About Hearts of Mercy by Joan Donaldson

When Viney Walker’s long, absent father arrives in the 19th century Utopian Community of Rugby, TN, he begs her to return with him to the Great Smoky Mountains. Viney’s sister, Lizzie urges her to go, because a new setting will help Viney heal from a broken engagement. Viney acquiesces and in her new home, she meets her Walker cousins, who are famous weavers and spinners. And she catches the eye of her handsome and brawny Cousin James. The couple’s romance angers the White Caps, a vigilante group that whips forward women, and they warn Viney to mend her ways. Seeking revenge and the freedom to love James, Viney joins a counter vigilante group. She plots a trap for the White Caps, but finds herself tied to a post, with a whip racing toward her. Her father’s sacrifice and the arrival of her former fiance reveal to Viney the deeper meaning of love. Hearts of Mercy will be priced at $0.99 on December 15-16, 2019. First place winner of the 2018 Pencraft Award for romantic-suspense.
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Joan Donaldson is the author of three picture books, two young adult novels, and a new adult novel, Hearts of Mercy that won first place in the romantic suspense division of the 2018 PenCraft Awards. Her essay collection, Wedded to the Land, includes the selection, Saint George and the Dragon that won the 2007 Hearst Prize for Excellence in Literary Nonfiction. Her YA novel, On Viney’s Mountain won the 2010 Friends of American Writers Award, represented the State of Tennessee at the 2010 National Book Festival, and appeared on the Bank Street List of the Best Books of 2010. In 2017, she was awarded an honor prize by Jane Yolen as part of the Jane Yolen Midlist Author’s Grants. Her personal essays and articles have appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Mary Jane’s Farm, and other magazines. In 2008, she earned a MFA from Spalding University with a concentration in creative nonfiction. Donaldson and her husband, John Van Voorhees grow organic blueberries on their certified organic farm near Fennville, Michigan. Over the years, she has gleaned stories while working with migrants. In her spare time, she volunteers as a mentor at the local school, plays a Celtic folk harp, makes quilts and passionately gardens.

About Arcanum Astray: Magic is Disappearing (Book One of Summus Magister Series) by Edmund A.M. Batara

From the Author of The Accidental Archmage Series – The Summus Magister Series.

Mystery, humor, magic, and archaic words await!

Enter an Earth where magic history took a detour. Where science and magic co-exist. Trains and magic carpets. Detectives and demons. Demons and professors.

Explore the world with Professor Lucius K. Henry, High Mage and magical detective extraordinaire. Sherlock with magic. And trains, flying carpets, mages, deadly enigmas, spies, vampires and other such unsavory creatures, books of ill repute, and much, much more.

But something is terribly wrong. Magic is disappearing.

(A novel of approximately 40,000 words)

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Active Member, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
A Goodreads Author
Writer – The ACCIDENTAL ARCHMAGE Series, the ARCANUM ASTRAY SERIES, PLANAR WARS Series, and the MANUS DEI Series.

Fantasy and science fiction have always been my favorites. I grew up with the stories. Especially those from the era of dime novels and genre magazines, the time when both fields were deemed fringe areas of fiction. Stories that spark the imagination and bring a reader to worlds and concepts beyond his reality. Though I have to admit, fact is fast catching up with science fiction.

I write fiction anchored on a familiar fact – be it mythology, historical events, existing mythos, or even a physical feature. Something that one knows exists in the real world. It makes immersion in the grand adventure easier and more enjoyable. A book may be an author’s creation, but it doesn’t mean there couldn’t be a common point of reference between the writer’s story and the reader’s experience. Or even between readers.

I started writing as a hobby. On free serialized novel websites. For the pleasure of writing and sharing one’s stories. I was fortunate that other people found them engaging and enjoyable. To my readers, thanks!

There are innumerable worlds out there. Explore, let your imagination fly. Unlike the protagonists in the stories, there is no dark Elder god, a tentacled monstrosity, a stabby assassin, a vampire or ten, or a vengeful deity waiting outside your door. Nor will opening a book suck you into a separate dimension. Maybe.

Enjoy the voyage. Have fun.

About The Adventures of Reginald Stinkbottom: Funny Picture Books For 3-7 Year Olds

Reginald Stinkbottom’s love of baked beans leads to a wind problem which threatens to ruin his life. Abandoned by his loved ones, poor Reggie faces a lonely future until, one day, a trip to the shop opens the door to a wonderful new world.

This heartwarming tale of love and flatulence, teaches us that beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. With its quirky illustrations, this humorous rhyming picture book will amuse children and parents alike.

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Originally from Scotland, Sophia J. Ferguson now lives in London. As well as writing and illustrating children’s picture books, she enjoys writing non-fiction titles – some written under an alias.

About ROSALEE’S PUNISHMENT

@@@NEW RELEASE@@@ From a state of mourning to the depths of sexual depravity, Mike narrates the story of his survival after his partner is killed in an automobile accident. But why is Catherine’s best friend, Rosalee, so interested in him, even after he’s befriended a young prostitute? It’s not for the reason Mike thinks, and he’s heading for the shock of his life.

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Ken Ross was born in 1953 at Westow in the East Riding of Yorkshire. As a child, he lived at Barmby Moor, Pocklington, and York, before his parents moved to Leeds in 1964. He attended Harehills County Secondary School until leaving in 1969. Married in 1971 he had an assortment of jobs while honing his writing skills. After his divorce in 1986, he brought up his 8 children alone and eventually succeeded in getting published. At first, he wrote articles for magazines but has gone on to write over forty books, the first twenty-odd being solely for children. He is proud of his recent works, ‘A Cross Of Crocuses’ and ‘Ann – irresistible spirit’. He currently lives in Osmondthorpe, Leeds.

Ken’s most recent work is the romantic/erotic series of novels that includes WASTED PAIN, PROTECTION: sex, revenge & romance, BODIES: Erotic Suspense, MAMA Erotic Suspense, BROKEN SISTERS. and the recently added GOODBYE VIOLET. These six novels are interlinked with the characters all living in the same house in an American city; first occupied by Jerry’s Pa and Ginger in WASTED PAIN, then by Jerry and his gals in subsequent stories. The central characters are Jerry, Patsy, and Erica and their adventures often occur close to the grim town of Crickenville in Ohio.

Another work published on 6th June 2019: ‘AN OLD AFFAIR’ – of particular interest to middle-aged, and above, singles who have thought about finding a partner. A good read.

About Scream of the White Bear

In the frozen North, the entire Ice World is under threat when Uteq, a Polar Bear cub, is born with a strange mark and the ability to know other’s deepest fears. Is he the Saviour foretold by the Warrior Storytellers, the mysterious Order of the Fellagorn, whose voices have the power to affect life itself, or a victim forced on an impossible quest into the heart of Evil itself?

With a cast of unforgettable characters and the warring themes of science and religion, David Clement-Davies creates another thrilling epic in the tradition of classics like Fire Bringer, The Sight and Fell. Indeed, this is a novel both drawing on those stories and taking the journey beyond.

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David is a much loved, award winning British Fantasy author who was called by Richard Adams ‘one of the best’, ‘A Master of Fantasy’ by Booklist in the UK and loves to write nature based epics, rich in world building and themes of science, faith and magic.

Fire Bringer – “One of the best Anthropomorphic fantasies known to me’ Richard Adams, “Is this the next Harry Potter sensation?” Voya
The Sight – “Echoes truths at the heart of our owns lives” The Scotsman

US Family Award winner, Book Sense 76 Selection Winner, Kirkus Starred Reviews, Short Listed for the Tir Na Nog prize, Long Listed for The Carnegie Medal. He is also a sculptor and artist.

About LOST OR FORGOTTEN OLDIES VOLUME 2: Hit Records From 1955 to 1989 That The Radio Seldom Plays by Rembert N Parker

How can you search for oldies you want to hear when you’ve forgotten them? We’re back with another book full of suggestions.

Radio doesn’t play a lot of those oldies anymore, even though you would enjoy hearing them again. This book offers you access to over 150 links to YouTube videos for Lost or Forgotten Oldies as well as history and trivia about the artists and their songs.

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Rembert N Parker somehow survived growing up in the fifties and sixties and worked as a photographer’s assistant, golf caddy, busboy, librarian, radio disc jockey, computer programmer, actuary, television talk show host, AOL community leader, and university professor (he got a doctorate in Computer Science Education after writing a textbook for new programmers). He now spends his spare time managing a comic book and game store and writing books and posts to his blog.

His early publications included gaming adventures for Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games. He has also been involved with running numerous science fiction, comic book, and gaming conventions in cities around the country. He has been the master of ceremonies for several conventions and the emcee for Costume Contests at various conventions (including GenCon).

Series of books he has written recently include social commentary in Resisting the Challenges of the 21st Century and music history in the forthcoming Oldies Buried by the Sands of Time.

Rembert lives in a small town in Indiana with his wife Beverly and her collection of critters.

About Beyond the Grid: The Runners Series – Book 1 by Alec R Zeelie

In a world ruled by the Elms family, Cassie and her sister Gusta are lower Grade workers in Driven City. In all the cities, everything from where which workers work and live, to what which workers are allowed to eat depends on the workers’ Grades and the ruling family’s laws. When Gusta and her secret lover Coleson leave Driven City, Cassie and her friend Axton leave everything behind and venture out into the unknown outside to search for them. How will they survive all the unknown and hidden dangers on the outside? Why does Cassie keep seeing fire?

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Alec R Zeelie is an author from South Africa who specializes in the darker genres. He combines everything from sci-fi, fantasy, horror and suspense together to create his own version of dark fantasy.

About 24 Hours of the Phoenix

Until yesterday, twenty-one-year-old Phoenix Collins had it all figured out: she was going to live forever. Not literally of course; nobody lives forever—she knows that, she’s learned it the hard way—but bearing a mythical name had convinced her that someday she’d have a fresh start, her life back on track.

Therefore, when she wakes up in a hospital bed to learn that she has twenty-four hours to live, she’s utterly confused, if not in complete denial. A big scar stretches across her stomach, but she has no recollection of the previous days’ events.

As she races against the clock, anger and frustration threatening to overtake everything in their way, Phoenix crosses paths with Gabriel, a young widower. Meeting him completely upends her plans to figure out why she’s dying, for the more she gets to know him, the more she remembers what it really means to live for the day…even if this is the only one she has left.

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Caroline Bertaud is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and of the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques since her early years as a professional screenwriter in Paris.
24 HOURS OF THE PHOENIX is her debut novel and was released on November 3rd, 2018.

About Love Loss Light: Illuminating the Path Through Grief

FREE now thru Monday, December 16 on Amazon Kindle!

Moving and inspirational. A beacon of hope for anyone struggling with grief. Karen Trench shares a heartfelt story of recovery from the shocking and traumatic loss of lifelong love.

In the Spring of 2015, Karen Trench was enjoying life as a happily married wife to a charming, loving, and supportive husband. From the outside looking in, most would agree that Karen was truly living the ‘good life’, complete with a home in the Colorado Rockies and a loving partnership that knew no boundaries.

Karen’s picture-perfect existence would be completely upended one day when Charlie, Karen’s beloved husband, made the decision to end his own life.

No one could have predicted this.

No one could console Karen as she weathered this tragic, abrupt loss.

And no one but Karen will know the depths of despair she would have to go through in the aftermath of the loss of her best friend and copilot in life.

In the hours, days, and months that followed Charlie’s death, Karen found herself awash in a sea of emotional struggles that tested her resolve like nothing she had ever faced before.

Karen’s story is a series of guideposts for every person’s individual journey through grief.

2019 CIPA EVVY Award Second Place in Self-Help
2019 CIPA EVVY Award Second Place in Motivational/Inspirational
2019 CIPA EVVY Award First Place in Cover Illustration

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Karen Trench never imagined that she would give up a successful career in television for anything, let alone for a log cabin high in the Colorado Rockies. Then again, she never thought she’d meet her soul mate, with whom she lived in those mountains, on and off, for two decades of blissful marriage. When she found herself a widow, a shocked survivor of her husband’s death, she could not have conceived that she would someday emerge from the wreckage a strong, happy, and emotionally empowered woman. Now she shares her story of Love Loss Light with a fervent prayer that it may be of service to her fellow travelers in grief.

Her journey continues online via her social media. Connect with Karen, she’d love to hear from you!

About Ruby’s Castle by Christine R. Draper

Losing one parent was devastating. Now, a long-held grudge has taken her father. Can she change a jealous knight’s mind before she loses another?

Ruby’s mother taught her to be kind and compassionate. Even after the Lady’s untimely death, she holds tight to the ideal of caring for all the fiefdom’s subjects. But when an envious rival throws her honorable cavalier father in the castle prison, she faces the biggest challenge of her life—forgiving her worst enemy. Grateful to the kindly villager who takes her in, Ruby still pines for her father. And painful though it is, she knows the only way to free him is to change his stubborn heart. Can she break chains forged from years of anger and jealousy?

Ruby’s Castle is a middle grade children’s book for fans of medieval fiction. If you and your child like moral lessons, close family ties, and exciting adventures, then you’ll both adore Christine Draper’s fun, faith-filled tale.

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I am an Australian currently living in the UK. I try to proclaim the love of God in word and deed, through all that I do. I am the Mum to two wonderful children, who are growing up way too fast. The younger of which has special needs which fuelled my drive to be able to make an income that fits in with the needs of my family.

About Timothy Williams The Infernal Shadow

Revenge is brewing in Hell. The Lord of Shadows is back and plotting the downfall of humanity… and the harrowing demise of a small teenage boy from Little Underwood.
Timothy, Rupert and George return for their second year at Great Underwood Upper. Yet with Lucifer back with a vengeance and Ursula Le Rouge more determined than ever before, it promises to be Timothy’s most hellish challenge to date.
Can Timothy and his friends save their school and themselves from a demon invasion? Will the League of Demon Hunters answer the call before it’s too late? Can Timothy win the Last Battle ― again? And will Timothy finally discover a way to tame his unruly hair?
Find out in this all-action second instalment in the Timothy Williams saga.
Hell on Earth? Not if Timothy can help it.

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Iestyn lives with his family in the historic village of Lavenham, in the English countryside. He is reasonably tall and narrow, has a shortage of hair and although English he has a Welsh name that is a constant confusion to one and all. While listening to the tunes of Sir Cliff, Iestyn enjoys observing ants, stroking sparrows, drinking copious amounts of tea and breathing – all of which he likes to practice on a regular basis. His influences include; Monty Python, Blackadder, Red Dwarf, Bernard Cornwall, David Gemmell, J.R.R.Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Jeff Goldblum, King Arthur and, of course, Sir Cliff Richard.

About On Comet

A Merry Christmas quickie for your Merry Christmas cheer—On Comet is the perfect lunchtime read for getting you into that holiday mood. Download this new release today and start your holiday right.

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Stella Lang is the husband and wife writing duo of Rusty and Danielle Norman.

When reading Stella Lang books you can always count on strong women, alpha men, hot sex (lots), sarcasm, and a happily ever after that will curl your toes.

Stella Lang began as a sarcastic heroine in books by Danielle Norman.

About Vale Sevin Versus the Darkholm Succubus

An intoxicatingly sexy new sorcerer on the team has Vale Sevin thinking extra-naughty thoughts. Davien is everything lavender-haired Vale could want in a man–and that’s exactly the problem. She doesn’t need any extra temptations while she and the other Falling Angels take care of a little demon problem plaguing the remote village of Darkholm. But can she really resist the sorcerer the whole night?

Welcome to the enchanting world of Viridia, a land of wild magic, mystical creatures, danger, intrigue, and sexual tension you could cut with a knife.

Vale Sevin runs an adventuring outfit known as the Falling Angels. They talk sweet for their clientele but love to get down and dirty when the situation calls for it. And they always leave a paying customer satisfied. So when a duchess comes to them with a hefty payment to find out what’s happening to her farmers in Darkholm, the Falling Angels are on the job. They’re joined by a new recruit: the smoldering sorcerer, Davien, who gets under Vale’s skin in more ways than one. As they get to work in a small town where keeping secrets seems to be the local pastime, Vale has to wonder: What game is Davien truly playing at?

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California Dawes is a lover of romance, fantasy, mystery, and the allure of the open road. Her romances are always set in queernorm worlds where complex characters explore the depths of their desires, pursue the truth of their hearts, and sometimes fight some demons along the way.

She lives in the San Francisco area with two highly opinionated cats and the sweetest dog in the universe. When she’s not writing swoon-worthy romances, California enjoys RPGs, running, road trips, and good coffee shops.

About The Christmas Message

Queen Elizabeth II describes the significance of Christmas. Two pages for each year of The Queen’s reign including quotes from her Christmas broadcasts.

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Geoff Waugh is the founding editor of the Renewal Journal, where all books are also available in a free PDF version.