Winner of the 2024 International Impact Book Award for Fantasy (December 2024)What would the world be like if Africa had never been colonized—and if the transatlantic slave trade had never happened?The only daughter among five brothers, Essien was raised in a village where women are bred to tend to their husbands and bear children. One night, after she is led by akukoifo—mythical beings of Alkebulan folklore—to a fabled river, Essien emerge...

Time Wasters are short adventures based on true stories. They're all titled Super Short Preludes because they are just that: super short stories that lead up to big life concepts or events.Designed to help pass short spouts of time, most of the Time Wasters stories range from 8 to 15 pages. Each mini-book in the series actually contains an entire story that will draw you in, make you laugh, and then allow you to move on with your life.If you want to read, but don't have the...

Ada is a young lady who has longed for her mother's love. Due to her mother shows her twin sister more care and attention than her, Ada sees her twin sister as a threat to her glory and misinterprets the situation.As a child, she ended up taking drastic actions against her twin sister, thinking that her mother would show her more love, but this never happened. Her past actions now fill her with fear in her present life. She tries to cover up the secret and avoid her past to focus o...

This book is a heartfelt homage to the ancestors who journeyed from distant steppes to fertile lands, settling along the Danube and Rhodope mountains. It weaves together stories of resilience, unity, and coexistence, celebrating the threads that bind generations. Inspired by the storyteller in the author's family—especially a grandmother whose life embodied tolerance—the work explores the intricate tapestry of shared heritage, showing how human connection can transcend divisions. It also h...

This book honors the enduring spirit and remarkable resilience of the Bulgarian Turkic communities, tracing their historic journey from the vast Eurasian steppes to the diverse landscapes of the Balkan Peninsula. Beyond mere migration, it explores how these communities carried their traditions, language, and faith across generations, preserving a rich cultural heritage despite challenges. Serving as a bridge between past and present, the work pays homage to the elders who safeguarded ances...

AFRICAN RELIGION WAS THE ONLY LEGACY WE HAD BEFORE COLLECTIVELY WE THROWN IT AWAY WITH THE PROFOUND HELP OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE WEST. THE ONLY LEGACY WE HAD AND INHERITED FROM OUR ANCESTORS. IT WAS OUR HERITAGE,THE ONE AND THE MOST PRICELESS ORNAMENT IN OUR SHORES.OUR EMBELISHMENT LIES WITH OUR RELIGIOUS PRACTICES.WE WERE UNIQUE BECAUSE WE HAD A RELIGION NOT A CULTURE AS WE WERE MADE TO BELIEVE. AFRICAN TRADITION AND CULTURE ARE EMBEDDED IN AFRICAN RELIGIOUS PRACTICES. AFRICA IS ONE BECAUS...

A collection of three suspense novels by Christopher Coates, Didi Oviatt & Stuart G. Yates, now available in one volume!A Brother's Obsession: Evan Brown struggles with the guilt and grief of his sister's death, haunted by the past for over a decade. Meanwhile, detectives Dan Felty and MacKenzie Bell investigate a series of bizarre murders in Tucson with no apparent motive or connection between victims. As they draw closer to the killer, the detectives become the t...

A collection of four suspense novels by Didi Oviatt, now available in one volume!Aggravated Momentum: When long-buried family secrets emerge, a seemingly normal family's life is shattered and danger lurks close to home. As the search for the cold and calculated murderer intensifies, the independent sisters Markie and Kam find themselves tangled up in the investigation. But as the family digs deeper, they discover breathtaking secrets that lead them to question who ...

WINNER of the 2025 Tennessee Book Award in PoetryIn her second collection, My Infinity, Didi Jackson continues her exploration of the paradoxical meaning of a world where joy and sorrow simultaneously coexist.These poems investigate both sacred and natural spaces. Her poems move grief and emotional suffering to language as a site of recovery and renewal. Much of this collection is ordered around the work of the Swedish visual artis...

[ This is the war of love IN between the alphas]Charlotte has always been the spare one. The second daughter, the invaluable one. She hasn't minded even though it hurts. It gives her the kind of freedom that her sister can only dream about. The freedom that has to be taken away when she is promised to the notorious Alpha Hunter.She won't do that; not when she realizes she has a mate out there so she runs away. And where does she run? Straight into the arms ...

Abigail has always struggled with the voices. From the relentless tyranny a woman faces on an antebellum plantation to the unknown prison camps in America during World War II, our heroine discovers the past in a way that changes her future.Moments from the past serve as guiding posts for the country’s growth, and also mark the transitions for Abigail’s own personal history. Her best friend, Margaret, partners with Abigail to discover the identity of the mysterious voices, while foc...

After sisters Markie and Kam get tangled with the wrong people at the wrong time, long-buried family secrets begin to emerge.A serial killer is targeting people close to them. As danger inches closer and closer to home, twisted desires become a reality. The deeper they dig, the darker the secrets they find.But who is the cold, calculated murderer, and can they find a way to survive?