About Home from Within

When naïve freshman Jessica Turner defies her father’s orders and engages in a secret relationship with intelligent but troubled Paul Peterson, they make a decision that changes their lives and their unborn child’s forever. As an adult, Jessica discovers that to live in the present, she must rectify her past.
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Lisa Maggiore writes fiction for adults and children. She is the author of the children’s picture book series Ava the Monster Slayer, which was an Illinois Reads pick for K-2 in 2017. Other works include a short story, Pinterest Saved My Marriage, and a novel, Home from Within. Lisa is currently working on other writing projects and practicing her storytelling skills during Live Lit performances. Lisa resides in Chicago, where she grew up, with her husband and children. For the past 20 years, she was a social worker, which has helped in her writing about tragedy and love.

About Next to Always: Shattered Innocence trilogy – Book Two

Award-winning Author of the Shattered Innocence Trilogy!!!

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Rade and Dylan’s story continues in Book Two of The Shattered innocence Trilogy.

Rade Matheson thought he had everything he needed, Money, Power, and a woman who was willing to submit to him. That was until one night at The Castle changed everything. Losing the only woman who could bring him to his knees was never a possibility for him. Given a second chance, he’s more determined than ever to find the man responsible for taking the one thing he cared about. He ends up finding more than he bargained for. Turns out Michael Stewart wasn’t his only threat. Lust and obsession have a way of revealing themselves when hatred takes a front seat in a deadly game of revenge that Rade isn’t willing to lose. One by one Rade’s secrets begin to unfold, threatening the one chance he has to make Dylan his forever.

Dylan Adams ran away from the only man she could ever trust, but when tragedy strikes, Rade is there right beside her. Willing to give him another chance, Dylan confesses her love for him. Everything is perfect, she couldn’t ask for anything more, until her world falls apart. She knew he had secrets, but the one secret she didn’t expect, is the one secret that could tear them apart

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Award-winning Author of the Independent Press Award and NYC Big Book Award. A.L. Long is also the recipient of the National Indie Excellence Award.

Some would call me a little naughty, but I see myself as a writer of spicy thoughts. Being a romance writer is something that I never imagined I would be doing. There is nothing more rewarding than to put your thoughts down in words and share them. I began writing seven years ago and have enjoyed every minute. When I first started writing, I wasn’t sure what I would write. It didn’t take me long to realize that romance would be my niche. I believe that every life deserves a little bit of romance; a little spice doesn’t hurt either. When I am not writing, I enjoy the company of good friends and relaxing with a delicious glass of red wine.

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About The Lost Angels by N. Lang

Lisa, an aspiring artist, can’t stop painting what she’s dreaming about. . . an angel. She also starts to see things while awake, like demons trying to kill her. A mysterious man shows up to save her. Joe, who might hold the answers to her painting. . . a forgotten past. . . and a mission to find the divided Angelheart with the help of three once angels, before the demons of the Underworld do, releasing Hell on Earth. . . and in Angelic City, the angels home!

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N. Lang writes fantasy, and goes to writers group, or going on zoom to meet them, when he's not writing he works full time, reading books/listen to audio, or watch movies, and TV. Loves The Mandalorian right now, and watching West World.

About A Promise of Iron

A Promise of Iron, book one of the Echoes of Illyria saga:
Long ago, the Illyrian Empire fell and the world of men fell with it. The Illyrians are gone now. Nobody knows where. All they left behind are miles of dark roads and unanswered questions.
From the darkness the Cyllian Empire has emerged. It straddles the old thrones of men and brings a tenuous peace, filled with the unease of hate and the impatience of idle spears.
The Mere grow restless in their mountain homes. They strike at the lands of men with a boldness not seen since the days of Illyria.
The Ruk bear the scars of a long-lost war. Toiling under the heel of the Empire, they have little hope for a better life.
Born out of hatred, a young man seeks to bring it all down, stone by stone, brick by brick. He’s no hero. Heroes are fools and dead men. But he hears the words upon the wind. And he seeks a promise… A PROMISE OF IRON.

Series
Echoes of Illyria is an ongoing fantasy series. The epic saga blends elements of epic fantasy and adventure with a focus on realism, relatable characters, and true moral dilemmas. Set in a world where metal is incredibly rare, three friends battle the evils of empire while unraveling the secrets of a forgotten past…. And a hidden foe.

Characters
I tried to write believable characters. I want realism… accessibility… relatability. Once I established the backstory for each character, their mannerisms became a reflection of that story, of the world around them and their place in it.
Faerin— protagonist and main point of view as the story is written in the first person. His life has been one of suffering and hate. Born of two worlds, yet belonging in neither, he seeks to improve the worth of his salt…. by any means necessary.
Crylwin— rich, powerful, charming…. and a drunken playboy who grapples with the weight of familial responsibility. He is also Faerin’s best friend. Quick to laugh, quick to temper, he is impulsive and an absolute blast to write.
Lira— born into a life of privilege, one not equally shared with the lowly of the world. She seeks to use her wit, coin, and influence to tip the scales. Defiant, radiant, commanding; she is the moral heartstring of the story.

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Brandon was born and raised near Sacramento, CA. By near, he means somewhere in that general vicinity as he moved around a lot as a kid. His parents were pretty good people, each doing their best to teach the values of hard work and responsibility. Most of his early years were spent goofing around, reading fantasy books, and playing D&D games on PC. Brandon was not what any teacher would consider a great student. He was intelligent, sure, but equally opinionated, lazy, and a world-class know it all. He would also do anything for a laugh (sorry, Frau Wilson). Needless to say, he graduated high school by the skin of his teeth, adhering to the philosophy of, "If you set your sights at mediocrity, you will never be disappointed."

Thankfully we all grow up.

He got married, had a kid, went to college, applied himself, worked hard, and found that responsibility suits him quite nicely. He also wrote a book… and considering he is not classically trained in writing, or particularly well versed in literature— It's pretty okay… maybe even better than okay.
He continues to write and hopes that one day he can write enough books so that he can go back to goofing around, reading fantasy books, and playing D&D games on PC.

About The Girl from Cairo: A Memoir By Peggy Hinaekian

“For many of us in the disconnected 21st century, it is time to speak about our heritage.”

In this fascinating and unique memoir, it creates a whole world bridging memory and narrative. It has a sense of longevity, not so much in the number of years, but with the depth and range of felt experiences.

The writer is an artist who brings to the page an astute eye for the meaning of belonging and identity as she shifts between her many selves. There’s a real sense of looking at people in the Middle Eastern world through the lens of her mixed ethnicity-Egyptian, British, Armenian. The sense of tension with her characters, particularly her roguish, bon-vivant father, who gambled away the family fortune, and her strong-willed, fashionable but secretive mother ever vigilant about neighbors gossiping as they lived in gentile poverty.

Nevertheless, she maintained a sense of normalcy while railing in her “headstrong” daughter. “The memoir finds humor in dark places like a childhood spent in trauma, cowering from overhead bombing raids during WWII, telling how entire families were able to find the resilience to survive constant danger.

Following WWII, Peggy’s fascination with American GIs stationed in Cairo sets her off on a life path. When the Suez Canal political upheaval after “Black Saturday” happens, it catapults her to leave Egypt. “The author’s coming of age story is composed of her education in a Catholic Girls’ School, her sexual awakening, her first love, and her childhood daydreams of becoming a film star or a fashion designer that sets her on a journey through several countries: Canada, Switzerland and the U.S.A.

The narrative plays on the reader’s question of ‘what’s next?’ as the writer weaves her family story with compassion, finding inspiration in the ‘showing’ of ordinary people living their lives against an exotic and, often, foreign backdrop.

“Frances Roberts Reilly–poet, playwright, and memoirist”.

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Of Armenian origin, Peggy Hinaekian was born and raised in Egypt.

Her paternal grandfather had owned the largest private library in Egypt, and Peggy was introduced to books in three languages (English, French, and Armenian) at a very young age. She grew up in a very cosmopolitan environment and was an avid reader. She kept a journal since the age of ten and always wrote short stories, essays, and children's picture books. Today she has released three literary works to her credit.

She immigrated to Canada with her first husband and then went on to the United States, where she pursued a career in fashion design and fine arts. After her divorce, she threw caution to the wind and moved to Geneva, Switzerland, and continued her career as an artist.

Peggy Hinaekian is an internationally recognized, well-established artist living and working in the United States and in Switzerland. She and her husband have raised two grown sons and reside in both California and Florida.

About Echoes Before Dawn: A Novella

Strangers to one another, Liam and Talia wash up on the shore of a peculiar tropical island. Stricken with amnesia they search for evidence of why they are there. With no wreckage to sift through they are forced to turn to what little memories they have. Dehydration, hunger, and exposure to the island’s harsh conditions erode their chances at learning the truth and surviving. As memories echo through the fog of forgetfulness they begin to develop a plan for survival.

Everything violently changes when the truths they know dissolve into uncertainty. Fighting for their life and not knowing why, these strangers draw closer and find familiarity. Echoes bounce from the wall of their consciousness, before dawn, revealing that which they believed to be strange was familiar after all.

Echoes Before Dawn is a subtly psychological tale of survival that becomes unapologetically violent. Layers of mystery are peeled back to reveal more questions than answers. The truth echoes in the ever deceiving fog of reality.

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Michael Sean is a new and enthusiastic American author in the genres of sci-fi and fantasy. He published his first novella, Echoes Before Dawn, in October of 2020. Echoes Before Dawn is the first installment in the novella series, Iterum. Michael is an efficient writer and storyteller with a few ready-to publish works waiting their turns to enter the editing process, and several other works in progress.

At university, Michael studied psychology and human behavior, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Michael has worked extensively with the psychologically afflicted in various settings. As a result, Michael’s writing contains real, psychological undertones. No matter the topic, Michael demonstrates a propensity for writing psychological thrillers.

From a young age, Michael loved the art of story telling and turning words into something beautiful. Before he could write, he would tell stories to anyone who would listen. When Michael was in the third grade, he won his first-class fiction writing contest, and went on to win several school level writing contests in later years.

When Michael was in high school, he was assigned with rewriting a scene from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Michael chose to write a first-person scene from Hester’s husband’s point of view. When read aloud, Michael’s assignment made a girl in class weep. Michael decided he had found his writing style and started writing in his spare time.

Michael lives in the rural south-eastern United States with his wife and twin daughters. Michael writes nocturnally, spending several overnight hours per week honing his craft. Michael has written most of his life and decided in 2020 to start publishing his work and building his career as an author.

About Revelation by Paula Arwen Owen

Desdemona never really believed in the supernatural, until the nightmarish visions began.

As cryptic nightmares of a burning city begin to merge into waking glimpses of a world of demons and darkness, she’s not sure if she’s gaining psychic powers or losing her mind.
When even her closest friends begin to ostracize her, she turns to the handsome strangers she meets on the subway for comfort. While dark haired and brooding Adrian captures her heart, mysterious green eyed Cyrus intrigues her, especially since he seems to know something about her dark visions.
With her days at school starting to resemble hell on earth, Des finds clues lurking in the streets and underground tunnels of New York City. Her distraught mother searches for religious advice to help with the unusual problems arising at home.

When Des tries to stop a new friend from doing something terrible, she discovers that the lines between good and evil are blurred, and she has inherited a dark destiny beyond anything she could imagine.

Her choices will determine the fate of the world.

Revelation is Book One in the Blood of Angels Series.

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Paula Arwen Owen is an author and artist from Brooklyn, NY. Her writing and her art are inspired by myths, dreams, and the paranormal. Her stories are full of magic, passion, and suspense, exploring the epic struggle between darkness and light and the line between dreams and reality.

Her cut paper art work has appeared in books, magazines, and can be seen in local galleries and public art displays, as well as in her online store on Etsy.
She lives at the edge of an enchanted forest in New York’s Catskill mountains with her husband and a variety of creatures, domestic, wild and mythical.

Blood of Angels is her first series, a young adult paranormal romance set in NYC.