Melt (1) (The Rough Romance Trilogy)

Set against the backdrop of The Wizard of Oz, this tale is both a chilling story of abuse and a timeless romance. Sixteen-year-old good girl Dorothy just blew into the small town of Highland Park—where the social headquarters is Munchkinland (Dunkin’ Donuts). There, she meets Joey—a bad boy who tells no one about the catastrophic domestic violence he witnesses at home. Can these two lovers survive peer pressure, Joey’s reputation, and his alcoholism? And then there’s his family secret which is about to be unleashed. Joey’s words are scattered on the page—reflecting his broken state. Dorothy is the voice of reason—until something so shattering happens that she, too, may lose her grip. Can their love endure, or will it melt away? Drawing from true events, this brutal love story will hit like a punch in the face and is sure to reach into the soul of every reader.

Literature & Fiction

Castrovilla, Selene

Genre Fiction

Last Syllable Books

The tables are turned with a vengeance in this tour de force love story. Nearly a year has gone by and now it’s Dorothy who is fragmented and lost, while Joey keeps the promise he had made her to better himself—even though she’s gone. Joey talks about what is happening in the present while Dorothy describes what happened before— in the moments and hours after the Glock dropped. This time the stakes are even higher, as Joey forces himself to move forward while Dorothy is frozen in place. But when he learns of a devastating decision, Joey races to find her before it is too late. Truth, consequence, repercussion and modern medicine collide as pieces converge in this psychological, thrilling story which begs the question: Can love really conquer all?

Signs of Life: Book 2 in the Rough Romance Trilogy (2)

Teen & Young Adult

Winner, 2017 Book Excellence Award in Chick Lit Life begins at thirty-eight for Long Island mom and writer Luna Lampanelli, when she kicks her secretly gay husband to the curb. She's got her freedom, but what she wants is love. Luna knows she doesn't need a man to exist, but try telling that to her heart. Against the advice of Sunny, her snarky best friend, and Jiminy, the cautioning voice in Luna's head who just won't shut up, Luna sets course to find a mate. Luna speed and on-line dates her way into several short-lived, surreal relationships. There's Ari, the humorless Israeli who refuses to assimilate – to America, and to humanity. There's Alex, the young and handsome ex-crackhead who informs Luna he doesn't want to be monogamous—while they're in bed. There's Memphis, the wild-eyed sadomasochist. There's Red, angry and crippled, who becomes the catalyst for Luna to join Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. But before Luna can proceed to recovery, she meets the elusive but oh so appealing Trip. He's emotionally unavailable and has the Madonna-Whore Complex, but how can Luna (aka "whore") let him go when she enjoys his dry wit so much, and his body even more? Humorously haunting and packed with unspeakable truths, Luna Rising follows a woman's funny and heart-breaking struggle to relate with un-relatable men and an un-relatable world, and to figure out something even more un-relatable: herself.

Luna Rising

United States

With swift, bold and powerful writing, debut author Alison Littman tells the story of a family ripped apart by revolution, illuminating a time when news, rock 'n' roll and underground journalism forever changed the lives of those living behind the Iron Curtain. After years of suffering under the communist regime in Cold War Hungary, Eszter Turján--fanatical underground journalist--would sacrifice anything, and anyone, to see the government fall. When she manipulates news broadcasts on Radio Free Europe, she ignites a vicious revolution, commits a calamitous murder and is dragged away screaming to a secret underground prison. Her daughter Dora, then a teenager, cowers in her bedroom as the secret police arrest her mother. Haunted and hurt, Dora vows to work against everything Eszter believes in. But, it's not that simple. After nine years, Dora meets a strapping young fan of Radio Free Europe and is unwittingly drawn back into Eszter's circle. She finds her mother, driven mad by years of torture, is headed for death. On the brink of losing Eszter again, Dora must decide if she should risk her life to save the mother who discarded her--or leave it to fate. Radio Underground is a beautiful, relevant novel that explores the lengths and limits of love, family and the power of expression.

Radio Underground

Littman, Alison

Literary

We’re all human, sharing a planet and trying to get by. We’re all looking for happy. Why is it so hard to find? Ten Steps to Finding Happy navigates your soul. Each step comes with simple, specific actions—not vague mumbo-jumbo or convoluted language. This is a straightforward path to happiness, delivered to you by a writer, a psychologist and 24 experts. Generally speaking, the left side of our brain controls logical thoughts, language, and numbers. The right side of the brain controls emotions, spatial information, and visual comprehension. It should go without saying that the whole right brain/left brain idea is an outdated oversimplification, but the idea that some people are more drawn to a more logical reasoning while others thrive in the beauty of the pain and pleasure of emotions definitely rings true. With that in mind, we have structured this book in a way that we hope appeals to all of our readers, both those who enjoy balancing a checkbook and those who toss money into their account when the balance seems low and hope it all works out. Our goal from the beginning has been to write a book that offers you ten steps to finding your happy, along with a selection of solid, simple CONCRETE ACTIONS for following through with those steps. We won’t leave you hanging, wondering what to do! Selene Castrovilla tackles the emotional perspective, peppered with personal anecdotes and honest admissions. In the sections titled From the Doctor’s Desk, Dr. Lindsay S. Weisner offers logical, research-based, psychologist-approved information that will provide the PROOF for which lovers of reason thirst. Read both, and figure out what moves you more, your mind or your heart. There is no right or wrong answer. BONUS! In the A Note From the Expert segments, guest writers deep dive into their professions, providing clear information and scientific evidence backing up our ten-step process. Isn’t time to be on your way to happy?

Ten Steps To Finding Happy: A Guide to Permanent Satisfaction

Self-Help

Weisner Psy.D., Lindsay S

Happiness

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Melt (1) (The Rough Romance Trilogy)

Melt (1) (The Rough Romance Trilogy)

Signs of Life: Book 2 in the Rough Romance Trilogy (2)

Luna Rising

Radio Underground

Ten Steps To Finding Happy: A Guide to Permanent Satisfaction