Modern and contemporary fiction Books

Who's a girl gotta kill to make a buck?Nobody really knows who Jacqui Bleu is, which is exactly what she wants. Raised on a farm, miles away from where she was born, her life is full of danger and violence and she wouldn't have it any other way. As a...

Tali Saunders had one goal: to leave Union City and never look back. Going off to college with her sister Shandea was a perfect way to escape becoming a product of the street. She never imagined on her last night in Union City that she would meet...

Tali Saunders had one goal: to leave Union City and never look back. Going off to college with her sister Shandea was a perfect way to escape becoming a product of the street. She never imagined on her last night in Union City that she would meet...

Anna Lee is an anxious 17-year-old whose life is stuck, largely because of her strained relationship with her mother Jacqueline, a quirky recovering alcoholic who is now addicted to coffee. The two take a road trip to explore independent coffee shops...

The pursuit for love and happiness during the worst gender war I have ever seen is flat out discouraging. Loyalty and trust is so hard to come by especially in an era where social media influences a lot of the bullshit we face daily. And to be honest...

Yrvin Lacroix, a determined young man, faces a heart-wrenching betrayal when his pregnant girlfriend, Michaela, succumbs to family pressure and is sent to Strasbourg, France. Wrestling with his own feelings of betrayal, Yrvin earns a software engineering...

Doctor Akel Rose is a genius, but he feels like he's already learned everything. Subjects that once interested him have become dull, and all the doctor wants is for life to have color again. After discovering a dusty old Bible in his driveway, the...

Have you ever thought that, maybe, life was just too hard? Maybe you just want to give up? Tracy feels like this on a daily basis with all that she has been through in the short forty-two years she has been alive. She has had so many life experiences and...

The storm was raging. Cold hard wind with torrential rain and mudslides. It was difficult to keep their footing as they slowly traversed the wet muddy trail.Suddenly, mud came falling from above like an avalanche. Both Hunger and Thirst were swept off...

Stephen Williams is your typical adolescent. He enjoys playing games, spending time with friends, and eating. Life seems to be going according to plan for the youth until he receives news that has serious implications for him and his friends. An...

...I was still wondering if I was completely crazy or if a miracle itself just came and saved my life.Max's job as a reaper is simple, taking people from the moment of their death to the halfway point between this life and the next. When tragedy strikes...

Alex Brody is a husband, father and serving US Marine. He is entwined in activities that are a construct of clandestine operator Ed Truman. Mortally wounded under instructions from Truman, Alex is saved by Truman himself.Ed Truman has an agenda that...

The story of M÷, the science fiction author and counter-hero of the illusion of movement and cast away your dreams of darkness, continues in the final volume of Peter Raposo's trilogy.Is Artificial Intelligence the image of the Beast as described...

THE PRAIRIE WIND the vagaries of life in stark reality. Why do bad things happen to good people? It is rich in the deep feelings and passions associated with good and evil; the joy and satisfaction in extending compassion to and forgiveness to...

What is a life well-lived? How should life be lived? What kind of stories will you leave behind?Recommended by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, and Foreword Reviews (starred review)Travel with twenty-three speculative fiction authors...

Set over four decades, When Tender is the Heart is a sensitive story about an autistic boy who longs to have a life like any normal child. And despite his good intentions when he becomes an adult, hardship is never far behind as he sets out to create a...

"Miss-Understood," is a sequel to my previous novel "Wisdom Cry's." It continues the story of a woman, whose choices led her on roads she never intended to travel. But on her journey, although burdened by her negative choices, she somehow managed to turn...

Gabriella is ten years old and has a terminal illness. She crosses paths with Emma in the hospital after Emma's accident. Gabriella must cope with her illness and her out of control uncle, while trying to befriend an emotionally hurting teenager.A story...

Before their greatest loves, Supreme, Nico, T-Roc, Lorenzo and Genesis had other women that loved them too. Follow the journey of these men and see how the impact of their previous relationships changed their lives forever. And how it became a catalyst...

The second installment in Men Of The Bitch Series follows the journey of Supreme... Supreme was destined for greatness but he had to pay a high price to get there. He went from a young man with big dreams to a superstar rapper, who had the music industry...

After the smoke clears, FLEX is left with a life-changing decision. After all the damage he's caused, his peers rebuke him. Forcing him to be exiled from the only place he's ever known. Though full of pride, it may be hard for Flex to find his way out...

In the rough streets of Philly, there is a new crew on the rise called SOSA GANG led by its namesake. When SOSA lands a plug, his life changes overnight and without hesitation, he shares his newfound prosperity with his boys TWIN, LEZI, and HAK. But...

When the brilliant young thug JC got released from the Big House bruised and damaged, he vowed he'd never go back. He hit the streets of Pontiac heartless and determined to succeed, but he needed a new hustle to avoid going back to prison. Then, he...

With his wife, ALEXUS COSTILLA, THE COCAINE PRINCESS, now lying in a coma and facing hundreds of federal indictments for allegedly masterminding Mexico's most ruthless drug cartel, BLAKE "BULLETFACE" KING must now run the Costilla Cartel while...

"Happy birthday dear Mom- Grammy, Tora, Auntie, Happy birthday to you!" The people that fill my screen - each in their own little box - sing and smile once more before disappearing, one by one. Blowing them kisses I say, "Thank you all. I love...

In this follow-up volume to Big in Heaven and Secret Turning, we see the people of Saint Alexander the Whirling Dervish parish and those around them at their worst and at their best. We see God's grace shining into even the darkest corners of human life...

In Los Angeles, the only constant is change. Our lives go through cycles and rotations. We incorporate new ideas, people, workplaces, and patterns as we create the futures we have dreamed of since childhood. The stories we tell are malleable and shifting...

Las historias de este libro están informadas por las vivencias del autor durante los años sesenta y setenta en una ciudad de la Argentina. Pertenecen al género de la auto ficción, en donde la realidad y la imaginación conviven y se retroalimentan. El...

List of things to do: Get a new job. Keep my perfect boyfriend. Fighting evil spirits? That's way above my pay grade. I'm Addison. As a home care nurse, I'm trained to expect the unexpected but nothing could prepare me for my new job at the haunted...

JENNIFER is out for revenge against her ex-lover and his family. Using every ounce of her power and persuasion, she is determined to bring them all down to their knees, but one mistake just might turn the tables against her. After learning of...

The government has finally captured the notorious JASON VOORHEEZE of the Wolfpack. They think locking him up will end his violent nature. But in California's concrete jungle known as "Gladiator School", due to its high level of violence,...

All RAMPAGE and TOE-TAG ever wanted to do was get into the game and blow up. They had no idea that in order to win they would have to sacrifice their souls, but they would. And the streets spared no one.After losing his comrade in the most heartbreaking...

JAVIER is a cold-hearted drug boss, with a fascination for fast, flawless women, large sums of dirty money and unchallenged power. Besides trying to harness his enormous and dangerous ego, Javier's biggest challenge for superiority comes from his...

WES and JUSTICE scramble to deal with the evil ways of SHANELL. The nonstop drama that Wes' scorned ex is causing has taken a toll on his marriage. While Justice is suffering, Shanell is ecstatic. How long will she be able to wreak havoc in the lives...

On the surface, Tabby Taylor has it all; she's beautiful, fierce, and confident with a high-power job, a loving husband with extreme means, and a host of support from her solid best friends, but everyone wears a mask.Although she has it all, Tabby finds...

Julie Peters could barely contain the  heady euphoria that enveloped her. She was newly engaged to Mark, the love of her life. Her human interest news story about Yanno Theologos— rumored to be John the Apostle, still alive on the Isle of...

After the unexpected death of her husband, Gordon, Mamie, now approaching old age and suffering a crisis of conscience due to her adulterous behavior while Gordon was alive, moves south to begin a new life, promising herself and the dead Gordon to be a...

Life seems normal as Raheem is starting his final year of university. Then he meets Veronica. He is instantly attracted to her, but there are two problems. Problem one, Raheem already has a girlfriend. Problem two, Veronica is also attracted to him...

He stole her childhood. Now she wants it back.A woman is found alone and confused wandering through remote woodland.She claims to be Mara Sitwell, the little girl who mysteriously vanished from her home nineteen years ago.She says she was abducted and...

Growing up, Jake was a shy timid kid. It wasn't long before that person faded away. The traumatic events that occurred in his household and the domestic abuse he saw were too much to bear. He wanted to close his eyes forever, never to see those...

This is the powerful story of Grace, an English teacher, and the people she rescues from brutal traffickers.Grace's story begins when she is forced to marry a man linked to the Colombian cartels to save her father from financial ruin. Her husband's...

As 14-year-old-Katria watches her father, Ivan, step-by-step sweep his spray of poison brew back to front over the lawn, she imagines the little creatures beneath the fall of his steel- toed boots curling up dead the minute he passes. She imagines his...

What if the Chosen One doesn't get chosen? Sloe Moon, youngest child of the ruler of Tall Trees, has always wanted to follow in their father's footsteps and become a famous wizard. Instead they are expected to marry for the good of the Moon family and...

Lori Robertson hasn't set foot in her home-village of Arlochy for most of her adult life. Now a successful businesswoman in New York, Lori has the perfect life - the job and the handsome boyfriend, until everything is disrupted by a panicked yet excited...

Come to Apple Valley, a small town that has existed on handshakes and morals for generations.Evan McClure is a combat-wounded veteran rancher who wants to reclaim his position on his family's ranch. But getting back in the saddle proves dangerous...

In the Munsons' thirteenth gripping, stand-alone thriller, Federal Agent Eva Montanna sees the justice system, for which she has risked her life, suddenly erode. While Eva always tried to shield her husband and children from dangers, an assault during a...

It's only two things young Nyla "Cola" Armstrong care to accomplish. That's graduate high school baby-less and win her crush Dice heart. Being raised by her alcoholic abusive mouthed so called mother often make her feel like a mother less child. That...

Lydia the dragon man in the light it's about a young woman who always seeks out love, but along the way she finds herself in some trouble. She's always asking the Creator why?why? why? Are these things happening? The journey of being clashed and an inner...