Modern and contemporary fiction Books

Katrina must find Christ through many trials and temptations. She just wants to be a teenage girl with freedom to make choices. She also is hurt emotionally and physically until God can reach her. Her parents pray and believe with many struggles of their...

"...God works all things together for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." When private investigator Steve Banfeld travels to southern Minnesota to help his FBI buddy intercept a terrorist cell that was...

Love speaks from the heart. From the heart to the hands. When in the hands, love creates significant recipes to bring joy into the life of others. The ingredients are coupled with memories, hope, collaboration, and joy. Sprinkled with strength, care and...

Maggie Nelson lost her identity. Nora St. Claire lost her husband. And Jen Stephens lost her job-sort of. The three friends from college, now in their forties, rediscover a special part of themselves that time and relationships have stolen.To rediscover...

A spirited bakery shop owner. A cupcake-baking pro ball player. A game-winning play to find love ever after. SERENITY LEWIS has a serious problem. After several successful years, her trendy French Quarter bakery is failing-no thanks to a...

Lennox Malone may not believe in love, but she's determined to do the best job she can as her friend Sara Beth's maid of honor. Problem is, the man in charge of fixing up the chapel doesn't match her determination. Fighting against preconceived notions,...

After years of jumping through other people's hoops to be all they thought she should be, and enduring a tragedy no mother should, self-described "newbie" Christian, Harper Townsend, has finally found her true calling ... and her true love. Until it...

First-year Special Education teacher Charly Livingston demonstrates God's love on the outside but is resentful that God allowed back-to-back tragedies in her family.Rance Butler is a top-notch medical intern. He's on his way to the top, and when he meets...

She's always gotten everything she's wanted. He thinks he has to give up everything. Her best friend's wedding is foremost on Lucy Dixon's radar. Her biggest concern is once again meeting Tom Livingston, who has ignored her since an idyllic date on the...

When Larkin Maybie buries her mother in the foothills of Appalachia, she is left all alone. Her only inheritance? A crazy aunt, a mountain of debt, and a run-down, secluded cabin left by a mysterious benefactor. While Larkin thinks an escape to a cabin...

After almost three years of living under a fog of grief, Ellen Shepherd is ready for the next chapter in her life. Perhaps she'll find adventure during a visit to Galway. Her idea of excitement consists of exploring Ireland for yarn to feature in her...

Artist Kate Greenway escapes her home town after the death of her finance. She finds a meadow to paint in, a young girl, and the girl's handsome uncle Jack Chambers and begins to move forward in her life. When Kate's mother develops cancer, Kate has to...

Hope needs more hope. Faith needs more faith. They both need a whole lot of love.Two sisters. One summer. Multiple problems.Younger sister Hope has lost her job, her car, and her boyfriend all in one day. Her well-laid plans for life have gone sideways,...

A battered heart needs healing.A community needs rescuing.A chartered course needs redirecting.College history instructor, Josie Daniels is good at mothering her three brothers, volunteering in her community, and getting over broken hearts, but meeting...

When dreams turn to nightmares what's left to hold onto? Katie McGowan knows her fears are irrational. They're also beyond her control. Her mind says her fiancé is faithful, but the betrayal of her past love ignites a fear stronger than her trust...

Mary Lou is leaving Hollywood and going home, the place she left years before in order to pursue her dream of becoming a great singer. That dream is dead along with her dreams of marriage and a future with her alcoholic lover, who is bent on drinking...

ବାୟା ଚଢ଼େଇର ବସା ସଂପର୍କ, ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ, ଅଧିକାରପଣ ଏବଂ ଅଙ୍ଗୀକାରକୁ ନେଇ ଗଢ଼ା ଭିନ୍ନ ଭାସ୍କର୍ଯ୍ୟର କଥା କହେ ଯାହାକୁ ନେଇ ବୀଣାପାଣି ପ୍ରଧାନ ଗପର ଗହଣା ଗଢ଼ିଛନ୍ତି । ତାଙ୍କ କଥା କାହାଣୀର କାନ୍ଥରେ ଫିକା ପଡ଼ିଆସିଥିବା ମାର୍ଗଶିରର ଝୋଟିଚିତାକୁ ଦେଖିହୁଏ, ଯେମିତି ଦେଖିହୁଏ ମାଟି ଚଟାଣରେ ଲିଭିଆସୁଥିବା...

ଯେତେବେଳେ ମୋର ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିସତ୍ତାର ଅସ୍ତିତ୍ୱ ହଜିଯାଇଥିଲା, ଗୋଟେ ଲେଖକ କେବଳ ଥିଲି, ତାହା ଖୁବ୍ ଭଲ ଥିଲା ମୋ ପାଇଁ । ପାଠକୀୟ ପ୍ରତିକ୍ରିୟା ନିରପେକ୍ଷ ମଣୁଥିଲା ମୋତେ । ଭାବୁଥିଲି ଦର୍ପଣଟିଏ ଲେଖାଏଁ ସେଇ ଚିଠି । ଖୋଜୁଥିଲି ମୋ ନିଜର ପ୍ରତିଛବି । ମାତ୍ର ମୋର ପରିଚୟ ଜାଣିଯିବା ପରେ ଅନେକେ ମତେ...

This collection contains some of his notable stories. Legendary editor Sarojranjan Mohanty (Jhankara) cautioned him to be careful in word selection so as to preserve the emotion and poetic flow present in the stories.

It’s 1997 and the year has just begun. During a transition from being a teenage, to having to step up to adulthood, Tiffany is about to experience first-hand, within a five month’s span, the test and trials of a life time.   Tiffany...

William is a wealthy, leading citizen, reputed to be a very wise businessperson and staunch Christian. When he loses his business and family and is stricken with a rare, severe, and painful skin disease that causes boils, fever, and symptoms of temporary...

This is a story of several people wrestling with how to know God’s will for their life. It is told by a father to his son to try to get him to understand that life is more complicated than he thinks. He is introduced to three main characters: a...

Every writer wants their stories to take on a life of their own as it is being written, that's what Cyssero covets. Just imagine if there was such an author whose books unknowingly does that exact thing? Could he handle witnessing his words in true...

Near the end of the Twenty-First Century, the Planet Earth was a mess. Overpopulated, plagued by climate change, viruses, mass extinctions, endless wars, geopolitical turmoil and terrorism, it was far from the Apex of ...

Part 1: To never say the words "thrown to the lions" in a humorous, mundane, casual way.Part 2: There are ten chapters designed to motivate individuals to grow in their direct relationship with God. Eight and a half use fictitious names for...

When Evan Hoffmeyer makes a promise to his grandfather at the tender age of nineteen, he finds himself thrust into upholding that promise many years later, causing division and strife within his family. With the help of his wife, parents, and mostly God,...

Sister and Brother, EUREKA and ANTON JACKSON are all each other have in this cruel cold world. With street smarts and a hustler's ambition they manage to survive in the concrete jungle. With a willingness to do anything they have to in order to keep a...

Two Separate Lives.One Chance Meeting.Seated at a table on the patio of a restaurant, Maya Campbell waits for her date to arrive. She notices a young man enter with his friends, and as they lock eyes she is instantly reminded of a tall oak: strong and...

The Otherside Chronicles is a story of fear and emptiness and the darkness within us all. Against overwhelming odds in a twisted alternate plane of existence, a young man must face the darkest parts of humanity, made manifest in the insane world of...

A three-day weekend visit home goes terribly wrong when Lillian James stabs her dad and has no memory of doing it. Now, faced with six-months of court-ordered therapy, she's stuck in her small hometown with her high school crush, Uriah Pendleton,...

Yasmine McQueen lives in a pretty glass box filled with luxury and a lineage dedicated to the hustle. Whether earned through illegal or legitimate means, she has everything her heart desires ... that is until that glass house is shattered by Kameron...

Nancy slaps palms with her friends and laughs a lot. She wears bell-bottom pants which swing when she walks through Uhuru Gardens. Nancy will finish secondary school this year, but she doesn't really know what will happen to her after that. Deo reads...

KAITLYN, a recent nursing grad is driven by two desires. Find a job. Find her soul mate. Not necessarily in that order.Kaitlyn and three friends from her cohort get hired at Mercy Hospital where they're in for some unexpected patient adventures. At...