With Wanton Disregard is a graphic and gripping crime novel by author Gwen Banta. The plot takes place in the exclusive Long Beach area of Belmont Shore, where the high-gloss lives of the well to do people mask a seedy underbelly filled with crime and...

Sam Lerner tries to return to the comfort of his roots after the death of his wife, but finds that things are not always what you remember in Inside Sam Lerner by Gwen Banta. Depending more and more on alcohol to ease his pain, Sam...

The Unconventional Path of Thelonious Aubrey by Gwen Banta is a coming-of-age tale that follows the journey of two friends finding their place in the world in post-World War II America. Having grown up as an orphan in the French Quarter of New Orleans, seventeen-year-old...

Gwen Banta's The Fly Strip is an uproariously funny historical novel that will have you in stitches. Cue Shawn Mendes. Malcolm "Weed" Clapper is a seventeen-year-old boy who has suffered a tragedy so painful that when he moved in with his grandmother, he made up...

Mokie the Monster was in a bad mood. He wanted to be fed. Monsters liked tasty drinks and needed snacks too. He said he would hiss and growl and stamp his feet unless someone gave him something to eat. The sign said not to feed...

When Simmy Jackson discovers her family is intent on moving from Buffalo to Utah, she is puzzled. Curiosity gives way to dismay when she realizes that the inspiration behind their exodus is none other than their cuckoo Aunt Beaner's consultations with her Ouija board. It's...

In Gwen Banta's Beyond the Hole in the Fence, authorities in New York sought to remove Rainy and place her in foster care after it was discovered that she and Gramps were not related. After fleeing their home, Rainy and Gramps sought safety in a...

Rediscovering Ramona is a work of fiction in women’s fiction, slice-of-life, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Gwen Banta, the story follows novelist Ramona 'Ro' Walters, who lives a serene life in Laurel Canyon until...