Showcase 12: Seven More Indie Books For Your Enjoyment

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BRIDGE ICES BEFORE ROAD by Sienna Rose

The year is 1970. In a blue-collar suburb of Boston, two eleven year-old Catholic girls struggle to come of age in a culture still very much dominated by men. They watch in dismay as their fathers and priests determine the lives of the women around them. Loyalty to family and church is paramount; women and children suffer in silence rather than expose the men who do them harm. Frances Orillio is an adopted, only child; she is self-critical, anxious, and vulnerable. Maddy Malone is one of six children, and grew up in a rough housing project scrapping with the boys. Although they are strikingly different in temperament, they forge an enduring friendship on the path to becoming strong, independent women. Together they battle the tangled jungle of ignorance, racism, and homophobia that goes hand in hand with the culturally entrenched discrimination against women. Like the treacherous roads in a New England winter, the way is fraught with hidden dangers. Family secrets and lies are like the invisible black ice on a bridge: if you don’t watch out for the signs, it can be deadly.

Because she has always been concerned with those who are different and vulnerable to bullying or abuse, Sienna Rose wrote her master’s thesis on the needs of gay/lesbian/bi/trans youth in school. She works as an independent educational consultant and advocate for children with disabilities. Bridge Ices Before Road is her first novel.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

JAZZ BABY by Beem Weeks

While all Mississippi bakes in the scorching summer of 1925, a sudden orphanhood casts its icy shadow across Emily Ann “Baby” Teegarten, a pretty young teen.

Taken in by an aunt bent on ridding herself of this unexpected burden, Baby Teegarten plots her escape using the only means at her disposal: a voice that brings church ladies to righteous tears and makes angels take notice. “I’m gonna sing jazz up in New York City,” she brags to anybody who’ll listen. ’Cept that Big Apple—well, it’s an awful long way from that dry patch of earth she used to call home.

Jazz Baby just wants to sing—not fight to stay alive.

Beem Weeks is the 46-year-old indie author of several short stories, poems, essays, and the historical fiction/coming-of-age novel Jazz Baby. A divorced father of two grown children, Beem has lived in Florida and Georgia, and is currently calling Michigan home.  He is currently hard at work on his second novel—though that’s a slow-go at times.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

CONFESSIONS OF A CATHOLIC SCHOOL DROP-OUT by Patti Lavell

“Confessions of a Catholic School Dropout” is a flippant tale about growing up in a strict, Irish Catholic home.  The author reveals her unusual past, including some very serious and distressing experiences, with unrestrained hilarity.  Mustached nuns, botched Confessions, the sexual escapades of priests and intoxicated Irish Catholic Godparents are just a few of the things at which she irreverently pokes fun in her first book.

Born and raised on a small farm in Western, NY, Patti now lives in the Florida Keys.  Her passions include writing, cooking, distance walking and laughing.  Red wine and cheese are among her loves.  She recently walked two-hundred miles across England with her thirteen-year-old daughter with little more than a compass.  Every day is an adventure.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

CHASE TINKER’S WORLD by Malia Ann Haberman

In Chase Tinker’s world, magic, lies and secrets can be a lethal combination…

Thirteen-year-old Chase Tinker can’t understand why he has the power to move things with his mind. Besides that, his dad has been missing for over a year, causing his mom to be too upset to pay much attention to her sons, so now he’s been busted for shoplifting. As if this isn’t enough to worry about, his younger brother Andy suddenly has a weird magical ability too. Can things get any crazier?

Author of  “The Chase Tinker Series” Malia loves dancing, reading, writing, sunsets, ladybugs, playing video games on her iPad, watching TV, and chocolate. She also has terrible motion sickness and hates onions. She’s always wanted to have the ability to teleport and the power to move things with her mind. She lives in the Seattle area with her four wild and crazy ferrets.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

 SOLITARY DESIRE by Kim Defforge

Defforge takes us along on her journey as she narrates the life events that weave an emotional tapestry, from adolescent imagination to adult life situations. Conveying amusing candor, the author details how she came full circle, from Paris to “la vie en rose” on the French Riviera.  A true story of twists and turns and the author’s courage to follow it.

Kim Defforge is a lifelong Francophile and former French teacher, with a passion for all things French. Having moved from the U.S. to the French Riviera, she now enjoys experiencing French culture, food, wine, and the simple beauty of a Mediterranean sunset – proving that dreams really can come true!

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

 THE WARRIOR by Ty Patterson

Zeb Carter is almost your average Private Military Contractor.

When working for a WDE (We Don’t Exist) Agency, Zeb witnesses a gruesome crime in the Congo and tracks the perpetrators down to New York. Only to discover that not only are they protected by the FBI, but also are closely connected to a very high profile politician.

Ordered to stand down by the FBI, Zeb finds that his hunt brings those close to him in the sights of the killers.

A thriller that spans Congo and New York, The Warrior is dotted with gritty action, a central character that fuels imagination, and a supporting cast of great colorful characters.

Ty has been selling all his life. He has sold tea, exotic leather goods, industrial equipment, and now he creates characters and stories that will hopefully live long in the imaginations of his readers.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

ROARING ZEROES by Nate McIntyre

What would you do if the future you worked for slipped away as the world around you descended into madness?

Jason Carver is a member of a lost generation. Fresh out of college and buried in debt, he finds that the American Dream he’d been taught to believe in has become a cruel myth. Jobs are disappearing and families are losing their homes. For the first time in decades, the youngest generation faces the prospect of a less prosperous future than their parents had. It is an age of bailouts and “too big to fail” corporations in which the average citizen is too small to matter.

Nate McIntyre was born and raised in Southern California and currently lives in San Diego. He served six years in the Marine Corps Reserve and graduated from San Diego State University in 2008. In his free time, he reads about history, politics, current events, international affairs and attempts to sharpen his home brewing skills.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

I hope you’ve enjoyed this Showcase, and I look forward to publishing another one soon, with books from Joyce Shaughnessy, Sara Weldon, Christine Maria Jahn, Harold Titus, Scott Skipper, Liz Wixley, Florence Osmund and Eliza Green.

Until then, enjoy your reading, Charlie