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Here are narratives by "nobodies" who were privileged (or, in some cases, not) to be employed by or otherwise to have served famous people. They include corpulent Horatio, who serves as "a sort of muse" to a grieving William Shakespeare; Mose, a runaway slave who serves as a masseur and bedtime reader to Anne Bonny; the fierce but nervous pirate; and Parson, a spiritual advisor to Davy Crockett. There's Buffalo Hump Woman, a hairstylist to General Custer; ten-year-old Mimsy, a tea party assistant to aged Lewis Carroll; pretty Antoinette, who serves as a maid for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas; and Louie, a press aide to President William Howard Taft, whose endeavor is to mislead the press as to Taft's true weight. There's burnt-out Jean, a fortuneteller for Marilyn Monroe; and Percy, a spy for temperamental Vince Lombardi. And Solly, who serves as a trivia research assistant to retired gangster Meyer Lansky in Miami Beach.

The Fantastic Flying Frogs is the first installment in the "Shores of Ican" series. Each character in the story has a disability that makes them beautifully unique. When they finally decide to leave Icant, they find themselves on the Shores of Ican. There, they discover a wise old women, her fantastic flying frogs, and brand-new adventures.

Maggie Mullen is a fiercely independent 27-year-old woman who has built a quiet, simple life for herself that revolves around her cat-tending business, the time she spends each evening in her oversized claw-foot bathtub with her own faithful feline Lucy nearby, and her enduring love for Frank Sinatra. Her life becomes more complicated when she's asked to be maid of honor at her younger sister's late-summer wedding-a prospect that she dreads, especially having to give a toast at the reception. Maggie's strong opinions and many flights of fancy help her get through her ordeal.

A heroine's story of alchemy, love, and battle continues in The Pawns of Isolda, Part 2 of the Herlot of Alonia Medieval Fantasy Series. Herlot and Movo escaped execution in Herlot of Alonia, yet their journey has only begun as they search for a way to escape the city's walls in The Pawns of Isolda. Plunged into an unfamiliar kingdom of Iptans, bandits, and stray children, Herlot struggles to understand whom she can trust while she unearths the magic that has birthed in her heart. As her feelings for Movo grow stronger, a darkness looms-King Felix and an ancient sorcerer await to crush her spirit. However, another darkness has risen, one that threatens the very nature of her golden heart.

Experience a heroine's journey through magic, battle, and love in HERLOT OF ALONIA, the first book of a thrilling medieval fantasy series. In the small village of Alonia, tucked away in the kingdom of Eraska, a baby girl named Herlot is born into the world beneath a full moon and a grove of willow trees. Herlot is healthy and clearly touched by magic, which forever marks her as an outsider. The people of Alonia worry that the strange events that surround Herlot mean she is a bad omen, but Herlot learns to rely on her imagination and makes new friends, like the unicorn Devotio, folding herself into the magical world around her. "No matter what happens, the stars can see you....You're never alone." Just as Herlot turns eighteen and has found her place in her village, the kingdom of Eraska is invaded by the evil King Felix--a man willing to perform unspeakable acts in his search for a source of power to conquer all. It is time for Herlot to find her voice, embrace her magic, and save her people.

"A highly recommended, emotionally compelling survival tale." - Midwest Book ReviewA story about the damaging effects of unresolved grief and the wide-ranging impact of gun violence, MacKenzie's Last Run shows how vital communication is to emotional health in a survival story that is as much about the survival of a family as it is about the survival of a young teen. It focuses on thirteen-year-old MacKenzie (Mac) Lawrence, who has slowly withdrawn from everyone since his father's death in a mass shooting more than a year before. He's too ashamed to tell Mom and twin sister Tessa that it's his fault Dad is dead--if it hadn't been for him Dad wouldn't have been anywhere near the mall that terrible day. Mom and Tessa are submerged in their own mourning at first, but when they finally begin to function again, they don't understand Mac's sullen, snarky behavior, which continues to escalate, destroying even his once-close tie with his twin. Then Mom announces her plans to remarry. Mac erupts in a fury and runs away to force her to break off the engagement. Unfortunately, nothing goes as planned. He ends up seriously injured, miles from home, and unable to call for help. Tessa sets out on a desperate search to find him. But she'd better hurry, because Mac is running out of time.

A Killer Weaves a Deadly Blend of Betrayal and Revenge that Threatens Chloe's Work ... and Her LifeWhen offered a rare opportunity to help develop a fledgling historic site dedicated to Finnish American history and heritage, curator Chloe Ellefson journeys to the remote Northwoods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.In addition to the consultant job, she's on a personal quest to learn about the enduring tradition of rag rug weaving. Encountering a dead body upon arrival, however, immediately puts that goal in jeopardy. Although suspicion soon falls on her new colleagues, Chloe is determined to persevere ... even if it means ignoring the advice of her new husband, police officer Roelke McKenna. Can she identify the killer and complete her mission, or will all her dreams unravel?

Bill Zaferos wrote his first novel, the absurdist, rollicking Poison Pen, during a manic high. Now Zaferos is back with Serenity Heights, which he wrote in his well-medicated "right mind." Zaferos has lost none of the dark humor and weird plot twists that made critics call Poison Pen, "funny, outrageously so." Serenity Heights is the saga of a once-popular but now burned-out shock jock, "Rockin'" Donnie Derringer, as he settles into career purgatory working the overnight shift at a tiny radio station in Deerhead, Minnesota. Donnie sustains his boring small-town life with pot, alcohol and peanut butter, but when he makes a drunken late night suicide call to his sometime girlfriend Liz, he lands in Deerhead's loon hatch, Serenity Heights. Meanwhile, the chameleon game show host Jerry Most returns from Poison Pen and wants Donnie to appear on his new show, "Losers on Parade." Donnie figures an appearance on Most's show will rejuvenate his moribund career, only to have disaster fall upon him. Serenity Heights is a wild tale of what happens when you take the short in the quest to regain fame.

As collections curator for Old World Wisconsin, Chloe delights in losing herself in antiques and folk traditions. When her friend's historic house is broken into, and a grisly murder takes place on the museum grounds, Chloe is drawn in to a case of plain, old-fashioned murderous greed.

A Road Trip into the Past Turns DeadlyChloe Ellefson and her sister, Kari, have long dreamed of visiting each historic site dedicated to Laura Ingalls Wilder. When Chloe takes custody of a quilt once possibly owned by the beloved author, the sisters set out on the trip of a lifetime, hoping to prove that Wilder stitched it herself. But death strikes as the journey begins, and trouble stalks their fellow travelers. Among the Little House devotees are academic critics, greedy collectors, and obsessive fans. Kari is distracted by family problems, and unexpected news from Chloe's boyfriend jeopardizes her own future. As the sisters travel deeper into Wilder territory, Chloe races to discover the truth about a precious artifact-and her own heart-before a killer can strike again.

Curator Chloe Ellefson is off to Minneapolis to help her friend Ariel write the proposal for a controversial restoration project. The Minnesota Historical Society wants to convert an abandoned flour mill, currently used as shelter by homeless people, into a museum. But when a dead body is found stuffed into a grain chute, Chloe's attention turns from milling to murder.Back in Milwaukee, Chloe's love interest, Roelke, has been slammed with the news that a fellow officer was killed while on duty. Sifting through clues both past and present, Chloe and Roelke discover dangerous secrets that put their lives-and their trust in each other-at risk.

The sequel to Carmela Cattuti's first novel, Between the Cracks, this story invites the reader to accompany Angela Lanza as she builds her life in America during the first half of the 20th century. A Sicilian immigrant, she manages to assimilate into the social life of a small town outside of New York City. Through the horrors of war, domestic tragedy, and raising her sister-in-law's children, hers is a successful immigrant experience. Angela seeks to transcend organized religion and develop her spirituality. She is able to influence three generations of Americans through her artistic sensibility and a sharpened intuition. The book parallels America's growth with Angela's growing sense of who she is in the world.

Poison Pen is the absurdist tale of redemption about a depressed game show host known for his cruel on-air insults and crude behavior. The story, as told by a misanthropic poison-pen-letter writer, offers an off-beat look at American culture while exploring themes of life, death, and the deeper meaning of 1960's television shows like The Beverly Hillbillies.Jerry Most is the acidic MC of Die Trying, a game show in which players perform death-defying acts for fabulous cash and prizes. But Jerry has had enough of the show and his lavish lifestyle. As he seeks inner meaning during a cross-country sojourn that lands him in Hammertown, a miserable northern Wisconsin burg, Jerry encounters a cast of characters that includes the dour protagonist, a beer-drinking, cheese stick-eating television rerun junkie, as well as Billie the Kangaroo, a troop of intoxicated baboons, and Pinky Lee, the muse and the bane of every man she encounters.Poison Pen is an unforgettable comic masterpiece in the tradition of A Confederacy of Dunces that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Thomas Peele called a "tour de force."

A compelling mystery/thriller by Nick ChiarkasIf it moves away from you, it's food; if it moves toward you, you're food.***Best Mystery Novel for 2017 the John E Weaver Excellent Reads Award by Earthshine***Third Place Winner-Best Novel of 2016 by the Public Safety Writers Association(PSWA)******Finalist for Best Young Adult Novel for 2016 by Bookvana******Finalist for Best Crossover (Mystery & Young Adult) Best Books Award for 2017******2015 Finalist for Best Book Award by Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) for Suspense/Thriller ***The 1957 murder of an undercover cop in a New York City housing project has unexpected ties to the unsolved disappearance of a young father walking home in those same projects with his son, Angelo, on Christmas Eve six years before. The only witness to the cop killing is Angelo, now 13, while on his way to seek his own revenge in the early morning hours. The killers know he saw them.A series of gripping events forge a union between a priest, a Mafia boss, a police detective, and Angelo, a gang member. In the end, Weepers shows us that the courage of the underdog--despite fear and moral ambiguity--will conquer intimidation.Read a review at the Middleton Times-Tribune