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1. Mystery At Snake River Bridge - 2013-05-30 01:31:18-04
   Richard Uhlig lives in New York City, but his muse continues to be his home state of Kansas. His three novels, BOY MINUS GIRL, LAST DANCE AT THE FROSTY QUEEN, and, now, MYSTERY AT SNAKE RIVER BRIDGE, hold more than a passing resemblance to his hometown of Herington. In addition to writing books, Richard is the screenwriter and producer of the film DEAD SIMPLE, starring James Caan, Daniel Stern, and Patricia Richardson. Richard also penned the film KEPT, starring Ice T. Richard wrote, directed and produced the short film CAN'T DANCE, starring Karen Lynn Gorney of Saturday Night Fever Fame. The film won Founders Choice Award at the Queens World Film Festival. Richard just completed, along with co-director Don Cato, the filmic memoir, MY KANSAS, which uses vintage 8mm films to recreate what it was like growing up in the middle of America during the cold war. Richard married his high school sweetheart, Heather; they have two children, Logan and Jett. When he's not writing or taking care of the kids, Richard teaches writing for Gotham Writers Workshop, Wilkes University and, soon, New York Film Academy. Richard is an avid runner and reader, a committed vegetarian, and collector of hats.
   
2. The Dream Jumper’s Promise by Kim Hornsby - 2013-05-30 01:50:51-04
   Kim is an Amazon Bestselling Author of Romantic Suspense and commercial women's Fiction. Based in Seattle, she's a mother, a wife, a messy housekeeper, a dog lover, and a voracious reader. She writes in the rainy months and hikes, waterskiis and gardens in the sunny months. Born in Belleville, Canada, Kim has lived in Vancouver, Maui, Whistler, Taipei and now Seattle. Travel is at the heart of who she is and her favorite place to go right now is Nicaragua, where the next Dream Jumper book is set. Once a singer, Kim has opened shows for Jamie Foxx, Maya Angelou, Jay Leno and many more entertainers when she lived on Maui and made her living on stage and in front of cameras. In 1991 she had an international commercial on TV and was an award winning theatrical actress. Now she writes about women who lead adventurous lives. Check out her romantic suspense Necessary Detour published with The Wild Rose Press, available on Amazon and her soon to be published, The Need for Something Sweet.
   
3. Johnny, the Mark of Chaos, an Urban Dark Fantasy (Tazmark Dark Fantasy/Horror Series) - 2013-05-30 02:15:11-04
   I was born in Washington State, raised in Phoenix, AZ, and currently reside in Oregon. My first profession was a psychotherapist (individual, marriage, and family counseling) treating those suffering from depression, anxiety, panic attacks, post traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, sexual abuse, family violence, and severe mental illness. I employed therapies such as communication skill building, relaxation training, systematic desensitization, bioenergetics, and psychodrama. I have also facilitated stress management, parenting, and self-discovery workshops that have aided in the psycho-spiritual healing of many. Education and training include an M.A. in Ed. in Counseling/Human Relations and Behavior (NAU), a B.S. in Sociology (ASU), and ten powerful months of psychological and metaphysical training in a Tibetan community. I've been a social activist from time to time (very hard) in educational matters, for women, and for Native Americans. Sometimes a woman's got to do what a woman's got to do! I have two grown children, a son and a daughter, now in college pursuing their dreams (my daughter is an author too), while I happily live out the second half of my life, doing what I love: teaching self-discovery workshops, writing, and meditating. With a background in college theater, my experience as a psychotherapist, and my profound interest in freeing the individual from unsavory sociological influence, I write entertaining and sometimes educational books that facilitate personal growth and transformation. I enjoy mixing it up by writing in various genres blending psychology, philosophy, fantasy, dark fantasy, romance, and even horror. I have been writing for twenty-five years, and I plan to write until I die. Writers block? Huh, what's that? My interests (aside from writing) are facilitating self-discovery workshops, composing songs, singing, meditating to classical music, metaphysical realms, philosophical exploration, deep meaningful conversations, playing in the ocean and rain and snow, walking through tall forests, sitting under the stars, (I am so not a party girl), traveling to foreign countries, genealogy, history, quantum physics, and cats. I have four lovely felines (yes, I am the cat lady). I love fairy tales, going outside the box, and reading between the lines. I strive to see what is often missed, and to not miss what can't be seen. There is such a life out there, and in there--beyond all perception! So I close my eyes, feel my inner rhythm, and jump off the cliff of convention. And when I land, though I might be quaking in my boots, I gather my courage and go exploring. Through travel, study, and work, I've gained a rich awareness of cultural differences among people and their psychosocial struggles. I have discovered that oppression often results from the unexamined adoption of outside perceptions. The healing always has been in the individual's stamina to expel out-side perceptions of self and and constructively exert one's unique core being into the world. I am driven to facilitate expanded awareness that people may separate who they are from who they are told to be. Embracing personal power by loving our unique selves in our weaknesses and strengths, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better or for worse . . . forever--is a key to joyous living. My motto is: Trust your story. Live the Mystery.
   
4. WHITE HEAT by Paul D. Marks - 2013-05-31 01:54:34-04
   Paul D. Marks is a former script doctor and the author of the Award-Winning noir-thriller WHITE HEAT, plus over thirty short stories, including several award winners. WHITE HEAT has received favorable reviews from Publishers Weekly and the Midwest Book Review, among others. It was chosen One of the Best Fiction Books of 2012 by Rosa St. Claire of Examiner.com. According to Steven Bingen, author of MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot, Paul also has the dubious distinction of having been the last person to shoot on the famed MGM backlot before it bit the dust to make way for housing.
   
5. Diamonds and Devils by D L Day - 2013-05-31 01:54:51-04
   D L Day is a former journalist and current communication strategist. Mr Day grew up and resides in Texas. He holds an MA in Mass Communication. His hobbies include watercolor painting, and creating 3D images. He is a long time member of The Society of Professional Journalists.
   
6. Kydona - 2013-05-31 02:24:06-04
   Thomas K. Krug III lives in Skippack, Pennsylvania with his beautiful fiancé, Caitlin. He studied Communication at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, only to quickly realize the futility of a career in newswriting, instead choosing to devote his writing skills to novels. When not whittling away at sequels, he'll either be glued to his Xbox or sipping bourbon--always on the rocks. He put the finishing touches on his first book in Afghanistan, where he served as a junior officer in the United States Army.