Death on the Boardwalk

The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk: where the sunsets are beautiful, the air is salty, and murder is never far away.Winner of the 2021 Pinnacle Award for Best Cozy Mystery and named “The book to read when you come to Myrtle Beach!” by Women’s World Magazine, Death on the Boardwalk is the first book in a gripping mystery series that will transport you to the scenic coast—where secrets refuse to stay buried.Bookstore owner, Clark Thomas, is stuck in a rut after his wife died two years ago of a sudden heart attack at her desk. Then he finds the body of a friend rolled up in a rug behind his bookstore early one morning.The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is normally an idyllic place, but not today. The victim is a local businesswoman and environmentalist who has many admirers and her fair share of enemies. After receiving a tip from one of the victim’s beautiful coworkers who doesn’t trust the police, Clark finds himself in a unique position to investigate the crime. But should he?When it comes to murder, something else drives him he doesn’t want to admit. As he launches his own search for the killer, Clark comes across a variety of colorful Boardwalk inhabitants who might have had reason to kill an otherwise beloved person. Can he do it and start putting his wife’s death behind him in the process, or will it open up a fresh wound?Filled with endearing characters and fueled by Clark’s sense of humor, Death on the Boardwalk will keep you guessing until the end. An ending that will leave you breathless and will make you want to read the second book in the series immediately.

Recipes for Change

Teen chef and food justice advocate Michael Platt’s Recipes for Change “beautifully weaves together important Black history with delicious recipes” (Kwame Onwuachi, James Beard Award winner and Top Chef contestant)—featuring full-color illustrations by Alleanna Harris.   From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Black Lives Matter movement, food has played a vital role in strengthening and shaping Black empowerment. Join Michael Platt on a stunning visual journey as he retells moving and authentic accounts of 12 months in Black history. Featuring mouthwatering recipes accompanied by biographies of important figures, Recipes for Change will inspire leaders of the future with real stories of trailblazers who helped to change the world.   Recipes include: The Black Panther Party’s Creamy GritsThe Greensboro Sit-In’s Cherry Protest PieThe Selma March’s Carry-On CornbreadThe Underground Railroad’s Freedom FishThe Freedom Riders’ GumboJuneteenth’s Red Ice PopsBakers Against Racism’s Sweet Potato Hand PieMartin Luther King’s Favorite Pecan PiePaschal’s Fried ChickenThe Black Power Salute’s Olympic Gold CookiesThe Christmas Sacrifice’s Banana PuddingThe Montgomery Bus Boycott’s Pound Cake

The Lighthouse Keeper

A witch with little power beyond his charm is tasked with finding a dangerous magical object. If he fails, all hell really might break loose.Vincent Fairchild must find the Ferox Cor–the dragon’s heart. Twenty years ago, it was stolen from the Witch’s Council, and now the thief is dead. Vincent has already been pruned from the family tree because “nice” people don’t possess even the lowest of magic, and if he fails to retrieve the Cor, he’ll lose his place with the Council.Determined not to be cast aside again, Vincent travels to the West Point lighthouse, where he learns that the Council was wrong on two points. The thief didn’t use the Ferox Cor to enrich himself and his son is not a child. In fact, Rafe Gallagher might be the most powerful witch Vincent has ever met.Powerful, adult, and incredibly handsome.Rafe is as wild and untamed as the ocean on which he makes his living, but it doesn’t take long before he’s everything Vincent wants. It won’t be easy for them to be together, because before he died, Rafe’s father threatened to return on Samhain to reclaim the Ferox Cor. Doing so risks unleashing a great evil on the world, and Rafe has sworn to destroy the Cor, but if he succeeds, Vincent’s future is at risk. To find a way forward, Vincent must look to his heart.

The Complete Gunslinger Trilogy

Join Sam Kletchka, freelance gunslinger and interstellar privateer, and Jane Carter, xenolinguist and alien anthropologist, on their intergalactic adventures as they travel the stars, make first (and sometimes last) contact with exotic alien races, and uncover the truth about the Immortals who secretly run our galaxy.This omnibus edition contains:Gunslinger to the StarsGunslinger to the GalaxyGunslinger to Earthand the short story “Jane Carter of Earth and the Rescue that Never Was.”

The Ancestors Saga (Complete Collection)

Some secrets were buried in our past for a reason.40,000 years ago, a secret was hidden so dangerous it could unravel everything we believe about how humans came to be.As a devastating glacial winter descends, that secret is about to be uncovered.Neanderthals, Denisovans, and early Homo sapiens share an uneasy existence—each harboring abilities the others do not understand.But one group, the gifted Ninkuraaja, possess something coveted by all: a spiritual connection to the living world that grants powers beyond imagination.Ancient prophecies awaken, forbidden bonds form between sworn enemies, a terrifying revelation emerges and something watches from beyond, something that has manipulated humanity’s evolution from the very beginning.Uncover the secrets of our own dark and forgotten past across the five pulse-pounding volumes of the complete Ancestors Saga:The ForbiddenDaughter of NinmahCaptive (Companion Novel)Enemy TribeThe Last KamaaliBlending archaeological fact with science fantasy, The Ancestors Saga questions everything we think we know about our origins. As each book peels back layers of ancient deception, the stakes rise until the shocking conclusion that will leave you questioning your own place in humanity’s complex tapestry.Journey into our shadow-filled past where evolution took unexpected turns, where every answer uncovers more haunting questions, and where the truth about what makes us human is more extraordinary—and terrifying—than anyone dares to imagine.