About The Thirteenth Tower by Sara C. Snider:
In adversity lies strength beyond imagining.

Abandoned as a baby, young Emelyn’s life as a housemaid in the quiet village of Fallow is unremarkable—and empty. That is, until a host of magical creatures arrives and inflicts terrible misdeeds on the townsfolk. Inexplicably immune to their enchantments, Emelyn joins a pair of Magi intent on stopping the cause of the trouble—and who claim to know of her parents, promising Emelyn answers to a lifetime of questions.

But the answers Emelyn seeks prove to be more elusive than she hoped, and the world outside Fallow more perilous than she imagined. Magical creatures roam the land over, attacking yet another town before coming after Emelyn. The key to her survival—and finding her family—lies deep within her, if only she can conquer her doubts and believe she is more powerful than she ever dreamed.

In a journey that explores facing one’s fears amidst the uncertainties of an unknown world, The Thirteenth Tower is a magical tale of discovery, growth, and of love’s enduring strength.

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Sara C. Snider was born and raised in northern California, but now lives in Sweden with her partner and two beastly cats. She has a bachelor’s degree in Archives and Information Science that is currently sitting on a shelf, collecting dust, as she pursues her literary dreams.

When not reading or writing, Sara enjoys wandering in the woods, playing computer games, and eating dumplings as often as possible. She loves all things faerie, and has grown to accept she will always be covered in cat hair.

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About Fifty Shades of Tinsel – Vol. #1 – Heartthrob:

**PORTRAIT OF A HOLLYWOOD HUSTLER**

Jimmy Riff, a well-endowed preacher’s son whose life is adrift, stopped off in Hollywood on his way to Oregon in search of a lost love and instead found himself trapped by LA’s sleazy underbelly.

Now he’s a gigolo, dubbed James Kidd by his tough-guy manager Benjamin T. Styles and forced to do the pimp’s bidding by sleeping with Hollywood honchos, both male and female, to further Styles’ agenda of scoring a serious movie role. Jimmy is his meal ticket to stardom, and he intends to exploit him.

A life of debauchery, encountering an endless parade of kinky users and sadistic abusers, leaves Jimmy unfulfilled. He desperately seeks a way out. A beautiful young woman at a sleazy Valley party just might be the answer to his dreams…if only he can get the relentless Styles off his back.

Intended for mature audiences.

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A life-long jogger, Kirk Alex loves jazz, books, cycling, Boston terriers & pit bulls. He has spent time in Los Angeles, Chicago, Kentucky, Louisiana, Kansas, Southeast Asia, Germany, Arizona & Indiana––not necessarily in that order.

His novel Lustmord: Anatomy of a Serial Butcher was a finalist in the Kindle Book Review’s Best Kindle Book Awards of 2014. He is also the writer/director of Lunch Meat, an acclaimed micro-budget horror film shot on Kodachrome 40 in 14 days, as well as the author of Ziggy Popper at Large & other stories.

His favorite crime novel is Derek Raymond’s I Was Dora Suarez; his favorite horror writers are Edgar Allan Poe & Jack Ketchum. Kirk is partial to the short stories of Charles Bukowski & Plez Gehman for their outrageous humor. In addition to the above, he digs the hell out of Sean Chercover’s private eye novels for their Chicago backdrop and authentic tone. Favorite playwrights (to read) are Eugene O’Neil & August Strindberg.

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About Deadman’s Lament by Linell Jeppsen:

Matthew Wilcox, a Spokane County sheriff, risks his friends, family and love, to find the man who destroyed what he once loved most in the world. What follows will haunt Sheriff Wilcox for the rest of his life as he confronts the hatred, vengeance and retribution buried deep in his own soul.

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Linell Jeppsen is a writer of science fiction, fantasy and westerns. Her vampire novel, Detour to Dusk, has received over 44 – four and five star reviews. Her novel Story Time, with over 130 – 4 and 5 star reviews, is a science fiction, post-apocalyptic novel, and has been touted by the Paranormal Romance Guild and 64 top reviewers as a five star read, filled with terror, love, loss, and the indomitable beauty and strength of the human spirit.

Deadman’s Lament- a Western novel of Retribution and Revenge! Dead Man’s Lament already boasts over 130- 4 and 5 star reviews!

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About Rebel Elements by Jasmine Giacomo:

Bayan’s life is busy but rewarding as he trains to take over his father’s successful farm, until the day his elemental magic manifests. Philo, a eunuch of the Waarden Empire, must follow the law and send Bayan to the distant Duelist Academy to hone his skills—where the empire will claim him as its own property for life.
Before Bayan can reach the Academy campus, he and Philo are attacked by bandits who leave behind a mysterious item. While Philo tracks down its true importance through ancient archives and noble manors, Bayan struggles to fit in at the Academy, where his anger at his situation gets him into as much trouble as his outlander appearance. Worse, his rage poisons his magic, tainting it.

To complicate matters further, an assassin’s strike leads Bayan and Philo to uncover a mysterious, deadly plot whose successful outcome would change the world as they know it. Bayan must choose between his new life as a duelist and the power of his own rage. Who will he save?

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Jasmine Giacomo writes from Washington State, where she lives with her husband, two children, and a Bichon Frisé named Eddie. She graduated last millennium with a degree in English Literature from a college built atop a volcano.

Though she’s been writing since the age of four, she also enjoys geocaching, history, science and games, and holds a black belt in Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. She particularly enjoys reading and writing fight scenes.

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About The Protest:

The Protest, a fictional memoir, is inspired by the real-life religious hijacking of the author’s two daughters, ages 10 and 12.

Janey Powers has broken away from her small town fundamentalist upbringing after being seduced by her minister and is building a new life for herself and her two daughters in Washington. But her freedom has a price. She is being stalked by her former minister, Reverend Logan Churlick, mouthpiece of God, who will stop at nothing to possess Janey’s heart and soul and will not hesitate to use her daughters to win her. After Churlick establishes paternity in court, Janey fights to protect her children as they become enmeshed in their battle, innocent victims of a firebombing by the blood of the lamb. Janey faces the unthinkable as she puts into play a desperate strategy Churlick could not foresee – but will it save her girls or will she lose them forever?

The e-book is available FREE on April 12, 2015.

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I am a lover of Writing and Reading Books as well as Garden Expert who likes to Smell the Roses…and Gardenias…and Heliotrope…

I live on two acres in western Washington and have a large organic garden and huge greenhouse to grow my starts from seed. After twenty years here, you’d never know I was strictly a city girl. Clearly, it seems I’ve become an earth muffin.

I was born in Michigan and was the oldest of seven children. I graduated magna cum laude from Whitworth University with a BA in English, but I swear I am not the type to silently correct you. I taught high school English for several years, and was one of those crazy English teachers who recited my favorite poem in a Bronx accent or would wear a blonde wig to class to teach Transcendentalism. Before I got my teaching credential, I wore a totally different hat and provided executive support to a U.S. Congressman, a hospital CEO, and a two-year college President.

Currently, I’m working on several writing projects. – See more at: http://www.diannekbunnell.com

The Protest was chosen as “Reviewer’s Choice” by Midwest Review of Books.

At a reading I did at a university in North Carolina, a Kafka quote was used to introduce my book:

“If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skulls, then why do we read it? …What we must have are those books that come on us like ill fortune, like the death of one we love better than ourselves, like suicide. A book must be an ice axe to break the sea frozen inside us.”

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About Trafficking by Bill Ward:

Trafficking is big business and those involved show no remorse, have no mercy, only a deadly intent to protect their income.

Afina is a young Romanian girl with high expectations when she arrives in Brighton but she has been tricked and there is no job, only a life as a sex slave.

Facing a desperate future, Afina tries to escape and a young female police officer, who comes to her aid, is stabbed.

Powell’s life has been torn apart for the second time and he is determined to find the man responsible for his daughter’s death.

Action, violence and sex abound in this taut thriller about one of today’s worst crimes.

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Bill’s love of reading commenced at a very young age. He credits his Gran for encouraging his interest by regularly taking him to the local library after primary school. At boarding school, when the lights went out in his dormitory, he was often encouraged by the other boys to tell stories. English Literature was always his favourite school subject.

A long and successful career in IT saw him live and travel all over the world. With hindsight it was the start of his writing fiction but they were called business proposals in those days! Having always enjoyed different cultures, the one life lesson Bill has learned is “wherever you go you will find good and bad people. This is not determined by colour, race, religion or country.”

Recently retired from the corporate world, Bill has finally fulfilled his lifelong ambition to become an author and has now written three thrillers, with the expectation of many more to follow.

Bill lives in Brighton, UK with his German partner and has seven daughters, a son, two horses, a dog and two cats! When he’s not writing he’s probably watching his football team West Brom, who he has now been watching for over fifty years!

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About Violet and other funny sad interesting stories:

Five different and unique stories that examine human emotions and actions in various situations. After a 3 years of sobriety and getting his life back on track, David loses everything in one night. The sudden death of his new wife has thrown him into a hopeless and dark disposition. Now he must learn how to cope with her death and the decision he needs to make about his life. Mary and Chrissy have been playing an odd game, to say the least, since they were young. Then one day the game take a very embarrassing wrong turn, leaving them in a hilariously awkward position. Find out what they do. The stories take you through the ups and downs of life and the unexpected consequences of our actions.

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Felly’s life has had it’s share of ups and downs. Losing a younger sister to cancer, joining the army, drug addiction, jail, women, traveling, there is very little he has yet to experience. Now almost 40, and about to get married and start a family, he wants to use his experiences and imagination to create stories. A movie buff and lover of all art, nothing satisfies him more than to be able to give someone else a memorable experience through his writing.

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About The House on the Shore:

Heartbroken Anna MacDonald leaves Edinburgh to find peace at the edge of a Scottish loch. Safely ensconced in her late grandmother’s cottage, she can finally heal her heart and write the novel that has burned inside her for years.

Her peace is short-lived. When debonair artist Luke Tallantyre’s yacht gets stranded in the loch, he seeks help at the nearest residence – Anna’s croft. She finds him annoying. He instantly dislikes the stunning but cranky hermit.

But there’s indisputable evidence that a hit man is on the prowl in the village. Is he after Anna? And what is Luke keeping from her that could deepen the danger? Against their wills, they join forces and embark on an adventure neither ever imagined…including a chance at true love.

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Victoria Howard is the author of three romantic suspense novels; The House on the Shore, (a 2009 Joan Hessayon Award finalist), Three Weeks Last Spring, and Ring of Lies. She is also the author of several short stories, including the Kindle short, A Little Protection.
Born in Liverpool, Victoria trained as a medical secretary, and subsequently worked for the National Health Service. She spent twenty years living on a croft in the Highlands of Scotland, managing a company involved in the offshore oil and gas industry.
During those rare times when she isn’t writing, Victoria can be found curled up with a book, gardening, designing knitwear, walking her Border collie, Rosie, or travelling the world.
Victoria is a member of Romantic Novelists’ Association and The Alliance of Independent Authors.

www.victoriahoward.co.uk

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About The Toucan Trilogy (Three dystopian novels: Night of the Purple Moon, Colony East, and Generation M):

500 5-star reviews * 3 novels, 800 pages of high-action, dystopian drama

99 cents, marked down from $7.99, limited time offer.

A purple moon was just the beginning. . . Dust from a passing comet turns the moon purple, but also carries a lethal pathogen that attacks the hormones produced during puberty. Within hours, older teens and adults are dead. Thirteen-year-old Abby Leigh must help her brother Jordan and baby sister Toucan survive in the terrifying new world. Battling against hunger and violent gangs, Abby is helpless against the biggest threat of all, the time bomb that is her adolescence.

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Scott Cramer has written feature articles for national magazines, optioned a screenplay, and worked in high-tech communications. The Toucan Trilogy –Night of the Purple Moon, Colony East, and Generation M– are his first novels. Scott and his wife have two daughters and reside outside Lowell, Massachusetts.

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