About Featured Book: The Ransom Drop by Rob Phayre

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When an oil tanker is hijacked by a novice band of Somali pirates, It’s a near impossible problem to solve in one of the most remote and dangerous places on earth.

A team of experts are called in with one job to do, save the lives of the crew. Can this ‘A-team’ do so? Can they prevent a massive environmental disaster, rescue the ship and its hundred million dollar cargo? There are reputations to be made, or lost…

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The Ransom Drop, a true to real life, military suspense thriller, that reveals the secrets behind the resolution of Somali piracy. It’s factually correct, fictionally fantastic, and written by the guy who delivered some of the largest ransoms ever paid at sea.

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In The Absence of Light by C. L. Ferrari

Change is coming. Evil is descending like a swarm of locusts. First one terrible thing happens, then more, and soon the residents of this rural midwestern town feel the darkness like a current pulsing through the air. It’s an uneasy gut feeling, the kind that makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck.

For people who live here, life had seemed normal. A quiet town with school activities and jobs, weekends of hunting, fishing, and gardening, Sunday mornings at church, these were the traditional lifestyles of Gibson Glen’s population. But not now, and no one is willing to say it out loud.

That is, until Gabe Matheson arrives in town. The college friend of a local pastor, Gabe has traveled the country for two decades, going where he is led, fighting spiritual battles alongside the Warriors of the Angelic Host. He discovered in college that he had a divine gift, the vision to see beyond this dimension into the worlds of the heavenly and of the damned. And now, in Gibson Glen, where Gabe has come for the most crucial battle of his life, he meets a young boy with supernatural abilities greater than his own.

War is looming. A battle of both flesh and Principalities, evil from high places and in unseen realms, Angels and Demons. But even Gabe isn’t aware that losing would have drastic global effects and that the fate of humanity rests in his hands.

Because darkness reigns – In the Absence of Light.

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Hi, I’m Cherylynn, aka CL Ferrari, author, artist, and photographer.

I’ve loved words and writing since my childhood and began writing short stories and poems in elementary school. When my daughter was taking a college course in Creative Writing, I joined her. It was great taking the class together but my big hurdle was staying within the word count.

Occasional news columns, travel blogs, and magazine articles throughout my life kept my writing needs satisfied, but then some things happened which led to the penning of my first novel. I read two Christian fiction books by Frank E Peretti that made a big impression on me, leaving my imagination and belief structure humming. Then, years later, I was on a grand jury for seven months of gruesome testimony.

I think we get desensitized with the amount of visual horror and terror we see on TV and in movies. The thing that weighed on me most heavily was the reality of horror. What human beings actually do to other human beings is more awful than can be imagined. The serious CSI and Profiler type scripts aren’t pure fiction. People really do those things.

This left me paralyzed for months after the jury was dismissed, my creative juices stagnated, my normal sparkle for life dimmed to a tiny flicker. And then a brighter light came on. I needed to write. Writing has always been a way for me to release, to extricate myself from the overwhelming emotions. Once that decision was made, the story started to write itself, introducing me to characters as I wrote.

This story wasn’t planned in conventional writing methods, it was given to me, chapter by chapter, event by event. It became too much to deal with at times as I remembered things from the case I heard, so I had to stop, Sometimes for weeks, months, and even years. As of now, the completion of In the Absence of Light has taken nine years, but it was supposed to.

I feel it expresses all of the things I needed to put out there, the things I believe strongly about the existence of humanity and what lies beyond our five senses. Let it give you food for thought as you are gripped by the story and compelled to continue reading to the very last word.

The prequel, about the early life of the main character, is already being written, and a sequel is dancing around in my head. Hope you’ll continue with me on this literary journey.

“A book is a magic portal to another dimension.”

Badfreaky the cherry snake and the indecisive dragon by Konstantinos Adamopoulos

After drinking the same magic potion which made her very bad, suddenly Badfreaky becomes very good. She begins a battle to achieve what she wants very most. The trials begin…

A humongous monster eats her, a gigantic crab threatens her, huge pitch-black spiders want to cut her into pieces, disgusting cockroaches want to eat her alive, a ginormous snake, mad about cherries swallows her and bloodthirsty dragons want to burn her with the fire that comes out of their mouths!

How will she and Kixy, her beloved friend, deal with all these dangers?

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I am a teacher at a Primary School in Athens, Greece. I live here with my wife and my daughter Marily. I like sports, traveling and fairy tales. This book is the first of a series of books. Why do I write these books?

“I remember it was Christmas when something most unexpected happened in my dream. You will of course say that this happens often in dreams, but my dream exceeded all imagination. So in my world of dreams, an uninvited witch visited me. Yes, you have correctly guessed. It was Badfreaky!

She said in a strict tone:

“Constantine, as from today even, you are going to start writing my story. It is very important to me that you write about it exactly the way I tell it to you, so children can find out what trials I have lived through. My life was an endless adventure and I think that people have a lot to learn from it. Listen carefully to what I have to say and hold on to it. If you don’t write my story, or don’t write it exactly the way I tell it to you, then beware; you poor thing! I will turn you into a blind, deaf and cripple centipede! Just so that you suffer all of your life!”

Naturally, I got very scared and I began writing her story. Up to this moment, I must have done something right, because I am still human. If however, on your way, you meet a centipede walking crookedly, not knowing which way it’s going, I beg you; please don’t hurt her because it might be me, transformed!”

Morning Habits For Ultimate Success by Luke Thybulle

Many people aspire to become successful, but what does success really look like? Is it the same for everyone? Does it have a requisite trait or quality that not everyone has? How do you define success?

Regardless of how you define it, remember that your view of what success looks like is always valid; and once you know what success looks like for you, it’s time to take steps toward it.

So how do you start?

Just as every day starts with a brand new morning, you can plant seeds and cultivate success each morning as well!

After reading this book, you will be armed and equipped with the knowledge that you need to achieve success – begin your journey TODAY!

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Luke Thybulle is a bestselling personal development author, writing about and sharing his best tips, habits and resources for self-improvement through science-backed research and personal experience.

Diving all in and being dedicated to constantly learning has helped Luke overcome his disempowering beliefs to be become a successful coach and bestselling author.

With a direct and to the point approach, he is passionate about sharing his knowledge and resources to help as many people as he can achieve success in life; and to show them how they can live with energy, passion and confidence.

About Bridgers 1-3: An Apocalyptic Alternate Universe Series (Bridgers Box Sets Book 1)

CAUTION: Bridging to alternate versions of Earth may shift your position on the food chain. Join the universe-bridging adventures of Infinity Fowler, a struggling MMA fighter who gives up her past to become a legend. Make the Bridgers series your next reading binge and see why so many love this action-packed, creature-fighting, survival series.

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Stan Smith has lived most of his life in the Midwest United States and currently lives with his wife Trish in a house deep in an Ozarks forest near Warsaw, Missouri. He writes adventure novels that have a generous sprinkling of science fiction. His stories are about regular people who find themselves caught up in highly unusual situations. His goal is to stimulate your sense of wonder, get your heart pounding, and keep you reading late into the night, with minimal risk of exposure to spelling and punctuation errors. His books are for anyone who loves adventure, discovery, and mind-bending surprises.

About The Suspects by Joan Havelange

Mable Havelock and Violet Ficher are on a scenic bus tour of the Nordic capital cities of Europe and Russia. The tour culminates in Moscow. Where The tour director is murdered. There is a busload of suspects to choose from. A flirtatious woman and her jealous husband. A professor of Nordic History who is ill-informed. Two world travellers who describe themselves as gypsies and a mysterious man who is hiding something. The tour director’s assistant and bus driver; both have an axe to grind against the tour director Hilda Karlson.

Add to the mix smugglers and thieves. And a case of mistaken identity. But unfortunately, the prime suspect is Mabel. Mabel and Violet will have to use all their skills and ingenuity to solve the murder in Moscow. And prove to the Russian police Mabel’s innocence.

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Joan Havelange has been writing fiction since her early twenties, beginning with romance stories. Always a fan of mysteries, she is an avid reader and writer of cozy mysteries.

She is an accomplished actor and director of community threatre, which lends well to her writing. Joan is a world traveler and enthusiastic golfer. She lives on the prairies and has three grown children

About Stroke of Midnight

Money can buy anything. And anyone. As the head of the Constantine family, I’m used to people bowing to my will. Cruel, rigid, unyielding—I’m all those things. When I discover the one woman who doesn’t wither under my gaze, but instead smiles right back at me, I’m intrigued.

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Money can buy anything. And anyone. As the head of the Constantine family, I’m used to people bowing to my will. Cruel, rigid, unyielding—I’m all those things. When I discover the one woman who doesn’t wither under my gaze, but instead smiles right back at me, I’m intrigued.

About The Bequest

Cheyenne Elias has inherited a child. A boy she doesn’t know and doesn’t particularly want; a boy whose mother was once Cheyenne’s most hated person in the world. There are a million reasons to walk away: her anger, her past, her certainty that there is nothing benevolent in this act by a woman who almost killed her. But abandoning the boy to a system she barely survived is not an option.

Will Blackheart has lost everything. His SEAL team, his country, and—upon occasion—his mind. Worse, he’s lost something that has the capacity to kill thousands. Left for dead in the Afghan desert, Will has risen solely to regain that which was taken…and to punish those who dared take it.

His only lead is the son of a dead woman. Her only goal is to save a child. As they come together in a clash of anger, mistrust, and potent, unwanted desire, Will and Cheyenne must put aside their differences and navigate the endgame of a woman for whom nothing was taboo…

A steamy thriller with characters you won’t forget…romantic suspense at its best.

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Award winning novelist Hope Anika writes romantic suspense novels with strong female heroines and intense male leads. Winner of Romance Writers of America’s Vivian Award and a finalist for the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense, Hope is the author of The Guardians Series, The Getaway Series, The Evolution Series, and various stand-alone works. When not writing, she can be found in her flower garden. She loves to connect with readers and can be contacted by email at hope@hopeanika.com.

About Cat Naps, Dog Naps: Who Naps More?

This newly released children’s picture book will entertain beginning readers with its colorful cat and dog photos. Cats love to nap, but so do dogs. Who naps more? Read this book to find out if you’re right. This book has free downloads on February 20-24. It is also enrolled in Kindle Unlimited and is available in paperback.

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Brenda DeHaan is a K-12 librarian who loves reading and writing books. She is a grandma, cat mom, dog mom, and real mom.

About Essential Life Skills For Teens

Beyond Classwork – How to prepare for a successful adult life to achieve your dreams and live life how you want to
How prepared are you to leave the nest and start living on your own – away from your parents’ shadows?
Are you about to be of age but feel inadequate to move out and run a household on your own?
Would you like to understand the 8th wonder of the world – adulthood and everything in between?
Adulthood comes with its share of joys and challenges, and age doesn’t always mean that you are ready to live independently.
Known as the advent of adulthood, teenage years mark a period where you need to make crucial decisions that will set the pace for your future.
It’s the best time to gather all the bricks and building materials you need to transition into adulthood.
Life skills form the foundation of the future you’ve always dreamed of and admired.
While learning and developing these skills is a continuous process that never ends, the bulk of it occurs during your teen years.
This guide is designed to help equip teenagers with the tools they need to maximize their potential and enjoy a fulfilling life.
In Essential Life Skills For Teens, you’ll discover:
● Life hacks to help you think more critically and reason your way out of difficult situations
● How to become financially savvy by learning how to manage, budget, save, and spend money wisely
● Goal-setting strategies that ensure you set practical goals and steps to achieve them
● The bittersweet side of social media – how to leverage technology for your own good, stay safe, and avoid losing yourself in the likes and dislikes
● How to solve problems like a pro and avoid getting stuck on a challenge for longer than you should
● Executive functioning skills you need to make every minute of your day count towards your life’s dreams
● 20+ innovative ways to make money as a teen using readily available resources no matter where you live
And so much more!
There are many essential survival skills you need for successful adulting that aren’t included in the syllabus at school – yet you’ll find them right inside.
As you get older and take on more responsibilities, you’ll be equipped to do many of the adult tasks your parents seem to breeze through daily.
Filled with practical insights, easy-to-follow tips, and thoughtful guidance, this handbook will empower you to make good choices – both now and in the future.
Book will be available to download for free on Amazon 18th of Feb – 22nd of Feb 2022

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His work aims to inspire teenagers to think about the future, safe in the knowledge that there’s nothing wrong with changing dreams and adjusting plans. His mission is to provide adolescents with the tools they need in order to consider their aims for the future, while embracing changes in their understanding of the world and adjusting their plans accordingly.

David has become increasingly aware of the absence of essential-skills teaching in schools and colleges. It was when he realized that his own life may have taken a different path if he’d had some essential life skills at a young age that he became driven to help the next generation avoid making the same mistakes he has. He is acutely aware that the focus on academic achievement takes away from the teaching of essential life skills like time management, problem solving, goal setting, and creativity: skills he knows that many parents struggle to teach their children.

David’s life has taken him through several distinct careers, beginning with performance and ending in logistics. Along the way, he passed through teaching, where he gained a clearer idea of the gaps in the education system. Having tuned into his own trajectory, he has realized that his career choices were less decisions and more impulses, shaped by societal expectations. He remembers his teenage dreams and understands the problem: they were dreams, and he knew nothing about how to plan to make them a reality.

David currently works in logistics and haulage and is passionate about making a difference in the lives of the next generation. He has a master’s degree in classical singing and performance and, despite his career change, still infuses his life with a love of music.

About Highlander’s Desire

Dangerous rivals, daring rescues and forbidden desire–for fans of Outlander! Historian Rogene Wakely is hurtled from the twenty-first century to the fourteenth. Highlander Angus Mackenzie has agreed to marry the powerful Euphemia of Ross. But one forbidden kiss with Rogene makes his engagement feel like a death sentence.

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Who doesn’t like free books? Enjoy a FREE copy of ONE NIGHT WITH A VIKING, prequel to the Called by a Viking series inside any of Mariah’s books! The book is exclusive to members of her Time Traveler’s Club.

About The French and Indian War: A Captivating Guide to the North American Conflict between Great Britain and France along with Its Impact on the History of Canada, the US, and the Seven Years’ War by Captivating History

How did the French and Indian War change the world and mold history?

Most people have heard about the French and Indian War, but you will find that most history classes have “forgotten” to explore some of the most interesting and important facets of this conflict. Its little-told stories and often underrated importance in world history have begun to be buried over the centuries. Was this epic struggle simply another war among many others in history?

Many of the incredible details, stories of legendary heroism, and actual world-changing events have not been given their moment to shine. The French and Indian War was not only about armed battles. It was also an extraordinary story of two empires with long-standing grudges that spilled over into the New World. This clash of titan-like powers shaped the fates of millions of people, numerous tribes, and multiple nations.

Even if you are not a military history “buff,” you will be absorbed in the captivating and shocking aspects of this incredible story, such as:
• Which well-known political leader in history inadvertently began the war in North America
• Which empires battled for control of North America and how beaver pelts caused tensions to boil over
• Why the native tribes formed alliances with those encroaching on their land and how it changed the course of their future forever
• The fascinating cultural differences between the Europeans and the Native Americans and how they viewed war, peace, and relationships with their new “neighbors”
• The man who founded the US Army Rangers and how he became an Adirondack legend
• The near-mythical “Black Watch”
• How the war played in a much larger global struggle between imperial powers
• How this war created an atmosphere ripe for one of history’s most famous revolutions
• And how the seeds were sown for new nations to emerge

If you want to learn more about Ulysses S. Grant, get this book now!

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A lot of history books just contain dry facts that will eventually bore the reader. That’s why Captivating History was created. Now you can enjoy history books that will mesmerize you. But be careful though, hours can fly by, and before you know it; you’re up reading way past bedtime.

About The Last Prince of Atlantis Chronicles Book I

Allen King is an unassuming Black teenager living in a blue-collar family in Miami, Florida. After finding a magical crystal necklace he discovers that he’s actually an Atlantean prince. Suddenly things change for the gawky teenager. He gains the powers of telepathy and teleportation and finds that he is able to communicate with sea animals. Along with a beautiful Greek Goddess, his orphan best friends, and zany uncle, Allen keeps the Earth safe as they fight against his mortal enemies in an attempt to restore his kingdom, the lost city of Atlantis.

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Leonard Clifton started as a print model, which led him to acting. His first role was in Steven Spielberg’s Amistad. He went on to have roles in several other films like the cult classic Bring It On, television productions, and international commercials. Leonard loves writing, supporting his favorite charities, traveling the world, and is always seeking new adventures. Leonard was the first author to have a Barnes & Noble book signing for Black History month at The Grove in Los Angeles, and he has given a lecture about his book and how it relates to Afrofuturism at California State University, Northridge.