Putting a contemporary spin on her favorite themes of St. George, the dragon, knights and all things medieval, Ellen Ekstrom, author of The Legacy and Armor of Light, brings us A Knight on Horseback. Meet Violet Ellison - a working mother, faithful, supportive wife, aspiring author, history student and pretty much burned-out and fed up with life. Just when she thinks she can’t fit another thing on her plate, she’s put to the test where it concerns love and finding happiness. But one thing: Violet doesn’t need a knight in shining armor. Just some personal space. And maybe some sleep.

ISBN: 978-1-926760-19-3
Word Count: 125,000
Published: November 2009

Crooked Moon, first and foremost, is a human drama, an emotional journey into the lives of two women and those closest to them.

As children, Frankie Cavalese and Callie Mason were the very best of friends, growing up together behind opposite walls of a row home in a blue-collar neighborhood of Philadelphia called Rainytown. The friendship they shared was special - the kind that storybook heroines had - and neither ever considered the possibility of it not lasting forever. But after high school, life interfered and circumstances separated them as they each went on to live in drastically different worlds.

Twenty-three years later, one hot unsettled summer, their lives come crashing back together when Callie, who has led a life of privilege, returns to Rainytown and finds her old friend still living in her childhood home, unmarried, and caring for her angry dying mother, Ruby. Frankie is faded. Her signature tenacity is threadbare as she routinely implores her playboy brother, Paulie, to help ease the burden of being their mother’s sole caregiver.

As the two women reconnect, Frankie tries to forgive Callie for abandoning the friendship, while Callie wrestles with the guilt of having disappeared.

To complicate the fragile reunion, Callie's marriage to her husband, Jackson, is suddenly at risk, further muddled by the affections of (and attraction to) Paulie. Tensions and passions explode in the sweltering heat, and amid pain and tragedy, each woman not only ends up with a life-altering secret regarding the other, but the burning question of what to do with it.

ISBN: 978-0-9815836-5-5
Word Count: 119,800
Published: June 2009 (Digital edition)

Hannah & Noah Woodson have broken the law; by getting pregnant. America in 2059 is a broken country, weakened by debt, terrorism and a shortage of food. Moreover, it's under attack by a fundamentalist religious group led by Sister Precious Serenity. Hannah and Noah struggle to survive as they get caught between a corrupt government and righteous terrorists.

Readers who enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale, Dead Certain or Children of Men will be attracted to this truly human and eerily realistic story.

ISBN: 978-1-926760-22-3
Word Count: 79,300
Published: December 2009 (originally released under the title: Sister Serenity and the War of 2059)

Hi, my name is Ashley. I never thought I would get this lucky - to meet a handsome doctor named Adam and fall madly in love. But I did. The only problem is that Adam is blind and I already have major self-esteem issues. Add to that a spiteful ex-wife and a reserved live-in housekeeper, and my story makes for a very interesting read! Go ahead, lose yourself in my adventure; I promise, you won’t be disappointed!

ISBN: 978-1-926760-13-1
Word Count: 48,400
Published: November 2009

Julia Becker is a 25-year-old elementary school librarian living in upstate New York with her successful journalist husband, Jim. Up until the moment Jim is involved in an accident while away on business, Julia’s life is comfortable, secure, and hardly exciting. While tending to Jim, however, Julia uncovers some hard truths about herself, her husband, and their marriage. And when a new teacher begins at Carson Elementary, Julia finds her allegiance to both her husband and her best friend, Kris, being put to the test.

ISBN: 978-1-926760-16-2
Word Count: 61,500
Published: November 2009

Best friends Lara and Marissa are inseparable - even more so now that Marissa has introduced Lara to her handsome cousin Luke during a couple of glasses of Sangria. Luke & Lara hit it off immediately, but things get complicated when Lara meets Mark, Luke's equally attractive twin brother. When tragedy strikes for Marissa, it brings all of them crashing together in this first book of the Sangria Nights trilogy; a twisting tale of love, sex, friendship and family.

ISBN: 978-1-926760-24-7
Word Count: 93,500
Published: December 2009

Unexpectedly pregnant in the year 2059, Hannah & Noah Woodson, an ordinary American couple, run afoul of the American government’s population growth policies. Attractive, smart, and strong willed Hannah wants to be a good citizen but decides to challenge the law and have the baby. America in 2059 is a nearly dysfunctional country, weakened by onerous debt, systemic terrorism and a shortage of protein to feed an exploding population and is under attack by a fundamentalist religious group led by Sister Precious Serenity. Hannah and Noah are caught between battling forces and survive only after experiencing extraordinary pain and finally, extraordinary personal growth.

This book looks at the long-term consequences of voter apathy and of relinquishing individual American freedoms in exchange for questionable safety. Readers who like The Handmaid's Tale, Dead Certain or Children of Men will be attracted to this riveting story.

ISBN: 978-1-926760-01-8
Word Count: 79,300
Published: July 2009