River Publishing: 172 books

Figuring who to trust can be tricky... Especially when you've been burned once Jade Pellerin survives one shake-up in state government and lands her dream job. As the top assistant to a powerful government official destined for even greater things, Jade is poised to rise right along with him....

Twenty-four stories were selected from 260 entries submitted to the Margaret River Short Story Writing Competition. These are stories about men, women - and children - who stand aside from the mainstream world, and see it, as Emily Dickinson would say, 'aslant'. In Barry Divola's winning story, Knitting,...

For the children of our elites, attending college is an expected part of late adolescence, an experience for which they have been groomed since birth. First generation or nontraditional students also enroll in college but generally with far less preparation and support. Award-winning writer and teacher...

Sam Larkin is an enigma. A former Merchant Marine and environmental officer in Louisiana, Larkin was unjustly sent to prison by Judge Thornton Hunnycut, who has eyes on the United States Senate. Released under mysterious circumstances after serving four years in Angola State Prison in Louisiana, Larkin...

Enigmatic Sam Larkin, a former environmental law-enforcement officer, ex-con, ex-teacher and artist is no stranger to violence. But now, after being calledunder false pretensesby Karen Chaney, a federal officer and Larkins sometimes lover, to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, he finds himself torn from the...

The true testing of their faith will happen when tragedy falls.Eric Breckinridge lives up to his reputation as a player, until the new girl moves in across the street. Rachel Smith is as plain as they come…plainer. But there is something about her that appeals to Eric, and he is drawn in...

Carolina Fire is a disturbing chronicle of murder and shame set in the lowcountry of South Carolina. The book is not a redneck, alcoholic wife-beating, mamma-got-run-over-by-a-pickup-truck southern novel, nor is it about money, politics or emerging ghosts from the past. Anger, obsession and familial...

John Ryan Stone, ex-army officer, ex-teacher, ex-husband and wannabe songwriter has been pushing his music for three years with no success. Down and out, his luck changes when he is invited to audition his songs for Don Hendrickson, one ofNashvilles top producers. Although he is a reluctant performer,...

Every unit of the FBI has those cases that just make an agent think, make them feel, and make them wonder why people treat others the way they do. PAVAD—the Prevention & Analysis of Violent Acts Division of the FBI—was no different. This was one of those cases. She had made a promise...

People who preyed on those weaker and more defenseless than themselves deserved whatever punishment was thrown at them.  That thought drove Dr. Georgia Dennis in every decision she made, personal and professional. A profiler with the Complex Crimes Unit of the FBI, she was tired of being second-guessed...

Human or vampire? She didn't know what she was... Humanities grad student Mara Garnier was human. Or so she had always thought. Her mother had denied her the knowledge that she was half Dardaptoan vampire and half Lupoiux werewolf. Until a big man showed up at the door with news that her entire...

Becoming What You Want to See in the World provides tools and techniques for practical approaches to leading a more fulfilled, balanced and meaningful life regardless of the reader’s personal circumstances or economic restrictions. This user-friendly handbook for change has won three national awards...

She was the quietest Tyler of Tyler Township—and for good reason. They might not have much, but rabble-rousing Tylers loved—and took care of—each other. Pip was a Tyler, through and through. There wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for her family. After a terrible experience as...

She'd been a victim of a horrible crime at her own father's hands. With her spirit broken and her body hurting, Texas State Police Officer Bailey Moore is determined to return to the job—and find a way to heal. No matter what she has to do. Finding her place in Value, Texas again is...