Spotlight: New Harmony: A Mother’s Story of Love and Loss by Leon E. Pettiway

At its heart, this is the story of a mother. Margaret’s life in New Harmony unfolds through devotion to family, community, and a faith that anchors her in uncertain times. Growing up in the Jim Crow South, she learns early how injustice shapes daily existence. Still, she builds a life defined by love and hope.

When her son is murdered, that hope is tested in ways she never imagined. Grief becomes both burden and teacher, forcing Margaret to revisit the memories that shaped her and reconsider what survival truly means. Through quiet reflection and the presence of those who stand beside her, she begins to understand how remembrance itself can be an act of resistance. This novel offers a deeply human portrayal of loss, endurance, and the power of community to hold what feels unbearable.

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About the Author

Leon E. Pettiway is a Professor Emeritus at Indiana University and a fully ordained Buddhist monk. His earlier nonfiction work examines race, crime, justice, and marginalized lives. New Harmony is his debut novel and the first in a series exploring community, identity, and family bonds through historical fiction.

You can learn more on his website and follow him on Instagram.

Spotlight: The Student’s Guide to Financial Freedom by Dr. Paris Woods

What if you could graduate from high school or college without crushing debt, start building wealth right away, and set yourself up to retire decades early—if you choose? 

From bestselling author and nationally recognized financial educator Dr. Paris Woods, The Student’s Guide to Financial Freedom is adapted from her acclaimed money guide that has helped over 100,000 readers take control of their finances and build wealth. 

This student edition gives you the exact roadmap to avoid the money mistakes most adults make, earn more than you thought possible, and invest early so your future self has options most people only dream about. 

Inside, you’ll learn how to: 

Graduate debt-free while still earning a degree from the school of your dreams 

Earn more money now through smart job choices, side hustles, and personal branding 

Build your first investment portfolio—even if you don’t have much money to start 

Create a “Freedom Fund” so you can travel, switch jobs, or start a business without fear 

Retire in your 30s or 40s (or just have the choice) using the secrets of the FIRE movement 

Design a life you actually want to live—and know exactly how to afford it 

Whether you dream of traveling the world, launching your own business, or simply living without money stress, this book will give you the tools, confidence, and game plan to make it happen. 

Start now. Build freedom into your future. Live life on your terms.

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About the Author

Dr. Paris Woods is a bestselling author, financial educator, and social impact leader focused on helping individuals build clarity, confidence, and long-term financial freedom. She is the author of The Black Girl’s Guide to Financial Freedom and The Student’s Guide to Financial Freedom, and the founder of Freedom Unlimited LLC. Her work bridges personal finance, education, and equity, with a focus on practical tools that help people make smarter money decisions earlier in life.

Spotlight: It Seemed Like a Good Idea by Lauren Blakely

He ghosted me once, now he’s supposed to protect me?

I don’t need a bodyguard—I run a small-town lavender farm, for bee’s sake. But when my identical twin sister lands the movie role of a lifetime that’s being shot in my hometown I get one anyway.

And guess which broody, tattooed protector the studio sends to keep the paparazzi off my porch?

Last month’s almost one-night stand.

The guy with the wicked mouth and heated eyes who slipped out before the fun even started. But turns out the sexy jerk is excellent at rescuing me from sneaky photographers at the market. Then the coffee shop. I’m trying hard to stay mad after the third time my new bodyguard saves me.

To top it all off, he’s staying in the cottage at my farm. With me. And there’s only one bed.

Maybe if we finally give in and finish what we started, it’ll relieve the tension? But one night quickly turns into another. Then into late-night secrets and soft confessions we shouldn’t say out loud. Especially since he’s leaving and I’m staying, and there’s no way we can be more than a summer romance that ends far too soon.

Escape into a spicy and hilarious forbidden small town rom com from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely!

Excerpt

Ripley

He’s touching me in some kind of slo-mo seduction. His fingers move to my jawline, the pads grazing along my face, then coming to a stop at my chin where he holds me. Roams his thumb right under my lower lip. Breathes out hard, full of wanting.

I am done.

“Just kiss me,” I whisper, already begging.

His lips curve up in the pleased grin of a man who holds the cards. “Patience,” he says, voice deep and in charge.

“I’m not feeling very patient,” I murmur.

“Good,” he says, a lion toying with his prey.

Pounce on me.

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About the Author

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party. 

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Spotlight: The Sisters of Book Row by Shelley Noble

1915: Manhattan’s Book Row, an eclectic jumble of forty bookshops along Fourth Avenue, is the mecca for rare book buyers from around the world, and the haunt of locals looking for a bargain. It is also the target of the most vicious censor in American history—Anthony Comstock.

And home to three sisters who vow to stop him.

For the three Applebaum sisters, the narrow, four-storied Arcadia Rare Bookshop is the only home they’ve ever known. Olivia, the oldest, is an expert in restoring rare manuscripts. Daphne, the outgoing middle sister, oversees the retail shop and is a favorite with their customers. Celia, the youngest, is left to dust and catalogue, but often sneaks out to do heaven knows what. Little do her sisters know, Celia has joined a group of young people who secretly print and distribute articles on women’s health by hiding them within the pages of ordinary cookbooks, household hints, and sewing patterns, despite the personal risk.

Meanwhile, the Comstock Laws threaten anybody who owns or circulates “obscene, lewd, or lascivious” publications. Even classic literature or fine art could send a person to jail. In the face of such oppression, Celia and the booksellers of Book Row band together. But secrets and a mysterious stranger mean the fate of the famed Book Row is anything but secure.

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About the Author

Shelley Noble is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Whisper Beach, Beach Colors, and The Tiffany Girls, the story of the largely unknown women artists responsible for much of Tiffany’s legendary glasswork, as well as several historical mysteries. A former professor, professional dancer and choreographer, she now lives in New Jersey halfway between the shore, where she loves visiting lighthouses and vintage carousels, and New York City, where she delights in the architecture, the theatre, and ferreting out the old stories behind the new. Shelley is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and Historical Novel Society.

Spotlight: Ava by Victoria Dillon

What if the only way to reclaim reproductive freedom was to rewrite the very nature of birth itself? 

22-year-old biologist Larkin finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. Trapped by strict abortion laws, she is forced to carry her baby to term, only to endure the heartbreak of losing her child hours after birth. She joins a radical scientific movement that aims to replace gestation with incubation, allowing women true control over their reproduction by egg laying.

When she uses it to bring her second daughter, Ava, into the world, she believes she has finally reclaimed her autonomy.

But as Ava grows and begins to question the very choice that created her, Larkin is challenged in ways she never imagined.

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About the Author

Victoria Dillon is a former research scientist, current pediatrician and writer with a passion for exploring the intersections of politics and science. She has a unique ability to blend speculative fiction with thought-provoking social commentary, creating prose that speaks both to the heart and the mind. She has lived in the South throughout her childhood and career and loves naps with her cat, Americana music, and hunting for her next read at Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN. She currently resides in Middle Tennessee. Learn more about her writing at: https://victoriadillonauthor.com/

Spotlight: Red Queen, Yellow King by Jack Finn

The Book of Alice #1

Genre: Epic Fantasy, Alice in Wonderland Retelling 

This is book #1 of The Book of Alice duology.

Wonderland has fallen. And something older than kings has taken its place.

Alice returns to consciousness in a ruined palace, her body broken, her mind fractured, her sister enslaved by a queen who wears a crown of thorns and a smile of knives. The Looking Glass is shattered. The Hatter has turned. The White Queen is dead.

But beyond the bloody thrones and broken teacups lies something even stranger—an echo of a play that should never be performed, whispered by a masked god in yellow.

To save what little remains, Alice must navigate a sea of madness, hunt down a missing monarch, and confront the truth behind her own unraveling story.

Some fairy tales end in fire. Others in silence.

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About the Author 

Jack Finn is a horror author and active Horror Writers Association member living in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two fiendishly clever dogs. He is a lifelong believer that the Tooth Fairy proves you can trade body parts for cold, hard cash.

His books by the include, The Wolves of Kalinin werewolf duology: Prey Upon the Lambs (Anuci Press 2025) and The Desolation of Hunters (Anuci Press 2025); the horror collection They Come When You Sleep (Velox Books 2025), a re-envisioning of the Dracula mythos in the standalone novel The Seven Deaths of Prince Vlad (Anuci Press 2024), and the folk horror collection, Legend of the Deer Woman (Crow Street Press, 2023).

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