Second Wind Publishing, LLC
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"We are storytellers. We have fulfilled an integral role for the human race ever since there was a spoken language. Storytelling is time travel and teleportation; it is prophecy; it is philosophy; it is not just the elimination of barriers but the co-mingling of perceptions; storytelling allows us to emotionally, spiritually and intellectually suspend barriers and relearn our humanity."
– Mike Simpson, Publisher
Second Wind Publishing, LLC, is an independent press that produces quality novels by talented authors with readable, distinctive voices. Each author was chosen to be a part of the Second Wind family based on his or her ability to tell a wonderful story.
The developers of Second Wind researched the publishing industry, emerging technologies, and realized what they needed to do differently. Using this knowledge, they started a new publishing company. The Second Wind staff carefully selected over a dozen incredible writers the first year of operation and, although still small, the company adds more outstanding authors and books every month.
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Includes: Yaweta and The Runaway, George Wright; False Positive, JJ Dare; Murder in Winnebago County, Christine Husom; Carpet Ride, Norm Brown; Colored Waters and White Lies, Brad Stratton; The Medicine People and Lacey Took a Holiday, Lazarus Barnhill; Indian Summer, Dellani Oakes; Fate and Destiny, and Images of Betrayal, Claire Collins; Badeaux Knights, and Mortals, Gods, and a Muse, Suzette Vaughn; Sonya Recovered, Janette Rochelle Lewie.
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Wild Rose
by Sherrie Hansen
Price: $4.99 USD. 100530 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on May 12, 2013. .
When Ian MacCraig tries to capture the thief who is stealing artifacts from his kirk in Loch Awe, Scotland, the last thing he expects to find on his video is a woman engaging in a passionate romp under the flying buttresses.
Rose Wilson is mortified to learn that Digby, the online friend she met for what she thought was a harmless rendezvous, is a common criminal.
Enchanted Beast
by Sara K. Wall
Price: $4.99 USD. 55150 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on May 12, 2013. .
Doctors' visits and counseling bring no relief to 15-year-old Lyn. Then she has an exquisite dream--one that brings her immediate and lasting relief. Simply remembering the dream fills her with serenity. Then a stranger, a handsome young man, comes into her life by chance. She begins to believe that the creature who came to her in her dream is actually this same young man.
Carolina Wine Country Cooking
by Ginger King
Price: $4.99 USD. 14360 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on May 12, 2013. .
The reemergence of North Carolina’s outstanding wineries was bound to produce a truly outstanding cookbook dedicated to recipes made with the very best wines from the Old North State. Ginger King’s appreciation of Carolinian viniferia and her ability to coax exquisite culinary treasures from it establishes a standard for excellence—as well as providing a wonderful array of delightful dishes.
Old Man Harry
by Siobhan Nolan
Price: $4.99 USD. 230 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on May 12, 2013. .
Elizabeth is a girl who wants nothing in the whole world but a kitty to call her own. Then one day at the beach, all her hopes and dreams come true when she finds and takes home the cat she names Old Man Harry. No one, however, is prepared for the big personality of this little cat.
Shepherds
by Bud Fussell
Price: $4.99 USD. 72690 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on May 12, 2013. .
In his second novel, Bud Fussell has moved from historical fiction to modern settings and modern problems--that are eerily reminiscent of the most timeless themes: men of power and hubris forced to face the consequences of their actions and the cunning, resourceful women who must cope with their machinations. A page turning read.
A Retrospect in Death
by JC Guest
Price: $4.99 USD. 111810 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on April 7, 2013. .
At the beginning of this visionary tale, the only thing the reader knows about the protagonist is that he has just died. Not even his name is known. By the time the reader is inexorably drawn to the conclusion of A Retrospect in Death, the only thing the reader doesn't know about the narrator is his name.
West Palm Gig
by Susan Surman
Price: $4.99 USD. 37990 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on March 3, 2013. .
A chance encounter between Hollywood star Valeska Bernhart and Broadway impresario Glick Glickman renews their love of performing and begins an astonishing cascade of joy for everyone at West Palm Acres.
Where Did You Get Your Tiger, Robert?
by Sara K. Wall
Price: $4.99 USD. 7320 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on February 17, 2013. .
Robert is moving up to middle school, which is difficult enough. He is also taking along his best friend, Boo the Tiger. Boo is talkative and very smart. He gives Robert good advice just when he needs it. The problem is, only Robert can hear what Boo says. Robert’s mother wonders if he needs counseling. Alton, the biggest bully in middle school, is determined to grab Boo and get rid of him.
Fractured
by Rich Adams
Price: $4.99 USD. 68510 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on February 6, 2013. .
FRACTURED is a cautionary novel of the still urgent problem of nuclear waste disposal and the errors governments and the scientific community can make, and have made, in trying to safely solve deadly situations resulting from our technological advances.
The Telephone Killer
by Paul J Stam
Price: $4.99 USD. 85240 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on February 2, 2013. .
Who will he kill next? A local television station is the link between a murderer and his victims. When the unknown killer calls the station, misleading clues cannot help his intended targets.
But why is he killing seemingly random people? An insurance salesman, a police officer and a hitchhiker; the police cannot connect the victims to each other much less to the killer.
Come Home to me, Child
by Lazarus Barnhill
Price: $4.99 USD. 39260 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on January 12, 2013. .
Things don’t work out as intended for Elaine Randolph when her doctors send her, with her young family, to the sleepy Texas town of Veil to aid her recovery from a serious illness. Much as she tries to rest, Elaine just keeps stumbling onto old, unsolved kidnappings, disappearances and cover ups. Veil, she discovers, has concealed a lot.
Off the Chart
by Smith McCartney Hagaman
Price: $4.99 USD. 71190 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on November 10, 2012. .
A terrorist’s mad attempt to bring down a commercial airliner results in a crash landing. The first question the survivors must answer is where they are—since the rugged winter landscape is off the charts.
Smith Hagaman’s first novel is an epic tale of hardy souls struggling who survive a horrifying tragedy only to discover the most dangerous part of their story has just begun.
Celia Whitfield's Boy
by Bill Thompson
Price: $4.99 USD. 77900 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on September 23, 2012. .
Celia Whitfield’s Boy is a riveting, bittersweet, funny and historically accurate account of a talented young man coming of age in a changing, challenging time. Set in the lumber country of eastern North Carolina in the early days of the 20th century, the novel allows us to watch the growth and challenges faced by of young people against a backdrop racism, economic change and politics.
Warning Signs
by Sheila Englehart
Price: $4.99 USD. 82680 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on September 23, 2012. .
What harm could come from attending a séance? Kellan Brooks finds it silly until she steps into a crack between her world and a place she could never have imagined. The local grapevine pushes her cleaning business down the drain, her boyfriend to running damage control, and a steady stream of troubled souls to the gate that has appeared in her apartment.
Smokestack
by J R Hobeck
Price: $4.99 USD. 65470 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on September 23, 2012. .
An enormous, enigmatic object appears suddenly in a limestone quarry in the flat lands of the midwest. A reporter, a security guard, and government operatives all seek the answer to what the object is, and why it has appeared.
Scoundrel
by Bud Fussell
Price: $4.99 USD. 99230 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on September 23, 2012. .
In his first novel, Bud Fussell has penned an epic: a struggle between two very different brothers; a pioneer man of the early 19th century building a family and an empire; a troubled soul far from home encountering travel and grace. Jake is the Scoundrel, an unforgettable character living out a saga that remains in the reader’s mind and heart long after the book is finished.
Tattletale Roadhouse
by Tony R Lindsay
Price: $4.99 USD. 34180 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on April 25, 2012. .
Tony Lindsay's first venture into social commentary and rural humor is a riotous collection of vignettes rooted in the Deep South and skewering preachers, salesmen, marriage, big shots and especially the downhome, hard-drinking, overly affectionate folks who are his heroes.
All Good Things
by Leigh Somerville
Price: $4.99 USD. 67140 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on April 15, 2012. .
Ralph the dog is back, bringing with him the entire beautiful cast of characters from Leigh Somerville's inaugural novel It All Started With a Dog. Back is Dupont Circle neighbor Susan, downstairs tenants Belle and Mary, super efficient legal assistant Georgia, George the aesthetic veteran, and a host of other memorable well-drawn individuals.
Back Home Again in Indiana
by J. Conrad Guest
Price: Free! 3080 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on January 29, 2012. .
Four men of a certain age make an all-night drive to attend the 2011 Indianapolis 500.
This short story provided for your quick reading entertainment by J. Conrad Guest, author of the detective novel series, "One Hot January" and "January's Thaw", and the romantic baseball novel "Backstop, A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings".
Do You Like to Kill?
by J. Conrad Guest
Price: Free! 1210 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on January 29, 2012. .
It’s strange how a comment, even made in jest, can affect an impressionable young mind.
This short story provided for your quick reading entertainment by J. Conrad Guest, author of the detective novel series, "One Hot January" and "January's Thaw", and the romantic baseball novel "Backstop, A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings".
Under The Milky Way
by Dellani Oakes
Price: Free! 9760 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on January 26, 2012. .
The year is 2030 and Storm Westlake has finally come into her own. She's just been promoted to the "fixer" for the Shine Clan - a combination lawyer, lobbist, agent for the biggest nomad pack east of the Mississippi. She's running with the big dogs now. What she's finding out is that the job isn't what she expected.
This sci-fi short story by Dellani Oakes is set in a semi-Cyberpunk world.
January's Thaw
by J. Conrad Guest
Price: $4.99 USD. 80310 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on January 15, 2012. .
Many people obsess over their past, but no one more than I. Perchance it’s because, as a man out of time, I left behind so much of it unlived. If that makes little sense, consider that I’m a time traveler.
Celluloid Strangers
by Eric Wasserman
Price: $4.99 USD. 145300 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on November 13, 2011. .
Lovingly researched and written over the past decade, Celluloid Strangers tells the story of four brothers who have left their native northeast and converge in Los Angeles just after WWII ends. A lawyer, a mobster, a screenwriter, and a shopkeeper, each of these men makes a profound impact on the emerging landscape of postwar California.
The Phantom Lady of Paris
by Calvin Davis
Price: $4.99 USD. 77020 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on July 4, 2011. .
The Phantom Lady of Paris? I knew her well. On the other hand—as I later discovered—I didn’t know her at all. The woman did everything wrong. She did nothing wrong. She was a Jezebel, deceptive in every way. I’ve never known a more honest and straightforward person. During our relationship, she kept me constantly jittery and perturbed. They were the golden days, the good times, until...
Pure Is The Heart
by Amy De Trempe
Price: $4.99 USD. 64860 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on May 19, 2011. .
Forced to escape her home country or face the guillotine, Elise LeNoir makes her way to the estate of Lord Hunter Westwood who opens his home to the young woman and his heart soon becomes hers. Unfortunately, he is already betrothed, an engagement meant to unite two families, not two hearts. Even if Hunter were free, Elise is not in a position to marry.
Vampire Hunter
by Dellani Oakes
Price: Free! 5360 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on April 20, 2011. .
Every dog has his day and every vampire has his hunter—at least that's the attitude of Rafaela De Santos. She's made it her personal mission in life to dog the vampire Dirk Young, to his grave—permanently.
This short story provided for your quick reading entertainment by Dellani Oakes, author of the Sci-Fi new release, "Lone Wolf", and the historical romance, "Indian Summer".
Quirky Little Gutter Rats
by J J Dare
Price: Free! 1850 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on April 19, 2011. .
The war was on between rival gangs in the rundown, beat-down remnants of the city. The streets flowed with blood and the park filled with warriors and their women. Fight in between running from the city's form of law, the gangs lived to die. However, the real question was: would they be home by curfew?
A Fairy Tale
by Claire Collins
Price: Free! 6970 words.
Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on April 19, 2011. .
A mythical story of love, loss, and new beginnings.
This short story provided for your quick reading entertainment by Claire Collins, author of the Romantic Suspense novels, "Images of Betrayal", and "Fate and Destiny".
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Books
Second Helpings
by Second Wind Publishing, LLC
Price: $1.99 USD. 44310 words.
Published on November 7, 2012. Fiction.
From sweet childhood remembrances to fanciful solutions of family dramas to romantic relationships that begin--or end--during the holidays, Second Helpings is an anthology of stories and memories, but most especially of recipes. Our end-of-year celebrations are occasions that bring reunions with unforgettable feasts and that one special, treasured dish.
Novel Writing Tips and Techniques
by Second Wind Publishing, LLC
Price: $1.99 USD. 87040 words.
Published on September 23, 2012. Nonfiction.
"As someone who constantly evaluates novels for publication, I was astonished at the breadth and clarity of the wonderful advice contained in this handbook. It addresses concerns as grand as plot development and as simple but essential as formatting your submission."
–Mike Simpson, Chief Editor
Change is in the Wind
by Second Wind Publishing, LLC
Price: $1.99 USD. 67270 words.
Published on March 29, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Change In The Wind is a fresh, challenging collection of seventeen short stories by as many authors, all dealing with the theme of change and renewal. Virtually every major theme in modern literature, including romance, mystery, crime, science fiction, religion and even nature find their way into these marvelous, eclectic stories.
Mystery in the Wind
by Second Wind Publishing, LLC
Price: $1.99 USD. 48620 words.
Published on December 11, 2010. Fiction.
A Second Wind anthology comprised of outstanding stories written by little known authors of the highest caliber. An engaging series of stories of mystery, mayhem and murder.
Murder in the Wind
by Second Wind Publishing, LLC
Price: $1.99 USD. 71510 words.
Published on December 11, 2010. Fiction.
An anthology of crime/mystery short stories contributed by the outstanding authors of Second Wind Publishing. Murder, mayhem and the unexpected are rife in each riveting story.
Love is on the Wind
by Second Wind Publishing, LLC
Price: Free! 77620 words.
Published on December 10, 2010. Fiction.
Love Is on the Wind is an anthology of romance short stories penned just for this collection by the outstanding authors of Second Wind Publishing.
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