About Earthman Jack vs. The Ghost Planet:

It’s Harry Potter meets Star Wars in this exciting young adult science fiction adventure that’s fun for all ages!

Jack Finnegan only has to worry about dealing with school bullies, suffering through detention with his homeroom teacher, and getting noticed by the girl of his dreams… at least until an army of evil aliens invade Earth. Suddenly, this teenage slacker finds himself at the center of a galaxy-spanning conflict – where the lives of everyone on the planet are in jeopardy, soldiers use Quantum Physics to become superheroes, and the enemy uses some mysterious form of magic to make themselves practically unstoppable.

The secret to ending the conflict and saving the universe may lie in a powerful ancient spaceship, which it seems can only be flown by Earthmen. Now, Jack and a rag-tag group of allies must overcome impossible odds, defeat an unkillable enemy, rescue the princess of the galaxy, and save the universe from a threat more terrifying than any it has ever faced.

Can this underachiever rise to the occasion and become the hero Earth needs? The fate of all life in the galaxy may rest in his hands.

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Matthew Kadish is an independent author and world-recognized evil genius. When he isn’t writing or being evil, he enjoys relaxing at the beach and videos of puppies. Much like Scottish cuisine, most of his literary works have been based on dares. He currently lives in Las Vegas and always bets on black, because Westley Snipes has yet to steer him wrong in life. He is the most talented author ever. His mother tells him so every day.

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About Savage Dawn:

Karen Black, a marathon runner and single mother, and her daughter, Roxy, set out on a camping weekend to Dease Lake Caves in Northern British Columbia, in the Canadian wilderness. They do not realize that nearby Mount Edziza is boiling and about to erupt.

Karen’s ex-husband, her current romantic interest, and several strangers are also headed in the direction of Dease Lake. When the volcano erupts, they know they must reach the safety of the caves or perish.

Violent human conflicts, ecological disaster, and shifting alliances abound as the group struggles to survive under almost impossible circumstances. Not only has Edziza erupted, but so has a string of other volcanoes around the world, resulting in the worst volcanic winter the earth has ever seen.

Now the group’s future rests in their own hands. They must discover what events have brought about the apocalypse. Because if they don’t understand what’s happened in the past, there will be no future.

Savage Dawn is a novel of high adventure, breathtaking survival and sizzling romance, set in the wilds of northern British Columbia, Canada,

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Inge Moore studied creative writing at both the undergraduate and post-graduate level at the University of Alberta. There she worked with such revered writers as Governor General’s Award Winning author, Rudy Wiebe. She also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Zoology) from the University of Guelph. Over the years she has worked as a biologist, a research scientist, an economic development officer, an office manager, an immigration officer, a writer, and a horse trainer.

Moore’s short stories have been published in numerous magazines and have been broadcast on radio. She received First Prize in the 1986 Annual Writers’ Digest Short Fiction Competition, out of thousands of entrants. She has several books available on Amazon, including 15 short stories, two short story collections and three novels.

Moore has spent most of her life in Canada, moving between Alberta, the Northwest Territores, and Ontario, and has also lived in Austria and Great Britain. Currently she resides in a small town in Ontario, Canada. She enjoys nature, horses, dogs, art, reading, and, of course, writing.

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About Prison Planet:

“After a failed planetary rebellion, the rebel leader and his men are all given life sentences on Halberd, the RIM Confederacy prison planet and sent to the maximum island penitentiary—a prison that has never had a successful escape.

And under his Admirals orders, Captain Tanner Scott has also been sent to do RIM Navy duty on the planet with the mission to give up his alcoholism dependency. While he knows that this is what is expected of him by the Admiral, he finds it more difficult to do that he’d ever imagined.

Tanner meets a woman—the sister of the rebel leader and while he falls in love with her, he is not sure that the feeling is mutual. Yet he tries to straighten out his life and his drinking but instead he is faced with the choice of a lifetime—love or death.

Against incredible odds in the middle of a prison planet escape, he makes his choice . . . and more than his own life depends upon that choice . . . forever changing the future of the RIM!”

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Being a youngster in the 1950’s meant that I was a voracious reader in what has been called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. That meant that for me, my heroes were not on the hockey rink or gridiron – but instead in my local Library where at 12 I had a full Adult card (thanks Dad!) and took out more than 5 books a week.

Everyone from Heinlein, Norton, Leiber, Pohl, Anderson, Simak, Asimov, Brackett, Van Vogt and more….I fell in love with and eventually owned Ace Doubles of my own. While I never knew who wrote the Tom Corbett – Space Cadet series, I fell in love with them and they had a place of honor on my own bookcase too!

With that kind of an introduction to Science Fiction, it’s no wonder that when got my writing work done, I turned my own fictional side of my brain to writing same. It’s one thing I know to write – and a totally different matter to release same to the world – something that I’ve just started to work on….suffice it to say my own works are rooted in that Golden Age and it’s that era that I’d like to one day be known as a teensy contributor to in some small way.

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About Dark Screams Volume 5:

Mick Garris, J. Kenner, Kealan Patrick Burke, Del James, and Bentley Little pry open a sarcophagus of horror and dread in Dark Screams: Volume Five, from Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar of the esteemed Cemetery Dance Publications.

EVERYTHING YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED by Mick Garris
It was supposed to be the night of his life: a celebration of his one hit slasher flick. But the price of admission is higher than this has-been filmmaker ever could have imagined.

THE ONE AND ONLY by J. Kenner
When he was seven, Will Underwood’s nanny told him she had the Sight. Years later, a broken heart sends him to New Orleans . . . but it’s fate that leads him to Madame Darkling’s Voodoo Emporium.

THE LAND OF SUNSHINE by Kealan Patrick Burke
Although she was mute long before the affair that nearly wrecked their marriage, her silence has tortured her husband ever since. Now he will seek out what he has lost—or be driven mad by remorse.

MECHANICAL GRATITUDE by Del James
Arnold loves his ’68 Camaro almost as much as he loves his wife, and he’s willing to do anything to protect them both—especially after hearing strange noises coming from his garage.

THE PLAYHOUSE by Bentley Little
A real-estate agent is drawn into a children’s playhouse behind an abandoned property she’s trying to sell—and finds herself strangely reluctant to leave.

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Praise for the Dark Screams series

“A wicked treat [featuring] some of the genre’s best . . . Dark Screams: Volume One is a strong start to what looks to be an outstanding series.”—Hellnotes

“The editors have set themselves a high bar to meet in future volumes. . . . It’s going to be a solid series.”—Adventures Fantastic

“Dark Screams: Volume Two [is] a worthwhile read and a great entry to this series. If this upward trend in quality continues, we are sure to see amazing things in the volumes to come.”—LitReactor

“Five fun-to-read stories by top-notch horror scribes. How can you lose? The answer: you can’t.”—Atomic Fangirl

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About Xoe:

Xoe Meyers had a normal life. So she was stuck going to high school, and she only had a few friends to call her own. She liked her normal life. Things were about to change though, because there’s a new guy in her small town, and he is anything but normal. Before Xoe can say, “Werewolf,” her best friend’s life is in peril, and Xoe’s world is turned upside-down. Then, of course, there’s Jason. Xoe doesn’t trust him as far as she can throw him, and given that he’s a vampire, she’d have to be able to catch him first.

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Sara C Roethle is an author and part time unicorn. She resides in the Land of Enchantment, as far from humans as possible…while still having internet.

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About Getting Lucky with the Rock Star (Holiday Encounters Book 3):

Paige Jordan has firm ideas about what success looks like. That’s the reason she stays in medical school even though she has no passion for it. But when rock star Jared Sloane invites her to take a break from real life to go on tour with his band, will Paige find out that passion—and Jared—are the only things she can’t live without?

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When I was a kid, one of my teachers told a story about how she was called by God to be a nun. That night I went home and prayed harder than I ever had before, “Dear God, please don’t make me become a nun. Please don’t make me become a nun.”

My prayers were answered. But once I crossed nun off the list, it would be a long time before I knew exactly what I was meant to do. Over the years I had some jobs I loved (working as a program coordinator for a non-profit animal rescue), some jobs I liked (freelance writing), and some jobs I hated (my experience as a waitress has turned me into the excellent tipper I am today).

Success with freelance writing gave me the courage to start working on my real dream–writing romance novels. I now spend my days writing steamy contemporary romances featuring quirky heroines, hunky heroes, and always a happily ever after.

When I’m not writing, you’ll find me coaching other writers, hanging out with my husband and twin daughters, snuggling with my rescue dogs, baking, traveling, and of course, reading romance novels.

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About Zombie Command by Derek Ailes:

The master of zombie and post-apocalyptic horror fiction is back with a new collection of horror madness.

Zombies are on the loose! Space Station of the Dead, Brave Zombie World and Zombienado headline the latest collection of horror short stories by Derek Ailes (one half of the Ailes Brothers of Terror). His stories have been described as Tales From the Crypt meets the Zombie Apocalypse.

The crew of Space Station X23 must survive the fallout from a zombie plague that is unleashed by an alien stowaway. Will David Canese and the crew of the Kytrex stop the zombies in time? Zombie Twister: What happens when a group of storm chasers encounter an EF5 tornado infested with zombies while filming a documentary special? Will they survive the zombies or the tornado? Gargoyle’s Curse: A small town in Texas is being terrorized by a hungry gargoyle. Will Sheriff Tavenier be able to stop the gargoyle before it kills everybody in town? The Candy Factory: Willie Wonka meets Halloween 3. Henry Mars is possessed by an ancient demon trapped in a mask he bought on an auction site. The demon uses Henry Mars’ candy factory to produce mind controlling gummy bears to enslave the children of Northwest Indiana. Shark Transporter: A mad scientist using a transporter to send a great white shark on a killing spree from a plane, to a school’s swimming pool, to a zoo’s aquarium and more.

Derek takes you on a horror thrill ride. Just when you thought it was safe to continue, he delivers you another spine chilling tale.

Download if you dare!

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Derek is a science fiction & horror writer. He is also a political satirist. In 1985 he wrote his first short story: “The Day It Rained Candy.” He also started writing a science fiction series called “Power Force.” In 1994 he published his first short story: “The Night Of the Living Redheads.” He is also a writer for shortfictionbreak.com.

He has published four horror anthology and is currently working on his next project.

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About Lethal Lawyers by Dale Manolakas:

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Infighting, carnage, and sexual favors are the real rule of law at the Los Angeles law firm of Thorne & Chase! Complex characters immerse you in the cutthroat culture of big money law firms—firms where partners and associates must win at all costs. They cannibalize each other battling for money, power, love, clients, and ultimately their own survival. With blue-collar idealism and onerous student loans, first-year associate Sophia Christopoulos covets the firm’s money and power. But her new friendships, love, and success come with the shocking price of disillusionment, murder, and betrayal. When Sophia is hurled into a murder investigation, she is torn between ethics and firm politics, as well as love and truth. Fighting to save her career and life, she becomes the star witness—and then a target.
5-STAR REVIEWS! “Warning – don’t start reading until you have time!” “Author Dale E. Manolakas delivers with fully-realized characters who explode off the page. Visceral. Sensual. Alive. Highly recommended.” “A strong, scathingly entertaining commentary on the Los Angeles legal community. Keeps the reader guessing until the end.” “Wow! Powerful look into the law business!” Buy Now ~~New Release Coming Soon~~

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TOP 100 AMAZON BEST SELLER’S RANK FOR MONTHS

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 was a teacher, primarily 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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About Welcome to Redemption Series Collection (books 1-6) by Donna Marie Rogers and Stacey Joy Netzel:

This boxed set is reg. $5.99, but will be on sale Sept. 23-Oct. 19th, in preparation of the Oct. 8th release of books 9 & 10 in the series. Also, I could only list one FB fan page…if you want Donna’s too, here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/DonnaMarieRogersAuthor

Synopsis:

USA Today bestselling series by Donna Marie Rogers & Stacey Joy Netzel
WELCOME TO REDEMPTION…a small town in Northeast Wisconsin where second chances don’t always come easy, but if you’re willing to try, anything is possible.

The collection gives you books 1-6 of this bestselling series in one convenient boxed set. Redemption is a town filled with quirky characters, irresistibly sexy heroes, and the women who make the best of a second chance at love. It’s a close-knit community that readers have grown to love as much as the authors, and everyone enjoys coming back for another visit.

“With their easy, breezy style and skilled characterizations, Rogers and Netzel have created a town that readers won’t want to leave.” ~ RT Book Reviews

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Donna Marie Rogers and Stacey Joy Netzel live in Wisconsin, and met 11 years ago at their local RWA chapter meeting. They realized they live a mere 8 mi. apart, became critique partners, and more importantly, friends. They’ve shared a lot in their careers, and Welcome to Redemption is a special series for them. They love creating new stories in the beloved town as much as the fans enjoy reading them. Books 9 & 10 will release Oct. 8th, and they look forward to continuing the series for years to come.

They both enjoy spending time with their families, gardening and canning, love TV and movies (Donna’s a horror fan; Stacey prefers romantic comedies), and of course, they both do lots of reading.

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About Big Dog:

Big Dog by Bruce Deitrick Price

Big Dog is a sun-fun-and-crime novel set in Virginia Beach, 1971, with the Vietnam War and a hurricane as backdrops. A fast, often funny but intimate story told by a tough-guy detective.

Ben Morgan, a young PI, likes his cases simple, good guys versus bad guys, so he can help the good guys and give the bad ones a good kick. But there’s a murky, shades-of-gray war dragging on in Vietnam. Societal change is blowing in the wind. Nothing’s simple anymore. Certainly not the cascade of crimes and mysteries he finds himself in.

Morgan takes a break on the boardwalk, Labor Day Monday, when a young woman throws off her clothes and runs screaming on the beach. The woman is Abby Dillon, the only daughter of the local kingpin, Jim Dillon. Rumor has it that his poker pals call him Big Dog.

The next day a couple comes down from Richmond. They want Morgan to find their daughter Alice, and make her go back to college. That evening Morgan finds her with a rude hippie named Lefty. But two days later he gets a call from Alice’s roommate. Alice didn’t turn up. Now he needs to find Lefty.

Morgan stops by the Association for Research and Enlightenment, probably the most famous place in Virginia Beach. He encounters a fat man named Dixby Schwartz, a schemer who sees a way to extract money from Jim Dillon. Nine years earlier, Abby Dillon’s boyfriend disappeared mysteriously, murdered or maybe just gone to California. Schwartz thinks he knows what happened.

Meanwhile, a hurricane is churning up the East Coast. A bad storm puts people on edge, and makes them more likely to take chances. When Morgan goes to meet a man in a big waterfront house about a job, he gets knocked out, and wakes up next to a corpse named Dixby Schwartz.

Morgan is a levelheaded guy, tough if he has to be, a bit of a kidder, loyal his girlfriend Sue. He’s rattled as mystery piles on top of threat. The only thing Morgan can do is charge forward, confront people, find clues, and solve crimes before they overwhelm him.

Big Dog is much inspired by Raymond Chandler’s PI novels set in Los Angeles. Price started wondering what Raymond Chandler would do with his hometown, Virginia Beach? Land of sun, sand, tourists, hurricanes, political corruption, and good Southern manners. Big Dog is narrated by the PI. The first sentence is: “I’ll start with the naked lady.” Arguably more engaging than “Call me Ishmael.”

A rich couple in Florida, the first people to read this novel, proclaimed: “a real page turner.”

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Bruce Deitrick Price is the author of eight books, an artist, and a poet. He writes widely about education reform and founded Improve-Education.org in 2005. His literary site is Lit4u.com.

He grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and lives there now after several decades in Manhattan. Big Dog is set in set in this famous tourist town on the Atlantic Ocean. Price used his own memories, and lots of hearsay from his businessman father, to create the book’s texture.

Price graduated with Honors in English Literature from Princeton. He thinks of himself as a serious novelist but also an experimental novelist. Writing this detective novel, and another one set in Manhattan (i.e., Art and Beauty), were in a sense experimental projects. How would Raymond Chandler perform his magic in very different settings?

One of Price’s early books (but still in print) is American Dreams, which was catalyzed to a large degree by drawing words randomly from the dictionary. He wrote the so-far unpublished Manhattan Express the same way and has written poetry and created art using similarly random methods.

Price makes no claim to understand the market or literary formulas. What he believes in is starting with a big canvas and filling it up with the most interesting material possible. He recently finished a sci-fi novel called “The boy who saves the world” and is now at work on a novel inspired by William Gibson. Big canvas, lots of pretty details, take chances– that’s Price’s approach.

In the long-running debate about whether creative writing is craft or art, Price is enthusiastically on the side of art. Too many people think they can make literature the same way a guy makes sandals or jewelry: you craft it. Universities like this perspective because they want to make money by training students to follow their craft. This has led to a lot of uniformity and dullness in our poetry, a theme which is explained in an article on the Internet titled “16: The Plight of Poetry.”

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About Sevara: Dawn of Hope by Damian Wampler:

Sevara’s orphanage teaches wife etiquette instead of arithmetic, domestic duties instead of grammar, and stick fighting instead of phys ed. There’s a swimming pool (but no water) and a doctor (who sells the unwanted girls to slave traders). All girls must become servant-wives, or be kicked out onto the streets with nothing.

Sevara refuses to marry, and doesn’t last long on the outside. Luckily, someone has been watching her. The adventure fantasy begins that will span hundreds of lifetimes.

A shapeshifting immortal gives Sevara a second chance at life, and a powerful gift. But when Sevara begins a doomed love affair with the man she almost married, she must choose between protecting the city and saving the only man she’s ever loved.

With a strong female lead, this coming of age adventure is a thrill-ride you’ll never forget.

Dawn of Hope is a one hundred thousand word young adult fantasy novel (262 pages) that will appeal to readers of all ages, and is suitable for children over the age of thirteen.

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Damian is a lifelong documentary photographer who originally hails from Newark, Delaware. Damian earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Anthropology from Boston University and boarded a place bound for Kyrgyzstan shortly after, where he taught English for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer. Later, he earned a Master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Russian, Eastern Europe and Central Asian Studies, and returned to the Kyrgyz republic as a Fulbright researcher. He returned to the United States to study digital photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He also wrote and produced a full-length play which premiered June, 2009. Damian is the writer and creator of the Sevara graphic novel. He is currently a Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. State Department, and lives most of his days overseas with his wife, son, and toy poodle.

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About Invasion of Privacy:

Jack the Ripper is now online . . .When a beautiful young cellist is found brutally murdered, expert security consultant Brody Taylor and Met police detective Jenny Price team up to track down the serial killer responsible. The answer lies in a highly secure website that broadcasts live feeds from hacked webcams… An ingenious thriller that will keep you guessing.

Available for 99c on 7th and 8th October only!

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Ian Sutherland was brought up the Outer Hebrides, idyllic remote islands off the west coast of Scotland. In an effort to escape the monotonous miles of heather, bracken and wild sheep, Ian read avidly, dreaming of one day arriving in a big city like London. And then, at the tender age of 12 he was unexpectedly uprooted to Peckham, an inner city suburb of South-East London. Ian quickly discovered that the real London was a damn sight more gritty and violent than the version in his books and shown on tv. Undeterred, Ian did what he did best, and buried his head in books, dreaming of other places to escape to.

Roll forward some years, and Ian can still be found with his head in a book. Or, given that he enjoyed a successful career in the IT industry, an eBook Reader. And now, having travelled a fair bit of the globe in person and even more of it via the Internet, Ian lives with his wife and two daughters in a small idyllic village, surrounded by green fields, copses and the occasional sheep, yet located just outside of the London he finally came to love.

Here, he writes gritty, violent crime thrillers full of well-rounded characters, set in and around London. His stories also feature the online world that most of us jump into blindly each day, but Ian exposes its underbelly and dramatically illustrates how dangerous the internet can be for the unwary.

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About Smokin’ Weed with Jesus — The Gospel According to Cannabis:

The story begins in a small town near Portland, Maine where Richard, a bankruptcy attorney, has just taken part in the liquidation of a pornography store. Returning home, he makes the mistake of reaching back for the one thing that soothes the guilt of separating others from their livelihood, and drives headlong into an oncoming vehicle. His body, badly broken, Richard is whisked off to Portland’s Maine Medical Center where he hovers between life and death. As he is about to undergo surgery, he slips into a near death experience and mysteriously finds himself standing in a familiar looking place, confused about where he is and how he got there.

But, some distance away, sits a man appearing to be dressed as though he had just stepped out of the summer of love. Sitting next to him, Richard surprisingly discovers that this man is none other than Jesus of Nazareth. The ensuing conversation is largely based on Jesus’ calm criticism of humankind, religion, and the need for change in order to foster progress.

After two thousand years, the Son of God, again attempts to show humanity the errors of its ways – including the need for humor, the issues of ego, and of course, tolerance. He is joined by the one, the only, Satan who, as it turns out, is not the ferocious beast he has always been assumed to be. In fact, it is his wife Lilith who wears the pants in the family, ruling him as well as the underworld with an iron fist. However, Satan has appeared in heaven only as comic relief, with his taunting attitude and irritating ego. Also making an appearance is the Archangel Gabriel, and the biblical prostitute Mary Magdalene.

The conversation comes to a close with Richard receiving both a mission and a gift, He returns to the human world profoundly changed with the memory of his experience intact, and carrying out the Messiah’s request, he resumes his life with new purpose and an ability that only he possesses. Smokin’ Weed With Jesus is an irreverent, humorous criticism given by the King of the Jews and takes aim at the root cause of the worlds problems – our problems. What this book is not is political. The issues that have plagued human history rely on a far more fundamental cause, and it the author’s goal to present not only the cause, but the simplicity of coping with them.

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A native of Upstate New York, Clifford Beck received the bulk of his education at the State University of New York at Albany. His writing began with experiments in poetry, inspired by ancient literature. Later, he attended Southern Maine Technical College, earning a degree in New Media. His work is largely an exploration into human darkness and the dynamics of madness. Having a background in design and illustration, he also creates the cover art for his novels

Now a resident of Portland, Maine, he tends to write what speaks to him the loudest, occasionally relying on music for inspiration. But, ideas have always come to him during the most unlikely of situations and is always with pen and pad at the ready. During the course of his life, he has been seen as someone in possession of a rather peculiar personality, but has come to accept this as a commonality among writers in general and an expression of what makes the mind of a writer tick.

He has most of his life in the helping professions and has witnessed a good deal of human suffering. Using his work as a tool of reflection, he brings these experiences to the surface in the form of ideas pertaining to social issues and the direction the world appears to be taking. Additionally, Mr. Beck has discovered that without the constraints of religion, he is able to paint the darkness of human nature on a much broader canvas. And using a strong sense of visual imagery, is able to bring his novels to life, immersing the reader in a world governed by a unique and separate reality.

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About Soulbound:

Living in the quaint farming village of Brittendell offered a simple life of home and family. When Aislynn, the daughter of a local farmer, and Rorin, the son of a wealthy horse trader, married, another charming love story enlivened the tranquil town. Aislynn and Rorin were profoundly connected, but their relationship came to a screeching halt when Rorin was killed in a tragic accident. Their bond sends Aislynn into a spiraling depression as she continues sensing Rorin’s presence. Soon, Aislynn finds herself thrust into a dangerous world of magic filled with hobgoblins, elves, and wizards. When Aislynn is captured by the future king of Venallis and forced to help him uncover a mysterious magical artifact she discovers that fate has far greater plans for her than she ever imagined. Perhaps death is not always the end

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Five and a half years ago I found myself surrounded by family and friends in Bill Burke park as my worst fears were confirmed. My husband, Dustin, was dead after only a year and a half of marriage. At 28 I was a visually disabled widow, my husband had taken his own life and I was left behind trying to put the shattered pieces of my life back together.
Bit by bit, I started to rebuild, though I continued to mourn my loss and battled to find closure. Since we weren’t blessed with any children I found myself struggling to find meaning and purpose in the brief time I had with Dustin. I desperately wished I could see him, or speak to him, even if it was only for a moment to say goodbye. It was from that desire that an idea began to form in my mind, and a scene started to take shape.
Then one day, as I listened to music the characters began to come to life, and the world in which they lived took form in my mind. It took nearly two years for the entire story to develop and when it was done I had enough material for a trilogy of books, as well as the title for book 1: Soulbound.
Writing this book has helped me to find the closure and purpose that felt so out of reach after I lost my husband. It has also provided me with a sense of legacy for the time I was given with my Dustin. This trilogy is the final gift I have to offer him.

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About Free Me by Laurelin Paige:

I wasn’t supposed to be working the night I met JC.

Before him, I’d been content with the daily grind, managing one of NYC’s top nightclubs. So what if my life didn’t have a happily ever after? I didn’t believe in that anyway.

Then JC showed up.

Sexy, rich and smooth-talking, JC is nothing more than a distraction. I’m not interested in a night-in-shining latex so it’s easy to push the playboy away. Or it is until my life spins unexpectedly out-of-control. Then he’s there for me, offering a new method of survival, one based on following primal urges and desires that requires me to abandon my constant need for control.

His no-strings-attached lessons obliterate my carefully built walls. And as I discover freedom, I start to feel things for him that I shouldn’t. Things that make me fear for my newly vulnerable heart. Because JC has secrets of his own, and his secrets don’t want to set him free.

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Author Bio:
Laurelin Paige is the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Fixed Trilogy. She’s a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn’t seem to complain, however. When she isn’t reading or writing sexy stories, she’s probably singing, watching Game of Thrones and the Walking Dead, or dreaming of Michael Fassbender. She’s also a proud member of Mensa International though she doesn’t do anything with the organization except use it as material for her bio.

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About The Day My Teacher Came to Tea:

An imaginative, fun-filled picture book to delight school children everywhere.

Matty’s teacher, Mrs Green, known by all as the ‘meanest of the mean’ gets much more than she bargains for when visiting Matty and his mum for tea and cake. Hoping to tell tales on Matty, Mrs Green is thwarted by one disaster after another and… well, let’s just say her visit does not go to plan! A laugh out loud farce for children; this story is written in fast-paced rhyming verse and accompanied by fun and colourful illustrations.

This book comes to you from the author of My Crazy Purple Pen and the Captain Sillyvoice series.

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Author Bio:
Ruth Whenham, a recent Finalist Medal Winner in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards (2014), began her career as a freelance writer a short time before reaching her 40th birthday. To say it was something of a mid-life crisis would be absolutely true! A graduate of Human Psychology and a former employee of the National Health Service, Ruth now splits her time between writing, looking after her family (she has two children) and volunteering at her local Citizens’ Advice Bureau.

Ruth combines jaunty rhyming verse, humour and great characters to create stories that are entertaining for young children and for their parents alike!

To date, Ruth has published six children’s picture books; all of which have been illustrated by talented artist, Emma K.L. Hunt.

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