able to do what is required?

Pulse of the Goddess: The American Blackout, Book 1 by Fred Tribuzzo Action-Thriller, Post-apocalyptic, first in a series of five Publication Date: August 30, 2018 A nationwide blackout threatens everything Cricket loves. Twenty-two-year-old Emily “Cricket” Hastings speeds toward an Ohio state park in her ’67 Plymouth Barracuda. The vintage convertible—one of the few vehicles that survived an EMP blast that took out the national grid—carries precious family members, and Diesel, their devoted Labrador. Overhead, her dad scouts the countryside in an ancient Piper Cub. A mere two months after the attack, many people are trapped in their homes, running short of food, water, and medicine, while the worst of humanity roam the small Ohio towns. When she hears of a wannabe earth goddess, Cricket senses the worst is yet to come. The little band must dodge sniper fire from roving marauders and the arrival of two strangers that set off Cricket's creep radar. As dangers mount, Cricket fears the blackout of electrical power may lead to a blackout of humanity, perhaps even in herself.

Slaves Beneath the Stars: The American Blackout, Book 2 by Fred Tribuzzo Action-Thriller, Post-apocalyptic, second in a series of five Publication Date: October 15, 2018

Cricket's Fight Continues... Six months after the EMP attack knocked out power across America, slavery is making a comeback. Living with her new family on a farm outside of Marietta, Emily "Cricket" Hastings ramps up her flying and shooting skills in a vintage P-51 Mustang. After a rash of kidnappings, Cricket, together with Captain Fritz Holaday, scouts for trouble along the Ohio River. Meanwhile, Cricket finds her world threatened by Ajax—a ruthless Mexican drug lord and slaver who claims strange mystical powers. To defeat him, she'll need sharp wits and unshakeable determination... the lives of everyone she loves depend on it.

Gangster Town: The American Blackout, Book 3 by Fred Tribuzzo Action-Thriller, Post-apocalyptic, third in a series of five Publication Date: October 15, 2018 An Ohio city hides terrible secrets. After the devastating effects of an EMP attack, Cricket Hastings and her family have moved to Cincinnati for greater protection and safety. Yet evil hides below the surface. With abductions and vicious killings throughout the region, Cricket is convinced that the drug lord Ajax remains alive and well, and they continue to reconnoitre downriver and into Kentucky in their vintage Mustang P-51. Meanwhile the city's mayor, a woman not much older than Cricket herself, rules the town with an iron fist, restricting basic freedoms and trying its citizens in a kangaroo court when they fail to embrace her extreme ideology of political correctness run wild. As Cricket confronts the gangsters and human traffickers head on, all the while haunted by disturbing mystical visions, she soon realizes that the final battle with the brutal boss Ajax must be fought in both our world and the spiritual realm.

Three Titles from Summer 2018:

The Broken Return: The Lonesome George Chronicles, Book 3 by Roy M. Griffis Action-Thriller, Alternative History, third in a series of four Publication Date: June 29, 2018 Follow the leaders of the rising Resistance as they struggle to survive and get a handle on the catastrophe that has befallen the USA in the wake of a combined nuclear attack and Jihadist invasion in the last year of George W. Bush's presidency. In Texas, Whistler and his tiny band of isolated fighters link up with other pockets of resistance to attack the soldiers of the Caliphate. In Washington, former congressional aides Karen and Kevin watch as an unelected government arises on the ashes of the old one and makes a secret deal with America's enemies. And in California, former media celebrities Molly Ivins and Alec Baldwin find the will to organize and fight back against the invaders who have brutally murdered their loved ones. Meanwhile the former president known as Lonesome George -- still unsure of his missing wife's status or whereabouts -- prepares to emerge from hiding and take the reins of the resistance.

Mad Jones, Hero: The Accidental Prophet, Book 2 by Quin Hillyer Satire, Comedy, Religious Fiction, Literary, Second in a trilogy Publication Date: June 29, 2018

In Mad Jones, Heretic, an angry and grief-stricken high school history teacher named Madison Lee Jones pens 59 religious theses and pins them to church doors in Mobile and New Orleans. When his theses unexpectedly attract media attention, Jones launches a popular “ministry” which preaches that anger at God can lead to deeper faith. Mad Jones, Hero finds the accidental prophet rising to new heights, going from a regional religious speaker to a national figure targeted for smears from left and right and throughout the scandal-seeking media world of the late 1990s. Will Jones overcome his enemies and stay true to his message? Or will he return to obscurity after enduring brutal attacks on his character?

Mad Jones, Agonistes: The Accidental Prophet, Book 3 by Quin Hillyer Satire, Comedy, Religious Fiction, Literary, Third in a trilogy Publication Date: July 31, 2018

In volume three of the Accidental Prophet series, Mad Jones finds himself on top of the world. Two years after launching his controversial ministry, he has traversed the country for speaking engagements, authored a bestselling book, written a popular newspaper column, and run a successful website. But dangers, enemies, scandals, and provocative self-discoveries abound as the year 2000 looms with the threat of the “Y2K bug.” Can Mad continue his ascent in American media and popular culture? Or will he prove yet again that whatever goes up must eventually come crashing down?

Seven Titles from Spring 2018:

Bad Road Rising, Book 2: Sons of Privilege by Mike Baron

Action-Thriller, Detective Mystery, Second in a series Publication Date: January 22, 2018 When a popular University of Wisconsin athlete is discovered drowned after a night of drinking, the victim’s sister engages Josh Pratt, former bad biker who found God in prison and came out a better man, to get to the bottom of it. Now a private investigator, Josh uncovers a pattern of big men on campuses being murdered beneath a freshly painted smiley face mural.

Josh’s investigation takes him to Milwaukee and an encounter with Jerell Moore, leader of Blackstone Nation. Josh must deploy a combination of his street smarts and connections in high places to trap the mysterious killer.

Sidequest: In Realms Ungoogled by Frank J. Fleming

Urban Fantasy Publication Date: February 27, 2018 Terrance Denby takes an unusual route to work one day and finds himself in an enchanted forest where winged fairies give him a sword and tell him, “Your journey is about to begin. Learn to use this sword or perish.” Terrance doesn’t have time to go on a magical quest: he’s late for his job as a computer programmer. But when he gets to work, he suddenly notices things he hadn’t seen before. Like the fact that his boss is a demon with scaly skin, horns, and bloodstained fangs. Or that an “unnamed thing below” feasts on human victims in an arena filled with people absorbed in their cell phones. Set up on a blind date with a perky blonde named Shannon, Terrance finds that she is wearing a full suit of armor complete with a helmet and sword. “I’m a Sister of Torment,” she explains. “We’re a group of women who serve the Darkness.”

Currency: A Financial Thriller by L Todd Wood

Historical Thriller, Mystery, Political Thriller Publication date: Revised edition, March 6, 2018

Currency weaves the historical adventures of our US Founding Fathers who built the country's early economic structure, with current day hero Connor Murray. Connor unexpectedly finds himself thrust into a world shaped as much by greed, betrayal and violence as it by heroism, loyalty, love and the quest for personal peace. Fate forces Murray to navigate events that play out on the world stage. The United States' current economic weakness collides with its international rival's very real drive for economic, political and military power. This collision produces an intense drama and adventure that is as scary as it is possible amidst the world's current chaotic state of affairs. If you love a good adventure story then Currency is essential reading.

Jonah: A Novel of Men and the Sea by Howard Butcher Thriller, Literary Publication date: March 22, 2018 Jonah, an apprentice oil field diver, is partnered with Seed, a parolee from Angola, Louisiana’s notorious maximum security prison. The two strangers work in the brutal and exotic offshore world of the Gulf of Mexico. An accident enrages Seed, and his shocking retaliation starts a blood feud. Roughnecks and Riggers across the Gulf want retribution against Jonah's dive team. Every assignment sends Jonah farther out to deeper and more dangerous jobs. Topside, he must fight to survive the worst that men can do, while undersea he works in a surreal world where every breath can bring death, the night ocean lights up with bioluminescence, and giant predators hunt.

Snowflake's Chance: The 2016 Campaign Diary of Justin T. Fairchild, Social Justice Warrior by Curtis Edmonds Humor, Political Satire, first in a series Publication date: April 4, 2018 Justin Trudeau-Fairchild, a self-described “social justice warrior,” seeks to make America safe for kombucha-drinking vegetarian socialists. In Snowflake's Chance, we follow the eager young activist as he navigates the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. and hustles votes in rural New Jersey. Along the way, he inserts himself into the funniest moments of the 2016 campaign, as he learns how to operate a power shredder, interrupts Hillary Clinton as she orders a Chipotle burrito, and gets mistaken for the Canadian prime minister. A hilariously jaundiced account of the beliefs that animate progressive ideology today, Snowflake’s Chance depicts the inner workings of progressive politics and the silliest excesses of the politically-correct left.

Bad Road Rising Book 3: Not Fade Away by Mike Baron

Action-Thriller, Detective Mystery, Third in a series Publication Date: April 27, 2018 Reformed motorcycle hoodlum Josh Pratt (Biker, Sons of Privilege) has had some curious cases, but this is the first time he’s been asked to find a missing song. After the late, great Wes Magnum wrote "Marissa,"' his band Cretaceous rose from small-town Wisconsin to storm the world's stages. It was one of those songs that burrows into the public consciousness, part of our collective memory like "Born to Run" or "Hotel California." Marissa Yeager claims Wes wrote the song about her and gave it to her. She has a faded copy of a copy of a deed giving her all rights and royalties, signed by Wes. But she's never been able to prove her claim and now an insurance company is using it as a jingle. Marissa hires Josh to prove she owns the song. Marissa's daughter Melonie, whom Marissa claims Wes fathered, works as a hooker at a truck stop in Kenosha. She's got a pimp named Cooley and hates her mother. Josh sets out to prove the impossible, embarking on a journey that will lead from the drug-fueled clubs of Hollywood to a tragic encounter with a ninja clan, and finally to a shattering discovery that will set the world of rock on its ass.

Bad Road Rising Book 4: Sons of Bitches by Mike Baron

Action-Thriller, Detective Mystery, Fourth in a series Publication Date: April 30, 2018 When a young artist innocently puts out a Muhammad comic, she must hire Josh Pratt to protect her from a world of hurt. The title Muhammad burst from the cover in three-dimensional letters like a Cecil B. DeMille production. A lean, mean fighting machine in a white suit, wrap-around shades, beard and turban with a scantily-clad houri clinging to one leg, cigarette dangling from his lip, side-kicking a Hassidic Jew with skullcap and phylacteries two feet off the ground. “It’s meant to be satiric,” Polly Furst said. “I’m Jewish myself.” Polly thought putting out her own Muhammad comic was a good idea. It wasn’t. Now she needs a full-time bodyguard, Josh Pratt, ex-motorcycle hoodlum turned guardian of lost causes. Josh must not only protect her from jihadists, but from angry liberals during the height of the summer convention season. As they make the circuit from San Diego to Chicago, the assaults increase, culminating in bloody horror. Guided by the biker code, Josh takes a terrible revenge.

Four Titles from Fall and Winter 2017: Justice, Inc. by J.P. Medved Action-Thriller, Science Fiction, First in a series Publication Date: September 19, 2017

Tough, brash, and resourceful, former Army Ranger Eric Ikenna is the CEO of the powerful, private military corporation, Justice Incorporated. But when his company successfully topples the government of South Sudanese dictator and international war criminal Ahmed al-Bashir, Eric and his operators suddenly become public enemy number one for a very deadly, very secretive branch of the United States government. Because what Eric doesn't realize is that the world order is surprisingly fragile, and there are those who would kill to maintain it. The ensuing struggle, from the marble halls of power in Washington, D.C., to the bleak waters of the North Atlantic and the tropical savannas of South Sudan, will force Justice, Inc. to use every tool and weapon at its disposal, and will test Eric to the breaking point.

Mad Jones, Heretic: The Accidental Prophet, Book 1 by Quin Hillyer

Satire, Comedy, Religious Fiction, Literary, First in a trilogy Publication Date: October 17, 2017 Meet Mad Jones, a high school history teacher who, in the midst of unspeakable tragedy, literally nails religious theses to church doors. He does so with no expectation that they will be taken seriously, or even widely read—but, in this age of modern electronic communications and instant celebrity, young Madison Jones very quickly develops a large following and engenders significant levels of controversy.

The media, quite typically, misunderstand and misrepresent his ultimate message; religious leaders debate his theses, at times with ulterior motives; and soon politicians are jumping in to comment from whichever standpoint best fits their partisan purposes.

Silver & Lead: A Novella of the West by David Churchill Barrow and MaryLu Barrow Western, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publication Date: December 20, 2017

When a grandfather decides to share a story with his two grandsons about the only time he ever saw a man die, they have no idea they are in for a riveting true tale about the Wild West. Silver and Lead is the tale of a mischievous young boy in Southeast Arizona who witnesses a violent shoot-out that haunts him for the rest of his life. Silver and Lead is more than a historically-accurate adventure; it celebrates a boyhood in ways that have been forgotten today. It is a story about a world where all young boys love firearms, and learn everything about the safe use and repair of them from the time they first put on pants. It’s also a story of self-discipline, self-awareness, and other virtues that too many today have forgotten.

Bringing the Fire: The Lonesome George Chronicles, Book 2 by Roy M. Griffis Action-Thriller, Alternative History, Second in a series Publication Date: December 27, 2017

Familiar characters return, including reluctant freedom fighter Whistler, the vengeance-driven Molly Ivins, and George W. Bush, who is trapped in the darkness of a protected bunker as communications with the outside slowly fail. Determined to serve his country to the last, he undertakes a dangerous escape from the safety of the bunker. Loyalties are tested and people die as the last elected President of the United States races to save what is left of America. Moving across the continent, the second volume of The Lonesome George Chronicles paints the sweeping history of a nation under attack and the people who rise to defend her.

The Liberty Island 2014-2016 Classic Collection, Ten Titles:

Superego by Frank J. Fleming Science Fiction, Action-Thriller, First in a series Publication Date: December 2, 2014 Rico has a problem. The experimental program that gave him the high intelligence and lightning reflexes he needs as a hit man for a galactic crime syndicate left him incapable of internalizing moral imperatives the rest of us take for granted. When Rico takes an assignment on a planet where a major political conference seeks to bring more order to the galaxy, he accidentally thwarts a terrorist attack and has to pose as a visiting cop from a faraway world. To complicate matters, he partners with a local female cop and soon realizes he has fallen in love. That shouldn’t happen! But not everything is as it seems, Rico discovers the secret of his own identity and faces a terrible choice. Will Rico live to become fully human? Or will he die just as he grasps what has been missing from his life?

The Big Bang: The Lonesome George Chronicles, Book 1 by Roy M. Griffis Action-Thriller, Alternative History, First in a series Publication Date: January 20, 2015

In this page-turning post-apocalyptic thriller, Roy M. Griffis explores an alternate timeline in which America falls victim to a coordinated attack by Islamic jihadists and Chinese Communists. It’s 2008 and George W. Bush is still president. Three years later, the man called “Lonesome George” is in hiding, leading the resistance from a secret location. Multiple plot lines skillfully braid the tales of resistance fighters in various parts of the country. Whistler is the commander of a military unit in Texas. Karen, a former congressional aide, stumbles through the radioactive rubble of Washington DC. Alec, a famous Hollywood actor, loses his wife and daughter in the nuclear attack on Los Angeles and becomes a legendary fighter.

The Violet Crow: A Bruno-X Psychic Detective Mystery by Michael Sheldon Detective, Murder Mystery, Humor, Jewish Fiction Publication Date: July 7, 2015

A brutal murder stuns the quiet South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia. No grieving parents come forward to claim the unknown girl’s body, and there aren’t any clues. The police are inexperienced. The local media are casting blame and demanding answers. So what do the civic leaders do? They hire Bruno X, Psychic Detective. No joke, the guy’s got talent. And a track record. Sure, his psychic shtick is a bit unorthodox. Yet, somehow, he gets results—solving long-forgotten mysteries locked inside the old brick Quaker meeting house, and uncovering closely held secrets hidden within the biotech company whose symbol is the Violet Crow.

The Secret of Fatima: A Father Kevin Thrall Thriller by Peter J. Tanous Mystery, Religious Thriller Publication Date: April 5, 2016 Father Kevin Thrall is chaplain to a poor, inner-city parochial school in Washington, D.C. where he leads a quiet and rewarding life. To the Vatican, however, Father Thrall is uniquely suited for a dangerous mission—one directly tied to the mystery of a 100-year old prophecy. One hundred years ago, the Blessed Virgin revealed a mysterious prophecy to three Portuguese shepherd children. The three Secrets of Fatima were closely held by the Vatican for decades, until the text of the third and last secret was finally released in 2000. But many believe that the Vatican withheld important parts of the Third Secret, perhaps because its contents were too dangerous to reveal…

Eden: The Animals’ Parable by Keith Korman Christian Parable, Religious Fiction, Young Adult Publication Date: April 5, 2016

“Ask the animals, and they will teach you” — Job 12:7 Experience the Gospels in a way that you never imagined. In this beautifully inspired retelling of the Gospels, we see Jesus and his disciples in the Holy Land through the eyes of the animals—especially his intrepid and loyal dog, Eden. With a wise, old donkey, innocent lambs, and legions of curious field mice—the animals follow their master’s journey across Galilee and onto Jerusalem, rapt with awe and wonder and bearing great tidings—even if they don’t fully comprehend the divine events they witness. Simple, clear, and spiritually profound, Eden is for readers of all ages, this artful retelling is captivating, moving, and alive with the joy you felt the first time you opened the Bible.

We Can Be Heroes: The Radical Individualism of David Bowie by Robert Dean Lurie Non-Fiction, Pop Culture History, Biography

Publication Date: May 2, 2016

Utilizing song lyrics, interviews, biographical resources, and commentaries from a diverse range of writers and artists, 'We Can Be Heroes' follows the strong thread of radical individualism running through David Bowie's work and life, exploring its parallels with the ideas of such diverse figures as Friedrich Nietzsche, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Ayn Rand, and Aleister Crowley. Bowie's legacy is also compared with that of his successors. Bowie kicked off a one-man revolution in self-actualization. A must-read for fans of Bowie, as well as passionate proponents of individualism.

Bad Road Rising, Book 1: Biker by Mike Baron Action-Thriller, Detective Mystery, First in a series Publication Date: August 30, 2016 Josh Pratt is an ex-con turned private investigator. Ginger Munz, a woman dying of cancer hires him to find the son she lost as a baby. The child’s father is a sadistic sociopath named Moon who has vowed to kill her, and Josh’s girlfriend Cass, for ratting him out. The trail leads to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and west into a no-man’s land where Josh learns the monstrous fate of the stolen child.

Tales From the Black Chamber: A Supernatural Thriller by Bill Walsh Supernatural Thriller, Mystery Publication Date: October 23, 2016 When one of her clients turns up dead after buying an apparently unremarkable 16th century breviary, antiquarian book dealer Anne Wilkinson is suddenly swept into a world that she had previously considered imaginary. An esoteric world of occult spells and invocations, of cryptic texts and secret doctrines, a world where necromancers spy through mirrors and armed assassins blow up her office and try to gun her down. Before she knows it, Anne is recruited by representatives of a secretive government agency established by Calvin Coolidge to fight demons, vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings—and finds herself caught up in the pursuit of a renegade priest who seeks the power to unleash one of the darkest forces of the past.

Miranda’s War: A Novel of the UpZone by Howard Foster Political Satire, Literary, Social Comedy Publication Date: October 23, 2016 In Lincoln, Massachusetts—a Boston exurb of exquisite taste and understatement—one simply doesn’t acknowledge the raw capitalism and the rank privilege that sustain the hot-house liberal sensitivities blooming there. Until Miranda, a woman of devastating wit and looks, enters town politics. Her goal is to force the right-thinking people of Lincoln to confront their hypocrisies, and ultimately, the cherished refinements that prevent them from beating back the barbarians gathering at their perfectly weather-worn, split-rail fences. As Miranda takes her cause from town hall to the governor’s office, the reader, gliding in her slipstream, experiences a tour of life in the elegant houses at the end of the unmarked gravel driveways, and gets a glimpse into the minds of the people who live in them, fearful of being noticed by anyone but their own kind.

Right Tool for the Job: A Memoir of Manly Concerns by Mark Goldblatt

Non-Fiction, Memoir, Essays Publication Date: November 15, 2016

Manhood today is under siege—regarded as an object of menace on college quads, associated with various forms of real and imagined oppression, ridiculed in humanities departments, parodied by sitcoms and commercials, and shriveled to a raisin-sized remnant by psychosexual theorizing. But while manhood may be under attack in a sociopolitical context, it remains very much a living idea which every penis-endowed person must wrestle with over the course of his lifetime. Right Tool for the Job is a comic account of one man’s struggle to honor his testosterone heritage—with varying results.

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