Books published by publisher Swan Hill Press

Twenty-seven-year-old Abby Callahan moved to New Orleans to escape her past screw-ups in her small hometown. While out running, she sees a woman who had been raped and discarded, like trash. Abby finds herself selfishly pursuing the case to help her career, even though the victim is reluctant. The trial starts, the judge is suddenly arrested, but Abby is pulled back to New York when her father commits suicide. Managing her grief and complicated family dynamics, she tries both to rekindle and remedy her old romances. But she is pulled back to The Big Easy when her client goes missing. As more girls turn up dead—with Abby as their common connection—Abby decides to play detective with her journalist friend Jill Lejeune. Abby feels responsible to find her client alive, even as she comes to terms with her past mistakes, including how her lies allowed someone else to go to prison. Abby discovers she’s in over her head when Jill is beaten because she’s been mistaken for Abby. She wonders if everyone in her life is connected to this case. Abby seems to be the only one committed to finding the truth and decides to stop listening to everyone before she ends up at the morgue. A last-ditch call to the FBI and a rendezvous at the shipping warehouse lead Abby to one last dangerous situation where she finds out betrayal was in front of her the whole time.

For anyone paying attention, the beginning of the end for Yahoo! began with decisions made by the first team of executives while the company was on its way up, which set the stage for horrific decisions made by subsequent generations of Yahoo! leadership. Most decisions were either pure incompetence or just lack of vision by CEOs from 2001 to the present.Twenty-one years after its incorporation and sixteen years after its stock peak, Yahoo sold for 96% less than its value on January 3, 2000, when it had closed at an all-time high of $118.75 per share, resulting in a market capitalization of $120 billion. Wall Street valued Yahoo!, at that time in business less than six years, higher than it did Disney, News Corporation, and Comcast combined. Also on that day, the iPhone was more than seven years away from launch, Google was four years from its IPO, Amazon was hemorrhaging money, and Mark Zuckerberg was still in high school!At the end of 2016, the top seven businesses on the list of the highest-valued companies in the world by market capitalization include Apple at #1, Alphabet (Google’s Parent Company) at #2, Amazon.com at #5, and Facebook at #7. Those companies combined are valued in excess of $2 trillion more than the price Verizon paid to acquire Yahoo! Yahoo!’s story is one of missed strategies, failed opportunities, and poor execution. Early decisions to de-emphasize search features, undervalue Google, and overplay Yahoo’s hand in the Facebook negotiations haunted the rest of the company’s existence. In addition, factors outside of Yahoo’s control—most notably how irrational expectations of Wall Street created an environment where short-term decisions were made at the expense of the long-term good. The story of Yahoo! is a cautionary tale not intended for the faint of heart.

Malice does not live in Crane’s Cove, but it does visit every once in a while.The fall church carnival is in full swing. The townspeople are enjoying classic rides, games, and foods. Unfortunately, not every treat is sweet. Something’s amiss with the cotton candy vendor. Who is he? What’s his connection to the town? What happened in Old Man Wetherby’s past to make him a target? And is there a reason everyone who walks away from his booth isn’t behaving the way they usually would?It’s up to Sammi to reverse the curse before it sours the carnival…Or worse, claims someone’s life.

An exploration of love through a joyful chorus of children's voices. From the moment our children come into this world, we begin telling them that we love them. But what does love mean to a child? When bestselling author and reality TV star Kailyn Lowry, heard her young son, Isaac, say the word “love” for the very first time she began to wonder what it looked like through his eyes. Isaac’s charming and unexpected response to the simple question, “What is love?” became the inspiration for Love is Bubblegum, a heartwarming and hilarious collection of quotes from children ages four to nine on what love means to them. Breakout illustrator Fuuji Takashi brings each unique perspective to life through vibrant and playful illustrations in this joyful exploration of the most universal human emotion.

Baker Mountain is a beautifully written young adult novel about a young boy who is pulled from the life he knows in New Orleans after the death of his mother. He is taken to live in the Ouachita Mountains with his grandparents during the Great Depression while his father looks for work. Not only does this young man learn a whole new way of life, he falls in love and has to defend himself against the local moonshiners. The story moves quickly, with quite a few twists and turns along the way.

Arrow to the Heart is the fascinating story of how Christopher Kortlander, the owner of the private town of Garryowen, Montana, fought off the federal government and exposed a vast conspiracy of corruption and espionage.In the spring of 2005 a federally orchestrated raid took place at the small Montana town of Garryowen. Christopher Kortlander, the private owner of Garryowen and the focus of the raid, was suspected of selling valuable historical artifacts with false provenance. Kortlander vigorously fought this criminal allegation and eventually revealed a vast conspiracy of government corruption and espionage. He also exposed stunning connections between his raid, the Gibson Guitar raid, and a raid in rural Utah that led to the deaths of multiple people.

From Coy Bowles, lead guitarist in the GRAMMY-award winning Zac Brown Band, comes a children’s story about hard work and self-confidence.Will Powers: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way is a tale about overcoming self-entitlement and achieving your goals with dedication and a strong work ethic. Will's journey with music teaches him the value of hard work and the power of believing in yourself. It’s a classic story with a message that kids, parents, and teachers can relate to and rejoice in.

The awesome and inspiring bestseller, now in a revised 20th anniversary edition. Marshall Ball brings love to all through the words he wrote as a silent child, and as an adult teacher. The public first noticed Marshall Ball, a handicapped, nonverbal, child prodigy writer and thinker, in 1999 when he appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. His mesmerizing thoughts and words touched millions and have continued to inspire many, including Chris Martin of Coldplay. This 20th anniversary revised edition of Kiss of God is sure to enchant and inspire readers. It features more than a dozen new thoughts and poems Marshall has written since it was first published and includes an introduction by Chris Martin. This is a book you will want to keep and share.

“This memorable book will stay with audiences as they eagerly await the next installment in the series.”—Chris Shanley-Dillman, Teen Reads TooThe first in the series, THE MIDNIGHT TWINS is the story of two sisters desperate to save their town…or destroy themselves trying.They are each other’s image, and they share an extraordinary secret. Born one minute before and one minute after midnight on New Year’s Eve, Merry and Mallory are linked not only by “twin telepathy” but by a powerful psychic ability they can tell no one about. Their gift forces them to see the dark side of events going on in their small town, but they’re the only ones who can fight back – and they’re completely alone.Readers of Cat Winters’ The Cure for Dreaming will love #1 New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard’s supernatural suspense THE MIDNIGHT TWINS.

The debut children's book by Zac Brown Band member Coy Bowles is a story of self-confidence and reassurance, accepting who you are and the realization that our differences make each of us beautiful and unique. The reader is taken into a world of imagination through the eyes of Amy Giggles and her boisterous laugh. A portion of the proceeds of sale of this book will be donated to Camp Southern Ground, Inc., a non-profit organization.

”This memorable book will stay with audiences as they eagerly await the next installment in the series.”—Chris Shanley-Dillman, Teen Reads TooMallory and Merry, identical twins and powerfully psychics, have just recovered from their last life-and-death adventure when their little brother is stricken with a serious illness – with the added horror that someone close to them seems to be causing it. The only relief is when Merry falls for Ben, a new boy in town. He’s older, and that always spells trouble, but Ben has one more complication: He’s a ghost.#1 New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard’s WATCH FOR ME BY MOONLIGHT is a read like Cat Winters’ The Cure for Dreaming: a supernatural thrill to the very end.

Part memoir and part homage to the game he loves, former National Football Foundation president Bob Casciola mounts a persuasive case in support of football’s relevance to life.Against a backdrop of increasing pressures and criticism of the game itself, 1st and Forever takes a stand to contend that football is vital by showcasing the inner character of those who’ve played the game. From European refugees who carved out their legacies between yard markers, to life-changing humanitarians inspired by their on-field experiences, to Hall of Fame players whose positive influence has extended far beyond the close of their careers, 1st and Forever stitches a tale of lives bettered, defined, and enriched by a sport that is like no other.As a long-time coach and former president of the National Football Foundation, Bob Casciola has served the game he loves for decades. In 1st and Forever, he takes that service to a new level by laying out his case for why, and how, football must be saved. Through a series of inspiring tales of his own experiences and interactions with many of those—both big names and not—with whom he’s crossed paths, Bob makes a case that the future for football can be as bright as its past.1st and Forever illuminates that the experience of the game itself is too positive and beneficial to cast aside—especially for today’s youth, who deserve the same opportunity to shine on the field as well as off it.