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THE OAKS OF McCORD
Author: Mary Eaddy
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ISBN 978-1-933523-91-0                author and book info
LCCN 2010926794

DEATH IN ZOOVILLE — A Caleb Knowles Mystery
Author: Carla Damron
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ISBN 978-1-933523-89-7
LCCN 2010926793

2009 Agatha Award Winner for Best Non-fiction

DAME AGATHA'S SHORTS — An Agatha Christie Short Story Companion
Author: Elena Santangelo
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback
$13.95US; 160pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-72-9
LCCN 2009926668

TIDE OF DARKNESS—The Lost Colony Theater Murders
Author: Joseph L.S. Terrell
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ISBN 978-1-933523-66-8
LCCN 2010903704

 True-crime writer Harrison Weaver arrives at North Carolina's Outer Banks seeking peace and quiet. But his resolve to avoid even thinking about murder is dashed when he discovers, on the night of his arrival, that the body of another cast member of The Lost Colony has been found strangled—a killing eerily similar to an unsolved case that first brought Weaver to the Outer Banks four years earlier...
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JUDAS ISLAND — A Bay Tanner Mystery
(4th in the series)
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ISBN 978-1-933523-70-5

BISHOP'S REACH — A Bay Tanner Mystery
(6th in the series)
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$14.95US; pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-99-6

DEATH ON A SOUTHERN BREEZE
Author: Mark de Castrique
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5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback
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ISBN 978-1-933523-34-7
LCCN 2009924295


2010 Reviewers Choice Award Finalist for Best Young Adult Mystery

TO LOVE AGAIN
Author: Dody Myers
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
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$14.95US; 260pp

ISBN 1-933523-67-5
LCCN 2009941691

THE MERCY OAK — A Bay Tanner Mystery
Author: Kathryn R. Wall
First Paperback Edition
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$14.95US; 280pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-74-3
LCCN 2009932076

 "Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, and Marcia Muller come to mind as the quintessential writers of the modern female private eye novel. Wall, in a quiet and unassuming way, has produced a body of work of equal quality. Highly recommended."
—Library Journal on Kathryn Wall's The Mercy Oak

PERDITION HOUSE — A Bay Tanner Mystery
(3rd in the series)
Author: Kathryn R. Wall
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$14.95US; 260pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-16-3                author and book info

SLIDE, DANNY, SLIDE
Author: Matt Christopher
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ISBN 978-1-933523-39-2

LITTLE LEFTY
Author: Matt Christopher
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$7.95US

ISBN 978-1-933523-38-5
LCCN 2009942414

WING T FULLBACK
Author: Matt Christopher
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ISBN 978-1-933523-53-8

SHADOW OVER THE BACK COURT
Author: Matt Christopher
2008 Reissue Edition
5"x 8" Trade Paperback
$7.95US; 132pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-37-8
LCCN 2008936423

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 Matt Christopher has written and published more than one hundred twenty novels, making him the most prolific and bestselling sportswriter for children ever.

LOOK FOR THE BODY
Author: Matt Christopher
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$14.95US; 176pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-54-5
LCCN 2009928749                      author and book info

 Everyone knows MATT CHRISTOPHER as the most prolific and bestselling sportswriter for children and young adults. From books on football and baseball to soccer and skateboarding, his work has spanned three generations of readers.

LOOK FOR THE BODY, his only foray into the Adult Mystery/Suspense genre, showcases Christopher's exceptional storytelling ability. It is sure to delight this new audience-adults, young and old.

THOREAU'S GARDEN — Native Plants for the American Landscape
Author: Peter Loewer
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ISBN 978-1-933523-73-6
LCCN 2009936655

A CALL FOR COURAGE
Author: Grace W. Looper
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$12.95US; 200pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-71-2
LCCN 2009929851
FINAL CURTAIN
Author: Mignon Ballard
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$14.95US; 260pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-69-9 

CRY AT DUSK
Author: Mignon Ballard
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ISBN 978-1-933523-68-2 

THROUGH OUR EYES
Author: Jesse Odom
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books

ISBN 978-1-933523-14-9
LCCN 2008929029

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A raw, boots-on-the-ground account of the Devil Dogs of Alpha Company's march into Baghdad and the capture of Saddam's palace. The first blood, the first lives lost, and each Marine's haunting aftermath.

Jesse Odom was featured, along with several other veterans, in the DATELINE NBC Memorial Day Special "Coming Home."

SANCTUARY HILL— A Bay Tanner Mystery
Author: Kathryn R. Wall
5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback
$14.95US; 296pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-32-3

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First in time paperback

7th in the Bay Tanner Mystery Series

"Wall once again delivers credible characters, a gripping plot and pitch-perfect local color."
—Publisher's Weekly

THE OTHER SIDE OF SILENCE
The Asheville Summer
Author: Joseph L. S. Terrell
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
5"x 8" Trade Paperback
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ISBN 978-1-933523-24-8
LCCN 2007939748                author and book info

 "If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel's heartbeat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence."
—George Eliot's Middlemarch

STRONG AS DEATH
Author: Sharan Newman
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ISBN 978-1-933523-27-9

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CURSED IN THE BLOOD
Author: Sharan Newman
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ISBN 978-1-933523-30-9

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THE DIFFICULT SAINT
Author: Sharan Newman
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ISBN 978-1-933523-29-3

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TO WEAR THE WHITE CLOAK
Author: Sharan Newman
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ISBN 978-1-933523-28-6

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A CONSPIRACY OF GENES
Author: Mark de Castrique
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ISBN 978-1-933523-35-4

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"Suspense that builds to a brilliant conclusion."
—Shirley Johnson, Senior Reviewer, MidWest Book Review


2007 WINNER
Agatha Award
Best Non-Fiction

 DON'T MURDER YOUR MYSTERY
24 Fiction-Writing Techniques To Save Your Manuscript From Turning Up D.O.A.
Author: Chris Roerden
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
6" x 9" Trade Paperback; 304pp
$17.95US

ISBN 1-933523-13-1

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"Invaluable to fiction writers of all genres"
—Midwest Book Review

A career editor demonstrates why most fiction manuscripts are rapidly rejected. Loaded with positive examples from 140 mystery authors, this well-researched volume shows numerous ways that ALL writers can dramatically improve their craft and put forth the fresh new voice publishers demand.
     Even multi-published pros Margaret Maron, P.J. Parrish, Phil Hardwick, and Kathryn Wall admit to learning new techniques from Don't Murder Your Mystery.

"Offers a wealth of good advice, supported by excellent examples."
—Mystery Scene

Macavity Award Finalist
Anthony Award Finalist

2009 Benjamin Franklin Award Winner

DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR SUBMISSION
Save Your Manuscript From Turning Up D.O.A.
Author: Chris Roerden
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
6" x 9" Trade Paperback; 312pp
$17.95US

ISBN 978-1-933523-31-6
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Expanded all-genre edition of the award-winning DON'T MURDER YOUR MYSTERY

"Chock full of practical advice for the novice writer. Even seasoned writers could use a copy as a refresher course."
—Charlaine Harris, New York Times best-selling author of 29 books in multiple genres; Sookie Stackhouse series is HBO hit True Blood

THE REMEMBER BOX
Author: Patricia Sprinkle
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ISBN 978-1-933523-09-5

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CARLEY'S SONG — Christy Award Finalist
Author: Patricia Sprinkle
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ISBN 978-1-933523-10-1

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CHILDREN WHO DO TOO LITTLE
Why your kids need to work around the house (and how to get them to do it)
Author: Patricia Sprinkle
Third Edition
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Retail: $12.95US

ISBN 978-1-933523-23-1      author and book info

Fact: Doing chores improves your child's chances for a happy marriage and a good job.

In Children Who Do Too Little, Sprinkle shows why and how parents should teach their children household skills and gives suggestions for making teaching easier. Read More >>>

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CHILDREN WHO DO TOO LITTLE (Spanish Language Edition)

Author: Patricia Sprinkle
5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback
Retail: $12.95US

ISBN 978-1-933523-88-0      author and book info

DEADLY SECRETS ON THE ST. JOHNS — A Southern Mystery
Seventh in the Sheila Travis series
Author: Patricia Sprinkle
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ISBN 978-1-933523-08-8

A MYSTERY BRED IN BUCKHEAD — A Southern Mystery
Sixth in the Sheila Travis series
Author: Patricia Sprinkle
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ISBN 978-1-933523-07-1

DEATH OF A DUNWOODY MATRON — A Southern Mystery
Fifth in the Sheila Travis series
Author: Patricia Sprinkle
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$14.95US; 272pp

ISBN 1-933523-06-9    author and book info    buy the book

THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE
Author: Mignon Ballard
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback
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ISBN 978-1-933523-22-4        author and book info
LCCN 2007937987

ANTIGONE'S WAKE:
A Novel of Imperial Athens
Author: Nicholas Nicastro
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback
Retail: $14.95US

ISBN 978-1-933523-26-2      author and book info
LCCN: 2007925094

"With juicy, nurturing historical detail, this novel brings to life both the back-streets of Athens and the sea-battle-lanes of its Empire. The towering giants of Western history; Sophocles, Euripides, Pericles—and his consort Aspasia—are, through Nicastro's vivid imagination, given a voice.This book allows the reader to inhabit the Golden Age of Athens, and to taste its grit as well as its glory."
—Bettany Hughes, PBS and BBC

BLACKWATER SECRETS
Author: Gwen Hunter
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
Hardcover w/dustjacket
Retail: $24.95US; 384pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-02-6
LCCN 2006909402

 

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THE DARK SIDE OF HEAVEN
Author: Tamar Myers
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
Hardcover w/dustjacket
$25.00US; 312pp

ISBN 1-933523-01-8      read an excerpt
LCCN 2005934404

A literary work from national bestselling author Tamar Myers.

A poignant, yet uplifting tale of a naïve Amish woman's banishment from her community and her passage into the real world. The story of her struggle to come to terms with life-altering decisions. It is a novel about religious conflict and hard choices.

THE FUGITIVE KING
A Professor Simon Shaw Mystery
Author: Sarah R. Shaber
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$14.95US; 224pp

ISBN 978-1-933523-21-7

 Deep in the woods beneath the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, a forest ranger finds the remains of a young woman who disappeared forty years ago, entombed in an old pickup truck. Back in Raleigh, the confessed killer, who is serving a life sentence for her murder, now asks Professor Simon Shaw to help prove his innocence.

IN FOR A PENNY — A Bay Tanner Mystery
First in the series
Author: Kathryn R. Wall
Reissue Edition
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$14.95US; 272pp

ISBN 1-933523-12-3    book details

AND NOT A PENNY MORE — A Bay Tanner Mystery
Second in the series
Author: Kathryn R. Wall
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$14.95US; 296pp

ISBN 1-933523-15-8    book details

Agatha Award Nominee
BY BLOOD POSSESSED
First in the Pat Montella series
Author: Elena Santangelo
Reissue Edition
5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback; 296pp
$14.95US

ISBN 1-933523-04-2     author and book info

 "First novels don't get much more interesting than this one... A complete success from start to finish."
—Booklist

HANG MY HEAD AND CRY
Second in the Pat Montella series
Author: Elena Santangelo
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$14.95US; 284pp

ISBN 1-933523-05-0    book details

 "...Ghosts, murder, romance, Old South, New South, an aristocratic old lady, a gaggle of good ol' boys and an intrepid heroine add up to fine and cozy entertainment."
—Publisher's Weekly

LAW OF THE WILD — Third in the DeLande Saga
Author: Gwen Hunter
The long-awaited First U.S.A. Edition
6" x 9" Trade Paperback; 272pp
$16.95US;

ISBN 1-933523-11-5
LCCN 2005909761       author and book info    buy the book

FALSE TRUTHS — Second in the DeLande Saga
Author: Gwen Hunter
ISBN 0-9747685-1-0
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$16.95US; 368pp

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BETRAYAL — First in the DeLande Saga
Author: Gwen Hunter
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6" x 9" Trade Paperback
$16.95US; 336pp
ISBN 0-9747685-0-2

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1812: REDISCOVERING CHESAPEAKE BAY'S FORGOTTEN WAR
Author: David Healey
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5.5" x 8.5" Trade Paper
Retail $14.00US; 208pp
ISBN 0-9747685-2-9
LCCN 2005926128

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SHARPSHOOTER For a nation to live, General Ulysses S. Grant must die.
Author: David Healey
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ISBN 978-1-933523-20-0       view cover

"SHARPSHOOTER has the feel of a techno-thriller, the kind offered by Tom Clancy or Dean Koontz ... Healey is very skillful at drawing the reader into the story ... SHARPSHOOTER moves quickly and is filled with all manner of intrigue ..."
—The Civil War News

"SHARPSHOOTER pours out a thrilling and fast moving story of fictional intrigue ... guaranteed to hold your attention." —Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

LIGHTNING CREEK
Author: Holly McClure
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback; 304pp
$14.95US

ISBN 1-933523-03-4
LCCN 2005936613     book details

 Grave robbery, murder, secret societies, ancient evil, the Cherokee Ark of the Covenant, hidden relics—and more . . .

SECRETS AND GHOST HORSES
— a Low Country Mystery
Author: Holly McClure
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
5.5" x 8.5" Trade Paper
Retail: $9.95US; 172pp
ISBN 0-9747685-7-X
LCCN 2005920913

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ForeWord magazine
Book Of The Year Finalist

"The plot is as thick as the Low-country haze on a summer afternoon. . . . a book that readers both young and old can enjoy. It's a story so good you'll swear it's true. And, who knows? Maybe it is."
—The Item, Sumter, South Carolina

SPIDER BLUE
Author: Carla Damron
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books
5.5" x 8.5" Hardcover w/dustjacket
Retail: $25.95US; 304pp
ISBN 0-9747685-6-1
LCCN 2004195072

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ISBN 1-993523-25-5

ECHOES FROM THE MIST
Author: Dody Myers
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$14.95US; 232pp

ISBN 1-933523-19-0
LCCN 2006936689       author and book info

FREDERICA SUMMER
Author: Dody Myers
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Retail $26.95US; 260pp
ISBN 0-9747685-4-5
LCCN 2004115959

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ISBN 1-993523-00-X
LCCN 2005928200

MOLASSES MAKING TIME
Author: Grace W. Looper
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Retail: $8.95US; 152pp
ISBN 0-9747685-5-3
LCCN 2004113051

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GREAT-GRANDPA'S HIDDEN TREASURE
Author: Grace W. Looper
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Trade Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5"
$9.95US; 172pp

ISBN 1-933523-18-2      
LCCN 2006909378

ANGELS, ANGELS EVERYWHERE
Author: Tamar Myers
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Retail $7.95US; 112pp
ISBN 0-9747685-3-7

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A NEUROTIC'S GUIDE TO SANE LIVING
Author: Joseph L. S. Terrell
Cover and interior illustrations: F. William Terrell
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Retail: $9.95US; 156pp
ISBN 0-9747685-8-8

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A TIME OF MUSIC, A TIME OF MAGIC
Author: Joseph L. S. Terrell
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Retail $14.95US; 226pp
ISBN 0-9747685-9-6

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