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The Enigma Dragon: A CATS Tale by Charles V Breakfield Roxanne E Burkey
About The Enigma Dragon: A CATS Tale by Charles V Breakfield Roxanne E Burkey
Do the vast amounts of information and technology available hold humans hostage? Does analog communication create a vulnerability?
The political climate in the world is unnerving. North Korea is running missile tests, but where are they getting their deadly supplies? Meanwhile, terrorists are hiding in plain sight, using American technology that is out on display in libraries and museums for the world to see, but are using analog methods to gather and assemble their information. No internet searches equal no red flags which lets the bad guys believe they are operating undetected. But the Cyber Assassin Technology Services (CATS) team is on the job. As Juan and Julie Rodríguez send their operatives out across the globe to track down these foot soldiers also known as Analog Information Mules, they’ll discover the horrible potential treats, and learn about each other along the way.
Mike and Marge control ePETRO, an oil shipping business with offices in London and New York, but they don’t have the same business goals in mind. Marge intends to sell the North Koreans uranium in addition to oil obtained illegally from the government sanctioned Middle East. But Mike may have other plans, mainly, keeping the profits of these sales for himself. Then there is the mysterious Steven Christopher, who oversees the AIMs, and is working several angles behind the scenes. Steven is the only one trusted by both Marge and Mike, but why?
The CATs team has feet on the ground, with Ernesto and Tyler following two women through Washington, D.C. as they visit the Smithsonian looking for nuclear fusion processes and down the Texas coast where a dangerous package makes its way onto a ship bound for Asia. Jamie, an Irish man with a heartbreaking past, joins the team in Texas and finds not only a new job, but acceptance. George and Summit travel across Asia following the oil and some suspiciously mislabeled furniture. After a rocky start at being paired up, Mercedes and Brayson head to Panama and are watching a previously known Dark Net data center, but Mercedes is soon extracted to help out in D.C. She quickly becomes embroiled in Steven Christopher’s world. Brayson is left behind alone in Panama and, still recovering from a lost love, learns that he can’t truly be a part of the team until he has forgiven himself.
While Juan stays with Quip and his supercomputer ICABOD, tracking his team members and relaying constantly updated information at the team’s nerve center, Julie heads to London. Julie finds herself in the center of all the trouble as she goes undercover in the ePETRO offices. When Julie disappears, Juan drops everything to find her. Quip loops his wife EZ, a Unified Communications expert, to help monitor and control the CATS team movements so that operatives can find the culprits in their different theaters of operation.
Award winning authors, Breakfield and Burkey, take readers on a new techno thriller adventure with their 9th book in The Enigma Series. The Enigma Dragon is chilling journey across four continents, and twelve cities that uncovers terrifying possibilities of what is to become of our world if the CATS team cannot defeat our enemies.
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Hedda Stein-Sun’s UnRemembered Islands by Anthony Nordvik-Nash
About Hedda Stein-Sun’s UnRemembered Islands by Anthony Nordvik-Nash
For those who liked Ready Player One- join Hedda the young Viking girl as she explores the world in 1985. A tale of longboats, Saturn 5 rockets, daggers and baking.
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Fun Stories For Your Drive To Work by R. Scott Murphy
About Fun Stories For Your Drive To Work by R. Scott Murphy
Get this recent #1 on Amazon’s Humor chart free during this promo! Your commute stinks, your job’s a mess, and you didn’t win Powerball. Here’s help! Murphy hit #1 on iTunes last week with his comedy single “Chick-fil-A Makes Me Feel Like Leonardo Dicaprio.” Enjoy embarrassing work stories, misguided coaching, crazy countdowns and take random fun to a new level!
This Fiction book is available in these Formats: eBook, Audiobook
If I were Dictator by Lisa Orban
About If I were Dictator by Lisa Orban
A tongue-in-cheek guide to saving our democracy. Using humor, sarcasm, and a little bit of math, let’s talk about changing the world. Join the Revolution!
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Lisa Orban was born in Galesburg, IL a long time ago on a hot summer day. Due to various shenanigans by the adults in her life, her time in Galesburg was short and the family moved to Quincy, IL where they settled down for a good long stay.
Things were rolling along for a while inside the confines of Quincy, and Lisa rolled with them. There were several divorces, marriages, different schools, friends lost & gained, and many, many moves throughout all this activity. Until, quite unexpectedly, Lisa found herself in foster care at 16, much to her surprise.
Upon turning 18, Lisa ran away as fast as she could to Phoenix, AZ where she lived for 3 years. Got married, had a two sons, made many mistakes, and then eventually, ran for her life back to Quincy, where she still lives to this day.
Lisa went to college, earned an Associates in Psychology, raised her kids, got married, and divorced, several times, bought a house and eventually settled down to live the life she wanted, as the ringleader in a madhouse of anarchy. She now writes books, takes in human strays in need of help, travels, and pretty much does whatever she wants, and is quite happy about it.
She became an author in 2015 with her first book, It’ll Feel Better when it Quits Hurting, and hasn’t stopped since.
Retribution Road by Christ Corbett
About Retribution Road by Christ Corbett
Montana Territory, 1867
Graham Patterson, an accomplished veterinarian, is leaving Seattle and heading east to start a new life for himself. Opportunities abound for men who understand how to make the land work for them, rather than work the land. But after he overhears two scoundrels plotting to take advantage of a lonely spinster, his well-laid plans go awry.
Willow Bennet lives just outside the town of Whitcomb Springs with only her beloved dog to keep her company. It’s a predictable life, until late one night when she foils an attack and her dog is wounded as revenge.
Can she trust the mysterious stranger who insists he can help?
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Christi Corbett had an early love for the written word. As a child she could often be seen leaving the library with a stack of books so tall she used her chin to balance them in her arms.
She’s now an award-winning author of four books, and enjoys writing stories of brave men and spirited women settling the American west.
Christi lives in a small town in Oregon with her husband and their twin children.
God is bigger than Google by Anneli Sinkko
About God is bigger than Google by Anneli Sinkko
If you are looking for a theological treatise of God, or a scientific diagnosis of the functions of the internet, take this book back to the place of purchase and get a refund.
You see, this book is about the Divine entity I call Jesus Christ. You may call him with a different name—it doesn’t really matter. This book is about my thoughts and experiences with him… and some more.
This book really started when I had one fall. And then another one. The second one had devastating consequences.
I lived a comfortable life with my youngest son. I attended church sometimes. I did some shopping. I occasionally cooked meals—I enjoy cooking. I was in reasonable health. Being 78 years old at the time, life was good. Now I am 79. And I don’t like it at all. Seventy-nine is a number that shows you, you haven’t really arrived yet. You are just hanging there. Waiting to be 80.
But back to my introduction…
So I fell—but not from grace, mind you—but I fell physically and painfully. I ended up in hospital for one week. But then I fell again. This time it became serious. I almost lost my leg. Nine weeks and nine operations later, I finally arrived home. I still have to see specialists for a while. And nurses come to my home to dress my skin graft.
During my time in hospital, I prayed. What else could I do? I am not a patient woman—here I was forced to be still. I even told God I would quit smoking. I have always prayed, especially at a ‘come to Jesus’ moment.
The first prayer I ever learnt as a child was an evening prayer. I still say the same prayer each night. Typical of the Finnish way, our prayers and fairy tales are designed to scare children. It is not unlike this prayer I was taught by my mother.
Dear God
Should I not rise from this bed,
take me to heaven.
Amen.
It scares me a little bit. Even today. I don’t want to die yet.
I prayed in hospital. I was just so deep in my misery that all I could do was to lie there and seek God. In my bed of pain, he was there. We discussed things. Not only my pressing needs (to get out of hospital), but of other things that were important to me. And also matters that were important to him. My need was obvious—I wanted to get out of there. What was important to my Lord?
When I was meditating, he came to me and said:
How about writing a book about me?
I was quite surprised.
There has been a book written about you, you know. The Bible?
And he smiled to me and said,
I want you to write a book about ME.
I asked:
Who are you?
And he replied.
I am the man from Nazareth.
Jesus explained the reason he wanted me to write this book, together with him, was to show people who he really is and learn more about him.
His trademark, I am the man from Nazareth, shows you and me he is a human being. He is also God.
You may now say “Anneli, all these voices you hear in your head are just a sign that you are suffering from advanced dementia.”
Wait a minute, I have always heard him. Even when I was young.
In hospital, I asked more questions and he answered. Sometimes using amazingly, modern terminology. I found out that he knew about our world. Well, of course he did. I just didn’t think he was so up-to-date with modern technology. Quite funny, really. We think of God and Jesus as living in a different space, or in ancient days. Not modern people. Well, he is God. Why would he not know and be concerned about our world?
When I was wondering about prayer, I asked him,
How can God hear and respond to all our prayers?
There must be trillions of prayers coming to him daily.
On your side, you must have quite a large network to separate requests from adoration, and there must be a lot of prayers waiting to be answered?
Smiling to me again, he replied:
God is bigger than Google.
WOW.
When you type your question to Google, you get immediate answers. Yet here and now, is he—the man from Nazareth—telling me that God is bigger than Google.
I started to laugh out loud. In my sorry state in hospital, sick as a dog, I started to laugh. And he laughed with me. He does have a sense of humour.
So here you and I are today in this book.
Waiting is not something I am good at. I lack the virtue called patience. I don’t even like the word.
When I was young, I used to pray for humility because my arrogance was like a snake coiled within me waiting to appear. Still to this day. To have that snake inside of you… Full of me. Ready to save the whole world single handed.
Even such as myself, I have learnt humility to a degree. And often. It is not pleasant. It is quite painful and I am still learning. I have learnt the hard way to ask God to teach me patience. Based on past experiences, I am hesitant to ask my God to teach me patience. Not that he wouldn’t do it. He would be delighted if I ask him to teach me patience (again). I am not ready to ask again.
What have I learnt from this very painful experience of falling? I am fragile—I have to walk carefully and to trust God.
I am a Christian—a follower of Jesus Christ, not of a religion. I am also a retired minister of The Word. I am also one of those people who sees Him walking along our streets. Yes, you read it. Jesus walks among us in plain sight—dressed not in robes of white, but everyday clothes. Just like one of us. Just like an undercover God wandering. To use Umberto Eco’s words: “They don’t know me. But after all, they are all my children.”
I asked my Lord,
Why people don’t see you as I see you?
He gave me his winning smile, now tempered with sadness, and said:
They don’t believe in me.
Well, that explains something to some people. On the other hand, it does not explain why all the believers don’t see him.
All I know is that the Saviour, Jesus—the man from Nazareth—is present here on this planet and people cannot see him because they don’t believe in him. But people everywhere are seeking a saviour who would accept and help them.
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Born in Finland in 1938, a year before the Winter War (1939-1943), Anneli Sinkko came from a middle class family. Interestingly she was christened a week after her birth as she was not expected to live. The lifestyle of her youth was vastly removed from the large part of her adult life spent in the service of God.
She moved to Australia in the mid 1960s where she was actively involved with the local Finnish Lutheran church. Encouraged by her husband she answered God’s call to follow Him. Literally overnight she left her Lutheran church, old friends and Finnish Lifestyle [this was not a smooth transaction] to begin a life-journey that started with Urban Aboriginal Mission work and studies at the Queensland Bible Institute. During her work with the urban aboriginal communities she was made an honorary Auntie.
She went on to complete her ministerial training at Trinity Theological College also completing Honours at the Studies of Religion at the University of Queensland where she learnt classical Hebrew and Greek of the New Testament.
She was ordained as the Minister of the Word with the Uniting Church in Australia in 1986 and has devoted her life in preaching the Word of God, teaching, lecturing, and helping others. After the death of her husband in 1995 she completed studies with the Queensland Counselling College, majoring in Gestalt therapies.
While still working in Parish ministry she continued her studies at the University of Queensland and graduated with a research degree of the Master of Philosophy in 2003.
She lives simply and with little, a way of life she has gravitated towards since the 1970s. Her philosophy of life is simple: God has made himself visible and available to all in Jesus Christ: He is, to use a very Tillichian expression – our ground of being.
Some would say that she is a mystic as she has experienced visions, dreams and signs from her Lord. She would say that God created the world and that He is her world.
She is now 80 and lives in Brisbane, Australia. She has lived an exciting and fulfilling life in service of others; has three children and three grandchildren. She loves her Lord Jesus and smokes occasional cigarette for human enjoyment.
The Master of Philosophy Thesis has been published with Dr Teresa de Donato at Amazon: ‘Hunting for the Tree of Life: A Spiritual Journey in the Garden Tradition’. This work and her Master of Philosophy Thesis ‘John 18-20 and the Garden Traditions: A Literary and Theological Reading’ are available in the ‘Academia’ website.
Maui
Eleven-time Amazon bestselling author, Paul G. Brodie, offers his comprehensive guide to help you enjoy the best of Maui and has included over 80 pictures from his Maui trips in this book.
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“Quick and inexpensive reads for self-improvement, a healthier lifestyle, and book publishing”
Eleven-time Amazon bestselling author, Paul Brodie believes that books should be inexpensive, straightforward, direct, and not have a bunch of fluff.
Each of his books were created to solve problems including living a healthy lifestyle, increasing motivation, improving positive thinking, traveling to amazing destinations, and helping authors write, publish and market their books to a #1 bestseller.
What makes Paul’s books different is his ability to explain complex ideas and strategies in a simple, accessible way that you can implement immediately.
Paul is lifelong learner and educator and earned an M.A. in Teaching from Louisiana College and B.B.A. in Management from the University of Texas at Arlington.
In his spare time he loves to read and write books, travel (especially to Maui and Las Vegas), and is an avid sports fan.
He resides in Arlington, TX and can be reached at Brodie@BrodieConsultingGroup.com for speaking, coaching, and consulting opportunities.
Redneck Romeo
A small town man.
A big city woman.
A star-crossed love affair that begins in paradise…
What starts as five days of fun in the sun leads to two people traveling down an emotional dirt road.
Down a highway paved with good intentions but full of unpredicted roadblocks.
Will the tumultuous track they take ultimately tear them apart, leaving their lives in a tattered tragedy, or will they manage to survive and tie their souls together for a life time?
* Complete Standalone *
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Xavier Neal lives in Texas where she spends her time getting lost in writing, reading, or fandoms she recently discovered. Whether she is enjoying books or movies, she continues finding inspiration at every turn to bring more exciting stories to life.
Phoenix King
When I arrive back at the city dome with Omari in tow, I knows it’s going to be a challenge. My life isn’t exactly ideal for a child, but I’m determined to make it work. I’m resourceful and reasonably intelligent—I’ll figure it out. Right?
But then my already risky life starts to turn even riskier. A job goes wrong. It happens. I shrug it off. But then another goes sideways soon after the first. And then things really start to hit the fan. I’ve never been without my fair share of enemies but this is ridiculous!
And then I have to deal with Ashur when he gets wind of what’s going on and shows up to insist I come back with him to the safety of his territory. To make matters worse, Ashur doesn’t exactly get along with my friend, Jacob. Never mind that they’re both just trying to keep me safe.
I dig in my heels, despite everything. I’m determined to stay, to get to the bottom of what’s going on. Nobody is going to drive me out of my home if I can help it. But things sure are complicated when there’s a pissed off Dragon Lord, an ex-mercenary, and a six year old involved.
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Bestselling author of fantasy and scifi romance, Miranda Martin’s books feature larger than life heroes with out-of-this-world anatomy and smart heroines destined to save the world. As a little girl she would sneak off with her nose in a book, dreaming of magical realms. Today she brings those fantasies to life and adores every fan who chooses to live in them for a while.
The Patchwork Prince (Book 1): Stumbling Stoned by A. van Wyck
About The Patchwork Prince (Book 1): Stumbling Stoned by A. van Wyck
State-sponsored drugs in the megaton range. More rice pudding than I could shake a spork at. And a little padded terrarium of my very own.
If you’d told me yesterday that, come morning, I’d be hunted by the police, the mob, the supernatural (and a cat), I’d have laughed in your face. Granted, I’d have laughed in your face regardless (Clozapine gives me the giggles). Then I’d have gone looking for your flying DeLorean in the nuthouse parking lot.
An epic misadventure involving drugs, sorcery, cannibalism, love and other necessary evils.
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André van Wyck is a South African-born writer and law school graduate.
Although the necessary evils of a day job and the inconsiderate programming of AMC keep him fairly busy, he finds time to do the occasional spot of writing.
“Just to fill in the lulls while I’m waiting for my own favourite authors to publish their new works.”
His debut novel, A Clatter of Chains, published exclusively on Amazon’s Kindle Store in February of 2016 and the follow up is slated for 2018.
His newest book, The Patchwork Prince, started as a self-imposed “palate cleanser” but has demanded chocolate sprinkles and a side of banana.
He lives in the Luxembourg with his wife and imaginary pet rock.
Pharaoh’s Slave by Guy Stanton III
About Pharaoh’s Slave by Guy Stanton III
An ancient history………….. A remote mountainous place……….. A sunken past that holds the key to both mankind’s destruction or its salvation. A key believed to have the power to even lock away the heavens from earth. The only question left is, who will get to the key first?
Pharaoh’s Slave is the exciting story of the pursuit of harmony and of what the right resonances of choice can inspire. It is a story about the choices that decide heaven or hell and last but not least, it’s the story of the adventure to be entailed when a promise is made by the Author of all Life, and its journey to fulfillment even if it is 6,000 years in the making. Read to discover how a key from the past unlocks one righteous man’s future and authors in the rebirth of a nation long left in the ashes of pre-antiquity history. As ancient sleeping evils rise to haunt the world of today, and monsters awaken to silence the foolishness of men, even so one will be taken on a journey of faith to see that God truly does know the End from the Beginning.
Pharaoh’s Slave is an inspiring, original, fresh take on the reality of what Christian Speculative Fiction was meant to be and what all Christian Fiction should be in terms of being both God honoring and truthfulness to reality.
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I’m a dreamer, a poet, a lover, a husband, a father, and a man of God. I’m inspired by what I’ve seen and what I’ve read, but what I create with my words is where I dream. I pray for inspiration, and I enjoy what I have written just as I hope that others will as well. I’m a quiet man on the outside, but writing has become the playground of my soul to express itself in the grandeur of the created worlds and tales that I have been fortunate enough to dream of. The best way to find out more about me is to read my books. I write from the heart and I express both my shortcomings and my triumphs. I like to think of my writing as ‘Reality Fiction’. I tell it like I see it. Life is short and the troubles many, but with faith in Jesus Christ all things have become possible to me. I may write ‘make believe’, but I strive to live out what I write. I enjoy my work and I hope you do too. Have a blessed time reading my imaginative thoughts.
Sincerely, Guy III
Darklight & Daydreams
From rogue vampires to runaway witches, monsters in the woods to evil fae, this collection of 10 urban fantasy & paranormal romance short stories & novellas has it all!
Your favorite best-selling and award winning authors have teamed up to create this collection to benefit Puerto Rico. All proceeds are being donated to the Hispanic Federation.
Stories Included:
Sex Demon – Cat Cotton
Chronicles of Steele: The Vampire – Pauline Creeden
Jericho – J.A. Culican
A Brush with Death – N.J. Ember
Rogue Recruit – Amir Lane
Shifting Snow – Melissa J. Lytton
The Pine Barrens – Sara R. Perez
Fangs and Fairy Dust – Joynell Schultz
Hailey’s Shadow – Lori Titus
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USA Today Bestselling Author and Bram Stoker Award Finalist Lori Titus is a Californian with an affinity for speculative fiction. Her work explores mysticism and reality, treading the blurred line between man and monster. She thrives on coffee and daydreams when she isn’t writing or plotting out her next story.
Summary & Analysis of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by ZIP Reads
About Summary & Analysis of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by ZIP Reads
This fascinating book delves into the science not of why we should do things, but WHEN.
Learn how to use the science of timing to improve your life, your career, your mood, your motivation, and even your marriage with this ZIP Reads summary!
In this instant New York Times bestseller, management guru Daniel H. Pink digs through hundreds of scientific studies to reveal the secrets to the perfect time to go to school, book a hospital appointment, appear before a parole board, work on problems that demand creative solutions, and even when to marry. In between, he explains the hidden structure of days and reveals that beginnings, midpoints, and endings can dictate your success. Anyone who has struggled with chaotic schedules, low energy levels, and fading motivation will find this book an invaluable read.
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