Opal -- A year after America’s entry into WWII, a 17-year-old is about to graduate high school when her world comes crashing down around her. Something kept secret all her life bubbles to the surface with such horror, she’s forced to choose between leaving in the dead of night and facing the unknown or saying goodbye to all her dreams for the sake of family. Is she her father’s daughter? (C.J. Sweet)
Butterfly Summer – On a summer beach vacation, Antoine has found his first girlfriend, but his mother is concerned that beautiful Pherah is too old for him. What secret is Pherah hiding, and will it break them up? (Adam Cole)
A Rage in Paris –The black expat scene in 1956 Paris was supposed to be a sanctuary from racism and hatred. Writer Chester Himes and artist Walter Colman are willing to unleash hellfire and madness to keep it that way. (Mark H. Phillips)
Now You See Me -- Disappearing during auditions at the Texas Renaissance Festival seems like a good idea for a federal fugitive with a magic act—until Jessie Carr, PI, gets the call. She has a big motivation to find him. He’s her great-uncle … the one who was a budding pedophile when she was a kid. (Cash Anthony)
The Great Unknown -- As Charles Dickens lies dying, he contemplates the unfinished nature of his relationship with his family and with his audience. Can he find a way to reconcile his work and his family before time runs out? (Adam Cole)
The History Project -- Frank grew into a teenager never knowing his father. When a school project gives him the opportunity to submit a DNA test, will the results prove to be the best day of his life, or the worst? (Regina Olson)
The Broken Branch -- Sometimes, instead of learning what to do from your parents, you learn what not to do. Those can be some of the most painful lessons you’ll ever learn. And the most important.
(C.J. Sweet)
Unsuspecting Orphan -- Luke is an orphan, but he doesn’t know it. He has no memory of what happened when he was three. Follow his life journey from a Mormon farm to the Summer of Love in San Francisco—where the secret is revealed. (Ronald W. Hull)
Shadows of Willow Creek -- After fifteen years of wrongful imprisonment, Nathan Blackwood returns to Willow Creek, a town forever altered by the shadows of his past, only to encounter buried family secrets and a sister determined to help him reclaim his life. As he embarks on a perilous quest for the truth, unexpected allies reveal a web of deception within his family, forcing Nathan to confront not only those who wronged him but the very essence of his identity. (Jack Strandburg)
Beyond Saving -- Jessie Carr, PI, is expecting a breakfast of hot biscuits and honey with an old friend at the last stop on a weekend trip. Instead, she has to cancel after witnessing a near-fatal motorcycle accident –and then discovering the injured passenger is a former client who needs her now more than ever. (Cash Anthony)
Everywhere and Not a Drop -- Sawyer is on a beach vacation with his family to Jonquill Island when the power goes out and the situation turns dangerous. Will Sawyer’s family be able to stay together as the disaster unfolds? (Adam Cole)
Marked for Death – The wife runs a profitable business. The philandering second husband’s being secretly written out of her will, but it’s not signed yet. When she crashes her motorcycle – alone, at night, at the turn into their home – it looks like a freak accident. Can Jessie Carr, PI, help her daughter figure out how he made sure the crash was fatal? (Cash Anthony)