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In this collection of 15 Flash Fiction stories, award-winning writer Steven Harz runs the gamut of young love ("Swaying to the music" and "She's as sweet as") to love lost tragically ("September 13" and "Working on mysteries") and finally to the promise of hope ("Invisible scar" and "The obit"). Also included are three bonus works of thought-provoking prose poetry, including "Descending the beanstalk" and "An umbrella for the bomb drop".

A new, bold and thought provoking novel, ‘Osama’s Jihad’, is coming soon. The novel tackles two of today’s social phobias—homophobia and Islam- phobia. The main character, Osama, explores the social norms of Arab/Muslim communities in the US. The novel tackles social and religious taboos, while exploring issues like women’s rights, as well as the rights of Lesbians, Gays and Transgender in the Arab/Muslim world.

As any manager will attest to, the number of published business books is overwhelming. However, according to renowned speaker and three-decade management consultant, Jon Warner, they all share a fatal flaw – placing their focus on just one or two business ‘levers’ while ignoring the wider holistic process. Breaking the mold with gusto, Warner is delighted to announce his contribution: ‘Business Optimization’.

Tonya Ellis’ move in with her cousins in Houston symbolizes how her life has come full circle; after she packed her bags as a young woman to embrace life’s opportunities, only to end up moving back in twenty years later as Obama’s economy collapsed around her. However, it also serves as a microcosm that questions the wider American dream, and Ellis’ witty new memoir showcases a vision for the nation that has been swept under the rug.

According to Psychologist Vladimir Zakharov, the primary measure of any civilized nation and its Government’s performance is the price of human life and achievements. While Russia has had its fair share of victories (Industrialization, WWII, getting a man into space), the inefficiency of the country’s distributive socialism has forced the country to pay a huge price for these achievements. Russia’s population has taken the biggest toll, declining or at least not increasing each year. Why is this happening, and how does the country’s collective mentality contribute?

Most men and women trudging through the tumultuous waters of the midlife crisis cannot resist the urge to wear clothes they last wore thirty years ago, or replace their Osmonds CD collection with Arcade Fire and Kasabian. The flawed and corruptible protagonist in Jeb Stewart Harrison’s latest novel also struggles with these urges but as anyone would do, of course, also adds faking his own death to the list…..

While the idea of marrying into a ready-made family sounds like bliss to many, most women who have assumed the role of stepmother can only share horror stories of their fight to be accepted, the battles they face with their stepchildren’s biological mother and trying to manage finances and faith while not losing one’s self.

Dr. Benjamin Spock had his own iron-clad set of child care rules, as does Gina Ford. However, a new book by a veteran nurse, educator and mother crushes this conventional advice with a simple philosophy; parent from the gut and both mother and baby will be happier.

While small-town life embodies all that is great about America, the fictional town of Ridgemont Virginia is quickly about to become the arena for an explosive cocktail of unfaithful sex, killing and a pastor whose commitment to God means nothing in the wider scheme of life.

The National Institute of Mental Health reports that one in every hundred U.S. adults is afflicted with schizophrenia,. While millions of people struggle with the complex disorder many fail to seek medical help due to the associated stigma. A powerful and very-realistic novel by author Terri Morgan seeks to crush schizophrenia’s ignominy through a vivid and heartfelt narrative that presents the reality of the disorder.