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Fiction
Beyond Words
Rick Hobbs of Waterville, Maine In Beyond Words, one of our greatest fears comes to pass. An environmental terrorist group, the Earth Prophets, gets its hands on a nuclear weapon. An untenable demand is made: Either the world eliminates carbon-based energy sources, or an unspecified American city will be destroyed. The race is on to find the device, and the key lies in improbable hands….
Paperback, 6" x 9", 367 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-226-0 $22.95
Whether using fiction to plumb the depths of modern physics or to query the limits of the human spirit, Rick Hobbs stretches the imagination to confront the ultimate mystery— knowing the unknowable. Family physician, medical acupuncturist, teacher, and former physicist, Rick lives in Waterville, Maine, with his wife, Elise, and their two dogs, Tutte and Tilly.
The Realm of Colliding Spirits is available on page 29.
Forever
Geoffrey M. Cooper of Ogunquit, Maine Brad Parker’s sabbatical in one of Harvard’s leading genomics laboratories is interrupted by a request from the FBI. Can he help them find a Chinese spy who’s stealing the lab’s secrets? The hunt takes Brad down a trail of treachery and murder that leads from Boston to the coast of southern Maine, where a killer lies in wait.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 265 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-223-9 $15.95
Geoffrey M. Cooper is a retired cancer researcher and academic administrator, having held positions at Harvard Medical School and Boston University as professor, department chair, and associate dean. He is the author of several scientific texts and is now using his experience in academic medicine as background for writing medical thrillers. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine.
Murder in the Maple Woods
Can a Riddle Be Solved in the Remote Sugar Camps of Maine? Claire Ackroyd of Orono, Maine A boy dies in the Maine woods. His death is judged an accident, but suspicions are raised. Set in the remote maple sugar camps of northwestern Maine, the story unfolds around the maple syrup industry and its producers.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 181 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-230-7 $15.95
Claire Ackroyd lives in central Maine. She is a landscape designer and a certified organic inspector.
On Harbor’s Edge Book One: 1912–1913 Kate Hotchkiss of North Haven, Maine When an unsuspecting bride gets into a boat one stormy day in 1912, Thaddeus takes her far out to sea to the end of Popplestone Isle. Harbor folk welcome Mildred with hopeful joy, but she discovers she must save the tiny fishing community from a near certain end. In her efforts to rescue the treasured harbor, Mildred risks losing everything.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 289 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-227-7 $18.95
As a Vermont youngster, Kate Hotchkiss found a dark pouch—a mermaid’s purse, which protects a shark or skate embryo— on a Maine island beach. She’s loved the magic of islands ever since, returning to Maine’s from Asia to raise sons under clear blue skies.
Sinking Dixie
J. G. Breerwood of Topsham, Maine A hurricane destroys New Orleans in 2060 due to coastal erosion, and developers seek to rebuild it as a resort destination. Ridge and other defiant residents attempt to restore the city ruins, which are overrun by pirates, mercenaries, gangs, and packs of wild animals. Mira, a teacher, also struggles to revive Mardi Gras and other traditions.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 375 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-241-3 $23.95
Originally from New Orleans, J. G. Breerwood moved to Maine with his wife, Madelyn, in 2017. He has an MA in English from New Mexico Highlands University and a BA in English from Louisiana State University. A former brewer, he teaches English and coaches swimming at Lewiston High School. He writes for Maine Brew Guide and Activities of Maine magazine.
Tales from a Tuscan Mountainside
Elizabeth Heminway of Damariscotta, Maine Written from an isolated mountain farmhouse, these diverse stories derive from a wide span of living experiences abroad. Attitudes, perspectives, and impressions reflect Elizabeth’s years spent in Florence, the Tuscan Apennines, and Munich, Germany. Realistic settings and characters do not eliminate fantasy, and the author’s passion for opera, lieder, and theater also reveals its influence.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 263 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-228-4 $16.95
While at Bryn Mawr College, Elizabeth Hilgenberg joined a year abroad program in Florence, remaining in Europe for over forty years. Married to poet/teacher David Heminway, she sang, acted, taught English, and raised two children. Her joining David’s early retirement to their isolated mountain house above a small traditional village (shepherds, farmers, charcoal makers) provoked new creativity: these original tales.
To Touch the Earth Again
Rowland Creitz of Stow, Maine Possum Run, Tennessee, is an exceptional coal mining town in 1933. Miners and management are in harmony. It is a fine place to raise a family. But trouble is brewing in paradise…and new town doctor Philip Springer has no idea that Possum Run will soon face death from a danger far beyond anyone’s wildest imagination.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 270 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-239-0 $18.95
Rowland Creitz is a former Marine, primary grade teacher, and school consultant. He lived in seven states, many towns, and overseas before settling down in Stow, Maine.
Daughters of Long Reach Top Se Irene M. Drago of Bath, Maine Drawn to its rich maritime history, Ellie and Ty Malone purchase a grand home in Bath, Maine, and discover the story of a prominent shipbuilding family who lived there in the 1800s. Daughters of Long Reach explores love and loss through the lens of families who are separated by time but connected by the rolling tides of the Kennebec River. 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner, First Novel The Maine Point is available on page 10.
Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5", 215 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-118-8 $16.95
The Freezing Venus
George Tinzl-Semler Translated by George Semler of Blue Hill, Maine The Freezing Venus traces a family from 1850 to 1940 between Germany, New York, South Tyrol, and Vienna. Charismatic Prussian giant George Borgfeldt emigrates to New York, where he succeeds in business. His sister Frederika Semler, wife of a Berlin “Weinhandler,” decrees that he wed her young daughter Johanna. The Rubens painting The Freezing Venus, a gift from her uncle-husband, is a metaphor for Johanna’s unfulfilled romantic life.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 401 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-208-6 $29.95
Glass Eels, Shattered Sea
Charlene D’Avanzo of Yarmouth, Maine One dark night on a rushing river, oceanographer Mara Tusconi stumbles across a dead eel fisherman and Maine’s biggest fish-smuggling cartel. Demon Spirit, Devil Sea is available on page 29. Secrets Haunt the Lobsters’ Sea is available on page 12.
Paperback, 5.25" x 8", 267 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-216-1 $16.95
Hermit Top Se The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte Jeffrey H. Ryan of South Portland, Maine When Jim Whyte settled outside of Monson, Maine, in 1895, people were puzzled. A world traveler who spoke six languages fluently, Whyte arrived with sacks full of money and a fierce desire to keep to himself. Based on the true story, Hermit follows one man’s quest to discover the truth about Whyte’s incredible secret life before it’s too late.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 153 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-188-1 $17.95
Islands of Time Top Se Barbara Kent Lawrence of Camden, Maine In 1958, fourteen-year-old summer visitor Rebecca Granger falls in love with Ben Bunker, the son of a fisherman, in Downeast Maine. After her father dies, she commits a sin (terrible at the time) that nearly destroys her. She hides in fantasies until, returning to Maine decades later, she struggles to come to terms with that past. The Other Island: Ben’s Story, is available on page 27.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 224 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-071-6 $16.95
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The Lure of Books and Other Stories
Lynae Maxim of New Gloucester, Maine The characters inside these pages represent the diversity of this world that we live in. Lynae Maxim has written a wonderful mixture of drama, suspense, and comedy with stories that are set on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Having two homes, America and England, she writes in two distinctly different voices.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 94 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-203-1 $12.95
The Maine Point
Irene M. Drago of Bath, Maine Anna Malone, a Maine screenwriter, meets a New York editor, Dan Leone, and discovers they’re related. Their grandmothers were cousins who left Bath in the 1930s to work in midtown Manhattan until their paths diverged—one became a Navy nurse and the other the owner of an iconic movie theater. The Maine Point illuminates their family’s journey home. Daughters of Long Reach is available on page 8.
Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5", 310 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-213-0 $18.95
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Pressing Matters
Bruce A. Fleming of Medway, Maine Power, affluence, reign—the Nolans have it all. Blackmail, manipulation, backstabbing—the Nolans do it all. Owners of the largest newspaper company on the east coast, centered in Milliken Mills, Maine, the Nolans fight the changing times and themselves. But how far will they go? At this year’s annual company bash, someone ends up dead.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 271 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-206-2 $16.95
Prospects
Mining Maine for Riches—A Novel Robert W. Spencer of Waterford, Maine Canadian miner Clarence Leslie Potter moves to Maine in 1897 to make his fortune working the Oxford County pegmatite mines. He finds himself in a welcoming community of native Mainers. One exception is the widow Aphia Stevens, an herbalist, who has been unable to escape her demons. She makes life difficult for Potter and the family of dressmaker Lizzie Millett. The Spinster’s Hope Chest is available on page 28.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 285 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-217-8 $19.95
Rookie Warden Top Se Kim Camery Millick of Falmouth, Maine Catherine is one of the first women game wardens in the U.S. Her first year is fraught with danger, pinching poachers and working with wardens who aren’t thrilled to partner with her. Cat uses her wit and good judgment when firepower and brawn are not available, winning the hearts of those who put her to the test.
