About Lighten Your Day: Fast, Easy and Effective Stress Relief for When Sh*t Happens by Pete Alexander

Stress is all around us—at work, at home, online … you name it. A simple Google search on stress will pull up over one billion results on what stress is, types of it, what causes it, symptoms, and what you can do about it. But we don’t need Google to tell us if we’re stressed: the reality is, we know it because our mind and body are delivering clear signals that we are taxing ourselves. The problem is that we don’t have the time to figure out how to deal with stress in the now, and then we stress out about not being able to deal with our stress: a vicious circle.

Sure, you could buy a book or download an app on meditating, or breathing, or journaling, or exercising. You could open the book or app and give it a try, but it probably didn’t work. Why? Maybe you didn’t give it enough time. Maybe you tried it while also responding to 100 emails. Maybe the techniques provided were too complicated or time-intensive, so now you’re frustrated and thinking “I’ve got this really important meeting/presentation this morning, where I have to be at my best. Isn’t there some tool or technique that can help me right now, in this moment?”

The answer is yes! If you flip through this book you will see that there are hundreds of fast, effective, and easy tips and tools designed specifically to be used in the now. Why so many? Because you are unique, so there is no such thing as a one-size fits all tool for stress relief. What works for one person may not work for someone else.

The book’s foundation is the LIGHTEN Model, and the tools suggested are organized around the areas of your life that need to be nurtured in order to achieve long-term stress relief: Livelihood (career), Imagination, Genius (unconscious mind), Health, Time, Environment, and Network (relationships). If you are stressed about hitting your sales quota, take a look at the Livelihood or Time chapter. Worried about that next presentation? The Imagination chapter has some great techniques. Anxious about your next doctor’s appointment? Check out the Genius or Health chapter. Meeting your in-laws? The Network chapter is the place to go.

The intent of this book is that you keep it handy for whenever or wherever you need it: that important meeting/presentation, that difficult conversation you need to have, the multiple priorities all needing your attention right now, or anything else that stresses you out when shit happens.

If you just have a couple minutes to spare to get some quick-and-easy stress relief, this book is for you.

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Author Bio:
Peter Alexander has over 30 years of successful marketing
and sales management experience in medical devices, transportation,
pharmaceuticals, consumer products and retail. Since 1995 he has specialized
in digital marketing strategy and is adept at using a company’s digital
presence to drive sales leads, create loyal customer relationships and build
effective B2B and direct-to-consumer marketing campaigns.
Peter also owns a successful interior landscaping business and is helping a
start-up university get off the ground.

Peter earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Trident University
International. Previously, he earned his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees in
Marketing Management from the California State University system.

About Akea – The Power of Destiny by Elizabeth Jade

This husky/wolf story is a new addition to the great animal fiction tradition of Jack London and Erin Hunter, where the story is told through the eyes of the animals. Elizabeth Jade has created a captivating coming of age story which also teaches children about friendship and loyalty, and that being different doesn’t mean you can’t belong. It is a captivating chapter book for seven to eleven year-olds.

Akea is born into a family of sled dogs and a life that follows a predictable path, but from the day she first sees the lone wolf, Kazakh, Akea knows her future lies beyond the safety of her home. Kazakh is well aware of Akea’s destiny and the pack laws he will break to help her reach it. Regardless of the challenges ahead, he must make sure this young husky will be ready, even if it means his life.

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Elizabeth Jade was born in North Yorkshire in 1998 and moved with her family to Somerset when she was very young. Her early schooling did not go well and she was homeschooled from the age of 7. It was not until she was 18 that she discovered her struggles in school had been due to Aspergers – An Autistic Spectrum Disorder. She stumbled into writing at the age of 14 when she began to struggle with depression and anxiety, and quickly found her story ideas pouring out faster than she could get them onto paper. She has always had a passion for animals and has volunteered at various rescues, so it seemed only natural that her stories would revolve around them. With further adventures for Akea already written in her head, a wonderful journey is set to unfold for both reader and author alike.

“I don’t write stories, ” she says, “I just put a bunch of words onto paper and the characters do the rest. Plot twists are never planned, they just happen. If you let your imagination run riot, trust me, you’ll be surprised at the result – I always am.”

About Fate of a Highlander

When Eleanor walks through an archway in the Highlands of Scotland the last thing she expects is to be thrown into the past, let alone right into the middle of war. Her only hope might lie with Finlay MacAuley, an enigmatic warrior who comes to her aid. But will their damaged pasts allow them to trust each other? Or will their secrets break them?

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Katy Baker was born in London to an American father and a British mother. She spent many years living in San Francisco where she developed an abiding love of bagels, before returning to her beloved London. She lives a stone’s throw from Hampstead Heath with her husband and very grumpy bulldog.

Katy has been a romance fan all her life. She enjoys dreaming up stories full of sexy heros and sassy heroines. She hopes you enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoys writing them!

About The Hound in the Heather

Eamon has not slept since the day his little brother died. Wracked by guilt and crippled in his right leg, he spends his youth caring for his ailing father in their decrepit family home. When a sorceress suddenly appears claiming to serve a mysterious deity, he is called forth on a journey to lay his brother’s soul to rest. Eamon sets off with her, hopeful for redemption, but quickly finds the world has only grown darker and stranger since he last left the comfort of home. If Eamon is to succeed in his quest, he will have to come to terms with the guilt that has haunted him all these long years.

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Connor Heckman is an author and programmer. He and his fiancée live in Davenport, Florida with their beautiful baby bird Faryd. Connor loves Seinfeld references, complicated board games, and good coffee. Faryd loves sitting on Connor’s shoulder and nibbling on his ear while he writes.

About Wolf Dreams

Scientist, loner…werewolf?

Fourteen years ago, I bit through the lip of the first boy brave enough to kiss me. Since then, I’ve acquired a Ph.D. in archaeology, a new teaching gig at a prestigious university, and research interests out the wazoo.

Unfortunately, my social life is still as bleak as a raided Egyptian tomb.

Until, that is, a stranger interrupts my class bearing the same ancient cat fang I see in my dreams. He’s rough around the edges and entirely riveting. No wonder my inner monster wakes up and seizes the reins.

Soon, wolf tracks appear on campus, the monster begins holding conversations without my permission, and a shadowy figure breaks into my office in search of the cat fang. Can I afford to reopen old wounds and display my darker half to the world just when I’m finally finding my feet?

Science meets myth in this first book in a new series by the USA Today bestselling author of Wolf’s Bane.

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Aimee Easterling wasn’t raised by wolves, but she did spend the first ten years of her life running wild in their habitat. Since then, she’s backpacked across three continents, spent over a decade homesteading half a mile from the nearest road, and now unearths excitement amid fictional werewolf packs.

Her USA Today bestselling books straddle the line between urban fantasy and paranormal romance…because everyone deserves a pack, a mate, and an adventure.

About JOURNEY OF LOVE

They have been living in each other for all eternity, as if they were sharing a single soul in two different bodies.

A beautiful whirlwind romance begins with a Turkish astrophotographer’s expedition to the Sahara Desert to photograph the stars. Mihman falls in love with a desert beauty named Sahara and Journey of Love becomes a story of a deep love, pursued in Turkey, Italy and Morocco.

Journey of Love is an inspirational and spiritual love novel that explores the powerful possibilities of finding the perfect love and your twin flames by resolving blockages in your subconscious mind with the theta healing technique. It is the story of passion – of the ones who converted themselves for the sake of love and of the ones whose path goes through love.

Author Asena Sevinc draws on her extensive knowledge of the subconscious mind and metaphysics to offer readers real-world inspiration about the opportunity to find their own uplifting love like Mihman and Sahara’s, as they are immersed in the soul-healing story of an intense love and exploration of intimacy.

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Asena Sevinç was born in Istanbul, Turkey and lived there. She took singing and repertoire lessons from a very early age and studied classical Turkish Art Music. While she was doing stage works for many years, she completed Fashion Designer education at Lasalle Academy and Milan Fashion Campus. With her curiosity about writing and reading, she devoted her life to be a writer after ending her stage life. In 2016, she published her first book Hiç’li Aşk. Her second book, Journey Of Love, is her first novel.
In addition, the author has deep research in metaphysics, brain, subconsciousness, parapsychology and spiritual areas. The author is a Reiki and Access Bars practitioner.

About Abbie and the Portal by David John Griffin

“Help me, I’m trapped” is the plea from a young woman named Abbie Concordia, written as a mysterious note found inside a Victorian book called Caving in Faringham.

Terry Bridge, a reporter for The Charington Echo, takes up the challenge to save her…from the past.

A gripping sci-fi time travel adventure story that will captivate you from beginning to end.

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David John Griffin is a writer, graphic designer and app designer, and lives in a small town by the Thames in Kent, UK with his wife Susan and two dogs called Bullseye and Jimbo. He is currently working on the first draft of his fifth novel. His first novel published by Urbane Publications in October 2015 is called The Unusual Possession of Alastair Stubb. The second is a literary/psychological novel, entitled Infinite Rooms. His novella and collection of short stories called Two Dogs At The One Dog Inn And Other Stories was published in January 2017 by Urbane Publications. The science fiction novel Abbie and the Portal was published in 2018 and he is going to publish a fantasy novel entitled Turquoise Traveller in June 2019. One of his short stories was shortlisted for The HG Wells Short Story competition 2012 and published in an anthology. He has had several more stories published in other anthologies. David’s on-going mission as an author is to produce absorbing, page-turning stories with literary depth. His novels, with genres covering mystery, gothic and psychological, always have elements of magical realism within. He also writes short stories and at the end of each, aims for that surprising “twist in the tail”.

About Shitolian

Shitolian is a plea to America, an anthem for the oppressed. It is a collection of honest, captivating poetry that gives voice to inexpressible feelings and the triumphs and disappointments of living. In poems filled with intense emotion, Persaud applies a perceptive eye and colorful language to his work as he reflects upon politics, religion, philosophy, coming of age, and lost dreams. Daring the reader to accept him on his own terms, he reveals his feelings openly, declaring pain and joy with ardor as he arrives at the happy, bittersweet, or painful conclusions of life’s journeys.

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I am a husband and father of five children. I graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park where I studied English and Creative writing. In my free time, I enjoy getting my heart ripped out by literary agents and established publishing companies.

About Harvest Deep: The Descent (Harvest Deep Series Book 2)

The thrilling sequel to the acclaimed horror novel, Harvest Deep. A larger threat now stirs with an insatiable hunger—leaving scores dead or missing. Armed with her dying father’s secrets, Liz, Cody, Scott and their team of rogue civilians risk everything to stop the scourge spreading towards Salt Lake City.

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Trent Pettry grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, spending his early years playing soccer, baseball, living in the woods behind his home and escaping into the world of Dungeons & Dragons on a regular basis… often in the form of neighborhood battles inside of the World of Greyhawk between demigod characters and their minions.

Trent Pettry is a graduate from the University of North Carolina. When he’s not writing or reading, he shares his time between his family, his day job as an Information Technology professional, and other creative endeavors. Prior to college, Trent served in the US Navy on a nuclear fast-attack submarine.

He currently lives with his wife and children in the Salt Lake City area

About The Homecoming

The Homecoming is a special request from one of my long-time fans, who asked for a book that would revisit the entire Friessen clan with a reunion so you can catch up with all of the family, their wives, and their children. I just couldn’t say no to that. I mean, what could be better than a new book featuring all your favorite Friessen characters and the new generation that has begun?

Catch up with your favorite family, the Friessens, as four generations come together for what they anticipate to be a fun-filled weekend with babies and children, loads of love, and laughter. You can expect all the drama of young love, from the secrets to the hidden truths in a seemingly perfect marriage.

However, one fateful moment changes everything in this unforgettable story. When three lives are put in danger, the fallout could ultimately shatter the deep love and trust in this family, dividing them forever—and the cost could be something far greater than any of them could have imagined.

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With flawed strong characters, characters you can relate to, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Lorhainne Eckhart writes the kind of books she wants to read. She is frequently a Top 100 bestselling author in multiple genres, and her second book ever published, The Forgotten Child, is no exception. With close to 900 reviews on Amazon, translated into German and French, this book was such a hit that the long running Friessen Family series was born. Now with over sixty titles and multiple series under her belt her big family romance series are loved by fans worldwide. A recipient of the 2013, 2015 and 2016 Readers’ Favorite Award for Suspense and Romance, Lorhainne lives on the sunny west-coast Gulf Island of Salt Spring Island, is the mother of three, her oldest has autism and she is an advocate for never giving up on your dreams.

About War-Born: The Warring Realm

Two-thousand years of war just met its match.
For Lieutenant Lucius “Luce” Bollham, things have been going from bad to worse since the caves of Afghanistan. First, ostracized by his brothers in arms, now the possibility of being tried as a war criminal. You’d think getting away from it all would be a relief, but where you escape to matters.

Luce’s “escape” takes him to the magical Twilit Kingdom of Other-Realm where he finds himself thrust into the midst of a war nearly two thousand years old.

And he thought Afghanistan was tough…

Caught between mind-bending sorcery, ancient grudges, and intrigues among aeon-old beings, Luce must gather the forces of the kingdom and revolutionize their idea of combat before enemy legions march across the land. Witchery and swordplay pair with assault rifles and asymmetrical warfare to stop an adversary who seeks nothing less than utter conquest.

Oh, and there is a woman––when is there not? Except she’s a centuries-old warrior-sorceress with blood under her nails and fire on her lips. Bryth is just the kind of gal you want around in a world where curses can kill and dark things stir.

In the midst of all the madness, Luce has to decide what it is he is actually fighting for.

Out of the frying pan and into the inferno, as they say.

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Aaron was born to parents who taught him two very important things: truth matters and imagination is not a crime.

Our protagonist has spent the rest of his life trying to live out those two maxims, much to the chagrin of every unfortunate around him (progenitors included).

As such, by age six or seven, he was writing stories about a dark, reptilian avenger who brought final, painful justice to the guilty- with unsettling illustrations to boot. His beloved and benighted parents realized that budding sociopathy would simply not do, and so they began introducing him to tales of great and good heroes. First the account of a certain carpenter, then a hairy-footed burglar, then a savior lion, and after that point our protagonists was plunging face first and arms out into a world of heroism both real and imagined. While far from a hero himself, he has endeavored to try and capture that same bowed but unbroken spirit that dwells in a dark and ugly world, because that as far as he can tell is what makes it all worth it.

Along this long, dreaming way he managed to find a woman he could bamboozle into loving him, and then even have children with, Lord have mercy on them all.

Now Aaron has managed to cram no few exciting jobs and hair-raising experiences into his life so far, and God help him, he hopes for many more. It is these that drive his captured glimpses of something epic. If you have the time you should pull up a chair, grab a beer, light a pipe, or whatever your pre-literary consumption ritual may be and give them a look. It is been said they are truly monstrous, but as any true hero knows, monsters often guard treasure.

About The Storm Over Paris by William Grubman

** Free to download June 3 – June 6, 2019! **

Winner of the 2019 Indie Reader Discovery Award in Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

Finalist for the 2019 National Indie Excellence Award

“A dark, gripping historical thriller” – Kirkus Reviews

It’s 1942 in Nazi-Occupied Paris. Mori Rothstein is a widely-respected, internationally-known art dealer, loving husband, and father. Mori’s once-charmed life darkens when Hermann Goering – the head of the Nazi Gestapo and one of the most feared men alive – seeks out his expertise.

Goering gives Mori a choice: appraise priceless pieces of art that will be deported to Hitler’s new museum or risk his and his family’s lives. As his friends and fellow Jews disappear one by one, Mori must decide what he will stand for and at what cost.

With so much at stake, Mori and his son concoct a risky plan to save some of history’s greatest pieces of art…but can it possibly work? And can Mori’s family possibly survive the scrutiny of Goering and the horrors of Nazi occupation?

Fans of Daniel Silva, Dan Brown, and John Grisham will fall in love with this gripping piece of World War II historical fiction. The action and intrigue makes this page-turner impossible to put down; the cast of characters make it impossible to forget.

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Artist, art collector, and philanthropist author William Ian Grubman is devoted to giving his readers fast-paced, high-stakes adventures with characters they’ll remember long after the last page. An avid student of art history, Grubman served as a docent for the Armand Hammer collection, lecturing on 18th and 19th century master paintings and drawings. Through this experience, the seed of his first novel, A Storm Over Paris, was born.

Hi first novel, A Storm Over Paris, received critical acclaim and won the 2019 IRDA Award in the Mystery/Thriller/Suspense category. It was a 2019 finalist for the National Indie Excellence Award.

When William isn’t writing, he dedicates his time to the Dream Street Foundation, a non-profit organization he co-founded with his sister to provide summer camping programs for children with life threatening and chronic illnesses. He’s also a founding member of ACT THREE, a musical theater trio that performs standards from Broadway, Jazz, and The Great American Song Book.

William lives in Los Angeles and has two children – a future doctor and a future lawyer, he beams proudly.

About Broken Lovers

A sassy young woman finds her life suddenly turned upside down when a man she’s never met before starts blackmailing her. Who is he? And why is he doing it to her?

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About Bear In Mind, The Blue Jay

One Journal.
Two Best Friends alternating entries.
Thirty days until High School Graduation.
The rules of keeping this journal are simple:
1) You must tell your deepest, darkest secrets and emotions… leaving nothing to the imagination
2) You mustn’t hide any details
3) You mustn’t look at each other’s entries until after graduation
What could possibly go Wright?

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Jean Cain is a self-published author