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1. The Frog Prince

   About The Frog Prince:

   What happens when the fairy tale is over?

   Once upon a time, a lovely maiden from Fresno married the man of her dreams. After the honeymoon, she waited for the “happily ever after” part… until her Prince Charming turned out to be a toad. Now Holly Bishop is about to write a new chapter in her life. She moves to San Francisco to become an event planner — only to find that she is dealing with a gorgeous fairy godmother for a boss and corporate witches wicked enough to sabotage her future. Not to mention the egomaniacal frogs Holly finds lurking at the bottom of the dating pool.

   With no one to save her will Holly slay the dragons herself and stand on her her own for the very first time? Will the man behind the mask at her costume ball make her believe in love again? And will she risk giving up her dreams to become the heroine of her own story?

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   Author Bio:
   The bestselling author of 47 romances and women’s fiction titles, Jane Porter has been a finalist for the prestigious RITA award five times, and today has over 12 million copies in print. Porter wrote Flirting with Forty, a novel picked by Redbook Magazine as it’s Red Hot Summer Read in 2006 before being turned into a Lifetime movie in 2008 starring Heather Locklear. Jane holds an MA in Writing from the University of San Francisco and makes her home in sunny San Clemente, CA with her surfer husband and three sons. You can learn more about Jane at janeporter.com.

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2. Shardfall, The Shardheld Saga #1

   About Shardfall, The Shardheld Saga #1:

   Muus is only a thrall, a chattel without rights, but he knows the small, blue shard he picked up belongs to him alone. His commonsense saves their lives from cold and starvation.

   Kjelle, heir to the Lord of a rich mininghold, is spoiled, and covetous of his thrall’s tantalizing find. His greed causes an avalanche that leaves both young men marooned on an icy mountain slope.

   Birthe, young wisewoman and huntress, mother of baby boy Búi, is brave and clever. She knows her way through the snowy wilderness of the Norden and her songs are filled with magic.

   Now they are bound together on a danger-laden journey to a lost and burning land, where Muus needs to connect the skyshard to the Kalmanir, the standing stone that is the world’s fount of all magic. The Kalmanir’s time is almost up and it urgently needs replenishment, before the magic of Gods and men runs out.

   The two boys have to learn to trust each other, for all around them, enemies abound. Rebels threaten both the kingdom and Kjelle’s holding, and a tribe of mad idolaters is trying to recall the banned primordial Old Gods. Even more imminent is Muus’ danger, for it comes from nearby, from the shard itself.

   An action-packed young adult adventure in a snowy land full of betrayal, rebellion and danger.

   “The story takes us through a tough journey in a snowy land. The four main characters, Muus, Kjelle, Tuuri and Birthe with her baby boy Bui, form an integral part of the story. Apart from undergoing this journey, it is also a journey into themselves, which makes them realize about their true selves. The antagonism between Muus and Kjelle and the realization that they need to help each other for survival is interesting to read. The story captures the starkness and harshness of the biting cold. The discovery of the blue light adds to the magic appeal of the book. Like any fantasy story, this book also enthralls its readers with adventure, intrigue, whimsy, and suspense.” (From the 5* Readers’ Digest review)

   Note: This is book 1 of a trilogy (Shardfall, Runemaster, Shardheld). Book 3 is scheduled to appear in June.

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   Author Bio:
   Paul E. Horsman is a Dutch and international Fantasy author-publisher,

   Born in Bussum, a quiet little suburbal village in the Netherlands (1952).

   After finishing school and doing a stint in the army in tropical Surinam, he served for thirty years as a Scoutmaster. Professionally, he earned his bread in various business capacities.

   From 1995 to 2012 he was an instructor at a large educational institution – where he taught foreigners the wonders of the Dutch language and customs – until Governmental budget cuts terminated both the school and his job.

   Since then is Horsman a full-time fantasy author.

   His first three Dutch books have been trade published in The Netherlands by Zilverspoor.

   His English books are published under the Red Rune Books label and appear at Amazon and many major on-line book stores.

   His tales are characterized by their positive mood. Equality and friendship, courage and determination, humor and growth form some of the colors with which Horsman paints his stories. His worlds and their peoples are diverse and full of adventure. And behind it all there is always that dusty scent of old death so characteristic of dungeons, and the smell of dragons, kobolds or other denizens of other worlds.

   You can contact him at: pehorsman@home.nl

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3. People Skills For Business: Winning Social Skills That Put You Ahead Of The Competition by Melissa Contreras

   About People Skills For Business: Winning Social Skills That Put You Ahead Of The Competition by Melissa Contreras:

   How are your people skills? Are you able to negotiate a contract with confidence? When a conflict breaks out in your business, do you know what to do?

   It’s a fact: Building rapport and honing your communication skills can make you a better manager, team leader and business partner in the eyes of others. “People Skills for Business” offers a practical guide to improve the way you relate to others.

   In this short and straight-to-the point guide, Melissa Contreras – MBA and online entrepreneur – packs effective and actionable tips that you can take NOW to improve your work relationships and business skills.

   What You Will Learn In This Book:

   - Why having the right people skills can improve your bottom line and advance your career

   - 10 must-use techniques for mastering the secret of effective body language in business meetings

   - The ultimate tool for establishing rapport and avoiding misunderstandings

   - How to end a meeting correctly as an effective negotiation tactic

   - How to tell a story to engage your audience

   - 10 steps for being more assertive

   - 12 ways to become an active listener and why this is important

   You may think you are an effective problem solver, a critical-thinker and an all-around smart person, but, understand this: if your interpersonal skills are lacking your business and your career will only go so far.

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   Author Bio:
   Melissa Contreras, MBA, is an author, book publisher and Internet entrepreneur. After more than 10 years working in corporate finance, commercial and multilateral banking, Melissa decided it was time to pursue her entrepreneurial goals and started an online marketing and book publishing business. Always one to embrace change, she’s lived in four countries, Venezuela, the US, Brazil and England, where she currently resides, and speaks four languages.

   Melissa’s business helps entrepreneurs and small businesses create new opportunities for lead generation, establish their authority in their local industry and gain a competitive advantage. If you would like to find out how she can help your business you can contact her on her website www.ChestnutHillWriting.com.

   For more effective communication tips, visit her blogs: EffectiveCommunicationAdvice.com and InterpersonalSkillsOnline.com

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4. The Clock Of Life by Nancy Klann-Moren

   About The Clock Of Life by Nancy Klann-Moren:

   Writer’s Digest Self-Published e-Books Awards Winner. 2013 Next Generation Book Awards, Finalist. 2013 Readers’ Favorite Book, Finalist. 2013 San Francisco Book Festival, Honorable Mention. BRAG Medallion Honoree.

   In the small town of Hadlee, Mississippi, during the 1980′s, Jason Lee Rainey struggles to find his way amongst the old, steadfast Southern attitudes about race, while his friendship with a black boy, Samson Johnson, deepens. By way of stories from others, Jason Lee learns about his larger-than-life father, who was killed in Vietnam. He longs to become that sort of man, but doesn’t believe he has it in him. In The Clock Of Life he learns lessons from the past, and the realities of inequality. He flourishes with the bond of friendship; endures the pain of senseless death; finds the courage to stand up for what he believes is right; and comes to realize he is his father’s son. This story explores how two unsettling chapters in American history, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, affect the fate of a family, a town, and two boyhood friends

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   Author Bio:
   I tried my hand at writing short fiction while traveling for work in advertising and marketing, as a creative outlet on long plane rides. That led to me signing up for writing classes, writer’s conferences and local workshops. My goal―to create unique stories told in a distinctive voice. I’m happy to say some of the stories have garnered awards and publication in anthologies. Eleven of them are published in my collection of short stories titled, Like The Flies On The Patio.

   Short stories were my primary genre until one morning while in a workshop at The Santa Barbara Writers Conference, I read an excerpt. When I finished, the instructor asked what I was doing for the next couple years, because, “What you have written isn’t a short story, it’s a novel.” After a good deal of foot dragging I came to realize the subject matter was compelling, and I penned the novel, The Clock of Life.

   Twitter @klanncy

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5. Goddess Series Bundle Special

   About Goddess Series Bundle Special:

   *Get the first FOUR books in the #1 Bestselling Teen Romance series for one incredibly low price start April 21, 2014! PLUS, a never before released bonus story as a special thank-you for all the readers who’ve expressed their love of this series! This limited time special includes the following:

   Goddess Legacy: Legacy Kore believes she’s just an average seventeen year old with your basic insane crush on the hottest guy in school, Adin Shepard, until she learns her mother is a Greek Goddess and that Legacy is changing into one, too! When Adin asks Legacy out on a date, she is thrilled her fantasy is becoming a reality, regardless of the Greek Goddess nonsense, but when she meets a new guy in town, River, she discovers everything isn’t always as it seems, and the legacy she wants just might not be the legacy she is destined to have.

   Goddess Secret: Legacy only thought she had this goddess thing under control. Well, as much as any other chick could have given the crazy circumstances. But when she learns the truth about her abilities, she is forced to keep a secret so powerful that she and the people closest to her could get hurt if it falls into the wrong hands.

   Goddess Sacrifice: Legacy wouldn’t let a little thing like changing into a goddess distract her from the joys of her senior year in high school, hanging with her friends, or getting closer to Adin. She’s ready to take their relationship to the next level, regardless of any bonds they have with other people. But the prophecy is still there, lurking in the background. And while Legacy is wrapped up with living her life in the now, forces are at work solidifying her future.

   Goddess Revenge: Hell hath no fury like a goddess scorned… at least that’s the way Legacy sees it. Her dreams collide into a message she did not want to acknowledge, but the implication ignites within her hotter than the knowledge of the betrayal itself. The only thing to do to cure getting mad? Getting even. Legacy dives into a betrayal of her own making as she teaches her lesson. But can she deliver her punishment without loosing her true self in the process, or will the bitter feeling of keeping her enemy close backfire and propel her down a road she never dreamed she’d travel? One thing’s for certain—revenge doesn’t come without a price.

   Goddess Dream (Bonus Special): Legacy’s sacrifice hasn’t gone unnoticed by others of her kind. Morpheus visits her, allowing her to relive a specific day with another outcome. It isn’t real, but the reunion is just as sweet.

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   Author Bio:
   Mandy Harbin is an award-winning, bestselling author of several books across multiple romance genres ranging from contemporary to paranormal erotic romance. She is also the number one bestselling author in teen romance under the pen name M.W. Muse with her popular Goddess Series. She is a Superstar Award recipient, Reader’s Crown and RWA Passionate Plume finalist, and has received Night Owl Reviews Top Pick distinction many times. She studied writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, earned several degrees, and even pursued an MBA until she realized becoming an author did not have to remain an unfulfilled dream. Mandy is a PAN member of the RWA and lives in a small Arkansas town with her non-traditional family, and although she is a direct descendant of British royalty, they refuse to call her princess. When she’s not penning her latest book, you can find her hanging out online where she loves to connect with fellow readers or stalking Mickey Mouse at Disney World.

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6. At the End of the Line

   About At the End of the Line:

   A wrong number, and a cry of desperation at the end of the line, sparks a long distance friendship between two women who’ve never met. Through fourteen years of trouble and heartache from a stagnant domestic life, the struggle for civil rights, and the stigma of interracial relationships, a bond forms between the two that changes both of their lives forever.

   It’s 1958, a time when women and Negroes are deemed second-class and are being second-guessed, from there arises the perfect storm for change, and the perfect time for an unlikely friendship.

   Beatrice “Beanie” Peterson, forced to marry at fifteen and live with two sister wives, six children, and an abusive husband twenty years her senior, is looking for a way out.

   Adeline “Liddie” Garrison, friend of Jack Kennedy, wife of a prominent Boston business man, and resident of Beacon Hill has already found her way in.

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   Author Bio:
   Kathryn Longino is a pen name for the writing team of authors Abby L. Vandiver and Kathryn Dionne.

   Born and raised in Ohio, Shondra C. Longino, who writes under the pen name Abby L. Vandiver, holds a bachelors in Economics, a masters in Public Administration and a Juris Doctor. These days, Ms. Longino enjoys writing and endeavors to devote all her extra time to it.

   Her debut novel, In the Beginning, an Amazon #1 bestseller in its category, was written on a whim, put in a box for more than a decade, and finally pulled out, dusted off and published in 2013. Its stand-alone sequel, Irrefutable Proof, is also a bestseller and is available on Amazon.

   Ms. Longino resides in Cleveland, Ohio and has four wonderful grandchildren, Gavin, Sydne September and Riley.

   To learn more about Author Abby L. Vandiver, visit her website: www.abbylvandiver.com, or Twitter: @AbbyVandiver, Facebook: AbbyVandiver

   Kathryn Dionne lives in Southern California with her husband, Jeff, and their two Shar Peis, Bogey and Gracie.

   From an early age, Kathryn’s love of treasure hunting sparked an interest in archaeology. As an amateur archaeologist, she’s been fortunate enough to uncover some very unique artifacts in different parts of the globe. However, she’s still searching for that very special scroll.

   In addition to writing, she manages their five-acre property and their grove of Italian olive trees. Her husband has lovingly named their business; Saint Kathryn’s Olive Oil.

   In her spare time, she makes cookie jars and throws pottery in her studio. She also creates mosaics from discarded objects and sells them under the category of Found Art.

   She is currently writing a new series called; Chasing Time, which she hopes to have published some time in 2014.

   To learn more about Kathryn Dionne, please visit her website at: www.kathryndionne.com

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7. Black Wolf: A World at War Novel by Mitchell T. Jacobs

   About Black Wolf: A World at War Novel by Mitchell T. Jacobs:

   A new world awaits! Step into the virtual reality of World at War, and experience a revolution like none other. Explore a vast open world and shape it how you wish. From a soldier on the front lines, to a master strategist at the rear, to a crafter making ammunition to feed the insatiable hunger of battle, all will have a part to play. Band together with other players to conquer regions and create virtual empires of your own. But beware: others may have the same designs as you, and they may not be eager to share…

   World at War is the most ambitious virtual world game in history. Virtual reality games have existed for years, but this will be the first with a true virtual world. Financial commentators have called it an insane risk. Scientists have hailed it as the beginning of a new technological revolution. To gamers, it was one thing: amazing. For three long years, they have waited with anticipation for its release, and now the new world is upon them. But a new frontier comes with many unknowns, and players will need to learn how to survive in the game’s harsh virtual world. And what influence is the game having on their real world selves?

   Zach Wofford was a beta player, and knows first-hand what an amazing experience World at War will be. Together, with just a small band of his friends, he will make something great in the virtual world, or go down fighting in the attempt. But he knows that just a few players will never do; they will need a bigger group to survive the myriad of enemies hoping to pick their bones. A lone wolf will be overwhelmed by sheer numbers, but a pack, that’s something to be feared.

   Join the members of Black Wolf Company as they experience the early days of World at War. Battles will be fought, friendships will be formed, trust will be broken. Their lives in two worlds will be changed forever. But through all this, one question will still remain.

   In a World at War…

   What’s your battle?

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   Author Bio:
   Mitchell T. Jacobs was born Yong Sun Park in Anyang, South Korea, and was adopted at the age of four months. His adopted family gave him their love, his current name, and his New York accent. He grew up in the small town of Groton, New York. Mitchell still currently resides close by, near Ithaca, New York.

   Mitchell discovered his love of writing in his freshman year of college, where he took several creative writing and screenwriting classes. He is a graduate of Binghamton University with a B.A. in history. Some of his favorite topics to study include World War II, Ancient Rome and Medieval Asia. Mitchell’s hobbies include board games, video games and anime. He enjoys contemporary literature as well as classic writers such as Edgar Allen Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, J.R.R. Tolkein. Fitting with his background in history, he also enjoys World War I era poetry, such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. Mitchell is also a fantasy sports enthusiast (he always seems to come in second place) and is a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan.

   Black Wolf is Mitchell’s first published novel. He also enjoys writing fantasy, blogging and occasionally dabbles in poetry, accompanied by a good cup of coffee.

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8. Twin Curse

   About Twin Curse:

   Born together, wed together…

   The ancient law is a curse to Brianna, whose twin sister has fallen in love with a man she can’t bring herself to marry. Instead she fakes her death and runs away to the big city.

   Just when she is beginning to regret her decision, she meets Lyall, a handsome mage. Their instant bond grows deeper, and despite knowing she can never marry him, Brianna accepts Lyall’s offer to journey to the exciting Isla de Magi, where she discovers that she possesses magic as well.

   However, when a chilling dream warns of an impending threat to her village, Brianna rushes home to help her sister. Lyall follows, chasing after the same threat and longing to reunite with Brianna.

   Can the two work together to stop the danger? Or will Brianna be forced to choose between her love for Lyall and the safety and happiness of her sister?

   Twin Curse is a full length, standalone, fantasy romance novel.

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   Author Bio:
   Rinelle Grey is no stranger to alternate lifestyles. She grew up in a variety of different homes, including a riverside shack with no electricity or running water, and even a tent. She and her sister spent their childhood chasing goats, climbing trees, eating peas and corn out of their mother’s vegetable garden, and occasionally rushing to get their correspondence school work in on time. Despite the difficulties of this lifestyle, she wouldn’t swap it for all the luxuries in the world (though she is rather fond of her running hot water and indoor plumbing now!)

   Feel free to sign up for her list to hear about new releases as soon as they are available as well as extras like early bird discounts. Just cut and paste into your browser, http://rinellegrey.com/notify/

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