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1. The Summoning by Mark Lukens

   About The Summoning by Mark Lukens:

   The Summoning – the latest book from Mark Lukens

   Edrington, Oregon – a town with a horrifying past. A town with dark secrets. A town where a woman has summoned something terrifying.

   Three hundred and fifty miles south, Ryan wakes up in a motel room with a bag of stolen money, bullet hole scars on his chest, and no memory of his past – his only clue is a scrap of paper in his wallet with an Edrington address scrawled on it.

   Plagued by nightmares of a tortured man who seems to be forcing his way from the dream world into our world, Ryan journeys north to the small Oregon town where the answers are waiting for him: the answer to the tortured man in his dreams, the answer to his missing memory, and the answer to who and what he really is.

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   Author Bio:
   I’ve been writing ever since the second grade when my teacher called my parents in for a conference because the ghost story I’d written had her a little concerned. By the time I was fourteen I was trying to find every Stephen King book I could at our public library. I’ve worked many jobs over the years: drywall hanger, line cook, lawn spray tech, concrete worker, wallpaper hanger – but throughout that time I was always reading, and always writing.

   I’ve had several short stories published and I’ve had four screenplays optioned by producers in Hollywood, one of which is being considered for development by a major studio (keeping my fingers crossed). I’ve written three novels so far (Ancient Enemy, Descendants of Magic, and The Summoning) all of which are available on the Kindle right now. I’m a member of the Horror Writers Association.

   The next novel I’m working on is Night Terrors – it’s about a psychic serial killer who stalks a woman with psychic powers of her own. Can’t wait to finish it!

   I grew up in Daytona Beach and then traveled around the world, but recently I’ve settled down in Tampa, Florida with my wonderful and supportive wife, my son, and a stray cat we adopted.

   I would welcome any comments or questions. I can be reached at MarkLukensBooks@yahoo.com

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2. Echoes of Paradise by Deanna Kahler

   About Echoes of Paradise by Deanna Kahler:

   Does Love Survive Death? When Celeste’s one true love Connor dies, she’s left with many questions and regrets. Caught in a web of painful memories from her troubled past – and a complicated marriage to a materialistic executive – she ventures into an unknown world. What she experiences makes her more determined than ever to find out what really happens after death and what became of her lost love. Her journey takes her to places she never thought possible. But just around the corner, danger still lurks. Will she find the answers she seeks and ultimately discover the truth?

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   Author Bio:
   Deanna Kahler is an accomplished writer and proud mom. Her work has been published in numerous corporate newsletters and magazines across the country. She began writing as a young child and enjoys the opportunity to reach others and make a difference in their lives. “Echoes of Paradise” is her second book. The story is close to her heart because it was inspired by some of her own experiences. Deanna holds a bachelor’s degree in communication arts from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where she graduated with departmental honors. She lives with her husband and daughter in a Metro Detroit suburb and enjoys writing, dancing, walking, and visiting parks in her spare time.

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3. It’s Not Cricket! by Terry Ravenscroft

   About It’s Not Cricket! by Terry Ravenscroft:

   When the great ex-England cricket captain Jonny Pickering retires gamefrom the professional arena and comes to live in the village of Upper Medlock it is the most wonderful news the local cricket team have ever had. For with Jonny in their side victory will be theirs for the taking in the annual blood match against their bitter rivals Lower Medlock. But for some reason the Lower Medlock team believe they have as much right as Upper Medlock to Pickering’s services. Pickering in the meantime is looking forward to a long and peaceful retirement. Some hopes!

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   Author Bio:
   The day after Terry Ravenscroft threw in his mundane factory job to become a television comedy scriptwriter he was involved in a car accident which left him unable to turn his head. Since then he has never looked back.
   Before they took him away he wrote scripts for Les Dawson, The Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise, Alas Smith and Jones, Not the Nine O’Clock News, Ken Dodd, Roy Hudd, and several others. He also wrote the award-winning BBC radio series Star Terk Two.
   Born in New Mills, Derbyshire, in 1938, he still lives there with his wife Delma and his mistress Divine Bottom (in his dreams).

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4. Shatter by Gina Watson

   About Shatter by Gina Watson:

   Nice girls don’t have sex with men on the first date. And they certainly don’t have sex with men they’ve only known for fifteen minutes.

   But there she was flat on her back, naked as the day she was born on the desk in her office.

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   Smart men are hot. Sexy smart men are even hotter. Erotic cocky genius millionaires are irresistible!

   Logan St. Martin’s family is rich, which pretty much makes him rich, but he is successful twice over in his own right. He finished in the top five percent on his board exams and is a licensed pediatrician. Only thing is, he doesn’t practice. After completing his residency he left medicine behind to pursue his passion. He is the successful owner of the Good Doctor Brewery in Whiskey Cove, Louisiana. He’s rich, successful, and devastatingly handsome. He’s also tormented by his past.

   Jessie’s restaurant is headed for financial ruin. Too bad there’s not a handsome witty genius that can help her capitalize on her strengths. Oh wait . . . Logan enters her world with guns blazing. He’s like a tornado and she is powerless to stop the attraction that sparks when they meet. The sex is wonderful and his expertise priceless. She’s falling hard and fast, but when Logan receives information about his past things spiral out of control.

   Can Jessie save Logan from the demons of his past?

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   Author Bio:
   I lead a double life. By day I’m training young women to become speech therapists. At night I sip red wine, dial down all distractions, and sink into the fictional worlds I create. Good tunes on my iPod are a must. I get so caught up in my characters that I truly wish the male hero would materialize in the flesh; especially when I see the cover image…I swoon.

   I have spent the past several years working as a university instructor. My students are young adult females so I’m constantly running plot lines and book covers by them. They make a great beta team! I love my job at the university but there is something I love even more. . . romance novels. I’ll read any genre as long as there are steamy sex scenes and the standard issue HEA ending. Initially I was drawn in by the escape and sweeping emotion of it all, so much so, I began to create my own fictional world.

   Since I worked during the day my nights were consumed with writing. I was powerless to stop the stories that wanted to be freed from my mind. I actually started to get mixed up. I would think something I wrote at night was something I had said during the working day and vice versa. My friends were worried for my sanity but I assured them I had not gone mad, I was just writing. Once I started I wrote upwards of 3,000 words per day.

   It was in the early millennium when I became brave enough to share my stories with others. I began to post my stories on fiction websites and then something marvelous happened—I was followed by hundreds of eager readers. I loved my followers and their kind words helped motivate me.

   These days I am writing books and I’ve learned some things about myself during the process. I like to write series novels because I have trouble letting go. I like a little plot with my romance, erotica, contemporary. Call it what you will, but I have to have a good story in which to sink my teeth. If I start writing a story I have to finish it, even if it’s terrible.

   My dog is my muse and when he tilts his forehead at me and blinks his large black eyes questioningly at me, I think he is worried I’ve been sucked into the wormhole of the very fiction that I write. I appreciate his concern but I have yet to fall down the rabbit hole. Here’s to everyone else in my boat, may our voyage become a permanent destination.

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