Phoenix Rising Press: 86 books

Dessert First: Transforming Life's Road Kill into Lollipops, is Rhonda Jennings' memoir that shares her experiences as she tries to live a "normal" life in the face of overwhelming odds.Jennings tackles head on one of the most horrific of human issues: suicide. With brutal honesty and guts,...

Kristen Matthews has worked for months to ensure that the Nature Station's first Eco tour goes off without a hitch. But hauling a busload of nature lovers around the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin has its stressful, and oftentimes, freakish, moments. Expecting breathtaking views of fall foliage...

Since the creation of the world, the disobedient gods have pit man against one another for their own sport, but the day is approaching when the final conflict between the tribes of man - and between the obedient and the disobedient gods - will take place. The god Airmid created the Kingstone, and...

Who can pass up a scary tale or a spooky ghost story, especially right before bed on a stormy night after eating a sloppy bean burrito? From possessed bunny slippers to a house guarding an ancient secret, Twelve Tantalizingly Twisted Tales features a dozen short stories sure to raise a few goosebumps,...

Every third year, on the fifth full moon, the Mushroom Patch holds a magical Spider Web Scramble. Excitement buzzes through the forest as the fairies prepare to scramble the magical webs in order to complete the course. As a special treat, the elders disclose that the stars will be coming down to...

Where do fairies get their magical fairy dust? After leaving the mushroom patch without permission, two mischievous fairies find themselves in more trouble than they can handle. Boris, with a broken ankle and a bent wing, is unable to walk or fly, and Lilly must devise a plan to escort him safely...

Greenlee Lynn Granger is about to find out how easily social media can be used as a malicious tool: a normal teen one day and ruined the next. Who knew a boy's affections would turn her life into such a nightmare? Becoming a designated 'project,' a joke in front of the whole school, turns Greenlee's...

Love, Trust, and Betrayal! They say there are two sides to every story, and somewhere in the middle lies the truth. There’s no exception to this one. Impaired decisions, questionable actions, and consequences with irreversible damage destroy the lives of two young teens. High school junior Payton...

Hannah Gunner, once a carefree child, is faced with secrets, lies, and betrayal. A life-changing event during her adolescent years forces her to confront a past that she no longer recognizes. Now, questioning everything she thought she knew, Hannah struggles with the person she is supposed to be!...

Franco Allessi is a broken, lonely man who wants nothing more than to outrun the ghosts of his past. For years, he tries to numb the pain of his wife's death with cheap beer and whiskey. When he's convicted of drunk driving, the judge revokes his license for six months and orders him to serve fifty...

Breaking free from the fear that drained Jacob’s life was just the first step toward freedom from the solitary existence he had endured for most of his life. Now Jacob and his friend, the griffin named Shadow, find themselves on a new world where King Pontis has imprisoned Cecilia, the true Queen,...

Raids leave Fort Lion, the once beautiful city in the Mountains, in shambles. A young girl, Faustine, hides alone in her parents' magnificent manor. Forced to fend for herself in the evacuated city, Faustine prepares for the bitter cold as she leaves her house in search of help. She walks through...

Christopher wages war with his mind everyday. A teenager on the edge of insanity, trying to figure out who he really is, and why the dreams of people and events haunting him, have him believing that he might be connected to something extraordinary. Take a moment in time to find out whether this young...

Who was King Arthur? That question has delighted, inspired, and confounded people for centuries. Was he a mighty warrior who united the kingdoms of Britain to fight off the Saxons and their allies after the Roman Legions withdrew? Was he the champion of chivalry who was involved in a love triangle...