The Weight of Salt

“In Montanino’s debut historical novel, the young daughter of Sicilian immigrants struggles to carve her own path. This is a poignant family saga that portrays the social, political, and economic struggles of its time.” KIRKUS REVIEW The Weight of Salt draws the reader into the world of 1906, Ybor City, Florida. Fifteen-year-old ANGELINA PIRRELLO is bright, and ready to fulfill her dreams when a devastating tragedy strikes and transforms her life. Forced to leave school and seek work in a... [Read More...]

Free: The Mystery of Healing

A compassionate young doctor to the gladiators in one of the Roman Empire’s most breath-taking cities turns detective when a cherished acquaintance is murdered. Solon of Pergamon, the healer of bodies, must find a route into the human heart to uncover the truth. Torn between his growing love for a beguiling student and the precarious tides of the Roman Empire, he navigates with the same bloody-minded humanity it takes to be chief physician to the great entertainment-warriors of a glitteri... [Read More...]

When Hearts Break

No one hears when a heart breaks. What starts off as childhood animosity between Alexandra Wright and William Taylor becomes something much different when the two meet on a chance encounter in London years later. Alexa is no longer his sister’s annoying little friend. She has become a beautiful, intelligent woman, one that William, son of an English lord, cannot ignore. On the cusp of love, they are torn apart by tragedy, greed, and deceit. Both Alexa and William must now face dangers that wi... [Read More...]

ThunderTree

Ben Evers is a drifter that never stays in one place too long, always hankering to see what’s over the next horizon. His traveling companion—an eagle. He lives by two rules. Mind his own business and always treat women with respect. The first rule stands him in good stead until he meets former Texas Ranger John T. McAllen and his niece Kate Landon. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

A Mouse for the Duke

Lord Declan Sheridan is content growing the family business. There’s no time for courting. He’s put all his energy, money and time into his custom furniture line. Declan is unprepared for the ultimatum given to him by his grandfather, the owner of Sheridan Furniture. Marry by Christmas or lose his inheritance! London Taylor works as a lady’s maid by day, while secretly playing the stock market. Becoming “the mouse” was necessary to get the job. Everyone warned her that Tessa Hubbard w... [Read More...]

Rose and Thorn: Possession of The King

Betrothed to the future king that enslaved her father, Ressa Gabriella Rose must play her part perfectly to save her father’s life. Twenty-year-old Ressa Gabriella Rose infiltrates the castle, impersonates one of the prince’s mistresses, and finds herself betrothed to the future king; all in an effort to save her father. Her father’s wrongful accusation of conspiring to commit treason cost him his freed, his life, and possibly his daughter. And that future king she’s betrothed to that p... [Read More...]