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1. The Murder Prophet

   About The Murder Prophet:

   Kit Stablefield is a detective with a secret and a crush on a guy she knows only online, in a future where magic is a part of everyday life. But when millionaire Aleshu Coro walks into the offices of Darcko and Sadatake with a message from the Murder Prophet and fourteen days to live, everything changes.

   Suddenly Kit is questioning the decisions of her past, trying to find out if the man she loves is, in fact, a man, and hunting for a murderer and a mysterious seer. With her eighty-six-year-old grandmother insisting on helping out, and a sentient goose who simply won’t stop pestering her to watch his “killer” video game moves, Kit has more than her hands full as she races against the clock to prevent Coro’s murder…and possibly her own.

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   Author Bio:
   Sherry D. Ramsey is a speculative fiction writer, artist, creativity addict, co-founder of Third Person Press, and Second Life denizen. Oh yes, and a recovering lawyer, but please don’t hold that against her. She lives in Nova Scotia with her husband, two children, two dogs, and a stack of novels in various stages of completion. Her debut novel, One’s Aspect to the Sun, was published last year by Tyche Books and won the Book Publishers of Alberta Book of the Year award for Speculative Fiction (it’s space opera).

   Sherry is a member of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, and a past Secretary-Treasurer and Vice-President of SF Canada. She is currently serving as SFC’s webmistress.

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2. Blind Acceptance/Blind Achievement

   About Blind Acceptance/Blind Achievement:

   Blind Acceptance:

   Nominated for Rone Award. Winner of Crowned Heart Award for Excellence.

   Will Luke accept his son, Phillip’s blindness?

   When Phillip is injured in a wagon accident and blinded for life; his father must come to terms with the fact that his only heir will be unable to run his beloved ranch unaided.

   He struggles to accept his son is still whole; even the beautiful teacher he employs to help Phillip can’t seem to break down Luke’s walls.

   Then, without warning, there is an event on the ranch that will change their lives forever.

   Blind Achievement:

   Phillip Johnson has been blind since the age of six after sustaining a head injury in a wagon accident.

   Growing up on a ranch outside of Austin hasn’t been easy for the young man but he has thrived with the loving help of his Step-Mother, Rachel, and the faithful support of his father, Luke.

   At 18 years old, he has made the decision to head to Macarthur to attend the Wyoming College for the Blind. He plans to study Civil Government Law and Political Economics.

   It is here that he meets Belinda and he falls deeply in love with her. Belinda hides a dark and dangerous secret.

   A ruthless man is obsessed with owning her. This threat has the power to ruin their relationship and put their lives in jeopardy.

   Can they overcome such obstacles and find happiness together?

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   Author Bio:
   I grew up in the Western Suburbs of Sydney in the 50’s and 60’s.

   My parents are originally from the Newcastle-Under-Lyme area of England and came to Australia in 1952 as £10 poms. They came under a migration scheme to help Australia with workers.

   My father was a Painter and Decorator and I am the eldest of five children.

   I met my husband, Robert, in 1973 and we married in March 1974; we were both 18 years old. We have two wonderful sons, gorgeous daughters-in-law and five incredible grandchildren. We have been extremely blessed.

   When I retired 4 years ago I decided it was time to get the stories out of my head and onto paper. From there I just hoped my stories were interesting and well written enough to attract readers.

   It is difficult being a new author now that anyone can publish a book. I can understand readers’ reticence to read Indie authors but hopefully they will give people like me a chance. I find as an avid reader, you can be pleasantly surprised most of the time. I can’t imagine sticking to just one or two authors and just because an author has a publisher doesn’t make them good. I have certainly read some terrible books which have been published by some of the largest companies.

   I do hope readers enjoy my books and would love them to leave reviews.

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3. Leadership Safari: Discovering the Secret to Leadership Success

   About Leadership Safari: Discovering the Secret to Leadership Success:

   This book is about how to create more collaborative teams.

   The authors have applied lessons from neuroscience to typical leadership and team challenges. These lessons show us that our natural drive for survival is part of the problem.

   We follow a fictitious – yet very real – management team as they learn and grow through a culture change programme. A leadership training programme provides the team with brain-based self-awareness and self-management skills. Team members are then supported as they implement new skills and behaviours together. They learn how to manage their emotional reactions, they begin to view themselves as a collective and consciously create a more collaborative team culture.

   The authors give us just enough theory to understand what is going on in the team and their individual brains without creating a neuroscience textbook. We get to know the team and some very common challenges. The presented solution is no quick fix. Instead, we get an integrated approach to change that we can apply in any organisation.

   The messages from the authors are clear: train leaders in their teams and support them as they implement their new skills together. Base your programmes on available science.

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   Author Bio:
   Frode Svensen has been developing people his entire career. He worked almost 15 years in international corporations as a manager and then ten years as a management consultant. Throughout these years, he developed new leaders by creating challenging environments where they could grow and fulfil their potential.

   For the last ten years, Frode has supported large successful organisations through training and coaching. He has worked with leaders and teams from Europe, US and Asia. His focus is to help them implement people skills relevant for their culture and relevant for the challenges of corporations in the 21st century.

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4. Soul Meaning (Seventeen Book 1) by AD Starrling

   About Soul Meaning (Seventeen Book 1) by AD Starrling:

   ‘My name is Lucas Soul. Today, I died again. This is my fifteenth death in the last four hundred and fifty years.’

   The Crovirs and the Bastians. Two races of immortals who have lived side by side with humans for millennia and been engaged in a bloody war since the very dawn of their existence. With the capacity to survive up to sixteen deaths, it was not until the late fourteenth century that they reached an uneasy truce, following a deadly plague that wiped out more than half of their numbers and made the majority of survivors infertile.

   Soul is an outcast of both immortal societies. Born of a Bastian mother and a Crovir father, a half breed whose very existence is abhorred by the two races, he spends the first three hundred and fifty years of his life being chased and killed by the Hunters. One fall night in Boston, the Hunt starts again, resulting in Soul’s fifteenth death and triggering a chain of events that sends him on the run with Reid Hasley, a former US Marine and his human business partner of ten years. When a lead takes them to Washington DC and a biotechnology company with affiliations to the Crovirs, they cross the Atlantic to Europe, on the trail of a French scientist whose research seems intrinsically linked to the reason why the Hunters are after Soul again.

   From Paris to Prague, their search for answers will lead them deep into the immortal societies and bring them face to face with someone from Soul’s past. Shocking secrets are uncovered and fresh allies come to the fore as they attempt to put a stop to a new and terrifying threat to both immortals and humans. Time is running out for Soul. Can he get to the truth before his seventeenth death, protect the ones he loves and prevent another immortal war?

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   Author Bio:
   A.D. Starrling was born on the small island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean and came to the UK at the age of twenty to study medicine. After five years of hard graft earning her MD and another five years working all of God’s hours as a Paediatrician, she decided it was time for a change and returned to her first love, writing.

   Released in July 2012, Soul Meaning is her debut novel and the first in the award-winning supernatural thriller series SEVENTEEN. The second novel in the series, King’s Crusade, was released in May 2013. The third novel, Greene’s Calling, was published June 2014.

   She lives in Warwickshire in the West Midlands, where she is busy writing the next instalment in the series. She still practises medicine. AD Starrling is her pen name.

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5. Rapeseed by Nancy Freund

   About Rapeseed by Nancy Freund:

   Rapeseed turns 1 and you get the birthday present! Ebook price drop celebration, Awesomegang style!

   Named a ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Finalist in General Fiction, Rapeseed is a fun, fast read that delivers real substance. It’s an unusual coming-of-age story about an extraordinary woman, her bright and quirky teenage son, and their family — because families mature and come of age too. Carolann Cooper is a synesthete with blended senses. She sees her letters and numbers and turbulent memories in color. Her family’s move from small town Kansas to London, England cracks open her complicated history and exposes secrets she’s been keeping with her husband — and from him as well — just as her son is tempted by new and dangerous freedoms abroad. Carolann must urgently figure out who she really is to reconcile her past with her family’s future. Rapeseed is a multi-colored, cross-cultural novel of fine contemporary fiction — and a delightful page-turner too. The perfect pick for a book club or a satisfying conversation with one good friend.

   “Funny, engaging, and painfully true…” — Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award winning author of The Shadow Tracer.

   “A novel of resilience and heart, of teenaged indiscretions and marital discontentment, humor… and boundless compassion.” — Amber Dermont, New York Times bestselling author of The Starboard Sea.

   “A tender and evocative novel about the slippery nature of home and inheritance… Nancy Freund writes with authority and charm.” — Nick Dybek, author of When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man

   “Nancy Freund’s style is clean, spotlessly competent in technique and logic, and always contains an irreverent note or a narrator with a mischievous glint in the eye.” — Michelle Bailat-Jones, author of Fog Island Mountains

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   Author Bio:
   Nancy Freund is a poet, editor, reviewer, and novelist. Born in New York, raised in Kansas City, and educated in Los Angeles, she was married in England, and today lives in French-speaking Switzerland. She is the author of Rapeseed, published in 2013 by Gobreau Press, Global Home Cooking in 2014, and two more novels forthcoming in 2015, Effort of Will, and Racing for the Mailbox. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in journals such as The Istanbul Review, Blood Lotus Journal, and Offshoots. In September 2012, Nancy was the writer-in-residence for webjournal Necessary Fiction, where she is also a regular book critic. Her short story ‘Marcus’ won the Geneva Writers’ first fiction prize, selected by American novelist Bret Lott in June, 2013. She co-founded the Lavaux Literary Salon (serving readers, writers, and artists representing 11 countries) and she is active in Community Literacy projects for teens and adults. She holds a B.A. in English/Creative Writing and an M.Ed. from UCLA.

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6. To Touch the Sun by Laura Enright

   About To Touch the Sun by Laura Enright:

   Narain Khan was 25 when he left his native India to fight in the trenches of the West­ern Front dur­ing WWI. It was his hope that he could stay on after the war to pur­sue his dream of study­ing the culi­nary arts and becom­ing a world class chef. Instead, he fell to shrap­nel amidst the car­nage of that bit­ter war. Car­nage which, when dark­ness fell, attracted some­thing ter­ri­fy­ing: A roam­ing pack of feral vampires–mindless feeders–who fell upon the sol­diers left wounded and dying in No Man’s Land. Attacked by the fer­als, Narain was trans­formed into the other type of vam­pire: A sen­tient capa­ble of mov­ing about in soci­ety with only a few restric­tions and able to feed with­out killing the host. Present Day: Chicago, U.S. After the death of his long-term partner and food source Sophie from cancer, Narain, now a successful chef and businessman, albeit with an unusual set of problems that make life in “normal” society difficult, has reached a crossroads in his life as a sentient vampire. His growing attraction to Cassie Lambert, a scientist with an unexpected link to his past, the re-emergence of Reginald Jameson, his old captain in WWI and now a sadistic predator who shares the night with Narain, and a new, terrifying breed of vampire; Boris, a monster who destroys everything in his path. All these events will conspire to drag Narain into a climactic struggle. A struggle against everything he holds dear, against himself, against Jameson, Boris and the forces that will stop at nothing to discover the secret Cassie has learned about the nature of Vampirism. A struggle that will show Narain that to defeat the real mon­sters, he will have to embrace what he is and awaken the beast within. That to touch the sun, he will have to risk being burned up in its fury

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   Author Bio:
   Laura Enright grew up in a suburb right outside of Chicago. She is the author of “Chicago’s Most Wanted™ The Top 10 Book of Murderous Mobsters, Midway Monsters, and Windy City Oddities” and “Vampires’ Most Wanted The Top 10 Book of Bloodthirsty Biters, Stake-wielding Slayers, and Other Undead Oddities.” To Touch the Sun is the first book in her Sentient/Feral Vampire Series set in Chicago. She is interested in any number of things, far too many for her limited free time to accommodate. Never the less, she remains a giggling idiot for the ages and encourage the world to follow suit.

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7. Twist Me by Anna Zaires

   About Twist Me by Anna Zaires:

   99 Cent Sale 9/15/14-10/03/14

   Kidnapped. Taken to a private island.

   I never thought this could happen to me. I never imagined one chance meeting on the eve of my eighteenth birthday could change my life so completely.

   Now I belong to him. To Julian. To a man who is as ruthless as he is beautiful—a man whose touch makes me burn. A man whose tenderness I find more devastating than his cruelty.

   My captor is an enigma. I don’t know who he is or why he took me. There is a darkness inside him—a darkness that scares me even as it draws me in.

   My name is Nora Leston, and this is my story.

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   Author Bio:
   Anna Zaires fell in love with books at the age of five, when her grandmother taught her to read. She wrote her first story shortly thereafter. Since then, she has always lived partially in a fantasy world where the only limits were those of her imagination. Currently residing in Florida, Anna is happily married to Dima Zales (a science fiction and fantasy author) and closely collaborates with him on all their works.

   After graduating from the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics, Anna spent eight years on Wall Street analyzing stocks and writing research reports. In 2013, she became a full-time author, pursuing her lifelong dream of writing romance novels.

   Dima Zales is the love of her life and a huge inspiration in all aspects of her writing. Every book Anna writes is a product of their unique collaborative process.

   In addition to reading and writing, Anna enjoys drinking tea (coconut oolong, anyone?), watching addictive TV shows, and discussing book ideas during long walks with her amazing husband.

   She loves hearing from her readers, so please don’t hesitate to contact her through this website or connect with her on Facebook, where she hangs out way too often. Also, please visit her husband and collaborator, Dima Zales, at www.dimazales.com and check out their fantasy & science fiction books.

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8. Altdorf by J. K. Swift

   About Altdorf by J. K. Swift:

   A druid priestess enlists the help of a charismatic outlaw and an ex-Hospitaller to fight Austrian tyranny in medieval Switzerland.

   At the end of the thirteenth century, five hundred orphans and second sons are rounded up from villages in the Alpine countryside and sold to the Hospitaller Knights of St John. Trained to serve as Soldiers of Christ, they fight in eastern lands they know nothing about, for a cause they do not understand.

   Thomas Schwyzer, released from his vows by the Grandmaster of the Hospitallers, returns to the land of his birth a stranger. Once a leader of men, and captain of the Order’s most famous war galley, he now settles into the simple life of a ferryman. He believes this new role to be God’s reward for years of faithful service fighting the Infidel in Outremer.

   Seraina, considered a witch by most, a healer by some, is a young woman with a purpose. A Priestess of the Old Religion, and the last Druid disciple of the Helvetii Celts, she has been gifted by the Great Weave to see what others cannot. Her people need her guidance and protection now more than ever. For Duke Leopold of Habsburg, in his efforts to control the St. Gotthard Pass, builds a great Austrian fortress in Altdorf. Once finished, the Habsburg occupation will be complete, but the atrocities visited upon her people will have just begun.

   Set in medieval Switzerland, ALTDORF, a novel of The Forest Knights, is the first book in a two-book series.

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   Author Bio:
   J. K. Swift lives in a log house because he couldn’t find a castle in central B.C., Canada. He is the author of “The Forest Knights” novels (http://theforestknights.com), which are set in medieval Switzerland. He has worked as a school teacher, jailhouse guard, Japanese translator, log peeler, accountant, martial arts instructor, massage therapist, technical editor, and has called a few Bingo games. He gets his story ideas while traveling in Europe, feeding his chickens, and cutting wood.

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9. Depression: My Battle – A Young Man’s Staggering Journey From Hopeless To Hopeful

   About Depression: My Battle – A Young Man’s Staggering Journey From Hopeless To Hopeful:

   UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION

   Depression has definitely become more recognized in recent years in general society. But that doesn’t mean it’s widely accepted, understood, or properly dealt with. I believe that one of the best ways to improve this is through education, especially through hearing from people who are brave enough to share their stories. That is my intention with this book: to use my story to help you understand depression and learn how you can help yourself if you’re struggling.

   In this book, I share my secrets and show you some of the darkest times of my life. It’s been hard to write about these times, but above all, I want you to know that you’re not alone. I got through my dark times, and with the right information and help, so can you.

   It is not my objective to sugarcoat anything, nor to give you some “quick fix” solution. There is no quick fix for depression, and those who say there is obviously have never truly experienced it for themselves.

   WHO AM I?

   You could say I’m nobody. I have no degree. I’m not a licensed professional. I’m not a doctor—I don’t even play one on TV.

   What I do have is my experience. I’ve been through anxiety and depression. I’ve hit rock bottom, shattering so hard that I thought I could never be put back together. I lay there, wounded, for years, only to find a sense of motivation from within that I didn’t know existed—a resilience in my very being that wouldn’t allow me to give up without a fight. I patched my wounds, staggered to my feet, and stood tall for the world—and myself—to see. Then I took my first step towards freedom.

   Overcoming depression isn’t something that happens overnight. It’s a journey. By showing you my journey, I want to provide you with a sense of hope. I want to equip you with the tools necessary to make your own journey, and guide you towards the first step.

   INSIDE DEPRESSION: My Battle…

   Inside You’ll Discover…

   -My story and personal battle with depression

   -My struggle with suicide and how I OVERCAME it!

   -The series of events that lead me to reach such a low point

   -My personal struggle with debilitating anxiety and how I worked to overcome it!

   -My advice for others, including how to find strength in the struggle and come out the other side STRONGER!

   -How to find the joy in life again!

   -Plus much, much more!

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   Author Bio:
   I live a pretty extraordinarily normal life.

   I currently reside in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, with my amazing family, whom I love. I am currently a full-time author at the age of 20, and I am LOVING every minute of it.

   While I may be young in age, I believe my experiences and incredible adventures give me a unique perspective–a point of view you couldn’t get from anyone else.

   I try to live every day as if it were my last, allowing myself to fully experience the highs and lows of each and every day. I refuse to let myself get hung up on insignificant events, and instead choose to respond with positivity, optimism, and love.

   I truly hope you enjoy my books.

   Thank you and have a great day!

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10. Leadership Safari: Discovering the Secret to Leadership Success

    About Leadership Safari: Discovering the Secret to Leadership Success:

    When it comes to business, it’s a jungle out there!

    Brian A. Iannucci, Ph.D., MBA, a business professor and leadership guru, brings the leadership safari to life by analyzing the various inhabitants of the leadership jungle. This fun and educational trip looks at the different leadership styles of the animals that a business person encounters every day and gives leaders a leg up through a better understanding of what makes the people around them tick.
    This real-world look at leadership demystifies the various personality traits at the office and focuses on identifying what motivates people. Through a better understanding of personality traits a leader is able to provide exactly the right incentive to motivate others to do something that they otherwise would not do!
    In short, this book will make everyone a better leader!

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    Author Bio:
    Brian Iannucci is a leadership guru and a business professor. Additionally, Brian has a great deal of private sector experience that ranges from large corporations to small business start ups. Brian holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Northcentral University where his dissertation focused on Leadership and Emotional Intelligence. Brian holds an MBA from Liberty University and a BA in Political Science from the University of Florida.
    Brian’s common sense approach to consulting allows him to provide optimal solutions that will make an impact immediately and will create value for his clients.
    In addition to being an accomplished professor, researcher, and consultant, Brian also specializes in motivational speaking and conducts seminars for large and small groups on leadership skills and other business-oriented topics. These cost-effective and impactful events allow businesses to train their teams in a variety of skills such as:
    Soft Skills

    Leadership Skills

    Emotional Intelligence

    Goal Setting

    Planning and Executing Strategy

    Curriculum Development

    Training and Classroom Management

    Personality Styles

    Campaign Development and Strategy

    Small Business Development

    Business Planning

    Business Optimization

    and many more!

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11. Countdown: The Doomsday Playbook Introductions by Rashad Freeman

    About Countdown: The Doomsday Playbook Introductions by Rashad Freeman:

    Our World is ending…

    How or why is unknown, but make no mistake about it, we are living on borrowed time. Millions dead in a matter of days, billions in a matter of weeks. Yet somehow through the destruction and rubble Lenny Brewster has staked his claim on survival. A former Special Forces soldier, a current womanizing alcoholic and a hardcore survivalist, Lenny is a conflicted man. He doesn’t care much for this world, but he’ll be damned if he leaves it quietly.

    Follow Lenny and company as they fight against insurmountable odds, knowing that tomorrow is never guaranteed. This tale of survival will push the limits and display the harsh realities of apocalyptic scenarios. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

    What are your worst fears? Would you be ready if one day they became true?

    The Doomsday Playbook is a series of stories set in a fictional world, employing real world tactics. Prepping isn’t a fad, it’s a way of life and for Lenny Brewster, it’s the only reason he’s still breathing.

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    Author Bio:
    Rashad Freeman is a wildly eccentric, native Floridian with a passion for storytelling. As the son of an English Professor, you could say writing is in his blood. While he loves to dabble in just about every genre, the bulk of his work is in Thrillers and Science Fiction. Anything involving water and his family, which includes his wife and three boys, is enough to occupy a weekend. When he is not working on the next great American novel, Rashad can be found crossfitting, swimming or daring to do all.

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