Renewing the Mind, Restoring the Soul: A Small Group Study for Christian Spiritual Formation
Date Published: February 27, 2026
Renewing the Mind, Restoring the Soul: A Small Group Study for Christian Spiritual Formation
Date Published: February 27, 2026
Historical Fiction
Date Published: April 1, 2026
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
Intrigued by his grave past, Father Nelson brings him into the church as an altar boy under the mentorship of Harry, an older acolyte. The priest quickly gains control over Jamie, using the boy’s complicated history and his own undisputed authority to initiate a dark turn in their relationship. Jamie falls deeper into the world of religion, and his blooming friendship with Harry becomes a needed distraction from the somber realities of the church.
Shaped by major cultural events, from the Manson murders to the moon landing, to Woodstock and the Civil Rights Movement, Jamie’s life unfolds as he navigates religion, power, and loss of innocence. A haunting coming of age story, Boy Altared explores a seismic shift into adulthood during one of the most turbulent decades in history.
SAGATHRILLER
Meat Cove combines saga and thriller via Fundy's lurid diary, which appears between each chapter, forming a tale within a tale. As Fundy's grim memories slowly come back to life, her past and present collide in a riveting conclusion worthy of the first sagathriller.
Date Published: January 22, 2026
Publisher: Seacoast Press
As local disturbances and international tensions escalate around a NATO conference in Halifax, Fundy must leave her safe lane and resurrect an implacable past. Generational love story meets geopolitical suspense in a SAGA THRILLER barreling across the North Atlantic.
Historical Fiction
Date Published: 10-07-2025
Publisher: NorthStar Press
How Gratitude, Unity, Trustworthiness, and Spirituality Empowered a Sharecropper’s Daughter to Conquer the American Dream
Date Published: March 17, 2026
Publisher: Elite Online Publishing
Growing up in 1960s Memphis, Martha Daniel was no stranger to injustice. But her mother’s playful jab at her determined spirit, “One Way!” became a badge of honor, a reminder that her path would be hers alone to forge.
From an unplanned pregnancy and a troubled marriage to workplace discrimination and the sting of betrayal in business, Martha faced challenge after challenge. But she didn’t just survive, she soared. With grit, unwavering faith, and her trademark determination, she built a groundbreaking career in tech, launched multiple successful businesses, and ultimately found the love she always dreamed of.
You Gotta Have G.U.T.S. is Martha’s powerful true story, and a guidebook for anyone ready to turn adversity into achievement. With her four core principles, Gratitude, Unity, Trustworthiness, and Spirituality, you’ll discover how to unlock your own strength and success, no matter where you start.
#5 in The Lighthouse series
Date Published: 12-31-2025
Publisher: Besondy Publishing LLC
What if the Future of Faith Depended on a Song?
DelivRus, a world-famous Christian rock band, confronts its darkest threat—from the world outside, and from the pride within.
It’s 2041, and a single world government is striving to strip nations of sovereignty and faith. But the music of DelivRus has been a bulwark against the global attack on faith. That has made the band and its leaders a target for destruction.
Tarnished drummer Charley Austin, 21, and untested songwriter Mia Johansen have been called to reunite the famous band for a high-stakes comeback tour that could ignite widespread spiritual revival—or end in catastrophe.
But as they prepare, supernatural forces infect Charley and Mia with pride, turning ambition into arrogance, loyalty into rivalry, and every creative difference into a potential fracture.
What begins as personal tension threatens to destroy DelivRus on the inside, even as external forces are being directed to end the band’s existence in a two-pronged attack of destruction.
With political intrigue and spiritual warfare raging in the shadows, the stage becomes the ultimate battleground—not just for a fractured world, but for the souls of Charley and Mia as faith and pride collide in heart-pounding suspense.
Fans of Frank Peretti will enjoy how Besondy gives dimension and character to evil dark angels.
Fans of C.S. Lewis' early works will appreciate how evil forces in Besondy’s novel slyly plot how to deceive and destroy the main characters.
Fans of Charles Martin will like how Besondy drags you deeper into the night so that truth can burn away the lies, reorienting your soul.
Spotlight is Book Five in the award-winning The Lighthouse series of Christian thrillers.
The Hidden Saboteur
The Chase
The Snare
Road to Nineveh
Spotlight
The novel can be enjoyed as a stand-alone read. Order your copy today and enter the fight for humility, unity, and faith that resonates like today’s headline news.
Date Published: 02-26-2026
Publisher: Solander Press
When he gets home, Jon, the farm hand, see the boots and tells him to clean them up then get into his work boots. Jon tells him to give Lady Star a ride because she’s waited all day for him.
On the ride, A.J. heads to the shallow pond out in one field. While A.J. daydreams, Lady Star sees the pond and decides to get there fast. A.J. loses control of Lady Star and finds himself thrown into the pond. Daydreaming on the ride means A.J. has additional chores when he returns to the barn.
Thriller
Date Published: March 26, 2026
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
New to the neighborhood and reeling from the traumatic birth of her second child, Marlowe Moore is barely holding it together. Battling postpartum depression and anxiety, she’s desperate for stability.
But when she learns that a woman who once lived in her family’s new home vanished without a trace, Marlowe becomes obsessed. As strange things happen and neighborly smiles feel like veiled threats, Marlowe can’t shake the feeling that someone is hiding something.
She spirals further into paranoia, fixated on the abandoned case and determined to seek justice. But how can a woman who feels lost find a missing person?
Juggling the demands of her beloved family and her harrowing mental illness, Marlowe doesn’t realize she is caught in a cat-and-mouse game that could cost her everything … including her life.
Women's Fiction + magical realism
Date Published: March 25, 2026
A reluctant hero, mysterious portals, inexplicable abilities! She must be off her trolley.
Cynthia Peabody can’t sleep. Recently widowed, her future seems a dreary blur. While practicing meditation techniques to fight insomnia, she discovers a mysterious portal in her backyard through which her dreams are shockingly realistic.
She runs to her neighbor for help after a dream about a dog leads to a real dog in her yard. The next-door teen offers to be the dog walker and a surprising friendship develops. Juniper’s natural sincerity influences Cynthia to reevaluate her grumpiness.
While dealing with complicated grief along with her life turning toward the supernatural, Cynthia’s doctor’s report brings lousy news. What else can go wrong? She’s desperate for answers.
Pouring out her heart to her husband’s memory, she fears the only logical explanation is that she’s gone mad. But people in her hometown need help, especially a certain next-door teenager. Wishing she’d had someone looking out for her when she was young, Cynthia will do whatever it takes to protect the vulnerable, even if it means risking her life.
LGBTQ+ Shifter Romance
Date Published: March 27, 2026
A Cold War Adventure
Date Published: 03-01-2026
Publisher: Bim Bom Books
When the first privately owned Soviet circus arrived in 1990 America as the Soviet Empire unraveled, its elite performers expected to build cultural bridges through spectacular shows. Instead, this prestigious troupe faced a perilous journey through Cold War America.
Circus director Yuri had to navigate treacherous waters where American mobsters, Soviet agents, and political forces circled like predators. Young aerialist Anton dreamed of becoming a clown against his family's wishes, while forbidden romances and unexpected connections bloomed between Soviet performers and Americans who saw past the ideological divide. As high-stakes conspiracies threatened to tear the circus family apart, they had to choose between the authoritarian chains of home and the uncertain promise of freedom.
As The Ringmaster reminds us, "The best Soviet stories are like vodka—they burn with suffering, intoxicate with conflict, keep you stewing in reflection, and yearning for your heart's desire." This genre-bending tale explores whether human connection can transcend ideology—and whether storytelling can bridge the divides that separate us.
Honest Lessons on Life, Love, and Leveling Up
Date Published: March 24, 2026
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
In You Got This!, personal and professional development coach Lisa Bartley shares candid advice and empowering mindset shifts—through sharp honesty, laugh-out-loud moments, and the kind of wisdom that only comes with experience. Bartley tackles what no one prepares you for—setting boundaries, navigating relationships, rebounding from failure, and finding the courage to go after what you really want.
This is not a guide to becoming perfect. It’s a guide to becoming powerful on your terms.
If you’ve ever felt stuck or like everyone but you got the memo on adulthood, this book is your reminder that growth is messy, clarity takes time, and no, you’re not behind . . . you’re just getting started.
You Got This! is a must-read for every woman standing at the threshold of the rest of her life. It’s the permission slip, pep talk, and playbook every woman needs while figuring it all out.
A Journey to Discover the Divine Within
Date Published: January 8, 2026
From an early age, the author sensed that the world, as it appeared, could not offer the lasting happiness she sought. This inner knowledge led her on a lifelong journey of self-inquiry, spiritual awakening, and profound transformation. Through moments of clarity, struggle, surrender, and divine connection, she began to uncover a deeper reality—one that exists beyond thought, identity and the external world.
The Truth goes beyond the outer forms of faith and explores the inner, spiritual meaning of life, which is universal to all. It gently guides the reader toward awareness, self-honesty, and inner stillness. Through lived experience, reflection, and spiritual insight, it explores themes such as Iove, detachment, suffering, consciousness, prayer, and the rediscovery of the True Self.
This book is for those who have questioned the nature of happiness, felt a quiet longing for something more, or sensed that beneath the noise of the world lies a deeper knowing waiting to be remembered.
Mystery
Date Published: February 18, 2026
Narrator: Greg O'Donahue
Run time: 5 hours 20 minutes.
Odyssey Pruit paints pictures of the ghosts and spirits she saw in the halls of an old hotel where she worked ten years before. GUY HOGAN doesn’t believe in ghosts. Hogan is hired to guard Odyssey’s pictures for her first art show in the same old hotel. When an early blizzard closes the roads, knocks out the power and telephone, Hogan is trapped in the hotel with Odyssey’s quirky fans. When imps and ghouls make their presence known, Hogan questions his doubts, and the answer could be murder.
Political Nonfiction
Date Published: January 21, 2026
Publisher : Seacoast Press
The divide we see today is largely driven by ideas that contradict the founding principles of the United States. Deconstructing America explores these forces through a series of interconnected, fact-based narratives, revealing the key moments and influences that have contributed to America's decline.
Motorcycle Club Romance, Age Gap, Suspense
Date Published: March 27. 2026
Samson: I don’t chase power. I don’t wear rank. I don’t claim women. Until I find her broken, on the edge of Reckless Kings’ territory -- and realize letting her go would sign her death warrant.
Inside the gates, there’s only one way she stays. So I claim her. No waiting. No soft edges. She sleeps in my house, under my name, with my hand always close enough to remind the world she’s not unprotected anymore. The man hunting her thinks I’m just another biker without authority. He’s about to learn commitment is far more dangerous than rank.
Callie: I ran because men like him don’t hear no. They twist it. Punish it. Being claimed should feel like another trap -- but Samson doesn’t cage me. He stands in front of me. Believes me. Touches me like I’m something worth keeping, not something to break.
The danger follows me straight to the compound gates. This time, it meets a man who doesn’t hesitate… and never lets go of what’s his. A dark Motorcycle Club Romance where obsession is protection, love is irrevocable, and justice is served in the most painful way possible.
Perfect for fans of Romantic Crime Thrillers and MC Romance.
WARNING: Adult themes and content including: intense emotional situations, predatory behavior, motorcycle club -- related criminal activity, trauma recovery and psychological distress may trigger some readers.
Date Published: 11/18/2025
Publisher: Atmosphere Press
Narrator: Nathan Westhoff
Run Time: '6:37
Determined to get his prototypes back, he enlists the help of a professional hurricane surfer, an Alaskan oil worker, and a French salt farmer. But he's no criminal mastermind, and they soon find themselves caught between a growing hurricane and a surprise algae field.
Will Moro succeed? Will they beat the hurricane surfing world record? And how exactly does one farm salt?
It's a hopeful climate heist—a solarpunk blend of Ocean's Eleven, The Martian and Michael Crichton.
Contemporary Romance
1. I am a woman of no importance at all.
2. I am a woman who, one day, fell in love with the least likely person.
3. I am a woman who faced the worst aspects of herself—and vows to never go back.
Briseis Cunningham—plain and ordinary!
After the 2024 Presidential Election, Briseis, a patriotic tour guide, felt like she wanted to take a tour of her own city of Philadelphia, looking for resolution in the past. While sitting on the tour bus, she has flashbacks of the last three summers, and what was occurring in her country at the time. Weighted down by the worries of the choice her nation just made, she undergoes a great deal of soul searching.
Beginning with one summer, in 2022, she accepts a job, working at the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival. While there, she meets all the talented performers, but one stands out the most: Jin Chang, a Face Changer.
From there, it all begins!
Follow the tale of an American woman who stumbles on love for a man from another side of the world… and while also having to come to terms with what has just happened in the United States, her fear of the loss of the American Experiment, and her worries of where her country is headed.
Empowering good health and happiness beyond 50
Date Published: 20 March 2026
— Professor Chris van Tulleken, Clinician, Academic, TV Presenter, UK
Aged 50+ is a pivotal stage in many women’s lives. We are entering post-menopause—free from reproductive hormones, periods, and contraception. Children may be leaving home, careers may be shifting or winding down, and there is the dawning realisation that we may have 20 or 30 healthy years ahead of us. This is not an ending, but a powerful new beginning. This stage of life offers an opportunity to reconnect with yourselves, to rediscover what truly matters, and to prioritise self-love and self-care without guilt. This book brings you the wisdom of 50 inspiring women who share their lived experiences with honesty and generosity. Their stories offer guidance, reassurance, and permission to live authentically on your own terms. Together, they show how this stage of life can be rich with meaning, purpose, freedom, and joy. These are Your Joyful Years.
Professor Joyce Harper is a down-to-earth expert in reproductive and women’s health, with almost 40 years’ experience listening to women and translating science into practical, evidence-based guidance. She has published widely about women’s health and is passionate about helping women thrive. Joyce combines research, real-world experience, and a deep belief in living life to the full, and she practices what she preaches. This book is the second in her trilogy: Your Fertile Years; Your Joyful Years; and Your Final Years.
The Mayhem Unleashed
Adventures Of Sauli The Rescue Pup, Book 3
Sauli's back, and this time, she's on a mission: FREEDOM! From disastrous bath times and daycare breakouts to tent invasions and Thanksgiving escapes, Sauli's quest for adventure leads to one comical catastrophe after another. Watch as she stirs up chaos in open houses, forms an alliance with a wolfdog escape artist, and even leads a wild doggy parade through the streets of San Francisco!
But the real mayhem begins when Sauli lands in Mumbai! A chance sighting of Grandpa sends her on a whirlwind chase, turning the bustling streets into a hilarious "Sauli stampede." Will she ever settle down? Or will Sauli's dream of freedom keep her on the run?
Join Sauli on her funniest adventure yet, filled with tail-wagging trouble, heartwarming moments, and the ultimate discovery that home is where the heart is! Perfect for young readers and animal lovers of all ages.
Why readers will love Sauli and the Great Escape:
Entertaining for all age ranges!
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