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1. Surrender To You by C.S. Janey
   C.S. Janey is a big fan of romance - writing and reading. Born in the USA, she is the mother of one, currently spends her days writing, reading, attending college to receive her BBA in Accounting, and protecting her son from himself as he pretends that he is a superhero. "Surrender To You" is her first contemporary adult romance novel. Intended to be the first of a series, the story can be enjoyed as a stand alone. She also has many other works in progress and hopes to share them with the world soon. She's in the process of writing two stories involving secondary characters from "Surrender To You" in addition to another completely unrelated contemporary romance. Look for more stories to come soon! If you'd like to contact the author, please send a message through her Facebook page or on Goodreads! She will respond to anyone who isn't spam or a bot. ;)
2. A Home for Wayward Husbands
   A Home for Wayward Husbands is my debut novel. I enjoy making my characters miserable or rather they are miserable and I enjoy writing about their misery adding a sliver of triumph and a bit of love, here and there, to save them. I live in Northern California with a grumpy old dog and a Grumpa, my grumpy old husband. We love to travel the back roads of America looking for a place for the dog to pee. Fortunately, you can’t take the South out of this ol’ gal. Ingrained with the impurities of being born and living Southern, and more importantly thinking Southern, I am Southern — much to the irritation of my blond purebred California surfer-boy-husband, who has to endure my need for Louisiana Hot Sauce. I have characters living in my head, having conversations about the silliest things, and when I write down what they say, I find I don't include myself in their musings. I started my first novel while in high school on a napkin while I was eating Jello in Luby's Cafeteria. The Jello was terrible — never did like Jello — but the story, I'm sure was award winning. I think I accidentally scooped that story into the trash can on my way to out of Luby's to find another place to practice my fine art of being truant from L.D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas. I hope you enjoy reading about Bitzy and Beau. I know I enjoyed writing about their lives.
3. Red, White, and You by Patricia Harreld
   Patricia Harreld has been an inveterate reader since first grade. Her love of writing began in the fifth grade, when she won the county essay contest. At age ten, she began to develop what would be a lifelong interest in the world beyond our five senses. While working day jobs and raising a family, she still found time to take classes. She read every book she could get her hands on concerning all things paranormal. She enjoys writing books with paranormal themes, hoping her readers will ask themselves, “What if…?” Patricia is also passionate about saving the Earth. She is an avid recycler and a staunch advocate of the Going Green movement. She lives with her husband in San Diego, California. You can contact her from her website.
4. Diviner’s Prophecy
   I'm a romantic fantasy living in gorgeous San Diego, CA. I have two daughters and a wonderful husband. My interests include (other than the obvious reading and writing), I love hiking and camping --anything outdoorsy. I enjoy gardening and growing my own food. I love to bake and cook. I also enjoy crafting and sewing the mood strikes me.
5. The White Vixen by David Tindell
   David Tindell was born in Germany and raised in Wisconsin. By day he works for the US Government and by night he trains in the martial arts, studies foreign languages and writes thriller novels. He lives on a lake in northwest Wisconsin with his wife, a Yorkie and two cats.
6. 90 Minute Business Plan
   Fraser Hay is a former Scottish and UK SHELL livewire, Royal Bank of Scotland & Princes Trust Scotland Business Winner, and founder of Grow Your Business® Club He has helped many owners, managers and investors of hundreds of small businesses in 20+ countries across the globe, to identify and address over 100,000 marketing issues, challenges and obstacles in the last 20 years. Fraser has over 300 videos on You Tube, been featured on national TV, and both the online and offline media. Fraser has over 400 testimonials on the UK's oldest social network and in just one 90 Minute engagement, he identified over 500 marketing issues and over £5m in opportunity cost for the assembled business audience at an Audi Dealership in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The video of participant's feedback from that one event is included in his kindle book "The 3 Minute Marketing Audit". Unlike other marketing professionals who offer prescriptive marketing advice, Fraser prefers to challenge readers, members and clients to identify what's holding them back and preventing them from achieving their marketing objectives. Fraser helps his readers, members and clients to identify and confirm the symptoms they are experiencing, then after analysing and diagnosing the marketing problem need or frustration, they are encouraged to IMPLEMENT simple, effective & proven tactics & strategies whilst reporting on their progress and results. He does this by breaking down the entire marketing process into small results oriented steps with the help of his powerful, proven and effective 4 step MRI process, then gently takes the reader, member or client through a simply process of documenting and EXECUTING their marketing plan of action. Readers are guaranteed to make progress with what Fraser shares when they apply what they read, document their findings and continue to execute and refine their plan. In each of his books, Fraser shares practical, proven principles, techniques, strategies, concepts and ideas that readers can implement immediately, to start generating the progress and results that they want with their marketing. For the serious minded marketer, and for owners and managers wanting additional help, guidance and support with guaranteed progress, Fraser has created an excellent resource - The Grow Your Business Club® where he shares some of his advanced techniques with his growing army of members. If you have questions or wish to discuss possible collaborations, speaking engagements, training or consultancy opportunities, Fraser can be contacted at his website, located at: http://www.theventurecatalyst.co.uk. If you run, own or manage a small business or are considering self-employment, you may also want to claim a FREE membership at his Grow Your Business Club® available at http://www.growyourbusinessclub.co.uk
7. Chocolate Aftertaste by Liz Grace Davis
   Liz Grace Davis grew up in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, and Germany. She now lives with her husband and daughter in Vienna, Austria. Her travels have offered her the opportunity to gather interesting material, from both her own experiences and those of others. She is a firm believer that memories, both good and bad, are worth cherishing because they lead us to be the people we are today. As a result, Liz enjoys breathing new life into some of those experiences, and sprinkling them with snippets born of her imagination, to write fiction. Her aim as a writer is to both thrill and inspire readers. The genres she enjoys writing are as diverse as the books she reads.
8. The Boy Who Bounced to the Moon
   Hi, my name is Aviva Gittle and I like to tell stories. Stories about flies who wear shorts, kittens who talk to snakes and kids who do crazy things. Like turn into a bagel or bounce to the moon on a trampoline. I started Aviva Gittle eBooks to publish my own children's stories. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Kindle library: I discovered the joy of creating stories with others. I'm writing more stories with Mark Megson and a new series, The Amber Tales, with Sara Dean. Aviva Gittle eBooks is publishing many great stories including Mort the Fly, Kitten & Butterfly, In Nana's Arms, Bagel Boy and more! Most stories will be available in both English and Spanish. We want to know your stories, too. Starting in September, 2013, you can enter writing and drawing contests at www.AvivaGittleEbooks.com. Follow @AvivaGittle on Twitter to be the first to know about new stories, contests and free books. I'm looking forward to meeting you and learning your stories. Remember to Go to Gittle...and bring all your friends! Are you a bilingual Spanish/English children's book writer? Or have a good idea for a children's book that you would like to see published in English, Spanish and "Spanish Immersion" versions? Email me at GoToGittle@gmail.com to find out how to submit your manuscript or idea (do not send anything yet).
9. Public Speaking Bundle: An Effective System to Improve Presentation and Impromptu Speaking Skills in Record Time
   Andrii Sedniev, MBA, is the founder and trainer of the Magic of Public Speaking system, which has helped hundreds of speakers worldwide to unleash their potential in public speaking in a very short period of time. Andrii's students say that the Magic of Public Speaking system is the most complete and powerful public speaking training that they have ever experienced. At the age of 19, Andrii obtained his CCIE (Certified Cisco Internetwork Expert) certification, the most respected certification in the IT world and became the youngest person in Europe to hold it. At the age of 23, he joined an MBA program at one of the top 10 MBA schools in the USA. Being the youngest student on the program and at the age of 25 he joined Cisco Systems' Head Office as a Product Manager responsible for managing a router which brought in $1 billion in revenue every year. These experiences have taught Andrii that success in any endeavor, doesn't as much depend on the amount of experience, but rather on the processes that you are using. Having dedicated over 10 years to researching and practicing a variety of different techniques, Andrii has created the Magic of Public Speaking system. This system is a comprehensive step-by-step program that will enable you to achieve in 2 months what most speakers never achieve in 10 years.
10. Finding Forever Love: 7 Steps to Attract The One
    Kathryn Alice, author of the bestseller LOVE WILL FIND YOU, is the U.S.’s foremost expert on soulmates and spiritual dating. She appears in the 2012 Feature Film Secrets of Love. She has helped tens of thousands of people attract their soulmates. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today, USA Today, The New York Times, Associated Press, Body+Soul and on Montel, NBC and The Aware Show. Kathryn directed Agape’s Crisis Support Team for 6 years & teaches in the U.S., Australia and South Africa. She has been married for over a decade to her own soulmate, and they have 4 boys.
11. Sam (a pastoral) by Susan Larson
    I am, believe it or not, a retired operatic soprano. I did my best work in the 'eighties and early 'nineties. Some of it is on youtube, and also in your local library: I am in three opera movies. I lost my singing voice in the mid-nineties, and taught singing at the college level. I also wrote music criticism and feature articles for the Boston Globe, and some magazines. My secret passion was riding horses, which I did throughout my life until I became allergic to hay and barns. I did have a horse like Sam, no, let's face it, he was Sam, and he did many of the things that happen in the book, which is mostly fiction. He had such a big personality, as did the people who lived near me at the time– good people, eccentric, flawed, sometimes broken and unlovable people, but you know, I loved them anyhow and they loved me, and I was no prize either. I am working on another book, a murder mystery with lots of opera in it. Stick to what you know best. I have a good man for a husband, two daughters, four grandchildren, and many good friends, from the music word and from the horse-nut world; sometimes from both worlds at once.
12. Splodge Gets Lost in London: A ‘Splodge the Dog’ Cartoon Book for Children, by Richard Bullivant
    A few months ago I was inspired to create this Photo-Cartoon book whilst travelling on the London Underground (tube). I saw a family walking in front of me along the intersecting tunnels; of which the last member was a young boy wearing a bright red rucksack. Half hanging out of his rucksack was a teddy bear. This bear was rather worn, but clearly much loved, and naturally had to travel literally everywhere with his owner. I could see that the bear was about to fall and as a result would be lost to the boy forever, so I tapped him on the shoulder to alert him to his bear’s predicament. He thanked me with a smile, stuffed his bear deeper into his rucksack and at the same time gave him a good telling off. ‘Lost bear at bedtime’ situation averted, I carried on my way but it got me thinking about a story revolving around a lost bear in London…and Splodge was born. I found one of my old bears…actually a soft toy dog and wedging him in my briefcase I took him with me to London whenever I went there on business. I would take every opportunity to whip out Splodge and photograph him featuring prominently by some of London’s famous landmarks. Then later I had fun putting the whole story together. I received some very strange looks from passers-by I can tell you, but it didn’t bother me. After all, if you can’t travel around London in a smart suit and tie, with a briefcase and a toy dog, then I don’t what the world is coming to. In truth, Splodge received a warm welcome everywhere we went and on many occasions people actually wanted their picture taken with him! Sorry for the long rambling story, but I thought it would give some background to this book. If anyone would like to give Splodge a ‘Like’ and, or, a Review, he would much appreciate it.
13. Dead And Alive by John Richmond
    John Richmond works in the financial services industry. He lives in New York, and he enjoys sailing and fly–fishing. Dead And Alive is his first novel.