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Arkansas Black

Genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+

Arkansas, 1927. When a late spring frost destroys the apple harvest, the Fitch family orchard collapses under the weight of ruin. Jesse Fitch, weary and pragmatic, prepares to leave the land behind with his wife and young son. But his identical twin, Silas—stubborn, rooted, and haunted by legacy—refuses to abandon the soil that shaped their families. Before the Fitches can part ways, a sudden tragedy unearths a long-buried secret—binding the brothers even as it tears them apart. As grief deepens and loyalties fracture, Jesse and Silas find themselves on opposite sides of a battle that threatens to unravel their family’s legacy. Bloodlines stretch to the breaking point, and the survival of the Fitch clan hangs in the balance. Set against the fading rhythms of a Southern landscape in turmoil, Arkansas Black is a lyrical reflection on inheritance, identity, and the fragile threads that hold a family together when everything else...

Bycatch

Genres: Crime, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Rex Thompson has carried the burden of a crime he committed during the Vietnam War for more than twenty years, never uttering a word about it to anyone. This long-held secret resurfaces when his wayward sons deliberately sink a shrimp boat in Biloxi Bay, leading to the tragic drowning of an immigrant fisherman who had been a witness to Rex's past misdeed. Overcome with guilt, Rex remains silent, trapped by his remorse and haunted by his decisions. The illusion of safety begins to erode when Anh Truong, the daughter of the deceased fisherman, uncovers a wartime journal. This discovery brings her face-to-face with Rex as she presents a story her father never had the chance to share. As law enforcement closes in on his sons, Rex's life—built on a series of wrong choices—starts to unravel. He is forced to confront an impossible decision: continue living a lie or seek forgiveness...