Reflections: Memories and Musings, Vignettes and Verse

Dorothy C. Isbell

Ingalls Publishing Group, Inc

The ancient Roman world comes to life in this complex tale of horrific murder. Pliny the Younger and Tacitus, the future historian, are returning from a posting by caravan and break the journey in Smyrna. In the morning one of their number is discovered with his heart cut out. The authorities assume his slaves are responsible and prepare to take action: torture and death for all the man’s enslaved household. Pliny is convinced not all is as it seems: the man did not die from having his heart removed, and the guilty party is not among his slaves. More than a sense of justice motivates Pliny to work quickly; at risk is a beautiful and innocent young slave girl. Pliny calls in the help of Tacitus and others in the caravan, Luke the biblical physician and his young companion Timothy. First in the award-winning series. Second in the series, The Blood of Caesar, was named a Best Mystery of 2008 by Library Journal.

All Roads Lead to Murder

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Albert A. Bell, Jr.

Mystery

What did TV reporter Rebecca Rose do that got her brutally murdered and left in a dirty gutter in downtown Charleston? That’s what Jack Conner -- crime scene clean-up technician, recently discharged Iraq War veteran, and the victim’s one-time lover -- wants to know when he and his crew are called early one morning to sanitize her murder scene. The Charleston police are seeking answers to the same question, and when they learn of Conner’s romantic link to the victim they waste no time bringing him in for questioning as a “person of interest.” Still dealing with emotional and physical scars from the battlefield, Conner takes it upon himself to find Rebecca’s real killer -- a search that leads him to start scratching the underbelly of the South Carolina Lowcountry. “Reed Bunzel peels away the layers of mystery like a master of the genre. The American South hasn’t seemed this hot, menacing and filled with surprises in ages. Bravo to a fine writer and a splendid novel.” – T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Jaguar &amp; The Border Lords “Taut and elegantly written, gritty in the land of genteel, nothing runs colder than Palmetto Blood. Reed Bunzel totally gets the rich contradictions of coastal Carolina ... He makes you want to move down immediately – then makes you scared to.” – Ellis Henican, New York Newsday “Captures the sights, sounds, and smells of Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country with accuracy and feeling. His characters ... face death and danger with excitement and real-life drama.” – Joseph L.S. Terrell, author of Tide Of Darkness &amp; Overwash Of Evil

Palmetto Blood

Bunzel, Reed

Could someone commit murder with a rattlesnake? Fish Springs is a story of romance and jealousy, unbridled sexual desire, unseemly deaths, faith in the Almighty and the atrocities of slavery and racism. In the remote mountain communities of East Tennessee, people lived their lives raising livestock and crops, hunting the abundant wildlife, keeping home fires burning and selling their wares at the few stores in their community. They fought in our nation’s wars and, by the grace of God, returned home. Through it all, they loved, worked, lusted, worshipped, deceived, and even killed. Some harbored dark secrets. One such grisly secret could still be hidden below the surface of Watauga Lake—if not for this story.

Fish Springs: Beneath the Surface: A Novel Based on a True Story

Literature & Fiction

Manual, Michael

Genre Fiction

Getorix has one last opportunity to prove himself a hero. At "almost fifteen winters" he marches beside his father, a defeated Celtic leader in a Roman Triumph-- a celebration that ends in death for the defeated. Instead, he faces slavery, a fate worse than death. Can Getorix accept friendship with the Roman who spares his life if the cost is his honor? Modern readers will find that these two youths from opposing cultures inhabit a strangely familiar world.

GETORIX: The Eagle and the Bull

Geary, Judith

Boone: A Novel of an American Legend

Judd's expansive recounting of the pivotal years of the Boone legend. Boone's life was marked by destiny and contradiction. Quaker born, peace-loving, yet a celebrated warrior. Sympathetic, and much like the American natives, yet trailblazer for white civilization. Devoted to family, he spent months apart. Intensely private, yet called into leadership. He was landed, yet impoverished. Trusted, yet criticized, and courts-martialed by peers.

Cameron, Judd

United States

When a NY Times best-selling author and a NASCAR driver team up to write a Southern novel, the result is a literary match made in heaven. She has skills in description and characterization. He has life experience and the technical knowledge of racing. When aspiring NASCAR driver Camber Berkley wrecks his car and --literally-- crashes a funeral in the small town of Judas Grove, the locals consider him an answer to prayer. The deceased was an elderly NASCAR fan with no living relatives, and his will stipulates that the money be given to one of the village churches--to the one with the faster pastor. The ministers are to borrow stock cars from regular drivers at the county speedway, and race for the $2 million legacy. There's a problem. None of the ministers knows how to race. But when a real, live NASCAR driver turns up in the county jail, charged with reckless driving, their problem is solved. Camber is sentenced to community service, teaching ten middle-aged ministers how to race stock cars. For Camber, the cynical sophisticate, this sojourn in a small town will repay his teaching with life lessons in faith, trust and friendship. The ministers find that racing is a test of skill as well as faith, and, when Camber's life is suddenly in jeopardy, they are required to produce a small miracle--with the help of another jail inmate, a mysterious Mexican named Jèsus. Will the best man win? Only God knows. Sharyn McCrumb and Adam Edwards have written a wise and wonderful novel about faith, small town values, and the miracle of friendship. Filled with humor, affectionate portraits of Southern characters, and the breakneck suspense of stock car racing, Faster Pastor is a blessing to readers of Southern literature.

Faster Pastor

MCCRUMB, SHARYN

Edwards, Adam

Humor & Satire

Great young adult to adult fantasy about a sixteen-year-old boy in the mountains of Georgia and his two best friends. David Sullivan, assisted by Alec and Liz, find themselves locked into a conflict with a faery from a neighboring dimension who attempts revenge for Davids triumph over him, the Windmaster, in a question contest. The faery Ailill has Davids great uncle harmed by a faery arrow and Davids little brother replaced by a changeling. David, must first convince Alec and Liz that such things exist and then allow them to help right the wrongs through a Hero Trial, consisting of passing wisdom, courage, and strength tests.

Windmasters Bane

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Tom Deitz

Fantasy

David Sullivan, a Georgia teenager, enjoys reading Irish myth. When he develops Second Sight, however, the reality of the Faerie world proves as dangerous as it is fantastic. When David'ss brother is stolen and his uncle felled by Faery magic, David enlist

Windmasters Bane (Tales of David Sullivan)

Superbly crafted and original ... Historically accurate ... thoroughly captivating —Midwest Book Review Long live Getorix ... may his adventures continue —Steven Saylor, author of the series Roma Sub Rosa and Empire Raiders clad only in blue paint and Celtic helmets strike in the heart of Rome’s wealthiest households – at a monument to a Roman victory over the Celts. Lucius Lutatius, son of the Roman general, is taken prisoner and the bull’s head device found at the scene points to involvement by Getorix, son of the defeated Celtic leader. Getorix, aided by two slaves from the Lutatius household and an old druid, must rescue Lucius from the raiders, then save him from members of his own family if Getorix is to fulfill his vow to honor his father with a sacrifice in his homeland. Based on the historical events of 100 BCE. The time, after the Roman victories at the battles of Aquae Sextiae and Vercellae, at the beginning of Gaius Marius’ sixth term as consul, marked the pivot point between the Roman Republic and the Empire. Compelling tale of ancient Rome. The fully-realized characters make the past come alive for readers of any age. – Sharyn McCrumb, best-selling author of The Ballad of Tom Dooley Authentic setting, dialogue, and characterization beckon readers to travel to worlds of long ago. ... the themes... are as applicable today as they were in the past. – Foreword Magazine Thoroughly grounded in the world of ancient Rome, ... gives the reader a contemporary sense of being there ... mental adventure film keeps the pages turning. – Gloria Houston, best-selling author of Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile Rome at the height of its power, when political and social intrigue ran rampant. ... hard to imagine a more exciting ... introduction to this vital period in our history. – Terry Roberts, Director of the National Paideia Center, author of A Short Time to Stay Here Swiftly moving action story ... Great attention to detail ... wonderful – N.S. Gill, Guide to Ancient/Classical History, About.com

Getorix: Games of the Underworld

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