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Published: Mon, 10/13/14
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- Capturing the Cowboy’s Heart by Lindsey Brookes
About Capturing the Cowboy’s Heart by Lindsey Brookes:After losing his wife in an accident two years before, not long after he’d been forced from the circuit by an injury, thirty-two-year-old Cade Tyler, ex-rodeo champion, thinks life has thrown him more than lemons. But life isn’t done…it sends him Lacy Dalton.
She’s a reporter.
He hates reporters.
She’s pushy.
He hates pushy.
She’s sexy.
He…well, he just won’t let himself think of her that way.
The more Lacy learns about Cade’s past, the more she finds herself wanting to prove to him that not all reporters are bloodthirsty vultures. But her growing attraction to him puts not only her heart in jeopardy, but her life as well, because someone is out to ruin Cade and will do anything to make that happen.
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Romance author Lindsey Brookes has finalled in/or won more than 75 RWA chapter sponsored contests with over a dozen different manuscripts. She is also a four time RWA Golden Heart finalist as well as a past American Title III finalist and winner of Harlequin’s Great American Romance Novel contest. She writes for Kensington Publishing, Amazon Publishing, as well as Indie pubbed several of her contemporary romances. She is represented by Michelle Grajkowski from 3 Seas Literary Agency.Capturing the Cowboy’s Heart by Lindsey Brookes is a post from Awesome Gang
- Gone Bitch: A Parody of Gone Girl by Steve Lookner
About Gone Bitch: A Parody of Gone Girl by Steve Lookner:Meet Nick. He’s kind of dumb. Meet his wife, Amy. She’s kind of a bitch. One day Amy goes missing. What happened? Find out…in GONE BITCH!
GONE BITCH is the hilarious new parody of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl which will have you on the edge of your seat AND rolling on the floor. All your favorite characters from Gone Girl are here…but way funnier!
First off, there’s NICK. Nick doesn’t seem particularly upset that his wife is missing, or particularly anxious to find her. But he is perfectly willing to stop by the searches for Amy…because he can try to pick up girls there using lines like, “I’d like to search YOUR woods.” Nick also loves lying to the police. For example, Nick’s alibi for the morning Amy disappeared is that he was hang gliding, taking a karate lesson, and shooting a major motion picture with Keanu Reeves.
There’s also AMY, Nick’s wife. Amy is basically the worst person ever. Which is unsurprising, since she’s a really hot girl. Therefore her one goal in life is to make her hot girlfriends jealous, no matter what it takes. Would Amy really stoop so low as to frame Nick for murder just to make her hot girlfriends jealous? If you don’t know the answer, then you haven’t hung out with enough really hot girls.
There’s GO, Nick’s sister. Go makes out with Nick a lot, but don’t get the wrong idea: they are NOT having sex. (Although they do get to third base once in a while.)
There’s RAND and MARYBETH, Amy’s parents, whose “Idiotic Amy” book series chronicles the embarrassing moments of Idiotic Amy, a girl who looks suspiciously like Amy and does embarrassing things suspiciously like things Amy has done. The books have been a huge success, with millions of girls worldwide buying volumes like “Idiotic Amy Wets The Bed” and “Idiotic Amy and the Guy She Had Sex With and Never Called Her Again”.
There’s DESI, who’s been stuck in the friend zone with Amy since kindergarten. Desi still hopes that one day Amy will come around and want to take things to another level, but tragically, he fails to realize that no guy ever escapes from the friend zone.
And don’t forget BONEY and GILPIN, the detectives investigating Amy’s disappearance. They strongly suspect the “crime scene” in Nick’s living room is fake, because it’s pretty hard for a grand piano to flip upside down accidentally.
With every page of GONE BITCH the tension builds:
Will Nick go to jail?
Will Amy ever return?
Will Nick ever get over his diarrhea from eating a search volunteer’s Frito pie?
You’ll want to keep reading to find out what happens, but you might not be able to stop laughing long enough to do so!
Before you see the movie, read the book…that makes fun of the movie!
Get GONE BITCH today!
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STEVE LOOKNER has quickly become one of Amazon’s top parody authors. He began his writing career as an editor of The Harvard Lampoon, and has written for such TV shows as Saturday Night Live, MADtv, and even an episode of Seinfeld. Steve is also the author of The Fault in Our Pants: A Parody of “The Fault in Our Stars”, and The Relief Fisher: A Parody of Mariano Rivera’s “The Closer”, both available on Amazon.Gone Bitch: A Parody of Gone Girl by Steve Lookner is a post from Awesome Gang
- Hollow Space Book 1: Venture
About Hollow Space Book 1: Venture:Forced to hyperjump during a brutal ambush, Sara Lorelle, navigator of the Venture, the last human colony ship, discovers a terrible truth: they’ve jumped to somewhere that shouldn’t exist.
Trapped inside a pocket universe known only as Hollow Space, where technology inexplicably fails, Sara and her crew have to face the lethal politics of their only destination. Haven—a decrepit station, home to deadly aliens and rival factions that soon sees the Venture crew up to their necks in danger.
With their only hope placed in Tairon Cauder, a reckless scoundrel, they will battle impossible species, confront their fears, and uncover ancient and terrible secrets. In a place where those who shoot first live the longest, the Venture crew will have to push their limits if they are to save themselves and the human race from extinction.
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C. F. Barnes is a publisher and full-time writer of science fiction and techno thrillers and a member of both the British Fantasy Society and the British Science Fiction Association. He honed his craft with the London School of Journalism and the Open University (BA, English).He has run a number of tech-based businesses, built large-scale web-applications for healthcare and tech companies, worked in rat-infested workshops, and scoured the back streets of London looking for stories and fine beer–which he found in abundance.
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- Veil of Civility
About Veil of Civility:During the last years of the Soviet empire an elite team of operatives were trained. Loyal to the Provisional Irish Republican Army, they were known only by their codename, Black Shuck.
In the years that followed — betrayed from within by the internal power struggles of the IRA — the team members were hunted down. Three survived, fading into the turbulent streets of Northern Ireland. To this day, their identities remain a mystery — but nothing can stay hidden forever.
For years, Declan McIver has lived under the radar — married to a beautiful woman and operating a successful business — but that life is about to change. When a planned meeting with an old friend goes horribly wrong, Declan finds himself on the run from a shadowy conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep their evil intentions a closely guarded secret.
To survive, he’ll have to rely on long dormant training and reach deep within himself to a place and time he’d hoped to never return. As his past is laid open for the world to see and events spiral further out of control — who will win and at what cost?
Weaving well-documented facts and speculative history, Veil of Civility combines Soviet Special Forces, the Irish Republican Army, American politicians, and Chechen terrorists into an explosive modern day thriller. From the countryside of suburban Virginia and the powerful halls of Washington DC to the rocky coast of Wales and the moors of Scotland, Declan McIver struggles to stay one step ahead of the conspiracy that has made him a wanted man.Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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Ian Graham is a lifelong entrepreneur with an interest in politics, history, and religion. The stories and characters he writes about are centered on the explosive conflicts created when the three intersect. His writing has previously appeared in Action Pulse Pounding Tales Vol. 1 & 2 alongside best-selling thriller authors Matt Hilton, Stephen Leather, Adrian Magson, and Zoe Sharpe. He lives in the eastern United States with his wife and two daughters and shares a birthday with the United States of America.Visit www.iangrahamthrillers.com for more.
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- Praying for Rain by Emma Gates
About Praying for Rain by Emma Gates:In 1997 Saudi Arabia, American teacher Arden Armstrong and Saudi archeologist Faisal Abdul Aziz aren’t even supposed to look at each other, let alone admit any attraction, but their separate struggles for progress in the Kingdom bring them into an unlikely – and dangerous – alliance.
“The intricately plotted story of a love affair with both a man and a culture, and the painful lessons learned from each. …deft pacing and a number of unexpected but credible plot twists will keep readers interested. …The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comes alive…a haunting backdrop for the fast-paced action. Overall, this complex, enjoyable read will leave readers hoping for more from this talented new writer. Romance, geopolitical instability and coming-of-age angst in a well-crafted tale.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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Award-winning writer Emma Gates was born in New York and spent her childhood in England. She earned a BA in Spanish/Latin American Studies from Indiana University Bloomington, and an MBA with concentration in Arabic/Middle Eastern Studies from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona. She worked for three years in Mexico and five in Saudi Arabia. She’s an international trade and telecoms specialist currently living near Chicago with her family and two inscrutable cats.“I try to write what I want to read — novels that are dense, ‘chewy’, full of ideas, which transport me to different places while taking me deep into the hearts of characters whose lives immediately engage and move me profoundly. Because I’ve lived many years outside the States, I’m interested in how Americans interact with people from other countries, whether here or there.”
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- Scareplane by Clint Gleason
About Scareplane by Clint Gleason:There are many fears but we all have one in common: the dark. From birth to death, and no matter what age, we’ll choose to turn that light on. It’s instinct. It comes from some deep, primitive place within us. Darkness represents the unknown, that there could be something waiting to attack or watching with plans so sinister that we’d rather not think about it. Except being afraid can be fun when there are no consequences.
This collection of stories is a bit of that darkness, the unknown, the possibility that reading it might result in a sudden surge of adrenaline that spikes the heart rate, or causes goose flesh. Settle into your most comfortable reading place, where you feel the most safe. I promise that what you read in this eBook won’t hurt you, but don’t be surprised when the tales within begin seeping into your psyche…
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Clint Gleason honed his storytelling at the Los Angeles Film School and graduated with a major in directing. Following a three year enlistment in the military, he began turning his short film and movie ideas into fiction. He’s currently hard at work editing the sequels to Deemuth, Ravagers, and Wretched. They will be published soon.Scareplane by Clint Gleason is a post from Awesome Gang
- Hell On Heels by Robyn Peterman
About Hell On Heels by Robyn Peterman
Kentucky. Eden, Kentucky to be more specific—where nothing is exactly as it seems.
My name is Dixie. I’m a Demon—a lousy Demon. I’m a twenty-one year old virgin and I have a battery operated boyfriend. My magic is iffy at best and downright dangerous at worst. Leaving Hell to represent my race is not high on my list of things to do.
Hell was exact. Hell was simple. All I want to do is get to home base with the hotter than Hades Demon of my dreams and work on my dark side so Satan, my dad, will get off my ass.
Instead I end up in Kentucky looking for the Balance of Chaos, avoiding pole dancing classes with Mother Nature and finding out my invisible friend is a silver skinned destructive weather pattern.
And if that isn’t craptastic enough, the damn Sword of Death is missing again and who ever has it wants the King of the Underworld dead. Seriously.
With new powers emerging daily, keeping my Demon side, horniness and general disgust under wraps doesn’t make it any easier to fit in with the humans. Thankfully my priorities are in line: get laid…save world…try not to blow up kitchen appliances…and get laid again. I was ready to rumble.
All I want to do is go back to Hell, but with the balance of good and evil in my hands, I’m stuck in the garden of Eden. Oh well, what the Hell. Someone has to save the world before there’s no world left to save. Might as well be me.Hell On Heels by Robyn Peterman is a post from Awesome Gang
- This is How We Hewitt: Bet on Underdogs!!!
About This is How We Hewitt: Bet on Underdogs!!!:Learn the in/outs of competing as an Underdog! Author, Danny Hewitt takes you on a journey about his life growing up competing against Fortune 500 companies! Inside this book are valuable life lessons to help you achieve your dreams even when the odds are against you! As Hewitt shares with you the losses and triumphs of his journey to Top Dog status you will feel inspired and motivated to start on your dreams today!!
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Highly motivated, dedicated and energetic professional with a strong background in guerrilla marketing and franchising. Inspires companies to reach their full brand potential and communicates their value to key audiences through public speaking, corporate training, partnership development, social media and guerrilla marketing. Experience strategizing and executing local and national campaigns that convert prospects into customers.Specialties:Aggressive visionary and brand advocate dedicated to delivering growth and recognition for companies using social media and guerrilla marketing tactics.
• Passionate Brand Advocate
• Compelling Public Speaker
• Animated Guerrilla Marketer
• Visionary Brand & Content Strategist
• Inspiring Team Leader
• Strategic Planning
• Effective Social Media Expert
• Franchise Sales
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- Descent into Mayhem by Bruno Goncalves
About Descent into Mayhem by Bruno Goncalves:Mankind has slowly extended its reach towards the surrounding star systems, the elusiveness of faster-than-light travel and the vastness of time and space conspiring to sever the link between Earth and its offspring colonies.
After two hundred years of isolated but pacific existence, one such colony, inhabiting the fertile super-Earth which orbits Gliese 667, finds itself confronted with a violent and uncompromising attempt by a newly arrived Earthborn paramilitary force to impose annexation through force of arms.
Toni Miura is one local inhabitant who, in his efforts to escape his domestic troubles, chooses to join Capicua´s decrepit armed forces, aiming for the privilege of driving the Hammerhead, a bipedal armored Suit which is the epitome of his planet´s ailing warrior spirit.
With the arrival of the Earthborn, Toni´s platoon of misfit youths, unprepared for the challenges ahead and plagued with internal differences, finds itself suddenly thrown into the midst of battle. Abandoned by their seniors in the course of their mission, Toni and the remnants of his unit find themselves lost in the wilderness of a world which, due to the nature of its orbit and rotation, suffers periodically from hurricane conditions on a planetary scale.
Thus begins a race against time, where the cadets must outmaneuver a pursuing enemy in the boondocks of a turbulent planet, all the while seeking to deliver an odd but important Bavarian prisoner-of-war to their Headquarters.
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Bruno Goncalves was born in Portugal in 1978, having moved with his family to South Africa in 1982 where he lived over the course of twelve years. Returning to his home country, Bruno studied Physics Engineering in the University of Coimbra until, dissatisfied with his lifestyle, he joined the Portuguese Army as a militia officer of engineering, where he served his country for five fulfilling years.Since 2007 Bruno has served as a Police officer in Lisbon. In June of 2014 he became a father for the first time, having since debuted as the author of the book “Descent Into Mayhem”.
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- A Heartless Design
About A Heartless Design:The debut novel in the Secrets of the Zodiac, a series that blends the sensibilities of romantic suspense with the rich background of the Regency period.
An enigmatic woman, a determined spy, and a design that could shake the foundations of Europe…
“Heartless” Cordelia Bering refuses every marriage offer she receives. Yet men still try to win her, drawn by her sharp wit and intoxicating green eyes. But Cordelia knows a marriage could reveal her deepest secret and truly endanger her life. Besides, she hasn’t met a man worth considering, until…
Sebastien Thorne, a spy in the service of Crown. One of the elite agents in the group known as the Zodiac, he comes to London determined to solve a mystery with roots on the Continent. He won’t let anything distract him. But is Cordelia a distraction, or the key to the mystery? As he learns more about the “heartless” woman, he becomes embroiled in secrets, plots, and a design that could change the future…and Cordelia is at the center of it all.
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Elizabeth Cole is a romance author with a penchant for history, which is why she lives in an old house in an old city. She can be found hanging around libraries and archives, or curled in a corner reading, cat on lap. She believes in love at first sight. Then again, she also believes that mac ‘n’ cheese is a healthy breakfast, so don’t trust her judgment on everything.Elizabeth is currently writing her SECRETS OF THE ZODIAC series of romantic spy thrillers set in the Regency period. The third novel, A SHAMELESS ANGEL, is now available. The fourth will be out in early 2015.
She also writes a series of light-hearted, sweet REGENCY RHAPSODY novellas. SCANDAL AT DAWN is her free gift to new readers. The second book, WATCH FOR ME BY MOONLIGHT is now available. The third and fourth books will be out in late 2014.
Elizabeth loves hearing from readers. Connect with her at elizabethcole.co or Twitter @coleheartedgirl
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- Ahvarra: The Heart of the World by Brian J Lang
About Ahvarra: The Heart of the World by Brian J Lang:The island of Lorenya is slowly being eaten by a black desert known as the Raught, and its inhabitants—both humans and a transforming race known as Ameleons—need a solution. Such a solution may exist in their own world, at the ruins of a battlefield that lies across the treacherous Raught, while another may exist by passing through Ahvarra, the Heart of the World, that connects Lorenya to a mid 21st century Earth. While one Protector of the Heart travels across the barren landscape, encountering dangers and surprises, another travels through the Heart, expecting a small colony. What she finds is a world where technology and virtual reality exceed anything she’s ever known… and where a descendant of Lorenya can help her find a path to her world’s salvation. But how did this world come to be built? What history is locked behind secrets that are hinted at in a journal written over centuries? The key to Lorenya’s survival is found in its history, and these Protectors must bring their shared knowledge together before the Ameleons transform into their aggressive nature and bring their realm to ruin. Can history and technology combine to save one small world?
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Brian Lang was born in Pittsburgh, PA and now lives south of the Mason Dixon Line. In between working on his day job, raising two teenage boys and following all of his wife’s directions, he manages to find some time to write speculative fiction. Influenced by fantasy authors such as Guy Gavriel Kay and Brandon Sanderson, his books contain not only a fully realized magic system but a mystery for the reader to unravel. An avid gamer, Brian enjoys action RPGs and FPSs with friends and family as well.Ahvarra: The Heart of the World by Brian J Lang is a post from Awesome Gang
- Boyfriend From Hell
About Boyfriend From Hell:Fifteen year-old Megan Barnett and her single mom, Suze, have a special relationship—they are friends, close friends, who do almost everything together.
The special bond takes a turn for the worse when Suze decides to start dating again. She hasn’t had a man in her life since Megan’s father left ten years ago.
Enter two mysterious young men, Megan’s new classmate, sinfully attractive bad boy, Guy Matson, and the dangerously handsome art dealer, Armando. Before long Megan and Suze both wind up in steamy relationships. But neither of the handsome pair is quite what he seems. In fact, one of them is Satan, with his sights set on a new bride. Megan has precious little time to figure out how to stop him. If she doesn’t, either Megan or Suze are quite literally going to HELL.
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E. Van Lowe is an author and television writer/ producer who has worked on such TV shows as “The Cosby Show,” “Even Stevens,” and “Homeboys In Outer Space.” He has been nominated for both an Emmy and an Academy Award. His first YA Paranormal novel, “Never Slow Dance With A Zombie,” was a selection of The Scholastic Book Club, and a nominee for an American Library Association Award. His Best Selling novels, “Boyfriend From Hell” and “Earth Angel,” are the first two books in the Falling Angels Saga.E lives in Beverly Hills California with his spouse, a werewolf, several zombies and a fairy godmother who grants him wishes from time-to-time.
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- No Clients? No Job? No Problem!: How To Grow Your Practice To Success
About No Clients? No Job? No Problem!: How To Grow Your Practice To Success:This book is designed for beginning lawyers, law students and others faced with the prospect of entering a shrinking profession. It is designed to inspire and motivate them into having the confidence that they, too, can have a successful practice by reading this book and applying these lessons.
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Born 8/14/1946 New Orleans, La., University of Missouri at Columbia B.A. 1968, J.D. 1974; United States Army Officer 1969-71. Who’s Who American law 1st Ed., Million Dollar Advocates, Top 100 Trial Lawyers National Trial Lawyers Association …for more see-http://attycoach.com/bio/No Clients? No Job? No Problem!: How To Grow Your Practice To Success is a post from Awesome Gang