Sycamore Souls (MoonHowler Press, 2024)
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In the quiet town of Nokomis, Kelsi’s life takes an unexpected turn when she moves into Dennis Aiken’s home, an eccentric but kind-hearted widower with a penchant for storytelling and a profound love for his late wife, Gloria. As Kelsi helps Dennis navigate his daily challenges, she finds solace and wisdom in his tales of love, loss, and resilience.
Through their deepening friendship, Kelsi learns the true meaning of family and community. Dennis’s stories and guidance inspire her to reconnect with her roots and pursue her dreams with newfound determination. Together, they embark on a journey of growth, remembrance, and hope.
As Kelsi faces her past and embraces her future, her bond with Dennis becomes a beacon of light, reminding her of the unbreakable connections that shape our lives.
Join Kelsi in this heartfelt tale of love, renewal, and the magic found in everyday moments.
The Lost Pages Bookstore (MoonHowler Press, 2023)
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Once upon a time, Donnie Nelson was a bestselling author of fantasy novels. He had the fame, money, and career he had always dreamed about, but fame led to temptation, and Donnie surrendered to it, destroying his family. Then his mother died. Writer’s block set in, and Donnie retreated to a new career as a used bookseller in the tiny Oklahoma town of Sagebrush.
There he stayed, year after year, unable to write, his royalties drying up, living in the back room of his store, which lost money every month. Until he got a call from an old acquaintance who told him his high school creative writing teacher had died. Fighting his insecurities, Donnie made the drive home to attend the funeral of the woman who had ignited his love of writing.
He returned to Sagebrush with two unwanted guests who turned his life upside down and just might pull him out of the shell he built around himself. He might even find happiness again in The Lost Pages Bookstore.
Yes or No (MoonHowler Press, 2023)
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Over 35 years ago, Daniel bought his high school girlfriend Penny a pregnancy test. He gave her a note asking her to circle Yes or No to tell him the results. She circled Yes, then disappeared from his life.
“Life never gives you shit without taking something in payment.”
Now, after a hard life that has left him confined to an assisted living center and battling COPD, a woman named Alicia claims she is the daughter Daniel thought Penny had aborted when she left him.
“Life never gives you shit without taking something in payment.”
As they await the DNA test results to determine whether or not Daniel and Alicia are related, old truths are exposed and new bonds are formed. But always, Daniel remembers the promise of his abusive father …
“Life never gives you shit without taking something in payment.”
The Teacher (MoonHowler Press, 2021)
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Andrew Clausing is a teacher who has lost nearly everything. His wife left him. His teenage daughter hates him. He drinks too much. The only things he has are a love of teaching, his relationship as a mentor to his students, and a secret affair with another teacher who happens to be married to a state senator. When one of his female students mistakes his kindness for romantic interest, Andrew is faced with losing the few things he has left in his life.
Steven E. Wedel 