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Published: Wed, 10/08/14
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- Paranormal Texas by Tui Snider
About Paranormal Texas by Tui Snider:
Sure, there are lots or good books about real haunted places in Texas – I should know, my bookshelves are crowded with them!
So, what makes “Paranormal Texas” different?
Overlooked Haunted Places:
First off, “Paranormal Texas” includes a bunch of haunted places in Texas that are not in most other books. As with my first book, Unexpected Texas, I went out of my way (often, literally!) to find quirky, offbeat and overlooked sites. For instance, I haven’t seen Moxley Manor (a haunted attraction that may truly be haunted) mentioned in any other books about real haunted places in Texas.Of course, I didn’t turn my back on the most well-known paranormal hot spots and famous ghost stories of north Texas, either, such as the Lady of White Rock Lake. So don’t worry; those spooky places are well-represented in Paranormal Texas, too.
Haunted Places You Can Actually Visit:
I don’t know about you, but I’m always disappointed to read about, say, a haunted BBQ joint only to find out that the place no longer exists. Simply knowing that a haunted site is open to the public makes a story more interesting to me, even if I never get to visit in person.What’s in “Paranormal Texas”?
A few of the real haunted places featured in Paranormal Texas include the following:*Serial Killer’s Grave where EVP’s & Anomalous Photos are Common
*Amusement Park where a Little Girl Haunts the Candy Store
*Country Graveyard with a Mysteriously Glowing Tombstone
*Hotel so Haunted that a University Teaches Parapsychology there
*Elevator that Opens By Itself when Pretty Women Walk By
*Historic Cemetery where People get EVP’s & Orbs in Broad Daylight
*Ghost Town with an Operatic Apparition & a Haunted Restaurant
*B&B with a Gentlemanly Ghost who seems Protective of Women
*Theater that Kept its Resident Ghost in Mind when Remodeling
*Historic Town Squares where nearly Every Shop has a GhostLearn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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Tui Snider is a writer and travel blogger specializing in offbeat sites, overlooked history, quirky travel destinations, and haunted lore. Tui has worn a lot of hats in her life – literally – and is especially fond of berets. When not obsessing over her latest writing projects, she enjoys posting photos on Instagram, and composing dreamy electronic music. She’s currently learning the Theremin – although, so far, she’s pretty terrible at it!Tui sometimes jokes that she became a travel writer because she has moved around so much. At one point, she moved 16 times in 10 years! After living in several US states, Belgium, Italy, and a tiny island with a population of 7, Tui fell in love with a Texan and followed her heart to the Lone Star State, where she has lived for 5 years straight – a personal record. Although Tui admits to experiencing as much culture shock here as she ever did overseas, she now considers Texas home.
For Tui, travel is a mindset. Her motto is “Even home is a travel destination,” and she believes that “The world is only boring if you take everyone else’s word for it.” Her first book, “Unexpected Texas” is an Amazon Best Selling travel guide to offbeat and overlooked places within easy reach of the Dallas – Fort Worth region of North Texas.
Tui loves making friends online, so if you pop by her blog, don’t be shy – say hi! As to what her next book will be, even she is not certain. “I’ve always got three or four book-length projects going,” she admits. “It really just depends which one makes it to the finish line first!”
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- For Everly by Raine Thomas
About For Everly by Raine Thomas:Determined to overcome a dark and tragic past, college student Everly Wallace is only months away from earning her degree in physical therapy. She’s consumed with school, caring for her ailing grandfather, and figuring out how to pay the next bill. The last thing she wants is a relationship, but it just might be the one thing she needs.
Major League pitcher Cole Parker hasn’t fought for anything in his life. He went from a privileged upbringing to a multimillion dollar All-Star career. But when his pitching shoulder starts to give him trouble at only twenty-four years old, he faces the possibility of his injury becoming public knowledge and costing him everything.
In a desperate bid to save his career, Cole decides to hire someone to treat his injury, someone who will keep things off the record and out of the media. He finds the perfect solution in Everly. As mysterious as she is beautiful, she provides an enticing distraction from his pain. Soon, physical therapy is the last thing on his mind.
When an act of betrayal brings the truths they both fear to light, Cole will have to fight for the first time in his life…not just for his career, but for Everly’s love.
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Goodreads Profile PageAuthor Bio:
Raine Thomas is the award-winning author of bestselling Young Adult and New Adult fiction. Known for character-driven stories that inspire the imagination, Raine recently signed with multiple award-winning producer Chase Chenowith of Back Fence Productions to bring her popular Daughters of Saraqael trilogy to the big screen. She’s a proud indie author who is living the dream. When she isn’t writing or glued to e-mail or social networking sites, Raine can usually be found vacationing with her husband and daughter on one of Florida’s beautiful beaches or crossing the border to visit with her Canadian friends and relatives.For Everly by Raine Thomas is a post from Awesome Gang
- Curse (Book 1 of the Wexkia trilogy)
About Curse (Book 1 of the Wexkia trilogy):How far would you go to find out the truth?
Nell’s family reveals the frightening truth of her alien heritage. If that information wasn’t frightening enough, Nell’s life somersaults as ever-increasing evidence proves her family wrong. She is something else.
She must now decide how far she will go to discover her truth.
With friend Sam by her side, she travels to an alien world where she must defend herself against her enemies and find a secret book that contains the truth about her ancestry – whatever that may be!
Author, Dale Furse takes us on a fantastic adventure to a world inhabited by bizarre beings. Confused by her life-changing experiences and facing an uncertain future, who can Nell trust to help her?
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Goodreads Profile PageAuthor Bio:
Dale Furse lives in North Queensland, Australia.Dale has enjoyed many creative pursuits including playing guitar and singing in a band, acting and directing in theatre, written novels, short stories, plays, songs and poems. She also reads any genre so long as it’s a good story. She writes whatever idea grabs her attention at the time. Her published novels are Young Adult ScienceFiction/Fantasy.
After over thirty years of writing, she still loves her journeys to unknown places, meeting unheard-of peoples.
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- Happiness, Success, Peace and Purpose: A True Path
About Happiness, Success, Peace and Purpose: A True Path:What readers are saying about Happiness, Success Peace and Purpose: a True Path:
“I really think your book is brilliant and one of the best self help books I’ve ever read (and I have read many). It’s truth, pure and simple.”
“EVERYONE needs to hear this message”
“I am now living proof that the wisdom in your book is effective and can have a positive impact on people”
“It is a book that could help change the world”
“the way it was written, kept my attention”
“The book was well written with lots of references to expand on the information provided.”
“The book was a real eye opener. I enjoyed the read”.
“it really does work”
“Unique insight on how to train your brain to think differently”
“everybody should read this one”
“This book is well written”
“He gives numerous insights on how to build a happier, more successful life.”
All of the quotes were taken from online or email comments by readers of the book
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Ellis loves the challenge of solving problems and developing innovative solutions – and has since childhood. This has served him well in multiple engineering endeavors as well as in life. His search for wisdom and a better understanding of how life works, along with a genuine desire to make the world a little better, led him to write this book.
Ellis has been truly blessed to have a beautiful, wonderful wife, and three incredible children, and an enthusiastic Golden Retriever.
Ellis has worked in aerospace, where he managed programs and received multiple patents including those for a high temperature nosecone, an ultra light satellite tank. He also founded, developed and patented the technology, and designed the instruments for Composite Acoustics, a carbon fiber acoustic guitar company now owned by Peavey Electronics. He is currently a product development engineer developing new technology and designs for musical instruments.Happiness, Success, Peace and Purpose: A True Path is a post from Awesome Gang
- The Family by Marissa Kennerson
About The Family by Marissa Kennerson
Just like any average seventeen year old, Twig loves her family. She has a caring mother and a controlling father. Her brothers are sisters are committed to her family’s prosperity…
All one hundred and eighty three of them.
Twig lives in the Family, a collective society located in the rainforest of Costa Rica. The Family members coexist with the values of complete openness and honesty, and a shared fear of contagious infection in the outside world.
So when Adam, their Father, prophet, and savior, announces that Twig will be his new bride, she is overjoyed and honored. But when an injury forces her to leave the grounds, Twig finds that the world outside is not necessarily as toxic as she was made to believe. When she meets Leo, an American boy with a killer smile, she begins to question everything about her life within the Family, and the cult to which she belongs.
But when it comes to your Family, you don’t always get a choice.
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- Shattered World (Broken World, #2)
About Shattered World (Broken World, #2):
Stranded in the middle of the Mojave Desert, surrounded by zombies, Vivian and Axl are sure they’re facing the end. The dead are closing in and the shelter they were promised is sealed tight. Just when they think they’ve run out of time, the doors are thrown open. Five years underground with all the provisions there for the taking. It’s almost too good to be true. With the promise of security, Vivian hopes she’ll finally able to deal with the loss of Emily, her growing feelings for Axl, and the terrifying new world they’re facing.
But their sense of security is soon shattered when they discover the shelter isn’t the utopia they thought it would be. It seems the company that built the shelter decided to solve their financial problems by selling off provisions, which means the group has to find a way to get supplies. Or face starvation.
And Vegas is the closest city.
With her feelings for Axl stronger than ever, Vivian volunteers to accompany him and a few others on a trip into one of the biggest tourist cities in the world. Vegas is overrun with zombies, but there are other survivors as well. Only not everyone they meet is a welcome sight. As the emotional baggage piles up, Vivian and Axl’s bond grows, but it doesn’t take long to realize that zombies aren’t the only thing they have to fear.
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Kate L. Mary is a stay-at-home mother of four and an Air Force wife. She grew up in a small town just north of Dayton, Ohio where she and her husband met at the age of twelve. Since their marriage in 2002, they have lived in Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and California.Kate enjoys any post-apocalyptic story – especially if zombies are involved – as long as there is a romantic twist to give the story hope. Kate prefers nerdy, non-traditional heroes who can make you laugh to hunky pieces of man-meat, and her love of wine and chocolate is legendary among her friends and family. She currently resides in Oklahoma with her husband and children.
Be sure to check out her bestselling BROKEN WORLD series, which is a top 100 book in dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction on Amazon.
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- Tyler’s Undoing
About Tyler’s Undoing:
Through mutual understanding, Tyler’s secret affair with Gabriella Reynolds has come to an end. It’s a decision that not only saves their friendship, but it’s one that will change his life forever.
For the past couple of years, Tyler Rushing has been known as one of the UFC’s most memorable and sexy heavyweight fighters. Now he has the chance to win the title and claim the fame he so deserves. He has everything he could ever want until Kacey Andrews walks through the door of his gym, wanting nothing to do with him. Keeping his eyes off of her is a challenge; there’s an innocence about her that draws him to her, and he’s not going to stop until he makes her his. Little does he know that Kacey Andrews isn’t a stranger. She’s a part of his world; he just doesn’t know it. It’s a secret she’s worked hard to keep hidden.
Kacey spent years trying to get away from the fighting world, away from the man who’s hated among the MMA elite … her brother, Kyle Andrews. Unfortunately, she’s brought back into it when Tyler’s relentless battle for her heart wins her over, drawing her in. The only problem is that secrets never stay buried forever. In the end, Tyler has a decision to make, and it’s one that can possibly destroy his and Kacey’s life … forever.
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, L.P. Dover, is a southern belle residing in North Carolina along with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she even began her literary journey she worked in Periodontics enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries.Not only does she love to write, but she loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes, white water rafting, and you can’t forget the passion for singing. Her two number one fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime and those songs usually consist of Christmas carols.
Aside from being a wife and mother, L.P. Dover has written over eleven novels including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, and her standalone novel, Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read is romantic suspense and she also loves writing it. However, if she had to choose a setting to live in it would have to be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae.
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- The Birthday Book: Funny, Wise, and Inspirational Quotes for Your Birthday
About The Birthday Book: Funny, Wise, and Inspirational Quotes for Your Birthday:Everyone likes to be remembered on their birthday! However, finding a card with the perfect sentiment is challenging. After all, what single expression can give someone a good laugh, move them deeply, yet also make them feel appreciated? The Birthday Book says it all.
“You bring magic into the world my friend, and with your magic this world becomes a better place to live in.”—Author unknown
The Birthday Book is a curated collection of quotes taken from an amazing array of personalities including Dr. Seuss, Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and many more.
The quotes contained in this volume have been chosen for their ability to cast both levity and illumination across the path of life and aging. To describe them as “birthday quotes” would be misleading; they are not about cake and ice cream. Instead, each quote has been selected from thousands for its insight on subject of birthdays, youth, aging, and the beauty of life. And of course, what birthday book would be complete without a little humor?
This book has been organized into several sections:
1) Humor about life and aging.
2) How do we define youth and old age?
3) What can we expect from each of life’s stages?
4) How can we make the most of life?
5) Inspiring Quotes about life.
Aging can be a noble and graceful process, each chapter of life filled with its own unique pleasures, gratification, and advantages. Give this book in honor of someone special, or celebrate your own life! May it offer both wit and wisdom.
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TheQuoteWell books are curated collections. Each book is the result of an exhaustive search from past through present for only the most amazing quotes on the subjects of Love, Life, Leadership, and more! The result is a chorus of profound wisdom emanating from a fascinating diversity of speakers.
Greeting cards are read once then thrown away, but a book of wisdom can inspire for a lifetime. Give an unforgettable gift!Visit our Webpage! http://www.thequotewell.com/
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- Scruples
About Scruples:Trouble seems to find Carly Bryson wherever she goes. Her dream of moving to California to start a modeling career suddenly becomes a reality, but at what cost? Forces are working against her, sending her on a race against the clock to save everything she’s ever loved, including Logan Sanders.
In this dramatized, romantic comedy, Logan Sanders is strung up by his proverbial heels in his attempt to track down the woman of his dreams. He’s strong, yet gentle, and forced to test his boundaries on a quest for answers, redemption, and ultimately, revenge.Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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A former 911 dispatcher turned author, Ditter Kellen has been in love with romance for over twenty years. To say she’s addicted to reading is an understatement. Her ebook reader is an extension of her and holds many of her fantasies and secrets. It’s filled with dragons, shifters, vampires, ghosts and many more jaw-dropping characters who keep her entertained on a daily basis.
Ditter’s love of paranormal and outrageous imagination have conspired together to bring her where she is today…sitting in front of her computer allowing them free rein. Writing is her passion, what she was born to do. I hope you will enjoy reading her stories as much as she loves spinning them. Ditter resides in Florida with a guinea pig named Shadow. She adores French fries and her phone is permanently attached to her ear. You can contact Ditter by email: ditterthegreat@hotmail.comScruples is a post from Awesome Gang