Selvy Thiruvengadam's Love Ladies invites readers to join seven wild and not so wild women on an annual restorative retreat that includes rising with the sun, cooking finger licking good meals, skinny dipping in the sea, napping, meditating and massage, shopping, making art, building sandtrays, jammin' out to good tunes and holding circle under the light of the full moon with mugs of Kona coffee.  Selvy founded Mystic Bee Sanctuary in 2016, dedicated to promoting bee-ing kind to self & others.  

In Quiet Water we meet Tess Whitaker whose gripping dreams of a lost love compel her to walk away from a stable marriage and her teenage son. As she struggles to piece together a new life in a new town, haunting visions of a past life thrust her into a quest to find her elusive lover. Spinning out of control, Tess wonders, "Have I really gone off the deep end? Will I ever find "the one?" Heather has founded a research institute for advancing past life research and hosts writing workshops on healing through fiction.  

Alstrand's newest book, Beatles in Your Soul includes stories of the memories, inspirations and love for The Beatles by fans from all ages and cultures. The contributors discuss their first experiences, the long range affect the Beatles had on their lives, the songs, the albums, the people behind the scenes, and much more. Along with being a dedicated writer, Dennis plays many musical instruments, is the head of a large Special Olympics organization in Hilo, is an active mediator, and works days with disabled welfare clients. 

In Strange Whorl we meet an intelligent but disenchanted woman who experiences the journey of her life without even knowing it. Homeless and alone on Christmas, Jillian stands on the edge of self-destruction, ready to take her own life, but fate has other plans. Eliza began performing her poetry at sixteen; she has received multiple local and national awards for her poetry, most recently in the Big Island National Spoken Word Competition, where she took home the 2014 title of "Big Island Slam-Champion."