CalliopePress

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Calliope Press has published award-winning titles since 1996, both fiction and non-fiction.

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The Matryoshka Murders
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 135,090. Language: English. Published: April 16, 2015 by CalliopePress. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Gutsy Kate Hennessey is filming a documentary that targets the harsh choices faced by women in Russia. But killers soon target Kate, and each harrowing escape draws her deeper into the nested plots that threaten. Readers will cheer as she and her Russian friends struggle through the political chaos of Russia—and America—in 1991. "This is a beautifully written, soulful thriller." S. Elghanayan
The Five O'Clock Follies: What's a Woman Doing Here, Anyway?
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 122,020. Language: English. Published: September 11, 2012 by CalliopePress. Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA
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A young woman's odds-against struggle to survive as a war correspondent in Saigon. Former journalist Tuohy has written what may be the best novel yet to emerge from the Vietnam War. Meticulously researched, with award-winning photos of the time. “The action is riveting and the writing is clear, detailed and highly readable. An engrossing portrait of a woman among men in wartime.” –Kirkus
Great-Grandpa Fussy and the Little Puckerdoodles
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 10,210. Language: English. Published: March 13, 2012 by CalliopePress. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Family / Multigenerational, Fiction » Children’s books » Family / New Baby
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They’re noisy, nosey and bossy—these little Puckerdoodles who have ensnared the heart of Great-Grandpa Fussy. Teenie, Weenie, Waddles, and Toodlebug range in age from newborn to age 6. In Great-Grandpa’s eyes they are unpredictable imps whose ingenious questions demand answers that only he can provide. Twenty-one stories and 64 four-color illustrations for ages 5 and up.
Maude (1883-1993): She Grew Up With the Country
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 118,920. Language: English. Published: October 31, 2010 by CalliopePress. Categories: Nonfiction » History » American, Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography
Maude started farm life as a pregnant bride of 19. By age 110, she’d lived through half of America’s history. With poetry and human dramas (two murders and a suicide), written by her son, a master journalist, the book shows the impact of the changing times on shy, unassuming Maude, her fun-loving husband Lee, and their four active children. An award-winning biography, with over 70 photographs.
Butcher of Dreams
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 171,530. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2010 by CalliopePress. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
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After a ritual Aztec mask is stolen during a cast party, actress Lee Fairchild finds her world ripped apart by the attentions of something invasive and elemental. An actor is stabbed; an actress is poisoned. Events culminate in ritual murder. Over all hovers the Mexican mask and the shadowy figure who controls it. Lee must fight a madman to save her theater and herself.
One Last Dance: It's Never Too Late to Fall in Love
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 140,130. Language: English. Published: June 18, 2010 by CalliopePress. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Adult, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
After a disastrous first meeting, Morgan, 89, moves in with Dixie, age 79, strictly a business arrangement, both maintain. But Morgan has more frivolous pursuits in mind. When a troubled grandson collides with the daring course set by the lovers, not only does he save their lives, but he brings Dixie and Morgan the love and pride they’d lost decades before with the loss of their children.