This is the diary of Sarah, a post civil war woman who was forced into prostitution after the death of her husband. Sarah’s diary details her experiences as she enters a world of sex and greed and her quest to break free of the life she reluctantly chose.

When Rebekah returns home to her father’s plantation after being away at school, she is afraid things may have changed. Her slave friend Sissy is also afraid that things may have changed. Once the two are reunited Sissy finds out that Rebekah has returned with more lustful things on her mind. Rebekah refuses to choose a man from the many that her father would have her marry. Instead she decided to make her first time an illicit affair with dire repercussions.

Amid the disruption of the pandemic shutdown, Bob Gold sought a way to connect with people amidst the separation, isolation, and growing uncertainty. Teaming up with poet Ryan Ashley, the duo created a series of poems to celebrate family and friends. The works in Words to Lift By capture the spirit of its subjects in poignant and heartfelt language.With artwork by Bonnie Lee Holland and photographs by Marcia Gold, Words to Lift By transcends the dysfunction of our...

After a family tragedy leaves Wes Turner as the unexpected guardian of his one-year-old niece, he's drowning in responsibilities he never asked for.Running his auto shop is hard enough—raising a baby on his own? Impossible. Enter Lena Carter: a no-nonsense nanny with a soft heart and a past she keeps locked away.From the moment she steps into his home, Lena brings order to the chaos, warmth to the cold walls, and a dangerous temptation Wes can't afford to e...

I’m tired.I’m tired of running, tired of hiding, tired of always looking over my shoulder.Now my guys must endure this too.The clock is still ticking in my head.I feel him circling, getting closer and closer.The fear I carry is nearly suffocating. Not for me, but for my guys. I know what it’s like to have your family taken from you in the most brutal of ways. I won’t lose my family again. I will do whatever it takes to protect them. Even if that means I must face the monster who has haunte...

Save me from my past.Save me from my fear.Save me from my pain.Save me from myself.The Stone brothers are the reason I can smile again. They are my only light in the drowning darkness. What started as friendship between them and me has become something more. They want me and I want them, too. But that won’t happen with my grief tearing me apart.Will I succumb to my grief and let it destroy me? Or will my guys be able to save me?WARNING: This is a reverse ha...

Gender in a Transitional Era addresses a range of issues relevant in current gender and sexuality studies scholarship which span many disciplines. The contributors prioritize the critical thinking that continues to support the notion that we, as a society, still have a ways to go toward full gender equality in all spheres of life. This collection positions marginal voices at the center of complex gender issues in today’s society. Broad thematic topic areas include parental identities, advi...

This book is the logical continuation of a series of collected essays examining the origins and evolution of myths and legends of the supernatural in Western and non-Western tradition and popular culture. The first two volumes of the series, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2013) and Images of the Modern Vampire: The Hip and the Atavistic. (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2013) focused on the vampire legend. The essays in...

This is the complete Master’s trilogy by Ashley Ryan. These three novella’s follow the lives of Rebekah, Sissy, Alice and Mary throughout their years as slaves or slave owners. The first book begins when Rebekah returns home to her father’s plantation after being away at school, she is afraid things may have changed. Her slave friend Sissy is also afraid that things may have changed. Once the two are reunited Sissy finds out that Rebekah has returned with more lustful things on her m...

When Alice’s master sells her to a larger plantation, her life gets turned upside down. Miserable with her new chores she makes a deal with one of the white men employed by the plantation owner believing that she’s making a better life for herself. Alice soon finds out that she’s  even more miserable being the masters whore. This book is the second book of The Masters series.

Mary and Thomas have fallen in love. Only Mary is still a slave and has been sold to a new master. When her new master refuses to sell her to Thomas, he takes matters into his own hand causing disastrous consequences not only for he and Mary but for everyone around him. This is the third and final installment of the Masters Series.

Sugar High is a chapter book series exploring the outlandish adventures in a high school full of sugary characters as they intertwine in a battle of the "Sweets" vs the "Healthies".Sweets vs HealthiesIn one corner, we have the "Sweets" starring Candy Queen, Karamelah Stikiman, Lolli Poppington, Gabby Ball, and Bethany Brownie. Then in the other corner, we have the "Healthies" starring Maya Papaya, Kerry Cake, Laura Lemon, Gretchen Vines, and Ugli Fontaine.Conflicts ...