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Chameleon (Blood of the Custodians, Book 3) by Sharonlee Holder  

About Chameleon (Blood of the Custodians, Book 3) by Sharonlee Holder

Lust will bring them together. Honour, will tear them apart.

PHOEBE Oneiroi, a rare scion of the Underworld believed to have died a thousand years ago, has one weakness—Alexander Heracles Arlington. And only one rule when it comes to him—no kissing!

XANE, aka Alexander Heracles Arlington, expected by all to rise and take his place as leader of the Heracleans, is at the top of his game in the Custodial Intelligence Community. When it comes to sexual liaisons, there are only two rules—never bed a work colleague, and never let his heart get involved.

But when he’s stuck at the airport in the company of a beautiful stranger, Xane will learn just how much harm letting off a little steam really can cause…

As secrets unfold and loyalties are questioned, all bets are off in this fast-paced novella set in the steamy Blood of The Custodians world during the tumultuous blizzard of the century. With lives and hearts on the line, which will the odds favour?

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Author Bio:
South African, born and bred, Sharonlee Holder lives in one of the outer suburbs of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa.

Life is a happy and creative jumble of a husband, three grown daughters, one super cute grand-daughter, three dogs, a cat, and a mouthy African Grey parrot.

Endless hours at the keyboard are supported by copious amounts of frothy coffee and ‘What ifs?’. Writing breaks are a blend of the big outdoors astride a motorbike, reading or watching anything and everything to do with fantasy, romance and the paranormal.



THE DATE DARE by Tara Sue Me  

About THE DATE DARE by Tara Sue Me

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Who knew three words held such destructive power? No, not THOSE three words. I’m talking about the evil word trio that’s my own personal kryptonite, that stole my best friend, and took away the only woman I’ve ever loved:
I dare you.

I was six when Darcy Patrick moved next door.
By the time we were eight, we were best friends.

At fifteen, I gave a classmate a black eye for calling her names.
At sixteen, she talked me through asking my crush to prom.

I helped her get over her first heartbreak at nineteen.
Two years later, she returned the favor.

It wasn’t until I was twenty-nine I realized I loved her.
And because I was too stupid to do anything about it,
at thirty, I lost her for good on a dare.

Darcy Patrick is tried of watching her best friend, Elliott Taber, date the wrong kind of woman. When his latest flavor of the month walks out on him, she dares him to let her find his next date. Elliott agrees, but only after Darcy agrees to allow him to do the same.

The dare is on.

The dates take place on the same night. One is an epic fail. The other is just plain epic.

Elliott isn’t prepared for the onslaught of emotions hitting him as Darcy seemingly finds everything she ever wanted with the man he set her up with. He should be happy for her. He should leave her alone.

But he can’t.

So he makes one more dare….

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Author Bio:
NEW YORK TIMES/USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Even though she graduated with a degree in science, Tara knew she’d never be happy doing anything other than writing. Specifically, writing love stories.

She started with a racy BDSM story and found she was not quite prepared for the unforeseen impact it would have. Nonetheless, she continued and The Submissive Series novels would go on to be both New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers. One of those, THE MASTER, was a 2017 RITA finalist for Best Erotic Romance.

Now she is focusing on new contemporary romances that allow her the freedom to write and publish on her own schedule.



Once a Marshal by Peter Brandvold  

About Once a Marshal by Peter Brandvold

Playing poker, smoking, drinking whiskey—retirement was treacherous business for ex-lawman Ben Stillman. The best of life seemed to be past, but then the past came looking for him…

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Author Bio:
Western novelist Peter Brandvold was born and raised in North Dakota. He has penned over 90 fast-action westerns under his own name and his penname, Frank Leslie. He is the author of the ever-popular .45-Caliber books featuring Cuno Massey as well as the Lou Prophet and Yakima Henry novels. The Ben Stillman books are a long-running series with previous volumes available as ebooks.



Restriction by CM Raymond, LE Barbant  

About Restriction by CM Raymond, LE Barbant

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic…” Arthur C. Clarke

She didn’t mean to use magic

She didn’t even know she HAD magic

She just wanted to save her brother, who was dying in her arms.

Accused of using illegal magic, and sentenced to a cruel death at the hands of the city’s guards, Hannah has no choice but to trust in the aid of a strange old man who wields unimaginable power.

The Founder has returned to correct the wrongs of unjust. But to do that, he needs Hannah, a young woman from the city slums. She has a key to unlocking a power even greater than his own–if she can only learn to trust herself and the magic flowing within her blood.

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Author Bio:
C.M. Raymond holds a PhD in philosophy, which qualifies him to write pop fiction but not much else. His home is in a river valley of Western Pennsylvania.

Outside of reading and writing, he loves to spend time with his family in the woods and wilds or the city streets.

You can also check out his Steel City Heroes saga and fast-paced thrillers, The Jack Carson Stories (beginning with The Devil’s Due).

L. E. Barbant is a sometimes Professor trying to cut it as a science fiction and fantasy author. A fan of classics–new and old–Lee tries to write books that take an honest look at the world and then say screw it, let’s find a better one. Because who wouldn’t want to live in a world where superheroes were real?

When he’s not reading, writing, or binge-watching 90s era cartoons, he debates grammar rules with his wife (he mostly loses those fights), plays board games with his friends (he often wins those fights), and contemplates the meaning of life with his cat named Cat (which is never a fight at all since Cat is a pacifist). Lee also co-hosts the Part-Time Writers Podcast with his friend and writing partner C.M. Raymond.

He currently resides outside of Pittsburgh, PA and plans to stay there as long as the great city will put up with him.



Reaper Girl by Erin Zarro  

About Reaper Girl by Erin Zarro

Leliel is a Grim Reaper who made a mistake. She tried to reap the soul of a man who wasn’t dead, and now she has to fight the Underworld to get it back…and somehow resist falling in love with him at the same time.

Originally appeared in Under Her Protection: Stories of Women to the Rescue.

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Erin Zarro is an indie novelist and poet living in Michigan. She’s married to her Prince Charming, and she has a feline child named Hailey who she’s convinced is part vampire. She loves all things scary and spooky, and is on a mission to scare herself, as nothing lately has scared her. She writes in the genres of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Her first published novel, Fey Touched, is a blend of sci-fi and fantasy. She just released her first nonfiction book, and is trying to stay out of trouble. Mostly.



Becoming Carlotta by Brenda Murphy  

About Becoming Carlotta by Brenda Murphy

Hazel Tharsing was born in California in 1888. Intensely shy, she learned to meet the world as the glamorous actress Carlotta Monterey, by far the greatest acting role of her twenty-year career. Counted among the most beautiful women in America, she married a British aristocrat in London, then the twenty-year-old son of her mother’s lover in San Francisco, then a famous artist in New York, and finally America’s greatest playwright, Eugene O’Neill, in Paris. This novel about her life takes us to the cities and the back country of the Old West, to Edwardian London and an English country-house life reminiscent of Downton Abbey’s, to the Broadway theater in its golden age and the tough reality of the actor’s life on the road, and to bohemian Greenwich Village and Manhattan’s arty Smart Set in the 1920s. Through it all, Carlotta is an outsized presence, inventing endless new faces to meet the challenges that life throws her way and turning from every defeat and disillusionment to look ahead with newfound energy and determination.
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Author Bio:
Brenda Murphy is the author of more than twenty books. Most recently, she has been writing biography, memoir, and biographical fiction. Her latest books include Becoming Carlotta: A Biographical Novel (2018), based on the life of the actress Carlotta Monterey, Eugene O’Neill Remembered (2017), a biography in documents, and After the Voyage: An Irish American Story (2016), historical fiction based on the experience of her immigrant family in the Boston area from 1870 until the 1930s. Brenda and her husband live near the University of Connecticut, where she taught for many years. Both are avid fans of the UConn Women’s basketball team.



Amsterdam Exposed: An American’s Journey Into The Red Light District  

About Amsterdam Exposed: An American’s Journey Into The Red Light District

“A provocative, enlightening, humorous, and impressively executed guide to Amsterdam’s twilight world.” – Kirkus Reviews

“The next best thing to actually being there, Amsterdam Exposed is an extraordinary combination of memoir and travel guide.” – Midwest Book Review

Amsterdam Exposed tells the true one-of-a-kind story of an innocent exchange student who moves to Amsterdam hoping to write a book about the red light district and everything that follows. It’s an American abroad story, and also a love story; it’s an uplifting tragedy, full of humor from beginning to end; it’s an Amsterdam survival guide; a sympathetic look at a societal problem; a little piece of policy; a sweet farewell to a world just about gone; and, ultimately, as close as you can come to a free trip to Amsterdam without leaving your couch. In sum, Amsterdam Exposed takes readers deep into the district on a journey never before possible, forever reshaping their understanding of one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world, and the women who work there. If you’ve ever spent time in Amsterdam, or dreamed of doing so, this book’s for you.

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Author Bio:
David Wienir is a business affairs executive at United Talent Agency and entertainment law instructor at UCLA Extension. Before UTA, he practiced law at two of the top entertainment law firms where he represented clients such as Steven Spielberg and Madonna. This is his fourth book. Previous books include Last Time: Labour’s Lessons from the Sixties (co-authored with a Member of Parliament at the age of 23), The Diversity Hoax: Law Students Report from Berkeley (afterword by Dennis Prager), and Making It on Broadway: Actors’ Tales of Climbing to the Top (foreword by Jason Alexander).

Before becoming a lawyer, he was a professional river rafting guide, a speechwriter in the British House of Commons, and a host of Estonia Today on Estonia National Radio. He is also a founder and the first musical director of the Oxford Alternotives, Oxford University’s oldest a cappella close harmony group. He was educated at Columbia, Oxford, The LSE, Berkeley Law, and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and is married to Dr. Dina, a pioneer of the medical cannabis movement and the inspiration for the Nancy Botwin character in the show Weeds. They live in West Hollywood with their teacup Brazilian Yorkie named Lola.



Jake’s Redemption  

About Jake’s Redemption

In a broken world, he faced a future full of pain.
Will one daring woman be his last chance for love…
before time runs out?

Jake Nichols longs for the life men lived before war destroyed everything and women enslaved them. When fate forces a temporary reprieve from imprisonment, escape becomes his primary objective. Until his new captor sparks hope, and something far more passionate, in his lonely heart.

After giving up on romance, Monica Avery dedicated herself to sheltering unfortunate souls from a harsh new society. But then destiny delivered a desperate man to her doorstep. A man she soon discovers she cannot ignore and would do anything to save.

Will Monica be able to free Jake from the vicious woman who wants to break him? Or will Jake be forced to leave Monica behind to save himself?

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Author Bio:
Jamie Schulz lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her family, her husband, and their fur babies. Writing has always been a big a part of her life, and she hopes to one day reach the best sellers lists.

Cowboys, ice cream, and reading almost any kind of romance are among her (not so) secret loves. To her, every one of her stories, no matter how dark, must have a happy ending, and she strives to make them impossible to put down until you get there.

She balances her free time between reading her favorite romance authors–in genres ranging from erotica and dark romance to sweet historicals and contemporary romance–and spending time with her family.

She enjoys hearing from her fans.



Ruthann’s War  

About Ruthann’s War

SYNOPSIS: Ruthann Cooper can barely remember the dashing young pilot whose plane went down in flames over Nazi Germany. Having done her bit for the war effort in a munitions factory and with the knowledge that her fiancé isn’t coming home, she accepts employment as a third-grade teacher in a small south Texas town.
In one moment on the first day of school, the piercing blue eyes of the superintendent of schools changes her life forever. Gentle, artistic Drew Mallory, his own life derailed on a battlefield in the previous war, is beloved by faculty and students alike, but he considers his personal life over.
With a grown daughter who disapproves of her father moving on, and despite the twenty year difference in their ages, Drew and Ruthann begin a tenuous relationship. When it spawns a series of increasingly vicious attacks on Ruthann, she finds herself on the brink of another, more personal war.
Should she retreat for her own safety? Or can she do battle for the man she finds herself loving more than life?

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Author Bio:
Judy Nickles has been writing since she could hold a #2 pencil. Now happily retired, she is finally writing for publication. Ruthann’s War is her 5th book with The Wild Rose Press. She has two novellas with Solstice Publishing, several indie-pubbed books, and has been published in anthologies and magazines. An avid genealogist and solo traveler, she spends her at-home time writing around two rescue kitties–The Twinks and The Bun–and hanging out with her grandchildren. Being “vintage” herself, she enjoys writing vintage romance set in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as romantic suspense and cozy mystery. She is having her adolescent rebellion 50+ years late and likes to brag about her flight in a B-24 built the year she was born!
You can find her thoughts on writing and life, as well as some hopefully helpful links, three times a week at her blog, The Word Place, now on her website.



Return To Mateguas Island  

About Return To Mateguas Island

A young woman, searching for answers ….
A man, trying desperately to remember what he has forgotten ….
What secrets lie buried?
What mysteries are waiting, patiently, beneath this island’s pristine exterior?
Come back … back to the mythos, passion, and magic ….

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USA Today bestselling author, Linda Watkins is the author of the multi-award-winning MATEGUAS ISLAND SERIES. She currently resides in Sedona, Arizona and, in another life, was a Senior Clinical Financial Analyst at Stanford University School of Medicine. In 2006, she packed her belongings and, along with her four rescue dogs, took the plunge and moved to a remote island off the coast of Maine.



Land Without Shame  

About Land Without Shame

Cody Musket Jr., son of the famous baseball player, has assumed a leadership roll in his parents’ continuing battle against child trafficking. His SEAL survival training has revealed his strengths and taught him his limitations. Yet, he struggles with his identity: Is he an avenger or an evangelist?

Diamond Casper is an Oscar-winning actress whose career has blossomed after appearing nude in a blockbuster film. But her beauty has not brought her peace or love. No one likes her. She doesn’t even love herself.

Diamond and Cody are cast together after their commuter flight has been hijacked. It crashes near an uncharted Caribbean island which they soon discover is a gold mine sitting under a volcano. The mine uses homeless underaged laborers.

When the volcano begins to erupt, they must team up to free the children and escape the island. A thriller, a moving love story, and a tale of honor and redemption.

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AWARD WINNING AUTHOR JAMES N. MILLER has been described as a realist, comic, writer, and entrepreneur. He is a gifted speaker who has entertained thousands, and his inspirational tweets and posts have traversed the world. He became a writer, he says, because he has things he wants to say. He is a fiction author and sometimes contributor for The Liberty Beacon worldwide media group.



Yaakwdaat Aya (This is Yakutat)  

About Yaakwdaat Aya (This is Yakutat)

Four Stars on Amazon
“An evocative and articulate account of the Tlingit town of Yakutat, written by a Tlingit leader from that community—giving a rare, authentic glimpse into the past and present of this unique place. Painted illustrations by the author are detailed and vivid.”
“This a nicely portrayal of Alaska Natives and recreates speech by Tlingit people. The knowledge of fishing and a sense of hard work and way of life comes alive in these pages.

In Tlingit stories Raven is the creator. He was sent here by one who is greater than he to create a site in which the Tlingit people could migrate to and inhabit. In the beginning there was only water. The first thing Raven did was cause two mountains to rise from the ocean. The tallest was Waaseitishaa (Mount Saint Elias) and his wife, Tsalxaan (Mount Fairweather). Mount Saint Elias is the third highest mountain in North America, standing over 18,000 feet into the heaven; Mount Fairweather is 15,300 feet. The story is told that when they began to have children mountains were born between them and they moved further and further away from each other until, today, they are two hundred miles apart; the only time they can see each other is on a perfectly clear day.
The land, trees, vegetation, fresh water and streams were created by Raven. One day he was flying between the mountains admiring his creations when he saw far out on the ocean something bobbing over the waves. His curiosity got the best of him, so he flew to it, at which time he noticed that this was a large canoe. He saw that in the vessel were the animals, birds, fish and wildlife. H was able to pull it to shore where he let these out upon the land. Now— the land had everything the Tlingit needed to sustain their lives. The land under Mountain Elias became known as Yaakwdaat, a place where canoes rest, and beneath Mount Fairweather is known today as Gunaaxoo Kwaan.
When Kadashan was a child and growing up, he was intrigued by what he had noticed about the area, like a flower, berry, the beauty of the ocean, people camping and fishing in the river, the immense glaciers and high mountains, he would say to himself “This is Yakutat” which in the Tlingit language means “Yaakwdaat Aya.” In this short story collection, Yaakwdaat Aya, Kadashan tells stories in fiction about the lifestyle, history and culture about the inhabitants of this special place keeping in mind the background of the village’s birth.

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Bertrand J. Adams Sr.’s Tlingit name is Kadashan, who was named after his great grandfather, John Kadashan, a clan leader from Wrangell, Alaska. Adams was educated at Sheldon Jackson college and Brigham Young University. While at Sheldon Jackson he began writing short stories with the mentorship of his creative writing instructor, Nellie Ottie. Mrs. Ottie took special interest in his writing and helped him structure a short story including plot, dialogue and many elements that consist in stories. During the semester he wrote about a dozen stories; when he finished Sheldon Jackson, he pursued other interests. One fall he married a woman who had eight children from a previous marriage, therefore his quest to finish his education and writing was interrupted for twelve years. His writing ambition was renewed when he was accepted at Brigham Young University to finish his education as an English major. It was there that he learned the real discipline of writing. He would take out his stories and rewrite, however he never had a desire to do any more with them.
Following is Kadashan’s account of Nellie Ottie’s visit with him that day:
“Twenty years after Sheldon Jackson, I received a telephone call from Nellie Ottie. She was at a reunion at Sheldon Jackson and wanted to fly from Sitka to Yakutat and visit me. Even though I was excited about seeing her, I was puzzled as to why. She asked to see my stories and then spent the afternoon and evening reading them. After supper, we sat and had this magnificent meeting.
“Why are you keeping these to yourself?” she asked. I admitted that I didn’t think anyone would be interested in my writings.
“None sense!” she replied. “You have so many messages here, and the talent to express yourself about young people, old people and animals. And your descriptions of this beautiful country and people are worth reading about.”
Kadashan was, then, encouraged by this former teacher to try and find a publisher. In fact, it took him another twenty years and his rejection slips began to get as thick as his manuscripts.
One day, he was thumbing through some periodicals at a news stand and saw a magazine that had the photo of a Tlingit woman wearing her regalia on the cover. He called her and after he described what he had written and she was interested in seeing some of his work. He packaged all twelve of his stories and mailed them to her. She did not hesitate to use his stories and water color paintings to illustrate his short stories in the Alaska Native Magazine.
In the meantime, he also began to research self-publishing and over a period of time, and hard work, he self-published four books; he is presently working on three more.
Kadashan is a retired commercial fisherman and lives in Yakutat with his wife near his family and grandchildren.



Starhustler  

About Starhustler

Jet Rusco lives in a far future of colonized worlds ruled by space thugs and warlords. A heist gone bad leaves him with a stash of alien tech and ruthless gangsters on his tail who’ll do anything to get it back.

Rusco must up his game, build a team of able recruits if he is to defeat the despot who plans to use the tech for more sinister reasons than obvious gain. He must decide whether he is to remain a scavenger all his life, or an avenger. The stakes are high when worlds are at great risk and the choice of doom or salvation rests on the toss of the dice…

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Author Bio:
Writer of fantasy, adventure, and science fiction. Visual artist, musician. A fan of mountain biking, nature and travel, Chris resides in QC, Canada. Chris enjoys creating soundtracks for his books.



35 Days of Confidence by Alyssa A. Austin  

About 35 Days of Confidence by Alyssa A. Austin

“This wonderful, warm insightful book shows you a series of proven strategies that you can use immediately to supercharge your life.” – Brian Tracy

Are you READY to finally step into the spotlight and become the leading lady of your own life?

In “35 Days of Confidence,” award-winning performer and professional communicator, Alyssa A. Austin, reaches deep into her stage and career experience to reveal confidence tricks of the trade, as well as some cold hard truth-telling about who is ultimately responsible for your life and your happiness (spoiler alert: it’s YOU).

Over the course of 35 concise, expressive, and refreshingly honest chapters, Austin shares confidence-building anecdotes, lessons, and journaling prompts to help you:

-Discover and own your true passions
-Reshape your verbal and physical communication habits
-Take decisive action towards your own success and happiness

By the end of “35 Days of Confidence,” you will fiercely believe in yourself and the potential of your dreams. Start YOUR journey to true confidence today!

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Alyssa A. Austin is an award-winning singer, dancer and actress, who also worked in corporate marketing for 8 years. Today, her mission is to equip and empower confident female creators to success. She lives and works in San Diego as an actor, and teaches women of all ages the power of developing confidence through her blog and coaching site.


 
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