About Deceptions:

“He promised my mom to keep me safe and not place me in danger. This assignment bordered breaking that promise, but my safety wasn’t actually being jeopardized. Right?”

New school, new friends, new boyfriend, Heather’s life has finally become somewhat normal. Normal, that is, for a girl who possesses abilities to see visions. What could go wrong?

Corruption.

Extortion.

Lies.

And Heather caught in the middle.

Secrets and half-truths destroy relationships. Trusts are shattered. As secrets unveil, Heather finds herself with the worst betrayal yet—her own Deception.

Deceptions is FREE for two days only and is the second book in the Mystical Encounter Series. Book One, Visions, is available on Amazon and is free for members of Kindle Unlimited. Book Three, Vanished, will be available early Fall of 2015, which will complete the series.

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Author Bio:
Kimberly, a former Registered Nurse, lives in the Midwest with her husband and two children. The oldest is away at college, but when she returns, they enjoy hiking, camping, and simply hanging out as a family.

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About Murder Over Kodiak by Robin Barefield

Murder in the Alaskan Wilderness
Why would someone blow up a plane over Kodiak Island?

Research biologist Jane Marcus senses something bad has happened as she stands on the dock waiting for the overdue floatplane carrying Craig, her young research assistant. Craig has been on the other side of Kodiak Island digging clams that Jane plans to test for the presence of a toxin that may have caused the death of a woman on that side of the island. It is a beautiful day for flying, but the plane is an hour late, and when the head pilot for the air-charter company arrives at the dock to go in search of the missing plane, Jane accompanies him. The pilot assures Jane that the plane is probably stuck on the beach somewhere, but when they fly through a mountain pass, they spot pieces of the plane and debris scattered in a remote valley. Very little remains of the five passengers and the pilot, and investigators soon determine that the plane was blown apart in mid-air by a violent explosion from a bomb placed inside the cabin.
Jane grieves for Craig and feels responsible for sending him on the field trip instead of going herself. She is determined to find out who planted the explosive device that killed her assistant, but to find the murderer, she first must determine who the intended target of the bomb was. The passengers on the plane included a U.S. senator in the midst of a nasty re-election campaign and the senator’s husband, a corporate raider with no shortage of enemies. The FBI and Alaska State Troopers focus their investigation on the senator and her husband, but Jane knows that each of the other passengers, and even the young pilot, has at least one person in his life with the means and motive to blow up the airplane, and she convinces FBI Special Agent Nick Morgan to investigate these suspects as well.
Darren Myers, the owner of a salmon cannery was going through a bitter divorce, and his wife, Maryann, admits she is happy he is dead. Dick Simms, the wildlife refuge manager was threatened by renegade guide, George Wall, after Simms conducted a sting operation to catch Wall in the act of breaking several fish and game laws. Jane also learns that Wall served a prison sentence several years earlier when he was convicted of blowing up his girlfriend’s father’s truck. Bill Watson, the pilot of the ill-fated plane, had a girlfriend who was possessive and demanding and also has a violent streak. She once smashed in the windshield of Bill’s truck when he went out with his friends instead of spending time with her. Furthermore, she grew up in the wilderness and was heard talking about how she had enjoyed helping her dad use dynamite to excavate an area of their property. Jane’s many questions pull her into the center of the investigation, and soon her own life is threatened.
Since the clams Craig collected were blown up with the airplane, Jane must fly to the other side of Kodiak Island and repeat the collection. She is happy to head out into the wilderness and leave town and the threats on her life behind her, but is she flying away from danger or toward it? Will the mystery of who blew up the airplane follow her?

If you love mysteries and the excitement of the Alaskan wilderness, download your copy of Murder Over Kodiak today.

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About Debunking Misconceptions About Catholicism: A Layman’s Defense by JM Alvarez:

In seeking knowledge, we use our minds, but in seeking the true meaning of our lives, we must use our hearts.

There are many books that defend the Catholic faith but most are ineffective in conveying God’s very simple message to the ordinary Catholic layman. Most members of the Catholic laity find catechisms complicated and hard to understand. Other Christian denominations are very aggressive in promoting their own doctrines and beliefs, challenging what most Catholics traditionally believe in.

Recent surveys purportedly saying that many Catholics no longer want to go to church got it all extremely wrong! A Catholic knows that the beautiful center of his Christian life is receiving Jesus during the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist which Jesus Himself instituted, so how can he say that he no longer wants to go to the Sunday Mass?

This book will debunk misconceptions of Catholics wrongly perceived as idol worshipers or celebrators of pagan traditions. It will try to answer in very simple layman’s terms the following controversial questions that even a fifth grader will understand:

-Are there places called heaven, hell and purgatory?
-Was Peter really the first Pope?
-Why are there too many Hail Marys in the Holy Rosary?
-The most Joyful Mystery: Was Jesus born on December 25?
-Is Mary the Mother of God?
-Can you find Darwin’s missing links in the Bible?
-When will be the end of the world?
-How can we love our enemies?
How did Santa Claus get into the Christmas picture?
-Did God create other universes?
-What’s the missing link of all missing links?
-Holy Trinity: How can The Father, Son and Holy Spirit be one?
-How powerful are prayers?
-How did the Church end up in Rome?
-Can science prove that God exists?
-Why are people afraid to confess their sins?
-Why did the Crusades fail?
-Do miracles really happen?
-Can God hear our prayers at the same time?
-What is the true meaning of love?
-Is abortion murder?
-Were the Three Kings really kings?
-Was the Cross just a vertical stake or with a cross-beam?

All the answers to these intriguing questions are simply explained using passages taken from the Holy Bible.

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The author, JM Alvarez, is a Filipino Civil Engineer and a Catholic since birth. Like most Christians, he recently underwent a crisis of faith due to the onslaught of different Christian denominations challenging what most Catholics traditionally believe in. He became confused for a while and no longer knew what religion to believe in. Members of those other Christian denominations were very aggressive and sometimes went house to house to promote their own doctrines and beliefs. They meticulously studied the histories of Catholicism and other religions with painstaking research and analyzed the Bible almost word for word, concluding that Catholic doctrines are not in conformity with Bible teachings. To find out for himself, the author did his own research and also repeatedly read the whole Bible by heart. The happy result of this undertaking is the rediscovery of Catholicism and the book ‘Debunking Misconceptions of Catholicism – A Layman’s Defense’. He found out the real purpose of the Church founded by Jesus Christ and the true meaning of life. The author wants to share with all Christians this heart-lifting knowledge, especially to ordinary lay people.

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About The Recitation: Al-Qur’an, a New English-Language Edition:

The reasons that many people give for rejecting established religions are that they find them either bigoted or irrational, but what they are rejecting is a degenerate interpretation of the truth. The true Word is perfectly rational.

047.018 Await they aught but the Hour that it should come upon them unawares and the portents thereof have already come? But how, when it be upon them, can they benefit from their admonition?

And many today would argue that the portents have already come. In the Qur’an, the resurrection of the dead and the Apocalypse are themes reiterated repeatedly as a matter of urgency to warn and inculcate the reader. The Qur’an is the last and arguably the most apocalyptic of the Abrahamic books.

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Laith Al-Doory is the author of several books, both fiction and non-fiction.

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About Dancer’s Rain by Doug Sutherland:

There was a time when Frank Stallings was as good a homicide detective as anyone on the planet – but not now. Now he’s come home, settled in as police chief in the small town where he grew up. He’s lost his edge, become too comfortable – at least until his comfort zone is shattered by two stunning newcomers.

Frank isn’t the only one who notices. Their arrival brings a monster to the surface – an apex predator who’s survived this long by exercising an icy control over the terrifying urges that drive him. Now he’s headed for meltdown – and Frank may not have what it takes to stop him.

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Doug Sutherland has worked in the film industry for many years as a screenwriter, producer, director and actor. DANCER’S RAIN is his first novel.

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About Kidnapped Cowboy by Lindsey Brookes

Kidnapped Cowboy will be on sale for .99 cents (regularly $2.99) until July 31, 2015 to celebrate the release of its sequel – Captive Cowboy. Kidnapped Cowboy has 4.3 out of 5 stars – 385 Amazon reviews.

After countless attempts to speak with the owner of the retreat for troubled teens she runs on the outskirts of Lone Tree, Montana, Caitlin Myers resorts to kidnapping Brandon ‘The Ogre of Lone Tree’ Barnes in a desperate attempt to change his mind about turning Stoney Brook into a vacation resort for the wealthy.

Retired rodeo star, Dalton Barnes, gets the surprise of his life when he’s abducted by a soft-spoken female with a ‘gun’ and taken to the retreat his family owns. He soon learns she’s kidnapped the wrong cowboy by mistake. She wanted his brother. Things go from bad to worse when a late spring snowstorm strands them together at the cabin. But it’s during their snow-in that Dalton learns why Caitlin has gone to such lengths to save Stoney Brook. Having had issues with his older brother himself and a not so happy past, Dalton promises to do what he can to help her.

When confronted Brandon tells Dalton he’ll hold off on his plans for the retreat, but only if Dalton agrees to stick around and help run it. Keeping his promise to Caitlin, Dalton agrees and what starts out as a common goal to turn the troubled teens’ lives around that summer ends up turning theirs around as well. Can a man who has always avoided putting down roots and a woman with a deep-seated fear of abandonment hang on to the happiness they’ve found together? Or will the past return to threaten their newfound love?

Love, laughter and a heartwarming read…

(If you enjoy Kidnapped Cowboy, be sure to check out the sequel – Captive Cowboy – where Brandon, the Ogre of Lone Tree, finally gets his very own happily-ever-after!)

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About Vs Reality:

Donovan Cole hates his life: his body, his job, his relationship – until one night a violent confrontation causes him to change, infusing him with supernatural strength. The mysterious transformation is temporary, though he soon discovers he’s not the only one. Dia, an alluring but troubled girl with similar abilities, explains that a select few are able to bend the laws that govern our universe – essentially changing reality. She’s still searching for answers, though she has a solution to the unreliable nature of their powers: ‘Muse’, an experimental drug that enables the user to transform at will. And like most drugs, it comes with a terrible cost.

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BSFA Nominated author Blake Northcott takes readers on a scintillating, cinematic ride in her debut trilogy. Blake is a MillarWorld Ambassador, has an online following of more than 36 000 Twitter followers, and is creator of the all time best selling Kickstarter project “Arena Mode” Saga.

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About Hollywood Plays for Keeps:

☆TOP 100 AMAZON AUTHOR ☆ ~~~ eBook only $2.99 ~~~ Paperback at Cost ~~~

EXPERIENCE THE SHOCKING, RAW REALITY OF THE ACTING WORLD—a contrary world where the smaller the stakes the more deadly the competition, especially at the seedy, haunted Valentine Theatre. With the studio system in Hollywood replaced by the small theatre training ground, the “play’s the thing” as actors claw their way from the Valentine Theatre to the big screen. Punctuated with dark humor, provocative satire, and paranormal events, has-beens and wannabes mingle with stars under the spotlights where sex is currency and murder lurks in the wings! With opening night looming and careers at stake, the multiple rich characters stop at nothing, including murder, to win their fifteen minutes of fame. Amateur actor and aspiring author Veronica Kennicott fights to stop the Valentine murders.

★★★★★ MULTI-FIVE STAR REVIEWS! “I missed most of a good night’s sleep.” “. . . beginning to the end . . . suspenseful and captivating.” “Spell binding.” “The author truly excels in creating complex, fully realized characters and superior, entertaining dialogue.”

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~~~~ Second in Series ~~~~ DEATH SETS SAIL ~~~~

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TOP 100 AMAZON BEST SELLER’S RANK

After a life time of writing poetry, books, nonfiction, and legal documents, it was author Ray Bradbury’s friendship and encouragement that finally inspired Dale E. Manolakas to pursue writing as a career. He taught her that the characters wrote the book–she didn’t. Raised just outside Los Angeles by a surgeon father and a homemaker-author mother, Dale E. Manolakas had always aspired to an acting career, but also had to make a living.

Dale E. Manolakas earned her B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles, and M.A., M.S., Ph.D. and J.D. degrees from the University of Southern California. She is a member of the California Bar, had the privilege of clerking for The Honorable Arthur L. Alarcón at the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, was a litigator in two major Los Angeles law firms, and a senior appellate attorney at the California Court of Appeals, as well as an Administrative Law Judge.

Before that, she taught at the high school, adult school, and university levels, and holds a public administrative services credential. In addition, she has pursued her passion for acting, primarily on the stage, but also in film and television. She is a member of both Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA. She also has raised three very independent daughters and lives with her husband, a retired attorney, in an otherwise animal-free environment in California.

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