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Published: Sun, 12/13/15

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Chantilly Lace  

Cover-orders-3-005-Page-6About Chantilly Lace:

Chantilly ‘Tilly’ Lace O’Malley is the corset wearing, whiskey drinking, gun toting owner of The Lacy Nugget Saloon.

She can out-ride, out-drink, out-shoot and out-cuss any man. She’s a no nonsense gal.

Gareth Connell is the new guy in town.

Will he find a place in Tilly’s life or more importantly her heart?

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Author Bio:
I grew up in the Western Suburbs of Sydney in the 50’s and 60’s.
Married for almost 42 years, I have 2 sons, 2 daughters in law and 5 gorgeous grandchildren.
I was a nurse for more than 35 years. I have been retired for 5 years and I’m finally able to indulge my love of writing and storytelling.
I love to travel both overseas and in Australia. I also love walking our two dogs and reading.
My inspiration comes from my dad who sadly passed away earlier this year. He was my most loyal fan.

 



The Stolen Dog  

51Yd58-ZuWL._SX311_BO1204203200About The Stolen Dog:

A New York Times Bestseller with an ending that will make you cry tears of joy!

When Briggs, a Boston terrier, is stolen from his family’s deck and shoved into a waiting car, a chain of events unfold that shakes the city. The Stolen Dog follows Tricia and Josh, Briggs’ owners, as they fight a force unknown, enduring death threats, psychic interventions, false leads, fake set-ups, and the threat of dog fighting. A heart-wrenching yet ultimately uplifting story of love, fearlessness, and hope — a captivating view of the best and worst of humanity — The Stolen Dog will make you hug your pets closer.

All proceeds will be donated to animal rescues!

The Stolen Dog is a true story.

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Author Bio:
A New York Times Bestselling author, Tricia O’Malley lives in Milwaukee with her husband Josh, and their much doted-upon dogs, Briggs and Blue. On a typical day you will find her lost in the worlds of her making or working with up-and-coming authors. She loves the entrepreneurial life, is strongly resistant to the cubicle-world, and thrives on creating the life that she’s always wanted to live.

 



Protecting Caroline  

1Caroline-Ebook-Cover-UPDATEDAbout Protecting Caroline:

Matthew “Wolf” Steel hated flying commercial. Luckily his job as a Navy SEAL meant he didn’t have to do it very often. He’d been unlucky enough to be assigned a middle seat on the cramped jet, but fortunately for him, the woman next to him was willing to switch seats with him. Hoping for a relaxing flight, Wolf was pleasantly surprised at the good conversation and sense of humor the woman had as they flew 36,000 feet over the countryside.

When Caroline boarded the plane to Virginia to move across the country for her new job she never expected to be seated next to the hottest guy she’d ever seen. She also never expected he’d be so easy to talk to. She knew he’d never be interested in talking to her if he hadn’t been trapped in the seat next to her, but it was a nice way to spend a long plane ride.

Neither Wolf nor Caroline were prepared for a terrorist hijacking of their plane, but if Caroline thought that would be the last time she’d see, or need, Wolf, she’d be sorely mistaken.

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New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Susan Stoker has a heart as big as the state of Texas where she lives, but this all American girl has also spent the last fourteen years living in Missouri, California, Colorado, and Indiana. She’s married to a retired Army man who now gets to follow her around the country.

She debuted her first series in 2014 and quickly followed that up with the SEAL of Protection Series, which solidified her love of writing and creating stories readers can get lost in.

Connect with her at susan@stokeraces.com



Lunar Discovery by Salvador Mercer  

Lunar-Discovery-01About Lunar Discovery:

When a Chinese rover discovers an alien technology on the dark side of the moon, it is up to Richard ‘Rock’ Crandon and his NASA team of scientists and engineers to devise a way to return before the Chinese and Russians.

Forced to deal with bureaucratic oversight and a complex team of personalities, Rock Crandon pushes his team to their limits.

With pressure mounting, the world is pushed closer to conflict and war as the NASA team finds itself seriously behind in the newly initiated space race. The future of mankind, its ideological and technological advances are at stake, as the world’s super powers race to discover what lies on the dark side of the moon.

Who will get there first, and at what cost?

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Author Bio:
Salvador Mercer loves to read. Having read the works from Tolkien, McCaffrey, Donaldson, Asimov, Burroughs, Crichton, and many others, the desire to write took over the once sane man and now he finds himself immersed in telling tall tales and intricate fables from this world, and across the stars to many others.

His stories are inspired by past author greats, but written and moved forward by Mercer who sincerely hopes that the stories delight and entertain the reader. He invites you to enter the worlds and realms of his books, and hopes you share with him your experiences there.

Salvador Mercer is fluent in English, Russian and Spanish, having served in the US Army, 750th Military Intelligence Brigade as a Russian Voice Intercept Operator, works in the field of Public Transit, loves languages, history, reading, boating, traveling, and science. He lives in Ohio with his three boys, a baby (elf), toddler (hobbit), teenager (orc), and wife, Masha.



Laser-Sharp Focus by Joanna Jast  

14About Laser-Sharp Focus by Joanna Jast:

Distracted? Procrastinating? Struggling to focus? Whether you’ve tried and failed to improve your concentration, or are tired of ineffective, blanket advice available out there – here is a book for you.

Discover how to sharpen your focus, improve your concentration, maximise your productivity and speed up your success with evidence-based strategies and proven tricks.

This book is a practical, step-by-step guide on how to improve your focus with a twist – it helps you identify what’s not working first, so you can target your specific problems head-on, without wasting time and energy on stuff that’s unlikely to work for you. The approach presented in this book unlike many others, is evidence-based and takes into consideration your individual situation, providing you with a roadmap so that you can check where you are and what you need to do to get where you want to be. This system will grow with you.

Why you should check out Laser-Sharp Focus:

This book is a good fit for you if you:
– Struggle with distractions and interruptions
– Are consumed by procrastination
– Have tried and failed to constantly ‘motivate yourself’
– Suffer from ‘wandering mind’
– Feel you are not as productive as you could be.

You will learn:
– How to identify what specifically is not working within your current ‘focus system’
– What you can do to eliminate procrastination, minimise distractions, avoid interruptions, keep your mind on track, your emotions under control, and your body at top-level performance
– How to create a system that can adapt to your changing needs so that you focus on your job, whatever it is, whenever you need to and wherever you are.
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Author Bio:
Joanna Jast is a former master procrastinator with a short attention span and the modern ‘multitasking disease’, who developed a system of making herself snap into focus whenever she wants it and stay ‘in the Zone’ for however long it’s needed.

Joanna is a Quora enthusiast (and Most Read Writer in a many learning/memory and productivity related topics), Udemy instructor and the owner of Shapeshifters Club.



The Rune that Binds by J.D. Goff  

Rune-that-binds-final-lightning-smallerAbout The Rune that Binds by J.D. Goff:

When a man has nothing left to lose, the gods themselves fear his wrath.

On his First Night, the rite of passage from boy to man, everyone Jan knows is brutally murdered by the ubiquitous nohetka, creatures of the night filled with the Beckoning, a force that imbues them with an erotic allure that seduces men to their deaths. Jan survives, but the nohetka took more than his family. Filled with a terrible thirst for revenge fueled by the Beckoning, Jan’s humanity is slowly disappearing. If he cannot conquer his hate, it will destroy not only him, but the world as well.

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Author Bio:
Born in Albuquerque New Mexico, I grew up in the Rocky Mountains, moving to Colorado when I was seven. An avid outdoors man, I spend a lot of time camping and working with the Boy Scouts.

I began my writing career at an early age, creating interesting fictions about why my homework wasn’t done, or why I hadn’t managed to make it to school – technically, I made it to school, just not past the library. Living near NORAD, my inventions included flying remote control airplanes in front of the early alert radar array. Obviously, such a gross violation of national security would require the government to seize any documents I had in my possession, which invariably included math homework.

I had little interest or time for school, which was a distraction from the places I wanted to go, worlds of science and wonder filled mysterious technologies and exotic races; or to the arctic tundra in company of White Fang, and Jack London. I thrilled to the adventures of the Hardy Boys, and combed the pages of the Worldcraft Encyclopedias. From their pages I learned about the Earl of Sandwich, and the invention of that staple of school lunches which are named after the famous gambler. These were my drugs, my addiction, and abstractions from reality. I read walking home from school. I read late into the night. I read when I should have been in school, and as a consequence, I’m convinced I got a better, more diverse education that most of my peers. It was only natural that I would want to write one or two those marvelous vessels of the imagination. One of my favorite poems is by Emily Dickenson

There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot that bears a human soul!

I did finally manage to graduate from high school and go on to college. I went out to make my living in the real world working in theater, not the kind where you go and sit and watch actors on a stage, but the kind where your feet stick to the floor while you stare at a screen for two hours. I tore tickets, popped pop corn, and cleaned up that stuff that sticks your feet to the floor. You don’t want to know what it is. You really don’t.

I served a two year mission for my church, and there are some who will say that was a further exploration of fiction, which is their prerogative. I came home to go to college, but an unintended cranial collision with a crowbar (really, are those ever intentional) interrupted my scholastic endeavors.

For the record, I don’t recommend being bludgeoned. While I remember very little of the actual bludgeoning, I’m fairly certain I didn’t enjoy any of it.
In the early 90’s I belonged to the online writing group, Fantasy School, hosted on the Prodigy network, but I wasn’t really sure if I had what it took to make it as a writer until I sent a short story to Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine.

At that time Mrs. Bradley took the time to respond to my submission, and though she rejected it, spoke very highly of my writing, saying, “you have what it takes to write stories that sell.” There were other instances from other attempts at publication where I was told I had real talent. If you’ve ever submitted something you know how rare it is to get anything but a form letter rejection. My confidence bolstered, I decided to make a genuine effort at writing, but as life does, my plans didn’t match up with events and I ended up taking a hiatus from my writing for over a decade.

In 2006 I decided to try again and see if I could make a go of this writing thing. Up until that point I’d written and published mostly technical articles, opinion columns, and the like, and I wanted to see if I had what it took to write something more. The Rune that Binds is the culmination of that effort, and is the first in a series of books that deal with the nature of evil. It is my first, though by all means not my last foray into writing.
As a writer, you’d think I’d be really good at segues, you’d be wrong. Speaking of which…

Most think make believe is the playground of the child, but it is also the realm of writers. Children, however, own it more wholly than adults. For us it is an escape, for the child it simply is. When children make believe, they’re not pretending to be something they’re not. For them, the iteration of imagination is absolute and all consuming. They’re playing, and they invest themselves in their imaginary world with complete abandon. They become whatever they’re playing at, not to escape anything, but to simply enjoy the moment. When adults make believe, it’s most often to deny what we are, to be something we’re not, or leave behind something we don’t want to deal with. If we get too good at it, we get to pay a professional to wrest us from that place and return us to this one.

The rare exception to that is a book. When we read, it is with whole abandon. When we open a book, we can shut out the world and imagine the way we did when we were children. I prefer “make believe” the way children do it. It’s how I write, and it’s how I invite you to read my stories.

 



CHANGING TIMES: CATS & DOGS  

SoftCoverAbout CHANGING TIMES: CATS & DOGS:

Changing Times eBook edition is currently $2.99, for a limited period. This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series. The action is set in the frozen mountains of a land, much like our own, involving people, much like our selves, that have abilities long forgotten. A fantasy quest with shapeshifters and time tunnels.

In the far reaches of the Northern Alps, a simmering conflict is about to throw the known world into chaos. At the center lies a battle for a mysterious crystal, an object so precious, civilizations have fallen trying to control it. When a decision is made to kidnapped children of the South Lands, to use as pawns in this deadly struggle, then the die has been cast for their world to change. Times will never be the same again.

It’s left to Sam to choose between the destruction of all out conflict or to go alone in search of his daughter, the future Queen of the River Plains. But when Kerri discovers that her young friends have been left alone and abandoned in the snows of the High Passes, her choice between following orders or going to their rescue is a simple one. Into this boiling cauldron steps Sonny, a boy with powers to change his form and the knowledge to guide them through the Gateway, a mysterious tunnel that leads to a beautiful but dangerous land.

As the party struggle through raging storms of the high alps, they realize time is quickly running out before their children and their way home are lost forever. While the conflict continues for control of the crystal, an unseen and long forgotten evil prepares to enter the fight.

Within the darkest reaches of the forest, something is watching and impatiently waiting for the inferno to erupt, to unleash their revenge on everyone around.

As the effects of the Gateway slowly bring Sam to his knees, how can Kerri ever save her friends alone. When Sonny’s loyalty is questioned, will he be forced to choose between his obligations to his father or betray those that he gave his word to guide.

And when our reluctant heroes Vin and Naz, young Guards of the Snow Bears enter the fray, will the world ever be the same again !

In an epic struggle for the very souls of those touched by the crystal, their quest becomes a struggle for the survival of the known lands.

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Author Bio:
Shaun L. Griffiths was born in Cardiff, South Wales in 1959. He studied Electronic Engineering at Llandaff College, graduating top of his class.

His first position was with an American company manufacturing computer Hard Disks at a time when Disk Drives were the size of a car. After five years in a “Clean Room”, never knowing the difference between night and day, he saw a light at the end of the tunnel, and walked away to travel the world.

Returning to the London in the 90’s, the Author worked in London’s Financial district. He watched first hand the greed and corruption that brought once great institutions to their knees, until the City’s “re-alignment” sent him packing.

He moved to Poland, where he now lives with his family and dog in a house they built in the forest. This is his first fiction novel.

“I get most of my inspiration from the places around me or my memories of the places I’ve seen. When you stop to take it all in, you will remember this is a truly beautiful world.”



DREAM BOOST FOR LADIES: 15 SECRETS TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE by SHAN KING  

DBFL-coverAbout DREAM BOOST FOR LADIES: 15 SECRETS TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE by SHAN KING:

My dear lady friends, new year, new dreams come true!

I would like to share my super effective dream-boosting system with you to help you to make your dreams come true. This book doesn’t aim to help you to quit your job and go solo tomorrow. This book was written to help you to restore your positive energy, adjust your route, and give you a turbo boost to your dream life.

The dream-boosting system has five interlocking steps. Within each step, I’ll share three secrets with you to help you complete the step.

Step 1 will prepare an unclogged physical and mental environment for you, to make sure your positive energy can flow freely and smoothly around you. More importantly, it will restore all the scattered energy back to central command to boost you to your dream life.

Step 2 will shift the negative energy around you in your daily life and replace it with positive energy.

Step 3 will help you to design the dreams that you really want. If you’re having trouble forming your dreams, don’t worry. I have a couple of secret exercises that will help you to get there. What’s more, you’ll have a clear set of goals to direct you to your dream life at end of this step.

Step 4 is essential. It will ensure that you anchor your goals and prepare you for your journey to achieve those goals. More importantly, it will help you to deal with your own inner resistance which blocks the big positive changes to your life.

Step 5 is the real thing. It’s the true force to boost you to your dream life, and it doesn’t mean working harder.

This little book is designed to be a great companion for you when you head down to your favorite cozy coffee shop to enjoy a cup of coffee and have a relaxing and reflecting afternoon. It’s just like taking an old friend out for a coffee, and I guarantee you a warm and energizing experience. You’ll gradually open yourself up, admitting that you want better. When you read along, you’ll become confident and believe that you can make it better. At the end of your reading, you’ll have a plan. This book is here to help you to break though the stagnancy in your life right now and navigate you to your dream life.

Yes, this will all happen for you in this magic two-hour coffee break.

Since I put this dream boost system together, I practice it every day, and I enjoy every step of my journey. I know you’ll too. I promise that if you put this system to work in your daily life, you can transform your current life into your dream life. It’s like magic! One day, you’ll realize that you are living with happiness and ease, just like you have wished for.

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Author Bio:
Dr Shan King is a researcher, working in a UK university. Inspired by Henry Ford’s words of wisdom: “whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right”, she decided to go on a journey of self-help, re-igniting her desire to reach her potential and make her dreams come true. Along the way, she perfected a dream-boosting system. Now, she is enjoying every single day and moving towards achieving her dreams. “Dream Boost for Ladies” is her first book. She is excited to put her work on the shelf and share her experience with her lady friends.



Dim Sum, Dead Some by EM Kaplan  

DSDSCover_smallAbout Dim Sum, Dead Some by EM Kaplan:

Ivan Sorokin is missing. Who wants him out of the picture—his wife, his business partner, or the stripper who holds his heart?

Josie Tucker stands on Beach Street with her back to the San Francisco wharf. Above her, the Ghirardelli sign winks in the dusky twilight, seducing her. The ice cream parlor lights beckon like a lactose lothario, a casein casanova, trying hard to woo her. But her heart longs for dumplings, for dim sum.

Dim sum means “heart’s delight.” Imagine nibbling at a savory golden pouch stuffed with delicately seasoned meat. If a lover offers the morsel on the tips of exquisitely lacquered chopsticks late in the morning while reclining on silken cushions…that’s food for the heart.

Chinatown. Dim sum. Murder. Josie’s perfect ingredients for adventure.

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Author Bio:
Award-winning author, EM Kaplan, was an 80s kid, spoonfed on six channels of a VHF dial TV. She grew up reading Agatha Christie and Edgar Rice Burroughs in rural Arizona where there were no sidewalks but plenty of tumbleweeds. A former wannabe spy, trombonist, toilet-cleaner, beginner ninja, and subversive marketeer, she currently lives in the frozen north with her husband, author JD Kaplan, kids, and dog.

 


 
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