Loose Leaves Publishing: 9 books

It’s dangerous for a girl to be a mathematical prodigy in eighteenth-century Rome. Daniela Messo and her father withdraw themselves from the world until Giuseppe Balsamo, occultist and charlatan, finds them, convinced Daniela has inherited the secrets of a long-dead Jewish mystic. In Balsamo’s...

Shilpi is a spirited thirteen year old girl — too old to be a bride.  Her parents, unable to take care of her any longer, seek out an old man from a faraway village who agrees to be Shilpi's “husband.” She quickly learns that the real master of the house is not the husband, but...

From personal or family history of illness to a love a science or health policy, Why Medicine? reveals aspiring physicians are fundamentally driven by a compassionate desire to affect positive change. The essays in this volume have been written first-hand by medical students from across...

Good deeds can be magic. When Grandma falls ill, two young girls with a simple, rural life style are each called upon to make a solitary journey through the forest. Their route and circumstances are the same, but their experiences contrast sharply. One finds peace and a sense of achievement. The other...

TOP 5 BESTSELLER — The harrowing tale of loyalty and disaffection you won't forget! Barcelona, 1986: The dictatorship is over and life is free and easy. But what if you can’t forget the seventies? Elisa’s troubled past comes back to her in the form of her ex-husband, Arnau, who...

Kodiak and Polar bear have interbred for generations on Ghost Bear Island. Native lore tells of their extraordinary blend of color, size and bone-crushing power.      When Merritt McDonald comes ashore at Old Harbor, Kodiak, Alaska, he has left behind his medical practice and is...

Sixteen-year-old Myla feels the land in her blood and bones. Royal heir Beran wants revenge for murder. Forest native Kaven wants to protect Myla from every danger. Like her people, the Westreachers, Myla's tied to the green world through tombs the forest made when it made the people. So when she...

Eight intelligent people are locked in an abandoned library. One is a murderer. They believe they can identify the killer using reason. They believe if they don’t take risks, they will be safe. They are wrong. In the 1890’s, Nikola Tesla created an invention that...

"…a highly enjoyable debut novel." —Kirkus Review It’s the year of 1976 at the Davenport Summer Retreat for Artists, and fifty-nine-year-old Arthur Honeyman--lothario, vagabond, carpenter, and, above all, renowned versifier--has his hands full: carrying on simultaneous affairs...