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1. A Flicker Of Light by Roberta Kagan

   About A Flicker Of Light by Roberta Kagan:

   Reached #1 on Amazon in September 2013

   Hitler’s Master Plan…

   In 1935, the Nazis established a program called “The Lebensborn.”

   Their agenda, to genetically engineer perfect Aryan children.

   These children were to be the new master race, once Hitler had cleared all undesirable elements out of Europe. Within a year the first institution was built.

   A Flicker Of Light

   The year is 1943….

   The forests of Munich are crawling with danger under the rule of “The Third Reich,” but in order to save the life of her unborn child Petra Jorgenson must escape from the Lebensborn Institute. Alone, seven months pregnant, and penniless avoiding the watchful eyes of the armed guards in the overhead tower, she waits until the dead of night. Then, Petra climbs under the flesh shredding barbed wire surrounding the institute and at the risk of being captured and murdered she runs headlong into the terrifying desolate woods.

   Even during one of the darkest periods in the history of mankind, when horrific acts of cruelty became commonplace and Germany seemed to have gone crazy following the direction of a madman, unexpected heroes came to light. And although there were those who would try to destroy it, true love would prevail. Here, in this lost land ruled by human monsters, Petra will learn even though it may seem that the end of the world has come, if you look hard enough you will find that there is a “A Flicker Of Light.”

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   Author Bio:
   When I was a child my mother kept a black suitcase in our basement. She forbade me to look inside. Of course as we all know the way to spark a child’s curiosity is to tell them they are forbidden to do or see a particular thing. One afternoon when my mother was out, I raced down stairs. Nobody was around so I opened the suitcase. Inside I found pictures and letters in a foreign language. Later that night I asked my mother what all of it meant. She told me that she was trying to protect me by keeping the suitcase out of my reach, but since I’d found it I might as well know that she and my father both lost their entire extended families in the Holocaust. So began my obsession with the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe. Being that my father was Romany and my mother was Jewish, I had many aspects to research and much to learn. Finally, many years later…I wrote my first novel. It is set in this period. It comes to you, along with all of my work, from my heart, with love and hopes that someday there will be understanding and tolerance among all peoples. I thank you so much for your interest in my writing.

   Love, Blessings, Good Fortune, and as the Gypsies say Good Road to all of you,

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2. Maben

   About Maben:

   The man who called himself John Parker never actually admitted that his real name was Frank Maben. And old Al Maben, the only one who would have known for sure, had been shot from the brush by an unknown killer as he sat on his front porch in his rocking chair, perhaps thinking about his dead wife and a son he hadn’t seen since before the Civil War.

   The local ranchers and rustlers seemed convinced that the tall two-gun stranger was in fact old Al Maben’s long-lost son. When they weren’t too busy fighting among themselves, they spent their time trying to kill him or drive him off the Maben ranch. But when the shooting was over, most of them were too dead to cause any more trouble.

   WARNING: Reading a Van Holt western may make you want to get on a horse and hunt some bad guys down in the Old West. Of course, the easiest and most enjoyable way to do it is vicariously – by reading another Van Holt western.

   Van Holt writes westerns the way they were meant to be written.

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   What some reviewers have to say about Van Holt’s writing:

   “I had a feeling that Van Holt…might actually be the successor to Zane Gray, a master Western storysmith, whose novels set the style of a generation.” –Stern0

   “Van Holt is King of the Spaghetti Western…” –Rarebird1

   Van Holt wrote his first western when he was in high school and sent it to a literary agent, who soon returned it, saying it was too long but he would try to sell it if Holt would cut out 16,000 words. Young Holt couldn’t bear to cut out any of his perfect western, so he threw it away and started writing another one.

   A draft notice interrupted his plans to become the next Zane Grey or Louis L’Amour. A tour of duty as an MP stationed in South Korea was pretty much the usual MP stuff except for the time he nabbed a North Korean spy and had to talk the dimwitted desk sergeant out of letting the guy go. A briefcase stuffed with drawings of U.S. aircraft and the like only caused the overstuffed lifer behind the counter to rub his fat face, blink his bewildered eyes, and start eating a big candy bar to console himself. Imagine Van Holt’s surprise a few days later when he heard that same dumb sergeant telling a group of new admirers how he himself had caught the famous spy one day when he was on his way to the mess hall.

   Holt says there hasn’t been too much excitement since he got out of the army, unless you count the time he was attacked by two mean young punks and shot one of them in the big toe. Holt believes what we need is punk control, not gun control.

   After traveling all over the West and Southwest in an aging Pontiac, Van Holt got tired of traveling the day he rolled into Tucson and he has been there ever since, still dreaming of becoming the next Zane Grey or Louis L’Amour when he grows up. Or maybe the next great mystery writer. He likes to write mysteries when he’s not too busy writing westerns or eating Twinkies.

   Warning: Reading a Van Holt western may make you want to get on a horse and hunt some bad guys down in the Old West. Of course, the easiest and most enjoyable way to do it is vicariously—by reading another Van Holt western.

   Van Holt writes westerns the way they were meant to be written.

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3. The Distracted Yogi: How I Reclaimed My BLISS After Brain-Injury & Trauma by MG Desgagne

   About The Distracted Yogi: How I Reclaimed My BLISS After Brain-Injury & Trauma by MG Desgagne:

   This is the True Story of Trauma-to Drama-to Transformation! In the time it takes to Inhale One Breath, Michelle’s life was changed forever. A cycling accident became the Demarcation Point-of-no-Return for her in the Spring of 2002. Join her in this inspired journey of self-discovery & perhaps you will learn more than a few things about your own intolerance’s to not just Trauma but to those Darker Edges of Self which we all harbor inside. Michelle makes no apologies for lifestyle or philosophy, instead she offers her Story that is Raw but Real and will challenge your definitions of Resilience & Recovery.

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   Michelle Desgagne is The Distracted Yogi. She didn’t start out in life this way but a cycling accident changed all that when the resulting Traumatic Brain Injury created within her a void of personality, character & connection to herself & to everyone else. It was ultimately to become, in her mind, an opportunity, to live an authentic life congruent with her greater life-purpose.

   Michelle’s life reads like a adventure epic: She broke through the ‘Forbidden Kingdom’ barrier of Male dominated employment long before most woman even considered a career in construction. She also maintained a full-lifestyle of social/sports & spiritual endeavors such as Yoga, Meditation, Hiking & Golf and numerous Team-centered sports. Michelle’s lived a Gypsy-like existence moving often & meeting many people in the process. She has lived on boats & other small spaces as a means of achieving a ‘living simply’ philosophy.

   The Distracted Yogi: How I Reclaimed My BLISS After Brain-Injury & Trauma by MG Desgagne is a post from Awesome Gang

4. Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies by Charles E Yallowitz

   About Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies by Charles E Yallowitz:

   The adventures of Luke Callindor and Nyx continue after their journey down the L’Dandrin River in Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower.

   Reeling from his failures in their previous adventure, Luke leads his surviving friends to his hometown. With his mind frayed and his confidence fractured, Luke must face the family and fiancée he left behind. It is a brief homecoming when the vampire Kalam attacks the village, forcing Luke and Nyx to break into his lair for the key to resurrecting a fallen warrior. It is a quest that will force both young heroes to reach new heights of strength and power that they never knew they had.

   Can Luke and Nyx escape the lair of Kalam? And, what role will the orphaned gypsy Sari play in their looming destiny?

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   Charles Yallowitz was born and raised on Long Island, NY, but he has spent most of his life wandering his own imagination in a blissful haze. Occasionally, he would return from this world for the necessities such as food, showers, and Saturday morning cartoons. One day he returned from his imagination and decided he would share his stories with the world. After his wife decided that she was tired of hearing the same stories repeatedly, she convinced him that it would make more sense to follow his dream of being a fantasy author. So, locked within the house under orders to shut up and get to work, Charles brings you Legends of Windemere. He looks forward to sharing all of his stories with you and his wife is happy he finally has someone else to play with.

   Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies by Charles E Yallowitz is a post from Awesome Gang

5. The Distracted Yogi: How I Reclaimed My BLISS After Brain-Injury & Trauma

   About The Distracted Yogi: How I Reclaimed My BLISS After Brain-Injury & Trauma:

   This is the True Story of Trauma-to Drama-to Transformation! In the time it takes to Inhale One Breath Michelle’s life was changed forever. A cycling accident became the Demarcation Point-of-no-Return for her in the Spring of 2002. Join her in this inspired journey of self-discovery & perhaps you will learn more than a few things about your own intolerance’s to not just Trauma but to those Darker Edges of Self which we all harbor inside. Her Story is Raw but Real and will challenge your definition of Resilience & Recovery.

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   Author Bio:
   Michelle G Desgagne has dreamed of writing her first book, the one you are holding in your hands or reading as an eBook, for more than 10 years. It has been a brutal path but she is a Warrior after all! Her wish is that you too are inspired to tell your own story & so has included a basic guide to help get you started on your own journey to share your unique experience in book form. Do not underestimate the power of your story-now more than ever-the world needs your words of hope & healing. She currently lives, with her cat Martin, in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.

   The Distracted Yogi: How I Reclaimed My BLISS After Brain-Injury & Trauma is a post from Awesome Gang