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Published: Wed, 09/20/17
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Sh!tty Stuff my Boss Does by Crabby Pants
About Sh!tty Stuff my Boss Does by Crabby Pants
I can’t believe I work for this jerk!
We know what you’re talking about. Read what others have shared about their wacko bosses, and take a moment to write down your boss’s stupid, mean, ridiculous, less-than-stellar moments. Then, color your favorite swear word for your boss and the career-limiting responses you wish you could say. There isn’t an easier, more colorful, therapeutic or safe way to have fun at their expense. You deserve it!
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Crabby Pants has a lot to say about the many people and situations which make Crabby feel so very, very, very, very crabby … so Crabby thought it might be best for the sake of humanity to remain anonymous. Please enjoy the crabbiness and watch out for more crabbiness to come. You may also enjoy Crabby’s other adult coloring book, Serenity F*#Kn’ Not! Visit Crabby Pants at www.crabbypantsunlimited.com or email Crabby at
Relentless by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
About Relentless by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Every woman needs a warrior at her back
There’s no hiding the fact that Julia Collins has issues.She’s shy to the point of trying to become invisible. She has OCD tendencies–breaking out in hives if she loses control of her environment. She finds it hard to talk to intimidating men, or more accurately, to any men. A fact that makes working as the office manager for Benson Security particularly difficult–the company is made up almost entirely of huge, intimidating,ex-military men. But none of the men affect her the way Joe Barone does. The ex-marine is charming, confident, heroic and so sexy it hurts to look at him. Everything about Joe intimidates Julia. And that’s why, when he declares his interest in her,she does the only sensible thing–she hides.
There’s a limit to how long Joe Barone is going to tolerate Julia hiding. So what if she has a few issues? They don’t detract from her many attributes. She’s gorgeous, smart, generous and kind. Which guy wouldn’t want a woman like that by his side? So when her grandmother gets arrested in South America, Joe sees a perfect opportunity to show Julia how good they’d be together. Julia needs someone to accompany her to Peru, someone who speaks Spanish and who doesn’t crumble in the face of authority. Julia needs Joe.
But when they get to Lima, they discover things are much worse than they were led to believe. With danger at every turn and lives on the line, Julia is forced to get past her issues and trust in Joe–her life depends on it.
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I grew up in Scotland, but after I met my Dutch husband in America we decided to move to New Zealand and that’s where we’ve settled. We bought a patch of land that we’ve filled with other people’s unwanted animals – we didn’t advertise for them, they found us! So far we have three miniature horses (we took in two and were surprised 11 months later when a third appeared – yep, we know nothing about horses!), three anti-social alpacas, a grumpy cow, one pet sheep who wants to live in the house, a crazy goat who keeps eating my manuscripts and an escape artist chicken who breaks into our house through the cat flap. And that’s just the pets who live outside the house – don’t even get me started on the demented, farting dog who keeps burying my shoes! On top of this I have two small girls, one DIY obsessed husband (I said “obsessed” not “skilled”) and a 92 year old neighbor who thinks she lives with us. In between cuddling animals and herding kids, I write books. If you’d like to sign up for my newsletter, which happens sporadically – usually when books are being released – then you’ll find a form on my website. In the meantime, happy reading!
Looks Like Trouble to Me UNCUT by Calinda B
About Looks Like Trouble to Me UNCUT by Calinda B
Free, Sept 20 – 22.
He’s trying to escape trouble. But she’s just the kind of trouble he needs.
Scarred from a brutal upbringing, Jace Savage is too sexy for his own good. Burying his scars with empty sexual escapades and a partying lifestyle, Jace plays by his own rules. Women want him, need him, and can’t possibly resist him. And Jace always delivers. But a guy like Jace never lets them get too close.
Until…
Zoe Dubois is looking for love, and she knows Jace is going to be nothing but heartache and sorrow. Deciding she’d like to take him for one wild ride changes everything for both of them as they give into their desire. When Jace acts out, Zoe strikes back until it’s an all out war. Suddenly, the heat is too hot to deny and neither can resist the other. Will Zoe finally see that behind all the pain, Jace just might have a heart–and she may be the one to find it?
This Erotica book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print
The Cedar by Carmen Butler
About The Cedar by Carmen Butler
“Beautifully written and an extraordinary read with all the hallmarks of a classic, The Cedar is recommended without reservation.” — Book Viral, August 2017
From settling in the newly founded colonies in the 17th century through the pinnacle of the Civil War, The Cedar is an endearing tale that introduces us to generations of the fictional Bodes family and those close to them as they persevere against the elements, foes, and each other. Family tragedy and scandal are abundant as the story unfolds, and the reader will become immersed in the vast storyline and depth of characters.
The Cedar is a semifinalist in the 2017 Kindle Book Awards and an absolute must-read for fans of Civil War era historical fiction.
On sale for $0.99 through 9/21/2017 and always free on Kindle Unlimited.
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Carmen Butler was a resident of the South Carolina midlands for most of her life. She was an avid reader, a Civil War enthusiast, was captivated with Native American history, and was a loyal Atlanta Braves fan.
The Cedar is her only published work.\
Realmwalker by Jonathan Franks
About Realmwalker by Jonathan Franks
Every baby’s first laugh brings a new fairy into the world. The fairy and human are forever connected. The life of one is attached to the life of the other; the death of one brings about the death of the other.
But there is an ancient legend that says that if a human or a fairy dies by the hand of his counterpart, he’ll live forever. An evil fairy’s human has a terminal illness, and to save his own life, he must see whether the legend is true. It falls to a curious farmer and a Realmwalker to stop him from destroying the fairy worlds in order to find and slay his human.
How much of their destiny can anyone control when their counterparts have such influence over their fate?
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Jonathan spends most of his time as a software developer, obsessing over racing cars. He is an enthusiast of video, board, card, and role-playing games. He lives in Chicago and has fathered two delightful children (and, thankfully, no non-delightful ones). Realmwalker was his first novel. The story continues in The Void Hunters (Book 2) and Sovereign (Book 3).
Jonathan is currently working on his sixth book, tentatively titled Dreamers.
Invisible Scars by Emma Lidgett
About Invisible Scars by Emma Lidgett
Invisible Scars is the compelling story of the very beautiful Emmie. At the age of 18, she moves to sunny Spain with her doctor father, and her younger brother, Danny. This close family unit isn’t quite what it seems, however, and it isn’t long before trouble finds her. She’s on detention on her first day at school, she’s attracting the wrong kind of attention, and she’s drinking. But behind all the bravado and nonchalance, she’s self-medicating, and dulling the pain in an attempt to keep her invisible scars hidden. From dark family secrets, abuse, kidnapping, hospital stays, mental health struggles and Stockholm syndrome, to suicides, pregnancy, and a whole host of psychological challenges, Emmie’s world is spiralling out of control. And when her mysterious mother returns after disappearing for more than 10 years, she brings even more danger to this troubled girl’s life. Will Emmie ever escape the clutches of her destructive father? How long can she find the strength to keep dusting herself off after these disturbing threats to her life? And will she finally find the happiness she deserves with Damon? Join Emmie as she struggles through her addictive and unpredictable journey through a life that no one would ever want to experience
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I am 24 years old. I have been writing stories on Episode Interactive app since January 2017. This huge supportive community encouraged to make my story into a book. I have a huge passion for horses.
Burn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands
About Burn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands
Life was good for Jorge Newbery. A high school dropout and serial entrepreneur, he built a real estate empire of over 4,000 apartments across the USA. Taking risks and working tirelessly were the ingredients to his rise. But, he took one risk too many.
An ice storm on Christmas Eve 2004 triggered his collapse. He was maligned, publicly shamed, and financially gutted—even arrested. He lost everything and ended up $26 million in debt.
As he struggled to regain his footing, he spent what he could to get others to help lift him up. But no one did. He discovered that there was only one person who could lift him back up. Then, he chose a new life’s purpose: to help others crushed by unaffordable debts rebuild themselves.
Burn Zones is a story of playing life’s bad hands and overcoming adversity against the worst possible odds. It’s an inspirational story of a man who was pushed to his mental and physical limits, and came out the other side even stronger.
And, most of all, it’s a lesson that you can do the same.
“Whether readers are looking for words of encouragement, an interesting story to read on vacation, or the finest strategies in building and sustaining their wealth, Jorge P. Newbery’s book will be one of their best reads.” ― Readers Favorite
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Jorge P. Newbery is an author, entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of American Homeowner Preservation. When a natural disaster in 2004 triggered the collapse of his multi-million dollar real estate empire and left him $26 million in debt, he rebuilt himself and embarked on a mission to help all Americans crushed by unaffordable debt.
RISING IN LOVE by Ram Das Batchelder
About RISING IN LOVE by Ram Das Batchelder
“Rising in Love” currently has over 100 5-star reviews on Amazon and is on special slae this month for .99 cents on Kindle. It tells the story of my marijuana-fueled spiritual awakening in America (which included meeting an angel), a visitation from Jesus, and my eventual discovery of Amma (the living Guru known in the West as “the Hugging Saint”). The narrative then covers the 27 amazing years I have spent in quest of Enlightenment as Amma’s devotee, most of that time in India. It is a story of profound healing from drug addiction and despair into a joyfully fulfilled life, a ray of hope for all who suffer from addiction or mental illness of one kind or another. The book is a suspenseful psychological thriller, “a real page-turner” (as one reviewer said), yet there is so much humor in the narrative that in many places it reads like a comedic novel. It also describes my struggles with sexual desire during my first several years at Amma’s ashram, and my discovery that “it’s okay to be human as we grow towards the Divine.” The book also includes descriptions of the numerous miracles I have witnessed, three temporary Enlightenment experiences, an amazing vision of Krishna, and the steady progression of my meditation, which has culminated recently in states of samadhi. It also discusses how I left Amma’s ashram for a six year period, visited numerous other Gurus, and then returned, with a fiance, and was married by Amma in 2001. One chapter is dedicated to the difficulties my wife and I have faced in our marriage, and the beautiful healing Amma has given us as a couple. In addition, there is a section about the Asian Tsunami, which hit the nearby beach when we were in Amma’s ashram. “Rising in Love” will appeal to anyone interested in spirituality, psychology, psychotherapy, angels, marijuana, Enlightenment, Hinduism, Saints or Gurus. Numerous photos of Amma and the author are included.
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Ram Das Batchelder was born in the USA in 1961, had a spiritual awakening in his early twenties, and has spent most of the last 25 years in India as a devotee of Amma, the “hugging Saint.” In addition to “Rising in Love,” he has written five children’s books which are selling briskly around the world, a novel in rhyming verse, three full-length plays, and 40 original songs. In 2012, he and his wife, Tarini Ma, wrote and co-taught a university course on Hinduism in Venezuela. He has given numerous talks and workshops about various aspects of spirituality in many locations around the world. He and his wife are currently offering luxury tours of the sacred cities of India, to both Spanish and English-speaking groups.
Letters to a Perfectionist: On Shame, Fear, Love, and the Surprising Spiritual Nature of Perfectionism by Tad Frizzell
About Letters to a Perfectionist: On Shame, Fear, Love, and the Surprising Spiritual Nature of Perfectionism by Tad Frizzell
Is perfectionism, and the shame of never being or doing enough, running your life? Are you beating yourself up for being less than perfect?
It’s time to take our understanding of perfectionism to an entirely new level. That’s what Letters to a Perfectionist: On Shame, Fear, Love, and the Surprising Spiritual Nature of Perfectionism is all about.
Author Tad Frizzell took the perfectionistic tendencies which began to drive him in the early years of childhood and applied them to every aspect of his life. He didn’t realize how much it would cost him. The crisis of burnout which ensued after 16 years in a monastery driving himself to this elusive perfection raised the stakes to the level of life or death. This book is a product of one man’s deep exploration of the self, and what it means to refuse to love and accept yourself in a state of imperfection.
There’s a revolution happening in the understanding of perfectionism. At its worst, it’s not just a way of thinking or a way of achieving more. It’s a way of being in the world. Perfectionism is a spiritual problem which transcends religious creeds and culture. The refusal to love and accept oneself in a state of imperfection can lead a person into depression, anxiety, obsessive and compulsive behavior, eating disorders, self-harm, and substance abuse. It can even lead to suicide.
The statistics don’t lie. Perfectionism is an epidemic. Recent studies show that 3 out of every 10 school-age children exhibit unhealthy perfectionistic tendencies. Textbooks are being revised and a number of long-time researchers in the psychology community are calling out for a greater recognition of the problem of perfectionism as a root cause for a cocktail of psychiatric problems.
Letters to a Perfectionist is a collection of 22 letters which exposes the roots of perfectionism and the way it manifests in our lives and relationships. The author writes from his own experience, and raises questions about perfectionism you won’t find other people asking. From the first letter to the last, Tad Frizzell takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery. The final destination is a place of unconditional love and gratitude. Tad Frizzell’s book makes the reader feel cherished, while giving a clear path to self understanding. There’s never been a book quite like this before.
In this book you will learn:
• Why perfectionism is best viewed as a spiritual problem
• The pervasive nature of perfectionism
• The neuroscience behind the perfectionist’s thoughts and emotions
• The impact of perfectionism on our relationships
• What motivates perfectionists
• How perfectionism can cause a crisis of identity
• About the need for security and the strategy of control
• The dangers of spiritual perfectionism
• How a perfectionist eventually “burns out”
• How we can choose to transform the burnout from darkness into light
• The power of observation and self-empathy
• What a new way of being looks like
• The power of connecting the mind and the heart
• How to transform self-hatred into self-compassion
• The beauty of a life marked by forgiveness, love, and gratitude
• The surprising treasures hidden inside the perfectionist…and how to uncover them
Are you concerned that you are suffering from perfectionism, that refusal to love and accept yourself in a state of imperfection? Do you see someone you love suffering, believing they will never measure up to the unrealistic expectations they have set or adopted for themselves? Then you need to understand the problem. One early reader of Letters to a Perfectionist told the author: “There are so many poignant phrases throughout the book that I can open up to any page and find something to inspire me – and also inform my work as a therapist.”
Don’t wait until it’s too late! Buy Letters to a Perfectionist and begin your journey from perfectionistic pain to healing and wholeness today.
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I’ve traveled the world, climbed high mountains, and lived in a monastery, only to find out that the greatest wilderness is in the human heart, and the mysteries we seek to understand unfold only in the present moment. I write to understand myself and the joy and pain of life and love.
My new book was inspired by my experience of a lifelong spiritual quest which was often hampered by a kind of perfectionism which – after a crisis of burnout and a lot of soul-searching – I eventually began to see as a spiritual problem. So I wrote the book that I wished I could read.
Along with writing (working on a novel now) I manage the music of a composer and pianist. I love mountains, nature, and reading.
Visle War
The streets of 12th Century Damascus run red with the blood of the secret sect of the Assassins, foiled in their plot to join with the Knights of the Temple to overthrow the city. Commander Ibn Tariq rides out from the city to confront the army of the Crusaders, while a lone figure, shrouded in shadow, flees into the wilderness.
From the army of Crusader King Baldwin, a grizzled veteran rides out to challenge the Syrians. In the hills outside the city, they meet – and encounter an ancient power that sweeps them into another world.
In the land of Isgarra, General Hasif nahsk-Serag marches an army towards the ruins of a once great civilization, its people long dead or, if the legends are true, sleeping in their tombs beneath the mountains. He pursues one of his own men, who has fled with an artifact that is the symbol of his nation’s might.
And in that place of legends, an ancient people withers away in their underground warren, beneath a mountain where the rest of the world believes their graves to lie. At that city’s heart the Mistress of the Deep Fount, touched by a magic she scarcely understands, calls the General’s man to her.
And with him, an ancient weapon that is more than a weapon, that has the power to summon monstrous beings it banished long ago. With him he brings the Visle, and two worlds will soon feel its power.
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Ray Lacina is an English prof at a two-year college in Michigan. He got into the profession because he loves to write, and then discovered that he loves teaching as well. His first poem: “I like birds and they like me/but I live in a house and they live in a tree.”
Clearly destined for greatness from the start, Ray later went on to complete his Ph.D. in American Literature at the University of Toronto, and began his formal teaching career in Saudi Arabia (after brief excursions into corporate Canada), before landing his current gig in 2002.
Throughout, he has returned again and again to his love for writing, eventually moving from ornithological verse to “I’m T.S. Eliot. Seriously. T.S. Eliot” verse to fiction, both speculative and mainstream. He lives in Michigan with his beautiful wife and strapping son.
09/20/2017
Pride of Love
Tweny-five-year-old Jesse Coleman endures a heinous act on him. After the case is dropped, his mother, Claire, accedes to his request to move. Leaving behind his old life, he is left with a disturbing scar on his back. Hopelessness comes in on him and he takes off the bracelet that he has worn his whole life, which means something to him. Looking for a new beginning, Jesse who dresses casual meets Jaden who dresses like an outcast and the two fall in love with each other. With love from their mothers and good friend Liz, they try to bury their pasts behind.
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Kevin self-published his first novel called Pride of Love through Xlibris. The novel is displayed on Barnsandnobles.com and Amazon.com. He rewrote into a screenplay in which it was one of the top 5 winners in the 2016 International Las Vegas screenwriting contest (winner in LGBT category. )
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