Folks know 14-year-old Clare isn't normal, even for a tomboy. She runs too much, talks too little, carries a gun too often, and holds a grudge forever. Only her papa's job at the bank keeps gossip quiet. It's unwise to risk the cold anger of the man who knows everyone's secrets. Clare feels prepared for everything from fire, to flood, to what her momma calls demon attack. When her neighbor Esther kisses her, though, Clare has no ready script. Maybe she could write one, given time she doesn't have. At the moment of that first kiss, Esther's mom is bleeding out from a gunshot wound. Clare can read the signs everyone else is determined to ignore. A murder was only the beginning. Esther needs protection, whether she wants it or not, and Clare won't abandon her friend just because things are hard. Maybe one day she'll be forgiven for doing what's needed. This is an intense book with adult themes that some readers may find upsetting.

Not My Ruckus

Literature & Fiction

Musick, Chad

Literary

Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC

Gracie & Zeus Live the Dream

Grace Morgan has been on the music scene long enough to know the life of sex, drugs & rock & roll is just a dream. But after a messy divorce, Grace wants to give her dream of being a music journalist one last shot. She moves to LA with her 21-year-old foster son, Zeus. They live in a motel on cup noodles and hope, until Grace finally gets a break: a story about Inez Carter, hot-mess frontwoman of the popular band Karma Korn. The story delivers more sex, drugs and rock & roll than Grace bargained for. Karma Korn's drummer, Nelson, has Grace rethinking her post-divorce vow of celibacy. And after they're invited to an elite Hollywood rave, where they mistakenly drink the electric Kool-Aid, Zeus is scouted to be the lead guitarist for another star band. However, the story soon goes sideways, and things aren't adding up. Someone is spreading rumors about Grace, trying to sabotage her career and reputation. Then someone tries to kill her. Grace is left frantically trying to connect the dots in the dwindling hope she'll be able to salvage the story, her relationship with Nelson, and her life.

Roderick, Elizabeth

Drōmfrangil

Though he doesn't know it, Marcus Talent is special. Unfortunately for Marcus, he discovers this unexpectedly when he wakes up in an unfamiliar forest, has his prosthetic arm eaten by a horrifying monster, and then wakes up in his own bed, terrified and bleeding. Marcus's dad, Deacon, has answers. He heals Marcus's new injuries, promising to answer all of Marcus's questions about what happened the next day after school. But when Marcus gets home, he finds his dad missing and a ransom note appears out of a screaming hole in the sky. The only demand: travel again to get him back. Helped by his human friends, Marcus sets out to find his dad in a world filled with creatures he couldn't have imagined. Some of them are friendly. Some of them want to murder him. Or each other. They're not picky. And everyone seems to know of his famous father, who has been hiding a lot more than an entire other world.

Cynthia McDonald

Relatively Normal Secrets

Tuesday and Zed Furst are perfectly normal children with perfectly strange parents. Their father won't discuss his job, their mother never leaves the house without her guard dog, and the topic of the family tree is off limits. When a last minute "business trip" gets the adults out of the way, Zed and Tuesday decide to get to the bottom of things once and for all. Too bad some thugs with shape-shifting weapons have other ideas. Their escape leaves them trapped in the modern-meets-medieval Falinnheim, where everyone insists their father is a disgraced fugitive. They hope whoever is leaving them coded clues may have some answers, but they're not sure they're going to like what they learn. If they ever want to see their parents again, they'll need the help of a smuggler with a broken compass, their unusually talented dog, some extremely organized bandits, and a selection of suspiciously misquoted nursery rhymes. Zed and Tuesday may not have all the answers, but one thing is certain-when it comes to normal, everything is relative.

Allen, C.W.

Review\n⭐ "Constantly kept me on my toes. Everything about this tale, especially the plot, was incredible . . . Had me hooked right to the very end. I look forward to reading the next book!" 
- Five star review, Readers' Favorite\n⭐ Gold Quill Award winner 
⭐ Middle Reader silver medalist, Eric Hoffer Book Award 
⭐ Young Adult bronze medalist, Olive Woolley Burt Award 
⭐ First Horizon Award finalist 
⭐ Cybils Award nominee 
⭐ Whitney Award nominee\nBOOK 1 of 3: THE FALINNHEIM CHRONICLES SERIES\nTuesday and Zed Furst are perfectly normal children with perfectly strange parents. Their father won't discuss his job, their mother never leaves the house without her guard dog, and the topic of the family tree is off limits.\nWhen a last minute "business trip" gets the adults out of the way, Zed and Tuesday decide to get to the bottom of things once and for all. Too bad some thugs with shape-shifting weapons have other ideas. Their escape leaves them trapped in the modern-meets-medieval Falinnheim, where everyone insists their father is a disgraced fugitive. They hope whoever is leaving them coded clues may have some answers, but they're not sure they're going to like what they learn.\nIf they ever want to see their parents again, they'll need the help of a smuggler with a broken compass, their unusually talented dog, some extremely organized bandits, and a selection of suspiciously misquoted nursery rhymes.\nZed and Tuesday may not have all the answers, but one thing is certain: when it comes to normal, everything is relative.

Teen & Young Adult

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Pixies in the Mist

Musick, Rasta

Genre Fiction

A Cold Christmas and the Darkest of Winters

A Cinnabar Moth Publishing anthology, A Cold Christmas and the Darkest of Winters is a collection of short stories with themes that range from sad to dark to horrifying. Each story is set during Christmas or in Winter. Many talented authors worked to create these short stories, and we are proud to present them to you in this anthology. The full list of contributing authors is included below: Angelo LorenzoVashelle NinoKisstopher MusickT. War Powers TildenA.M. WealdChad MusickCynthia McDonaldArchita MittraAlexis HansenAshe ThurmanKatie GroomElyse RussellJoe HawardHector Duarte, Jr.SurayaKasimmaZoë MarkhamGwen C. KatzAndré SantanaRoy Christopher Frances Ogamba Phoenix Blackwood

Short Stories & Anthologies

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Not My Ruckus

Not My Ruckus

Gracie & Zeus Live the Dream

Gracie & Zeus Live the Dream

Drōmfrangil

Relatively Normal Secrets

Relatively Normal Secrets

Pixies in the Mist

A Cold Christmas and the Darkest of Winters

A Cold Christmas and the Darkest of Winters