In a world ravaged by a viral apocalypse, fifteen-year-old Ethan Mercer
lives for one purpose: to protect his brother, Leo. Born from GeneCorp’s
failed experiments to defeat death, Leo is a one-year-old whose body ages at a
terrifying speed. Unlike the savage Accelerates, children transformed into
predators by the virus, Leo clings to a fragile thread of humanity.
Together with Mia and Clara, two survivors altered by the same catastrophe,
Ethan crosses a landscape of ruins and relentless danger. As they struggle to
stay alive, Ethan faces the devastating truth that Leo, the last hope of
redemption, may also be the instrument of humanity’s final collapse.
In a final act of sacrifice, Leo confronts his inevitable fate, altering the
course of history in ways no one foresaw.
Years later, survivors gather in Leoland, a sanctuary where sunflowers grow in
the rubble and memories remain alive. There, hope endures beyond all loss,
proving that even in devastation, love can take root again.
About the Author
Tak Salmastyan (b. 1963) is an Armenian American artist, educator, and author
based in Los Angeles, originally from the Lori province of Armenia, where he
was born Takvor, meaning “The King.” Admirers later called him
“The King of Spiritual Hooligans,” a title that reflects his
refusal to be confined by boundaries. His work has been exhibited
internationally from New York to Tokyo and includes the creation of
Autoplasticism and BinArtism™, approaches that merge automatism,
neoplasticism, and binary code to explore the tension between technology and
emotion. He has taught widely across Southern California, received numerous
awards for art and film, and authored Window to Freedom, The Accelerates:
Forty Days to Dust, and Echoes That Suffocate.
Strap in, because the Snoodles are back and things are about to
get… weird. In this third out-of-this-world adventure, Droodle the
Poodle and Doo Doo Kidoodle are in big trouble. They’ve broken the one
rule on planet Zoodle — no pets. Now Droodle and another poodle named
Schmoodle are locked up in Zoodletraz, the most escape-proof prison, this side
of the Milky Way. Think Alcatraz, but with more tentacles and fewer lawyers.
Enter a cast of brilliantly bonkers heroes: noodle-powered scientists,
intergalactic musicians, talking cats with trash can drum kits, and a villain
so cranky he reads self-help books about revenge. There’s also a
Jalapeño Popadoodle Noodle, a flying Balloonadoodle, and something
called a Cloakadoodle Swoodle Car. Don't ask, just roll with it.
This wackadoodle tale is packed with vibrant art, making it perfect for young
and old readers who love silly stories, bold visuals, and absolutely zero
boring parts.
Whether your kid’s obsessed with noodles, aliens, or saying the word
“Groodle” over and over again, Snoodles in Space: Escape from
Zoodletraz! is the laugh-out-loud ride you’ve been waiting for.
At the turn of the next century, a corporate oligarchy rules America
with an iron fist. Commercial jingles have replaced the Top Forty, babies come
from factories, and the race captivating the nation isn’t between
political candidates. It’s the cutthroat competition to find the formula
for No-Sog Stay-Crisp Cornflakes.
The battle pits cereal titan Todd Swindell, head of Flakes Alive Incorporated,
against Chad Scandalman of the Great American Flake Company. When Scandalman
hires a diminutive assassin named Twinkle to bump off his rival’s top
chemist, it sparks a war of the flakes that makes the bloody feud of York and
Lancaster look tame by comparison.
But not everyone in the Cornflake capital of Domino, Indiana, is happy with
the status quo. Ziggie Wexler, an unemployed pipefitter and all-around average
Joe, knows that something is deeply wrong with his country.
All history prior to 2040 has been banned, but old-timers whisper about the
days when people still voted for their leaders. After Ziggie posts fiery
polemics against the state to the Clandestine Journal, he becomes a marked
man. But in a world built on lies, there’s one truth he’s sure of.
Somebody needs to fight back.
About the Author
Retired IT professional, James Owens is a trained computer engineer and
technical documentation specialist who earned an A.A.S. in computer
programming and a B.A. in English from Purdue University.
Immensely curious about human behavior, James spent the 1970s hanging out on
the streets to observe people, many of whom became inspirations for his
fictional characters. Later, he worked in cube farms at conservative insurance
companies, where the idiosyncrasies of corporate personalities sparked his
imagination.
James has spent the last decade reading and writing offbeat fiction about
bizarre protagonists. Corporate Almighty: 2098, a dystopian tale about the
rise of the corporation and the fall of democracy, follows his first two
novels, Animal Candy and Pods of Bubbledumb: A Study in Mass Depravity.
Born and raised in an industrial suburb on the south edge of Chicago, James
lives with his wife Sue and four cats in Evansville, Indiana.
The Multiverse comprises different realms of reality as apparent in its
map.
The first realm is made up of different kinds of substances with
specific powers. These range from the world of pure matter (quantum fields) to
various embodied forms of life, consciousness and rational thought (microbial,
botanical, mammalian, et al.) to the world of pure spirit (angelic).
The second realm encompasses the agents who "operate" the substances.
These range from unicellular microbes to plants to animals to human beings to
angels.
Then there is the realm of purpose, beauty, the virtues, right and
wrong, good and evil.
Finally, we have the worlds that will never end: Plenitude on the one
side, Heaven; and Void on the other, Hell.
Our journey through the Multiverse begins with the Mission Control
Center.
Here we find the Source of all that exists, we discover that Its Life
has no beginning or end and, finally, that It is Tri-personal, Three Centers
in One infinite Mind and Will.
Next, we explore the Metaverse of Mind, the cosmos in which we live with
its five domains of mind.
Underlying the Metaverse is the MindField, infinite-eternal Mind.
We then move to the world of Homo sapiens, the highest form of mind in
the physical world.
From there we go to the realm of pure minds, the world of good and evil
spirits/angels.
Next up is the religious history of humanity that culminates in the
Incarnation of Infinity and the descent of the divine Spirit.
The Incarnation bestowed on Homo sapiens the God Gene, the Life of God.
Those who live with the divine Life offered to them enter into eternal
ecstasy; those who reject it suffer the endless agony of separation.
Finally, you will meet your Secret Lover.
About the Author
R.A. Varghese is the author and/or editor of various books on the interface of
science, philosophy, and religion. His Cosmos, Bios, Theos, included
contributions from 24 Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Time magazine called
Cosmos "the year's most intriguing book about God." Cosmic Beginnings and
Human Ends, a subsequent work, won a Templeton Book Prize for "Outstanding
Books in Science and Natural Theology." His The Wonder of the World was
endorsed by leading thinkers include two Nobelists and was the subject of an
Associated Press story. He co-authored There is a God―How the World's Most
Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind with Antony Flew (a book translated into
Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Russian, and Arabic). His The Missing Link
(2013), includes contributions from three Nobel Prize winners and scientists
from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and Yale. Varghese was a panelist at the
science and religion forum in the Parliament of World Religions held in
Chicago in 1993 and an invitee and participant in the Millennium World Peace
Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held at the United Nations in August
2000. Varghese has been interviewed on numerous radio and TV shows. He has
also been profiled in different print publications.
Zane Carter and his sons, eleven-year-old Ty and thirteen-year-old
Joseph, venture one hundred miles into the Idaho wilderness with only a knife
and the knowledge of their Nez Perce ancestors. Danger awaits at every
deadfall and lurks in every snowy shadow as the boys hunt, fish, make weapons,
and build shelter, learning to survive, taking only what they need from the
land, and leaving no trace.
During their eighteen-day journey, Zane’s determination to fulfill a
promise to his grandfather, an Indigenous warrior who exemplified the tenets
of a wise and spiritual existence, is thwarted by a fatal encounter that
transports Zane into an ancient realm as he straddles the thin line between
life and death.
He wonders what has become of his boys. Have they learned enough patience,
resourcefulness, and courage to complete this rite of passage? Will they make
it out of the wildlands alive? Or will the unforgiving forces of the natural
world take them too far from home to ever return?
About the Author
After high school, Aaron Anderson set out to see the world, embarking on
adventures through North America, Europe, and North Africa. He enjoyed
traveling as a bicyclist, motorcyclist, train passenger, and even as a
hitchhiker, reveling in the excitement of the unknown.
At the age of twenty-two, Aaron returned to the US and worked on oil rigs in
Wyoming. He later became a carpenter and eventually a real estate appraiser.
However, his true passions have always been writing, developing powerful
friendships, and exploring new country.
During the 1980s he and his two sons hunted, hiked, and camped throughout the
western states. Here, his love for the natural world and respect for
Indigenous people prompted him to write his second novel, Never Lost.
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.
Excerpt
Opening Scene
By noon, the autumn sky had turned from blue to the color of road
asphalt. Treetops bent in the winds funneling into the canyon from the
high peaks. Stray snowflakes splattered the windshield, turned into tiny
droplets, and in an instant were gone. My best friend and new
boss, Dalton Cummings, pulled his pick-up into a parking spot at the back of
the big, white hotel and killed the engine. “The truck with the
paintings is supposed to be here in about an hour.” He pulled up
the sleeve of his flannel shirt and checked his Timex for the tenth
time. “We’ll leave our gear in the pickup. I’ll
let the hotel manager know we’re here. You see if you can
find,”--He snatched a clipboard from the dashboard and flipped through
the pages–-“damn it, I can never remember her...”
“Porsche Hurt,” I told
him. “Porsche. Like the car. Hurt, like
ouch.” “That’s one of those damn made-up New York
City names if I’ve ever heard one. Her folks never gave it to
her.” “You’ve said that before.” Then it
hit me. I held back the smile. “I know what’s going
on. Ex-game warden Dalton Cummings is nervous about his first paying job
since retirement. What could it be?” I enjoyed the edge I
had over my friend. Cummings turned toward the window. His breath
painted a gray haze on the glass. “Let me guess.”
I wanted to see his face, but he wouldn’t turn back. “The
man who fought forest fires, rescued lost campers, and saved fish and wildlife
for generations to come is afraid of a New York woman.” “That
ain’t it.” “Then what?” He shook his
head, and the brim of his Stetson left a mark on the fogged window.
“I don’t like hotels,” he mumbled. “What?” “Hotels.”
He clamped both hands on the steering wheel. “I’d rather be
in my own bed.” He stared straight ahead. “I do fine
in a sleepin’ bag in the backcountry. But there’s
somethin’ about a little old mint on a fluffy pillow and turned-down
sheets that makes me all crawly.” He shook like he was cold.
“It’s all too fancy.” “Don’t worry.”
I bit back a laugh. “It’s just two nights. You probably
won’t get any sleep anyway.” I couldn’t resist adding one
more thing. “The ghosts will keep you awake.” Cummings
jerked up on the door handle and glanced sideways at me. He raised his
middle finger. “Screw you, Hogan.”
About the Author
Kevin Wolf is an award-winning Mystery and
Western author. His books include Trailridge (2024), The Homeplace, winner of
the 2015 Tony Hillerman Prize and the 2016 Strand Critics Award finalist for
Best Debut Mystery. His short story Belthanger received the 2021 Spur Award
for Best Short Fiction and his novel, The Bootheel was a 2024 Peacemaker Award
finalist.
The legends and landscape of the West are evident in everything
he writes. His newest novel, Trailridge, is set against the grandeur of
Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park and the 1982 Lawn Lake Flood.
Those who visit Rocky often or have chosen the national park for their
once-in-a-lifetime destination will recognize the mountains, valleys, rivers,
and the twists and turns of Trailridge as this story races to its climax.In
The Homeplace, a schoolboy hero returns after sixteen years to solve a murder
in a windswept, dying town on the eastern plains of Colorado. In his short
story Belthanger, readers are given a glimpse of a 1950s small town, soon to
be bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System, and the drama that unfolds
on the town’s darkened streets one night. The BootHeel is a
coming-of-age tale of a teenage orphan and an aging gunman as they follow a
treasure map into Mexico as the nineteenth century draws to its end.
Kevin
Wolf is a member of Western Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America,
and serves as Vice President of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. He facilitates
a weekly critique group for other writers. The great-grandson of Colorado
homesteaders, he enjoys fly fishing, old Winchesters, and almost every
1950’s Western movie. He lives in Estes Park, CO with his loving and
patient wife.
Meet the Invisible Guest in your wealth-biased relationships
Non-Fiction
Publication Date: October 10, 2025
Publisher: Serapis Bey Publishing
Successful families and business owners tolerate far too much angst and
pain surrounding their material assets and cherished relationships. What if
hope for a better way was closer than you knew to be possible?
Packed with uncommon insights, boots on the ground exercises, and real client
stories, you will emerge from the experience with a profound exhale of relief,
and practical steps to make the journey from friction to ease.
Excerpt
In the pages that follow, I have endeavored to create more of an experience than a traditional book. Some people will power through attempting a quick read, and others will find the popcorn of a new idea in the pauses we have carefully infused throughout.
One of my favorite mottos is, “Hope is a great conversation.” Through a combination of compassionate sarcasm, tender truths, and dense prose, my hope is that families read for what they haven’t heard and not what they already know. At times you’ll find yourself rereading a sentence or a paragraph. When you do, please know that I have attempted to embed deeper nuance into those nuggets of compassion and contemplation.
Each chapter offers deep thinking exercises, audio overviews of our counseling concepts, and real client stories. In our decades of counseling and teaching families and advisors, we know that personal interaction with the material has a dramatic effect on the depth of influence, and the speed and durability of progress. Beyond reading or hearing a presentation, this deeper engagement helps families chip away at change. If you are holding an actual 3D book, versus an e-book, you’ll find blank journal pages at the back on which to capture your thinking from the exercises. If you don’t have a hard copy, you’ll want to allocate a notebook or journal to do the work.
About the Author
Joe Strazzeri is an attorney and counselor to successful families and business
owners. With a lifelong desire to become a lawyer, he leveraged his second
career as a general contractor, hammering nails to pay for law school. He has
been self-made since his 20s.
He is a founding partner in four companies that serve multi-generational
affluent families and self-made business owners, and he teaches the trusted
advisors to both. Their life’s work centers on Three Systems of Family
Thriving: family wealth, family relationships and family business
relationships, and family advisory relationships. They focus on four key
capabilities: tax masterminding, business succession, cleaning up messes in
families’ existing planning, and Family Synergy Work.
Over 25 years in business, he and his teams have counseled more than 750
eight- and nine-figure net worth families, and thousands of others. This
experiential sample size renders the insights and perspectives shared in this
book.
Joe credits his entrepreneurial tenacity to the dichotomy of his
parents’ origins. His mother was a German, Iowa farmgirl, and his father was a crazy Sicilian entrepreneur who began life as a teenage immigrant and drove
the success of several real estate enterprises.
✨ A heartwarming rhyming story that teaches kids the power of kindness,
confidence, and self-acceptance.
Looking into the river,
They saw what they never believed.
They all had something special,
That they first didn’t see.
In You Don’t See What I See, children meet a group of charming animals
who feel insecure about their unique traits. From floppy ears to bumpy shells,
each animal believes their differences make them less special—until kind
words from their friends reveal the truth: what they thought were flaws are
actually their strengths.
Through lyrical rhymes and beautifully illustrated pages, this story shows
children that the way they see themselves is not always the way others see
them. By encouraging gratitude, kindness, and compassion, the book helps kids
celebrate their individuality and recognize their true value.
✦ Why Readers Will Love This Book
● Celebrates Uniqueness –
Teaches children to embrace their special qualities instead of comparing
themselves to others.
● Encourages Positive Self-Talk – Shows how kind words can change
negative thoughts into uplifting ones.
● Builds Confidence & Resilience – Inspires young readers to believe
in themselves and appreciate their strengths.
● Fosters Empathy & Gratitude – Reminds kids to be kind to others
while also being gentle with themselves.
● Engaging & Fun – Written in playful rhyme with vibrant
illustrations that captivate young readers.
● Perfect for Families & Classrooms – A wonderful read-aloud that
sparks conversations about self-worth, kindness, and emotional growth.
● For Ages 4–8 – Ideal for preschool through early elementary
school children.
✨ Whether at bedtime, in the classroom, or as part of social-emotional
learning, You Don’t See What I See is a book children will want to read
again and again—while carrying its life-changing message with them
forever.
About the Author
Ashley Sadrnoori – Author, Teacher, and Advocate for Children’s
Growth
Ashley Sadrnoori is an educator, author, wife, and mom dedicated to inspiring
children to embrace their uniqueness. With over 12 years of experience as a
middle school English teacher on the North Shore of Massachusetts, she has
recently transitioned into a new role as a K–2 ESL teacher. Her mission
is to help young learners build strong language skills while fostering
confidence and self-expression.
Ashley’s classroom philosophy centers around creating safe, supportive
spaces where every child feels valued. She believes that when children are
encouraged and cared for, they flourish academically and personally.
Her journey into writing children’s books stems from a lifelong love of
literature and a desire to use stories to teach important life lessons.
Inspired by her own struggles with self-doubt and the transformative power of
kind words, Ashley wrote You Don’t See What I See to help children
develop self-belief, resilience, and empathy.
At home, Ashley is a proud mother of energetic twin boys and the
family’s beloved dog, Raven. Parenthood has deepened her understanding
of the emotional needs of young children and strengthened her commitment to
writing stories that uplift and empower.
Old Books and Faded Dreams transports readers on a nostalgic journey
with the townspeople of Tilden, a quaint community in Madison County,
Nebraska. At the center of the heartwarming story is Maggie Davis, a
middle-aged widow and heiress to a grand Victorian estate. The stately home,
which Maggie shares with her spunky nine-year-old daughter Jenna, also serves
as a bed-and-breakfast to a once regular, but now transitory, clientele. The
kitchen table is the epicenter of lively, often contentious, conversation
where no topics are off-limits. Maggie's out-spoken, spinster neighbor
delights in keeping everyone on guard with her opinionated, prejudicial
tirades, but she is frequently reined in by an elderly, equally forthright
family member who has recently become a permanent dweller at the manor. Maggie
finds herself struggling with the painful memories of her husband's tragic
death, as well as the stirrings in her heart associated with a new house
guest. A scandalous scheme to swindle Maggie out of her inherited property
rides on the heels of a sudden, unexpected death, pointing to a member of the
family as suspect. The startling discovery of a sinister family secret locked
away for decades in an old attic trunk threatens to overshadow a highly
esteemed familial image and cherished legacy. Can relationships be salvaged?
Old Books and Faded Dreams is a captivating, small-town tale about friendship,
grief, reconciliation and ultimately, unconditional love.
About the Author
D.L. Norris is a notable author and motivational speaker who has written
numerous short stories and articles on health, emotional wellness, family, and
cultural history. Norris’ novels, The Long Way Home and Where the Heart
Is, capture in colorful, humorous style the actual events and cultural
mindsets surrounding her Scandinavian family and personal life experiences.
Norris’ expressive writing style quickly engages her readers and
encourages them to sit back and enjoy a nostalgic, magical journey. She and
her husband are happily retired in beautiful Hartford, Connecticut.
Domestic Silence by Tut Yashar is a powerful poetry collection that
gives voice to the quiet battles many endure but rarely share. Written over
the span of 18 months, these poems weave a deeply personal yet universal
journey of survival and resilience in seek of liberation.
Through raw honesty and lyrical rhythm, Tut Yashar explores themes of love,
loss, injustice, silence and happiness. At its heart, this book reflects the
emotional reality of abuse—not only the pain itself but also the
loneliness, judgment, and shame that often follow. Each poem is both
confession and release, inviting readers to feel seen, validated, and less
alone in their own struggles.
Domestic Silence is not just about one story—it is about many. It speaks
to anyone who has felt trapped, silenced, or invisible, whether by
circumstances, relationships, or society. It reminds us that healing is
possible, that freedom can be reclaimed, and that our voices deserve to be
heard.
Whether you are a survivor, an ally, or someone seeking deeper understanding
of the human condition, this book offers hope, comfort, courage, and
connection.
About the Author
Tut Yashar is a poet and advocate for self-fulfillment whose words shine a
light on the hidden corners of the human experience. With a background in law,
finance and operations, she blends analytical precision with raw emotional
honesty to create poetry that resonates deeply with readers. Writing has been
her lifelong companion, a source of healing, and a way to transform pain into
strength.
Her work explores themes of freedom, resilience, love, and the silent
struggles we often carry alone. Tut’s poetry speaks to anyone who has
ever felt unseen, unheard, or silenced—reminding them that they are not
alone and that healing is possible. Domestic Silence is her debut published
collection, and she is also the author of two forthcoming poetry books.
Through her writing, Tut strives to inspire readers to embrace their voice,
reclaim their power, and discover self-fulfillment in the face of life’s
challenges.
Kidnapped by the enemy. Bought by the jefe. Will his smoldering touch thaw her frozen heart?
Rubén Lozano, the new leader of the Lozano Cartel, craves peace amidst a legacy of bloodshed and death. He never expected to find his ex-lover, Drina Cabrera, in the clutches of his vicious rivals. Her haunted eyes compel him to rescue her, but freeing her is another matter.
After five months of captivity, Drina trades one captor for another. Though she succumbs to Rubén’s masterful touch, the bittersweet memory of her daughter and the life she was stolen from is a constant wedge between them.
When Rubén’s darkest secret comes out, he will have to wash his hands in crimson. Will Drina let her king face the danger alone, or stand at his side as his cartel queen?
– Book two in the dark romance series, the Lozano Cartel. All the books can be read as a standalone, but are part of an interconnected series.
– Scenes featuring drug distribution, violence, kidnapping, and attempted sexual assault may be uncomfortable for some readers.
– No cheating. HEA guaranteed!
Excerpt
Drina inhaled the warm air. The vast canvas of glass, concrete, and steel spread toward the harsh, craggy desert where hazy mountains melded with the horizon. Rubén ruled his empire from one of the highest mountains in the area. Rather, the land was more of a gigantic, shrub-covered hill than a true mountain, the perfect vantage point for his citadel.
“Nice view.”
“Oh!” She whipped around and glared at Rubén. “Haven’t you heard of knocking?”
“Not in my own house.” He stuffed his key ring into his pants pocket and crossed the threshold. His mouth twitched up and revealed his dimple. “The doctor says you’re in excellent health. I want you desperate for me. So needy you will say or do anything I demand.”
Excellent health—good. Though if she had a disease, Rubén would probably keep his distance. She notched up her chin. “If I refuse?”
He seized the space between them and cupped her face.
“Stop.” She jerked away and twitched her nose. The irritating stench of cloves and menthol clung to his skin and clothes as though someone had smoked around him. “I’m not your property, no matter how much money you spend.”
“You’re more than that, Drina. You’re the only woman who has ever dumped me. Now, you will never escape me again.”
She gulped, trapped between her captor and the balcony rail. If he tossed her over, the fall probably wouldn’t kill her as long as she didn’t land on a cactus or tumble down the hill. The breeze whipped at her hair, carrying the fresh aroma of sun-heated earth and desert flowers. Dogs barked from somewhere on the premises while the sounds of muted gunfire rent the air. The rumble of distant traffic reverberated in her ears.
As he stroked her blemished cheek, she bit her nails against her palms. “Why do you always touch the scarred one?”
“Because you’re a survivor. Strength turns me on,” he admitted. “When you’re ready, I want you to tell me everything that happened the night the Tronco de la Muertes grabbed you.”
“Why do you care?”
He feathered his thumb across her bottom lip. “You are mine—body and soul. Your history is mine to know.”
She swallowed hard. How would she escape this nightmare? She’d tried twice to flee the distribution center, and Soler’s thugs beat her for her efforts. Would Rubén order Calvillo or someone else to slap her around? Would he do it himself? The nuts, granola, and toast in her belly churned.
A hint of sadness dwelt in the bottomless pools of his hazel-green irises, the unusual shade a mirror to Sera’s. Then a shield fell over his face, hardening him into the beast of a man she didn’t know. Didn’t want to know. “Rubén, I—”
Amber Daulton is the author of the Lozano Cartel, the Arresting Onyx, the Embracing You, and the Ramseys in Time series, as well as several standalone novellas. Her books are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.
She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.
