EliteBooks Discover the Best of Indie Literature

Stealing Janet’s Cattleby D. M. McGowanOverviewThree short stories. Lucky, Stealing Janet's Cattle and Voice From BeyondLucky, a young southerner, old before his time due to the mental damage caused by four years of brutal war.  Following a traumatic brain injury he's not sure where he is and how he got there. When he starts to remember, he's not sure he wants to.Stealing Janet's Cattle. A young mother, wife and daughter managing the ranch by herself. When she eventually finds her stollen cattle she realizes that a male rancher would only have to worry about being shot.A voice From Beyond. Another young man who has learned that the greener pastures may not be as welcoming as they firs...

Knowing What Matters

 Overview

Marker of Stone

A look at exploration by European explorers from a different viewpoint and how fragile a successful journey actually was. The first European to reach the Pacific Ocean by crossing North America.

 Deacon

How the demands of war may result in the participant returning with something they hadn't expected.

 What We Need is a Good Cattle Dog

How something that is meant to excite laughter doesn't always do so.

  And 7 Rhymes

Native Sons in WW I, Inclusion, Education, Knowing What Matters,         

A Real Partner, Lou and Mary Jean, Remember the Pleasant, 

INVASION! They lived “off the grid” because in those days and in that area there was no “grid” to be on. They were homesteaders, farmers, and trappers who might find a dozen people within a day’s walk in any direction. Suddenly they were surrounded by10, 000 strangers, almost all men and trading for goods they had not known existed. It was 1942 and the Alaska Highway was being built through 1200 miles of wilderness. Their system of life, the society they knew was gone with the arrival of one train in Dawson Creek. There were hundreds of more loaded freights scheduled to arrive in a town that might see half a dozen during the fall harvest. What will happen to these people?Editorial ...

Whispers Series AudibleWhispers From My Fated Mate (2025 Global Book Award GOLD, Romance-Paranormal)**Discover the Magic of Love in ‘Whispers From My Fated Mate'**Dive into a world where passion meets the paranormal in this award-winning romance!When a fierce ‘whisperer’ with the ability to communicate with animals finds herself mated to the arrogant Billionaire Alpha, Kellen, her life takes a thrilling turn.As the Alpha of her own pack, Eva must navigate the treacherous waters of love and loyalty, all while protecting her pack from lurking enemies.He saw her naked and injured on the side of the road. Before she fled his eyes penetrated her memory.Experience the electric chemistry betw...

A centuries old vampire, second chance, romance that heats up all hearts.I am Zane, the secretive lurker within dark shadows, undead owner of the Scarlet Fang Nightclub. My existence changes forever as I audition new singers for the club.She walks in… it was like being struck by heated lightning.My undead heart thumps once then twice inside my chest.There is something about her….a distant memory, never forgotten.I glance at her name on the audition sheet and my cold blood runs hot. Vanessa MortonI flashback to a ballroom in 1887… I felt her tremble in my arms as she looked up at me. She felt it too. I know she did. I had found my soulmate.But her father shipped her away and married her...

A centuries old vampire, second chance, romance that heats up all hearts.I am Zane, the secretive lurker within dark shadows, undead owner of the Scarlet Fang Nightclub. My existence changes forever as I audition new singers for the club.She walks in… it was like being struck by heated lightning.My undead heart thumps once then twice inside my chest.There is something about her….a distant memory, never forgotten.I glance at her name on the audition sheet and my cold blood runs hot. Vanessa MortonI flashback to a ballroom in 1887… I felt her tremble in my arms as she looked up at me. She felt it too. I know she did. I had found my soulmate.But her father shipped her away and married her...

***2025 Global Book Awards Winner of Gold in Fantasy-Romance Genre***Author's note: This book is a paranormal comedy romance with a sassy female architect designer and a gruff bear shifter needing to deal with a resort being built next door. 18+Designing the resort near Springs Brooke was turning out to be more of a chore than just design.Me: OliviaAfter James’ betrayal both professionally and personally, this design will be my come back, my redemption.I'm marking the third boundary point when the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. That unmistakable feeling of being watched.I slowly turn, expecting to see a curious local, maybe even a ranger questioning why I'm here. What I don't expec...

***2025 Global Book Awards Winner of Gold in Romance- Paranormal Genre*****Discover the Magic of Love in ‘Whispers From My Fated Mate'**Dive into a world where passion meets the paranormal in this award-winning romance!When a fierce ‘whisperer’ with the ability to communicate with animals finds herself mated to the arrogant Billionaire Alpha, Kellen, her life takes a thrilling turn. As the Alpha of her own pack, she must navigate the treacherous waters of love and loyalty, all while protecting her pack from lurking enemies.**Why You’ll Love This Book:****Heart-Pounding Romance:** Experience the electric chemistry between two powerful beings destined to be together.**Unique Paranormal...

Fated in Storyvilleby Global Book Award Winner KC WildeA hidden door. A human heart. A town that has been waiting for her all along.Emma Hartwell has spent her life welcoming strangers into Hartwell House.She never knew the old inn was watching her back.When a silver key appears in her hand and opens a hidden chamber beneath the house, Emma discovers the truth about Storyville. Wolves guard its land. Witches tend its enchantment. Warlocks protect its dreams.And Emma is the human heart holding them together.When Storyville names its human heart, love and fate stop asking politely.Wyatt Boone, Beckett Hale’s trusted Beta, has quietly protected Hartwell House for years. He never expected the ...

From Global Book Award Winning Author KC WildeA wolf with sharp teeth. A warlock with dangerous patience. A town where dreams stop staying asleep.Storyville, Texas has always been a little too romantic, a little too magical, and a little too good at making people believe in the life they almost had.Tessa Reed trusts what she can guard, fight, and hold in place. Julian Vale trusts old records, careful ritual, and the quiet power woven through Storyville’s hidden bones. They already know they are a terrible match.Too bad the town disagrees.When dream magic begins slipping into private lives, guests start finding pieces of their deepest hopes waiting for them in the wrong places. Old regrets ...

Hexed in Storyville by Global Book Award Winner - KC WildeIn Storyville, Texas, love is good for business.Magic is not supposed to be noticeable.Where wolves and witches definitely are not supposed to discover each other in the middle of tourist season.Wren Holloway has spent her life quietly tending the charm, luck, and enchantment woven through Storyville’s streets, shops, and romantic little corners.Beckett Hale has spent his life protecting the land, the borders, and the people who call the town home.He protects the land. She guards the magic. Storyville needs bothNeither knows the other exists.Until Storyville starts turning human wishes into reality.When wishes turn visible, romance ...

From Global Award-Winning author KC WildePinehaven, a town no longer dying but reborn under the eternal protection of the FAFO WolvesThere are things buried under the trees. Things you do Not want to know about. Dangers far greater than anyone can imagine are buried deep within the whispering woods.Pinehaven isn't just another town; it's a sanctuary with a thriving casino, and growing population led by a stubborn mayor with Nightshade blood and a fiercely protective Alpha by her side.People are starting to notice that Pinehaven survives things other towns do not.Hunters still circle. Politicians still lie.Humans and wolves alike are learning what it means to choose each other across every li...