Bancroft Press

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Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Bancroft Press is a general-interest book publisher that produces high-quality works of fiction and nonfiction. While young adult is a major emphasis, Bancroft publishes in all sorts of genres, including literary drama, thriller, chick lit, mystery, dramedy, and anything else of interest.

Bancroft Press has been in operation since 1995, and publishes four to six new books a year.

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Diamond in the Dark: Leaving the Shadow of Abuse
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 185,690. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies, Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Abuse / domestic partner abuse
A remarkably honest memoir of abuse, lies, and murder. Phyllis Hain's ultimate escape from a life of domestic violence into the role of survivor and advocate is an inspiration for anyone. With frank description and southern humor, Phyllis tackles the best and worst of her life experiences.
Calvert the Raven in The Battle of Baltimore
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,750. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century, Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / General
You think history is boring? Baltimore kid Daniel does, until a chance encounter with a magical talking raven named Calvert sends him flying back to 1814, where he finds his home city under siege by a British army on the verge of defeating the United States of America in the War of 1812.
The Ravens of Solemano OR The Order of the Mysterious Men in Black
Series: The Young Inventors Guild. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 122,490. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Science & Technology, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
The Astounding World of The Young Inventors Guild returns with the Second Book of the Series, The Ravens of Solemano, or The Order of the Mysterious Men in Black
Pinot Envy
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 66,500. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
A spirited story for lovers of mysteries, history and wine. Finstein starts out fast and keeps up the pace until the pieces and places find their unexpected places. Enjoy with the world's oldest beverage.
Dispatches from the Eastern Front: A Political Education from the Nixon Years to the Age of Obama
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 83,830. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Government, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World politics
"A vivid eyewitness history of our recent political past. It is an engaging narrative for anyone who likes a good story and a wonderfully practical book for politicians and public servants--or any young person considering a public service career. Terrific." --John Casey, Winner of the National Book Award for SPARTINA
My Father's Day Gift
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 61,620. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Inspirational, Fiction » Holiday » Family
“My Father’s Day Gift will have you remembering those in your life who saw something in you before you saw it in yourself.” - Wes Moore – Bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore.
The Salt Marsh King
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 64,650. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
A modern reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear, from debut literary novelist Drew Krepp.
Aftershock.
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 93,460. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Spies & espionage, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
When the avarice, arrogance, and indifference of Wall Street crosses paths with the women of The WA, body counts mount and a venomous terror coils itself around their very existence – where Park Avenue addresses, private jets, and armed security provide no haven. A thriller like no other.
The Secrets of the Greaser Hotel
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 62,050. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
In a world of deep friendships, powerful magic, wicked deceptions, and devilish crime, a young girl must fight for her freedom and wrestle with the frightening truths of her past.
Changing Michael
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 55,280. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Humor, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+
An entertaining teen novel that even adults can enjoy. --Gary Longwell, YA Librarian It's been a while since I've seen young adult fiction done quite this well. --Stuart Krause, Teacher Does what all great stories do: challenges the way we think about ourselves and our relationships. --Christine Avery, English Teacher at Eaglecrest High School
Jackie O: On The Couch
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 93,940. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Biographical, Fiction » Historical » USA
Jackie O: On the Couch is the story of Jackie Kennedy Onassis as she might have written it. This is not just another biography. For the first time, Jackie O: On the Couch highlights Jackie’s life from her own perspective, as imagined by author Dr. Alma Bond, a psychoanalyst and long-time student of Jackie lore.
Marilyn Monroe: On The Couch
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 84,930. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Biographical
Marilyn Monroe on the Couch provides insights to the actress who had talent beyond her luminous beauty and yet remained so fragile despite her fame. Dr. Bond focuses on her life from the 1950s and 60s, a time in which she sought the help of a Manhattan psychoanalyst to cope. It's an illuminating book in ways that other writers have sought to achieve but often missed. --Bookviews (Alan Caruba)
Lady Macbeth: On The Couch
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 58,920. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Medieval, Fiction » Biographical
The latest installment in Alma H. Bond, PhD’s incredible biography series, Lady Macbeth: On the Couch is a deftly written account of the life of an iconic character.
Kaufman's Hill
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 64,480. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
A PROFOUND AND INTENSELY MOVING BOYHOOD MEMOIR: Novelist Tim O’Brien says that “Kaufman’s Hill is among the most touching, sensitive, and spellbinding memoirs I’ve encountered in many years. Beautifully and exactly written, this book will surely reach into the hearts of its readers. I was deeply moved.”
Contract City
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 82,860. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues
A Young Adult Thrill Ride Sara Paige Christie is searching for a documentary subject to propel her from college hopeful to full filmmaker, and she's set her eyes on the graffiti tag "WH2RR??" She knows there's more beneath the surface, but will she uncover the truth before the police--and the taggers--catch up with her?
The Divine Secret: The Awesome and Untold Truth About Your Phenomenal Destiny
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 57,260. Language: English. Published: January 22, 2013 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Biblical Commentary / General, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / Inspirational
Why are we all here? What is the meaning of life? What really happens when we die? These fundamental questions have haunted us all since the dawn of human existence, but the truth is hiding inside your Holy Bible. There is a divine secret that clearly explains the meaning of life and exactly what is intended for your personal future--and it's more sensational than you've ever imagined.
The Atomic Weight of Secrets or The Arrival of the Mysterious Men in Black: The Young Inventors Guild, Book One
Series: The Young Inventors Guild. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 87,820. Language: English. Published: January 22, 2013 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Science & Technology, Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 20th Century
In 1903, five truly brilliant young inventors, the children of the world's most important scientists, are taken from their lives and their parents by the mysterious men in black and left at an isolated farmhouse in Dayton, Ohio. Who are the men in black? Are the men in black trying to kidnap them--or protect them? And if they're trying to protect them--from what?
The Listeners
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 103,240. Language: English. Published: January 18, 2013 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Undead, Fiction » Literature » Literary
In a borough quarantined due to an airborne illness that causes deformity, insanity, and death, a 14-year-old boy named Daniel, orphaned by the plague, is caught up with a one-eared gang/cult called the Listeners. But all he really wants is to find his best friend Katie, trapped elsewhere in the quarantine. Harrison Demchick's electrifying debut is a harrowing work of literary horror.
Malicious Intent: A Hollywood Fable
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 140,330. Language: English. Published: August 26, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
Charmain Burns, Hollywood's sexiest, most-talked-about TV actress, will stop at nothing to rise to the top of Hollywood's A-movie list. When tabloid The National Revealer threatens to expose her scandalous past, she seeks to intimidate--and accidentally murders--a reporter. Now star reporter Cameron Tull is on the trail, as is a psychotic, otherworldly stalker. A shocking inside-Hollywood escape.
Live by the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 281,870. Language: English. Published: August 26, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World leaders, Nonfiction » History » Contemporary political
Humiliated at the Bay of Pigs, John and Robert Kennedy sought desperately to eliminate Castro. Castro openly threatened to retaliate. Pro-Castro agitator Lee Harvey Oswald went to the Cuban embassy in Mexico, announcing he would kill America's president in exchange for sanctuary in Havana. Live By the Sword ends 35 years of public mistrust and confusion over the Kennedy assassination.
Lenny, Lefty, and the Chancellor: The Len Bias Tragedy and the Search for Reform in Big-time College Basketball
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 131,290. Language: English. Published: August 20, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Social policy
On June 19, 1986, Len Bias, one of the greats of college basketball, destined for NBA stardom, died of a cocaine overdose. The nation was stunned, and for the next several months, millions followed the unfolding tragedy at University of Maryland. In this account, Baltimore Sun reporter C. Fraser Smith examines the abuses that led to the Bias tragedy, and the crucial reform that followed.
As Dog Is My Witness
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 79,820. Language: English. Published: August 20, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
In this third Aaron Tucker mystery, Aaron finds himself once again dragged kicking and screaming into investigating a murder, this time of a man shot while walking his dog. The young man accused of the crime has Asperger's Syndrome--just like Aaron's son. Along the way, Aaron is assaulted by mobsters, moles, and, worse, in-laws, making for an especially interesting holiday season.
Vintage Reading: From Plato to Bradbury: A Personal Tour of Some of the World's Best Books
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 59,750. Language: English. Published: July 19, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing & books
Vintage Reading brings eighty of the world's most unforgettable books out from behind the high castle walls, lowers the drawbridge, and welcomes readers inside. With lively and concise commentary, award-winning author Robert Kanigel throws an arm around the reader and becomes the tour guide to classics, best-sellers, lesser-known greats, and everything in-between.
A Cry Unheard: New Insights into the Medical Consequences of Loneliness
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 136,150. Language: English. Published: June 17, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Psychology » Depression, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Mental health
Every year, millions of lonely people, unable to communicate with their fellow human beings, die broken-hearted, long before their time. It is a silent epidemic, says Dr. James Lynch, hailed by many of our nation's leading medical experts as a pioneer and visionary in the field of mind/body/interpersonal health. A groundbreaking work, A Cry Unheard connects loneliness and heart disease.
Trembling in the Ivory Tower: Excesses in the Pursuit of Truth and Tenure
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 67,770. Language: English. Published: June 16, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Public affairs, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Careers in education
In this gem of a book, scholar and wit Kenneth Lasson takes on all manner of excesses in the Ivory Tower which, from his insider's viewpoint, constitute little less than a full-scale assault on American values and mores. Lasson uses his sharply pointed pen to skewer both the powerful and the petty, from perpetually outraged law professors and would-be literati to ethnic hatemongers with tenure.
Hank
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 51,530. Language: English. Published: June 16, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama
Hank is a page-turning, contemporary coming-of-age story of growing up amidst the wreckage of a troubled family, an alien school, and a world otherwise booby-trapped with alluring but perilous possibilities. We see not just Hank's confusion and dismay, but his grit, his honesty, and his vulnerability. A real, raw, and rewarding story. Book one of the Gunpowder Trilogy.
The Reappearance of Sam Webber
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 86,830. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Literary, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama
When eleven-year-old Sam Webber's father disappears without a trace, he and his mother are forced to relocate to a tough neighborhood. Unfamiliar with his surroundings, intimidated by his new school, Sam is lost until he meets Greely, the school's elderly black janitor. Through this unlikely friendship, Sam begins to heal. The Reappearance of Sam Webber won an Alex Award.
The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta & Claribel Cone
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 74,520. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history
For four and a half decades, Etta and Claribel Cone roamed artists' studios and art galleries in Europe, building one of the largest, most important art collections in the world. In 1949, they awarded all their holdings to the Baltimore Museum of Art. In 2002, that collection was valued at nearly $1 billion, making them two of the most philanthropic art collectors of our age. This is their story.
Like We Care
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 82,260. Language: English. Published: March 11, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama
What if they just stopped? What if in a grand, scruffy stab at corporate disobedience, teenagers en masse simply stopped spending their money on the cynical crap that’s relentlessly mainlined to them? Like We Care is a biting, clever, and hilarious satire in which two endearingly subversive high school seniors set out to monkey wrench the recording industry, big tobacco, and junk food.
Uncovering Sadie's Secrets
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 52,400. Language: English. Published: March 11, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Mystery & Detective
Allow us to introduce Bianca Balducci, a normal fifteen-year-old girl attending a co-ed parochial school in Baltimore, Maryland. She worries about her hair, her clothes, her would-be boyfriend Doug . . . and solving mysteries. There's something strange about new girl Sadie Sinclair. Why is Sadie being stalked by a nefarious duo of grown-ups? An Edgar Award finalist and a delightful mystery.
The Whole Kitt & Caboodle: A Painless Journey to Investment Enlightenment
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 60,130. Language: English. Published: March 11, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Business, Fiction » Educational
The best, least intimidating introduction to stock market investment for novice investors 11 and up. Readers follow the adventures of investment rookie Missy Kitt as she seeks employment from a down-and-out brokerage house and its floundering CEO, Mr. Caboodle. As she learns the secrets of the business, so too does the reader, as Kitt's ideas lead to a company turnaround.
Mia the Meek
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 44,580. Language: English. Published: March 11, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Humor
Mia Fullerton has entered her freshman year at St. Hilary’s with a goal: to lose her nickname “Mia the Meek,” and soar into a confident high school career. Unfortunately, her transformation is made harder by her English-teacher mom, bratty little brother, already popular nemesis, and new neighbor. In telling her story, Mia proves to be a witty, candid, and interesting fourteen-year-old.
Finn
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 60,500. Language: English. Published: January 1, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
A modern-day retelling of Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Finn tells the story of Chloe Wilder, a quiet girl, part tomboy, part survivor. When Chloe and her grandparents' maid Silvia are torn from their quiet life, they enter a world of adventure and danger. Young people will see Finn as an adventure, older readers as social criticism. All will adore Chloe Wilder.
The Case Against My Brother
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 69,180. Language: English. Published: January 1, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Mystery & Detective, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical
In the fall of 1922, 15-year-old Carl and 17-year-old Adam Matuski are forced to move across the continent to live with their Uncle Pete in Portland, Oregon. When Adam is accused of theft, an increasingly resourceful Carl learns how to stand on his own two feet and confront painful truths about his fellow man. A historical mystery set against the backdrop of anti-Catholic discrimination.
Butterflies in May
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 74,930. Language: English. Published: January 1, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama
Ali Parker, a high school senior, plans to major in journalism at a prestigious college. Her Mr. Perfect boyfriend, Matt Ryan, is a talented artist. Their future possibilities seem endless. Then the inconceivable happens--Ali becomes pregnant. This compelling, inspiring, and enlightening story engages the heart as it shows the struggles of life and the endurance of hope.
The Miss Dennis School of Writing and Other Lessons from A Woman's Life
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 83,790. Language: English. Published: January 1, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration
The first book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Alice Steinbach is an intimate, personal collection of essays, remembrances, and columns that follows in the creative nonfiction tradition of Anna Quindlen and May Sarton. While it recounts the experiences and observations of a divorced, working mother, it expresses hopes and fears universal to all women. Steinbach is a Baltimore Sun columnist.
The Deadly Trade
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 113,370. Language: English. Published: January 1, 2010 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Business, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
While researching a local biotechnology firm that has just exploded into flames, financial analyst Tim Mack begins to untangle a lethal web of deceit. A frightening, secret triumvirate of mass murder intricately combines a high-finance broker, a Middle-Eastern terrorist organization, and a dying biotechnology firm willing to do anything to keep afloat. Fast, scary, and very, very real.
The Mandarin Club
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 111,050. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Plays & Screenplays, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
A contemporary Washington mystery with a high tech, China twist . . . A brilliantly-conceived spy novel introducing seven engaging characters whose lives are transformed by crisis. Provocatively detailed through the knowing voice of a prominent Washington expert, this is highly literate fiction. It fuses Big Chill themes with Le Carré rhythms in a post-Cold War story of espionage.
Gradebusters: How Parents Can End The Bad Grades Battle
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 49,760. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Parenting » Childhood development
From three decades as a counselor, Stephen Schmitz knows that most parents deeply want to help their children at school. But he knows all too well how powerless most parents feel in turning their lackluster learners around. In Gradebusters: How Parents Can End the Bad Grades Battle, he shares his practical methods with parents disturbed about their kids’ low levels of academic achievement.
Back Creek
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 83,650. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Literary
It’s the summer of 1975. Eighteen-year-old Grace Barnett knows she should be preparing to leave for college in September. But a strange Memorial Day boating accident on the creek near her Virginia home--she’s the only witness to the apparent suicide--kicks off a series of events that will define her family’s future as well as her emerging view of life.
Man in the Middle
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 111,340. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
Join Peter Neil as he is sucked into a situation that soon spins out of control. Come experience what happens when a young man with a good heart is tempted with unimaginable wealth; when a love affair gets tangled with long-buried family secrets; when a persistent SEC agent matches wits with ruthless businesspeople who think nothing of murder of individuals and of entire countries' economies!
A Farewell to Legs
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 90,410. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Work-at-home dad, devoted husband, hustling freelance writer, aspiring screenwriter--all ways to describe the unwilling sleuth Aaron Tucker. In A Farewell to Legs, the second installment of the Aaron Tucker Mystery Series, Aaron is back on the trail again, investigating a dead lobbyist and an elementary school stink-bomber.
For Whom the Minivan Rolls
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 87,260. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Aaron Tucker isn't a detective. So he's baffled when the richest guy in his New Jersey town insists that Aaron, and Aaron alone, investigate the disappearance of his wife, who has inexplicably vanished from their home in the middle of the night. Funny, down-to-earth, lovable, and resourceful, Aaron Tucker, family man and freelance writer, reluctantly says yes, and continuously wishes he hadn't.
Bridges: Reuniting Daughters & Daddies
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 53,600. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Emotional healing
In this new self-help book: Bridges: Reuniting Daughters and Daddies, Barras guides daughter-and-father duos toward much needed reconciliation, bonding, and healing. With illustrations pulled from the lives of real women and their fathers, Bridges will be a must read and invaluable tool for fathers and daughters who want to mend the rend in their lives.
Hume's Fork
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 100,710. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
A comic drama about philosophy, family, religion, and, of course, professional wrestling. Barely adequate philosophy professor Legare Hume has a mind-body problem. No matter how far he goes, no matter how hard he thinks, he can’t escape the world he lives in. Hume’s Fork is a brilliantly satirical and philosophical novel, every bit as funny as it is intelligent—a true original.
Chain Thinking
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 65,370. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Syndey Vail enters lawyer-cum-detective Shep Harrington's life in a cloud of dust and vanishes just as quickly, leaving behind two very different but strangely connected things: a chimpanzee and a murder. Chain Thinking is a whodunit with a heart and a mystery with a message. Once the mystery is solved, there's a whole lot more left to think about. Shep finds his answers. Will you find yours?
In the Wake of the Boatman
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 134,180. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
Puttnam Douglas Steward isn’t having an identity crisis--he is one. As he drowns in expectations and disappointments, the matter of who he is—who he truly is—eludes him. Except for one thing: He’s a freak. He has to be. It’s the only answer that makes sense. In the Wake of the Boatman is a brilliant drama, stirringly and sensitively told, about the elusiveness of identity.
The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 51,240. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit
Lucy Burns wants a normal life, and she could have it all if only she could break free from the job she hates. That job? Facilitator to hell. And her boss is a real devil. Sassy, fun, and wickedly funny, The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns is a fast and stunning read perfect for any occasion. Elizabeth Leiknes’s fresh writing and comic wit will stick with you long after you've put the book down.
Thanksgiving at the Inn
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 55,840. Language: English. Published: October 12, 2009 by Bancroft Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Family
Tells the story of Heath Wellington III, a young boy whose life is changed when forced to take over his family’s rural Massachusetts farm and bed and breakfast, alongside his father, Junior, after the death of the grandfather he barely remembers. With the help of the inn’s quirky residents, Heath and Junior confront their strained relationship and Heath Senior’s death.

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A splash of Steampunk at the turn of the century, a middle-grade series that features a different kind of magic--science!

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