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1. The Heart of Hannen: Book I in The Atriian Trilogy by Fawn Bonning

   About The Heart of Hannen: Book I in The Atriian Trilogy by Fawn Bonning:

   Only .99 on Kindle July 28-August 4

   The Heart of Hannen is an epic tale of dark fantasy, erotic romance, and horror. It was recently awarded Runner-Up in the 2014 New York Book Festival under the category of romance.

   Christine is a troubled teen with a dark past. She is miserable in her small town where she feels destined to live her life as an outcast.

   She has no idea that her true destiny lies in a different town . . . and in a different world, a most brutal world called Atriia. There she will learn the true meaning of misery, the true meaning of loneliness and shame.

   And in the arms of a most unlikely candidate, she will also learn the true meaning of love.

   He is Hannen Fallier, the one they call the foul fraigen dropper, revered by men for his fearless feats, yet looked upon by women with open disdain. With a face horribly mauled, he hides behind a mask of shame, deeming himself unworthy of love.

   That he would seek acceptance from Christine is irony in its purest form. That he would seek her love . . . the ultimate betrayal.

   **Mature subject matter**

   **Warning – Enter Atriia at your own risk, but beware, it is not for the faint of heart. If you do decide to brave your way within, you will need the aid of the dictionary located at the back of the book.

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   Author Bio:
   Hello. My name is Fawn Bonning. I was born and raised in South Florida. At the age of forty, I packed up my things and moved to Tennessee where I now reside with my husband, four sons, and six dogs. Reading, writing, singing, eating, Japanese gardening, and bulb planting are a few of my favorite things to do.

   I must warn you, I love horror, and this reflects in my writing. I grew up reading Stephen King and watching Creature Feature. My favorite series right now is The Walking Dead. Zombies, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, aliens, anything paranormal, I love it all. And I’m drawn to epic fantastic tales that put you in dark dystopian worlds where it is a challenge just to stay alive. The Stand, by Stephen King, is one of my favorite novels. Richard Adams’ Watership Down is another, and you will find my love of animals evident in my writing. I also love a good erotic romance, but was never able to find this in the horror novels that I loved so much. Thus the writer in me was born.

   The Atriian Trilogy is dark, dystopian, fantasy fiction with a healthy dose of horror and a fair share of sensual erotic encounters that should satisfy any romance lover. Enter Atriia if you dare, but beware, it is not for the faint of heart.

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2. The House on Persimmon Road by Jackie “Weger

   About The House on Persimmon Road by Jackie “Weger:

   Justine Hale inherits her widowed, flaky mother, gets her kids and mother-in-law in her divorce settlement and moves all into a house owned by a Civil War era ghost who flat out does not believe in ghosts and is intent on putting to rights the whole eccentric bunch. Then–there’s Tucker Highsmith…

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   Author Bio:
   Traveler of the good earth by foot, boat, train, plane, mule and pickup.

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3. The Other Side of the Bridge

   About The Other Side of the Bridge:

   Ava Lancet has lost her job, her marriage, and her baby when she discovers she has inherited her grandmother’s dilapidated farmhouse in a tiny village in central Greece. With the kind of emotional impulsiveness that has frustrated her stony-faced husband for years, she decides to move there and recover from life’s sorrows.

   When an elderly woman in the village mistakes Ava for her grandmother, telling her, with tears trickling down her face, that she is sorry, Ava is both touched and intrigued. What is the woman sorry for, and what secrets did her grandmother keep? Soon Ava is discovering the surprising threads of her grandmother’s life, including her part in the local Resistance during World War Two and a forbidden love affair with a British SOE agent.

   Spanning three generations and exploring the lives of two very different and yet surprisingly similar women, The Other Side of The Bridge will remind you how a fragile hope can spring from both tragedy and despair. Written by USA Today bestselling author Kate Hewitt, writing as Katharine Swartz.

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   Author Bio:
   After spending three years as a diehard New Yorker, Katharine Swartz now lives in the Lake District in England with her husband, their five children, and a Golden Retriever. She enjoys such novel things as long country walks and chatting with people in the street, and her children love the freedom of village life—although she often has to ring four or five people to figure out where they’ve gone off to.

   She writes women’s fiction as well as contemporary romance under the name Kate Hewitt, and whatever the genre she enjoys delivering a compelling and intensely emotional story.

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4. The Walker in the Dust by Russell Ackerman

   About The Walker in the Dust by Russell Ackerman:

   Broken. A man in the wasteland loses everything. His wife dead at his own hands, he has no direction at all, just a sense of imminent mortality. Soon he rescues Tee, an abandoned child left behind by her mother, and they set off together into an unknown future. After a close encounter with junkies, Russ and Tee meet Archie, a reluctant ally. Living with Archie and Tee gives Russ’s life new meaning, between coffee, comradery, and white carpet. When he discovers that there’s a mysterious rift at the edge of the wasteland where he might see his wife again… He sets out on a long journey, but that’s book 2.

   Can you keep your humanity in the wastes?

   Welcome to the wasteland.

   Find book 2: Alive now live on Google Books

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   Author Bio:
   I am 30 years old and currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Psychology. I have a wife who hates apocalypse fiction, a step daughter who is super cool, and way too many cats.

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5. River Ruckus Bloody Bay by John Cunningham Jr.

   About River Ruckus Bloody Bay by John Cunningham Jr.:

   While the Civil War rages on land and sea, Moxley Westcott flees to Mobile to escape arrest by the Union army. Here he encounters, then falls in love with the beautiful yet emotionally troubled Susan Jessup. His brother Ben, critically wounded and a prisoner, hovers at death’s door. Their parents and their sister Annie return to their Louisiana plantation, unaware that Ben’s mortal enemy, Xavier Locke, plans their demise.

   Susan resists Moxley’s efforts to help her overcome her personal demons; Alex Jessup finds service aboard a new Confederate cruiser. But soon, yellow fever plagues Alex and her crew.

   Meanwhile, Philippe Soileau and Annie’s former suitor, Randall Bartlett, fight the Yankees farther north. So does Susan’s father, who commands an Alabama regiment.

   In New Orleans, Nancy suffers from the Westcott’s former butler’s verbal and physical abuse. If Danny can’t find forgiveness and doesn’t survive the war, he’ll never discover his true destiny and Nancy’s suffering will continue.

   As the novel roars toward its climax, their stories intersect during the war’s bloodiest naval battle, the Battle of Mobile Bay, and a final showdown upriver from New Orleans.

   Book 2 of the Southern Sons-Dixie Daughters series continues the triumphs, conflicts, and tragedies of these four Southern families set against the sweeping saga of the Civil War’s western naval campaigns. Who will live to see the end of the war? Who will die? Who will choose forgiveness and change rather than a hardened heart?

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   Author Bio:
   John Cunningham Jr., a graduate of the University of Alabama, was born and reared in Mobile, Alabama. He taught high school history in the New Orleans, Louisiana area. He has written professionally for thirty years, his work appearing in numerous Christian and secular publications. He enjoys traveling, visiting museums, and touring battlefields. His special interest is the War Between the States, as he’s spent almost a lifetime studying that conflict. When he has the opportunity, he also enjoys saltwater fishing and playing chess. He specializes in Christian historical fiction.

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6. Rabbit: (a novel?)

   About Rabbit: (a novel?):

   This book is finished, the author declares. But it is never finished.

   Rabbit explores a young folklorist driving 4,000 miles, collecting ghost stories and meeting his homeless schizophrenic father for the first time. Our narrator is attempting to finish his book, pausing the story to debate with his frustrated editor. The manuscript is unraveling as he approaches its end. Rabbit is a meta-fiction literary novel depicting a young writer’s obsessions with our cosmos, estranged parents, abuse, and infidelity. It is an angst-riddled ride through the American subconscious of the twenty-first century.

   Meeting his father was not the ending he expected. It was the beginning of his darkest descent.

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   Author Bio:
   Jared John Smith submitted his first query letter at the age of fifteen. He wrote several books, operated a blog, and graduated from a university with an acronym entitling him to say, “I majored in English Literature.”

   After a failed pitch attempt to a round of agents at a literary conference, he set out on a road trip to meet his homeless father. This trip fueled another novel. Renda Dodge of Pink Fish Press had kept herself updated on Jared’s blog after becoming familiar with his meticulous prose from a previous pitch. Renda requested “Rabbit” which had so far faced handfuls of rejections. Finished reading it, she contacted him immediately to sign the novel into contract. “Rabbit” editor, Marissa Bea, knew what Jared was aiming for–that careful teetering along the edge between fiction and memoir. Their strong author/editor bond resulted in the book’s fictional characters, J and M.

   Jared performs with the Portland Foul Weather Writers and can be found diving into his journal just about anywhere in the Pacific Northwest. Rabbit is his first published novel. He is busy writing the next six.

   He encourages you to write him anything, jjsmithauthor@gmail.com

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7. In the Shadows by Katie Welsby

   About In the Shadows by Katie Welsby:

   When the loves of her past-life turns up, things hot up for Lucy Blaisdell. Trouble is, which of the feuding pair offers genuine romance, and which is just out for revenge? There’s also the small matter of a witch to contend with – or is it a gentler magic the mysterious Ellen offers with her overtures of friendship?

   It’s easy to fall for Alex Craven’s good looks and witty charm, but it’s Nathan Harlow’s dark and brooding, almost rude manner, that Lucy can’t help but find herself being drawn to. To make things even messier, there’s no love lost between Nathan and Alex, and their history seems to go back a long way…

   Right back to a dark past-life in the Napoleonic era, if Lucy’s increasingly strange and seductive dreams are to be believed.

   When the past catches up with them, disaster strikes, and Lucy must learn the truth about her past-life before history repeats itself.

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   Author Bio:
   I have been writing off and on since childhood. My first story was written at the age of eight. ‘The Mist of Dawnwood’ was set in a spooky forest in England, where the animals who lived there hadn’t seen natural daylight for years, and longed to find a way to free themselves from this bleak way of living.

   I have moved on since then, and started writing ‘The Blaisdell Chronicles’ a couple of years ago. ‘In the Shadows’ is the first in the series. I have long been a fan of the Regency era, and wanted to write a book based on that, but aimed at the YA market.

   Last year, I won a competition set by literary consultant Claire Wingfield. I had to complete an exercise based on an article in her ’52 Dates for Writers’ guide book.

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8. The Voices in My Head by Jerry Don Nicholes Sr

   About The Voices in My Head by Jerry Don Nicholes Sr:

   Sean Bowers is haunted by the voices in his head. He struggles to keep a grip on reality, but the voices threaten his sanity. They also challenge the law, pressuring Sean to do terrible, evil things he can’t even consider. The voices continue, and he eventually loses the fight against them, giving in to their demands.

   As he is propelled into a world of murder and crime, his actions feel beyond his control—and yet, at the same time, he feels justified. The horrible occurrences that surround Sean soon cast a shadow on his small neighborhood. The townspeople want justice. Even his family finds it impossible to be on his side, turning against Sean with disastrous consequences.

   As the voices continue, secrets come to light that make it clear Sean’s troubles are not merely madness, but something much darker. With this new knowledge and the help of his remaining loved ones, will Sean return to a semblance of sanity—or will he allow the voices inside to permanently alter his fate?

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   Author Bio:
   Hello my name is Jerry Don Nicholes, Sr., and I am the Author of the book The Voices in My Head. I live and write out of South Carolina which just happens to also be my place of birth. The fact is, I spent my life living in Maryland. My addiction is writing; not just one genre but a few. My passion is murder mystery, horror, suspense thrillers, and self help books.

   I am the proud father of many wonderful children. I also have been blessed with many grandchildren. I married a wonderful woman who stands by my side and supports me in all my endeavors. I am currently continuing my creative writing activities, and have finished the second book in a trilogy of books based on The Voices in My Head. I have also starting writing the third installment of the series.

   My goal is to write and entertain your mind with as many great stories as I can. I will continue to write for as long as I can while hoping to entertain my reading audience for as long as humanly possible. I call the books I write mind movies. My stories will come alive and hold you hostage for the time you start to read my work until you have finished it. The end result will leave you anticipating the next edition. My joy would be to see my reading audience share in some of my great stories. They will have to hold on to the edges of their seats and prepare to be taken on the journey of a lifetime without ever leaving the comforts of their easy chair.

   When he isn’t writing or telling stories, Jerry Don Nicholes, Sr. enjoys spending time with his family, cooking outdoors, and playing games with his grandchildren. He currently lives in South Carolina.

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9. ARK by Phil Penhallow

   About ARK by Phil Penhallow:

   An unstoppable extinction level event (ELE) approaches the Earth. This impending disaster emanates from within our own solar system, yet to be formally identified by astronomers, is the vast planet named Ark. The 3400 year orbital path of this colossal Earth-like celestial body maintains catastrophic potential which is capable of destroying human life as we know it. For a privileged few, preparations have been under way for many years to save their own lives, the rest of us will perish. In a race against time to save as many as possible humans and alien races work both for and against each other, as a complex web of deceit and mistrust unfolds, to save or “use” as many humans as they can.

   Centering on a variety of interconnected characters the book paints an intricate and personal picture of each, driven to great lengths, with their frantic actions demonstrating the challenging and dire state of Earth. Two such characters are those of Geoff and Spike, standing at 7 foot tall, green skinned, yet human looking, these Eridanian’s are equipped with telepathic capability and an understanding of incredibly advanced technology. Sent to a deep underground base in a normal exchange program they carry out undercover work, however while there they discover the true nature of the base. It is a vile breeding ground where humans are grown from embryos previously extracted from Terran mothers without their knowledge. Parents are pre-selected for high IQ, impeccable health records and a stable socio-political background, creating a new race of super humans who will inherit the earth after ELE.

   As the tension rises and natural disasters increasingly announce the impending doom, an unlikely hero emerges, whose survival is crucial for the future of mankind. Brian, must swiftly learn that society as he knows it is all a lie. He must put aside all that he has learned and prepare for a new future, but first he must secure the future of those he loves….

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   Hello, from a very early age I was fascinated by the possibility of life elsewhere and the almost incomprehensible size of the universe. Among the most significant books I read were those by Erich von Däniken. This led to reading books on ancient history and the possibility of previous visitations to Earth by other civilizations. With thirty five years of research on the topic I decided the time was right to write a book on the subject. However, I wanted to do something different than just write about all the data as this has been done before. I felt it would be a good idea to write the sort of book that I wanted to read as a Science Fiction story instead. The result is ARK. It is my intention to write a trilogy of books with this being the first in the series called the Arkan People of Earth (APE). I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it. I have a PhD in Chemistry and lecture in Maths and Chemistry in the South West of England where I live with my lovely wife and two beautiful daughters.

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