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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #2 – {05-21-2013}
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Choking on a Camel by Michal Ann McArthur
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Literary, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction
“ A moving, dynamic debut.” –Kirkus Reviews
Alex Ferguson
Compulsive skeptic. Devout believer. At odds with the group-think at her fundamentalist university. Preached at and taken advantage of. Agonizing over the recent death of her brother. Hurting for the larger world she lives in. Wrestling with the God she wants to love but maybe hates and definitely doesn’t understand.
“An intriguing, multifaceted portrayal of Alex’s spiritual journey.”–Kirkus Reviews
New release. Literary novel. Religious fiction.
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Dralin (Dralin Trilogy) by John H. Carroll
Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic, Sword & Sorcery
T here are many cities in the world of Ryallon that know the touch of despair and evil, but none like Dralin. Towers of wizards rise high into the air, shrouded in the mists of magical smog. Poor sleep in the alleyways, becoming deformed by pollution. Life is short for many.
Throughout all of it, the cunning and dangerous members of the City Guard do their best to keep evil and crime from destroying the citizens of Dralin. Trained to fight in streets that make no sense, they keep wickedness from taking over completely.
A young woman fleeing her past makes Dralin her destination. A young Guardsman with his own dark history hopes to make a difference in a city that is without hope. Are sorrow and despair their only destiny, or can love redeem them? Two young girls raised in this city learn life’s hard lessons early. Will they be defeated by its evil?
Underneath the city lie hidden dangers even more terrible than those that lurk in its dark streets. Ancient ruins of civilizations past still hold onto the memories of how grand they once were, while menacing creatures hope for a tasty meal to venture into their domain.
The Dralin Trilogy is a swords-and-sorcery fantasy series following the lives of a few unusual individuals as they desperately try to survive in the sinister city of Dralin.
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Composing Amelia: A Novel by Alison Strobel
Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Religion & Spirituality, Contemporary Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction
C an a brand-new marriage withstand the weight of generations-old baggage?
Newlyweds Amelia and Marcus Sheffield are recent college grads, trying to stay afloat in LA while searching for their dream jobs. Marcus hopes to become a mega-church pastor. Amelia has an esteemed music degree, and longs to play piano professionally. The Sheffields are clearly city people.
But when a small town church offers Marcus a job, the couple’s dedication to their dreams and each other is tested. After a risky compromise is made, Amelia falls into a dark emotional place, where she finds skeletons she’d fought hard to deny. In desperation, she calls out to God. But why can’t she find Him? While Amelia struggles, Marcus learns news that nearly crushes him. He must lean on his faith to withstand the pressure… or risk losing his wife forever.
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Past Imperfect (Crime, legal thriller (mystery, legal)) by John Matthews
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Legal, Crime
P roduct Description
Two boys.
One Murder.
Sometimes justice takes more than a lifetime.
A car accident in California, a deadly assault in Provence, and two boys 30 years apart are left battling for their lives.
Dominic Fornier is the detective who finds himself at the heart of the investigation. A simple provincial case that becomes one of the largest and most important in French criminal history.
Fornier’s only hope is to prove the link between the two boys thirty years apart. A compulsive journey through forensic, medical and psychiatric evidence between France, the USA and London; a breathless paper chase of clues from a young boy’s psyche… and a desperate race against time with a killer who will stop at nothing.
Reviews:
The Times
‘Matthews maintains the suspense… an engrossing odyssey into the seamy side of a world that is so near, yet sometimes seems so far. Compulsive reading.’
Time Out
‘Impressive… strong characterization and a relentless race against time to avert the worst carry the reader along the thick pages of this psychological and legal thriller with a difference.’
Prima
‘Intriguing thriller (with a) …dogged and sexy French detective. Treat yourself.’
Cork Examiner
‘One of the most compelling novels I’ve read… an ambitious and big novel which will keep you enthralled to its last page.’
Yorkshire Post
‘A classy, well-written and unusual thriller.’
Dublin Evening Herald
‘Matthews delivers one of the best debut thrillers in years, brave, ambitious and remorselessly entertaining. Past Imperfect is a stormer.’
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The Last Track: A Mike Brody Novel by Sam Hilliard
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Hard-Boiled, Thrillers, Suspense
I magine if being late meant a child disappeared forever. That is the fear that drives Mike Brody: the man you want, when the one you love is missing. Mike is more than just a master tracker. An ex-Special Forces operative, Smoke jumper, and now extreme adventure tour guide, he also possesses a unique ability to tap into the memory and emotional state of those he pursues. In The Last Track, a police detective recruits Mike to help find an asthmatic boy lost in the dense woods surrounding a dude ranch in Montana. An unwitting murder witness, the boy burrows ever deeper into the rugged terrain, fearful of being found. As Mike and a local officer search for the boy, the killer follows them. While the investigation expands, his ex-wife, a well-connected journalist, uses her contacts to unravel the truth behind the murder. Her discoveries threaten to snare them all in a treacherous conspiracy . . .
Mike Brody: The man you want, when the one you love is missing.
Some say his gift is supernatural, others consider it a curse. To Mike Brody, it’s a penance. Take Robert B. Parker’s Spenser, mix in a healthy dose of The Mentalist, then roll him up in an adrenaline junkie with psychic abilities.
“A good mix of mystery and adventure, The Last Track will appeal to any thriller reader. A good yarn, not to be missed . . . highly entertaining and extremely difficult to put down.”
~John A. Dunay, Police Lieutenant (Ret. ‘06)
~Police Advisor to Department of Justice, Dinwanyah and Kurdistan, Iraq ‘08
“The Last Track, by Sam Hilliard, is full of mystery and suspense to intrigue the mind. The story captures the thrill of the chase and the fear of the unknown. What kept my interest was the struggle for that we desire most in the form of love, success, money, and complete control. This book will keep your reading lamp on in the wee hours of the night!” ~Spc Amanda Daigle, Jan-Dec 09, Kirkuk, Iraq.
~Purple Heart, Feb 09
“The Last Track is one of the best thrillers our book club has ever read. Chock full of unexpected twists and turns, this well-crafted mystery kept us guessing up until the very last page. A natural storyteller, Hilliard knows how to build suspense and create compelling characters. We can’t wait to go on another adventure with Mike Brody!” ~Revolution Reading Club
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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {05-12-2013}
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Due to international copyrights, not all titles will be available or similarly priced outside of the United States. – Holly
Shadow People: how meth-driven crime is eating at the heart of rural America by Scott Thomas Anderson
Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, True Accounts, Organized Crime, True Crime
L iterary Nonfiction. Sleepless and paranoid methamphetamine addicts often see “shadow people” in the darkest hours of the night. Yet it is the addicts themselves that cast a shadow over the most peaceful corners of America, driven in large numbers to commit fraud, identity theft, burglary, domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, assault and murder.
In 2010, award-winning journalist Scott Thomas Anderson began to explore the link between crime and methamphetamine, spending sixteen months as an embedded reporter with rural county law enforcement agencies and traveling to dozens of small towns battling the epidemic across the United States. The result is SHADOW PEOPLE, an unflinching look at the havoc and heartache meth spawns in the open countryside–a window to how the drug is threatening America’s wide open country spaces, fueling crimes against citizens, breaking families apart, devastating innocent children and tearing away at the psyche of each community through which it spreads.
“A compelling and up-close look at one of the most corrosive issues that our communities face…this book is full of the kind of front-line reporting and gritty detail needed to illuminate the meth scourge.”–Greg Miller, National Security Report, The Washington Post
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Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement by Anthony Robbins
Genre(s): Business & Investing, Management & Leadership, Motivational, Self-Help, Personal Transformation, Success, Health Fitness & Dieting
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
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Horror Stories from Denmark Box set by Willow Rose
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Single Author
F our heart-stopping short-stories related to Willow Rose’s International Bestselling Rebekka Franck Series. Can be read separately. This book is not for the faint at heart.
ROCK-A-BYE BABY:
Lisa Rasmussen just had a baby and everything in her life seems perfect at this point. Only she wishes that everyone else around her would be as flawless as she is and stop getting in her way. And if they won’t listen, then she’ll make them.
EENIE, MEENIE:
Johnny is a criminal. He has been locked up before – but never in a place quite like this. Now he wonders if he will ever make it through to his release date – alive…
NIBBLE, NIBBLE, CRUNCH:
Warning: After reading this story you’ll never be able to look at a snowman the same way again.
In the beginning she thought it was sweet, this snowman who emerged as if from nowhere, but soon the six-year old Emma realizes that this snowman is different … very different.
HUMPTY, DUMPTY:
They thought it would be easy. Four boys from a nearby boarding school planned on attacking and killing a family – just for the fun of it. But they hadn’t prepared themselves for the terror of what they would meet inside of the house in shape of a little girl with a very special gift.
As a bonus this ebook also includes an excerpt from Willow Rose’s bestselling novel One, Two … He is coming for you the first book in her popular Rebekka Franck series.
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False as the Day Is Long: A Keegan Shaw Mystery by Sandra Robson
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths
A t the request of an old lover, Keegan Shaw keeps an appointment on a south Florida beach with Sunni Russell, a locally famous businesswoman. Sunni wants to know who her birth father is and has been told Keegan can be trusted and has a talent for sorting out secrets. She hires Keegan to follow her mother to London, to keep her eyes open and her mouth shut, and to report back.
Mrs. Russell, an ex-hippie who lives her life according to psychics, has kept Sunni’s father a secret for 47 years. And despite the old saying, “If you can remember London in the Sixties, you weren’t there,” Abby Russell remembers it all: miniskirts, pot, free love, LSD, Carnaby Street, the Stones. But instead of the warm, fuzzy buzz of nostalgia, she is haunted by the unsolved 1966 murder of her flatmate, Susan Miachi.
Against Sunni’s instructions, Keegan befriends Mrs. Russell on the flight over. Together they explore London’s post-recession art world and everyone who has an interest in a particular posh West End gallery, including the single-minded gallery owner, his aging ex-boyfriend, his bitter ex-wife, his hot young girlfriend, his even hotter son, and an old writer friend.
Keegan realizes that some aren’t who they pretend to be and one is not quite finished with murder.
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The Sapphire Prism Cave (A Journey Through the Space Vortex) by Peter M. Leschner
Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
T he Sapphire Prism Cave takes you on a soaring journey of the heart and imagination. James and Julia, spirited, fun loving 11-year-old twins, stumble upon an incredible cave filled with multi-colored, magic crystals which endow them with special powers that touch and transform their childhood in wonderful ways. Everything changes when James is mysteriously drawn through a hole in the cave’s ceiling and transported through a space vortex to a planet in a distant galaxy. There he uses his newfound powers to surmount challenges he encounters in the enchanted kingdom he discovers. Back home, Julia and her family attempt to unlock the mystery of James’ disappearance. Will James and Julia be reunited after being separated by time and space? Join them on their adventures and find out!
The Sapphire Prism Cave is Book 1 of the A Journey Through The Space Vortex trilogy.
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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {05-07-2013}
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The Priest and the Medium: The Amazing True Story of Psychic Medium B. Anne Gehman and Her Husband, Former Jesuit Priest Wayne Knoll, Ph.D. by Suzanne R. Giesemann
Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Specific Groups, Women, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, New Thought
P sychic medium B. Anne Gehman gave her first spirit readings to her teddy bears at age five. Raised in the Mennonite tradition, she left home at age 14 to finish her schooling. A life-changing near-death experience led Anne to develop her natural gifts, including an uncanny ability to predict future events. She has gained international attention for her help in solving crimes, locating oil and missing persons, healing illnesses, and connecting family members with their loved ones in spirit. She has worked with top government agencies and officials, police departments, judges, and corporate CEOs.
While remarkable for her spiritual gifts and experiences, Anne’s life is all the more fascinating due to an unusual twist: she is married to Wayne Knoll, Ph.D., a former Jesuit priest. A brilliant student devoted to his faith, Wayne also left home at 14 to join a Roman Catholic seminary. Even while pursuing his life’s dream as a professor of literature at Georgetown University, Wayne felt an emptiness that only a woman could fill. After more than a decade of religious training, he made the wrenching decision to leave the priesthood, not knowing if he would find the love he sought. The Priest and the Medium shares the remarkable story of two soul mates on parallel paths with divergent beliefs, yet united in their love for God and each other.
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The Breath of God: A Novel of Suspense by Jeffrey Small
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Political, United States, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Thrillers, Suspense, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Studies, Comparative Religion
A murder at the Taj Mahal. A kidnapping in a sacred city. A desperate chase through a cliffside monastery. All in the pursuit of a legend that could link the world’s great religious faiths.
In 1887, a Russian journalist made an explosive discovery in a remote Himalayan monastery only to be condemned and silenced for the heresy he proposed. His discovery vanished shortly thereafter.
Now, graduate student Grant Matthews journeys to the Himalayas in search of this ancient mystery. But Matthews couldn’t have anticipated the conspiracy of zealots who would go to any lengths to prevent him from bringing this secret public. Soon he is in a race to expose a truth that will change the world’s understanding of religion. A truth that his university colleagues believe is mere myth. A truth that will change his life foreverif he survives.
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Storykeeper (Nine-Rivers Valley) by Daniel A. Smith
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, Literary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
W inner of the 2013 BEST INDIE BOOK AWARD, Storykeeper is an epic adventure, based on the translations of historic sixteenth-century Spanish documents. However, it is told from the perspective of the people of the Arkansas-Mississippi River Valley, who lived and survived America’s deadliest invasion.
Empowered by a dream, Manaha steps before the village fire. Against the taboos of her tribe, she demands that the children hear the truth about their abandoned homelands. Before she can finish her first story, her fire is doused and the children frightened away by Ta-kawa, a devious but respected warrior. He convinces their struggling tribe of survivors to reject the old woman and her stories. Defiant, Manaha continues her nightly story-fire for listeners hiding in the shadows. Those who listen learn about the great lost nations, and the ancient homeland decimated by the arrival of the Son-of-the-Sun and his army of Spanish Conquistadors, a hundred years before.
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First to Find (Caching Out Series #1) by Morgan C. Talbot
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Thrillers, Technothrillers
D eath is the hardest puzzle to solve.
Margarita Williams escaped death at a young age, but its shadow has followed her all her life. Now, amidst the chaos of a new Australian roommate and mysterious, menacing neighbors, Death has set the puzzlemaker a puzzle of her own. Someone is killing her fellow geocachers, one by one.
Supersmeller Bindi Ryan left Australia to marry a man who abandoned her the minute her plane landed in Oregon. When thieves steal a local sculpture and a teenage friend is blamed, Bindi and her nose must prove him innocent and find the real culprits. But are she and Margarita working on two mysteries, or one?
If they can’t solve the final puzzle, the killer will strike one final, deadly blow.
What is Geocaching?
From Geocaching.com: “Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.”
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Helga: Out of Hedgelands (Wood Cow Chronicles) by Rick Johnson
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
T welve-year-old Helga has more danger in her life than most beasts her age–Wrackshee slavers after her, a vicious attack by bandits that nearly kills her, a race against dragons pursuing her, and leading a daring rebellion to save her life and rescue friends and family from the insidious WooZan. And that is just the beginning. But what do you expect when you are a young beast who just can’t see the stupid rules of the world making any sense? Helga can’t accept things as they are and ends up taking on not just one, but two all-powerful, supreme tyrants in two different realms.
Helga never intended to lead a revolution. It just sort of happened because she wouldn’t go along with the “rules of normal” that keep tyrants in power and entire societies enslaved. Beginning on a dangerous quest to solve some mysteries in her own past, Helga leads her quirky comrades on a journey that will not only forever change them, but upset ancient civilizations.
As an author, I’m drawn to eccentric, unexpected characters: those who surprise because they hear a distant galaxy, see a different music, create their own fragrance rather than get hooked on a soundtrack; the child who has her own ideas about how the emperor is dressed; the lunatics and rebels who tell stories on the boundaries. Helga’s unusual story will take readers to worlds they never imagined–definitely a whole new ride.
Time and again, the unconventional heroine and her eccentric comrades overcome ominous tyrants and black-hearted slavers, not by battling to the last beast standing, but by being the first beast to think differently.
Helga: Out of Hedgelands is divided into three books which introduce the epic saga of the Wood Cow clan and their role in overturning centuries of slavery and tyranny. This story will continue in additional volumes of the Wood Cow Chronicles now in development. Over the series of current and future volumes, the entire history of the Wood Cow clan, the fall of Maev Astuté, and the coming of Lord Farseeker to the Outer Rings, will be told.
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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #2 – {04-30-2013}
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The Winter Letter (‘The King of All’) by Dustan Stanley
Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic, Religious Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction, Fantasy
O n his thirteenth birthday William Wesley (whom everyone calls Will) receives a strange letter from a so-called king. The letter is full of apologies that make no sense, so Will figures it’s some kind of a birthday surprise, but then there are three knocks on his front door. By the next morning his entire world is a smoking heap of ashes and every line written in the letter makes perfect sense.
Near the closing the letter reads:
Get on the 3:30 train. Go south. Get off at sunset and walk deep into the eastern woods. Knock on the door of the only house you come across…
Did this so-called king know what was going to happen beforehand or did he orchestrate the ordeal himself? Is he to blame or is he somehow magical? Will must know, so he sets out on an epic journey that takes him to a world full of magical magis and war, where he meets new friends and new enemies. In the end he comes face to face with the one who is truly responsible.
His life will never be the same.
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Here are a few reviews from folks just like you!
“Fantastic book and easy read… I can’t wait for the next one!” – Stephen, College Student.
“…a cross between Chronicles of Narnia, Peter Pan and something unique.” – Jeremy, Thailand.
“This has definitely become one of my all time favorite books!” – Darlene, Illustrator
“The book kept me bound from beginning to end, I loved following Will and exploring with him. The book has a strong message that is nicely blended in the story line. Absolutely recommended!” – Annette
“I’m not a big fiction book reader, but this book was so captivating. It is a must read for anyone who enjoys a great adventure.” – Chris, Youth Pastor.
“…a refreshing escape to another world, a real family oriented fantasy novel.” – Greg, Business Owner.
The Winter Letter by Dustan Stanley (Kindle Edition) now includes ALL the illustrations from the original book, the map, and a sneak preview of next years sequel!
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The Fragile Things (Part 1) by V. Shaw
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal
T wo girls on the road to self-destruction.
A village upon the brink of collapse.
A past which refuses to die.
The beginning of an epic four-part horror serial.
Have you ever had a friend you’d die for?
One you’d kill for?
At seventeen-years-old, Jennifer should have the world at her feet. Instead, she’s an ex-heroin
addict living in a council estate with Tony, her boyfriend and former dealer. Shunned by her
family and friends, she dreams of something greater than she’s been given.
Beautiful and strange, Ebony has moved in across the street. She’s just lost the one person
in her lonely existence to cancer. She’s also a centuries-old vampire, struggling to cope
with murderous outbursts and the desire to be something more.
When these two lost souls meet, an unusual friendship begins.
But with the news of Morris, Tony’s sadistic best friend and drug-dealing partner, being
released from prison, Jennifer knows it’s only a matter of time before his path of vengeance
leads to her and Ebony, too.
With a cast of memorable characters, a village full of secrets, and a gripping story,
The Fragile Things is a layered tale of friendship, hope, survival and what it truly means
to be human.
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The Fragile Things is the new horror serial from V. Shaw, author of The Lady of Chains and Other Stories.
Part Two to be released 30th May
Part Three & Four to be confirmed.
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The String Horse by James Linde Campbell
Genre(s): Social Situations, Family Life, Parents, People & Places, Literature & Fiction, Fiction
A true story that invites readers to spend a year with James, a third grader who looks like he has the perfect life from the outside. But life just isn’t going the way James planned. James is dealing with more stuff than your average 9-year-old. He has a big bad secret that makes him feel sick a lot of the time; he’s sad that his mom whom he adores has to fly all over the world for her job, and his headmaster has his mom on her speed dial. Trouble just seems to find James. However, James and his mom are adventurous and creative; they have a master plan. James and his mom are determined to find a way to fix his life before James is a teenager, and their methods might surprise you.
This is a journey into a young boy’s life that forever changed him from fearful and timid into a confident and courageous teenager.
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Sedition. A Political Thriller by Tom Abrahams
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Political, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers
B EST OF 2012!
–Rabid Readers Reviews, rabidreaders.com
“Packed with detail and plot, Abrahams’ SEDITION reminded me of some of John Le Carre’s work. Maybe RUSSIA HOUSE or TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY.”
–International Bestselling Author Marc Cameron
“With echoes of heavyweights like John Grisham, Abrahams rolls out the plot with precision and attention to detail giving us believable characters unlike so many of the other post 9/11 cookie cutter thrillers that clog the genre.”
–December 2012 THRILLER OF THE MONTH, e-thriller.com
“In a rising sea of political conspiracy novels, Abrahams’ SEDITION stands out as one of best I’ve read in several years.”
–Steven Konkoly, Bestselling author of The Jakarta Pandemic and the Black Flagged series
The President of The United States is dead. There is no Vice President to take his place.
As the nation slips into a constitutional crisis, a small group of disenfranchised neo-patriots conspire to violently seize power.
They have the will. They already have someone on the inside. And they have the explosives.
Standing in their way is a woman who listens to conversations not meant for her to hear. She reads mail not intended for her to see. She knows their intention. But can she stop them in time?
SEDITION is a smart, fast-paced, modern day political novel woven in reality and based on the 1820 British plot, The Cato Street Conspiracy.
It navigates the thin line between good versus evil and patriot versus traitor, proving there’s always a reason behind treason.
So if you like the realism and historical context of a Dan Brown thriller, mixed with research of a Tom Clancy novel…you’ll love SEDITION.
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Rosetta (Jim Meade: Martian P.I) by RJ Johnson
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
M urder, betrayal, the fate of Humanity… it’s all in a day’s work for Jim Meade: Martian P.I.
In a slow orbit around the sun, just beyond Mars, a mining colony known as Rosetta houses thousands of Consortium citizens who mine the valuable ore Humanity uses for space travel. Over the last three years, Rosetta has grown exponentially, from a tiny mining colony, into an economic behemoth that threatens the delicate balance of power between The Consortium and Coalition – two nations who are still healing from a devastating nuclear war that turned Earth into a hellscape of hopelessness and despair.
After a prominent scientist for The Consortium dies in an apparent accident, Jim Meade is hired by the victim’s family to find out what really happened to their father Dr. Sanjay Sinjakama. There, Meade finds himself caught up in a power struggle between the diabolical CEO of Nebula Mining Dimitri Koschei, and Lazarus Rincon, the charismatic leader of a vicious cult.
With the assistance of his friend and confidant (the beautiful Emeline Hunan), Meade races against the clock to find Sinjakama’s murderer and prevent a catastrophic disaster that might mean the end of all life on Earth.
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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {04-18-2013}
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Swimming Upstream by Ruth Mancini
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Drama, British & Irish, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fiction
“ I once read that the end of a relationship is like being involved in a road traffic accident. Which is quite fitting really, given what happened.”
Lizzie has begun to achieve all the things she thought she had ever wanted, but realises instead that she is far from happy. Then she steps out into the path of an oncoming car, and her life begins to unravel, setting off a life-changing chain of events.
Lizzie leaves her boyfriend and her home and moves to London to pursue her career. There, she attempts to overcome the legacy of her past and find out how to be happy alone. In doing so, she reconnects with two old friends, Zara and Catherine. Each friend, however, harbours a secret that is slowly revealed to Lizzie until Lizzie’s life takes another shocking twist and the friendship of all three women is threatened.
Swimming Upstream is a thoughtful but often humorous book about life and surviving its knocks. Set in the early 1990s in Cambridge and London, it is also a story of friendship, love and divided loyalties – and the moral choices that Lizzie ultimately faces, when the chips are down.
Described as “Eat, Pray, Love” meets “The Last Weekend”, Swimming Upstream is similar in style to books by Jojo Moyes (“Me Before You”), Elizabeth Gilbert (“Eat, Pray, Love”), Nick Hornby (“How to be Good”) and Blake Morrison (“The Last Weekend”).
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“I really enjoyed Swimming Upstream. There is a nice rhythm and pace…credible dialogue, compelling protagonist, recognisable settings and good supporting cast.” – Eloise Millar, journalist and award-winning novelist
“The story is both entertaining and enlightening in equal measure. There is a poignancy which tugs at the heart strings. As a debut novel, the book has much to commend it, and I hope to be able to read more from this talented author in future novels” – Jo Barton, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer.
“A brilliant “chic lit” novel that is gripping and hard to put down. I found myself totally absorbed in the story and feeling Lizzie’s dilemmas… A book about life choices, coming to terms and moving on.” – Karen Marquick, blogger and reviewer.
“A warmly busy story…you won’t be bored as Mancini dissects some of the passions and failures that beset this lively group of young people. I read this in a day and found it to be fun and genuinely entertaining. – Eileen Shaw, Amazon Top 500 reviewer
“The story has the right balance of drama and tension…people can identify with the break down of a relationship and in moving away from something that feels like all you have ever known. I really enjoyed this story. The writing flowed beautifully with some very vivid descriptions and a strong sense of place and all in all it felt very ‘real.’ I would certainly like to read more from the author in future. – Nicola F, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer
“For all those women out there who want a little more than a romantic tale. Swimming Upstream is well written with a flowing storyline along with a well defined protagonist.” – Cleo Bannister, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer.
“Gripping, pacey…I truly enjoyed Swimming Upstream. This is thinking women’s chick lit!” – Catherine Amey, Author
“This is a well written and descriptive book with realistic and believable characters…. A really good first novel by this author.” – Linda Sims, Amazon Top 50 Reviewer.
“Within just a few pages I was heavily invested in the lead character, Lizzie, and couldn’t wait to find out what would happen to her…My page turns were getting faster and faster as I neared the end of the book! All in all, a great read which I will be recommending to friends and family.” – Ribs Susiaho – Writer, Editor and Community Manager
Ruth Mancini is a lawyer, author and freelance writer. She blogs at www.ruthmancini.com. For more information visit her website or her author page below.
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Taking the Highway by M.H. Mead
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
A s much a clever crime thriller as it is sci-fi, this novel highly impressed me. –The TBR Pile
I love the idea of this futuristic Detroit –Offbeat Vagabond Reviews
When hitchhiking becomes the profession that saves the city, who will save the hitchhikers?
Detroit is thriving, once again on the move. The key to this motion may be the fourths–professional hitchhikers who round out incomplete carpools, allowing the car entrance to the superfast, computer-controlled highways.
The city needs fourths. Fourths need the work. It’s an easy way to earn some extra cash.
Or to end up dead.
Someone is killing fourths and the only one who can stop the killer is jaded homicide detective Andre LaCroix, who moonlights as a fourth himself.
Praise for Taking the Highway…
Wonderfully original story of mean streets, struggling cops, and old, old, passions. Nice ride. –Richard A. Thompson, author of Frag Box
Good ideas, mystery, human interest, a romance that didn’t make me nauseous and action, action, action! –Papyrus Reviews
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Castles in the Air by Ilana Waters
Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
T en-year-old Wikkley McStag and his family are born farmers, happy to work the land. But then they–and other royal subjects–are forced to buy strange, useless machines. Money starts running out. Now the McStags have two days before they lose their farm. As the eldest child, Wikkley must journey to the palace and ask for the king’s help. His loved ones only hope his reckless nature won’t get him in trouble once he’s there!
When Wikkley arrives at the palace, he finds an unnecessary castle being built right into the sky. The same thing is happening in a neighboring kingdom. When royal foolishness leads to disaster, it’s up to Wikkley to save several lives. Will his recklessness finally come in handy? Or will it mean the end of his family, his farm, and possibly . . . his life?
From the fantasy world of THE ADVENTURES OF STANLEY DELACOURT, Ilana Waters brings you another alternate-medieval adventure. If you like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, don’t miss meeting Wikkley McStag!
(This novella is approximately 21,000 words, or 70 pages).
“CASTLES IN THE AIR is innovative, magical, and fun! There’s a lot of adventure in every chapter. Wikkley is adorable, and makes a perfect hero for a middle grade fantasy. Though meant for children, the novella could be enjoyed by anyone.” –PeskyPiksiPesterNomi.blogspot.com
“Wikkley was a quick favorite character to me. He was funny, brave, and real to the reader. This book is a great read for children.” –AngiesAngelsRKids-Furkids.blogspot.com
“I really liked CASTLES IN THE AIR. It reminded me of THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH!” –Ellie K.
“I enjoyed this story so much, I read it twice . . . and I don’t normally read middle-grade material! This was wonderful. Happy, adorable, and kind of magical, with a voice that is absolutely spectacular.” –Jen S.
“This is a great story! It flows well and has a wonderful amount of humor, which kept me smiling, smirking, and giggling. Also, all the characters are lively, believable and fun.” –Tonja D.
“This book was great, with a whimsical and adventurous nature. It’s new, exciting, and I love what the author did with the characters.” –Naia T.
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Chasing Sunlight by Bart Hopkins Jr.
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction
B urke Dennison is a contemporary Quixote, tilting against personal demons and searching for truth in his own way. He is a man who does not always see things the way that others do, and that is both his curse and his story.
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Love & The Goddess by Mary Elizabeth Coen
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Humor, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fiction
T he Irish Eat, Pray, Love meets Sex & the City
Love & the Goddess
One woman, one myth, three goddesses
A woman’s journey of self discovery begins on the interent leading her from the west of Ireland all the way to Peru.
When Cookery teacher Kate Canavan’s perfect life falls apart she moves to Galway City.
Her friend James urges her to love and nurture herself, but mischievous Ella persuades her to dust off her unused dating skills. So Kate explores the world of on- line dating using the name of a Greek Goddess. In the midst of a mad dating frenzy, Kate has a traumatic health scare which convinces her to drop everything and go in search of a guru.
Travelling with Ella, she visits a spiritual healer in Brazil, only to find Ella is more interested in having fun than seeking enlightenment. Next stop Peru, where a shaman tells her how to harness the energy of the Goddess and the Divine Feminine. Kate’s journey of self discovery continues apace after she returns home and events unfold in a surprising manner, as she learns to think for herself.
Funny, informative, heart-warming and wildly entertaining. This book rocks! – Ferdia Mac Anna best selling author of cult movie ‘The Last of the High Kings’.
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Progressive Dinner Deadly (A Myrtle Clover Mystery) by Elizabeth Spann Craig
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths
R etired octogenarian schoolteacher Myrtle Clover is fit to be tied when her book club votes to change to a supper club. Who wants chips and dip when they can have Dickens and Twain?
The first supper club is a progressive dinner…where Myrtle loses interest during the hors d’oeuvres. But when a body is discovered during the main course, the evening quickly gets interesting. Myrtle pits her sleuthing skills against her police chief son’s to find the killer….if the killer doesn’t find her first.
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The Witch’s Dream – A Love Letter to Paranormal Romance (Black Swan 2) by Victoria Danann
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Demons & Devils, Witches & Wizards, Contemporary, Urban
“ …dramatically fun, sexy, and addictive.” – Between the Bind
This is the second installment in an ongoing story. READING THIS SERIAL SAGA IN ORDER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. For that reason, we have made Book One, My Familiar Stranger, free. If you have not read any of this serial, this book is included in the anthology BLACK SWAN COLLECTED TALES, BOOKS 1-3 available from Amazon for one low price.
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:
“Wow, Danann does it again. The lady knows how to weave quite the story. Filled with magick, love, and jealousy The Witch’s Dream is a sweet and sexy good time.” – Carole Dee, Bitten by Paranormal Romance
“…incredibly exciting and impossible to put down. I devoured it like it was made of chocolate and caramel. I’m writing this with slightly shaky hands cause I just can’t wait to get to book 3.” – Georgianna S., The Reading Cafe
“Sometimes sequels can be a bit of a disappointment, but Victoria Danann has written an intriguing sequel that surpasses My Familiar Stranger.” – Billy B., Ramblings of Coffee Addicted Writer Blog
“The story itself begins fast and never once slows down. The characters from the first book are back and smarter and sassier than ever. There is plenty of blazing hot romance, as well as plenty of adventure and dimension jumping.” – Hillary, Night Owl Reviews TOP PICK
“…the writing is tight, descriptive and flows neatly along a path that often is twisty, but always seems to resolve with a satisfying feeling of “what will they get into next. This world is so unique and the writing so constant and detailed with little pieces of information drop like breadcrumbs until the loaf is completed. You will be turning pages as you need to get to the end – and then re-reading as you await book 3 in this series.” – Gaele for Booked and Loaded
“This is a wonderful series of handsome, macho men and beautiful, intelligent women. I highly recommend this series and look forward to book number three.” -Linda Tonis, The Paranormal Romance Guild
“Victoria pens her characters well developed and realistic in this magickal, romantic paranormal book. All the characters you followed in the first book are back and not forgot along with new ones being introduced.” – My Cozie Corner Book Reviews
DESCRIPTION:
From New York to Ireland to Edinburgh to Siena to the Texas Hill Country to Napa Valley, a secret society, a witch, a demon, a psychic, a berserker, an ex-vampire, modern day knights, heroes, werewolves, elves and fae come together where emotions intersect. The story maps a trail from rages to epiphanies, but, in the end, proves that true love can find you in the strangest places, when you’re least expecting it, even when you’re far, far from home.
SYNOPSIS:
He was left behind when Elora Laiken made her choice. Now he’s had it with love, but a transplanted witch who happens to be the world’s best tracker hopes she can change his mind.
The Witch’s Dream begins with B Team on temporary assignment to Black Swan headquarters in Edinburgh where they are supposed to fill in for stretched-thin resources and assist with a werewolf issue. They’ve been given permission to stop in Ireland for a few days to celebrate a handfasting.
When they reach Edinburgh, the afterglow of an elftale wedding quickly becomes all business. A missing person report turns into a demon abduction. A simple werewolf sanction becomes a diplomatic issue requiring the one thing Elora is no longer willing to give – finesse.
INCLUDES: Bonus Feature Interview with Rammel Hawking and the first chapter of the third book, The Summoner’s Tale.
Erotic content: 18+ Steamy scenes. No menage. No BDSM.
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Powder Burn (Burn with Sam Blackett #1) by Mark Chisnell
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
I f Dragon Tattoo’s Mikael Blomkvist and the Hunger Games’ Katniss Everdeen could have a love-child, she’d probably be a lot like Sam Blackett…
Sam had given up her Manhattan job, and her cute apartment in Brooklyn. She’d abandoned her astonished boyfriend to the charms of ESPN, and flown off into a new dawn to chase her dream of becoming an investigative journalist.
Three months later, alone in a soulless internet café, she’s facing some cold, hard facts; she’s unpublished, unhappy and broke. And right then, the gorgeous Pete Halland blows into her life – headed for the mythical Powder Burn mountain to write history and blast into legend.
If she throws in her lot with Pete and reports the story for National Geographic magazine it could rescue her ambitions, but he’s holding back some crucial information – the question for Sam is… what?
Soon, Sam is up to her neck in snow and the weather is the least of her problems; lost in a secretive Himalayan kingdom with – what could be – a magic sword and a simmering and potentially bloody revolution.
But the father she lost to the war in Iraq was a marine, and he taught her a few tricks in the Vermont backcountry that might just get her out alive – and with a story to tell that could make the front page of the New York Times.
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Powder Burn is the first of a new series featuring Sam Blackett from the author of the best-selling Janac’s Games books. Chinese Burn will be published in the spring of 2014.
Mark Chisnell’s thrillers have topped the Amazon charts around the world.
Reviews for Mark Chisnell’s Thrillers
An excellent drug-smuggling thriller.
The Bookseller
This is a remarkable thriller – chillingly violent, full of tension and with a very original ending.
Publishing News
This book satisfies history fans, espionage addicts, and anyone else yearning for a good yarn.
Huffington Post
Mark Chisnell writes the kind of stories that will keep you turning the pages till you’re done, and still thinking about them long after that. He writes the Kindle-chart-topping Janac’s Games thrillers, and the Burn series featuring Vermont back country girl and wannabe-investigative journalist, Sam Blackett.
Mark Chisnell’s a former professional sportsman and has also worked as a broadcaster and journalist. He has written for some of the world’s leading magazines and newspapers, including Esquire and the Guardian – but Mark’s greatest achievement was probably hitch-hiking to Mount Everest base-camp in Tibet. In trainers. Or maybe that was the stupidest.
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God Loves You. – Chester Blue: An Inspirational Book About a Very Special Bear With a Message From God by Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson
Genre(s): Animals, Bears, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Inspirational
“ …a charming book about a mysterious bear that shows up in the right place at just the right time. His comforting message and his cache of supplies always solve the problem at hand. The story is very reassuring on many levels, reiterating the old adage that all’s well that ends well.” – reader review
A BOOK OF HOPE.God’s love always finds us just in time. No matter where we are, or who we are, God has a special message of Love for each of us.What if when you most needed help, a blue bear appeared with a note from God?? One night, Miss Millie of Blossom, Ohio turns her face to the stars and asks God for help. The next day, a package arrives on her doorstep containing a blue teddy bear and a very special note. If you ever needed a message from God, it’s here…Over the course of a year, this remarkable blue bear travels across the country, showing up just when he’s needed most. During his journey, Chester Blue helps a young girl trying to impress her big sisters; helps a man who has lost his job; saves a sailor caught in a terrible storm; reunites two constantly fighting brothers suffering from a terrible case of sibling rivalry; watches a cowboy become a rodeo clown; and helps a father and daughter after divorce. God is with us everywhere. His love can find us anywhere.Whether you are a child or an adult, God has a very important message for you, too…God Loves You. Chester Blue is an inspirational book for kids, adults, parents, families, in other words, everybody.
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THE FALL (Rapha Chronicles #1) (The Rapha Chronicles) by Chana Keefer
Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Studies, Science & Religion, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
T HE FALL is a biblical retelling of ancient times through the eyes of an angel who was once best friends with Lucifer.
If M. Night Shamalayan, Steven King, C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien collaborated on a story about our origins and the Garden of Eden, this might be the result.
Main Characters:
Rapha: A faithful angel who witnesses the cause and effect of Lucifer’s fall from grace. Rapha becomes the mentor/tutor to Adam and Eve.
Lucifer: Beautiful, seductive, brilliant, ambitious, vindictive angel intent on replacing the most high God as ruler of creation.
Adam: Preteen, mischievous, daring, slightly pampered son of the Most High.
Eve/Glory: Preteen, brilliant, curious, fun-loving, betrothed to Adam.
Take a journey to the beginning. Pull back the veil on biblical history and mysteries. This is a worldview changer.
THE FALL isn’t afraid of collision: spirituality & science; good & evil; truth & deception; religion vs. relationship; grace vs. prejudice–the joy of fairy tales combined with suspense, horror and an epic love story.
Rapha, once Lucifer’s best friend, had a front-row seat for every crucial moment that shaped the world we live in today. This faithful angel wants to tell you his story. But beware, this is not a journey for the faint-of-heart. Ahead there be giants–plus demons, centaurs, mermaids, demi-gods and war that extends from the beginning of time. In the tradition of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Frank Peretti, THE FALL (The Rapha Chronicles, Book 1) melds science fiction, fantasy, epic adventure and mythology.
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Heavy Mental: A Clancy Parker Mystery by P.J. Morse
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths
A musician’s gotta eat, which is why rock guitarist Clancy Parker takes on side gigs as a private eye. When she gets a new case involving a stolen necklace, Clancy’s thrilled at the prospect of easy money.
The job turns out to be anything but. Soon enough, Clancy must dodge threats from disgruntled secretaries, unhinged society matrons and rampaging ice cream trucks. The only person who can provide answers about the necklace is her client’s sexy psychiatrist, but Clancy’s budding crush on him only leads to more trouble.
Eventually, Clancy must rely on all of her contacts– her stoner bandmates, her Socialist landlord, and her yoga-loving, flask-toting mother–to stop the thief from turning into a killer.
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Helga: Out of Hedgelands (Wood Cow Chronicles) by Rick Johnson
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
T welve-year-old Helga has more danger in her life than most beasts her age–Wrackshee slavers after her, a vicious attack by bandits that nearly kills her, a race against dragons pursuing her, and leading a daring rebellion to save her life and rescue friends and family from the insidious WooZan. And that is just the beginning. But what do you expect when you are a young beast who just can’t see the stupid rules of the world making any sense? Helga can’t accept things as they are and ends up taking on not just one, but two all-powerful, supreme tyrants in two different realms.
Helga never intended to lead a revolution. It just sort of happened because she wouldn’t go along with the “rules of normal” that keep tyrants in power and entire societies enslaved. Beginning on a dangerous quest to solve some mysteries in her own past, Helga leads her quirky comrades on a journey that will not only forever change them, but upset ancient civilizations.
As an author, I’m drawn to eccentric, unexpected characters: those who surprise because they hear a distant galaxy, see a different music, create their own fragrance rather than get hooked on a soundtrack; the child who has her own ideas about how the emperor is dressed; the lunatics and rebels who tell stories on the boundaries. Helga’s unusual story will take readers to worlds they never imagined–definitely a whole new ride.
Time and again, the unconventional heroine and her eccentric comrades overcome ominous tyrants and black-hearted slavers, not by battling to the last beast standing, but by being the first beast to think differently.
Helga: Out of Hedgelands is divided into three books which introduce the epic saga of the Wood Cow clan and their role in overturning centuries of slavery and tyranny. This story will continue in additional volumes of the Wood Cow Chronicles now in development. Over the series of current and future volumes, the entire history of the Wood Cow clan, the fall of Maev Astuté, and the coming of Lord Farseeker to the Outer Rings, will be told.
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
A n OSS agent, haunted by an atrocity he was forced to commit, accepts a final mission to recover material necessary for Hitler’s atomic bomb effort. Unknown to him, the operation was compromised from the very start. Allen Dulles, station chief for the OSS in Switzerland, begins an urgent search for the rogue operative within his organization. As the agent struggles behind enemy lines to fulfill his mission, he must enlist the aid of a beautiful German woman while he plays cat and mouse with a German SS General and enemies within the OSS itself.
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Love On The Ropes (Ringside Romance) by Pat White
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
T ake It All Off
Where do you put your service revolver when all you’re wearing are spandex briefs? That’s just one challenge facing DEA agent Jason McBain who goes undercover as pro wrestler Jack the Stripper. His other challenge is staying focused when physical therapist, Sandy Ryan, sets his body on fire with her healing touch–and she’s his prime suspect!
Sandy’s been burned and knows not to mix business with pleasure, yet there’s something about the Stripper’s vulnerable eyes that tugs at her heart. But will she forgive him when she discovers his ultimate goal to take down the wrestling promotion she calls family?
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Assignment Prague by Helen Haught Fanick
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
A nton Janak is a dedicated member of the Czechoslovakian Resistance working against the Nazis, and he values anyone who can help his efforts. But when he learns that the young spy sent by the OSS to Prague is a woman, he has misgivings about working with her. He had expected a man–a man who could handle his assignment with the help of Janak and his fellow Resistance workers. It doesn’t take long, however, for Janak to realize the beautiful blonde spy has enough daring and resourcefulness to do what it takes in the occupied city. The Nazis are everywhere, but Tereza’s knowledge of Czech and German allows her to fit right in.
Both of them have an unspoken determination to keep their relationship professional, to keep distractions at a minimum, but is that going to be possible when every day might be their last? The bond that develops between them can only be destroyed by death, but that’s a real possibility for covert activists in Nazi-occupied Prague.
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White Jade (The PROJECT: Book One) by Alex Lukeman
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers
W HITE JADE spins a web of deceit and murder across the globe, against the backdrop of a deadly international power game.
Former Recon Marine Nick Carter is a man with a dark history of emotional and physical scars. He works for the PROJECT, a covert counter-terrorism unit reporting to the President. Selena Connor is a beautiful, strong and skilled linguist. When her wealthy uncle is murdered by someone looking for an ancient book about the elixir of immortality, she’s thrown into Nick’s dangerous world.
Nick is assigned to protect Selena and help her recover the missing text. It’s the beginning of a life and death adventure reaching from San Francisco to Beijing, from Washington to the hidden chambers of Tibet. Someone is determined to take over China and attack America–and Nick and Selena are right in the line of fire.
International intrigue, terrorist acts and the threat of nuclear war form the core of this fast-paced thriller, the first volume in a series featuring Nick, Selena and the PROJECT.
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction
S et in 1971 Seattle, Pike Place tells the story of a young family whose teenage daughter goes missing. Told through the eyes of a 10-year-old girl, Pike Place takes the reader back to a simpler place and time in America.
Award-Winning Finalist – 2007 National Best Books Awards
Finalist – 2008 Indie Excellence Book Awards
Best Novel of the Year – 2008 Premier Book Awards
Honorable Mention – 2009 Beach Book Festival
Honorable Mention – 2009 San Francisco Book Festival
Runner Up – 2013 Great Northwestern Book Festival
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Life In The Gumball Machine by Maureen Bartone
Genre(s): Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, World Literature, Mythology
- –”Adventure. it is the funniest thing that I have ever read and I love it so much more than even Rick Riordan’s books.” Joci
—”This was an enjoyable kids book. Lots of sticky pinkness everywhere. Easy to see this as a Saturday morning cartoon.” Jen, New Englund
—”My…daughter absolutely hates to read but simply will not put this book down! I can’t get her to stop! We homeschool so she does read alot for school but not much recreational reading – until this book showed up on her Kindle!” H. Dunigan, PA
How can anyone get sucked up and into a gumball machine? Impossible? Not if you find a magic gumball machine! Life in the Gumball Machine is a chapter book for new readers. It’s a story of great fun and adventure when three friends, Daisy, Patrick, and Michael, find an abandoned gumball machine – a big one, almost as tall as they are – hidden in an old shed. After simply touching it, they magically shrink in size, and a strong force of freezing wind sucks them up the swirling tunnel and into the gumball machine. They land in a world with purple grass, a pink sky, and gumball trees. The latch is locked, and there is no escape! When they start searching for another way out, they encounter a variety of gumball people, each one a different color from the next. Their new gumball friends take the children on the adventure of a lifetime – including a slide that takes them down Pudding Hill!
–”My 9 year old read the book in its entirety in 1 day! He chose to read over play video games. He would laugh out loud while reading!” Danielle
–”My grandchildren (ages 6, 8 and 9) absolutely loved the book.” Judy
–”My twin nieces (9 years old) took turns reading aloud to the whole car the entire drive. The book was so entertaining they ended up reading it again on the way home.” Msliz
–”…a positive message of accepting everyone for who they are.” Geodude
–”I fell in love with the book myself. It is so well written and is such a reminder for everyone (adult or child) that even if people look or seem different, we are all the same and should be treated as such.” Judy
–”Would love to see more books by this author (and definitely a movie!).” Kylie L. Matupang
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Nashville – Part One – Ready to Reach by Inglath Cooper
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Teens
N ashville – Part One – Ready to Reach – A Novella
Nineteen-year old CeCe Mackenzie leaves Virginia for Nashville with not much more to her name than a guitar, a Walker Hound named Hank Junior and an old car she’d inherited from her grandma called Gertrude.
But Gertrude ends up on the side of I-40 in flames, and Nashville has never seemed farther away.
Help arrives in the form of two Georgia football players headed for the Nashville dream as well. When Holden Ashford and Thomas Franklin stop to offer CeCe and Hank Junior a ride, fate may just give a nod to serendipity and meant to be.
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The Freedom Diet – The Simple 6 Step System for Fast, Easy and Permanent Weight Loss by John A. Tighe
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Diets & Weight Loss, Other Diets, Weight Loss, Diets, Weight Maintenance
T he Freedom Diet
The Simple 6 Step System for Fast, Easy and Permanent Weight Loss
Why is it that so many diets don’t work?
Or that they work short term, but that the weight ends up coming back as soon as the diet stops?
Surely weight loss doesn’t have to be so difficult? Surely there must be some way to end the cycle of struggling to lose a few pounds only to gain them back over the next few weeks?
The good news is that losing weight really doesn’t have to be that hard. But it has to be done the right way. In other words, successful weight loss has to be based on the way our bodies actually work and not on the latest diet fad or gimmick. And, of course, our success has to be lasting: the weight we lose has to stay off for good.
This book will show you how to do this. It will show you the fast, easy way to lose weight permanently and the simple 6 step system that will get you there. It will also explode some of the myths around popular diets that, as millions of dieters can testify, just don’t seem to work.
There are no gimmicks in this book. Instead it is based on our understanding of the way our bodies really work – an understanding that allows you both to lose weight successfully and then to keep it off.
On the Freedom Diet you’ll never find yourself feeling hungry. That’s because to maximize your weight loss you will be eating plenty of tasty foods chosen to provide you with the right nutrients at the right times, with the emphasis on:
- Slow-digesting, low GI (glycemic index), high fiber carbs
- Lean proteins
- Healthy fats
Why is this book called the Freedom Diet?
Well, it’s because the whole idea is to free you from everything that’s wrong with traditional diets (and as you’ll see, there’s quite a lot). To free you from:
1. Counting calories
2. Feeling hungry all the time
3. Losing weight only to gain it all back
4. Feeling guilty
5. Feeling stressed
6. Relying on willpower
7. Confusion about what to eat
8. Uncertainty about what sort of diet to follow
9. Fads and gimmicks that don’t work
10. Fads and gimmicks that damage your health
Welcome to the Freedom Diet.
You’re about to learn how to lose weight quickly, easily and forever.
And you’re also about to learn some secrets that the diet and food industries really don’t want you to know.
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Jane The Reckless (The Jane Episodes) by Karen Kiess
Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Love, Sex & Marriage, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
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“Fresh humor grounded in home town Minnesota, with a gently satirical eye on the very colorful local characters.”
“Minnesota Nice peeled back to its cross-eyed core…”
“Warm storytelling with a generous helping of screwball comedy a la Janet Evanovich or Stephanie Bond.”
Stoic, rumpled Jane Wolf often feels she’s a magnet for craziness in the extreme. From a dippy next-door neighbor who’s been concealing the conniving demon within, to conniving newbies at work, to the scornful twerp at the dog park going to stupefying lengths in snatching a disputed water dish, our Jane can only reel in dismay and scratch her head. Socially stunted after some hard knocks, she wants to open herself to life and knows she needs to make the first move. The ones closest to her love her the way she is, but how will she fare when she takes a chance on a random local, or even (gulp) the lanky lad raising a roguish brow from across the restaurant?
Alice, Jane’s little sister, is as tough as her sibling but in a more demure shell. When she’s slipped a business card by a handsome stranger, it seems that suddenly she and big sis have very similar tastes in men… will there be enough lanky lads to go around?
Grace Knobloch is their larger-than-life aunt, heroine of their rocky childhood. The cumulative little calamities of one really crazy night turned everyone’s lives upside-down, and Grace has paid the price. Now the saucy old lady is ready to start over, with a secret scheme leveraged by a smidgen of emotional blackmail. Will her shady past darken the future for her and her loved ones?
Happily, Grace and the girls find they are not going it alone. Just as the mid-summer drama heats up, so do their love lives, in the form of hunky admirers who have a lot more to offer than smoldering glances…
Tumbling across the sizzling days of summer and a glorious autumn, the three women act on choices that can lead them all to a happier place, if they trust in each other and their own instincts.
Here’s a sneak peek at Jane The Reckless… where we first meet the lanky Pete!
She looked up from the chocolate massacre to be met with a pair of laughing green eyes and an indulgent smirk. “Your first lava cake?” The lanky bartender grinned. Jane took a moment to right herself, and since she couldn’t think of a clever reply, she grabbed the top napkin and started to dab at the corners of her mouth. She used a sip of her drink to try to rinse away any flecks between her front teeth.
He watched without judgment while she completed her ablutions. “You missed a bit. Actually, there’s a garden hose out back…” He winked.
She bit her bottom lip and smiled. He had her to rights. “So, Pete,” she said, after glancing at his name tag, “It seems that you’re not accustomed to the sight of a satisfied woman.” She felt herself leering at him recklessly. Recklessly! She thought. Good girl! She congratulated herself just as her senses heightened under his unbroken gaze. Lanky was luscious.
Pete laughed and raised his hands. “I surrender. You’re a vision of grace and restraint.”
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Quest for the Lost Treasure (Interactive Pirate Adventure in a Beautifully Illustrated Picture Book, for Ages 3-8) by Gerry Gaston
Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Ages 4-8
“ Choose Your Own Path” Pirate Adventure for Ages 3-8!
Your epic journey begins when a band of Pirates raid your village and you set out to track down the thieving pirates and recover the lost gold and jewels. The unique interactive format allows you to control the progress of the story, as it is being told! Will you dare to explore what’s behind the closed door, or play it safe and escape up the stairway?
“What a great way to get your kids involved in reading! The graphics in this short story are really stunning with bright colors and a lush look to them.” ~PT Cruiser
“I highly recommend this book to beginning readers as well as to those parents and other caregivers who are trying to encourage reading in their young children.” ~Loretta Gilbert
“My boys have read this book a second time now and have asked if I could keep it on the Kindle. If you are looking for a way to get your child excited about reading, this is a great book to begin with. Loved it.” ~Ionia Martin
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Just Good Friends (Escape to New Zealand) by Rosalind James
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense
E scape to New Zealand #2
Some bets were made to be lost.
Kate Lamonica isn’t Koti James’s type. Too small. Too dark. And heaps too much work. So it’s an easy bet that he can be her friend for six weeks without making a move on her, no matter what his mates would have said.
Kate can’t believe she’s made the bet at all. New Zealand had seemed like the perfect escape from the stalker who’d threatened first her peace of mind, and then her life. She certainly doesn’t need any more trouble. Why on earth has she agreed to spend time with a Maori rugby player who’s far too handsome and charming for his own good–and knows it?
But there’s more than one game Koti’s good at playing…
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Ground of Oam (Oam’s Cry) by P. A. Lackey
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic, Science Fiction, Adventure
T he year is twenty sixty, and the sun dawns upon a new age. It has been forty five years since Tierikium formed in the Pacific, along with its sister islands, and ten years since man has gone into hiding. The Rebirtha rule the lands now and have enslaved those who failed to escape. Things have seemed calm in the mountains, where man hides within his final strongholds, but there is something new over the horizon.
Levi has awakened in a world he does not remember. His past is forgotten and all he knows is his name. People distrust him, saying that he is a spy, and he has little reason to believe otherwise. Levi doesn’t know what his future holds for him, but he has information that could decide man’s ultimate end. But is he for mankind or against it?
Mathew finds himself trapped in the small town of Ambern, one of man’s strongest fortresses. Abandoned by his father at the age of fifteen, Mathew has nothing left but the safety the town provides for him. He is grown up now, but a new monster lurks the forest around Ambern. Mathew must decide whether he should stay and defend his town from this new threat, or follow his dreams for adventure and leave.
Isaac Kierken is a bioengineered super-soldier and a former agent for the international powers before the Rebirtha attack. He has spent his life fighting the Rebirtha, but now finds himself joining their ranks. In order to prove his newfound loyalty to them however, he must go on a mission to steal something from the humans. Nonetheless, what at first appears to be a simple retrieval mission, leads him to the brink of a new war. A war that will be fought between the Rebirtha and something even more terrifying, and he is the one to decide its declaration.
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The Balance of Power (Godsland Series: Books Four, Five, and Six) by Brian Rathbone
Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
T he Balance of Power trilogy is the second trilogy in the World of Godsland fantasy series.
In the years since the end of The Herald War, the world has become complacent despite Catrin Volker’s warnings. When the darkness of her visions comes to pass, no one is prepared, and the fate of humanity will rest in her hands.
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The Curtain – A Novel by Patrick Ord
Genre(s): Business & Investing, Marketing & Sales, Consumer Behavior, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Consumerism, Contemporary Fiction
H ave you met Henry Maddox? He knows you — not personally of course. But he does know everything about you. So much so that he can not only sell you anything, he can even alter your behavior to sell you things that you didn’t even know you wanted. How you ask? Welcome to the world of Big Data, Corporate Propaganda, and Market Fragmentation.
But when Henry is forced to face how his techniques affect real people, he realizes he has inadvertently given corporations the power to destroy society for their own ends.
The Curtain explores the effect that increasingly sophisticated data manipulation has on our communities, families, and daily lives. In an age of digital distractions, who remembers the transcendent morality that has made past civilizations prosper? When corporations have the technology and motive to pull people apart, what keeps us together?
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Children’s Book: Rona is moving to a new city (Healthy children’s books collection) by Inbar Shahar
Genre(s): Social Situations, Emotions & Feelings, Ages 4-8, People & Places
“ We’re moving out to a new house in a new city tomorrow,”…
Rona doesn’t want to move to a new city, she feels lonely and misses all her friends. Fluffy, her magical cat takes her through a process where she embraces her new situation and thrives.
“Don’t cry, Rona,” Fluffy said. “Every ending is the beginning of something wonderful.”
“Rona was about to ask Fluffy what she meant but she forgot all about it when she found herself floating in mid-air…”
This is a good bedtime story, the magical process helps the child to overcome uncomfortable feelings and be happy again.
For kids ages 4-8
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Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans by Rosalyn Story
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Chick-Lit, Domestic Life, Genre Fiction, Family Life
W hen Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, chef and widower Simon Fortier knows how he plans to face the storm–riding it out inside his long-time home in the city’s Treme neighborhood, just as he has through so many storms before. But when the levees break and the city is torn apart, Simon disappears. His son, Julian, a celebrated jazz trumpeter, rushes home to a New Orleans he left years before to search for his father. As Julian crisscrosses the city, fearing the worst, he reconnects with Sylvia, Simon’s companion of many years; Parmenter, his father’s erstwhile business partner and one of the most successful restaurateurs in New Orleans; and Velmyra, the woman Julian left behind when he moved to New York. Julian’s search for Simon deepens as he finds himself drawn into the troubled history of Silver Creek, the extravagantly beautiful piece of land where his father grew up, and closer once again to Velmyra. As he tries to come to grips with his father’s likely fate, Julian slowly gains a deeper, richer understanding of his father and the city he loved so much, while unraveling the mysteries of Silver Creek.
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The Dark Rider by Andrew Critchell
Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
A Key that was lost has been found… Dark powers long forgotten are reawakening…
Wishing to escape a reality where she hates her job, her relationships are failing, and trouble and stress choke the fun out of everything, 23 year old Nicola Cook thinks things can’t get any worse. That is, until she begins to have disturbing visions. Now things have begun to spiral out of control as Nicola discovers she has fallen into the middle of a centuries old battle.
Paul’s aunt just died, but before her last breath she promised him a destiny straight out of a fantasy novel. It would have been easy to overlook until he met the girl he had been dreaming of for months. She was real, a living, breathing person, and he had to have her. Then she is taken from him again and he is forced to realize the truth of his destiny. Life and death reside in his hands and it is up to him to decide who will live and die.
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Humor & Entertainment, Contemporary Fiction
S et against the backdrop of World War II and growing racial tension in Tennessee, Chattanooga finds Mamie Buffon, her seven daughters, two son-in-laws, granddaughter, bed-ridden brother, and two black housekeepers packed together in a highly dysfunctional household fraught with marital, sexual and racial tension. None of them could possibly imagine what the summer of 1944 had in store for them as the novel hurtles towards its dramatic conclusion.
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Fourteen Days Later (Romantic Comedy) (Helen Grey Series Book 1) by Sibel Hodge
Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Parenting & Families, Self-Help, Relationships, Love & Romance, Health Fitness & Dieting
F ourteen Days Later was short listed for the Harry Bowling Prize 2008 and received a Highly Commended by the Yeovil Literary Prize 2009. It is a romantic comedy with a unique infusion of British and Turkish Cypriot culture. Written in a similar style to Marian Keyes, it is My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Bridget Jones.
When accident-prone Helen Grey finds a thong stuffed into the pocket of her boyfriend’s best work trousers, it’s time for her to move on. His excuse that he needed to dust the photocopier and just thought that it was a rag sounds like a lame excuse.
Helen’s life is propelled in an unexpected direction after her best friend, Ayshe, sets her a fourteen-day, life-changing challenge. Helen receives a task everyday which she must complete without question. The tasks are designed to build her confidence and boost her self-esteem but all they seem to do is push her closer to Ayshe’s brother, Kalem.
How will Kalem and Helen get together when she’s too foolish to realize that she loves him? How can he fall for her when he is too busy falling prey to her mishaps and too in love with his own perfect girlfriend? How will Kalem’s Turkish Cypriot family react when they find out?
Is it really possible to change your life in fourteen days?
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Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace
Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Theology, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Apologetics
W ritten by an L. A. County homicide detective and former atheist, Cold-Case Christianity examines the claims of the New Testament using the skills and strategies of a hard-to-convince criminal investigator. Christianity could be defined as a “cold case”: it makes a claim about an event from the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence. In Cold-Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace uses his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to look at the evidence and eyewitnesses behind Christian beliefs. Including gripping stories from his career and the visual techniques he developed in the courtroom, Wallace uses illustration to examine the powerful evidence that validates the claims of Christianity. A unique apologetic that speaks to readers’ intense interest in detective stories, Cold-Case Christianity inspires readers to have confidence in Christ as it prepares them to articulate the case for Christianity.
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Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Social Situations, Bullies, People & Places, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
L ucy Miles is thirteen. She has lost her confidence, she doesn’t have any friends, she hates school and as if that wasn’t bad enough she is also the main target of Beth Mackenzie, the school bully. She wishes she could wake up in the morning and just look forward to the day, it isn’t much to ask. The word school makes her feel sick to her stomach.
Then one night in her bedroom she is woken up by her dog going crazy and accidently discovers a strange cute little creature called a Nimnad. This discovery opens her eyes to a world she never knew existed and things will never be the same again.
Together they experience some crazy stuff, and both learn about new emotions and feelings that neither of them has ever encountered before. Lucy’s luck is about to change, apparently for the better……………..but will it be a good thing? Or is it just Lucy that’s going to change?
About the Author
Louise Knowles from Bexley in Kent along with her husband of 25 years, Mitchell, have finally got round to writing their first children’s story. They have wanted to write this story for some considerable time but due to work and family commitments just haven’t had the time to dedicate to it before. Having been a child minder for 12 years Louise has a great empathy with young people and she and Mitchell have drawn on some personal experiences to help tell this intriguing and emotional story.
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Sterling (Mageri Series: Book 1) by Dannika Dark
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal
* ONLY 99 CENTS FOR A LIMITED TIME *
Amazon Bestselling Urban Fantasy Romance Series
Book 1 “A scar will always mark you, but never let it define you.”
Zoë Merrick lived an ordinary life until late one night, she was brutally attacked and left for dead.
She survived, saved by a stranger who witnessed her undergo a physical transformation. That’s not the only thing that’s different. Zoë is unable to control an unexplainable energy coursing through her body.
Justus De Gradi is a man who can teach her that control. He’s handsome, arrogant, and not entirely human. He reveals that she is a Mage – an immortal made of light, not magic. She must now make a choice: Rebuild her life in the human world with the man who saved her, or live with Justus and learn how to use her extraordinary gifts. Justus has sworn an oath to protect her life, but can he guard her from the one man who has a right to claim it?
Zoë learns the price of freedom…
and the value of loyalty.
(Due to sexual content and language, this series is recommended for 17+)
“STERLING” is a dark urban fantasy with an evolving storyline. Approximately 94,000 words. The sequels have become immediate reader favorites, combining Urban Fantasy with Romance, and Reality with Fantasy.
MAGERI SERIES READING ORDER:
Book 1 – Sterling (Mageri Series: Book 1)
Book 2 – Twist (Mageri Series: Book 2)
Book 3 – Impulse (Mageri Series: Book 3)
Book 4 – Gravity (Spring 2013)
Book 5 – Late 2013
OTHER BOOKS:
Closer: A Novella
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White Heat (P.I. Duke Rogers Series – Book 1) by Paul D. Marks
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Hard-Boiled, Men’s Adventure
W HITE HEAT (Noir Mystery-Thriller) Price Reduced to $0.99 till the End of April. Get it at this price while you can.
He had to make things right. He had to find the killer.
P.I. Duke Rogers finds himself in a combustible situation in this racially charged thriller. His case might have to wait… The immediate problem: getting out of South Central Los Angeles in one piece during the 1992 “Rodney King” riots and that’s just the beginning of his problems.
While Duke tracks down the killer he must also deal with the racism of his partner, Jack, and from Warren, the murder victim’s brother. He must also confront his own possible latent racism – even as he’s in an interracial relationship with the dead woman’s sister.
WARNING: WHITE HEAT is NOT for the easily intimidated! It depicts realistic violence, racism, adult situations and contains offensive language. Don’t read this book if you can’t handle it.
WHITE HEAT CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2012: Rosa St. Claire at Examiner.com just named White Heat one of the best fiction books of 2012, along with Megan Abbott’s Dare Me, Blind Night by Michael W. Sherer, Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson, The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling and a handful of others.
From Publishers Weekly:
White Heat is a “…taut crime yarn set in 1992 against the turmoil of the Los Angeles riots that followed the acquittal of the police officers charged with assaulting motorist Rodney King…. the author ably evokes the chaos that erupted after the Rodney King verdict.”
“White Heat” is a riveting read of mystery, much recommended.
–Midwest Book Review
“[White Heat] really caught early 90s LA, in all its sordid glory. And had me turning me pages late into the night. I think WH is up there with the best of the LA novels, but has an air authenticity that many lack. Look forward to reading Broken Windows.”
–Woody Haut, journalist, author of Neon Noir (Contemporary American Crime Fiction), Pulp Culture (Hardboiled Fiction & the Cold War), Heartbreak and Vine (The Fate of Hardboiled Writers in Hollywood)
“Expect the unexpected…in an action-walloping award-winner of harrowing twists and turns…”
–Gordon Hauptfleisch – Seattle Post Intelligencer and BlogCritics.org
“A gripping tale of prejudice and deceit, set against the tumultuous backdrop of the 1992 L.A. riots. White Heat is all the title promises it to be.”
–Darrell James, award-winning author of Nazareth Child
“‘WHITE HEAT’… gets you in a vice from its opening page, and never lets up. …Every page is on fire.”
–Jon P. Bloch, The Kindle Book Review
Even after the who-done-it is solved, the novel leaves you with the question that is still valid today, why can’t we all just get along?
–Riverguy
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Rogue Alliance by Michelle Bellon
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Crime
T rying to escape a horrific past, Shyla has immersed herself in life as a tough, sassy cop in the bustle of LA. When the case of a lifetime takes her back to her hometown of Redding, she is thrown into a world of organised crime, deceit, and bitter reminders of her childhood.
As Shyla’s path crosses that of Brennan, an unwitting and troubled sidekick to the ringleader she’s intent on taking down, she is forced to re-evaluate everything she believes about herself, her job, and what she knows about right and wrong.
Can she face the demons of her upbringing and learn to trust again? Her life will depend on it.
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We Are Savages by Jessie Atkin
Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
W e Are Savages is the story of 12 year old Tris and what she finds when she runs from the responsibility of her household and descends through a rain grate into the child run world of Nowhere. “You go to bed angry or sad enough you can wake up just about anywhere,” the Savages tell her. Nowhere is a brick utopia hidden in the sewers; made up of sweets, sports, hammocks, and fireflies. But even this haven, free of parents and protocol, is not everything it seems. Haunted by dark specters known only as Phocydes, feared for their reputation of consuming children whole, Tris works both to hunt and to hide from these hooded shadows. But something about them is familiar; something about them fires her curiosity more than her fear. And Tris slowly begins to realize that, no matter where you go, fear and responsibility are not things you can escape. The only thing to do is face them.
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The Misunderstood and Other Misfit Horrors by Jason Brannon
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal
T he world is filled with misfits. The world is filled with the misunderstood. Enter the shadowy underbelly of society where the outsider is king and learn why…
…the Death Angel visits a small town year after year
…an old collector of clocks holds the keys to Armageddon
…a nocturnal game turns deadly when an unexpected player joins
…a church of snake-handlers insist on introducing a visitor to their god
…a group of scarecrows reveal their true nature to the farmer who made them
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Kaleidoscope World by Tomica Scavina
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Cozy
A collector of kaleidoscopes and lousy relationships, Dahlia Kasper leaves her possessive alcoholic mother and moves from New York to Barcelona. In search of lost bits of her childhood, she starts living in an apartment where her father was murdered when she was four. As soon as she enters the apartment, strange things begin to happen.
Her favorite kaleidoscope becomes a gateway to another dimension where she encounters a ghost of a famous physicist from the 19th century who tries to persuade her that reality is like a moth-eaten sweater – full of holes. He needs her to help him plug up these holes and save the world from vanishing, while the only thing Dahlia really wants to save is her sanity.
This is just a part of Dahlia’s problems. An elderly cello-playing neighbor turns her emotional world upside down and her longing for lost home takes her further than she ever imagined she could go. To collect all the scattered kaleidoscope-bits of her life together, Dahlia needs to go through an intense inner transformation that takes courage and a sharp sense of humor.
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A Time To Love (A Mill Creek Crossing Romance) by Angelina Rose
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
G racie Tillman is well known in Mill Creek Crossing as the sassy waitress at Stella’s diner. But what many people don’t know is that she has virtually no family left, and the one person she should have in her life is her sister, Eva. Unfortunately, Eva did some rotten things to her sister years ago, and Gracie says she’ll never forgive her.
As Eva’s life starts to fall apart in Atlanta, she finds out that the only way to survive is to depend on her sister and crawl back to Mill Creek Crossing. Keeping a major secret, she shows back up in town and tries to convince her sister to forgive her. At the same time, Eva starts to change when she meets an interesting biker named Brice.
Will the sisters be able to mend their relationship? Will love bloom between high class Eva and biker Brice?
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Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic, World Literature, Mythology
F rom the author of The Hemlock Bay Series comes a new retelling of an old tale…
… Not every Beast is a prince charming at heart and not every Beauty is a maiden just waiting for love…
Calia Thorn has lived her entire life in a small town sheltered by the Cold King’s mountain. Working day and night to care for her younger siblings, complete her unending chores and please her selfish, lazy mother has left her with few dreams for her own future.
But then even those meager hopes are taken from her when the Cold King comes down from his mountain to demand a new servant. Ungraceful, unladylike, undesired and unwanted by even her own family, Calia is chosen to be sent to the palace.
The Cold King has lived for three hundred years under a curse imposed by his own father. With no hope of ever breaking it, he settles for keeping his heart frozen against any pain– or hope.
When his new servant arrives, she challenges him in ways no one ever has and sparks fly. But not every Beast is a prince charming at heart and not every beauty is a maiden just waiting for love.
Sometimes happily ever after isn’t so easy…
The Cold King is a dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
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Rise (Roam Series, Book Three) by Kimberly Stedronsky
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Time Travel, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary
R oam, imprisoned in an ancient land and left to the mercy of Troy’s cruel reign, longs for freedom, her child, and West. Surviving with only Logan’s presence to save her from certain insanity, she turns to herself and finds that she alone possesses the strength and power to save her own life.
Deep within her soul, Roam remembers her timeless love for West and their child. Drawn together for the final battle, Roam and West cling to each other… and the promise of one last life…
Together.
New Adult/ Mature Young Adult/ Violence/ Sexual Situations/ Mild Profanity
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The Obsession (The Truth Beauty Trilogy, Book 1) by T. V. LoCicero
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Crime
“ …both [The Obsession and Gone Girl] are pacy, gripping narratives about love grown monstrous and out of control…fascinating portraits of gender rancour, or the amazing ability men and women have to love and loathe each other with intensity.”–Victoria Best (aka Litlove), Tales from the Reading Room
“…not for the literary faint of heart…this is a powerful engaging story, one that followers of this particular genre would most likely enjoy.”–Charlene Mabie-Gamble, Literary R&R
“…very exciting. I was hooked by the time I finished the first chapter. It is very well written, fast moving and suspenseful.”–Barbara Juhl, Library Thing
The Obsession, the first entry in the Truth Beauty Trilogy, is a vibrant novel of suspense and murder, by turns intriguing and surprising, as three smart, driven people match wits with their lives at stake. When Stan, an American grad student falls for Lina, a lovely Italian scholar, his unrequited passion turns perverse. When he follows her from a mid-west college town to Bologna’s ancient streets, they are joined by John, Lina’s American lover and Stan’s mentor. Their love-lust triangle
re-ignites, and they flee and chase down the storied Italian boot to a shocking conclusion on volcanic Mt. Etna.
“I loved this novel and can’t wait to read the next in the trilogy. Fascinating, complex characters, a story full of surprising twists and a genuinely shocking ending. First rate suspense.”–Kate, Amazon Reviewer
“It was a good mystery and I never did guess how the ending would be played out, and that is pretty extraordinary. I am not often that much in the dark about how a book would be wound up by the author.”–Victoria Chance, Amazon Reviewer
If you’re looking for a dark, edgy saga that will keep you guessing, pick up The Obsession. Then try the trilogy’s Book 2, The Disappearance. With complex characters and shocking twists, it’s another compelling read with a powerful payoff.
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Technothrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, High Tech
B rief Synopsis
CONNECTED is a speculative fiction thriller with touches of science and philosophy, which reached No.1 in Amazon UK’s Bestseller lists for both Thrillers and Science Fiction within 5 days of release.
Beginning with the funeral of a renowned classical violinist in a sleepy rural hamlet in the Lake District, a former theoretical physicist tries to make sense of his brother’s suicide. Across the country, a university student, enjoying the unexpected attentions of an enigmatic seductress, is disturbed when his best friend falls to his death from the thirteenth floor of a neighbouring campus tower block.
As each tries to unravel the mystery behind the apparent suicides, they are drawn into an obsessive search for a computer-generated fractal video sequence, with startling effects on human consciousness, and which might just pave the way for discovery of the ultimate Theory of Everything.
However, they are not the only ones to have seen the potential of this mind-altering video, and soon find themselves in a desperate race against time with gangsters from the shadowy worlds of sex, drugs, cyber-crime, and massively multi-player on-line gaming.
Science Content
Although, as the reviews testify, CONNECTED has been enjoyed by many with no background in computer science, Mandelbrot Fractal geometry, string theory, quantum physics or brain science, those with some interest or knowledge in these areas seem to have particularly enjoyed the book.
One reason for this appears to be that most of these references are actually based on fact. Of course, some readers have preferred to skim these sections, and claim that this did not detract from the story. Others have appreciated the scientific detail and fidelity, and some have even thanked the author for explaining such things in a way that enabled them to learn something new.
Philosophy, Science and Religion
Although CONNECTED is mostly enjoyed as a fast-paced mystery thriller, it is also, to a limited extent, about the inevitable conflict between science and religion. The two main male protagonists happen to be atheist, and some of the dialogue explores the different thoughts and attitudes concerning some of life’s deeper questions. These include the origins of the universe, the nature of consciousness, and whether there could be life after death. Again these philosophical references to faith and atheism are few, and mostly quite short, but all are crucial to the story.
Setting and slang
CONNECTED is a contemporary novel, set entirely in England. As the story unfolds through two converging plot threads, the action switches between a fictitious village in the Lake District, the University of Essex in Colchester (an old Roman town about 60 miles north-east of London), Bracknell (a newer suburban town some 40 miles west of London), and North London.
Consequently, there is some British slang and occasional use of bad language (e.g. a few instances of the F-word etc.) in keeping with the age and background of the characters.
Why Connected?
Years ago, while the author was at university, a fellow student had a breakdown and was admitted to the local psychiatric hospital. A few, who knew him well, went to visit and reported that he’d subsequently lost the plot and was gabbling incomprehensibly of having found the answer to life, the universe and everything.
While most people seemed consumed with sadness and pity at this, the author’s first thought was, “What if he really had discovered some universal truth?” Although never seriously believing that he had, it was on that day that the seed of an idea lodged in his young brain – a seed that years later would germinate into the drafting of the first three chapters of CONNECTED from a cabin in the French Alps.
For more details, please visit the author’s website.
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Drama, Genre Fiction, Historical, Arts & Photography, Theater, Historical Fiction
S outhern soldier Eli West wakes in a cave and discovers he is held captive by a soldier of the Union. Shot, drugged, and tortured, he descends into the darkness and the beauty of his unconscious, uncovering a time when he was still in love, a time before war, a time before everything fell away.
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Author note:
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Due to international copyrights, not all titles will be available or similarly priced outside of the United States. – Holly
Jack Be Nimble: Gargoyle by Ben English
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers
T he boy came to her out of water, unexpected. He was smart and strong and goofy, as boys are meant to be, but peculiar – he remembered everything.
In the span of a single summer, she made him fearless.
Now, even as Mercedes Adams is at the height of her career, forbidding changes loom over the world. That night, in the hushed calm of a spring evening, two plain-faced killers watch her home, waiting to make their approach.
A few hundred miles away, a brilliant technologist returns to his childhood town in order to begin a descent into darkness . . . in London, a military game theorist finds himself pursuing kidnappers . . . outside Prague, a hacker and a thief stumble upon plans for a weapon unique to the world . . . an FBI agent faces an unpredictable fugitive in Chicago, while in Germany, a sniper-turned-schoolteacher finds reasons to take up his ancient calling . . . and a sitting United States Senator finds his life and his work invaded to terrifying conclusion. In Paris, a widowed man begins to recognize the hints and patterns of a greater puzzle that will bring them together . . . or kill them all.
Mercedes Adams is about to find herself at the center of a vast, tightening knot of mystery, intrigue, and globe-spanning terror borne of her family’s legacy. Rising to her aid is a small group of specially-trained men and women. And at their center?
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Unclouded Day by William Woodall
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Religious Fiction, Christian, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Christian Books & Bibles, Religions, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
A beautiful tale of one boy’s struggle to keep faith when God seems to be asking the impossible, and of how miracles can happen in the most unlikely of circumstances.
For Brian Stone’s life isn’t easy, you see. Abandoned by his father, abused by his alcoholic mother, and mocked by his classmates, his only treasures are his beloved little brother and his old guitar. Then Brian finds a magical amulet in his attic, and things begin to change. Soon he has more power and wealth than he’s ever dreamed of, and for a while all seems to be well.
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Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn by Melanie Shankle
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“ There is really no better indicator you’re a mother than acquiring the ability to catch throw-up in a plastic bag, disinfect your hands, and immediately ask your friend to pass the beef jerky as you put on another Taylor Swift song and act as if nothing has happened.”
This is the type of insight Melanie Shankle offers in this quirky memoir of motherhood.
Written in the familiar, stream-of-consciousness style of her blog, Big Mama, Sparkly Green Earrings is a heartwarming and hilarious look at motherhood from someone who is still trying to figure it all out. Filled with personal stories–from the decision to become a mother to the heartbreak of miscarriage and ultimately, to the joy of raising a baby and living to tell about it–Sparkly Green Earrings will make you feel like you’re sitting across the table from your best friend. A must-read for anyone who’s ever had a child or even thought about it.
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I t’s the mid 1990′s. The Cold War is over, but old tensions still remain, and often still run hot. This is especially true in the dark and hidden world of modern submarines. A radical, hard-line, Communist government has gained power in North Korea, and has been alarmingly open about desiring to become a nuclear power. Navy petty officer, Mark Reed, has just been transferred on board the USS Omaha (SSN-692) while his wife J.L. awaits his safe return to Pearl Harbor. Their marriage is circling the drain, and long deployments aren’t helping on that score at all. North Korea has devised a plan to recapture her free neighbor to the South, while also managing to cripple both Japan and the United States. And the island of Oahu is crawling with spies and counter-agents who end up with J.L. Reed in their cross-hairs. A very “visual,” fast-paced story of submarine warfare, action adventure of the military/techno-thriller genre, written by an author who has lived in that world. It has proven popular with both active-duty and former military members. It also features a genuine, though unobtrusive, Christian thematic focus. From Deo Volente Publishing.
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Finding Casey by Jo-Ann Mapson
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G lory Vigil, newly married, unexpectedly pregnant at forty-one, is nesting in the home she and her husband, Joseph, have just moved to in Santa Fe, a house that unbeknownst to them is rumored to have a resident ghost. Their adopted daughter, Juniper, is home from college for Thanksgiving and in love for the very first time, quickly learning how a relationship changes everything. But Juniper has a tiny arrow lodged in her heart, a leftover shard from the day eight years earlier when her sister, Casey, disappeared-in a time before shed ever met Glory and Joseph. When a fieldwork course takes Juniper to a pueblo only a few hours away, she finds herself right back in the past she thought shed finally buried.A love story, a family story, a story of searching and the bond between sisters, Finding Casey is a testament to human resilience. This completely stand-alone novel, featuring beloved characters from Solomons Oak, will charm Mapsons readers and move her into a larger sphere.
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