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1. The Tapestry

   About The Tapestry:

   An Exciting New Master Of Horror!

   Do You Like Stephen King?…Then You’re Gonna Love Paul Wigmore.
   The day Gavin died was the best and worst day of his life so far.

   The worst because he lost his beloved in the fire that killed them both, but the best because he was set free from his mortal shell, by Saul. The mightiest demon to ever wander the wasteland of Hades.

   It is only with our last breath that one of us, (God’s children) can permit to sell our soul to another. The cost is always high and the reward usually fleeting. Yet for Gavin, this was not to be the case. He vowed revenge on the men who murdered his beloved, and he was determined to get it.

   So when a soul as damaged and twisted as Gavin’s is sold to a demon as dark and evil as Saul, (the bringer of the black plague), the only thing that can follow is devastation and the possible decimation of the human race.

   Humanity’s only saviour is the psychic Clara, The Guardian and keeper of the Dragonfire which is embedded in the tapestry on her wall. The mysteries of the magical tapestry kept from her until the time comes for her to become The Guardian. The Dragons are there to guide her and help her on her journey. But can she ‘become’ in time to save the children?
   “Ring a ring o’ roses, a pocket full o’ posies. Atishoo, Atishoo….we all fall down.”

   The Tapestry is a truly horrific tale which will turn your blood cold and bring a tear to your eye, so settle yourself down for the night…Just don’t forget to leave the light on.

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   Author Bio:
   Paul Wigmore was born in Coventry in 1975. Now living in Manchester and running his own business. The first book to capture his attention at the young age of fourteen was ‘Four Past Midnight’ by Stephen King. Since then his imagination has been captured by other Great authors such as James Herbert and Clive Barker. He now wants to capture your imagination and take you on his journey with him. ‘The Tapestry’ is his first novel but there will be many more to follow.

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2. A Weaver’s Web by Chris Pearce

   About A Weaver’s Web by Chris Pearce:

   Handloom weaver Henry Wakefield, his wife Sarah and their five children live in abject poverty in northern England in the early 19th century at the time of the Industrial Revolution. He hates the new factories and won’t let his family work in them. He clashes with Sarah, a factory agent, a local priest and reformers, and son Albert runs away. They move to Manchester and are even worse off, living in a cellar in a terrace and have another little mouth to feed.

   Henry’s passion for money overrides his hatred of factories and he starts one of his own, but it is beset with problems. The Wakefields, or rather Henry eventually becomes quite wealthy, but he holds the purse strings and this has a devastating effect on the family. Albert is caught stealing and is transported to New South Wales. Her baby’s death, Albert’s unknown fate and society parties become too much for Sarah, who hears voices and is taken to the lunatic asylum. Son Benjamin falls in love with an orphan girl and they have a baby. Henry is furious.

   Family members have had enough and seek revenge. Sarah, who got out of the asylum, and Albert, who returned to England unbeknown to Henry, plan a fiery night at Henry’s factory. But he keeps his money there and goes inside to retrieve it. Albert tries to rescue him.

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   Author Bio:
   Chris Pearce was born in Surrey, UK in 1952, and grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He has qualifications in economics, management/marketing and writing/editing. He worked as a public servant (federal and state) for 25 years and in the real world for 12.5 years.

   His inspiration for writing “A Weaver’s Web” was a postgraduate creative writing course he topped from 30 students in the mid 1990s. After unsuccessfully targeting many literary agents, including one who compared his manuscript to John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath”, he decided to publish it as an ebook.

   He also has a non-fiction book (print only), “Through the Eyes of Thomas Pamphlett: Convict and Castaway”, which he plans to publish as an ebook later in 2014. He is writing a book on the history of daylight saving time and has some notes towards a novel set 80 years into the future.

   Other hobbies include family history and tenpin bowling.

   Chris lives with his wife in Brisbane, Australia.

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3. Coyote Still Going: Native American Legends and Contemporary Stories by Ty Nolan

   

   About Coyote Still Going: Native American Legends and Contemporary Stories by Ty Nolan

   Winner of the 2014 BP Readers Choice Award for “Short Story Collections and Anthologies” by the NY Times and USA Today Best Selling Author, Ty Nolan

   Here are some Stories (Traditional Native Legends) and some stories (personal history.)

   I am a professional storyteller and a therapist. Coyote Still Going retells the mostly Sahaptin and Twana traditional legends I was taught by my relatives. It’s also a memoir of how I have told these stories, from celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Mr. Rogers to using the Sahaptin legend of the Butterfly at an International AIDS Conference in discussing grief and loss. Traditional Native American legends are powerful teaching tools.

   The book also contains recipes. Food, spirituality, and community are always woven together—you can’t understand one without the others. I was raised with the importance of the sacredness of food and the legends that explain why we celebrate the First Salmon Ceremony, or why we understand taking a sip of water before a meal is a type of prayer.

   Many Native Nations begin a Coyote legend with some variation of “Coyote Was Going There.” Trust me—Coyote? Still Going. It’s about time Ebooks caught up with that crazy Trickster.

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4. A New Way of Loving

   About A New Way of Loving:

   The book begins with two lovers in ancient China who discover the foundational phenomenon underlying all life in the forest where they live. What they discover is later named the dynamic principle of yin and yang which refers to the cyclical movement of all phenomenon between two forces. They find it’s everywhere around them as well as inside their bodies. It exists at every level from the very small to the largest scale imaginable.

   The book follows them through an ordinary day in their lives. Then it tracks in simplified terms, the evolution/devolution of human beings through the ages, bringing the reader to an understanding of life so far, which rests outside of the thought bubble of modern times. In other words, the perspective offered of the turmoil, confusion, and violence of modern life is not commonly encountered. It enables the reader to take a step backwards to the edge of the matrix and the thought patterns that are common today. From here, it becomes easier to entertain the possibility of change.

   The story really gets underway as the Taoist couple are reincarnated in modern day County Kerry, Ireland as Frank and Lucy O’Connor. They bring with them their simple way of being and their practice of making love for extended periods, sometimes for multiple days. The women in the village are especially interested in learning more about this but many men are curious too. There ensues a weekly gathering where Frank and Lucy begin to teach their friends this practice. The transformational impact this teaching has on many of the couples and the community as a whole, is breath-taking and inspiring. Many men and women rediscover a harmony with each other which had been lost and forgotten so many millennia ago. For them, it’s a journey back to a place of profound peace and a sense of belonging, without having to leave the creature comforts of modern times.

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   Author Bio:
   Ami DeJong grew up in a beautiful valley outside a small town in New England and made sense of the warmth, coziness, dysfunction and confusion of home by forays into the natural world surrounding,.

   Often he would leave the house ragged and bruised and deeply troubled.

   Sometimes he would return from these forays ragged and bruised too, wounded by nature or by taking risks which may have been better left alone. But always smiling upon returning and glad to be alive again.

   As a young man, Ami traveled the world looking for …he new not what. Adventure? That wasn’t quite it. Then one day he met an old man who had a special quality. He was as if from another world. He was unique, different to anyone Ami had known before. He was free inside, unencumbered. Ami stayed by his side for 10 years and a day exactly. He learned from him and from experimenting, a new way of loving.

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