Kitchen Canary is a 45,000-word historical fiction novel, set in Boston in 1868. Rich in little known historical facts about the post-Civil War era, it follows the journey of two young Irish women who immigrate to work as nannies for the Brennan family. Their lives become entangled in the secrets and lies of their employers. Subjected to the abuse of Charles Brennan, they experience rejection, fear and humiliation. Kitchen Canary is a novel about the power of greed, the toll of guilt and shame, and rewards of reconciliation. $2.99 on Kindle.
Kitchen Canary
Free: Nature’s Confession
The epic tale of two teens in a fight to save a warming planet, the universe, and their love. A cli-fi quest full of romance, honor, and adventure.
When a smart-mouthed, mixed-race teen wonders why the work that needs to be done pays nothing compared to the busywork glorified on holovision news, the search for answers takes him on the wildest journey of anyone’s lifetime. Their planet is choked with pollution. They can’t do anything about it . . . or can they? With the girl of his dreams, he inadvertently invents living computers. Just as the human race allows corporations to pollute Earth into total desolation, institute martial law and enslave humanity, the two teens set out to save civilization. Can they thwart polluters of Earth and other fertile planets? The heroes come into their own in different kinds of relationships in this diverse, multicultural romance. Along the way, they enlist the help of female droid Any Gynoid, who uncovers cutting-edge scientific mysteries. Their quest takes them through the Big Bang and back. Will Starliament tear them from the project and unleash ‘intelligent’ life’s habitual pollution, or will youth lead the way to a new way of coexisting with Nature?
Nature’s Confession couldn’t be more timely, amidst the largest climate change march in world history when world leaders converged for an emergency UN Climate Summit in New York City. With illustrations and topics for discussion at the back of the book, JL Morin entertains questions about busywork; economic incentives to pollute; sustainable energy; exploitation; cyborgs; the sanctity of Nature; and many kinds of relationships in this diverse, multicultural romance. Free on Kindle.
Daddy 3.0: A Comedy of Errors
2017 Independent Author Network Winner – Best Comedy / Satire Novel
What a mess. This was not supposed to happen.
This isn’t where Nick Owen thought he would be by this point in life. He used to be a busy web programmer. Now he spends most of his energy trying to stop his three-year-old twins from playing in a dirty sand pit. Nick thinks of himself as Daddy 3.0, a stay-at-home-dad—but he just wasn’t programmed for this.
He must navigate a new world of jungle gyms and playdates while supporting his surgeon wife. He tries his best to be there for the twins, but he can’t stop making a mess of things. He’s just about nearing the end of his rope when the Swing Incident happens. The Swing Incident, spoken of in hushed tones around Nick’s New York City apartment building, has caused the resident queen bee, nicknamed “Supermom,” to declare him an enemy for life. No matter what Nick does to get back into Supermom’s good graces, he fails spectacularly.
Now Nick’s going to have to learn to fight fire with fire and become the best superparent on the block. This hilarious new book by Rob Armstrong chronicles one man’s journey into the world of modern fatherhood—one botched haircut, playground fight, and dirty diaper at a time.
Stay-at-home-dads have a new hero, of sorts. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Strokes of Deceit
Growing up in war-ravaged Tokyo, Ichiro and Taro were brothers of divergent character. One was filled with the honor and Bushido spirit of a traditional samurai, the other more mercantile and academic. Their hearts fell to the same girl, Sayuri, but her choice could fall to only one love. In the desperate days of the war, both young men were thrust to the forefront to honor Imperial Japan. On an impulse, in a rush of madness, an innocent choice was made which led to decades of seething doubt. Duplicity, like truth, will come out and when it does there is no mercy in the depth of its retribution. A tale of love, honor, brotherhood, and deceit. Free on Kindle.
Sorry For So Many Things
Patrick Cane’s father committed suicide when he was six years old by jumping in front of a moving vehicle. Now, twelve years later, he has just been elected student body president of his private high school. His best friend, Henry, is his vice president and he is thrilled. He quickly learns, however, that running the student council isn’t as great as he hoped because nobody else takes it seriously and his mother isn’t very supportive.
All hell breaks loose when he finds out at a party that he only won because Henry paid everyone to vote for him. Furious, Patrick posts a controversial snapchat at the party and Henry subsequently impeaches him from student council behind his back. His best friend, his mother, and everyone he knows has turned against him and it’s entirely his own fault.
In his rage, Patrick physically strikes Henry in the middle of class and instantly regrets it. He feels too ashamed to be around and does everyone a favor by running away. The cops are looking for him and he must take extreme measures if he doesn’t want to be found. He abandons his car, dyes his hair, changes his clothes, and creates a new identity. Will he suffer the same fate his father did? $2.99 on Kindle.
Free: A Favorite Son
A modern twist on an old tale: When her elderly husband lies on his deathbed, Becky plans to take control of the power in the family. She instructs her younger son, Jacob, to cheat the blind old man, so he may become–for that crucial moment–his favorite son.
In planning his deception, it is not love for his father, nor respect for his age that drives his hesitation–rather, it is the fear to be found out. And so, pretending to be that which he is not, he is now ready for the last moment he is going to have with his father. Free on Kindle.
The Playground
This semi-autobiographical novel explores the long-term effects of childhood bullying. Rachel Parsons has never forgotten the brutal treatment she received at the hands of her sixth-grade classmates over thirty years ago. Will returning to the playground to confront her past finally put the ghosts of her tormentors to rest? $2.99 on Kindle.
Free: An Ad in the Paper and Demons from the Past
Pianist in a Bordello
Free: Saving Babe Ruth
An award-winning, Amazon #1 bestseller. Based on a true story, survival is the name of the game when two obsessed men teeter on the cusp of madness in a war over a kids’ baseball field. Tom Stevens, Babe Ruth’s grandson, calls it a “great story and a must-read.” If you liked “Art of Fielding,” you’re going to love “Saving Babe Ruth.” With over 110 reviews, it’s rated 4.4 out of 5 stars. Free on Kindle.
Red Rain
Olivia Montag is a professor who doesn’t have all the answers. The devastating loss of a child ended her marriage, and she’s been overlooked for a job promotion one time too many. Not sure what comes next, she leaves it all behind and volunteers to teach English to schoolchildren in India.
Ten thousand miles away, she connects with fellow volunteers and finds purpose in teaching. Until one by one the girls in her classes stop showing up. Then she meets Mukesh, an Indian man with a heart for invention, who may be the only one who can help her students. This is her chance to impact real change, even if that means trusting new friendships and her own instincts.
It turns out, there might be strength in asking for help, and embracing a painful past may clear the way for a brighter future. Sometimes in the darkest storms, you can choose to dance in the rain.
Eat, Pray, Love meets Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in this poignant but uplifting story of finding your purpose. $4.99 on Kindle.
Swans Are Fat Too
Free: A Christmas Castle
In this heartwarming novella, Christmas meets the butterfly effect when a young boy’s glance at a shooting star produces surprising results through time.
When Jack Mason was eight years old in 1966, he saw a shooting star on Christmas night. Then he tried to follow it, setting off a chain reaction that affected his life, and others, in ways he would only learn about eighty-two years later when he meets Gloria Grant at the Harbor View Retirement Home. This is a tale of ordinary people, distant memories and forgotten dreams–though sometimes even forgotten dreams can still blossom. Free on Kindle.
Free: Living with Markus
Forced to choose between cultivating a satisfying life for himself and rescuing his dysfunctional family members from their certain demise causes Marc to question the importance of family. Does Marc save his relatives from their ill-fated lives, or save himself from entering into a life of self-sacrifice and missed opportunities? Painful soul-searching and late-night talks with the captivating tenant downstairs guide him to an unexpected decision and discovery of his true purpose in life. Free on Kindle.
Florida Heat
Families are like thoroughbred racehorses. Both depend on a coherent link to the past to know their bloodlines.
Myths speak of the power of the sword of Damocles. The foolish remain unaware of the danger of the blade suspended overhead by a single horsehair. In its modern form as a thoroughbred racehorse, Damocles has authority over family empires.
Find out how Larry’s obsession with owning Damocles becomes complicated when the mafia gets involved. $2.99 on Kindle.
The Cedar
From settling in the newly founded colonies in the 17th century through the pinnacle of the Civil War, The Cedar is an endearing tale that introduces us to generations of the Bodes family and those close to them as they persevere against the elements, foes, and each other. Family tragedy and scandal are abundant as the story unfolds, and the reader will become immersed in the vast storyline and depth of characters.
The Cedar is a semifinalist in the 2017 Kindle Book Awards and an absolute page-turner for fans of historical fiction. This epic tale is not to be missed! $0.99 on Kindle.
Bigfoot Abomination
At the age of ten, Cole Rainwater has an encounter with bigfoot that scars his reality and leaves him with an itch for all things of the paranormal. His passion for aliens, ghosts, and cryptids, especially bigfoot, sets him apart from most of his classmates in high school and makes him a target for bullies like Brennon Davis, an older player on the baseball team.
With new reports of bigfoot in the area, Charlotte Meadows, a classmate whose heart Cole is trying to win, goes missing. Cole and Brennon set aside their differences as they go on a search to find Charlotte.
Unknown to Cole and Brennon, a stranger travels from the future on a mission to alter Earth’s timeline. Bigfoots haunt the woods, threatening Charlotte’s fate and leaving the future of mankind hanging in the balance.
Bigfoot Abomination
At the age of ten, Cole Rainwater has an encounter with bigfoot that scars his reality and leaves him with an itch for all things of the paranormal. His passion for aliens, ghosts, and cryptids, especially bigfoot, sets him apart from most of his classmates in high school and makes him a target for bullies like Brennon Davis, an older player on the baseball team.
With new reports of bigfoot in the area, Charlotte Meadows, a classmate whose heart Cole is trying to win, goes missing. Cole and Brennon set aside their differences as they go on a search to find Charlotte.
Unknown to Cole and Brennon, a stranger travels from the future on a mission to alter Earth’s timeline. Bigfoots haunt the woods, threatening Charlotte’s fate and leaving the future of mankind hanging in the balance.
The Law Of Happiness and Divorce
A contemporary dark comedy of morals.
Bailey is in his early twenties when he meets Jenna, and begins the romance of his life. They befriend Kylie, a drug addict, and over the course of six years, these three share a house and raise a family.
Bailey’s growing fascination and love of the darker aspects of life will test the bonds the three have built between them, and help Kylie see there are more destructive addictions than her own. $0.99 on Kindle.
That’s What Love Does: A Novel
Free: Only The Impassioned
Far Away Home
In post-Civil War New York City, sixteen-year-old Aislynn Denehy cannot find a job, she has no place to live and no family to help her. Some might think this is a problem; Aislynn believes it is an opportunity, but she has a lot to learn. No formulaic romance, this well-researched love story depicts life as it truly was for the thousands of women who went west reaching for a new life. Aislynn’s journey begins in a New York City tenement and leads her across the frontier to a Utah mining camp where she must cope with the three very different men in her life: smart, solicitous Tim, good-natured, good-guy Johnny and the intense but intriguing Liam Moran. Life in the roughshod camp brings small joys and devastating losses. The novel races through authentic experiences involving historical events until it erupts in an unexpected ending. In today’s troubled world, FAR AWAY HOME will make you believe no matter how many challenges fate sends your way, the human spirit can triumph. $0.99 on Kindle.
Far Away Home
In post-Civil War New York City, sixteen-year-old Aislynn Denehy cannot find a job, she has no place to live and no family to help her. Some might think this is a problem; Aislynn believes it is an opportunity, but she has a lot to learn. No formulaic romance, this well-researched love story depicts life as it truly was for the thousands of women who went west reaching for a new life. Aislynn’s journey begins in a New York City tenement and leads her across the frontier to a Utah mining camp where she must cope with the three very different men in her life: smart, solicitous Tim, good-natured, good-guy Johnny and the intense but intriguing Liam Moran. Life in the roughshod camp brings small joys and devastating losses. The novel races through authentic experiences involving historical events until it erupts in an unexpected ending. In today’s troubled world, FAR AWAY HOME will make you believe no matter how many challenges fate sends your way, the human spirit can triumph. $0.99 on Kindle.
How to Make a Baby
An almost romantic novel about marriage, motherhood and making babies the modern way. Monica turns 40 and is hit with a severe case of mommy ache. She turns to deception, buys an egg, and hires Kavitha, a reluctant surrogate in India. In the spirit of Big Little Lies and Eat Pray Love, How to Make a Baby is a family satire of romance, making babies and the complexities of motherhood. $0.99 on Kindle.
The Playground
This book is for anyone that has ever been bullied. Rachel Parsons was eleven when she was targeted by a group of cruel classmates. She spends the next thirty years trying to heal. Only by returning to the playground and confronting her shameful secret will she finally become whole again. A book that explores the long-lasting effects of childhood bullying. $2.99 on Kindle.

























































