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Published: Mon, 08/08/16

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Selling at the Table: Seven Steps to Transforming Your Restaurant’s Profits and Your Life! by Howard Tinker  

41G-Ei9MhfLAbout Selling at the Table: Seven Steps to Transforming Your Restaurant’s Profits and Your Life! by Howard Tinker

The restaurant owners staff training guide for increasing the amount diners spend each visit. Ideal for anyone in hospitality who wants to increase the businesses profitability. Howard Tinker details a highly successful sales process that was developed over 25 years at one of Sydney’s most iconic restaurants. As well as higher sales results the process delivers a framework for a higher level of service too.

The Selling At The Table sales process has been successfully adapted for use in cafes, bars, hotels and function centers with immediate increase in sales revenues reported.

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Author Bio:
In April 2004, Howard Tinker and his wife opened Australian Restaurant Marketing Systems (now Restaurant Profits) and started our love affair with the Australian hospitality industry.

Since then, Howard has presented seminars to packed venues in and across Australia, in New Zealand, in the Philippines and in the UK.



Before She Became a Lady by Wareeze Woodson  

Before_Lady_coverAbout Before She Became a Lady by Wareeze Woodson

Laurel Collingsworth, seventeen and deeply in love, expects to marry her hero and live in wedded bliss forever after. Instead, with the ink barely dry on the marriage lines, Lord Robert Laningham is called away to Spain and the war. With a heavy heart, she sends her husband off with a kiss and a prayer for his safe return.
Now alone in her new role of Lady Laningham, she faces a series of terrifying events, shadowy intruders, missing jewelry, and mysterious footfalls in the night. Added to her alarms, she must fight her hostile sister-in-law for the reigns of her husband’s establishment.
When Lord Robert Laningham returns, can she convince him danger stalks the halls of the ancient mansion? In his wounded state, will he listen, or must she protect her child, her recovering husband, and her household by herself?
Before She Became a Lady is a Regency romance filled with suspense. This is a prequel to Conduct Unbecoming of a Gentleman, but is a full love story on its own merit.

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The Encounter Book 1 Short Read Love Story by Peggy Chan  

resize1kindle1About The Encounter Book 1 Short Read Love Story by Peggy Chan

A chance encounter in a busy street turns the lives of Merry and Darryl upside down. Merry is in shock when she sees who she has just bumped into. The face she didn’t expect to see anymore now stands before her, the man who betrayed her within months of his avowal that they were man and wife before God.
Darryl realizes that Merry still occupies his heart and her rejection of him now is a challenge he wants to take up.
As he follows her surreptitiously he finds out her secret, the secret that Merry has hidden from him. Their past history now threatens to shatter their lives but can they walk away and pretend that they didn’t bump into each other? Can Darryl work his old magic on Merry and get her to capitulate and surrender to his demands?
Can Merry break the hold that Darryl still has over her?

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Author Bio:
Peggy is a happy grandmother of four, two who are in college, and two who are preschoolers. She enjoys an early morning round of golf, traveling and creative writing. Reading is what she likes to do best when not bogged down with the mundane routines of life.
She has published English Grammar books and also a series of “Yes I Can Read” stories retold in simple language for children.
You can find her other books, both fiction and non-fiction, including children’s books in the Kindle store on amazon.com.
She shares the places she has visited and her thoughts in her blogs at blogger.com
You are welcome to check them out at https://swingingby.blogspot.my/
https://bubblyluv.blogspot.my/



Stolen by Alison Golden  

stolenAbout Stolen by Alison Golden

In the space of one moment, the night turns from joy to confusion…. How did it happen? How were they all robbed, at once… without anyone seeing a thing?

When Vancouver’s elite convenes in the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate and fund the new British Columbia Children’s Hospital, it is a night of free flowing champagne, high class regalia and more flash than a museum could house – until suddenly everyone realizes all their precious jewels and baubles are gone.

Diana Hunter works for a news and crime magazine, yet her past experience and impressive, Sherlock Holmes-like skills mark her as an asset only the government could have trained.

Those skills are soon put to the test when the Superintendent of the Vancouver Police Department calls her in to work the case. Thrown together with a talented group, Diana must unravel the clues before the ghost like bandits strike again. With two successful heists behind them, Diana begins to fear the bigger picture and realizes that these ‘robberies’ may not just be robberies after all….

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JOLT by Jodi Bowersox  

JOLTcoverAbout JOLT by Jodi Bowersox

When the summit of Pikes Peak is beset with a summer storm, Lalita Torres thinks the embarrassment of trading her shorts and tank top for a touristy union suit to keep warm is the worst that could happen.

She was wrong.

A lightning strike sends her back a hundred and twenty-three years and into the care of Dr. Tate Cavanaugh.

Lalita thinks she’s in a reality TV show. Tate thinks she’s lost her mind.

FREE August 8-12

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Author Bio:
Jodi Bowersox has worn many hats: actress, seamstress, designer, teacher, choir/play director, artist, and author. She has written two children’s books under the pen name J.B. Stockings, but her current passion is writing romance novels. To read her blog and writing samples, go to www.jodibowersox.com.

Jodi grew up on a farm in Nebraska, then spent most of her life in the sweltering summer humidity of NE Kansas. A recent move to the Colorado Rockies has removed the humidity from her life (now she’s bathing in vats of lotion), and the mountains have already provide new inspiration for writing. Her Rocky Mountain Series and JOLT are set in Colorado Springs.

She reads an eclectic mix of Christian non-fiction, Sci Fi, and Romance, and loves playing Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride with her family.

Three cats in the house keep life interesting.



Shadow of Shame by Barbara Goss  

Shadow-of-Shame-finalAbout Shadow of Shame by Barbara Goss

Ivy Jeffries falls hopelessly in love with Jonas Armstrong, a man who has forced himself into a somewhat reclusive lifestyle owing to his sordid past. Ivy is elated when he finally lets his guard down, and kisses her. She thinks they are now moving forward into a relationship, until he tells her it meant nothing to him. How could a kiss like they shared mean nothing to him, when it meant the world to her? Then she discovers he is pulling away for a reason, to protect her. Is the love they share enough to withstand his past and the child he is protecting?

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Author Bio:
Barbara Masci Goss is now just Barbara Goss. Barbara Goss lives in Western New York State. Fleming Revel published Forbidden Legacy, Captured Heart, Dangerous Illusions, and Stolen Heritage in the 90’s. After obtaining the book rights she converted them into EBooks. They are ageless stories that are begging to be read again and again.

The books have plenty of Indians, kidnappings, danger, peril, mystery, and romance to keep you turning the pages. Recently, she has written more exciting westerns: Silent Love, The Romantic Ruse, Temptation by Moonlight, and the Hearts of Hays series: Dangerous Illusions, The Final Vow, The Kissing Bridge, and Drawn from Darkness. New: The Shadow Series: Shadow of Shame, Shadow of Deceit, Shadow of Regret, and coming in July 1016: Shadow of Hope, Shadow of Love and Shadow of Second Chances.

Barbara’s greatest influence in writing is the 100 books written by Grace Livingston Hill. As a Christian writer she weaves a bit of godliness into the romance and adventure and her books are always clean. Barbara is well on her way to catching up to Ms. Livingston.



The Gauguin Connection by Estelle Ryan  

5-TGC-Ebook-Cover-187kbAbout The Gauguin Connection by Estelle Ryan

Murdered artists. Masterful forgeries. Art crime at its worst.

As an insurance investigator and world renowned expert in nonverbal communication, Dr Genevieve Lenard faces the daily challenge of living a successful, independent life. Particularly because she has to deal with her high functioning Autism. Nothing–not her studies, her high IQ or her astounding analytical skills–prepared her for the changes about to take place in her life.

It started as a favour to help her boss’ acerbic friend look into the murder of a young artist, but soon it proves to be far more complex. Forced out of her predictable routines, safe environment and limited social interaction, Genevieve is thrown into exploring the meaning of friendship, expanding her social definitions, and for the first time in her life be part of a team in a race to stop more artists from being murdered.

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Author Bio:
USA Today Bestselling author Estelle Ryan was born in South Africa and spent her childhood being surrounded by African beauty, nature and diversity of cultures. Her first trip to Europe at the tender age of 16 transformed her world into a much larger place, endless in its possibilities and places to explore. For most of her adulthood she’s travelled all over the world, lived on a few continents, explored numerous cultures and is insatiable in the quest to still the hunger for more life experiences.

She’s written for numerous international magazines, was the editor of a European lifestyle magazine and has seven out-of-print romance novels published under a pseudonym. With her interest in international politics, arts, crime, behavioural psychology, criminal psychology and music, she decided to combine all these elements in her writing. And so Genevieve and the team came into being.

She is an unabashed coffeeshopaholic. Good coffee, ambience and music in the perfect combination is all that is required to turn a mundane coffee shop into her ‘office’. The appropriate coffee shop is chosen depending on the mood, the weather, the type and amount of work that needs to be done and, of course, the craving of the day. All of her books have been written in numerous coffee shops all over the world.



Dance Fantasies  

Dance-FantasiesAbout Dance Fantasies:

A tragic night shatters Ava’s dreams. Forty years later, she returns to her hometown searching for the man who stole her dance fantasies. During her quest, discoveries of hope, love, and romance abound.

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Author Bio:
E.B. Sullivan is a clinical psychologist who loves to write fictional tales. She draws inspiration from the amazing people she has met and the magnificent places she has visited. Her home nettled in an enchanting California forest provides an idyllic setting to stir her imagination in penning stories.



Starship Conquistador by Sid Kar  

Starship-Conquistador-Front-CoverAbout Starship Conquistador by Sid Kar:

Free: August 08, 2016

When powerful and mysterious alien spaceships start attacking the exploration and mining vessels and abducting their crew, the Nestorian Republic realizes that it faces an enemy whose weapons and technology it cannot equal.

But there may be hope. The faraway Starfire Empire has guaranteed protection but the journey is treacherous and there are forces both within the republic and the empire who don’t want to help the beleaguered Nestorians.

But one Commodore Raptor is on his way with his Starship Conquistador. Armed to the teeth, built to conquer and carrying secret weapons even its crew doesn’t know about, it will have to dare the aliens all alone. But only if it can cross the vast swaths of deep space, for there are great powers waiting in ambush and the clock is ticking as a massive invasion fleet from the uncharted space prepares to descend upon the capital planet Nestor.

Will Starship Conquistador fight its way and reach in time…

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Author Bio:
Sid Kar is the author of Action/Adventure/Thriller/War novels written as Sid K. He also writes Science Fiction/Space Adventure novels under the name of Sid Kar.

All the listed novels(currently five) are set in the same universe filled with adventures and battles stretching over a long time span as part of a big saga.



EUROPA Quaundocii by P. R. Garcia  

book-2About EUROPA Quaundocii by P. R. Garcia:

In honor of book 9’s release, books 1&2 are being discounted Aug 10-15th.

Europa has embraced the fact that she is a member of the lost Atlantians. But with the realization comes the truth that she, and her people, are being hunted by the Terrians and their new commander. Ruthless, barbaric and cold-hearted, this leader is determined to fulfill JeffRa’s vow to exterminate the Oonock race. There is only one way the Oonocks can win the upcoming battle – a new Quanundocii must be formed to protect them. The Quanundocii is a love so pure, so strong, so complete that it can defeat even death itself. But Europa must be an Oonock in order to be united in the Quanundocii. So the Orbs begin to change her, remold her into the Oonock she was always meant to be. They also bring back into her life a stranger from her past, a male who was destined to be her mate. Together, united in the Quanundocii, there is a chance Europa can defeat the Terrians. If not, the Oonocks, and possibly the human race, will be wiped from the universe.

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Author Bio:
PR Garcia is a crazy, not-too-gray-haired old lady who, at the age of 61, was inspired to write a book. She brings to the world the epic adventure of the Europa Series, using her expertise as a naturalist on the whale watching boats of Southern California and her love of science fiction to weave a tale of adventure, suspense, love and self-worth. Now an international, bestselling author, Ms. Garcia plans to release book 9 The Dream of Atlantis on August 15, 2016. In honor of this release, books 1&2 will be discounted from August 10 – 15th. She is currently writing book 10, which will take place on Mars and concentrate on the twins. Mary will try to find the destroyed Oonock settlement on Mars, only to vanish without a trace. The Europa Saga may be the first multi-generational science fiction series, spanning five generations of the Waters family.



Callie’s Quilt  

Callie-Author-PageAbout Callie’s Quilt:

Teen Callie awakes on a desolate beach and is met by a weird Renaissance Dutchman. He explains she’s in the landscape of her mind – a coma. “Perhaps, you’ll learn a new game to pass the time, ja?” he says. He tests her with dark, often hilarious tasks to complete, each based on crazy quilt squares her grandma is sewing for her. It’s a game of pirate ships, drunkard’s paths and deadly knights. Through tricks and turns Callie confronts hard truths about herself and uses her wits to survive. But the clock is ticking, life is slipping away, and she must complete the final deadly task to rejoin the living.

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Author Bio:
Jill Sardegna has written books for children, teens and adults. She is published in print and on Kindle ebooks. Her children’s and teen books include The Roly-Poly Spider, K is for Kiss Good Night, You Monsters Are in Charge, Callie’s Quilt and Deadrock. Her adult books are The Encyclopedia of Blindness and Vision Impairment and A Guide to Independence for the Visually Impaired and Their Families. She has written two plays, Deadrock and Specs. She lives with her husband in San Jose, California.



Cincinnati’s 4th Best in the Nation It’s More Than a Game  

image2About Cincinnati’s 4th Best in the Nation It’s More Than a Game:

A dream that turned into a nightmare.

A series of bad choices.

A single chance for redemption.

At the end of the summer, going into Mike’s freshman year at Woodward High School, Clark Francis ranked him nationally as the fourth-best freshman in the nation. He worked so hard on his game that stardom came very fast, maybe too fast. One morning as he was getting ready to head to the gym to work out the phone rang, and it was Coach Crum with some very bad news. That was it. That is when basketball as Mike knew it came to an abrupt end. Game over.
Mike’s story revolves around his parents, his brother Antwan and some leading ladies in his life. Mike’s life journey takes him from Cincinnati, Ohio around the country and back to Cincinnati as he tries to find himself in a life without basketball in it.

Mike’s dreams of playing in the NBA were crushed leaving Mike disillusioned and resentful. Especially, as his brother, Antwan, was living out his NFL dreams. Distraught Mike was homeless and living in his car. Feeling trapped and desperate he begins selling crack out of his car just to survive.

However, Mike meets someone who changes the downward spiral that he was in. Somehow Mike’s overwhelming desire to live a better life inspires him to strive to make changes for himself with miraculous results. Mike’s journey is sad at times, happy at times and even funny as he learns to accept his new life.

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Author Bio:
Michael Dion Peek was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was previously ranked as the fourth-best freshman basketball player in the nation. After not making it to the NBA and stints of homelessness and drug dealing, Michael turned his life around. Michael currently has an associate’s degree from Schoolcraft College and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati and is currently in his second year of pursuing a master’s degree from South Dakota State University.



EUROPA Awakenings by P. R. Garcia  

coveror1with-sealAbout EUROPA Awakenings by P. R. Garcia:

In honor of book 9’s release (The Dream of Atlantis) on Aug. 15, 2016, Books 1 & 2 are being discounted for five days prior to the release.

An assassin, a secret attic, a mother’s diary, a life of lies. Europa must accept these realities and discover the real truth of Atlantis and its connection to the ice moon Europa, if she wants to live.

When Europa’s mother is killed, she discovers a secret – she was never meant to be born a human. She was meant to be a member of a sentient race from Jupiter’s ice moon, Europa. Now, as she flees before her mother’s assailant, she must find the truth of who and what she is. To fail means certain death not only for her, but for her entire race. Begin Europa’s journey of danger, love, hatred, discovery and adventure. EUROPA Awakenings in the first book in the Europa Saga (Series)

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Author Bio:
PR Garcia is a crazy, not-too-gray-haired old lady who, at the age of 61, was inspired to write a book. She brings to the world the epic adventure of the Europa Series, using her expertise as a naturalist on the whale watching boats of Southern California and her love of science fiction to weave a tale of adventure, suspense, love and self-worth. Now an international, bestselling author, Ms. Garcia plans to release book 9 The Dream of Atlantis on August 15, 2016. In honor of this release, books 1&2 will be discounted from August 10 – 15th. She is currently writing book 10, which will take place on Mars and concentrate on the twins. Mary will try to find the destroyed Oonock settlement on Mars, only to vanish without a trace. The Europa Saga may be the first multi-generational science fiction series, spanning five generations of the Waters family.



A sense of my dream, goal, and the success – Where and how it all began  

chrisbioAbout A sense of my dream, goal, and the success – Where and how it all began:

The book is my hard journey to educational achievement. Self-sponsorship without assistant from anyone illustrates in the book. Also, it depicts the process I supported myself in financial. Talking points in the book include my dream, goal, and the success – where and how it all began. Detail and facts on the book are a person can win educational achievement if he or she puts efforts and plan it. The ideal idea in the book suggests an achiever doesn’t need to have a father, mother, or relatives be successful in life. Extensive elaboration on the book a step-by-step transitions which began from Atanuk and ended in the United States of America. In the book, targets audience are adults, professionals, and others. Turning impossibility to the possibility in life is what this book represent.

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Author Bio:
Dr. Chris Inyang (Dr. I), served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the On-Time Delivery Services, Inc., from January 1, 1996 to December 30, 2011. Currently, working at Zoom Logistics, Inc. I am an American/Nigerian nationality. Born April 7, 1960, in Atanuk, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. Education, University of Zagreb, BA; University of Phoenix, MBA; University of the Rockies Psy.D., (specialty in Executive Coaching, Organizational Leadership). I rise from the uneducated family background to become first educated person in the family today. My tenaciousness and ambition are major reasons I decided to pursue education and to register a title named ‘Doctor’ in the family and the entire village.


 
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