Outside Gravity - Poems from a Personal Journeyby Paul Burnore  contains lyrical, crafted poems about loss, grief, and coming to terms with both death and life. These poems are seasoned by an international life and close observation about what really matters.  In Outside Gravity, many poems grapple with the loss of a young son and the nearly crippling grief that followed.  But this loss is balanced with broader reflections about death, along with a rebalancing of life containing love and the splendor of nature.  Outside Gravity ends with poems about human resolve and resilience, illustrated by the mythical character of Ulysses, who often lost to the gods and fate but ultimately triumphed, and who is contemporary in his complexity and drive.  Outside Gravity is available as a trade paperback, e-book and audio presentation. There is a Book Club Discussion Guide available free from the publisher.

Outside Gravity: Poems from a Personal Journey

Literature & Fiction

Burnore, Paul

Poetry

Portals Publishing

A sweeping historic tale of a half-Roman, half-Briton scout known as Marcus to his Roman friends and colleagues, and Uffin to his mother and family. Speaking both Latin and Brittonic, Marcus travels freely north of Hadrian's Wall, trading with tribes-folk but reporting to his Roman masters. During one such trip, he is mistakenly accused of murdering his commanding officer and sentenced to serve his life out in the lead mines. Escaping with a female slave and aided by a highly respected Druid, Marcus crosses the Wall and hides among the many tribes beyond the yoke of Rome. Back at Housesteads, the large Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, troops are gathering for an incursion north. The magnificent 9th Legion is proposing to teach these unruly tribes a lesson in submission. The Druids present Marcus Uffin as their figurehead to lead the tribes while the might of Rome marches to subjugate this ragtag collection of primitives. Or, perhaps, there is a different lesson to be learned. A discussion guide is included in this book.

The Last Free Men: an eagle fallen

Coles, David

Everett, Jack

Genre Fiction

Linea is a young woman who has squelched her desire to be a chef as a result of parental discouragement. Although her great-grandmother who claimed to have psychic abilities declared being a chef was Linea’s destiny, her parent’s words were loud and clear that this was not a good idea. Ever the dutiful daughter, she worked to suppress and overcome the desire. Selecting a path in alignment with her parents’ wishes, she studied business administration and upon graduation accepted a position at an insurance company. Her parents still grieve that she has not married at the ripe old age of 23, and conspire with the parents of a suitable male, to marry her off. While it may appear their plan worked, we know we cannot make assumptions based on appearances. Green Grapes are sour. Dipped in sugar and served on a Silver Platter, these Green Grapes become symbolic of learning to face our destiny and embracing it! This book also includes a discussion guide for book clubs.

Green Grapes on Silver Platters

Christian Books & Bibles

Alicia-Leslie, Rev.

Amanda Fisher sees things in her dreams most people don’t. Her world is turned upside down when she begins receiving messages through her dreams from her grandmother, who died recently. This leads thirteen-year-old Amanda and her younger brother, Danny, on an adventure where they learn an ancient family secret. They are the last in line of guardians of the mysterious Source Crystals, the most powerful stones in the world. Hunted by the Hraefn Corporation, and horrible, dark creatures who have been after their family for thousands of years, they are caught in a battle between light and dark forces. The guardians seek help from the wise Elders they meet in a mystical place inside the earth. They will be challenged far beyond the training they receive from the Elders. If they are not successful, millions of people will be in danger and the planet will return to the terror of the Dark Ages. A Book Club Discussion Guide is included in the book, perfect for Middle Readers reading groups and study guides. This is the first of a series.

Amanda Fisher & the Source Crystals

Children's Books

Cherie Ruffo

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Outside Gravity contains lyrical, crafted poems about loss, grief, and coming to terms with both death and life. These poems are seasoned by an international life and close observation about what really matters. In Outside Gravity, many poems grapple with the loss of a young son and the nearly crippling grief that followed. But this loss is balanced with broader reflections about death, along with a rebalancing of life containing love and the splendor of nature. Outside Gravity ends with poems about human resolve and resilience, illustrated by the mythical character of Ulysses, who often lost to the gods and fate but ultimately triumphed, and who is contemporary in his complexity and drive. Outside Gravity is internationally available as a Kindle and a trade paperback through Amazon and will be available as an Audible narrated by Joe Bowen in 2016. Outside Gravity contains a book club discussion guide which has questions not only dealing with loss and recovery but also with the literature and poetry aspects of this collection.

Insecure Arabelle Lacey is desperate to find a roof over her head. Katherine McCutchen's offer to hire her as her memoire writer takes Arabelle on a puzzling treasure hunt for a hidden will, which will disclose the Manor's heir. And of course, love interests develop and death happens in threes. Katherine dreams of renovating the Manor and opening it as a home for single mothers-to-be, but she can do nothing without the missing will. The Manor's Eyes is a romantic fiction in which dreams are realized, hopes are dashed, death devastates, sweethearts are reunited, and what was lost - both the will and Arabelle - are finally found.This book contains a discussion guide for Book Clubs.

The Manor's Eyes

Romance

Balinski, Patricia Petronella

Contemporary

Mysterium II: Greece

Fidel, Mitchel

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