About Birthright by B.J. Keeton:

Damien Vennar used to be a god.

As a technomage of the Archive, Damien had the power to create entire universes. Then, five hundred years ago, he gave it all up. He suspended the nanotechnology in his bloodstream and began to age—and eventually die—like anyone else. For centuries, Damien has lived among those who once worshiped him, his real identity fading into myth and legend.

Hundreds of years later, when Ceril Bain finds Damien’s old sword buried in his grandfather’s garden, he is put on the fast-track to follow in Vennar’s footsteps. Over the next six years, Ceril trains as a technomage aboard the Inkwell Sigil, a ship with the ability to travel between dimensions. Just as Ceril is preparing to undergo his Rites and finish his training, the Inkwell Sigil loses power. Stranded in space with no way back home, Ceril and four of his classmates are given their final assignment: go into uncharted territory, find a way back home, and bring back the one person who can fix the ship—Damien Vennar himself.

While away, Ceril and his team find themselves in a predicament when they confuse an attempt at first contact with an attack and kill two of the world’s winged inhabitants. They are shortly captured and imprisoned, and the only thing keeping them alive is their angel-like captors’ belief they may be the subjects of an ancient prophecy about a group of magic-wielding messiahs. But that’s impossible. Isn’t it?

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Author Bio:
I write a little bit of everything, from science-fiction and fantasy to horror. There’s even some steampunk thrown in for good measure. In other words, people pay me to make stuff up. It’s kind of awesome.

I’m a geek. I love MMORPGs, Dungeons and Dragons, sci-fi, fantasy, Doctor Who, comic books, Firefly, and pretty much everything else that gets floor space at Comic-Con. I’m an English professor, and I am also a certified personal trainer and runner.

I’d love to tell you a story.

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About Wedding Series Boxed Set (3 Books in 1) by Patricia McLinn:

You are cordially invited to join the wedding celebration as college friends embark on the greatest education of all – falling in love, finding the perfect bride, and becoming the happiest grooms around.

Get the first three books — PRELUDE TO A WEDDING, WEDDING PARTY, and GRADY’S WEDDING — complete in this volume. Then don’t miss Book 4, THE CHRISTMAS PRINCESS.

“A must read series” – 5*

The free spirit: Paul Monroe
Book 1 – Prelude to a Wedding

Charming Paul Monroe has the Peter Pan thing down pat. As an antique toy appraiser, even his work involves play. Which is fine, unless your job is to keep his Chicago business running smoothly . . . and all that charm, humor — and sexiness — is aimed at you.

Organization and reliability are Bette Wharton’s hallmarks. She handles the toughest clients with aplomb, until Paul provides a challenge that goes way beyond the office. She has a plan and a timetable. How can she let herself fall for Mr. Live-for-the-Moment when all he offers is Love-for-the-Moment?

The best man: Michael Dickinson
Book 2 – Wedding Party

Michael Dickinson is delighted to be best man at his friend’s wedding – but there’s one complication. Tris Donlin is a standing up for the bride. He’s wanted Tris for longer than he cares to remember, but to her, he’s just good old Michael – college pal, confidant, best buddy … Would a few days of wedding celebration let him finally get her out of his system once and for all?

Her cousin Paul’s wedding party has Tris’ head and heart full of memories of college days with him, Michael, and their friend Grady. Grady was her college crush and Michael was her buddy. Now that they’re all grown up, my how things have changed.

She’s certain she’s found the best man for her . . . if only she can convince him that friends can make the best lovers.

The last bachelor: Grady Roberts
Book 3 – Grady’s Wedding

Grady Roberts has never been the marrying kind – and he still isn’t. But after watching his best friends walk down the aisle to their brides and even start families, flipping through his little black book and ordering take-out for one suddenly seem boring …and lonely. Yet the one woman who intrigues him keeps him at arm’s length.

Leslie Craig is human. She feels the full effect of handsome, intelligent, wealthy, successful Grady’s attraction . . . and his loneliness. It’s the last element that snags her heart. She’s developed a knack for helping people with problems and sorrows without ever revealing her own. Can she do that for Grady?

“This trilogy was fun and serious all at the same time” – 5*

“These three stories were perfect. The characters were multi-dimensional and played off each other in warm, thoughtful, loving ways. Each couple faced a different situation and overcame their obstacles together and with the insightful comments of their friends. …Heart-warming.” – 5*

“Great love stories!
Must read all books in the series!
Really enjoyed each of them.
I laughed and cried! Must read.” – 5*

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Author Bio:
I write because people heal. And those are the people who fascinate me.

They heal from pinpricks and catastrophes. They heal seamlessly or with scars, hidden or visible. They heal in as many ways as there are things to heal from, then multiplied by the number of individuals there are in this world.

As a journalist, I witnessed moments of “injury” and frequently found myself asking “How does someone get past that?” – whether “that” was pinprick or catastrophe. That question is also at the heart of my stories. What my characters are healing from frequently falls into the realm of wounds most of us carry. That makes the healing no less fascinating and no less admirable than if a character has troubles few of us will ever encounter. (I am piling on with one character right now, and it’s starting to make me feel a little guilty.)

I find people often heal from doses of humor, honesty, and being pushed into situations they’ve been trying to avoid. Since few people will push themselves into situations they’ve been avoiding (wg), the characters need friends, family, and community willing to push. So my stories have a lot of those elements.
That’s why I’m most pleased that my readers say my books blend “laughter and tears” with characters who “live and breathe.” I don’t have the most focused writing career – contemporary romance, mystery, women’s fiction, historical romance, nonfiction – but those elements unite my 30+ titles.

Some say my stories have happy endings. I like to think of each story as being the process of the main characters getting themselves to a point where they can have a happy beginning. Because they’ve done a lot of healing.

If you enjoy stories about characters learning, growing, and healing, with some humor, sometimes some mystery, and frequently romance, I hope you’ll try my books.

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And if you truly want to know about my childhood, education, and journalism career, click on “Meet Patricia” at the website.

Enjoy your reading!

Patricia

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About Ariah:

Ariah’s magical training has been interrupted. Forced to rely on a mentor, Dirva, who is not who he claims to be, and a teacher who is foreign and powerful, Ariah is drawn into a culture wholly different from the elven one that raised him.

As his friendship with Dirva’s brother blossoms into a surprising romance, and he slowly learns how to control the dangerous magic in his blood, life finally appears to be coming together for Ariah—but love and security are cut short by a tyrannical military empire bent on expanding its borders.

War, betrayal, passion, and confusion follow Ariah as his perilous journey leads him beyond the walls of the Empire, and into unfamiliar territory within himself. Along the way, he’ll discover just how much he’s willing to give up to find his place in the world, and he’ll learn what it means to sacrifice himself for freedom—and for love.

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B R Sanders is a white, genderqueer writer who lives and works in Denver, CO, with their family and two cats. Outside of writing, B has worked as a research psychologist, a labor organizer and a K-12 public education data specialist. You can check out more of their writing at brsanderswrites.com or follow them on twitter @b_r_sanders.

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About Duke: The Education of an Assassin by Rex Carpenter:

Davidson “Duke” Ellsworth is many things: Army Ranger, movie buff, language expert, computer genius, surfer. One thing he most certainly is not is a hitman for hire.

When a stranger presents Duke with a chance to become an assassin, Duke listens to him for the fun of it. Until the man reveals he knows more about Duke than any stranger should. Targeted by a mysterious man who should not know the things he does, Duke realizes the safety and security of his squad, his army, his family and maybe even his country hang in the balance.

So Duke does the unthinkable in order to keep safe that which he holds dear. But will he ever be free from the burden of his actions? Thrust into the political power plays of the CIA, Middle Eastern countries and a man bent on disrupting the leadership of Saudi Arabia, Duke must chart his own path with precious few resources or friends. With every side trying to kill him, can Duke survive long enough to set things right? Or will he be gunned down like the men he is coerced into killing?

Duke: The Education of an Assassin is the explosive new suspense thriller in The Fixer series of books.Fans of Mitch Rapp, Jack Noble, John Milton, Jason Bourne and Jet should feel right at home.

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Rex Carpenter was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. An English teacher, he loves snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking, reading, watching good television as well as both good and bad movies and spending time with his wife and daughter. They currently live in Asia with a never -ending succession of guppy fish that Rex cannot manage to keep alive for more than a month.

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About Mindfulness: Mindfulness for Beginners – Live in the Moment, Worry, Stress and Anxiety Free:

Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn…

What is Mindfulness and Why is it Important
Origins of Mindfulness
Creative Mindfulness Exercises for Beginners
Benefits of Mindfulness
Mindfulness and Physical Health
Mindfulness and Mental Health
Mindfulness and Intrapersonal/Interpersonal Relationships
Much, much more!

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Author Bio:
The author is the founder of www.depressionselfhelpinfo.com, a website dedicated to help those who suffer from depression with new tactics and natural methods.

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About Conspiracy of Silence:

A beautiful liar. A deadly secret. The truth is just the beginning…

Boston executive Nina Kasai will do anything to keep her past a secret. But she’s about to learn that some secrets are too big to stay buried.

When she lands the cover of a prestigious business magazine, everything Nina has worked for—her career, marriage, and sanity are suddenly under attack by a ruthless enemy she tried hard to forget. Phillip Copeland wants to be the next governor of Massachusetts and he too has secrets he’d rather stay buried. His proposition for Nina is simple: Her silence in exchange for his.

As the stakes are raised, Nina realizes the only way to win this game is to tell the truth. But who will believe her when her diary has gone missing and the only other witness isn’t talking? To reclaim her life and confront the past she’s been running from, Nina must make a gut-wrenching decision that will leave multiple casualties in its wake.

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Gledé Browne Kabongo is a bestselling author whose love affair with books began as a young girl growing up in the Caribbean. Her town library overlooked the Atlantic Ocean so she had no choice but to become a book addict. Her debut novel Conspiracy of Silence ranked #1 on the Kindle Top 100 in suspense and women’s psychological fiction. Her follow-up, Swan Deception also made the Kindle Top 100 in crime, conspiracy and psychological thrillers.

She holds both an M.S. and B.A. in communications and has worked in marketing communications management for over a decade. When it comes to writing, she describes her female protagonists in terms of brains and beauty, meet wounds and secrets at the corner of courage and vengeance.

Her next novel, Game of Fear, book one of the Fearless Series will be released in the fall of 2015. She’s hard at work on the next books in the series, and a stand-alone thriller The Marked Six. Gledé lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.

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About Elemental Magic by Angela Wallace:

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Charmed meets The Last Airbender!

Aileen Donovan is an oceanographer with magical control over the element of water. While her normal focus is on research and fighting poachers, she’s about to go up against the stuff of legends–and that’s saying something for a supernatural.

A transport ship is missing and everyone’s eager to get their hands on the cargo. No one knows what exactly it is, but when fragments resembling coral begin to drive local residents insane, Aileen suspects a preternatural source. Whatever is at the bottom of the ocean, a power-hungry alchemist wants it, and releases a sea dragon to eat the competition–literally.

Aileen sees this as an opportunity to win the professional recognition she desires, but keeping secrets is complicated when she’s working with local Coast Guard officer Colin Benson. Her sense of love and duty will be put to the test, and when the tide washes out, it might have been better if that lost ship had stayed lost.

Readers love Elemental Magic!

“It had the right balance of mystery, suspense, romance, and the paranormal.”

“With likeable characters, a kick ass story line, and well-written prose, it was hard to put down.”

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Angela Wallace has been penning adventures ever since she was sucked through a magical portal as a child. What she saw and whom she met gave birth to exciting and complex fantasy worlds where defying the laws of physics was a bonus. She has since come back down to earth, only to discover this mortal realm has magic of its own. Now she is also quite at home in the world of urban fantasy, though believes that love, faith, and hope are of a stronger magic than fire wielding and sorcery. She loves gun-toting good boys, and could have been a cop in another life except real blood makes her queasy. She’ll have to stick to solving supernatural mysteries. Language is her pleasure, whether it’s weaving words on a page or lassoing linguistics into translations as a sign language interpreter. Angela is currently working on her next book.

Winner of the 2013 Best Indie Book Award in Fantasy

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About A Mental Health Survival Guide: How to Manage the Severities of Multi-Mental Health Diagnosis:

A mental health survival guide: tips to manage the severities of multi-mental health diagnosis. A memoir of the struggles, severity, coping with multi-mental health diagnosis – documented skills, tools, tips that evolved to accept and develop an action to manage all.

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Certified Peer Specialist; Mental Illness & Trauma liberation advocate, educator, writer, and speaker. Primarily, I work in my home state of PA. Providing live in person education workshops and speaking engagements.

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About Space Toy: A Short Story:

Kyle is a young man determined to find something more to his life. He works at an electronic repair store and things go as routine until one day a local brings in a retro coin activated rocket ride.

His boss David lets him inspect the machine and wheel it to he back room of the shop. He soon learns this arcade toy has the ability to transport him to another world, a world filled with ancient creatures. Can he survive this land and return home?

Space Toy: A Short Story is a fun science fiction adventure and is 4600 words in length.

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James Johnson is a science fiction and fantasy author with a love for dinosaurs, space operas, Japanese fairy tales, and way too many other things to list. He is currently writing The Painterly series along with other titles. A brand new fantasy series is underway and will see the first release before the end of 2015.

He also loves art and makes the covers for each of his titles.

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About Live Your Dream: How to Cut the Crap and Prioritize Your Purpose Laura Bennett:

If you see big dreams and are just wondering how to pursue them, this book is for you.

Helping you break out of the mentalities and distractions that can derail you, Live Your Dream pares back life to the essentials: Your Purpose, Your Identity, Your Influences, Your Actions, and Your Money, so you can build a foundation of success.

Written from Laura Bennett’s personal perspectives as a full time radio host, graduate student, and digital magazine editor, Live Your Dream is a go-to guide for chasing your dreams wholeheartedly, and stepping over what holds you back.

Sharing high school anecdotes, university revelations, and awkward moments as a young girl finding her feet, Live your Dream is a fun read that will help you cut the clutter of your noisy world, and truly pursue what is uniquely YOU.

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Laura Bennett hosts “The Switch” and “Nights” for Hope 103.2 in Sydney, Australia. She is the founder and managing editor of the digital magazine The Connect Press and is an avid film reviewer and all-round media junkie. She’d say she likes ‘long walks on the beach’ but lives too far away from the water to really know what that feels like. So hiking it is.

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