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1. The Forgotten Child

   About The Forgotten Child:

   -“Brilliant, there is no other word for it, heart grabbing, heart warming, gut wrenching, well written well researched, wanted to read it over & over again.” – Maureen

   –BLACK RAVEN’S REVIEWS — “Ms. Eckhart has crafted a delightful story with engaging characters, enough drama for a Hallmark movie, and enough unconditional love to last a lifetime.”–Rated 5 Ravens and a Recommended Read by AJ!–

   In THE FORGOTTEN CHILD, Brad Friessen wasn’t looking to love again. But what he got was a woman who shook his lonely bitter world upside down, and touched him in a way no other woman could.

   Emily Nelson, a courageous young mother, ends a loveless, bitter marriage and strikes out on her own. She answers an ad as a cook and live-in caregiver to a three-year-old boy on a local ranch. Ranch owner Brad Friessen hires and moves in Emily and her daughter. But Emily soon discovers something’s seriously wrong with the boy, and the reclusive, difficult man who hired her can’t see the behavior and how delayed his son is. So Emily researches until she stumbles across what she suspects are the soft signs of autism. Now she must tell him, give him hope, and help him come to terms with this neurological disorder–to take the necessary steps to get his child the help he needs.

   As their lives become intertwined, their attraction is unavoidable–a connection sparks between them. But just as they’re getting close, Brad’s estranged wife, Crystal, returns after abandoning the family two years earlier. Among the shock and confusion is one disturbing question Brad can’t shake: How does Crystal know so much of his personal business, the inner working of the ranch, and Emily’s relationship with his son?

   Crystal must’ve had a plan, as she somehow gains the upper hand, driving a wedge in the emotional bond forged between Brad, Emily, and the children. The primary focus for care and therapy of three-year-old Trevor is diverted. The lengths to which Crystal will go, the lies, the greed, just to keep what’s hers, are nothing short of cold and calculating. Emily’s forced out of the house. Brad fights to save his boy, to protect what’s his, and struggles over his greatest sacrifice–Emily, and the haunting question: Has he lost her forever?

   More Praise…

   –“I have a child who has been diagnosed on the autism spectrum and this book, though briefly, touched on the symptoms! It made me cry and laugh! Your child, no matter the circumstance, comes first!”

   –“A wonderful love story that not only is about the unconditional love between a man and woman, but an unconditional heart -filled love for a special child.”

   –“I don’t normally read romance books, but this has changed my opinion. Very well written and hard to put down.”

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   Author Bio:
   USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart’s books have been described as Longmire meets old school Dallas and she recently received the 2013 Readers’ Favorite Award for Romantic Suspense for her title Lost and Found. With over 30 titles under her belt, she is frequently a top 100 bestselling author in multiple genres such as Romance, Westerns and Mystery/Suspense, including such series as The Outsider, Walk the Right Road, The Wilde Brothers, The Saved and her most recent addition The Friessens: A New Beginning.

   Since her bestseller The Forgotten Child landed on the Amazon #1 Bestseller list for Westerns and Western Romance, Lorhainne has sold more than 300,000 eBooks worldwide.

   Lorhainne lives on sunny Salt Spring Island with her family where she is working on her next novel.

   Lorhainne Eckhart loves to hear from readers and can be found:

   Email: Lorhainne@LorhainneEckhart.com

   Twitter: @LEckhart

   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLorhainneEckhart

   Sign up for Lorhainne’s Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ZHFNz

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2. Isolated Incident: Investigating the Death of Nancy Cooper

   About Isolated Incident: Investigating the Death of Nancy Cooper:

   The tragic murder of Nancy Cooper gripped the Raleigh / Durham region of North Carolina. Nancy, a beautiful housewife and mother, was strangled to death in her upscale neighborhood in Cary, North Carolina in 2008. Her husband, Brad Cooper, was immediately suspected in what appeared to be a rush to judgment by local law enforcement in order to appease a nervous community. Brad was later arrested and then convicted of Nancy’s murder.

   For many, the question remains, did they get the right person? Did the evidence convict Brad of murder or did he merely fit the narrative that the husband did it, which provided a quick solution to an unsolved murder? The murder conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeals, which called into question many of the assumptions regarding what happened to Nancy. Isolated Incident unravels many of the overlooked and ignored details of this very troubling case.

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   Author Bio:
   John W. Taylor is a former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service. He founded Tiarta L.L.C., a financial research firm, which uncovered deceptive and misleading assertions through the analysis of financial reporting from publicly-held companies. His interest in abnormal psychology and the darker side of human nature has led him to conduct extensive research into both infamous and local criminal cases. He wrote Umbrella of Suspicion in 2012. He currently works in finance and resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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3. Gotta Find a Home: Conversations with Street People by Dennis Cardiff

   About Gotta Find a Home: Conversations with Street People by Dennis Cardiff:

   Writing about the homeless and helping the homeless, has given my life a purpose that it didn’t have before. Documenting their stories will, I hope, introduce them to the public in a non-threatening way. Some panhandlers look intimidating, but that disappears when one sees them laugh.

   A typical day for me involves taking the bus and walking two blocks to work. I pass Joy’s spot every day. I usually sit and talk with her for twenty to thirty minutes. Chester and Hippo may drop by to chat.

   Most afternoons, depending on weather, I walk two blocks to the park where the group of panhandlers varies in size from two to twenty or more. They don’t panhandle at the park. Like a soap opera, every day is different; some scenarios will carry over a few days or weeks. People will disappear for weeks or months due illness, rehab programs or incarceration.

   When I met Joy I was going through an emotional crisis. Meeting her and her friends – worrying about them and whether or not they would be able to eat and find a place to sleep – took my mind off my problems, that then, seemed insignificant. It was – is – truly a life changing experience.

   All proceeds go to those forced onto the streets.

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   Author Bio:
   Dennis Cardiff lives with his wife in Ottawa, Canada. They each have two grown sons from previous marriages. An artist of many talents, Cardiff has been a professional portrait painter since 1972. He studied art at the Ontario College of Art, University of Saskatchewan and the University of Ottawa. As a writer, his poetry has been published in the Sheaf, the University of Saskatchewan’s newspaper, the Writing.com Anthology and an online poetry magazine, Shadowlands Express. His recent book “Gotta Find a Home: Conversations with Street People” (book 1 of 4) was published by Karenzo Media. Books 2 and 3 are currently at the publishers, and the 4th book of the series will be available in January 2015.

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4. Tempting the Governess by Vivienne Westlake

   About Tempting the Governess by Vivienne Westlake:

   Never fall in love with your employer. Any respectable governess knew the cardinal rule. Christine Aubrey prided herself on her devotion to her charges, never suspecting that one day a former pupil would tempt her to break every rule in the book.

   Theodore Blake was a “good boy” who grew up into a responsible man. Shouldering the burden of raising his sister’s children and managing his older brother’s affairs, Teddy has always done the right thing. But when his former governess returns to Birchwood, all he can think about is how good it would be to be bad.

   *Contains the following themes: older heroine/younger hero and forbidden romance. Heat level: 3 out of 5.

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   Author Bio:
   Vivienne Westlake has been reading and writing romance since the age of fifteen. What makes her stories unique is her love of a sassy heroine who keeps the hero on his toes. Though she has a fondness for redeemable rakes, Vivienne’s favorite Jane Austen/Regency hero is Captain Wentworth.

   Vivienne is an active member of Romance Writers of America, Romance Divas, Indie Romance Ink, and the I Love Historical Romance Facebook fan club.

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5. At God’s Mercy

   About At God’s Mercy:

   Poland, World War II.

   A desperate young Jewish woman sacrifices her life to save her baby twins. Decades later, in New York, Rabbi Jeremiah Neumann discovers the existence of his long lost twin. He rushes headlong to meet him – but is shocked to discover that his identical twin is a priest.

   The two brothers travel to Poland to find out who they truly are. Page by page they uncover the terrible secret of their bloodcurdling heritage. A long-dormant evil is resurrected, and once again threatens to take the twins’ lives. Will they survive the new storm?

   At God’s Mercy is a captivating book that is hard to put down. It will take you deep behind the frontiers of human atrocity, where cruelty meets courage, and faith meets fate. Its chilling storyline bites hard at religious establishment and raises hard questions regarding human nature, faith and existence.

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   Author Bio:
   Bestselling author L. L. Fine was born in 1971, reborn in 1993 when he met his future wife Bella, and re-reborn in 2001, when his eldest child took her first charming breath.

   His past sins include being a partner and a creative director in an advertising agency, writing several TV series, content designing and writing several major visitor center,and co-founding a promising start-up company.

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6. High Energy by Dara Joy

   About High Energy by Dara Joy:

   HE’LL TEACH YOU SOME THINGS YOU NEVER IMAGINED…

   When a reporting job accidentally leads Zanita Masterson to genius extraordinaire Tyberius Augustus Evans, her world is turned upside down. The rogue scientist is six feet plus of piercing blue eyes, rock-hard muscles and maverick ideas, and the notion that this man is seriously interested in her seems insane. But a steamy night of monster movies, cookie-dough ice cream, and hot, wild love is almost enough to convince her that the passion-minded professor is determined to woo her with his own masterful equation for sizzling ecstasy and HIGH ENERGY!

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   Author Bio:
   Hailed as “a breakout talent!” and “a publishing phenomenon” by
   Publisher’s Weekly, Dara Joy has written eight consecutive New
   York Times and USAToday bestselling novels. This award winning
   author is known for writing layered, inventive stories, brimming
   with fiery sensuality and strong, unique characters. Millions of
   her books have been sold worldwide and have been translated into
   several languages, including German, Norwegian, Chinese, Korean,
   Spanish, Japanese, Thai, and Russian. Ms Joy is honored to have
   been inducted into the Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame.
   She resides with a smile in Massachusetts.

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7. Fateful Encounters

   About Fateful Encounters:

   Adult Crime Thriller: As far as twenty three year old Glen Verne was concerned, the crime was committed for all the right reasons. But unfortunately, the authorities didn’t agree.

   Throughout our lives we encounter people who affect us in very different ways. Sometimes the encounter leads us down a path we would rather not have traveled – sometimes, however, it’s just the path we needed.

   Glen Verne is a complicated twenty three year old man. He works a dead-end job and any form of excitement is always welcome. He has had his fair share of misfortune in life, and it is this misfortune that has shaped him as a person. He has also had his fair share of good fortune, but as Glen Verne discovers, bad decisions will subjugate good fortune every single time – especially when so many fateful encounters are involved.

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   Author Bio:
   Vovo Verdan travels Australia extensively, looking for the best fishing spots. He writes full time, that is, when the fish aren’t biting.

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