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Loopback by J.P. Fender  

About Loopback by J.P. Fender:

Without warning the Internet begins to self-destruct with no knowledge of who has caused it or why. That means it’s up to PAT NELSON to pull his career as a systems analyst out of the dustbin of the now suddenly relevant Boston Sun newspaper and try to discover the truth behind the technological meltdown.

To make matters worse, Pat’s seventeen-year-old daughter MICKI has drafted TIM DYSON, her longtime friend and hipster barista to join her in learning what is going on beyond their quiet New England suburb in the midst of the Internet apocalypse.

With cults, Canadians and plenty of coffee, life without cyberspace will never be the same!

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Jean Paul Fender, when not writing articles for DysfunctionalParrot.com, is confined to his cubicle prison. He works as a Systems Analyst and guarantees that if a techno-destroying virus were to ever fall into his hands, he would unleash it upon humanity without a second thought. He loves spending time with his wife Corinne and four wonderful kids, but seriously hates camping with them. You can find J.P. in a suburbia near you with his family, a rabbit and for reasons that still escape him, a pet quail.

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Losing It: A Collection of VCards  

About Losing It: A Collection of VCards:

Here are 22 sweet and sexy ways to turn up the heat!

In this YA/NA crossover collection, all of your favorite heroines are cashing in their VCards! YA just got steamy, sexy, and not afraid to go all the way!

22 Bestselling Young Adult authors reveal what went on behind the curtain in your favorite YA novels! From paranormal to contemporary, this collection features over 200 pages of ALL NEW CONTENT full of sizzle and heat!
Losing It features intimate liaisons, spontaneous sex, awkward and romantic first times between contemporary and paranormal characters. Scenes that will make you blush, and moments that will have you laughing out loud. From mating rituals to fairies, the undead to the unsuspecting, there’s something here for every mood.

This 250-page collection will leave you breathless—and with plenty of book boyfriends to spare. LOSING IT is a collection of original sensual stories by authors who reveal everything from the tender first time experience to the wickedly forbidden.
Not a fan of quickies?

We got you covered. Each story in Losing It is based on a full series—many of them free. Click the “Look Inside” feature for a listing. Search them out today and start reading book one.

Due to the graphic nature of some content, this collection is recommended strictly for mature readers.

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The Secrets Of Yashire: Emerging From The Shadows by Diamante Lavendar  

About The Secrets Of Yashire: Emerging From The Shadows by Diamante Lavendar:

The Secrets of Yashire: Emerging From the Shadows is a young adult fantasy adventure that occurs within the framework of a young girl’s subconscious mind. The main character, Brianna, finds herself thrown into a world called Yashire where she is forced to deal with circumstances that are threatening Yashire’s existence. Against her will, The Secrets of Yashire: Emerging From the Shadowsshe is sent on a journey to restore unconditional love back to the land while also contending with the evil force in the land, Zolan.

Brianna is sent on her mission by Libban, Keeper of the Land. Along the way, Brianna travels with the mystical tiger, Angelos; a huge, whitish-tan tiger with thick black stripes who sings only the purest songs of love, and the wondrous little one-eyed bird named Abiba. During the journey, Brianna is also preparing to meet her soulmate—the one she longs to be with and the one who will bring complete healing back into her life.

Together they travel through fantastic lands filled with magical creatures that could only exist in the wildest of imaginations. Through her treacherous brushes with danger and heartwarming experiences of love and acceptance, Brianna discovers many things. It is here, amidst the powers and phantasms of the mind that Brianna receives life lessons and virtues to help her. Will one of her greatest triumphs be achieved as she learns to believe in herself? For only then can she truly see all of the wondrous things that life has to offer.

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I have been in love with reading since I was a child. I spent many hours listening to my mother read to me when I was young. As I grew older, I enjoyed reading novels of all genres: horror, fantasy and some romance to name a few.

I began writing in college and published some poetry in anthologies over the years. After my kids were older, I wrote as a form of self expression and decided I wanted to share my stories with others.

Most of my writing is very personal and stems from my own experiences and those of my family and friends. I write to encourage hope and possibility to those who read my stories. Each book I write is an exploration of the human soul, a traversing of the situations that life throws at us. I have always been intrigued by the ability to overcome and to move on to bigger and better things, a theme that resurfaces in each book that I write.

I believe that everyone should try to leave their own positive mark in the world, to make it a better place for all. Writing is the way that I am attempting to leave my mark—one story at a time.

I also dabble in drawing, painting and photography. I write poetry and quotes that you can find on my Google page as well as my Facebook and Twitter pages. My artwork is also for sale on Fine Art America and Red Bubble. I like to keep busy with my artistic endeavors!

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Two Brothers: Origin by Sofia Diana Gabel  

About Two Brothers: Origin by Sofia Diana Gabel:

What teenage boy doesn’t want to fit in and have friends? That’s what Argus Dachel, 17, wants more than anything, but because he’s half alien, a New Breed, that’s not as easy as it seems. And it sure doesn’t help that he and his brother, Tai, are being pursued by a secret government agency. To top it off, now in their senior year at public high school, both boys risk exposure when Argus uses his extraordinary strength to defend himself against the school bully, falls for 16 year-old Lola and then learns that New Breeds are set for extermination by another group of hostile aliens. As government agent Max Jackson gets close to discovering the brothers’ identity and the hostile alien forces close in, what chance do Argus and Tai have of survival?

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I am a multi-genre fiction writer, born in Sydney, Australia, but now living in southern California with my three wonderful daughters. With degrees in environmental science and archaeology, I enjoy being out in nature when I’m not glued to my desk writing or researching a new story idea. Writing is a true passion of mine, born from a love of the written word that can transport the reader to different places or worlds and deliver them back to reality, safe and sound. I was shy, and teased mercilessly, when I was young (because I had a strong Australian accent), so writing was my saving grace. I kept my head down, didn’t talk to anyone and wrote. Creating characters and different worlds was my escape. Still is!

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Come Aboard My Yacht  

About Come Aboard My Yacht:

Welcome to Book #1 in J.C. Cummings’ brand-new series: “The Billionaire and You,” Each story places YOU, the reader directly into the action of an exquisitely-crafted contemporary erotic fantasy… and directly into the arms of Harrison James, an outrageously gorgeous and gracious man of incredible means and prestige. He will treat you like a queen (and then some!) as he takes you along on five titillating and tantalizing adventures.

In book 1: “Come Aboard My Yacht,” you meet Harrison James while vacationing at a sun-drenched Caribbean resort. He moves quickly to invite you to join him on his wonderland of a yacht, “The Pinta Colossus,” and you quickly determine that opportunities like this come up, well, not even once in a lifetime! Soon you set sail on a tropical, romantic, and very sexy cruise that quickly turns into more than just a scenic pleasure trip… in fact, a pleasure trip of a whole other order…
And one that is only the first of many more adventures to come!

What are you waiting for? Download your copy today. Then settle back in your favorite private reading nook and let Harrison James — and his very attentive crew — take very good care of you!

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I am a happy, hard-working, and fun-loving author of erotic fiction living the seaside-cottage lifestyle in beautiful, sundrenched North Carolina. Ooh, I love my work! Sitting out on the deck, typing away at the sexploits of one randy couple after another (mmm!) … and all the while feeling my own tingles from the sun and the ocean breeze on my skin, the rhythmic pounding of the surf in my ears, and view after view of semi-naked bodies spread out before me … well, I absolutely cannot think of anything I’d rather do more (for a living, anyway)!

People often ask me if my stories are products of my imagination or life experience. Of course I answer “both!” However, I must add that even if a story is conceived purely in my rather dirty mind, it never goes to publication before being “tested” in the laboratory of real life. I’m dead serious! For starters, it’s a ton of fun and I love the texture and depth it gives to even my shortest tales.

Another question I’m often asked is: How did I come to be an author of erotic fiction? Well, when I was attending law school, one of my professors noticed right away that law was not a good fit for me. I admitted that I was here only to satisfy my parents’ expectations. So he sat me down and said, “JC, the secret to a great career and a great life is to take all the things you love to do, find a way to merger them together, and make that your work.”

So I un-enrolled my cute little butt out of law school pronto and rolled the top three loves of my life together – writing stories (which I’d been doing since I was in middle-school), living by the ocean (which I longed to do since middle school), and sex (which I’d been doing since …) – and here I am.

So that’s how I became what I am. But I also must say that, in addition to the pleasure I get from writing stories, I get an absolute thrill from knowing that, somewhere in the world, someone like you is getting some pleasure and perhaps a bit of titillation from reading them. So I think I’ll be doing this for a long time to come!

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Only for Him by Cristin Harber  

About Only for Him by Cristin Harber:

Grayson Ford and Emma Kinglsey–close since they were kids, opposites in every way. He’s the stuff high school crushes are made of, Mister Popular, and captain of every team. She’s artsy, cute, and not in his league, though fully aware of Summerland’s I Dream of Dating Grayson Ford support group.

“I can’t say no. The girl’s had my heart since before I knew it went missing.”

He hides a life of hell. His father hates him, his mother’s gone. Emma is his only savior, yet she doesn’t know her power over him. She’s the only girl he wants, the only one he could ever tell–though he won’t.

“I’m stronger, bigger, more of a man than he’ll ever be, but because I ruined his life, I’ve taken his crap, his attacks, the vulgar nature of his existence.”

Until she discovers Gray’s embarrassment, his humiliation. Emma fights for him, for a chance. Theirs is a Cinderella story that she believes impossible. But as the layers peel back, it’s just a guy who needs a girl in order to keep breathing.

“My mind is already doodling Mrs. Grayson Ford in imaginary notebooks. He has no clue where my head is at… But, given that I didn’t see what just happened coming, maybe I have no clue where his head is at either.”

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Cristin Harber is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author. She writes sexy, steamy romantic suspense, military romance, new adult, and contemporary romance. Readers voted her onto Amazon’s Top Picks for Debut Romance Authors in 2013, and her debut Titan series was both a #1 romantic suspense and #1 military romance bestseller.

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Ginger the Buddha Cat by Frank Kusy  

About Ginger the Buddha Cat by Frank Kusy:

** 99c on Kindle Countdown from 22nd to 26th Feb **

Ginger is back, and facing a tough decision. Sausages or enlightenment?

Ginger is about to relive the first of his nine lifetimes upon this earth – as a fat greedy god-cat in ancient India. With the help of his little pal Sparky, the cutest cat in the universe, he must curb his appetites and bring home the top sausage known to Man – without eating it.

If he succeeds, he will win the heart of Madame Frou-Frou, the foxiest kitty on the block. He will also prove himself worthy of becoming the Buddha’s cat. If he fails, no good cat will ever go to Heaven.

Can Ginger overcome his attachment to sausages? Can he really be bothered to save feline-kind? After 2000 years and nine horribly mis-spent lives, it doesn’t seem likely…

Note: ‘Ginger’ is aimed at 10+ children, the parents who enjoy reading to them, and cat-lovers everywhere.

REVIEWS:

“Wise and worldly, yet wonderfully sweet and silly. Lovely.”

“Great fun, touching and laugh out loud funny. Will appeal to both children and adults alike.”

“Deliciously rebellious and very, very funny, yet amongst the entertainment is a powerful message and an easy-going introduction to Buddhist philosophy.”

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FRANK KUSY is a rather fat Buddhist who likes playing bridge with little old ladies and writing silly stories about cats.
He wrote his first cat book when he was eight. It was called ‘Jessie the Cat’ and even his mum liked it. There followed ‘Toad’s Dilemma’ (a sequel to Frank’s all time fave kid’s book, ‘The Wind in the Willows’) and a whole host of similarly derivative anthropomorphic master-pieces. Only after a short affair with journalism in his 20’s did he write anything with a human being in it (the Financial Times insisted upon it), and only after he went to India, aged 30, did he stop writing about cats (he only saw one in India).
Frank’s first published book (1986) was a travelogue on India – to be re-released here on Grinning Bandits as Kevin and I in India. ‘I wrote it to avoid having to return to a mind-numbing job in Social Services.’ There followed a slew of Asian travel guides – India, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia etc – but none of them paid very much and the last one gave him a ten-year writing block: he simply couldn’t decide which Delhi hotel had the best bathroom, the Taj Intercontinental or the Oberoi.
Frank returned to writing after breaking his leg in 2005 – his wife nagged him into it. And the first thing they penned together was…another cat book. Thus came into being ‘Ginger the Gangster Cat’, the story of one fat cat’s devotion to Spanish cuisine. For anyone interested, Sparky – their 3-year old perennial kitten and Ginger’s shy and nervous sidekick – is real. He really is the cutest cat in the universe. Ginger himself is a composite of every stray tom-cat Frank has had in the past, absolute terrors all of them!

GINGER THE BUDDHA CAT , the sequel to ‘Gangster Cat’ won a Gold Medal on the Harper Collins Authonomy site last year…no keeping an enlightened fat cat down!

email: sparky-frank@hotmail.co.uk

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Best Foot Forward: A 500-Mile Walk Through Hidden France  

About Best Foot Forward: A 500-Mile Walk Through Hidden France:

“A book to inspire”
Good Housekeeping Magazine

When Susie Kelly decides, at the age of 50+, on a whim, to trek alone across France from La Rochelle to Lake Geneva in Switzerland, she entrusts her French farmhouse full of assorted animals to a total stranger from San Antonio, Texas. For each of them it is a life-changing experience. Both find their resourcefulness and ingenuity tested to the limit as, in their own ways, they explore and enjoy the culture, cuisine and people of Europe’s most fascinating country.

While Susie doggedly tramps 500 miles over unknown terrain, frequently lost and either too hot or too cold, Texan Jennifer Shields copes heroically with lost dogs, erratic electricity, old men hiding in bushes, and a language she cannot speak.

With detailed map links, chapter x chapter Follow Susie’s journey online as you read.

A touching, true story of English eccentricity, the Texan pioneering spirit, and two women old enough to know better.

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Born a Londoner, Susie Kelly spent most of the first 25 years of her life in Kenya, and now lives in south-west France with her husband and assorted animals. She’s slightly scatterbrained and believes that compassion, courage and a sense of humor are the three essentials for surviving life in the 21st century. She gets on best with animals, eccentrics, and elderly people.

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Jasmine’s Urban Cowboys by Dee Dawning  

About Jasmine’s Urban Cowboys by Dee Dawning

After a nightmare marriage and a bitter divorce, Jasmine is ready to celebrate big time. Jaz meets Ted and Gabe, two deliciously attractive, available men.

Having spent a celibate year waiting for her divorce, waking up in the arms of a gorgeous hunk after a night of hot sex was at the top of Jaz’s list. Either of these dreamboats would be wonderful, but which one?

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Dee was born in Chicago, and grew-up in Las Vegas. Dee loves the Southwest and for the last twenty-five years has lived in sunny Arizona, and so far he hasn’t melted. He’s a young sixty-thirteen, stands about six foot, has sandy brown hair, blue eyes and a ruddy complexion. He presently resides in Carefree AZ with his beautiful wife of thirty-three years and a white Lab named Summer. (Children are grown.)

Dee Dawning started writing in 2004. To date he’s published over fifty titles of various lengths and genres from erotica to sweet romance and from drama to action suspense. Some say his writing is a little quirky and that’s just fine with Dee. If you’re looking for something a little different check out his scribblings. I doubt you’d be disappointed.

If you want more information on him, visit his website

Website: deedawning.com

Blog: eroticmusings.blogspot.com/

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Forbidden: The Other Brother, part 1  

About Forbidden: The Other Brother, part 1:

From two New York Times bestselling authors comes a stunning tale of betrayal and blood…

Simple. The consummate good girl, this is the word I used to describe my life… until my stepbrother Seth came to live with us. Until that point, I’d been a very good girl… but my older, emotionally blocked stepbrother made me want to do very bad things.

With him.

In the course of one night everything changed, and my simple world was torn to shreds. I wanted to hate him. I did hate him. Mostly.

But now he’s back. And nothing will ever be simple again.

The Other Brother is a novel told in three parts. This is part one of three.

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Tawny Stokes aka Vivi Anna has always been a writer. From an early age, she’d spin tales of serial killers in love, vampires taking over the world, and sometimes about fluffy bunnies turned bunnicidal maniacs. An honour student in high school, with a penchant for math and English, you’d never know it by the foot high blue Mohawk and Doc Martens, which often got her into trouble. No longer a Mohawk wearer, Tawny still enjoys old school punk rock, trance, zombie movies, teen horror films, and fluffy bunnies. She lives in Canada with her fantastical daughter, two cats, and spends most of her time creating new stories for teens. You can visit her at www.vivianna.net

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