The third annual U.S. Book Show returns to New York City as a four-day hybrid event, May 22–25, 2023, taking place live at NYU’s Kimmel Center and livestreaming for a virtual audience of publishing professionals, librarians and booksellers. Meg Medina, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and Newbery Medalist whose middle-grade books dive into Cuban American and Latino culture, will give the morning keynote on Children’s Books Day, May 24, 2023. Celebrity and A-list authors open each show day with not-to-be-missed keynote addresses. Focused on what’s hot for Fall 2023, the show features themed author panels, authors in conversation and the...

Millie Parker found herself taking over her father’s veterinary clinic when her dad retired, and he and wife Carolyn moved to Florida. Millie’s life was on track, a profession she loved, established clientele, a great staff to work with, and old friends to reconnect with!As she settled into her childhood home, pursuing her lifelong dream to follow in her father’s footsteps, Millie expected to be happy!Instead, she finds herself falling all over again for a high school crush! Now a widower with a young son, Al Alcoba seems further out of reach than in high school!Running into Al and...

It’s a year after Hong Kong’s reversion to China. Aaron and Kellie’s dual purpose Hong Kong trip for business and pleasure descends into chaos when Kellie fails to deliver the blueprint Chinese entrepreneurs seek in hopes of greater riches in the U.S. market. After a day-long meeting, she awakes the next morning across the border in southern China without her travel documents. Aaron, while waiting for Kellie’s return, is attacked in his hotel room. He panics.Helpless, Aaron enlists the aid of Roger, a retired Customs attaché in Hong Kong. Roger questions the nature of the contents of millions of...

When King Arawn of Rhodareen was betrayed by his youngest son, who claimed his right for the throne, the main ally of the king, the lord of mystical creatures named centenarians, declared war on all human beings. The war started between two kingdoms engulfed almost the entire world and could destroy the very life itself. The main characters of the book are five people with different backgrounds and status who lived during the period of great recession and unrests, when people suffered because of wars, famine, religious and political crisis, witch-hunting, and many other troubles. In different circumstances, their paths...

Maida’s memoir is a response to her grandchild’s request – “Gramma, tell the story of how you came to America.” Her story looks back at her early life: growing up on a farm in Kerry, going to school, and learning the fiddle from the famous Irish fiddle player, Pádraig O’Keeffe. Then she describes her journey to the United States at the tender age of nineteen and tells the story of her life there. By turns funny, moving and uplifting, it will be cherished by her whole family. I dedicate this book to my grandchildren and their children. From my own experience I know it is important for families to know...

1961 brought the promise of a family to couple Tom and Dot Cornell. Until one day, several days past her due date, Dot nearly collapsed to the floor in excruciating pain. Knowing something was horrifically wrong, Dorothy made her way to the couch and laid down. She hadn’t felt her baby move in days. Everyone said that was normal, but she knew in her heart it was not! Arriving home from work, her husband Tom found her out on the couch. She awakened to find herself in a pool of blood and they rushed to the hospital. Was their baby dead? What...

Messages From The Mercy Seat is a collection of meditations born from time in the presence of the Lord, words of encouragement drawn from studying the scriptures, and gleanings from the sermons and sharings in our congregation, Global Truth Ministries. Hopefully it will strengthen your conscious knowledge of the righteousness that Y’hoshua (Jesus) purchased for you on the cross. It is designed to be one additional source of the sort of truth that renews the mind and brings you further into the fullness of your holiness. I hope you not only enjoy them but that they lift up your heart...

Have you, a family member, or a close friend been affected by addiction? We want this book to help you understand that addiction is a family disease and impacts everyone around the addict much like a pebble dropped in water creates a wide ripple effect. We want to lift the stigma of addiction and help break the generational trauma. You will discover that people, places, and things can be more powerful for recovery than addiction. Our God is a strong and powerful God who can work miracles in our lives. Surrendering to a sickness or disease can be easier...

In 1962, seventeen-year-old Judy Bonner finds herself in love with twenty-year-old Curtis Murphy. She also learns that she is pregnant with his baby and due in June 1963! Filled with fear, shame, and secrecy, Judy hides her pregnancy from her family for as long as she can! With no mother to turn to and only an angry, widowed father and an overbearing sister, Judy makes choices and decisions that only adults should have to make. Follow her story of love, trauma and letting go, in the early 1960s, where choices were few for girls who, “got in trouble!”~“Letting Go...

I love the body of Christ. I also see a significant need for us to get on track with the clear marching orders that Jesus gave us. There is no doubt that the vast majority of pastors currently leading American independent charismatic congregations are people above reproach. But we have all inherited a structure and an entrenched culture that, in many ways, may be undermining our ability to be that spotless and wrinkle-free bride that Jesus is returning for.The message this book offers may not a popular one. It goes against an over 1,500-year orientation towards a much more...

Yona Goes To The Magic Flute is a fun-filled fantasy introduction to Mozart’s great opera, The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte). An extraordinary young girl travels with her teachers and her friend, Ulysses, to the Metropolitan Opera in the Flights of Fancy, a flying piano. Their adventure/lesson is a unique introduction to Mozart’s genius––for opera goers, their children, and grandchildren. The young heroine is Yona Short, who has magical musical powers. She can change human behavior just by THINKING ABOUT MUSIC. The story is a sequel to YONA: DISCOVERIES, DOORWAYS, AND MUSICAL SUPERPOWER which introduced Yona as she began her education and experiments with her...

Emery Kincaid, independent realtor and recent widow, examines her life, determined to succeed and move forward, finds herself in an odd love triangle!  A dear family friend for years, Mark Stanton, is a long-time architect. His feelings for Emery have evolved from friendship to something more. As he slowly courts her, plans to change his own career develop, as his heart opens to new love. Bart Moorhouse, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, has followed dark desires his whole life. Killing is not against his rules. When Emery pops up on his radar, he finds himself obsessed...

The third annual U.S. Book Show returns to New York City as a four-day hybrid event, May 22–25, 2023, taking place live at NYU’s Kimmel Center...

Patricia Ploss is the author of one non-fiction book, The Dandelion Picker, and three fiction books, Emery's Promise, Letting Go, and Another's Child. She...

Millie Parker found herself taking over her father’s veterinary clinic when her dad retired, and he and wife Carolyn moved to Florida. Millie’s life...