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The Cult: A Novel of Two Norman Kingdoms by Richard Devlin
About The Cult: A Novel of Two Norman Kingdoms by Richard Devlin:
—PRIZEWINNER IN FOREWORD REVIEWS’ INDIEFAB BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD IN HISTORICAL FICTION—A meeting of two worlds. A tale of hidden love. A chronicle of heresy and crime. Set in the era of the Third Crusade, The Cult follows the fates of three pupils of a learned scholar who become caught in a web of deceit and threatened by an ancient Gnostic cult reincarnated in a monstrous form. Pledged to each other, Elise and Edmond strive to keep their love alive despite cruel opposition. Martin, a budding scholar, seeks a way to live out his life despite the restrictions placed on him. One by one, each for a different reason, they come to Arab-Norman Sicily, a rich and brilliant realm where minarets rise beside church towers, the Norman king keeps a harem, and Muslims work with Christians to recover classic texts. Here Martin meets Khalil al-Din, the Arab scholar who will change his life. As their stories unfold, the three friends struggle against both the evil of the cult and the oppressive prohibitions of their time, an epoch whose conflicts closely parallel our own.
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Richard Devlin is a writer and painter who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has sailed around the world teaching art on the Semester at Sea, visiting, among other great sites, the Buddhist temples in Nara and Kyoto, The Ajanta and Ellura Caves in India, the Pyramids and Archaeological Museum in Cairo, the great mosques of Istanbul, and the Alcazar and the Alhambra in Spain. A published art critic and professor of art, he has received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant in Mesoamerican art and studied in central and eastern Mexico and the Yucatan. As an artist, he has had fifteen solo exhibitions of his paintings in Pennsylvania and California. On a journey to Sicily, he was fascinated to discover a whole new medieval style of art and architecture, a mixture of Arab, Norman, and Byzantine Greek influences. Ultimately, the trip to Sicily inspired The Cult, the first novel of The Abraxas Chronicles.
Cisco Bandits: A Gwynn Reznick Mystery by Inge-Lise Goss
About Cisco Bandits: A Gwynn Reznick Mystery by Inge-Lise Goss
Free 12/12/16 to 12/16/16 Newbie investigator, Gwynn Reznick is ordered to stay low profile in her first undercover assignment, but stumbles upon a brutal murder. Ignoring her boss’s directives, she discovers another employee died in a suspicious oil well accident and a large quantity of oil is missing from the Cisco field. Gwynn begins a dangerous pursuit to find the perpetrators, and soon encounters a dark organization, rife with sadistic predators. Can she crack the case with the killers hot on her tail?
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Combat Boy and the Monster Token by Angela Purbaugh
About Combat Boy and the Monster Token by Angela Purbaugh
Tom Hock dreams big. He wants to be the greatest pro gamer in the world, and he’s got the skills to make it. Right now though, the twelve-year-old’s happily exploring San Diego’s Comic Book Convention with his older brother, Joey.
While at the convention, Tom makes two discoveries. The first is the existence of Monster Realm, a mysterious game played deep beneath the convention floor. Those who win the game earn the coveted title of Multidimensional Game Master. The second surprise is Dark Pixy, a cute, butt-kicking pro-gamer with a hidden connection to Monster Realm.
Once they start playing, Tom, Joey, and Pixy realize they’re trapped in the game, their bodies the slaves of the game designer. The only way to escape is to beat the final boss, a feat impossible for normal gamers.
Good thing Tom and Pixy aren’t normal gamers. But as they struggle to reclaim their bodies, something within the game also wants access to the real world. If it escapes, no one will survive to attend next year’s convention.
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Jack’s Magical Beanstalk & the Jeweled Grotto Book 2 by Pablo Michaels
About Jack’s Magical Beanstalk & the Jeweled Grotto Book 2 by Pablo Michaels
Jack’s Magical Beanstalk & the Jeweled Grotto Book 2 is the gay romantic sequel to the adult fairy tale book, Jack and the Magical Beanstalk Book 1, Jack and Sam have been living happily together on Jack’s prosperous farm with Jack’s widowed mother, Lorene, and the two farmhands, Zeke and Adam. When Sam started having nightmares concerning his father’s health, Sam became distraught and felt helpless not being able to go back to the land he was born, even though Jack attempted to find a way to climb back up to Sam’s native land. When Sam traded five prized bean seeds and a golden egg to the peculiar old man wearing only a red bikini underwear for five magic beans, he agreed to make their trade a secret and was unable to tell Jack. But Adam was aware Sam was dealing with the peculiar old man and blackmailed Sam into having sex to keep his secret. When Sam climbed the new magical beanstalk to help his ailing father, he was unaware there were two new villainous giants, Duchess Luscious Lips Loretta and Queen Buxom Bosom Belinda inhabiting the castle. Jack was left behind to save the farm after a late spring blizzard killed the crop of beans without any more prized seeds left to plant.
Did Sam save his ailing father and brothers?
Should Jack figure out a way to save the farm from ruin or follow Sam? Would Jack be in time to save Sam from the wrath of the giants? Jack had an idea for the jewels the giants coveted. But what was the secret of the jeweled grotto where Jack and Sam first made love?
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Pablo Michaels disguised himself as a shy, friendly heterosexual during his adolescence, fantasizing other males. Falling in love with another man his first year in college, he followed him to another university to maintain their platonic love, while he continued in his in studies. When he had his first sexual encounter with another man, just before turning twenty-one, he exploded into gay life with lust and anger. He attempted to live his new life naturally, seeking love, ignoring the statistics of the books he read on homosexuality in high school, and proving what he had read was wrong.
He wrote poetry and stories since third grade. When he turned twenty-one, he moved to San Francisco to work and write, experiencing more of gay life. In the 1980’s he wrote every chance he had, trying and failing miserably at publishing mainstream fiction. He published his first story in 1986 in a literary magazine.
After writing plays, short stories, poetry, and two novels, he began writing gay genre stories, since he had more knowledge and experience with gay lifestyle. Trying to publish, he went to a library seminar hosted by two published authors. Inspired by the gay writer, Scott Kemble he connected with him on the internet site for The San Francisco Bay Area Literary Arts Newsletter and Review, which published four of Pablo’s short stories.
Feverously writing since 2004, he published his first e-book, “Pagan Knights of Cambria” with Life of Riley Productions in London. Soon a mainstream story, “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again Hooray”, published also. In 2012 Pablo self-published his first novel, “Catnip, Rosemary, Rage and Time”, combining mystery and humor in a gay, erotic romance. He continues to write more episodes in his next novel, The Deer in the Forest The plot spreads over several decades, about a man’s attempts to adapt to the world he lives, all with love, heartache, history and survival at no cost.
Pablo retired from gardening and landscaping to devote his energy to write fiction. As a gay man he wishes to promote his writing in the fictional, gay genre to help others understand the necessity for equal rights for LGBT people and comprehend that love between a man and a man, people of the same sex, is as natural as love between a man and a woman. Throughout his lifetime he has experienced the long battle of achieving acceptance. He has searched for a committed relationship with another man. He has loved his partner for eighteen years. They were married legally in front of Harvey Milk’s bust in the rotunda of San Francisco City Hall by a judge, in 2008. Although their marriage remained legal after the passage of Proposition 8, they continued to work to repeal DOMA and Prop. 8. Throughout his life he has attempted to live and practice peace as a process for living.
His book, Blood, Sweat and Black Leather, a gay paranormal romance, was published by Yellow Silk Dreams in January 2015. His Latest book, Affairs of Men’s Hearts, published in May 2015 by Yellow Silk Dreams is an anthology of four stories connected by the themes of gay men seeking love with another man, from wishful thinking male to male romances to gay marriage. Jack and the Magical Beanstalk Book 1, gay adult fairy tale, published in November, 2015 by Yellow Silk Dreams, Jack’s Magical Beanstalk & the Jeweled Grotto Book 2, gay, erotic, fairy tale, romance, published in September 2016 by Yellow Silk Dreams, Prelude to Jack’s Magical Beanstalk & Sam’s Quandary Book 3, gay erotic, romantic, fairy tale, published in September 2016 by Yellow Silk Dreams
Swords & Stilettos
Zoe Jabril needs to devise a kick-ass plan to save the world ASAP. Otherwise, Armageddon starts the day she turns eighteen—and if that happens, everything is going to hell. Literally.
She could be any other 17-year-old attending parties and checking out cute guys—except she discovers her best friend is a Guardian Angel and the boy she crushes on is a Nephilim, both sent to protect her from the demons who want her dead.
Now Zoe has to deal with growing feelings toward the Nephilim, who spreads a strange electrical current through her body every time he touches her. And she’s under constant attack from Demons, trying to stop her from fulfilling the Prophecy: a girl will be born who will unite Angels, Nephilim, Fairies and Werewolves to battle evil. Then she has to control newly found talents if she’s to prevent the devil from escaping Hell.
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Kristin D. Van Risseghem grew up in a small town along the Mississippi River with her parents and older sister. Currently, Kristin lives in Minnesota with her husband and two Calico cats. She also loves attending book clubs, going shopping, and hanging out with friends. She has come to realize that she absolutely has an addiction to purses and shoes. They are her weakness and probably has way too many of both.
In the summer months, Kristin can usually be found lounging on her boat, drinking an ice cold something. Being an avid reader of YA and Women’s Literature stories, she still finds time to read a ton of books in-between writing. And in the winter months, her main goal is to stay warm from the Minnesota cold!
Kristin’s books are published by Kasian Publishing LLC and is a USA Today Bestselling Author.
Magnolia Gods
On July 4, 1946, Navy Captain Edward Lawson attempted to fly an experimental seaplane into the hands of the Soviet Union. The top-secret plane crashed in the Atlantic Ocean before he could succeed with his traitorous action. His body, and the wreck of the plane, were lost at sea.
Mike Howard runs a small aviation museum, and, several decades later, his war-hero family still feels the sting of Lawson’s unpatriotic actions. When Mike is pressured by Lawson’s grandson, Jesse, to mount a search for the traitor’s corpse, his first instinct is to vehemently refuse. However, his scholarly instincts quickly get drawn into the hunt, and he soon realizes that there is much more to the story. As Mike’s corporate sponsors passionately lobby for him to stop stirring up old issues, it is made clear to him just how tangled the web of espionage has become.
Soon bodies are dropping like flies and Mike is forced on the run. He desperately unravels the threads of deceit, scrambling for the truth before his own life – and the lives of those he loves – are brutally added to the list of sacrificed men of conscience.
The River Sunday series are standalone stories which can be read in any order. Part of the proceeds from the sale of Thomas Hollyday fiction and non-fiction goes to support drinking water resources for wildlife.
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Thomas Hollyday (1942-present) was born in Easton, Maryland. His father was an acclaimed photographer and his mother a brilliant teacher.His father’s family were active in the history of Maryland since its settlement while his mother’s family were prominent in Democratic Party politics. His grandmother’s family descended from a well known German industrial family of Baltimore. He grew up in the southern atmosphere of the Eastern Shore with its maritime and military heritage. He studied writing with Elliott Coleman at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars and with C.Michael Curtis of the Atlantic Monthly. He served with distinction in Vietnam and became a successful international businessman.He also drew illustrations for national magazines and published maritime and Civil War history. He currently edits popular video blogs on you tube for animal water rights and for book reviews. He draws the popular humorous Animal Viewpoint Cartoons for newspapers. He continues to please his fans with new novels in his River Sunday Romance Mysteries collection. In his fiction he describes his recurring theme that human settlers since prehistoric times in the Chesapeake region have left a mist of legend and history that permeates its modern stories with a certain compelling truth. At the same time he incorporates the stories of machines with those of their human owners. Each novel, located in the small town of River Sunday, Maryland, also records the continuing beautiful nature of the area. His writing portrays today’s problems, conflicts, and memorable local characters with their loves and their combat with evil.
Mary’s Song – Dream Horse Adventures
About Mary’s Song – Dream Horse Adventures:
A girl with grit struggles to save a throw-away foal.
Twelve-year-old Mary was disabled at the age of four by the same virus that took the life of her mother. While she longs to have a horse of her own, she’s limited to reading horse books. A talented artist, she spends her days on a blanket in the grass sketching the horses at the farm next door. She falls in love with one of the foals and is outraged to learn the filly is considered worthless as it was born lame.
Mary befriends and enlists the help of twelve-year-old Laura, whose family owns the horse farm. Against the better judgment of the farm manager, a brief reprieve is negotiated for the foal’s life. The girls conspire to raise money to save her, but time is running out. Sadly, it appears the expensive surgery the foal needs has little chance to correct her problem anyway. Mary isn’t about to give up. She sacrifices what she holds dear, including the trust of her papa, to gain her heart’s desire. Will she lose everything in her struggle to save the foal?
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One day…I began to write with no preconceived ideas about anything. I’d read what I had written the day before and add another scene to the adventure. No one could have been more astounded than I was when it turned into a book, then two books. The whole process gave me great joy and restored my spirit after a season of loss. My motivation was my desire to bless one particular young lady with a story to show her a love relationship in a family, with the Lord and with a horse. I truly thought the story would remain in a drawer until she was old enough to read it. Surprise!
I write at an antique secretary desk, which belonged to the same grandmother who introduced me to horse books. The desk has secret compartments and occupies a glass room with a forest view. Bunnies and cardinals regularly interrupt my muse, as do my horses grazing in a clearing.
Though I am a rider and lover of horses, I make no claims of expertise in any riding discipline. I hope my research keeps me from annoying those who would know.
The only thing more fun than riding might be writing horse adventure stories. Saddle up and ride along!
Meridian Six
In a world at war, freedom is a luxury paid for with blood.
The daughter of a rebel leader, Meridian Six was used as a propaganda tool and blood slave to her vampire captors for years after her mother died. When she finally escapes, she runs toward a red light signal that leads the way to the underground world of human rebels. All she wants is freedom, but what she finds instead of a rebellion in search of a hero–and for some reason they think she fits the bill. The vampires used her famous name as a tool of oppression, but now the humans want to use it to inspire a revolution.
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Jaye Wells is a USA Today-bestselling author of urban fantasy and speculative crime fiction. Raised by booksellers, she loved reading books from a very young age. That gateway drug eventually led to a full-blown writing addiction. When she’s not chasing the word dragon, she loves to travel, drink good bourbon and do things that scare her so she can put them in her books. Jaye lives in Texas.
Ashley’s Amish Adventures: an Outsider Living with the Amish
About Ashley’s Amish Adventures: an Outsider Living with the Amish:
Ever wondered what it would be like to live in an Amish community? Now you can experience what it would be like to live with the Amish in this 100% true story.
Join bestselling author Ashley Emma as she travels to the Amish community of Unity, Maine and lives with Amish families. This unique journal literally gives you a genuine inside look into the Amish lifestyle with its rare photos. Come along on the fascinating journey as twenty-year-old Ashley learns everything she can about the Amish as she rides in buggies, shells buckets of peanuts, attends Amish church services, helps make 100 quarts of applesauce, learns Amish customs, and teaches in the schoolhouse. Most of all, she makes lasting friendships with the Amish which make the characters in her novels so realistic.
If you’ve ever been curious or intrigued by the Amish way of life or have ever wondered why they live the way they do, this book will not just tell you, it will show you what it means to be Amish. Join Ashley on this amazing Amish adventure and experience the Amish way of life for yourself!
“Highly recommended.” –USN Chief Ret..VT Town, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer
“Reading about…her adventure into the Amish community felt like an intimate behind-the-scenes tour.”
–Marie Schaeller, bestselling author
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Ashley Emma self-published her first book at age 16 and became a bestselling author at age 25. She deeply admires the Amish and lives in Maine with her husband and two children.
Demons in the Cellar
A story of a boy who grew up in poverty, mentally and physically abused, who goes through severe depression and self destructive behavior. But in his darkest moments, he finds a way to move past it all and become a successful, happy and productive person. Using his own life as proof that it’s possible to recover from almost anything life can throw at you. Do you have painful experiences in your past that follow you , won’t let you move on? Is there a backlog of trauma, or society programming, that keeps you from living a happy and productive life?
I’ve lowered the price of my book to 0.99 cents to allow everyone who wants a copy a chance to pick it up at a discount before Christmas!
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I’m a father, husband and tradesman. We have 2 black pugs which use up more time than even children! I’ve spent most of my life working with my hands, and now I spend most of my time in an office telling others what to do. Writing has always been an interest of mine, and I have more than one project on the go. I expect to publish 2 books in 2017, so watch out, world!
In the Dreaming Hour by Kathryn Le Veque
About In the Dreaming Hour by Kathryn Le Veque:
1933 Pea Ridge, Mississippi – A black man is murdered for the unspeakable crime of loving a white woman. Six months after his death, a mixed-race baby is born but the child vanishes. The proudest family in town is involved in these two incidents, but they are mysteries no one will speak of. To mention such things can only bring trouble, or worse….
Present Day – A lawyer and a sheriff uncover the mystery that the family hoped would stay buried forever. As they race against time to solve it, they come face to face with an interracial love story as beautiful and as enduring as time itself.
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KATHRYN LE VEQUE is a USA TODAY Bestselling author, an Amazon All-Star author, and a #1 bestselling, award-winning, multi-published author in Medieval Historical Romance and Historical Fiction. She has been featured in the NEW YORK TIMES and on USA TODAY’s HEA blog. In March 2015, Kathryn was the featured cover story for the March issue of InD’Tale Magazine, the premier Indie author magazine. She is also quintuple nominee (a record!) for the prestigious RONE awards for 2016.
Kathryn’s Medieval Romance novels have been called ‘detailed’, ‘highly romantic’, and ‘character-rich’. She crafts great adventures of love, battles, passion, and romance in the High Middle Ages. More than that, she writes for both women AND men – an unusual crossover for a romance author – and Kathryn has many male readers who enjoy her stories because of the male perspective, the action, and the adventure.
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