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Damascus Street
In Damascus Street, the sequel to The Syrian, Middle East expert Cathy Sultan crafts a tense web of intrigue in post–civil war Lebanon. Idealistic American physician Andrew Sullivan becomes an unwitting pawn in a deadly spy game, drawn into a maze of deception by a cast of shadowy players. When his fiancée, Nadia Khoury, is kidnapped by Syria’s former intelligence chief, Andrew fights to rescue her in a thriller of passion, survival, and lost innocence.
heartbreaking…
—Rick Polad, author of the Spencer Manning Mystery series -
Damn Near Perfect Cocktails
“Do not judge a cocktail by the first sip.” Marketing researcher Doug Berdie spent his career—and retirement—traveling the world, studying cultures through food and drink. Back home, he applied the scientific method—testing, refining, and testing again—to identify the best brands, ingredients, and techniques for consistently balanced results. Damn Near Perfect™ Cocktails shares his proven approach so you can mix better drinks every time.
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Dance of Light
Dance of Light portrays the spiritual life as a captivating dance—sometimes effortless, sometimes disorienting. In a clear, compelling voice, McDowell guides readers through stages of realization, from bewilderment and detachment to renewal, awakening, illumination, the dark night of the soul, and ultimately divine union or self-realization. Each chapter explains a “step” and closes with open-ended reflective questions, blending ancient wisdom, contemporary teachers, and personal experience for seekers at any level.
a gem worth exploring
—Rev. Anita Cummings on Amazon -
Dark Alleys
Women are turning up murdered on Chicago’s streets, and Spencer Manning is pulled in by a friend’s “simple favor.” The city’s nighttime underworld drags him through dark alleys and tangled lies as he questions prostitutes who aren’t what they seem. Street walkers, a high-priced call girl, and a college-aged girl are connected—and Spencer must uncover how before the killings continue.
Rick Polad’s taut suspense thriller begins as many mysteries do, but that’s where the similarities end.
—Caleb and Linda Pirtle, verified review on Amazon -
Das Grab in der Ferne
In einer meisterhaften Verwebung von historischer Dokumentation und fiktiver Ausschmückung erzählt Gary Heyn die oft atemberaubende Geschichte seiner Familie über 150 Jahre – vom verarmten Bauerndorf im damaligen Posen (heute Poznań) bis zu Farmen und Städten des amerikanischen Mittelwestens. Mit seltenem Erzähltalent haucht er Namen, Daten und Orten bewegendes Leben ein und macht sichtbar, was sich hinter dem Bindestrich auf Grabsteinen verbirgt: feinste Gefühlsregungen, harte Arbeit, Verlust und lebensbedrohende Katastrophen. Ein unvergessliches Leseerlebnis.
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Day Bring Back the Night
In Day Brings Back the Night, three episodes in a family’s life unfold across decades, each shaped by memory, longing, and the mysteries of love. In 1989, Helen stands at the threshold of a new beginning yet cannot shake the trauma of an oppressively painful past. Years later, Tom and Amanda journey north into Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, where silence, grief, and tenderness open old emotional terrain—and where the wilderness begins to reveal what the family cannot. By 2023, the family returns to the wilderness, drawn together by what has endured and what remains unresolved. Told in three intimate movements, this lyrical and psychologically rich novel explores the afterlife of pain, the bonds between parents and children, and the difficult grace of forgiveness without forgetting.
Duren has composed this novel as a song, a melody that carries from generation to generation the voices, visions, and scars a family has grown up with and will never leave behind.
—Cass Dalglish, novelist, Ring of Lions, and poet, Humming the Blues / Cantando los Blues (a boca cerrada) -
Dear David
Dear David: Dealing with My Son’s Addiction One Letter at a Time is an extraordinarily poignant record of a tenacious mother’s use of a blog to send a loving siren call to her son while he lived on the street, vulnerable and drug addicted. The book includes a brilliant forward by Daniel D. Mauer, author of Sobriety: A Graphic Novel.
Compelling, heart-wrenching, intensely personal, Dear David… is an absolutely absorbing read from beginning to end.
—Midwest Book Reviews -
Death’s Door
Murder haunts Chicago P.I. Spencer Manning—especially when he can’t help directly. Seeking distraction, he takes a Green Bay case about puzzling letters, only to uncover a knot of revenge and fraud that pulls him back to the killing. While police insist the case is solved, Spencer suspects otherwise. Racing the next strike, he unravels the puzzle and uses emerging science to catch the murderer in a final twist.
A shocking revelation of deceit, fraud, and murder
—Donald J. Terras, President, Hounds of the Baskervilles -
Deep Waters of Destiny
In the late 1990s, rival cartels plan a Caribbean alliance. Gunner, a seasoned captain, is hired to sail the mega-yacht Destiny from Palermo to Aruba, carrying Italian and Russian mafia bosses to celebrate their first major shipment from Odesa. DEA agent Palmer goes undercover as crew to stop the deal—but bonds with Gunner. Unsure of his loyalties, she’s torn between duty and desire as they navigate the dangerous gray line between good and evil in this romantic suspense thriller.
a masterpiece thriller replete with plot twists that will keep the reader guessing
—Ward Brehm, verified review on Amazon -
Deeper and Deeper
After a fatal crash during a pursuit, police officer Jamie Giles inexplicably returns to life—changed. A sinister presence now shares his body, and buried secrets inside his mind begin taking control, drawing dangerous attention. With only days to uncover what’s happening, Jamie must descend deeper into his own consciousness. The catch: the only way to end the haunting may be to die again.
It would be hard to imagine a better opening chapter to a novel
—Matt Eaton, verified review on Amazon -
Destiny Springs
Corey Flanagan’s marriage proposal atop Hermosa Beach Pier turns lethal when the widow of the man he killed arrives with a loaded gun. “Delightfully deranged” Cecelia Jackson pursues him two thousand miles, driving a blue Chevy Malibu with her dead husband’s urn strapped in the passenger seat. Fleeing to the Midwest, Corey seeks refuge with his mother, best friend, and former lover—until Cecelia’s vendetta closes in at a Wisconsin cabin for a deadly finale.
A suspenseful, vivid, and evocative book… a heart-racing literary experience. 5 out of 5 stars
—Manhattan Book Review -
Diamonds – Liars and Thieves
Enter Chicago’s eccentric diamond trade as Gia Nichols reveals the secrets behind the sparkle. In this candid, darkly funny memoir, she navigates a high-stakes world where jewels move fast and trust is scarce—alongside the quirky rise of 1990s internet dating. Unforgettable characters, harassment, and unexpected spicy detours make Diamonds—Liars and Thieves a guilty-pleasure ride proving truth is stranger than fiction.
surprising and eye-opening
—Treesa on Amazon -
Do I Know You?
In book two of the Hassie Calhoun trilogy, twenty-nine-year-old single mother Hassie moves from Nevada to New York City to pursue singing. Success comes, but childcare doesn’t, so she enters a marriage of convenience with a handsome gay lawyer who wants a family. In England, she falls for a Royal Navy officer, finds bigger fame in London’s West End, and spends four years shuttling between London and NYC to avoid breaking hearts. Set in the 1970s–80s, it spans early AIDS and the Falklands War.
glamorous and racy, but also heartfelt and thoughtful
—Alun Hood, verified review on Amazon -
Dorie Lavalle
Born on January 1, 1900, Dorie is trapped in poverty—childless, lovelessly married to Louie LaValle, and tied to a failing farm. Prohibition pushes her to make and sell moonshine, and she soon earns more than she imagined. With free-wheeling Victor building a hidden woodland still, danger escalates when he returns wounded from an ambush. Now Dorie must protect her future—and Victor—from neighbors, a zealous sheriff, and the Chicago mob.
In luminous prose and with a powerful sense of drama, Mary Desjarlais brings us a new kind of hero…
—Janis Agee, author of The River Wife -
Drawing Influence
Drawing Influence invites readers into a world where power meets personality. Acclaimed caricature artist Robin Schwartzman presents a vivid gallery of 21st-century icons—politicians, pop stars, cultural disruptors, and headline-makers. With bold exaggeration and sharp insight, she captures not just faces but character, charisma, and unforgettable quirks. Each page brims with narrative detail, turning caricature into commentary—art that speaks, teases, and sometimes stings.
buckle up, prepare to laugh, and revel in these character studies
—John Musker, Director of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Moana -
Drug Affair
Spencer Manning is hired by a wealthy widow to investigate her son’s drug arrest—until the uncooperative son and three murders turn a ‘simple’ case deadly. Clues entangle a Chicago detective, FBI agent, US senator, gang leader, and a nun who insists the Lord will provide—just not as Spencer expects. With suspects multiplying and secrets surfacing, Spencer must set a risky trap that could leave him jailed—or dead—in his most challenging case yet.
Bet you can’t read just one book of this intriguing series.
—Martha Hutson, Spencer fan
