About Seven Days by Lindy Dale:

Friends with benefits is fine for some but what happens when a threesome turns into a bizarre love triangle?
Twenty-one year old Sadie Cooper has been too scared to step outside her comfort zone for most of her life. Having lived quietly with her now deceased mother, Sadie finds new experiences difficult. She likes being a homebody, even if it’s little predictable at times. She likes boring because boring is safe. It’s easy to plan for boring.
Nicholas Lawson has other ideas for Sadie, however. From the moment they meet on the beach, the chemistry between them is evident and Sadie finds herself feeling things she’s only ever read about in books. Nicholas only has to say how high and Sadie is willing to jump. And fall. Nicholas can coax Sadie into doing things she’s never dreamed of… like having a threesome with him and best mate Joel.
Sure, Sadie’s attracted to Joel. Insanely so. She might even love him a little if he wasn’t so damn annoying. Joel’s cute and funny, not to mention rather charismatic. But Joel openly admits he’s into ‘bedding not wedding’. He’s not the relationship kind. And Sadie most definitely is.
A harmless bit of fun can get very sticky when love enters the room.

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Lindy began writing at University but never really wanted to be ‘an author’. She wanted to be a Princess or at worst a Kindergarten teacher. Her first novel, Heart of Glass, was penned in 2006 and since then she has become known for writing funny, forthright romantic fiction with a cast of crazy, comic characters. Lindy is also known for her short, romantic novellas which have repeatedly topped the short stories charts in the US and UK. Her most successful work to date, Storm in a B Cup which reached #4 on iBooks was written during her treatment for Breast Cancer during 2012-14 but Lindy gains most of her inspiration from dreams, listening to music and watching ridiculous amounts of reality TV.

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About The Immoderate Temper of Mrs. Chen’s Daughter by Robert Sultan:

The Immoderate Temper of Mrs. Chen’s Daughter is the story of a woman who knows how to use a cleaver. It is an exploration of the Chinese proverb “to hit is to kiss, to curse is to love”. It is a tale of China and Jews, of passion and politics, of revolution and mahjong. The author has traveled extensively in China. In this novel he writes of a time when Chinese history and Jewish history collide in the Shanghai ghetto. One reader called it a cross between Portnoy’s Complaint and Kill Bill. If you enjoyed The Good Earth, Wild Swans, The Tin Drum, or The Painted Bird, this is a book that belongs on your reading list.

The story opens in 1908 when news of the death of the Empress Dowager reaches the town of Two Trees. The eight year old Slaughtering Girl works side by side with Grandmother Chen to kill enough fowl for the celebration. Certainly there is no child more skilled with a cleaver but her grandmother wonders what she is destined to do with this gift. Grandmother Chen cannot live long enough to know this destiny but readers can follow Slaughtering Girl as she claims her place in a tumultuous century of Chinese history. At roughly the same time, on the other side of the world, a young Polish Jew discovers that he has little talent for talmudic scholarship and even less for office work. Yet, he too has been given a gift, albeit one less tangible than that of the Slaughtering Girl.

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Mr. Sultan’s first novel, The Immoderate Temper of Mrs. Chen’s Daughter, reflects the author’s deep love of Chinese history and culture as well as his Jewish heritage. He has traveled widely in China and speaks Chinese (poorly). Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Sultan enjoyed a long career as an engineer, the final six years of which he worked for a Chinese company. Readers are invited to join the authors blog at www.easterntales.wordpress.com.

The idea for The Immoderate Temper of Mrs. Chen’s Daughter came from the observation of a young girl in a poultry market in the city of Kunming, China. The girl was, perhaps, eight years old and she was responsible for the slaughter, plucking, and dressing of the live ducks and chickens purchased by customers. The author was fascinated by the sight of this little girl and the carnage she created. The author wondered what such a girl would be like as she grew to adulthood.

The author in his own words:

People often ask me what influenced the creation of this book. It should come as no surprise that Pearl Buck is one of my favorite writers. The circumstances of her life have provided Westerners with a unique gift, an open window into China of past centuries, authored by a woman who is as much Chinese as she is American. ‘The Good Earth’ is an enduring masterpiece, but another of her books that I enjoyed is ‘Peony’. This is the story of the relationship between Jews and Chinese in the city of Kaifeng. Certainly, my desire to write about the longstanding relationship between Chinese and Jews was influenced by Buck. I think that my main character, Slaughtering Girl, is very much influenced by Bertolt Brecht. In particular, I think of her as a Chinese ‘Mother Courage’. It did not occur to me until the book was complete, but the relationship between Slaughtering Girl and Comrade Zhao must have been influence by the relationship between Xena and Gabriella in ‘Xena the Warrior Princess’. Many of the characters in this book act badly. In this respect, the book owes some debt to the Chinese classic ‘Golden Lotus’ (also called ‘The Plum in the Golden Vase” or 金瓶梅). Golden Lotus is populated by characters quite naturally interested in sex, pleasure, and power. Although still banned in mainland China, it has been a pornographic bestseller for centuries. I think my writing is generally influenced by other writers I like, Philip Roth, Isabel Allende, Gustave Flaubert, Georges Simenon, George Orwell, Graham Greene, Edith Wharton, and William Styron.

The first half of the book was very much influenced by the Eurythmics, ‘Sweet Dreams (are Made of This)’. I could not get the song out of my head.

I am an avid audio book listener. I did not feel that the book was complete until the audio edition was available. Although I am no actor, I am quite happy with my narration of the Audible edition of the book (search for “Immoderate Temper” on audible.com). While I don’t do voices, I do know what the characters are thinking and I believe I was able to communicate some of this in the reading.

I spend most of my time traveling. Several years ago I rented out my condo in New York to some very nice people. This has freed me to wander, mostly, so far, in China, Thailand, and Indonesia. My baggage is very light. I stay at hostels, hotels, and with friends. My writing tools are my laptop, a beach chair by a pool or the ocean, and a gin and tonic. I am currently back in the US for a while, but I am already restless.

Please, please, if you buy this book or download a complementary copy, write a review on amazon.com or audible.com. I believe that this is a book that some people will enjoy and I hope you will help to get the word out.

More information is available at www.immoderatetemper.com. You can email me at immoderatetemper@gmail.com. You can learn more about me by joining my blog at www.easterntales.wordpress.com.

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About The Antiquity: An L.A. Crime Novel by Darren Hackett:

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A sacred artifact.
A burned-out detective.
A trail of bodies from Brentwood to Boyle Heights…

The murder of a popular university professor unearths a mystery involving a 2,000-year-old religious relic stolen by the Nazis during World War II.

The object, secretly referred to as THE ANTIQUITY, is rumored to possess supernatural powers. LAPD homicide detective Jack Sheridan is skeptical… until his hunt for the killer leads him deep into a world of dark forces, shadowy characters and unexplainable incidents.

For Sheridan, the most startling coincidence is personal: this case is inextricably linked to a painful secret from his past. Forced to confront his demons, he soon uncovers an insidious conspiracy that threatens the future of humanity itself.

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Darren Hackett has worked as a professional writer for more than twenty-five years. As a journalist, he wrote news and feature stories for The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and The Baltimore Sun. While working in the entertainment industry, he penned several screenplays, including a suspense thriller for film director Richard Donner. He also spent time traveling the world as a writer/director of shark programming for the Animal Planet cable network. THE ANTIQUITY is his first novel.

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About Wounds of the Father: A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption by Elizabeth Garrison:

In the bestselling tradition of Smashed and Glass Castle, this raw, eye-opening memoir tells the powerful story of Elizabeth Garrison’s fractured childhood, descent into teenage drug addiction, and struggle to overcome nearly insurmountable odds. Elizabeth invites the reader behind the closed doors of a picture-perfect Christian family to reveal a dark, hidden world of child abuse, domestic violence, and chilling family secrets all performed in the name of God under the tyrannical rule of her father. Like countless teenage girls, Elizabeth turns to drugs and alcohol to escape. With smack-you-in-the-face honesty, Elizabeth chronicles the dark realities and real-life horrors of teenage drug abuse, living on the streets, foster homes, and treatment centers. She paints an unsparing portrait of scratching and clawing her way out of the grips of child abuse, addiction, and betrayal to find the strength within herself to save her own life.

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Elizabeth Garrison has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and works as a researcher for the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress. Her research focuses on the effects of childhood abuse and developing interventions to help children recover. She also is a well-known celebrity ghost-writer. Given her talent in helping others to tell their stories, Garrison decided it was time to tell her own story. Visit her at www.elizabethgarrison.info.

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About The Veiled Soul by Abbie Chandler:

That unexpected cold chill that seeps deep into your bones may not be a temperature drop. It could be the shadow of a grim reaper.

Lia accepts that her past crimes have landed her in the reaper realm. Stripped of her soul and her memories, she’s forced to live out her life unable to touch anything real. But when a chance encounter with a killer pushes her soul back into the physical realm, she’ll learn that nothing is as it seems.

The lust for blood is strong, but if she kills, she’ll end up right back where she started. But a killer is obsessed with her, and he won’t stop killing until she spills blood.

As her memories return, Lia must decide who lives and who dies.

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Abbie Chandler lives in central VA with her two dogs and cat. She had an M.A. in English Literature with a concentration in Medieval Lit, and she loves reading mystery, fantasy, and romance! Favorite authors include Christopher Moore, Spencer Quinn, Deborah Harkness, Samantha Shannon, Rick Riordan, Juliet Blackwell, Preston & Child, and Neil Gaiman. Favorite shows include Sherlock, Dr. Who, The Mentalist, Young and Hungry, NCIS, Elementary, Once Upon a Time, Charmed, and Merlin.

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About The Count of the Sahara:

In 1925, “Count” Byron de Prorok was the most famous archaeologist in the world. By the summer of 1926, his marriage, his career and his reputation lay in ruins. “The Count of the Sahara” is the exciting account of his meteoric rise and fall.
It’s a tale of the Algerian Sahara, warrior tribes, lost treasure, and sudden fame. It’s also a story of wintry desolation, speakeasies, Pinkerton detectives seeking stolen loot, and a young man’s coming of age. From the salons of Paris to small colleges in Iowa, and from Saharan wastes to the streets of 1920s Chicago, readers will determine for themselves if de Prorok was a victim of circumstances, or his own demons.
This sweeping novel tells the tale of De Prorok’s rise and fall through the eyes of Willy Braun, a 19 year old German-American desperate to flee his life in Milwaukee. When Willy uses his only real talent, his technical skills, to save a lecturer from disaster at the hands of an incompetent assistant, he meets Count Byron De Prorok, a glamorous lecturer and world famous archaeologist. De Prorok is everything Willy isn’t; glamorous, handsome, a brilliant speaker and, most of all, rich. The Count needs a projectionist and assistant for the rest of his tour, Willy wants out of Milwaukee for good. This may be his ticket out, but can he trust his future to someone who may not be all he claims?
As Willy and the Count tour small Midwestern cities in the winter of 1926, weaving tales of his adventures and basking in his fame, the story flashes back to the Franco-American Sahara Expedition of 1925 and the unearthing of the ancient tomb of Tin Hinan, the fabled Mother Queen of the Tuareg nation, that had cemented the Count’s already flourishing reputation. Warring local tribes, bad weather and personality clashes make the truth more stirring—and very different from–the tales he tells on the lecture circuit.
What starts as a simple job offer is complicated when a robbery attempt reveals the Count may be hiding stolen jewels from Tin Hanan’s tomb. Caught up in a web of deceit, bootleggers and Pinkerton detectives, de Prorok could be the young man’s ticket to a new life, or another crushing disappointment in a life too full of them.
This fact-based novel contains adventure, lively characters and sly humor seldom found in historical fiction.

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Wayne Turmel is a writer, speaker and consultant living in the Chicago area. He’s a former stand-up comedian and corporate drone who now runs a successful consulting business and writes fiction to save his sanity. He’s a history geek, whose motto is “those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Those who remember can’t do anything about it, but get to smile smugly and say ‘told you so’.”
In addition to his first novel, “The Count of the Sahara,” Wayne has written 7 non-fiction books with riveting titles such as “6 Weeks to a Great Webinar,” and “Meet Like You Mean It- a Leader’s Guide to Painless and Productive Virtual Meetings,” and speaks at conferences around the world.

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About The Chronicles of My Paranormal Romance by Adam G. Tarsitano:

The Chronicles of My Paranormal Romance: Slide into the “true” story of an author’s epic journey through the titillating world of paranormal romance. Embrace the Dark Lust.

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Adam G. Tarsitano was born in 1977. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in English and Literature from Binghamton University before graduating from St. John’s University School of Law with a Juris Doctorate. His first novel “Broken Birdie Chirpin” is a well-reviewed rock n’ roll coming of age tale set in London. His second offering “The Chronicles of My Paranormal Romance” has just been released by Slider Publishing.

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About The Rival:

Someone killed Joakim.
His girlfriend Sara and his brother Tobias give radically different accounts of what happened.
Is Sara really in love with the brother or is she in fact a sociopath who won’t stop at anything, as Tobias claims?

The Rival gives us the portraits of two characters at the ends of their ropes: Tobias with his intense love-hate relationship with his family and Sara who has negated her own personality in her struggle to be accepted. When each makes a desperate effort to gain control, nothing turns out the way they planned.

The Rival is a claustrophobic thriller about jealousy, revenge and the consequences of manipulating others.

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Sandra Gustafsson was born in 1972. Her first book was the autobiographical narrative The Dandelion Kid (2006), presented in readings and conference discussions over the following seven years.

In 2006 LEVA! newspaper listed her among the year’s 100 most inspiring persons.

In 2007 The Dandelion Kid was shortlisted for Stockholm novel of the year.

In 2010 she published the psychological thriller Seared.

In May of 2014 her second psychological thriller The Rival appeared.

In August 2015 her third psychological thriller Skinless will be released.

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About Hope(Less):

Gabby’s brain is like a human fish finder. It comes in handy when she wants to avoid people. Mostly men. They seem to like her a bit too much. It’s lonely being different, but she’s adapted to it. Really. She just wishes she knew why she is different, though.

In her search for answers, she discovers a hidden community of werewolves. She immerses herself in their culture, learning about their world until she meets Clay. He’s unkempt, prone to mood swings, intense without saying a word, and he thinks Gabby is his.

It’s going to take every trick she knows to convince Clay to go away, and every bit of willpower not to fall for him when she discovers the man beneath the rough exterior.

Judgement has begun…

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Melissa Haag currently resides in Wisconsin with her husband and three children. Touch was her first published novel. She is currently working on book five of the Judgement of the Six Series…along with several other new books.

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About A Chill Wind by Erica Einhorn:

When Jenna Leyton stumbled into the nineteenth century, she had no idea that she would find love there with the local sheriff. But when he rejects her after she confesses “when” she is from, Jenna decides that she wants to live in the old Red Bluff whether he likes it or not.

Sheriff Josiah Stone felt pleased with himself for running off all the outlaws in Red Bluff. But if he was so brave, why couldn’t he control his feelings for Jenna—the woman from the future whom he did not want to fall in love with?

A sweet romance.

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Erica Einhorn was born loving horses! She loves riding them, being around them, and writing about them. Horses she has known throughout her life are often featured in her sweet romance series, Cowgirls in Time.

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About Ghost in the Coffee Machine: Coffee and Ghosts: Episode 1:

Katy and her grandmother have always used coffee to catch ghosts. It pays the bills and keeps them in high-end beans. But after Katy’s grandmother dies, it’s as if she’s taken all the ghosts with her.

Until Katy discovers there’s a rival ghost hunter in town, one who uses tea–of all things–and one who has stolen all her clients. But when an epic infestation threatens, Katy can’t help but get involved. It will take all her wits–and some excellent Kona blend–to fight the ghost in the coffee machine.

Coffee & Ghosts is a cozy paranormal mystery/romance serial told over five episodes. Ghost in the Coffee Machine is the pilot episode.

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Charity Tahmaseb has slung corn on the cob for Green Giant and jumped out of airplanes (but not at the same time).

She spent twelve years as a Girl Scout and six in the Army; that she wore a green uniform for both may not be a coincidence. These days, she writes fiction (long and short) and works as a technical writer for a software company in St. Paul.

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About Lord of Pleasure:

Alexander William Baxendale, the earl of Hawksford, used to be a very big man. Quite literally. His girth made him only popular with his friends. Despite his weight, he considered his life to be charmed until he meets Miss Charlotte Jane Sutton. He quickly realizes winning the girl of his dreams isn’t the same as eating chocolate. When she rejects him and breaks his heart, he decides the best revenge is becoming the man of every woman’s dreams. Unfortunately, he creates a name for himself even he isn’t ready to embrace. Soon, far more than just Charlotte is knocking on his door. Will he survive his own revenge? He isn’t so sure.

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USA TODAY Bestselling Author Delilah Marvelle is the winner of the Reviewer’s Choice for Best Sensual Historical Romance of the Year and had Booklist name her historical romance ‘Forever and a Day’ one of the TOP 10 Romances of the year. When she isn’t writing, she’s digging through inappropriate research books that include anything in history having to do with courtesans, brothels, sexual contraptions that were never properly used and other fascinating forms of dirty history that didn’t make it into college textbooks.

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About Dead Man Walking – A Soy Amongst Us:

If you like spy/crime/political/thriller books then why not check it out – FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMTED or only £1.99 – please see 2 x 5* REVIEWS from Amazon below:
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The whole time I was reading “Dead Man Walking- A Spy Amongst Us” by Toby Oliver, I felt like I could have been watching it as a movie on the big screen. This novel was just as good as—if not better—many of the big-budget movies we’ve seen in this genre. The writing was clear and descripting, with an ever-present tension of high stakes. I liked that the characters seemed “real” (not the stereotypical cardboard cut-outs we see so much of in these types of books), and the dialogue felt authentic enough for the place and time period (WWII Europe). But I have to say there were times where I thought I needed to be taking notes because there was so much going on and in different places and with so many characters. It almost made me dizzy, but in a good way. I definitely enjoyed reading this and think almost anyone will find something about it they like. I’d recommend this to my friends and family with no reservations. The ending makes it seem like there might be more… I hope so!

Fans of British WWII espionage intrigue will love Dead Man Walking, A Spy Amongst Us by Toby Oliver. A British cabinet member is murdered, and the evidence points to infamous double agent, Toniolo, as the perpetrator. The author is a master at weaving deception and conspiracy at every turn of the page. It is a fascinating backstage look at the relationship between England, Germany, and the Soviet Union during the war. The author blends meticulously researched fact with fiction and will keep your interest until the very end. Buy this book if you love spy novels, and you won’t be disappointed.

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Novelist Toby Oliver holds a degree in politics and had a long career working as a civil servant in London before resettling in West Sussex with his family. An avid reader, he was eventually inspired by his long-held interest in World War II books to begin writing his own historic, political thrillers. His works include Codename Nicolette, Mission Lisbon, and now Dead Man Walking.

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About Traded:

Jake Wilde has two loves, but neither is going his way.

Jake Wilde, the youngest of the Wilde brothers, has it all. He’s a pro football star with the woman of his dreams by his side…or so he thought.

In a desperate attempt to keep the woman he loves, he asks her to marry him. The last thing Jake Wilde expects is for her to turn him down and walk out the door at the same time that his football team decides to trade him.

Chris Jeger, a legal assistant and part-time cheerleader for the Cardinals, has been waiting for true love. When she overhears Jake Wilde making a personal plea to some woman on the phone, she can see he’s heading down the road to disaster. Instead of walking away, she steps in to offer him advice so he doesn’t turn his life upside down the same way she once did.

Their friendship develops, and one night their emotions collide—but when someone unexpected suddenly knocks on his door, Jake learns that sometimes, what you wish for isn’t what you really want.

As real life interferes with her hopes and dreams, will Chris once again be brokenhearted, left on the outside looking in?

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart’s books have been described as Longmire meets old-school Dallas, and she recently received the 2013 Readers’ Favorite Award for Romantic Suspense for her title Lost and Found. With over thirty-five titles under her belt, her big family romance series have become a fan favorite. She is frequently a Top 100 bestselling author in multiple genres, such as romance, western, military, and mystery/suspense. She has written multiple series, including The Outsider, Walk the Right Road, The Wilde Brothers, Saved, The Friessens, and her two newest additions, Married in Montana and her high-stakes suspense and sizzling, red-hot romance series Kate and Walker: Deadly, Dangerous, and Desired.

You can chat with Lorhainne on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AuthorLorhainneEckhart, Twitter @LEckhart, and her blog at http://www.lorhainneeckhart.com/blog/ ).

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