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One woman's status is seared into her skin. The other has no freedom. Can they disrupt a colony built on privilege before they face the gallows? Chesapeake Bay, 1747. Sarah Wise would give anything...

A few weeks with no sea ice in the Arctic Ocean are enough to trigger a chain reaction that alters the Northern Hemisphere beyond recognition. Droughts and floods ravage the land, forests burn, crops...

Here are thirty-four original, mind-expanding short stories on the human impact of climate change. We all read the daily march of news headlines as storms worsen, temperatures rise, and coastlines...

When the aging Nashville artist Bechman Warren Fitzwallington is discovered dead in his own bed, the question for detective Hardy Seltzer is simple: natural causes, or murder? Clues are scant, and an...

Former Nashville detective and Rhodes Scholar, Shane Hadley, hasn't been involved in a murder case since a stray bullet transected his spinal cord, ending his career and stranding him in a wheelchair...

Elizabeth's Field is the story of the free black population living on Maryland's Eastern Shore prior to the Civil War, in a county known for being the birthplace of Harriet Tubman. Elizabeth, a free...

On the occasion of his 65th birthday, Garry Cosnett took stock of his full and eventful life and was stunned to realize how much of it had been flavored by his largely hidden and recurring battle...

In 2010, Susie Keefer made her first trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. She was part of a small team representing the Peter D. Weaver Congo Partnership, a ministry started by a...

The James River is Virginia's premier river for recreation, and The James River Guide is the key to enjoying it, whether you are an angler, kayaker, rafter, or bird watcher. Twenty-nine locator maps...

Award-winning outdoor writer Bruce Ingram and his wife Elaine explain how they have enjoyed a healthy diet and lifestyle for many years by hunting, fishing, raising heritage chickens, growing fruits...

In her private memoir, Theresa Alston Crandall reflects on family secrets she has held for forty years. Her duplicity has created a life of uneven rewards as she begins to hear footsteps from the...

Fourth Edition - with Updated and Expanded CoverageThe New River is one of the most changeable and fickle rivers in the East-and also one of the most beautiful and rewarding. It attracts anglers,...

Ninth Grade Blues follows four teens through the adventures and misadventures, ups and downs of life in the first year of high school. They contend with classes and tests, worry about going out on...

Saturday, November 10, 1984. Max and Charles are off on a "guys' getaway" with their stepfather, Fred. The trip takes them to Kent and Queen Anne's counties, located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland...

From a thrilling train crash staged in Queenstown for The Whip, a 1917 melodrama, to modern romantic comedies such as Runaway Bride and Wedding Crashers, the beautiful Eastern Shore has long sung its...

Tenth Grade Angst continues the story [begun in Ninth Grade Blues] of four teens as they negotiate the roller-coaster ride of high school. Now sophomores, they grapple with growing independence and...

The Condor's RiddleAuthor: Marcelo AntinoriPublisher: Secant Publishing LLCPublication Date: 45231Number of Pages: 242 pagesBinding: FictionISBN-10: ISBN-13: 9798988641001

When Fred takes stepsons Max and Charles to Elliott Island on Maryland's Eastern Shore for a day of crabbing, none of them are expecting to encounter anything out of the ordinary. But all bets are...

The Henry Bagwell Story is a remarkable tale of survival and achievement against great odds. Henry Bagwell was an enterprising young man from a prosperous merchant family in Exeter, Devon, England. A...

In this sequel to The Condor's Riddle (2024), Brazilian-American novelist Marcelo Antinori returns to the eccentric and charming world of Santa Clara by the Sea. The motley collection of local...

The Year'S Best Dog Stories 2021Author: Ron SauderPublisher: Secant Publishing LLCPublication Date: Oct 19, 2021Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0999750313ISBN-13:...

In TURN YOUR TOWN AROUND, the former mayor of the popular and award-winning town of Berlin, Maryland explains how to chart a course of rediscovery and renewal for your town. You will learn how your...

The adventure begins at sunrise when a wide-awake Charles suggests to sleepy older brother Max: breakfast at their grandparents' house might be a great fill-up. It's only a dash away through the pony...