You’ll delight in John Conlee’s latest novel in which a very likeable fellow manages to make enemies with both the Mob and the FBI.
It’s the fall of 1969. America is recovering from the Cuban Missile Crisis; the Civil Rights Movement is heating up; the first US troops are in Vietnam. Jack Barstow has just met a bright and attractive woman. But his quiet life as a ghostwriter in LA is suddenly, though not unexpectedly, upended. If Jack is to prevail, he must marshal all his resources, physical and mental. Jack must be nimble and quick.
Coming January 2026
Newspaper journalist Jake Weaver is now CBS’s new West Coast correspondent. While he’s filming a television documentary on the old slapstick days of silent comedy, Keystone Kops creator Mack Sennett is shot. Producer Hal Roach is Sennett’s prime rival back in those days. Is he behind the shooting? The shooting is just the first of a storm of events Jake Weaver encounters in this exciting and compelling thriller.
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The ancient Celts believed that at certain times and in certain places the veil between the mortal realm and the spirit realm could be pierced. Was May Day Eve such a time and Ynys Enlli such a place? Passing themselves off as pilgrims to this remote holy island off the northwest coast of Wales, Professor George Edward Challenger with five companions travel to Ynys Enlli to discover the truth for themselves– and the truths they discover are different for each of them.
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Nine linked stories take you from a glamorous lifestyle in New York City to a simple New England cottage. You’ll meet art aficionado Sonia Langhorne and her husband, Logan, radically changed just before the birth of their son, Will. Both Will and his sixteen-year-old son, Charlie, narrate life-altering stories, as does Clare, the perceptive wife of beloved handyman, Riley.
“Sonia Langhorne’s journey of self-actualization will challenge your beliefs about material wealth and social status. It may even change your life. A must read!”
— Len Shartzer
“A Cezanne painting and a poem scribbled on a boy’s baseball glove help to transform a woman into the person she was always meant to be. Sally Stiles’ beautiful and insightful writing brings to life a fascinating character you will love and always remember.” — J.E. Tobin, author of When We Were Wolves and The Triple Divide.
“In Across the Covered Bridge, Sally Stiles unveils a tucked-away world filled with remarkable creativity, rich characters, and deep compassion for our all-too-human journeys.”—Kathleen T. Jabs, author of Black Wings
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How far would an avid book collector go to obtain a copy of “The Rarest Book in the World?” For a few rapacious bibliophiles, the answer to that question might be—as far as necessary.
Intrigue follows intrigue as you search for clues in John Conlee’s latest novel, again featuring American scholar Charles Bascombe and the spectacular but potentially dangerous Cornwall coast. Who offed the bookseller? Who then threatened the book buyer? And, perhaps, the most intriguing question of all: Who once owned The Rarest Book in The World?
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After completing their deployments to Afghanistan, three American soldiers return home. But a raid on an Afghan village they were involved in has left them with deep moral uncertainties. Being back in America brings them no peace.
After visiting his mother in Montana, one of the three men disappears into the vast wilderness of Glacier National Park. His destination is Triple Divide Peak, a mount top from which the rainfall flows into three oceans. The other two men, fearing for his well-being, undertake separate missions to rescue him. Will they find him in time? And in their attempts to do that, what truths—if any—will they discover about themselves and each other?
Inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey, the novel depicts each of the men’s personal odyssey of courage, self-knowledge, and redemption. It portrays the psychological and emotional aftermath that war can have on the soldiers who fought in it, and the redemptive power of those who love them.
“While this novel is first and foremost an adventure and a thriller, Triple Divide is also an inspiring take on the human condition, able to open human hearts to self-awareness and, I think, a deeper peace.” — Michael Gurian, New York Times bestselling author of Saving Our Sons and The Stone Boys
“Triple Divide is a fast-paced novel exploring the long-term consequences of the hard decisions made in war on those who fight. Tobin vividly describes both people and the landscapes they move through, giving particular care to the deep, oft-unspoken bonds between men. I couldn’t put down this gripping book!” — Kayla Williams, author of the memoir, Love My Rifle More than You
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Between June, 1861 and June, 1862, the lower Virginia Peninsula from Fort Monroe to Richmond changed from a quiet backwater to the focus of the Civil War. First person historian Jeff Toalson features the voices of 67 soldiers, sailors, farmers, clerks, nurses, watermen, teachers, newspapermen and wives to tell a very personal and intimate story of their innermost thoughts as war comes to southeastern Virginia.
These soldiers and civilians wrote remarkable letters and kept astonishing diaries and journals. They discuss disease, slavery, inflation, death, religion, mosquitoes, desertion, damage to farms and crops, a desire to see their loved ones and the constant complaining about the mud caused by the unending rain. They will relate more than 400 stories of events around Gloucester, Fort Monroe, Yorktown, Newport News, Williamsburg, Seven Pines and many lesser-known locations.
Ma, Wee Got Nuthin Here But Mud & Muskeeters is a worthy companion to Mr. Toalson’s four previous award winning histories. We are reminded that to understand this terrible conflict you must read the first-person accounts of the common person. Private Holland shares the feelings of some his fellow soldiers after less than 60 days on the peninsula. They would prefer to be residents of the lunatic asylum in Williamsburg!
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According to Christian tradition, the spear thrust of a Roman soldier inflicted Christ’s fifth and final wound on the Cross. To this day, several European museums claim to possess this infamous weapon, variously known as “The Spear of Destiny,” “The Lance of Longinus” or simply “The Holy Spear.”
Because of its direct, ‘intimate’ contact with the incarnate body of Christ, this object is revered throughout Christendom as one of the holiest relics in existence—if it is in existence. If there is such a spear, its monetary value would be incalculable. Is it any wonder, then, that there are people who will stop at nothing to obtain it—including committing murder?
Through a series of bizarre occurrences, Allie Tremayne and Charles Bascombe find them selves in possession of an ancient Roman spearhead, an artifact that Allie found in a prayer chapel in a 15th-century church in Glastonbury, England. Where did this ancient artifact come from? And what should they do with it? Will the possession of it place them in grave danger, danger so grave that it could result in their demise?
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In partnership with Bruton Parish Church, we are now distributing The Bruton Parish Story by Donna L. Bailey through this website and on Amazon.com. Produced by The Donning Company Publishers, it’s the latest book on iconic Bruton parish in Colonial Williamsburg. The building was completed in 1715. The parish itself is more than three hundred years old and has been at the crossroads of early American history.
Through the narrative and photos, readers will follow the rich story of the parish, the building, and events witnessed by its people since 1674. Full of images, it expands on the contributions of Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin (colleague of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.) and discusses the role of African Americans. Other sections highlight sacred organ music, notable visitors, and nine of the best known cemetery monuments.
The book concludes with descriptions of ministries undertaken today by this active congregation of the Episcopal Church, both within and beyond its walls.