About Dear World:

A short collection of non-traditional poetry explaining the world around us. The look of poetry but the feel of a short story combined to give the reader an intense relationship with the written words.

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SLMcGinnis is a young woman residing in WA state. Her hobbies include writing, playing with her cat, and writing fantasy. Surprisingly enough, her debut novel happens to be all about poetry.

About Gideon’s Promise (Knights of Kybora) by S. Jackson:

Gideon had borne his fair share of burdens—as an active member and head trainer of Kybora’s military elite, it came with the territory. But the one about a half-human/half-Kybor named Alexander Dunham, not only tipped the scales—it broke it in half.
That Alex’s life was in danger was an understatement. Alex was proof-positive that breeding between the two species was possible—a truth that Kybora’s current ruling party, the Prefect Council wanted to silence.
Constantine, Kybora’s former ruler, relied on his strategic deathbed plea and Gideon’s unfaltering sense of justice to secure Gideon’s oath to protect Alex until he was able to take his place as the true and rightful heir to Kybora’s throne.
Gideon knew the full ramifications of Constantine’s request even before he whispered his last breath. Along with Alex’s life, the Prefect Council was also determined to put an end to Kybors’ very lifeblood, the symbiotic bond that bound them to humans.
Gideon didn’t have a choice. If he did nothing, the lives of both humans and Kybors alike were in danger.

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S. Jackson’s love for reading started when she was ten years old and was allowed to travel to libraries and book fairs around the Washington, DC metropolitan area alone. Her idea of utopia is to sip exotic teas in a botanical garden surrounded by books and red bottom shoes.

About Other Side by Ray Hollar-Gregory:

Other Side is contemporary literature. The themes are viewed through the experiences of a young middle class African American attorney. While race is an issue and part of the active consciousness, the majority of themes are universal. The title Other Side is an attempt to explore the duality of personality, character and actions of people. The main character faces his conflicts and value propositions through four relationships that are juxtaposed and contradictory. His pursuit of validation and truth is explored through his mother, wife, mistress and a sex worker. All of the main characters in Other Side are of color (diverse). Racial identity is not as prevalent as gender and socio-economic status. The reader is introduced to an array of other characters and backgrounds. The anecdotes from each encapsulate a broad perspective of political and social issues in a multi cultural American society. Although presented through the prism of a male protagonist the women’s stories of relationship struggle and maturation provides the platform for all the characters development.

The Arc of the Story
The male protagonist narrates stories that represent the various engagements from the female characters stage of life and being. His mother is regretful of failure to find happiness (love) and security and its effect on her son, his wife is hurting from her insecurities exacerbated from his infidelity and betrayal of commitment to family, the mistress is damaged from past abuses and sense of worthlessness, and the sex worker’s anger is a result of untold disrespect and need for basic survival. The characters act out their love, frustrations and dreams for the future. As the story progresses, the male protagonist navigates the various ups and downs of love, sex, career, family and self. He explores the sustenance and growth that comes from his female relationships and the movement toward an understanding of himself and place in the world.
Other Side Kindle ebook is available free Feb.10-11.

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Milton “Ray” Hollar-Gregory, Esq. is a lawyer, college professor, and business executive. He has published in academic journals and written many winning legal briefs and memos. This is his first novel. He lives with his wife in West Orange, New Jersey.

About Pink – Episode 1:

Riley Taylor, a girl living in 2095, underwater Brooklyn, is leaving her abusive home and hoping that a spot in the military will provide enough cash to last her several years on her own. The service is always looking for new recruits to fight the many wars the United States is involved in. Trouble is, only 20% of those who enter the service will survive the three year term and collect the handsome stipend waiting for them at the end. She’s willing to take the chance, but once she gets in, she finds that all the normal rules of society don’t apply. With no escape, she has no choice but to hang on and fight for her life.

Pink is a serial read, which means that several shorter segments will be released about once a month. This is a clean read for ages 13+, but it deals with some heavy issues too mature for the crowd below 13.

Release schedule:
Pink – Episode 1
Available Now!

Pink – Episode 3
February 21, 2017

Pink – Episode 4
March 20, 2017

Pink – Episode 5
April 17, 2017

Pink – Episode 6
May 15, 2017

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Mother of two, horse enthusiast, and serial entrepreneur, J. B. Cantwell calls the San Francisco Bay Area home. In the Aster Wood series, she explores coming of age in an imperfect world, the effects of greed and violence on all, and the miraculous power that hope can have over the human spirit.

About Silver Wing, Volume 1: Gale:

Silver Wing, Volume One: Gale is the first in a line of novellas following Antoine Silver, a black high-school senior who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time and is gifted with superpowers. Crafted as if it were a comic book, the series starts by focusing on this single character and expanding the universe as the story progresses.

Antoine’s father died in the line of duty when he was a child. Antoine had always planned to follow in his father’s footsteps by living heroically, but he had no idea that he would gifted with the opportunity to become an actual superhero. He has to learn how to control his new powers and is given multiple opportunities to make the choice between using those powers for good or evil. As with most superheroes, Antoine has an inherent desire to do good, but is unsure of the best ways to do so. In this first novel he is forced to deal with the loss of multiple family members, making new friends, and his desire to prove to himself and his family that he is capable of great things.

The Silver Wing book saga not only focuses on Antoine as he grows into himself and his powers but also on his best friend and sidekick Alex. Alex is the son of a billionaire and is a technological genius despite only being seventeen years old. The dynamic between the two boys opens up a realm of discussion on the differences between social classes, race relations, and systemic corruption. This first book serves the reader with many of these ideas subtly but future sequels will address these very real concepts in ways that mirror today’s relevant social issues.

Silver Wing, Volume One: Gale is a dynamic, unique take on the superhero novel that strives to bring diversity to a genre that has been criticized for its lack of people of color in prominent roles. Over time, the authors hope that the series will open a candid discussion on representation in young adult literature.

The book available for purchase on the author’s website, silverwingbook.com. Patrons of Awesomegang can enter the code AWESOMEGANG at checkout to get the book for $3.99!

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Malcom and Maria Ivy are a husband and wife team who wanted to fulfill their childhood dreams. Malcom had a story, and Maria had the words to bring it to life.

Maria Ivy lived in Naperville, IL, for most of her life. She attended North Central College where she received her Bachelors in Writing with a minor in Music. While in school, she interned at Minerva Rising, a literary journal that publishes poetry and short stories exclusively by women, and studied abroad at Canterbury Christ Church University in Canterbury, England. She currently works full time while writing the sequel to this first novella. This is her first full length story, as she previously specialized in poetry and spoken word.

Malcom also holds a degree from North Central College (Bachelors in Business Management) and works fulltime in sales in Nashville, TN. He grew up in Chicago, IL, then spent his high school years in Atlanta before going back to IL for college. Malcom was a Division III basketball player and is somewhat fluent in Japanese. As a senior in college, Malcom studied a full-term at Nagoya Gakuin University in Nagoya, Japan.

They are the parents of two wonderful boys, Jeremiah and Isaiah, and now live in Middle Tennessee. This is their first joint venture, and they look forward to all the sequels ahead.

About Strip Shot, the prequel to Behind the Velvet Curtain by Matt Converse

We’ve all seen strippers up on stage. Did you ever wonder how they got there? The answer might surprise you.

Michael is a scrawny kid from Ohio who moves to San Francisco with his boyfriend Kenny. He loves everything about the city, except the guy he’s with. When things turn ugly, how will he escape and how will he survive on his own, completely alone in the big city?

Along the way, he has some hot steamy sexy but also meets an eccentric cast of characters in his own personal Oz. An unlikely and not so yellow brick road with unexpected twists and turns lead him to the stage, but what will he find when he gets there? Will he have what it takes to transform himself and make it as a stripper? Sometimes, you only get one shot.

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Matt Converse of San Francisco is the author of the erotic gay thriller novella eBook Behind the Velvet Curtain and Strip Shot, the prequel to Behind the Velvet Curtain. He aspires to bring diversity to the publishing world. A horror writer at heart, there’s always a splash of horror, suspense, mystery or thriller in everything he writes.

He’s an avid fan of tennis, horse racing, and the Alabama Crimson Tide. His inspirations range from Alfred Hitchcock and Stephen King to Lady Gaga.

About Slow Cooker Recipes: Cookbook with 25 Delicious Recipes:

*** Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle ***

Slow cooking is seeing a huge revival in fortune and no wonder. It’s easy, saves you time and the results can be fantastic.

Now you can get more out of your slow cooker, by cooking amazing meals with this new book.

Slow Cooker Recipes: Cookbook with 25 Delicious Recipes gives you a range of delicious meals and much more, with ideas for:

Hints and tips you wish you’d known before

Ideas for soups and stews

Recipes for main courses

Even delicious desserts are easy

Yes, that’s right. It’s not only meat that tastes great from a slow cooker. Slow Cooker Recipes gives you a wide range of recipes for all sorts of things, meaning that mealtimes will always be exciting.

And what’s more, if you download a copy of Slow Cooker Recipes today, you will also receive 5 bonus recipes, meaning that this is better value for money than you could ever imagine.

So, don’t delay. Get your copy today and also get FIVE FREE SLOW COOKER RECIPES!!!!

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About Painting Glorious Rose Flowers in Watercolor – in 7 Stages:

In this book, I take you step by step through my process of creating a glorious rose watercolor from start to finish. Together we shall follow through a detailed demonstration of the rose painting, and you will be amazed how vibrant and intense your watercolor paintings become, once you start using this process.

Most importantly, in this book I want to teach you to analyze and truly “see” your painting subjects. The skills and techniques in this book will serve you well in painting any subject you wish to paint and help you in development of your own painting style.

It is easy to create wonderful watercolor paintings if you know the basic techniques which can create light and shadows. Light makes your paintings glow with life! In my book I have explained how transparent shadows and glowing lights can make your watercolors equal oil paintings in luminosity and richness, while preserving the freshness and fluidity of the watercolor medium.

I encourage my students to plan for success with a small set of paints and brushes. I have listed and explained all the tools and art supplies you need to paint along with me in this book. My goal is to guide you towards a small set of high quality tools which are not too expensive, and which you can use to paint a wide variety of subjects after you finish the book.

Painting watercolors is really so much fun and so relaxing. It becomes even more enjoyable when you end up creating something which is beautiful.

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Lela Stankovic is an artist based in Toronto who loves to paint and draw, and share her knowledge with the art community. Lela has always admired the great artists of past centuries like Vermeer, Titian and Rembrandt who have gifted us those timeless treasures that transcend the boundaries of time and geography. Her art seeks to integrate the techniques of Old Masters with the inspirations from today’s world.

Lela is the founder of the interactive artist community, PaintandDrawTogether, in which like minded artists come together to connect and learn from each other.

Lela’s book for watercolor artists, “Painting Glorious Rose Flowers in Watercolor – in 7 Stages” is written to help both beginners as well as advanced watercolor artists. In her book, Lela Stankovic invites you to learn her painting technique which combines spontaneity with a systematic approach and makes it easy to create stunning watercolors. Light which seems to emanate from the painting itself, freshness and vivid depth are some of the attributes of Lela’s paintings; and she has shared the key elements of her creative process in this book.

About Lawyers vs. Demons: And other odd short stories:

A quirky batch of odd and offbeat short stories with twists and turns. A smarmy lawyer locks in a battle of wits with a clever demon of incredible power. Powers locked in a man’s mind are unleashed, but with it comes danger as his gift draws unwanted attention. A Beverly Hills yoga guru’s world turns upside down as his mellow disciples turn into a rioting mass. And a pair of explorers stumble upon an unusual island tribe whose cargo-cult deity demands the avoidance of all things gluten.

“Scott’s stories are the quirky kind of wonderful you’d expect if Christopher Moore and S.G. Browne had a bastard love child. Except for the Y chromosome issue.” – Constantine Valhouli, producer / director – Sex, Lies, and Superheroes.

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Scott Baron began writing screenplays while working as an on-set medic in the film and television industry. From those beginnings, he branched out into short stories and novels, publishing several highly rated collections of short stories.

Scott’s screenwriting has placed as a Finalist and top 10 runner up in the international Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition, a Quarter-Finalist in the UK’s Shore Scripts competition, and as a Semi-Finalist in the Industry Insider Television Writing Competition to name a few.

He currently lives in Venice, CA and continues to work in the film and television industry.

About The Value Driven Business:

Want to build your business with long-term, sustainable growth? Then stop treating your customers like an ATM machine. This is not your typical business book. Benjamin Teal offers a different approach to building a thriving business by connecting with customers on a deeper level, one that is consistent with your true self. Teal challenges you to really understand yourself and your customers so you can specifically tailor your marketing to them. Then, others will see themselves in your message.

You’ll learn:
->> How to choose your ideal customers that are the best fit for your product or business, which will help your business grow.
->> The 5-step framework to building a Value Driven Lifestyle Business so you can grow your business by doing what matters most to you, without feeling slimy or scammy.
->> Why being a bridge builder will form lasting connections with your customers and keep them coming back again and again.
->> Why other business books are focused on the wrong things, and how shifting your approach will result in bottom line growth.
->> How to deliver massive value in a way that is true to yourself and the things that are most important to you.

Teal exposes the “sleazy” strategies other business success gurus use, and busts open commonly held beliefs about how to succeed in business and sell more while gaining more customers.

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Ben Teal is that guy. The one in the flip-flops, driving a BMW that you swear is some sort of drug dealer because no one can make money and live a relaxed lifestyle at the same time. The guy who looks like he doesn’t work all day but still does very well financially.

Ben graduated from Yale with a double major in economics and philosophy. He entered the corporate world, working 9 – 5 (often, 9 AM – 5 AM) in a cubicle farm at a big bank. In his “spare time,” he earned a Master’s degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He worked his way up to a glass-walled office, where he received four US Patents (all for the bank) on algorithms to significantly increase client satisfaction and experience. After the last patent, he decided that what was in his head was his, so he opened his own agency. He was the “man behind the curtain” on several of the largest online fitness product launches in the last three years. You’ll find many of his clients on the Inc. 500 list.

Today, Ben is the CEO of ConversionBump, a fast growing agency that helps online businesses grow and scale without the “grinding and hustling.” He married his college sweetheart, and together they have two amazing boys. Ben is a devoted beach bum and Parrothead.

About Medica An American Crime Story in the Adavent of A.I.:

MEDICA isn’t just a book; it is a portrayal of possibilities. It takes on the existential threat mankind could be faced with through Artificial Intelligence. Could a depopulation lottery be the hidden instrument at play for decades, increasing the wealth of a small super elite of puppet masters while securing the growing gap between the rich and the poor? Could an elitist society control us through the current healthcare system and its vulnerabilities by implementing the secret and cynical depopulation lottery? Imagine a systematic elimination of human beings by determined sociopathic greed and a hunter’s mentality.

Could their polar adversary MEDICA and the Chosen Ones countermine the coldhearted elitist society’s actions by using advanced Artificial Intelligence to guide humanity to major breakthroughs in understanding, solving, and curing disease?

MEDICA is a high-concept book with a complex and expanding universe. Every chapter adds to the puzzle that the evil organization the Morris Alliance of Medical Anarchy (MAMA) weaves with its hidden threats, while also portraying MEDICA´s defense strategies. The methods MAMA’s secret society uses are so clever and hard to detect that there is virtually no chance to discover them without the use of artificial intelligence.

Because MAMA possesses crucial patient data, its Medical Adjusters choose from a variety of possibilities on how to eliminate potential threats to their ever increasing and cherished wealth disparity formula.

The novel’s philosophical undertone is the growing need to question the status quo of US-American healthcare, the realization of how vulnerable the system really is and the deeply disturbing notion that MAMA’s agenda might be already at work, in one way or another. Moreover, what if a psychopathic leader gained power over a formidable country like the United States? What threat could he pose, not only to the safety of U.S. citizens, but also worldwide? Is this leader among us today?

MEDICA is a sacred organization that has developed a system containing the Universally Proven Facts of the leading medical and scientific geniuses in history. Their Artificial Intelligence Engine uses a highly advanced system of algorithms to track all potential cause-and-effect scenarios and has the ability to replicate disease while counteracting its actions. The technology literally mimics people’s past and present state of health while predicting their future state, as well. As each life is different, the variables are constantly changing. Such apparently unlimited complexity cannot be handled by human brainpower alone, but with the advent of Artificial Intelligence, mankind can overcome its own limitations to advance human health. The writers portrayed this process well without the reader requiring standby Google searches.

Though technically complex, MEDICA is a story told through human drama and compelling characterization:

Gerard has been gifted with his mother´s brilliant crime-solving mind and the medical abilities of his father’s talent for medicine. One day, Gerard will challenge the status quo of medicine. He provides insights and solutions to where all were being intentionally hidden from his peers. Gerard is holding the weight of the world on his shoulders. Despite his gifts, Gerard battles an enemy he cannot see and does not yet know exists.

Aimee is a young, beautiful and idealistic cardiologist. Her passions are her patients and diagnostic technologies. If there is a disease, she will find it. Coming from a principled upbringing rooted in strong family values, she is shocked when she learns the truth about who lurks in the dark, controlling the US healthcare system. She is entrusted with Mia, a heart patient whose beauty hides behind a mask that is defined by third-degree burns. Mia´s world experience is of shame as she is seen as a monster to our superficial double-standard society. Can Aimee find a way to help Mia take off her mask and reveal the beautiful self that lives beneath it?

Frank Morris is the leader of the Morris Alliance of Medical Anarchy or MAMA. Frank possesses the power to entice followers to adapt to his belief systems with remarkably little effort. His speeches hypnotize unsuspecting prospects. His serpent words slither around their destinies as they are easily forfeited without a leader’s direction. Morris’s towering frame looms over their strayed souls as he opens with his seductive speech.

Emma lost her mother to cancer when she was only four years old. She watched as her inventor father, Mark, used every means within his grasp to save her mother, but death won in the end. Or have both father and daughter realized that, in fact, her mother’s fate was at the hands of MAMA? Home schooled by Mark, Emma learned the concepts of Leonardo da Vinci, who used nature´s genius as the mother of all lessons. Emma has a unique mind and an almost desperate passion for cheating death. She is determined and mentally strong – until the moment she meets Sarah, the little orphaned cancer patient in Room 2. Can she save her? Can they save each other in every way?

There are times within the story when the authors insist on pulling you, the reader, into the depths and history of often-painful events. The attempt is a success.

MEDICA is a politically charged book, however it consciously avoids replication of any existing political party’s agenda. The authors instead focus on political favors, their toxicity, and explore potential scenarios that could lead to the devices of people with malicious intent.

As a side note, MEDICA is an excellent primer on how the human body functions. The authors did a remarkable job in explaining both wellness and pathology in lay terms. As an example, readers may finally understand why their back hurts and how they can get help fixing it.

With political intrigue, action, drama, and sexual encounters that may be more than gratuitous, MEDICA leaves the reader excited about the Yang of what could be accomplished between the human race and Artificial Intelligence. It also warns us of the Yin of potential dangers should Artificial Intelligence ever fall into the wrong hands or under a leader who posses a threat to the world.

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About the Authors: Scott Cote is the founder of two medical technology companies: Grr-ithm, Inc.(Grr-ithm.com) and Sherlock-NMD, Inc. He has been involved in healthcare in its many forms for over sixteen years. His independent life studies and research have centered on; understanding human biological function/dysfunction, and Artificial Intelligence and its potential applications in solving complex challenges plaguing mankind. Scott has been happily married for twenty-two years and has three beautiful daughters. He is the Co-writer of MEDICA’S screenplay (MEDICA The Chosen Ones) written as a TV series.
Dr. Johannes Lierfeld is a scientist and long time fictional writer. He has developed over 20 screenplays, sold three series concepts, and wrote the screenplay for the award-winning and critically acclaimed dystopian SciFi thriller “2012” (the 2007 version.) He is a lecturer at both Philipps-University and the University of Cologne, teaching screenwriting and narrative concepts.  His habilitation thesis focused on Artificial Intelligence and its effects on society. Johannes and Scott have already completed the screenplay for the TV pilot for MEDICA. They are presenting the script to industry leaders in production.

About An Unsettled Past:

Alex Jones is enjoying his senior year of high school in Ridgewood Hills, Colorado. To everyone in the outside world, they think he has it all – but underneath he still copes with the abrupt assassination of his father that happened thirteen years earlier.

On what seemed to be just another day, his perfect life is shattered instantly when his father’s hidden past surfaces. When the body count slowly rises, and he and his friends become pawns in a deadly game of revenge, will he be able to uncover the web of secrets before it’s too late?

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C.L. Brees is a breakout suspense-thriller author from Baltimore, Maryland. An Unsettled Past is the first book in an upcoming series. The second novel, Dark Ending, is slated to be released in Fall 2017.

C.L. is a passionate lover of the criminal justice system, having graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Studies in 2014 and a Master of Science in Cyber Security in 2015 from The University of Baltimore.

When he isn’t busy writing, he enjoys spending time with his friends and family, traveling, cooking, and enjoying all that life has to offer.

He may be reached via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or via e-mail at administrator@clbreesauthor.com with any questions.