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The Kingdom of Monthollow lies hidden in a high mountain valley near the provinces of northwestern Europe. Four hundred years ago, Fergus, the king, awaited the birth of his heir, as did all its citizens. Then, the unthinkable happened. Twins. More, the queen’s life was threatened and in their haste to restore her, no one was certain which was firstborn. Thus begins the tale, one of love and devotion. A tale of trial and tribulation. A tale of redemption and the survival of the kingdom. Priced for all to enjoy. So enjoy.

Tristis Angelus. A gothic tale of love, loss, and transformation. A celestial being is exiled to Earth. Immortal, yet now in human form, he lives through the whole of human evolution, until he can return to his rightful place. Tristis is Counsellor to the Tyrant of the Celestial Realm, sworn to assist evolution on other worlds all across the Universe. There is mischief in the Realm. A cabal is bent upon rebellion and destruction. The plot discovered, they accuse Tristis as the instigator and the Tyrant banishes him to Earth, to live in human form, to struggle with human weaknesses, to ...

Take one disgraced District Attorney. Add a part-time philosopher—full-time barbecue grill master, a sassy but big-hearted waitress, a transexual stuck between genders on a pay-as-you-go plan, a mentally challenged woman who forgets which are swear words and which aren’t, and a mute Latino in the U.S. illegally, stir them together in a bucolic village on the coast of South Carolina, and you’ve got a recipe for insanity. Unrue delivers a saga of tragedy and redemption cocooned within biting social satire with Keseyian barbs and lush imagery…A worthy story told well…

Five stories of fantasy plus a complete novella— The Festival of Sin A trio of stories about an ancient astronaut long removed from Earth, the strange worlds and peoples he encounters, and his quest to belong— The Florentine Mirror A mirror that holds a deadly secret of long ago treachery and tragedy— The Cabbage Patch Coma patients discover a strange limbo where they are able to see the world in a new light— Hands A novella about a man who struggles to come to terms with an extraordinary power, and the magic beneath his fingers—

Everyone has a story. Everyone has secrets-- A cancer patient's stream-of-consciousness A teenager's coming-of-age with a mysterious girl A veteran's reminiscences of the Korean War A baseball scout's encounter with a legendary creature in 1940's Alabama A memory patient's last-gasp rumination of his life 'Savor this book. The flavor lingers...'

From the author of The Loser Fandango and Van Boorean’s Hill There’s a serial killer loose in Atlanta and the only man who suspects it is a washed-up cop on his way out. Fighting against the clock, fighting against apathy, he’s on his own, on his last legs, and down to the wire. social satire at its best. Unrue deftly skewers the genteel south and gets away with it

As the rest of America struggled during the Great Depression, the denizens of Hopewell Valley, Kentucky, were unmoved—they had always struggled. Henry Van Boorean made his own way—backstreet boxing, bootleg wine-making, and homemade fertilizer (spiked with roadkill). Along with his polio-stricken wife, two sons, a temperamental rooster, and a cast of eccentrics, he withstood the mid-twentieth century on a rundown farm in the foothills of Appalachia. Van Boorean’s Hill is the anti-Waltons. Unrue deftly subverts a century of Appalachian stereotypes with warmth, depth, and delicious ...

She held her breath for a moment. “You really are having prophetic dreams, aren’t you?” From the author of The Festival of Sin and other tales of fantasy comes a new urban fantasy novel from J. M. Unrue. Buzz Merriman is a skateboarding messenger on the mean streets of Chicago. He is a master skater but one of the invisible many, living on the low end of things. A simple prank upends his life and sends him into crisis mode. A mysterious figure appears and offers him a remedy—one with supernatural implications. Payment is an enigmatic six weeks. He begins to have vivid dreams ...

From the first dance to the last word, an epic love story spanning fifty years. Told entirely in dialogue, an encounter on an ocean liner leads to life and living in the heartland of the American Midwest. Brad, a psychiatric nurse—solid, steady, and devoted, and Patricia, a college professor—beautiful, free-spirited and passionate, meet, fall in love, and settle in Minneapolis. A lifelong affair filled with humor, affection, and abiding devotion. Through triumphs and trials, and bonds stretched to the breaking point, love endures. Through fortune and misfortune, love flourishes. Through...

What would you do with a second chance? Mark and Ciena were high school sweethearts. Eight years later, they cross paths again. Both are well-established in their careers and their personal lives. Mark is a successful banker in a long-term relationship. Ciena is a managing RN and newly married. All is not well. Both find themselves in the midst of life-altering struggles. Ciena turns to the one person who would not turn his back on her. Mark has no desire to intrude into her marriage but has become an outcast to everyone but her. In a daring move, they flee together from Florida to ...